CHAPTER 301
SB 369-FN - FINAL VERSION
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06/01/2016 1983CofC
06/01/2016 2158EBA
2016 SESSION
16-2879
04/08
SENATE BILL 369-FN
AN ACT requiring public schools to include drug and alcohol education as part of their health education curriculum.
SPONSORS: Sen. Stiles, Dist 24; Sen. Watters, Dist 4; Sen. Birdsell, Dist 19; Sen. Feltes, Dist 15; Sen. Lasky, Dist 13; Rep. Balcom, Hills. 21; Rep. Cordelli, Carr. 4; Rep. Wheeler, Merr. 3; Rep. Wall, Straf. 6
COMMITTEE: Education
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AMENDED ANALYSIS
This bill requires public schools to provide age and developmentally appropriate drug and alcohol education to pupils.
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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.
Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]
Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
01/14/2016 0046s
20Jan2016... 0082h
06/01/2016 1983CofC 16-2879
06/01/2016 2158EBA 04/08
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Sixteen
AN ACT requiring public schools to include drug and alcohol education as part of their health education curriculum.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
301:1 New Section; School Boards; Drug and Alcohol Education. Amend RSA 189 by inserting after section 11-c the following new section:
189:11-d Drug and Alcohol Education.
I. Each public school in the state, as part of the school board-approved kindergarten through grade 12 health education program, shall provide age and developmentally appropriate drug and alcohol education to pupils based upon the needs of the pupils and the community. The school board may authorize the use of an evidence-based prevention program.
II. School boards shall develop policies authorizing school district personnel to provide pupils, parents, and legal guardians with information and resources relative to existing drug and alcohol counseling and treatment for pupils. Nothing in this section shall require a school district to add additional programs or services, but only to provide information about available programs and services.
301:2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage
Approved: June 21, 2016
Effective Date: August 20, 2016
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