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SENATE BILL 59

COMMITTEE: Education

ANALYSIS

This bill requires that an application for department of education teacher certification shall include a signature declaration and verification statement.

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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

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STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand One

Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:

87:1 New Section; School Boards, Teachers; Signature Declaration Required. Amend RSA 189 by inserting after section 14-f the following new section:

189:14-g Teacher Signature Certification. A teacher applying for certification through the bureau of credentialing, department of education, shall execute a notarized signature declaration and verification statement which shall be set forth conspicuously in the application for teacher certification. Such statement shall read substantially as follows:

"I hereby certify that I am the individual listed in this application, and that all information provided herein, including all accompanying documentation, is true, accurate, and complete to the best of my knowledge. Any willful misrepresentation or omission of facts shall constitute just cause for denial of certification or revocation of existing certifications, and possible criminal prosecution."

87:2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.

(Approved: June 19, 2001)

(Effective Date: August 18, 2001)