HB 1346 - AS AMENDED BY THE HOUSE
7mar02...2422h
2001 SESSION
04/09
HOUSE BILL 1346
This bill requires the local school board to provide a written outline of the sexuality component of the health curriculum and requires the school board to obtain written consent of a parent or legal guardian prior to the participation of a pupil in such program.
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
7mar02...2422h
01-2350
04/09
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand One
AN ACT relative to participation in certain health education programs.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 New Section; Participation in Sexuality Component of Health Education; Parental Consent Required. Amend RSA 189 by inserting after section 11-b the following new section:
189:11-c Participation in Sex Education Programs. The local school board, prior to the introduction of the sexuality component of the health curriculum, shall provide a clear written outline of the program content, along with the name and affiliations of all program speakers, to the parent or legal guardian of each pupil in the program. The school district shall obtain written authorization from a parent or legal guardian of each pupil in the program, prior to the introduction of the sexuality component of the health curriculum, acknowledging receipt of the program outline and granting permission for the pupil to participate in the program.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.