CHAPTER 112
SB 426 - FINAL VERSION
2002 SESSION
04/09
SENATE BILL 426
AN ACT relative to the use of force by persons entrusted with the care of minors in child care settings.
This bill limits the use of physical force by a teacher or other person entrusted with the care or supervision of a minor in child care settings to the minimum physical contact necessary to protect the child, other children, staff members, or the general public from harm.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
02-3188
04/09
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Two
AN ACT relative to the use of force by persons entrusted with the care of minors in child care settings.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
112:1 Physical Force by Persons with Special Responsibilities. Amend RSA 627:6, II to read as follows:
II.(a) A teacher or person otherwise entrusted with the care or supervision of a minor for special purposes is justified on the premises in using necessary force against any such minor, when the minor creates a disturbance, or refuses to leave the premises or when it is necessary for the maintenance of discipline.
(b) In a child care program licensed or exempt from licensure under RSA 170-E, necessary force shall be limited to the minimum physical contact necessary to protect the child, other children present, the staff, or the general public from harm.
112:2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
(Approved: May 3, 2002)
(Effective Date: July 2, 2002)