CHAPTER 112

HB 1263 - FINAL VERSION

 

15Mar2022... 0942h

2022 SESSION

22-2838

10/04

 

HOUSE BILL 1263

 

AN ACT relative to prescribed studies on health, physical education, wellness, and personal finance literacy in schools.

 

SPONSORS: Rep. Knirk, Carr. 3; Rep. Tanner, Sull. 9; Rep. Murphy, Graf. 12; Rep. Marsh, Carr. 8; Rep. Weston, Graf. 8; Rep. Woods, Merr. 23; Rep. Schamberg, Merr. 4; Sen. Watters, Dist 4; Sen. Sherman, Dist 24

 

COMMITTEE: Education

 

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AMENDED ANALYSIS

 

This bill provides for prescribed studies in schools in health, physical education, and wellness, as well as on personal finance literacy.

 

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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

15Mar2022... 0942h 22-2838

10/04

 

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

 

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Two

 

AN ACT relative to prescribed studies on health, physical education, wellness, and personal finance literacy in schools.

 

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

 

112:1  Education; Studies; Requirements for Physical Education, Wellness, and Personal Finance Literacy in Schools. RSA 189:10 is repealed and reenacted to read as follows:

189:10 Studies.

I.  The department of education shall survey school districts biennially to receive reports on compliance with this section, and shall provide the report to the president of the senate, speaker of the house of representatives, and the chairpersons of the senate and house committees with jurisdiction over education, health and human services, and children.

II.  The school board shall ensure that health education, physical education to include the importance of exercise, and wellness are taught to pupils as part of the curriculum, specifically to include physiology, hygiene, health and interpersonal relationships, physical education, and wellness, as they relate to the effects of alcohol and other drugs, prevention of sexual violence, child abuse as established in the definition of "abused child" under RSA 169-C:3, II, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS), and sexually transmitted diseases on the human system.

III.  The school board shall ensure that personal finance literacy instruction designed to prepare students for success in making financial decisions is taught as part of the curriculum.  Personal finance literacy skills may be embedded in an existing course or grade level program of studies.

112:2  Effective Date.  This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.

 

Approved: May 27, 2022

Effective Date: July 26, 2022