CHAPTER 222
SB 350 - FINAL VERSION
4May2022... 1636h
2022 SESSION
22-3113
10/05
SENATE BILL 350
SPONSORS: Sen. Kahn, Dist 10; Sen. Prentiss, Dist 5
COMMITTEE: Education
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AMENDED ANALYSIS
This bill requires the department of education to adopt rules for conducting a check of educational personnel applicants using the National Association of State Directors of Teacher Education and Certification (NASDTEC) database and the secure system for accessing findings of abuse for individuals on the central registry. This bill also amends the authority to adopt rules relative to licensing standards for certain education personnel.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
4May2022... 1636h 22-3113
10/05
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Two
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
222:1 Department of Education; Rulemaking; Educational Personnel Applicants. Amend RSA 21-N:9, II(s) to read as follows:
(s) License standards for educational personnel, to include:
(1) The establishment and implementation of a secure system for conducting criminal background checks pursuant to RSA 189:13-a for all first-time applicants listed in this section,
(2) The establishment and implementation of a secure system for conducting a check of all applicants listed in this section in the National Association of State Directors of Teacher Education and Certification (NASDTEC) database by utilizing the applicant’s social security number,
(3) The establishment and implementation of a secure system for accessing findings of abuse for individuals on the central registry pursuant to RSA 169-C:35, and other states’ central registries upon approval of a memorandum of understanding by the governor and council, and
(4) The establishment of educator certification fees for granting licenses to educational personnel, including teachers, paraprofessionals, [superintendents, assistant superintendents, special education administrators, business administrators, principals, vocational directors, coordinators of comprehensive health education and services, directors of pupil personnel services, guidance directors, guidance counselors, school psychologists, associate school psychologists, speech-language specialists, social workers, health educators, physical education teachers, consumer and family science teachers, elementary teachers, specialists in assessment of intellectual functioning,] administrators, educational specialists, instructional specialists, school bus drivers and transportation monitors, [media supervisors, media generalists,] and master teachers as authorized by RSA 186:8 and RSA 186:11, X, professional licenses including beginning educator licenses, experienced educator licenses, and intern authorizations, and other classifications of educators, administrators, specialists, and paraprofessionals necessary to address educational needs as determined by the state board upon the recommendation of the professional standards board pursuant to RSA 186:60.
222:2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
Approved: June 17, 2022
Effective Date: August 16, 2022