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-SB 507 - AS AMENDED BY THE SENATE
-02/05/2026 0378s
+SB 507 - AS INTRODUCED
 2026 SESSION
 26-2103
 12/09
 SENATE BILL 507
-AN ACT establishing a committee to study violence in schools directed at staff members
-and the obstacles to disciplining or expelling students in such circumstances.
+AN ACT relative to the financial obligation of a school district concerning students expelled
+for committing assault against a school staff member.
 SPONSORS: Sen. Murphy, Dist 16; Sen. Sullivan, Dist 18; Sen. Avard, Dist 12; Sen. Innis, Dist
 7; Sen. Pearl, Dist 17
 COMMITTEE: Education Finance
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-AMENDED ANALYSIS
-This bill establishes a committee to study violence in schools directed at staff members and the
-obstacles to disciplining or expelling students in such circumstances.
+ANALYSIS
+This bill limits a school district's financial obligations to the continuing education of an expelled
+pupil to the average cost-per-pupil where the pupil is expelled as the result of committing an assault
+against a school staff member.
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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 Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
-SB 507 - AS AMENDED BY THE SENATE
-02/05/2026 0378s 26-2103
+SB 507 - AS INTRODUCED
+26-2103
 12/09
 STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
 In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty-Six
-AN ACT establishing a committee to study violence in schools directed at staff members
-and the obstacles to disciplining or expelling students in such circumstances.
+AN ACT relative to the financial obligation of a school district concerning students expelled
+for committing assault against a school staff member.
 Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
-1 Committee Established. There is established a committee to study violence in schools directed
-at staff members and the obstacles to disciplining or expelling students in such circumstances.
-2 Membership and Compensation.
-I. The members of the committee shall be as follows:
-(a) One member of the senate, appointed by the president of the senate.
-(b) Three members of the house of representatives, appointed by the speaker of the
-house of representatives.
-II. Members of the committee shall receive mileage at the legislative rate when attending to
-the duties of the committee.
-3 Duties. The committee shall consider state and federal laws relative to violence in schools
-directed at staff members, mental health concerns affecting students, potential liabilities for school
-districts, and the emotional and psychological trauma experienced by staff members who are
-required to continue interacting with their assailants following an incident.
-4 Chairperson; Quorum. The members of the study committee shall elect a chairperson from
-among the members. The first meeting of the committee shall be called by the senate member. The
-first meeting of the committee shall be held within 45 days of the effective date of this section. Three
-members of the committee shall constitute a quorum.
-5 Report. The committee shall report its findings and any recommendations for proposed
-legislation to the president of the senate, the speaker of the house of representatives, the senate
-clerk, the house clerk, the governor, and the state library on or before November 1, 2026.
-6 Effective Date. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
+1 New Paragraph; Suspension and Expulsion of Pupils; School District Financial Obligation
+Amended. Amend RSA 193:13 by inserting after paragraph II the following new paragraph:
+II-a.(a) A school district's financial obligation in continuing the education of a pupil expelled
+as the result of the commission of an assault against a school staff member shall be limited to the
+average cost-per-pupil for that district.
+(b) Nothing in this paragraph shall negate the responsibility of the parent to educate the
+pupil.
+2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
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