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HB1335: relative to private rights of action regarding pupil safety.

Citation
2020 HB1335
Official source

Bill details

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House status
Inexpedient to Legislate
Committee
House Education
Hearing
01/15/2020 at 11:00 AM
Selected version
Current official bill text

Sponsors

Topics

Education

Official links

HB 1335 - AS INTRODUCED

2020 SESSION

20-2443

06/04

HOUSE BILL 1335

AN ACT relative to private rights of action regarding pupil safety.

SPONSORS: Rep. Cordelli, Carr. 4; Rep. Ladd, Graf. 4; Rep. Boehm, Hills. 20; Rep. Verville, Rock. 2; Rep. Pitre, Straf. 2; Rep. Forsythe, Merr. 8; Rep. Shaw, Hills. 16; Rep. A. Lekas, Hills. 37

COMMITTEE: Education

ANALYSIS

This bill creates a private right of action for bullying and cyberbullying.

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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

20-2443

06/04

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty

AN ACT relative to private rights of action regarding pupil safety.

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

1 Safety and Violence Prevention; Pupil Safety Private Right of Action. RSA 193-F:9 is repealed and reenacted to read as follows:

193-F:9 Private Right of Action Permitted. Any person aggrieved as a result of gross negligence or willful misconduct in violation of any provision of this chapter may initiate an action against a school district or chartered public school and may recover court costs and reasonable attorney's fees as the prevailing party. Nothing in this section shall supercede or replace existing rights or remedies under any other law.

2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect upon its passage.