RSA 194-B:16-a · Charter Closure; Records

194-B:16-a Charter Closure; Records. –
I. If a chartered public school closes due to revocation of its charter or any other reason, all records shall be transferred electronically to the department. The department shall act as custodian of records for all closed chartered public schools and shall preserve these records for 60 years. Charter schools, if operational, shall maintain student records for 60 years.
II. Student records shall include personal information, entering and leaving date of each school year, subjects taken during each year, grades, credits awarded, health information, state assessment results, disciplinary actions, and special education records pursuant to RSA 186-C:10-a.
III. The department shall provide information on its website about how the request student or personnel records from the closed charter school.
IV. The department shall establish a fee schedule association sufficient to cover related costs for the maintenance and furnishing of records pursuant to this section.
V. The department, upon request of the individual concerned and receipt of required fees, shall furnish a certified copy of the individual's record.
VI. All transcript request fees collected by the department under this section shall be deposited into a non-lapsing fund at the department, and shall be used for managing the storage and retrieval of closed charter school transcripts.
VII. The state board of education may adopt rules under RSA 541-A concerning the preserving of the records, and furnishing copies, including fees.
VIII. There is hereby established in the department of education the closed charter schools fund. The fund shall be comprised of transcript fees collected by the department after the closure of a charter school. The fund shall be non-lapsing and shall be continually appropriated to the department.
Source. 2025, 289:2, eff. Aug. 1, 2025.