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Senate adopts parental bill of rights after compromise amendment
Summary
The Senate voted to advance House Bill 10 — a statutory parental bill of rights — after adopting a committee amendment and a leadership floor amendment intended to limit health‑care provisions; floor debate focused on the legal standard for “compelling state interest.”
Concord — The New Hampshire Senate moved House Bill 10 forward on an amended second reading Thursday, adopting a compromise floor amendment and ordering the parental bill of rights to third reading.
Senator Sullivan, reporting for the Senate Education Committee, told colleagues the bill “enacts a comprehensive parental bill of rights in New Hampshire law” and lists parental abilities such as accessing school and medical records, opting children out of certain instruction and data collection, and requiring districts to adopt written…
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