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Department of Education attorney walks committee through key education statutes and rulemaking limits
Summary
Diana Fenton of the New Hampshire Department of Education briefed the House Education Policy and Administration Committee on major education statutes, rulemaking authority, special education provisions and background-check differences between district employment and state licensure.
Diana Fenton, an attorney with the New Hampshire Department of Education, told the House Education Policy and Administration Committee that the department’s role is technical assistance, not advocacy, and that much of the state’s education law will be relevant as the committee reviews bills.
Fenton said the department “does not support or oppose any bill, but we can find information for you,” and emphasized a recurring legal distinction: “the department does not have rulemaking authority. It is the state board that has rulemaking authority.” She walked members through chapters of the Revised Statutes Annotated (RSA) that frequently arise in committee work, including RSA 21‑N (department structure), RSA 18:611 (duties of the…
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