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Senate advances bill requiring school employees to respond in writing to parental requests within 10 days
Summary
The New Hampshire Senate advanced Senate Bill 430, requiring school employees to answer written parental inquiries about material information concerning a child within 10 days and to report if responding would pose imminent risk. The bill passed second-reading and was ordered to third reading after a 16–8 roll call amid debate over privacy, scope and administrative burden.
Senate Bill 430, which would require school employees to respond in writing within 10 days to parental requests for "material information" about a student, cleared second reading and was ordered to third reading after extended debate and a roll-call vote.
The Senate Education Committee recommended the bill "ought to pass with amendment," and Senator Sullivan, presenting the committee report, said the measure "ensures that parents' requests cannot be ignored and they will be answered within 10 days." The committee amendment also provides…
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