Section 186-C:39 – Annual Report.
186-C:39 Annual Report. – I. The advocate shall prepare a detailed report to the governor, the speaker of the house of representatives, the president of the senate, the chairpersons of the house and senate education committees, and the department of education advising on the status of services being provided to students with disabilities and […]
Section 186-C:40 – Evaluation of Process; Meeting Evaluation Form.
186-C:40 Evaluation of Process; Meeting Evaluation Form. – I. The department, in conjunction with the advocate shall develop a meeting evaluation form to be provided to parents, guardians, and caretakers of students with disabilities. The meeting evaluation form shall be provided to parents, guardians, and caretakers of students with disabilities after every meeting with […]
Section 186-C:29 – Medicaid-Funded Services.
186-C:29 Medicaid-Funded Services. – I. Medicaid-funded services that are provided as part of a child’s individualized education program (IEP) shall be provided for the sole purpose of enabling the child to benefit from special education or to receive a free and appropriate public education. If a child receives Medicaid-funded services as part of the […]
Section 186-C:30 – Repealed by 2015, 120:2, eff. Nov. 1, 2016.
186-C:30 Repealed by 2015, 120:2, eff. Nov. 1, 2016. –
Section 186-C:31 – Definitions.
186-C:31 Definitions. – In this subdivision: I. " American Sign Language " means the visual/gestural language used by deaf people in the United States and Canada, with semantic, syntactic, morphological, and phonological rules which are distinct from English. II. " Deaf student " means an individual who has a severe or complete absence of […]
Section 186-C:32 – Deaf Children’s Bill of Rights.
186-C:32 Deaf Children’s Bill of Rights. – I. Children who are deaf or hard of hearing have the right to appropriate screening and assessment of hearing and vision capabilities and language and communication needs at the earliest possible age and to the continuation of intermittent screening services throughout their educational experience. II. Children who […]
Section 186-C:33 – Right of Parents or Guardians of Children Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing.
186-C:33 Right of Parents or Guardians of Children Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing. – The parents or guardians of deaf or hard of hearing children have a right to balanced and complete information regarding: I. Their child’s educational and communication needs. II. Available programmatic, placement, and resource options. III. Support services and […]
Section 186-C:34 – Rulemaking.
186-C:34 Rulemaking. – The department of education and the department of health and human services shall adopt rules under RSA 541-A to implement this chapter. At a minimum, such rules shall address: I. Qualifications of personnel providing professional services to deaf and hard-of-hearing children within the school system. II. Composition of the individualized family […]
Section 186-C:35 – Advisory Council Established.
186-C:35 Advisory Council Established. – There is hereby established an advisory council on the education of children who are deaf or hard of hearing. I. Members of the council shall be as follows: (a) One professional with experience in using assistive technology. (b) Two teachers of the deaf, one of whom is a regular […]
Section 186-C:36 – Advocate for Special Education.
186-C:36 Advocate for Special Education. – I. There is established an office of the advocate for special education which shall be an independent agency, administratively attached to the department of administrative services pursuant to RSA 21-G:10, under the direction of the advocate for special education (the "advocate"). II. The advocate for special education shall […]