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HB 384 · 2025 · House · Education Policy and Administration Committee

Anti-bullying policy in schools

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prohibiting bullying in schools.

Requires school districts and chartered public schools to adopt a policy requiring conferences and action plans with parents or guardians of alleged bullying perpetrators and provides for enforcement of such plans.AI-generated

Status

Killed in the House — Inexpedient to Legislate · March 13, 2025
  1. ✓Introduced
  2. ✕House
  3. Senate
  4. Governor
  5. Law

Analysis

This bill requires school districts and chartered public schools to adopt a policy requiring schools to schedule conferences and develop action plans with parents and guardians of alleged bullying perpetrators, and provides for the enforcement of such action plans.

From the bill's official ANALYSIS section.

In the bill's words

Quoted verbatim from the bill as introduced. Passages chosen from the operative text.Computed by this site

“School boards and boards of trustees of chartered public schools shall appoint bullying officers for their districts or chartered public schools.”
RSA 193-F:11
“Bullying officers shall, when directed by the school board or board of trustees, enforce the policies adopted by the school board or board of trustees pursuant to RSA 193-F:4, II-a.”
RSA 193-F:11
“A bullying officer or school official shall not file a petition alleging that the child is in need of services pursuant to RSA 169-D:2, II(f) until all steps in the school district's or chartered public school's intervention process under RSA 193-F:4, II-a have been followed.”
RSA 193-F:11

Official record

Bill page — docket & status

gc.nh.gov · the authoritative source

Sponsors

Rep. Peter LeishmanDPrime
  • Rep. Mary Jane WallnerDSenior Democratic Advisor
  • Rep. Kimberly RiceRVice Chair· Children and Family Law

Public testimony

49 signed in online · 10 wrote testimony

73% support27% oppose0% neutral

In their wordsVerbatim, exactly as submitted

“I support this bill as no child should be ever subject to bullying. Educators and people in charge of instructing all students regardless of the setting should have all the tools they need to require children and parents/caregivers be held accountable for their behavior.”
— Kathleen Malsbenden, Newmarketsupports
“This would put the most vulnerable people at risk of losing their access to housing without any due process and increase the likelihood of homelessness.”
— Jean Lewandowski, Nashuasupports
“I support HB384. Clear responsibility for the resolution of bullying and cyberbullying is necessary if schools are to make headway on addressing the issues.…”
— Mary Jenkins, Goffstownsupports
“The Office of the Child Advocate endorses efforts to reduce bullying in school, and supports all schools in coming up with comprehensive policies to deal with bullying within the school setting.…”
— Lissa Mascio, Concord · NH Office of the Child Advocateopposes
“As a former educator, I find this bill to be problematic on many levels. It continues the trend of punitive action in lieu of creating educational opportunities for students to develop their civic skills.…”
— Vanessa Blais, Manchesteropposes
“This proposes local school district concepts/definitions of bullying, local school districts penalizing bullying, and local school district imposed REEDUCATION instruction soviet style. The actual configuration of these would widely vary across the state.…”
— Daniel Richardson, Nashuaopposes

Verbatim excerpts of submitted testimony, quoted from the testimony tool.

Read the testimony · as of Aug 12, 2026

Votes

yeanay
Starting text: Bill as introduced
  • Mar 3, 2025HouseCommittee report· consent calendar: Inexpedient to Legislate18–0
    Overall
    100% yea
  • Mar 13, 2025HouseVoice voteInexpedient to Legislateadopted

Hearings and debates

  • Jan 22, 2025Public hearingHouse Education Policy and Administration1:31:25–1:32:341m 9slocated in the stream transcriptPublic Hearing
  • Jan 27, 2025Public hearingHouse Education Policy and Administration4:13:44–4:15:141m 30slocated in the stream transcript==RECESSED== Executive Session
  • Feb 18, 2025Public hearingHouse Education Policy and Administration3:34:46–3:38:173m 31slocated in the stream transcriptFull Committee Work Session
  • Mar 3, 2025Public hearingHouse Education Policy and AdministrationWatchnot located in the transcript — opens the full streamCommittee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate; Executive Session
  • Mar 13, 2025Floor debateHouse floorWatchnot located in the transcript — opens the full streamInexpedient to Legislate — adopted, voice vote

Timestamps locate where this bill is taken up in the chamber's YouTube stream.

Legislative history

  1. Jan 9, 2025HouseIntroduced (in recess of) 01/09/2025 and referred to Education Policy and Administration HJ 3 P. 7
  2. Jan 22, 2025HousePublic Hearing: 01/22/2025 11:00 am LOB 205-207
  3. Jan 27, 2025House==RECESSED== Executive Session: 01/27/2025 01:30 pm LOB 205-207
  4. Feb 18, 2025HouseFull Committee Work Session: 02/18/2025 01:00 pm LOB 202-204
  5. Mar 3, 2025HouseExecutive Session: 03/03/2025 01:00 pm LOB 205-207
  6. Mar 3, 2025House: Inexpedient to Legislate 03/03/2025 (Vote 18-0; CC)
  7. Mar 13, 2025HouseInexpedient to Legislate: MA VV 03/13/2025 HJ 8 P. 11

Coverage

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Documents (PDF)

Bill text & amendments link direct to gc.nh.gov; committee reports stream from the state record.