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What New Hampshire asks
Regulation level
Very Low (post-Chapter-297)
Statute citation
Chapter 297, Laws of 2026 (HB 1268 · Home Education Freedom Act · effective 2026-07-01) · RSA 193-A as repealed and reenacted by §297:3 · Ed 315 administrative rules ordered repealed by §297:9 (expedited repeal · not yet reflected on rules host as of 2026-08-22)
Effective date
2026-07-01 (Chapter 297 §297:21, II · home-ed sections)
Who you notify (if any)
None generally required per new RSA 193-A:3. Two triggers preserve declaration duty: (a) to obtain access to public school programs under RSA 193:1-c · (b) upon withdrawal from a public school
How and when
No general timing requirement. On withdrawal from public school OR when seeking RSA 193:1-c access: file declaration per RSA 193-A:3
Notification method
Optional declaration of home education per new RSA 193-A:3 (no format prescribed in enacted text)
Assessment options
None. RSA 193-A:6 (which had contained the annual evaluation options) was REPEALED by §297:10, I
Required subjects
None. Chapter 297 §297:3 repealed and reenacted RSA 193-A:1-5 with no subject list · new RSA 193-A:2 states only a purpose: parent may educate own child at home
Instruction hours
None. Chapter 297 §297:3 imposes no hours/days requirement · full-text search of chaptered act for 'instructional hours' · 'days of instruction' · '180' returns zero matches
Records required
None. RSA 193-A:6 (recordkeeping) REPEALED by §297:10, I. New RSA 193-A:4, V affirmatively protects families who keep nothing
Parent qualification
None per Chapter 297
Verified August 2026 · from the primary statutes and program documents.
Note: Codified RSA 193-A on legislature's host still displays pre-Chapter-297 law as of 2026-08-22 · both hosts serve byte-identical stale copies · cite Chapter 297 session law until codified text updates