State requirements · verified

Homeschooling in New Hampshire.

Neither generally · new RSA 193-A:3 makes declaration OPTIONAL except for the two triggers named above

Primary source: Chapter 297, Laws of 2026 (HB 1268.

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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Chapter 297, Laws of 2026 (HB 1268 · Home Education Freedom Act · effective 2026-07-01) · RSA 193-A as repealed and reenacted by §297:3 · Ed 315 administrative rules ordered repealed by §297:9 (expedited repeal · not yet reflected on rules host as of 2026-08-22)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 RSA 193-A:6 (which had contained the annual evaluation options) was REPEALED by §297:10, I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 Chapter 297 §297:3 repealed and reenacted RSA 193-A:1-5 with no subject list · new RSA 193-A:2 states only a purpose: parent may educate own child at home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 RSA 193-A:6 (recordkeeping) REPEALED by §297:10, I. New RSA 193-A:4, V affirmatively protects families who keep nothing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

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