New Hampshire § 189-2 - Section 189:2 Reduction of Time.
Full text of New Hampshire New Hampshire Revised Statutes Annotated § 189-2 — Section 189:2 Reduction of Time., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 189-2. Section 189:2 Reduction of Time.
If the school board of any district shall decide that, by reason of special conditions or circumstances, the maintenance of standard schools for 180 days, or the equivalent number of hours if approved by the commissioner of the department of education, in said district is undesirable, said school board may so represent in writing to the state board. If, upon hearing, the state board, or the commissioner when authorized by the state board, shall be of the opinion that the representation is true, it may reduce the time of maintaining such schools in said district to such limits as it may deem wise. Provided, however, that the state board, or the commissioner if authorized, shall not reduce the days during which schools shall be in session, as provided in RSA 189:1, on account of workshops, conventions or teachers' institutes.
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What does New Hampshire Revised Statutes Annotated § 189-2 cover?
Section 189-2 ("Section 189:2 Reduction of Time.") is part of the New Hampshire Revised Statutes Annotated, the codified statutory law of New Hampshire. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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