New Hampshire § 186-C-39 - Section 186-C:39 Annual Report.

§ 186-C-39. Section 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 summarizing the work of the office of the advocate for special education during the previous school year. II. The annual report shall also include a summary of the parent complaints being filed against schools by families in regard to these services. The complaints shall remain confidential and shall not be made available to the public. For purposes of this section, the complaints are as to the lack of compliance of IEP and 504 plans or the denial of eligibility and/or lack of services. To assist in the fulfillment of the duty to prepare this annual report, the advocate shall be provided, upon request, reports generated from any databases maintained at the department that pertain to complaints and resolution of disputes regarding the provision of special education and related services. Such reports to the advocate may include personally identifiable data, including but not limited to district of liability and student identification numbers if so requested by the advocate for purposes of the advocate's understanding of the resolution of complaints. Any personally identifiable student information shall be fully redacted or not included in the aggregate data provided in the advocate's annual report.