2015 New Hampshire Revised Statutes
Title XV - EDUCATION
Chapter 186-C - SPECIAL EDUCATION
Section 186-C:13 - Liability for Expenses.

    186-C:13 Liability for Expenses. –
    I. All expenses incurred by a school district in administering the law in relation to education for children with disabilities in need of special education and related services shall be paid by the school district where the child resides, except as follows:
       (a) When a child with a disability in need of special education and related services is placed in a home for children or health care facility as defined in RSA 193:27, the liability for expenses for such child shall be determined in accordance with RSA 193:29.
       (b) When a child with a disability in need of special education and related services is placed in a state facility, the liability for expenses for such child shall be determined in accordance with RSA 186-C:19.
    II. For the purposes of meeting the financial obligation for expenses incurred under this chapter, a school district may exceed its annual budget to the extent of additional special education aid which the district has actually received from the state after the annual school district budget was approved.
    III. No school district shall be required to pay the expenses of the education program of a child adjudicated under RSA 169-B, 169-C, or 169-D except as provided by RSA 186-C. The sending district shall be notified of a court ordered placement of a child adjudicated under the provisions of RSA 169-B, 169-C, or 169-D, and may submit recommendations to the court concerning the financial impact of the placement on the sending district and the appropriateness of the placement.
    IV. When a child is enrolled pursuant to 193:3, IV, the district in which the child resides shall retain the liability for expenses as set forth in this section.

Source. 1981, 352:2; 568:142; 574:6. 1982, 39:1. 1985, 313:2; 368:3. 1990, 140:2, X. 1998, 177:3, eff. Aug. 14, 1998. 2008, 274:30, 31, eff. July 1, 2008; 302:45, eff. Jan. 1, 2009. 2010, 316:3, eff. Sept. 11, 2010.