1. (a) A parent shall select, as a participating agency for home education program notification and support, one of the following:

   1. (1) The commissioner;
   2. (2) The resident district superintendent; or
   3. (3) The head of a nonpublic school.
2. (b) A parent may select a new participating agency at any time. If a parent selects a new participating agency, the parent shall notify the new participating agency in accordance with Ed 315.05 and Ed 315.06.
3. (c) Pursuant to RSA 193-A:4, II, the selected participating agency shall work with parents upon request in meeting the requirements of RSA 193-A:4, I.
4. (d) A participating nonpublic school shall agree to administer the provisions of RSA 193-A and Ed 315, shall not be required to be in the resident district, and may require a fee for any request for assistance by the parent.
5. (e) No fee shall be required when a test utilized in the resident district is administered to the student by the resident district.
6. (f) A resident district acting as the participating agency may charge fees for any mutually agreed upon alternative used to satisfy the requirements of RSA 193-A or Ed 315, including, but not limited to, portfolio review.
7. (g) Pursuant to RSA 193-A:11, the commissioner or resident district acting as the participating agency shall not propose, adopt, or enforce any policy or procedure governing home educated pupils that is inconsistent with or more restrictive than the provisions of RSA 193-A, RSA 193:1-c, or the rules of Ed 315.
8. (h) On October 1 of each year, the participating agency shall notify the commissioner of the number of children for whom programs were established since the previous report.

Source. (See Revision Note at part heading for Ed 315) #5192, eff 7-24-91; ss by #6366, eff 10-30-96, EXPIRED: 10-30-04 New. #8262, eff 1-22-05; ss by #9723, eff 6-11-10; ss by #9723, eff 6-11-10; ss by #10129, eff 5-18-12; ss by #10557, eff 3-27-14; ss by #13158, eff 1-15-21; ss by #13745, eff 9-15-23