clarifying the definition of part-time teacher.
HB 1270 clarifies the definition of part-time teachers in New Hampshire public schools. It specifies that part-time teachers (working up to 20 hours weekly) do not need state teaching credentials if they are affiliated with a NH university or community college, have subject-area expertise verified by a school leader, and pass criminal history checks. The bill also requires part-time teachers to follow the state's educator ethics code and bars those with revoked credentials from teaching under this section. This directly affects schools hiring part-time educators, particularly those with professional experience but without traditional teaching licenses.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2026
House Passage
Feb 2026
Senate Passage
Mar 2026
Signed into Law
May 2026
Introduced Dec 1, 2025
Signed May 12, 2026
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No substantive policy changes were made. The only differences are the assignment of Chapter 52 as the bill's permanent number in the compiled laws, renumbering of sections from 1 and 2 to 52:1 and 52:2, and the addition of the governor's approval date (May 8, 2026) and calculated effective date (July 7, 2026). All actual legal provisions remain identical.
TECHNICAL
Section numbers changed from 1 and 2 to 52:1 and 52:2 to reflect the bill's assignment as Chapter 52 in the state's compiled laws.
TIMELINE
Governor's approval date (May 8, 2026) and effective date (July 7, 2026, which is 60 days after approval) were added at the end of the document.
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Total actions
12
Key actions
5
Committee
4
May 12, 2026
Signed into law
Signed by Governor Ayotte 05/08/2026; Chapter 52; eff. 07/07/2026
lower
Mar 18, 2026
Upper · Passed
Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 03/26/2026; Vote 4-1; CC; SC 11
upper
Mar 17, 2026
Upper · Passed
Ought to Pass: MA, VV; OT3rdg; 03/26/2026; SJ 7
upper
Feb 9, 2026
Introduced
Introduced 02/05/2026 and Referred to Education; SJ 4
upper
Feb 5, 2026
Lower · Passed
Ought to Pass: MA VV 02/05/2026 HJ 3 P. 8
lower
Jan 27, 2026
Lower · Passed
Committee Report: Ought to Pass 01/22/2026 (Vote 18-0; CC) HC 5 P. 5
lower
Dec 1, 2025
Introduced
Introduced 01/07/2026 and referred to Education Policy and Administration HJ 1 P. 13
lower
1 primary · 9 co-sponsors
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