Section 189:28 Statistical Reports; Failure to File Report.
I. The governing body of every school district, city, joint maintenance agreement, chartered public school, or approved public academy, shall, on or before August 1 in each year, submit to the department of education those statistical reports necessary to compute the average daily membership of pupils attending each school district, and the average daily membership of pupils resident in each school district. Information relating to the fall enrollment, drop-outs, staffing census, and average teacher salary, as of October 1 of each school year, shall be submitted to the department of education on or before October 15. Private schools shall submit average daily membership in attendance, fall enrollment, and teacher staff census.
II. The information needed to determine compliance with performance or accountability measures of the school district, city, or public academy under RSA 193-E:3 or federal law, shall be submitted to the department of education in a timely manner as determined by the department of education. The state board of education shall ensure the accuracy and completeness of such data and shall take enforcement or other actions when necessary, including verification checks, for the purpose of enforcing the provisions of this section. If the department of education requests verification of information relevant to reports submitted, the school district, city, or public academy shall provide corrected information or verification within 10 business days of such request. The governing body of every school district, city, joint maintenance agreement, chartered public school, or public academy shall maintain files of all records, data, and other information submitted pursuant to this section for not less than 5 years from the date of submission. The state board of education shall have access to such records, data, and information for the purpose of ensuring the accuracy of reported information.
III. Each statistical report submitted under this section shall include a certification, signed by the superintendent of the school district, that states: ""I certify, under the pains and penalties of perjury, that all of the information contained in this document is true, accurate, and complete, and that the school board chairperson has received a copy of this document.''
IV. The commissioner of the department of education may grant a school district, city, or public academy up to a 30-day extension of the reporting deadline set forth in paragraph I. The commissioner of the department of education shall notify the governing body of the school district, city, or public academy that all state aid to education and all federal aid, if the report is required by federal law, shall be withheld until such time as complete and accurate information is submitted.
V. The department of education shall determine the average daily membership in attendance of every school district, city, joint maintenance agreement, chartered public school, public academy, and private institution that operates an elementary or secondary school, and the average daily membership in residence of each school district, municipality within a cooperative school district, and unincorporated place.
Source. 1874, 43:3. GL 92:3. 1887, 50:9, 10. PS 92:13. 1895, 50:7. 1903, 5:1. 1917, 122:1. 1921, 85, II:15. PL 117:24. RL 135:28. RSA 189:28. 1991, 169:1. 1998, 389:2. 2003, 314:2. 2005, 189:1. 2006, 60:1, eff. April 24, 2006. 2008, 354:1, eff. Sept. 5, 2008.