Section 193-C:12 - [Effective 10/1/2024] Pupil Assessment InformationI. The department shall provide the testing entity as defined in RSA 189:65, VIII, with individual pupil names and unique pupil identifiers, and other demographic and statistical information necessary to comply with state and federal reporting. The testing entity shall maintain the results, scores, or other evaluative materials for the purpose of measuring and reporting individual student growth.II. The department may provide, or may request the testing entity to provide, the assessment results and comparative data to a parent, a legal guardian, or the pupil's school as provided in RSA 193-C:11. The department may collect, and the districts shall provide, student address information from the individual school districts solely for the purpose of effectuating the distribution of assessment results and comparative data as provided in this section.III. The report shall be provided to parents in an informative and instructional manner to help children meet challenging state academic standards and advance student learning.IV. The testing entity shall destroy all student data on a schedule determined by the state contract with the testing entity.V. Student data shall not be disclosed by the testing entity, unless requested by the student or parent, to any person, organization, entity, or government or any component thereof, other than the parent or guardian, the department, or the school or school district, and shall not be used by the testing entity for any other purpose except as defined in the contract between the department and testing entity.Amended by 2024, 350:5, eff. 10/1/2024.Amended by 2021 , 20: 1, eff. 7/5/2021.Added by 2019 , 323: 1, eff. 10/12/2019. 2019, 323 : 1 , eff. Oct. 12, 2019. 2021, 20 : 1 , eff. July 5, 2021.
This section is set out more than once due to postponed, multiple, or conflicting amendments.