Section 194-B:14 Chartered Public Schools; Employees. - New Hampshire Statutes

   I. Employees of chartered public schools shall be considered public employees for the purpose of collective bargaining.
   II. (a) Any teacher may choose to be an employee of a chartered public school, in which case such teacher shall have the rights of a teacher in public education to join or organize collective bargaining units.
      (b) Bargaining units at a chartered public school shall be separate from other bargaining units.
      (c) No chartered public school teacher shall be a member of more than one bargaining unit.
      (d) A teacher who serves as a member of the board of trustees of a chartered public school in which that teacher is an employee may not participate in or vote as a member of the board on collective bargaining matters.
      (e) A teacher in a chartered public school shall have withdrawn from any bargaining unit with which that teacher may have been previously affiliated.
   III. A public chartered public school may choose to participate in the state teacher retirement system, and service in a public chartered public school shall be deemed creditable service under RSA 100-A:4.
   IV. The teaching staff of a chartered public school shall consist of a minimum of 50 percent of teachers either New Hampshire certified or having at least 3 years of teaching experience.

Source. 1995, 260:6. 2003, 273:8, eff. July 1, 2003. 2008, 354:1, eff. Sept. 5, 2008.