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N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 194-B:7

Chartered Public Schools; Secular or Nonsecular Determination

Source. 1995, 260:6. 2008, 354:1, eff

For purposes of determining whether a proposed chartered public school is a prohibited religious school, the following 3-part test set forth by the United States Supreme Court shall be used.

I. The school shall have a secular purpose.

II. The school's "primary effect" shall neither advance nor prohibit religion.

III. The school shall not foster "excessive entanglement" between the school and religion.

Official source: New Hampshire General Court. Reproduced from public-domain New Hampshire statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.