New Hampshire Gov. Ayotte signed SB 430 compelling school staff to disclose students' gender identity to parents on request

On July 7, 2026, New Hampshire Gov. Kelly Ayotte signed Senate Bill 430, which requires every public school employee to respond "completely and honestly" to written requests from a parent or legal guardian for information about their child, generally within 10 business days. The law's requirements extend to a student's gender identity, and its stated purpose is to guarantee parental access to such information. Sponsored by Sen. Tim Lang, R-Sanbornton, the bill was the product of a multi-year effort by legislative Republicans after earlier versions, including a 2025 parental bill of rights, failed to carry the disclosure mandate.

The statute legislatively overrides the New Hampshire Supreme Court's 2024 decision in the "Jane Doe" case, which upheld a Manchester school policy that protected students' gender-identity information from being shared with parents without the student's consent and held that parents have no fundamental right to dictate how schools handle it. SB 430 provides two exceptions: disclosure is not required where prohibited by other state or federal law, or where a school employee makes a good-faith determination that disclosure would place the student at imminent risk of abuse or neglect. LGBTQ+ advocacy groups, including 603 Equality, and teachers' organizations such as the National Education Association of New Hampshire opposed the measure, warning it would compel the outing of transgender and gender-nonconforming students.