HB 1623-FN
requiring charter schools to have uniform and transparent billing costs and practices for special education services.
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On the record
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| Status | HOUSE |
|---|---|
| In the House | INEXPEDIENT TO LEGISLATE |
| Introduced | 1/7/2026 |
| Floor date | 3/5/2026 |
| LSR number | 2776 |
| Local government impact | no |
| Committee code | H63 |
Where it stands
House: INEXPEDIENT TO LEGISLATE
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Sponsors
Litchfield, Melissa(R) Rock 32, DeVito, Sayra(R) Rock 8, Gannon, Bill(R) Rock 23, McGough, Tim(R) Hills 11, Miner, Laurence(R) Rock 7, Morse, Bryan(R) Merr 3, Nadeau, Brian(R) Rock 4, Porcelli, Susan(R) Rock 19, Thibault, James(R) Merr 25, Ward, Ruth(R) Ches 8
Prime sponsor in bold. From the General Court sponsor file.
What happened
Every action recorded in the official docket, in order. Each line ends with the journal or calendar that recorded it; where we have the document, that citation links to it.
- January 7, 2026Introduced 01/07/2026 and referred to Education Funding
- January 29, 2026Public Hearing: 01/29/2026 01:00 pm GP 232
- February 18, 2026Executive Session: 02/18/2026 10:00 am GP 234
- February 24, 2026Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate 02/18/2026 (Vote 17-0; CC)
- March 5, 2026Inexpedient to Legislate: MA VV 03/05/2026
Votes
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Inexpedient to Legislate
Decided on a voice vote. Only the outcome was recorded — there is no count of how any member voted.
Committee reports
Reproduced from the House Calendar in the committee’s own words.
Committee — INEXPEDIENT TO LEGISLATE
A charter school may enroll students from a number of school districts within NH. It is the responsibility of the child’s resident district to ensure the provision of special education services in accordance with the child’s individualized education program (IEP) and conditions of a free and appropriate public education are followed. For example, if students attending Charter School X reside in six different school districts, each district is required to provide IEP service for the students(s) from that district at Charter School X. In accordance with statute, the sending district shall provide the child special education support using any or all of the methods listed in RSA 194-B:11, III(b). The resident district may: 1. send staff to the charter school, 2. contract with a service provider, 3. provide the child services as the resident district, 4. provide the service at the charter school, 5. provide the service at the service provider’s location, 6. contract with the charter school to provide the service, and 7. the resident district shall be required to pay for transportation costs. The options in providing IEP support are varied, and based upon issues such as distance to and from the charter school and resident district, varying labor costs and negotiated agreements, availability and pricing of contract agreements, and much more, actual costs between districts in support of special education services at a charter school vary significantly. The same issue exists in reimbursing districts for highcost special education occurrences. Reimbursement from the state to a district is based upon “actual” cost. A standardized state charter school rate would have to take into account RSA 194-B:11 and the district/charter school memorandum of understanding to ensure compliance with RSA 193 and RSA 194-B:3,II(e). Vote 17-0.
Hearings and recordings
Recordings are the General Court’s own, on YouTube. Start times are estimates unless stated otherwise, and the player opens early.
- January 29, 2026 at 13:00Education Funding public hearing recording 3:12:48–3:15:48, about 3 min (estimated)
- February 18, 2026 at 10:00Education Funding executive session recording 0:57:30–0:58:00, about 0 min (estimated)
- March 5, 2026House floor debate recording (start time not identified)
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