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Education Funding

The House Committee on Education Funding, chaired by Rick Ladd.

It shall be the duty of the Committee on Education Funding to consider subjects relating to the funding of schools and educational programs, including the administration of higher and career technical education; special education aid costing and adequacy formulas; and such other matters as may be referred to it.

Members

Bills Referred, 2025-2026

  • HB 112-FN: requiring students in the university and community college systems of New Hampshire to pass the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services civics naturalization test, take a course that covers fundamental American documents as part of the general education curriculum, or pass a civics course competency test. (Died on the table)
  • HB 115-FN: making temporary appropriations for the expenses and encumbrances of the state of New Hampshire. (Vetoed, override failed)
  • HB 137: relative to allocating excess statewide education property tax funds for local school and municipal purposes. (Killed)
  • HB 193: relative to the maximum number of credits per course eligible for the dual and concurrent enrollment program. (Signed into law)
  • HB 237-A: prohibiting the use of special education state aid funds and differentiated aid special education funds on students not receiving special education services. (Killed)
  • HB 295: making school building aid program funds nonlapsing. (Killed)
  • HB 319-FN: relative to the responsibility of local school districts to provide transportation for pupils in kindergarten. (Vetoed, override failed)
  • HB 354: relative to alternate certification pathways for career and technical education instructors. (Signed into law)
  • HB 366-FN-A: modifying the priority of applications for school building aid grants. (Killed)
  • HB 443: relative to terms of appointed members on the higher education commission. (Killed)
  • HB 484: relative to reallocation or repurposing of career and technical education classroom space by local school districts. (Signed into law)
  • HB 491: establishing a committee to study alternative funding methods for public education and how to reduce its reliance on local real estate property taxes. (Killed)
  • HB 494-FN: relative to the math learning communities program. (Signed into law)
  • HB 510-FN: establishing a commission to study due process in higher education disciplinary proceedings. (Died: the chambers did not agree on a version)
  • HB 515: repealing the chartered public school eligibility for state school building aid. (Killed)
  • HB 527-FN: replacing the statewide education property tax with a local revenue contribution. (Killed)
  • HB 549-FN: relative to the use of education freedom account funds in religious schools and institutions of higher education. (Indefinitely postponed)
  • HB 550-FN: modifying the base cost of an adequate education. (Killed)
  • HB 563-FN: relative to the cost of an opportunity for an adequate education, extraordinary need grants, fiscal capacity disparity aid, and determination of education grants. (Killed)
  • HB 583-FN-LOCAL: relative to state participation in the Medicaid direct certification program for free and reduced price school meals. (Died on the table)
  • HB 603-FN-A: relative to increasing the adequacy grant for pupils receiving special education services. (Killed)
  • HB 646-FN-LOCAL: requiring school districts to establish an online application for participation in the free and reduced price meal program. (Killed)
  • HB 651-FN: modifying the base cost and differential aid costs of an adequate education. (Killed)
  • HB 656: relative to the authority of local school districts to accept federal grants. (Signed into law)
  • HB 659-FN: establishing the New Hampshire college graduate retention incentive program. (Killed)
  • HB 665-FN-A: relative to eligibility for free school meals. (Killed)
  • HB 675-FN-A-LOCAL: limiting total central office administrative expenses by school districts and requiring reporting of central office administrative expenses to the department of education. (Killed)
  • HB 703-FN-A-LOCAL: relative to prohibiting school districts from denying meals to students with unpaid meal balances, and making an appropriation therefor. (Killed)
  • HB 716-FN: making an appropriation for the dual and concurrent enrollment program. (Killed)
  • HB 717-FN: relative to catastrophic aid for special education. (Killed)
  • HB 718: requiring the state board of education to report the unfunded financial impact to school districts for rules adopted by the board which exceed state or federal minimum standards. (Signed into law)
  • HB 729-FN-A: making an appropriation to the department of education for an attorney to recodify education laws. (Referred for interim study)
  • HB 734-FN: relative to the state education property tax and the low- and moderate-income homeowners property tax relief program. (Referred for interim study)
  • HB 739-FN: relative to excess funds paid to municipalities for use in school districts. (Killed)
  • HB 742-FN-A: requiring catastrophic special education state aid funding to be drawn from the education trust fund. (Referred for interim study)
  • HB 747-FN: establishing a program for enrichment scholarships for gifted students and making an appropriation therefor. (Killed)
  • HB 750-FN: relative to making incentive grants for school districts that improve in certain assessment scores. (Killed)
  • HB 769-FN: relative to the base annual cost per pupil of providing the opportunity for an adequate education and statewide education property tax rate. (Killed)
  • HB 770-FN: relative to establishing a program to earn tuition credits for state of New Hampshire higher education institutions through community service. (Killed)
  • HB 771-FN: relative to funding for open enrollment schools. (Signed into law)
  • HB 772-FN: establishing a foundation opportunity budget program for funding public education. (Referred for interim study)
  • HB 773-FN: relative to aid to school districts for the cost of special education. (Killed)
  • HB 1099: establishing a committee to study the cost and liability of providing educational services to students placed in residential facilities. (Signed into law)
  • HB 1104: modifying the priority of applications for school building aid grants. (Killed)
  • HB 1121: defining the cost of an adequate education. (Died on the table)
  • HB 1202: relative to dual and concurrent enrollment requirements for courses at institutions within the community college system of New Hampshire. (Signed into law)
  • HB 1288: relative to enabling school administrative units to adopt budget caps. (Referred for interim study)
  • HB 1495: allowing a reimbursement anticipation note to be used as collateral in certain circumstances. (Signed into law)
  • HB 1503: allowing the department of education to allocate funds to create a database of maps of public schools for emergency use cases. (Signed into law)
  • HB 1514: requiring the department of education and the department of revenue administration to send school monitoring and financial reports to relevant school and school board authorities. (Signed into law)
  • HB 1557-FN: modifying the state average expenditure per pupil relative to students in special education. (Killed)
  • HB 1561-FN: prohibiting nationals of the People's Republic of China from enrollment in masters and doctorate degree programs, participation in research, and full time employment at public institutions of higher education. (Killed)
  • HB 1563-FN-LOCAL: relative to the special education aid formula and the administration and monitoring of state special education aid. (Signed into law)
  • HB 1574-FN: relative to the extension of the free and reduced price breakfast and lunch programs and supporting administrative costs for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), and making appropriations therefor. (Died: conferees could not agree)
  • HB 1578: adds definitions and reporting requirements relative to education freedom accounts. (Died on the table)
  • HB 1579: establishing a committee to study methods for increasing revenues to enable additional spending on education. (Referred for interim study)
  • HB 1586-FN: allowing the commissioner of the department of education to withhold funds from public schools if such schools are not providing special education services in compliance with state law. (Killed)
  • HB 1610: allowing school districts to annually retain year-end unassigned general funds. (Vetoed, override failed)
  • HB 1623-FN: requiring charter schools to have uniform and transparent billing costs and practices for special education services. (Killed)
  • HB 1672-FN: requiring schools to present line-item expenses as part of the school budget process. (Killed)
  • HB 1701-FN: reestablishing the New Hampshire college graduate retention incentive partnership program and making an appropriation therefor. (Died on the table)
  • HB 1714-FN: authorizing the state to issue bonds to fund public school expenses. (Killed)
  • HB 1729-FN-A: relative to the creation of a centralized enterprise resource planning service, and making an appropriation therefor. (Referred for interim study)
  • HB 1776-FN: requiring higher educational institutions to report the reception of foreign grants, donations, and contracts to the department of education and the general court. (Referred for interim study)
  • HB 1781-FN: relative to child support obligations during postsecondary education. (Killed)
  • HB 1791-FN-A: directing the department of education to establish a grant program at the post-secondary educational level for individuals with developmental disabilities, and making an appropriation therefor. (Killed)
  • HB 1799-FN: relative to required state funding for providing an opportunity for an adequate education. (Killed)
  • HB 1803-FN: rendering a recipient of an education tax credit scholarship ineligible to receive education freedom account funds in the same program year. (Killed)
  • HB 1807-FN: relative to mandatory reports to voters. (Signed into law)
  • HB 1815-FN: relative to education financing. (Signed into law)
  • HB 1816-FN: relative to the intervention of the department of education into a school or school district during a financial emergency and requiring the state school board to establish rules governing the vetting of school district business administrator candidates. (Signed into law)
  • HB 1818-FN: requiring the department of education to use its 10-year school facilities plans to plan and project out building consolidation projects. (Died on the table)
  • HB 1824-FN: relative to school district financial distress. (Died when the session ended)
  • HB 1826-FN: relative to the cost of an opportunity for an adequate education. (Killed)
  • HB 1827-FN-A: requiring the department of education to conduct a confidential criminal history record check on all prospective educational personnel. (Signed into law)
  • HB 1831-FN: repealing the education trust fund targeted aid cap. (Died on the table)
  • HB 1835-FN: relative to the formula for distribution of aid to school districts. (Killed)
  • HR 19: encouraging state colleges and universities to invite more conservative speakers to campus for the purpose of increasing diversity of viewpoints. (Adopted by the House)
  • HR 40: urging the legislature to adequately fund public education. (Died when the session ended)
  • SB 98-FN: extending the donations to regional career and technical education center programs. (Signed into law)
  • SB 99-FN: relative to regional career and technical education agreements. (Signed into law)
  • SB 195: relative to the composition and duties of the New Hampshire advisory council on career and technical education. (Signed into law)
  • SB 204-FN-A: relative to the responsibility of local school districts to provide meals to students during school hours, reimbursing schools for meals provided to students at no cost, and making an appropriation therefor. (Killed)
  • SB 209-FN: relative to owner's project managers for projects funded by school building aid and relative to reporting requirements for persons or entities financing lawsuits. (Died: the chambers did not agree on a version)
  • SB 292-FN-A: relative to aid to school districts for the cost of special education. (Signed into law)
  • SB 294-FN: relative to lab fees for career and technical education courses. (Died on the table)
  • SB 295-FN: relative to education freedom accounts. (Signed into law)
  • SB 491-FN: enabling students to utilize education freedom account funds to pay for certain career and technical education funding and removing references to "curriculum frameworks" as they relate to the substantive educational content of an adequate education. (Signed into law)
  • SB 513-FN: relative to the hiring of an owner's project manager (OPM) for construction or renovation projects which utilize school building aid. (Died: the chambers did not agree on a version)
  • SB 531-FN: establishing a task force to study the feasibility of the creation of cosmetology related programming in Coos County and requiring the reporting of student meal debt by school districts and public chartered schools to the department of education. (Signed into law)
  • SB 580-FN: relative to establishing a school cooperative purchasing program. (Killed)
  • SB 586-FN: requiring chartered public schools, school administrative units, and cities or school districts not audited under RSA 671:5 to be audited by an independent public accountant after the end of the fiscal year and requiring the results of such audits to be made available to the public. (Signed into law)

Recent Meetings

  • The Committee on Education Funding met on October 6, 2026 for executive sessions on HB 729-FN-A, HB 742-FN-A, HB 1288, HB 1579, HB 1729-FN-A, HB 1776-FN, HB 734-FN and HB 772-FN. On HB 729-FN-A it recommended refer for interim study, 18–0. On HB 742-FN-A it recommended refer for interim study, 18–0. On HB 1288 it recommended refer for interim study, 18–0. On HB 1579 it recommended refer for interim study, 18–0. On HB 1729-FN-A it recommended refer for interim study, 18–0. On HB 1776-FN it recommended refer for interim study, 18–0. On HB 734-FN it recommended refer for interim study, 18–0. On HB 772-FN it recommended refer for interim study, 17–0.
  • The Committee on Education Funding met on April 28, 2026 for executive sessions on SB 491-FN, SB 531-FN and SB 513-FN. On SB 491-FN it recommended ought to pass with amendment, 17–0. On SB 531-FN it recommended ought to pass with amendment, 9–8. On SB 513-FN it recommended ought to pass with amendment, 17–0.
  • The Committee on Education Funding met on April 14, 2026 for executive sessions on SB 586-FN and SB 580-FN. On SB 586-FN it recommended ought to pass with amendment, 9–8, with a minority recommending inexpedient to legislate. On SB 580-FN it recommended that the House find it inexpedient to legislate, 17–0.
  • The Committee on Education Funding met on April 7, 2026 for a public hearing on SB 586-FN. It also held full committee work sessions on SB 580-FN, SB 491-FN and SB 531-FN.
  • The Committee on Education Funding met on March 31, 2026 for public hearings on SB 491-FN, SB 513-FN, SB 531-FN and SB 580-FN.
  • The Committee on Education Funding met on March 3, 2026 for executive sessions on HB 1121, HB 1288, HB 1807-FN, HB 1816-FN and HB 1824-FN. On HB 1121 it recommended ought to pass with amendment, 10–8. On HB 1288 it recommended refer for interim study, 18–0. On HB 1807-FN it recommended ought to pass with amendment, 10–8, with a minority recommending inexpedient to legislate. On HB 1816-FN it recommended ought to pass with amendment, 18–0. On HB 1824-FN it recommended refer for interim study, 10–8, with a minority recommending ought to pass.
  • The Committee on Education Funding met on February 18, 2026 for executive sessions on HB 1121, HB 1818-FN, HB 1623-FN, HB 1824-FN, HB 1815-FN, HR 19, HR 40, HB 1807-FN and HB 1816-FN. On HB 1121 it recommended ought to pass with amendment, 10–8. On HB 1818-FN it recommended ought to pass with amendment, 17–0. On HB 1623-FN it recommended that the House find it inexpedient to legislate, 17–0. On HB 1824-FN it recommended refer for interim study, 10–8, with a minority recommending ought to pass. On HB 1815-FN it recommended ought to pass, 10–7, with a minority recommending inexpedient to legislate. On HR 19 it recommended ought to pass, 10–7, with a minority recommending inexpedient to legislate. On HR 40 it recommended that the House find it inexpedient to legislate, 10–7, with a minority recommending ought to pass. On HB 1807-FN it recommended ought to pass with amendment, 10–8, with a minority recommending inexpedient to legislate. On HB 1816-FN it recommended ought to pass with amendment, 18–0.
  • The Committee on Education Funding met on February 17, 2026 for executive sessions on HB 1495, HB 1514, HB 1578, HB 1579, HB 1099, HB 1288, HB 1561-FN and HB 1610. On HB 1495 it recommended ought to pass, 10–8, with a minority recommending inexpedient to legislate. On HB 1514 it recommended ought to pass, 18–0. On HB 1578 it recommended that the House find it inexpedient to legislate, 10–8, with a minority recommending ought to pass. On HB 1579 it recommended refer for interim study, 18–0. On HB 1099 it recommended ought to pass, 18–0. On HB 1288 it recommended refer for interim study, 18–0. On HB 1561-FN it recommended ought to pass with amendment, 9–8, with a minority recommending inexpedient to legislate. On HB 1610 it recommended ought to pass with amendment, 10–7, with a minority recommending inexpedient to legislate.
  • The Committee on Education Funding met on February 13, 2026 for public hearings on HB 1561-FN, HB 1807-FN, HB 1099, HB 1815-FN, HR 40 and HR 19.
  • The Committee on Education Funding met on February 10, 2026 for a public hearing on HB 1121. It also held executive sessions on HB 1563-FN-LOCAL, HB 1835-FN, HB 1574-FN, HB 1799-FN, HB 1776-FN and HB 1831-FN. On HB 1563-FN-LOCAL it recommended ought to pass with amendment, 18–0. On HB 1835-FN it recommended that the House find it inexpedient to legislate, 10–8, with a minority recommending refer for interim study. On HB 1574-FN it recommended ought to pass with amendment, 17–1, with a minority recommending inexpedient to legislate. On HB 1799-FN it recommended that the House find it inexpedient to legislate, 10–8, with a minority recommending ought to pass. On HB 1776-FN it recommended refer for interim study, 18–0. On HB 1831-FN it recommended that the House find it inexpedient to legislate, 10–8, with a minority recommending ought to pass.
  • The Committee on Education Funding met on February 6, 2026 for executive sessions on HB 1557-FN, HB 1776-FN, HB 1803-FN, HB 1799-FN, HB 1826-FN, HB 1827-FN-A, HB 1831-FN, HB 1729-FN-A and HB 1791-FN-A. On HB 1557-FN it recommended that the House find it inexpedient to legislate, 10–8, with a minority recommending ought to pass. On HB 1776-FN it recommended refer for interim study, 18–0. On HB 1803-FN it recommended that the House find it inexpedient to legislate, 10–8, with a minority recommending ought to pass. On HB 1799-FN it recommended that the House find it inexpedient to legislate, 10–8, with a minority recommending ought to pass. On HB 1826-FN it recommended that the House find it inexpedient to legislate, 11–7, with a minority recommending ought to pass. On HB 1827-FN-A it recommended ought to pass with amendment, 18–0. On HB 1831-FN it recommended that the House find it inexpedient to legislate, 10–8, with a minority recommending ought to pass. On HB 1729-FN-A it recommended refer for interim study, 18–0. On HB 1791-FN-A it recommended that the House find it inexpedient to legislate, 10–8, with a minority recommending ought to pass with amendment.
  • The Committee on Education Funding met on February 3, 2026 for public hearings on HB 1776-FN and HB 1781-FN. It also held an executive session on HB 1781-FN. On HB 1781-FN it recommended that the House find it inexpedient to legislate, 18–0.
  • The Committee on Education Funding met on January 29, 2026 for public hearings on HB 1818-FN, HB 1288, HB 1610, HB 1623-FN, HB 1578 and HB 1579.
  • The Committee on Education Funding met on January 28, 2026 for full committee work sessions on HB 1557-FN, HB 1835-FN and HB 1563-FN-LOCAL.
  • The Committee on Education Funding met on January 27, 2026 for public hearings on HB 1672-FN, HB 1495, HB 1514, HB 1816-FN and HB 1824-FN. It also held an executive session on HB 1672-FN. On HB 1672-FN it recommended that the House find it inexpedient to legislate, 16–0.
  • The Committee on Education Funding met on January 22, 2026 for public hearings on HB 1701-FN, HB 1791-FN-A, HB 1835-FN, HB 1202, HB 1503 and HB 1729-FN-A. It also held executive sessions on HB 1701-FN, HB 1202 and HB 1503. On HB 1701-FN it recommended that the House find it inexpedient to legislate, 9–8, with a minority recommending ought to pass with amendment. On HB 1202 it recommended ought to pass, 16–0. On HB 1503 it recommended ought to pass, 16–0.
  • The Committee on Education Funding met on January 20, 2026 for public hearings on HB 1714-FN, HB 1826-FN, HB 1831-FN, HB 1104, HB 1827-FN-A and HB 1799-FN. It also held executive sessions on HB 1714-FN and HB 1104. On HB 1714-FN it recommended that the House find it inexpedient to legislate, 16–0. On HB 1104 it recommended that the House find it inexpedient to legislate, 16–0.
  • The Committee on Education Funding met on January 15, 2026 for public hearings on HB 1574-FN, HB 1586-FN, HB 1557-FN, HB 1563-FN-LOCAL and HB 1803-FN. It also held an executive session on HB 1586-FN. On HB 1586-FN it recommended that the House find it inexpedient to legislate, 16–0.
  • The Committee on Education Funding met on November 13, 2025 for executive sessions on HB 112-FN, HB 295, HB 366-FN-A, HB 443, HB 510-FN, HB 651-FN, HB 656, HB 665-FN-A, HB 729-FN-A, HB 742-FN-A, HB 734-FN, SB 204-FN-A, HB 491 and HB 772-FN. It also held full committee work sessions on HB 656, HB 729-FN-A, SB 204-FN-A and HB 665-FN-A. On HB 112-FN it recommended ought to pass with amendment, 10–8, with a minority recommending inexpedient to legislate. On HB 295 it recommended that the House find it inexpedient to legislate, 10–8, with a minority recommending ought to pass. On HB 366-FN-A it recommended ought to pass with amendment, 10–8, with a minority recommending inexpedient to legislate. On HB 443 it recommended that the House find it inexpedient to legislate, 18–0. On HB 510-FN it recommended ought to pass with amendment, 10–8, with a minority recommending inexpedient to legislate. On HB 651-FN it recommended that the House find it inexpedient to legislate, 10–8, with a minority recommending ought to pass. On HB 656 it recommended ought to pass with amendment, 10–8, with a minority recommending inexpedient to legislate. On HB 665-FN-A it recommended that the House find it inexpedient to legislate, 10–8, with a minority recommending ought to pass. On HB 729-FN-A it recommended refer for interim study, 18–0. On HB 742-FN-A it recommended refer for interim study, 18–0. On HB 734-FN it recommended refer for interim study, 18–0. On SB 204-FN-A it recommended that the House find it inexpedient to legislate, 9–8, with a minority recommending ought to pass. On HB 491 it recommended that the House find it inexpedient to legislate, 10–8, with a minority recommending ought to pass. On HB 772-FN it recommended refer for interim study, 17–0.
  • The Committee on Education Funding met on November 10, 2025 for subcommittee work sessions on HB 510-FN and HB 112-FN.
  • The Committee on Education Funding met on October 28, 2025 for subcommittee work sessions on HB 366-FN-A, HB 443, HB 510-FN, HB 295, HB 742-FN-A and HB 112-FN.
  • The Committee on Education Funding met on September 30, 2025 for subcommittee work sessions on HB 651-FN, HB 734-FN, HB 772-FN and HB 491.
  • The Committee on Education Funding met on September 23, 2025 for subcommittee work sessions on HB 443, HB 510-FN, HB 366-FN-A, HB 112-FN and HB 295.
  • The Committee on Education Funding met on September 16, 2025 for subcommittee work sessions on HB 651-FN, HB 491, HB 772-FN, HB 742-FN-A and HB 734-FN.
  • The Committee on Education Funding met on September 9, 2025 for subcommittee work sessions on HB 295 and HB 366-FN-A.
  • The Committee on Education Funding met on May 28, 2025 for a full committee work session on SB 99-FN.
  • The Committee on Education Funding met on May 20, 2025 for an executive session on SB 209-FN. It also held full committee work sessions on SB 209-FN and SB 99-FN. It also held a subcommittee work session on HB 742-FN-A.
  • The Committee on Education Funding met on May 6, 2025 for executive sessions on SB 195, SB 99-FN and SB 209-FN. On SB 195 it recommended ought to pass with amendment, 17–1.
  • The Committee on Education Funding met on May 2, 2025 for an executive session on SB 294-FN. On SB 294-FN it recommended that the House find it inexpedient to legislate, 10–8, with a minority recommending ought to pass.
  • The Committee on Education Funding met on May 1, 2025 for executive sessions on SB 204-FN-A, SB 292-FN-A, SB 295-FN, SB 294-FN and SB 98-FN. On SB 204-FN-A it recommended that the House find it inexpedient to legislate, 9–8, with a minority recommending ought to pass. On SB 292-FN-A it recommended ought to pass with amendment, 18–0. On SB 295-FN it recommended ought to pass with amendment, 10–8, with a minority recommending inexpedient to legislate. On SB 294-FN it recommended that the House find it inexpedient to legislate, 10–8, with a minority recommending ought to pass. On SB 98-FN it recommended ought to pass, 18–0.

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