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Education Finance

The Senate Committee on Education Finance, chaired by Keith Murphy.

Members

Bills Referred, 2025-2026

  • HB 121-FN: relative to school district financial requirements and district probation processes. (Died on the table)
  • HB 366-FN-A: modifying the priority of applications for school building aid grants. (Killed)
  • HB 557: relative to the information that appears on the school budget ballot. (Signed into law)
  • HB 564: relative to the adoption of school administrative unit budgets. (Signed into law)
  • HB 656: relative to the authority of local school districts to accept federal grants. (Signed into law)
  • 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 771-FN: relative to funding for open enrollment schools. (Signed into law)
  • HB 1121: defining the cost of an adequate education. (Died on the table)
  • HB 1495: allowing a reimbursement anticipation note to be used as collateral in certain circumstances. (Signed into law)
  • 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 1610: allowing school districts to annually retain year-end unassigned general funds. (Vetoed, override failed)
  • 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)
  • SB 292-FN-A: relative to aid to school districts for the cost of special education. (Signed into law)
  • SB 293-FN: relative to using enrollment in Medicaid as a measure of eligibility for school lunches. (Killed)
  • 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 296: increasing the percentage of nonpublic school scholarships awarded to students who qualify for the federal free and reduced-price meal program. (Died on the table)
  • 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 507: establishing a committee to study violence in schools directed at staff members and the obstacles to disciplining or expelling students in such circumstances. (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 581-FN: modifying education freedom account (EFA) eligibility and removing priority guidelines and the enrollment cap relative to EFA eligibility. (Referred for interim study)
  • SB 582-FN: modifying the base cost of an adequate education. (Killed)
  • SB 583-FN: directing the department of education to create an education funding transparency data and reporting system. (Died on the table)
  • SB 584-FN: increasing the amount of funding provided for students receiving special education services. (Killed)
  • SB 659: relative to education financing. (Died on the table)

Recent Meetings

  • The Committee on Education Finance met on April 13, 2026 for a hearing on HB 1563-FN-LOCAL.
  • The Committee on Education Finance met on April 1, 2026 for hearings on HB 1121, HB 1495, HB 1610 and HB 1816-FN.
  • The Committee on Education Finance met on March 13, 2026 for hearings on SB 659 and HB 1815-FN.
  • The Committee on Education Finance met on February 12, 2026 for hearings on HB 121-FN, HB 366-FN-A, HB 564 and HB 656.
  • The Committee on Education Finance met on January 22, 2026 for hearings on SB 584-FN, SB 513-FN, SB 491-FN, SB 582-FN, SB 507, SB 583-FN and SB 581-FN.
  • The Committee on Education Finance met on April 17, 2025 for hearings on HB 557, HB 718 and HB 771-FN.
  • The Committee on Education Finance met on February 19, 2025 for hearings on SB 294-FN, SB 292-FN-A and SB 296.
  • The Committee on Education Finance met on February 12, 2025 for hearings on SB 293-FN and SB 295-FN.

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