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HB 116 · 2025 · House · Education Policy and Administration Committee

Financial reporting for public academies

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relative to reporting requirements for public academies.

Requires public academies to submit financial disclosure reports to the department of education.AI-generated

Status

Killed in the House — Inexpedient to Legislate · February 6, 2025
  1. ✓Introduced
  2. ✕House
  3. Senate
  4. Governor
  5. Law

Analysis

This bill requires public academies to submit financial disclosure reports to the department of education.

From the bill's official ANALYSIS section.

In the bill's words

Quoted verbatim from the bill as introduced. Passages chosen from the operative text.Computed by this site

“The governing body of each city, school district, public academy, and chartered public school shall submit to the commissioner of the department of education the following reports pursuant to rules adopted under RSA 541-A by the commissioner of revenue administration which establish the form and content of such reports:”
RSA 198:4-d
“A report filed by the governing body of each city, school district, public academy, and chartered public school shall certify the appropriations voted by the meeting of the appropriate legislative body, whether city council, mayor and council, or mayor and board of aldermen, or by each annual or special school district meeting, along with estimated revenues.”
RSA 198:4-d
“A report filed by the governing body of each city, school district, public academy, and chartered public school shall revise all the estimated revenues for the year.”
RSA 198:4-d
“The revised estimates by school districts for the adequate education grants calculated under RSA 198:41 shall be considered the most accurate within 5 percent of the amount estimated pursuant to RSA 198:40-a.”
RSA 198:4-d

Official record

Bill page — docket & status

gc.nh.gov · the authoritative source

Sponsors

Rep. Jess EdwardsRPrime
  • Rep. Michael MoffettRChair· State-Federal Relations and Veterans Affairs

Public testimony

6 signed in online · 1 wrote testimony

33% support67% oppose0% neutral

In their wordsVerbatim, exactly as submitted

“Why is it we are going to subsidize ANY NH parent whose child attends/will attend a private school in NH? My son attended Holderness School, an expensive choice we made knowing that we were responsible and willing to cover the cost of his private education.…”
— Pam Mueller, Durhamopposes

Verbatim excerpts of submitted testimony, quoted from the testimony tool.

Read the testimony · as of Aug 12, 2026

Votes

yeanay
Starting text: Bill as introduced
  • Jan 22, 2025HouseCommittee report· consent calendar: Inexpedient to Legislate17–0
    Overall
    100% yea
  • Feb 6, 2025HouseVoice voteInexpedient to Legislateadopted

Hearings and debates

  • Jan 15, 2025Public hearingHouse Education Policy and Administration6:05:31–6:06:391m 8slocated in the stream transcriptPublic Hearing
  • Jan 22, 2025Public hearingHouse Education Policy and Administration5:48:10–5:49:201m 10slocated in the stream transcriptCommittee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate; Executive Session
  • Feb 6, 2025Floor debateHouse floorWatchnot located in the transcript — opens the full streamInexpedient to Legislate — adopted, voice vote

Timestamps locate where this bill is taken up in the chamber's YouTube stream.

Legislative history

  1. Jan 8, 2025HouseIntroduced 01/08/2025 and referred to Education Policy and Administration HJ 2 P. 6
  2. Jan 15, 2025HousePublic Hearing: 01/15/2025 02:15 pm LOB 205-207
  3. Jan 22, 2025HouseExecutive Session: 01/22/2025 02:00 pm LOB 205-207
  4. Jan 22, 2025House: Inexpedient to Legislate 01/22/2025 (Vote 17-0; CC) HC 10 P. 2
  5. Feb 6, 2025HouseInexpedient to Legislate: MA VV 02/06/2025 HJ 4 P. 4

Coverage

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Documents (PDF)

Bill text & amendments link direct to gc.nh.gov; committee reports stream from the state record.