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HB 659 · 2025 · House · Education Funding Committee

College graduate retention incentive program

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establishing the New Hampshire college graduate retention incentive program.

Establishes the New Hampshire college graduate retention incentive program to retain in-state higher education graduates and incentivize businesses to hire them.AI-generated

Status

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

Analysis

This bill establishes the New Hampshire college graduate retention incentive program with the purpose of retaining graduates from New Hampshire higher education institutions and incentivizing businesses to hire local graduates.

From the bill's official ANALYSIS section.

Official record

Bill page — docket & status

gc.nh.gov · the authoritative source

Sponsors

Rep. Sanjeev ManoharDPrime

Public testimony

22 signed in online · 5 wrote testimony

64% support36% oppose0% neutral

In their wordsVerbatim, exactly as submitted

“Although the NH Timberland Owners Association recognize state funding is tight this budget cycle, we support efforts to grow New Hampshire's workforce.…”
— Jasen Stock, Concord · NH Timberland Owners Associationsupports
“I am currently a freshman at UNH in the Hamel Scholars program. I would not have stayed in New Hampshire for school had I not received my Hamel scholarship.…”
— Taylor Barry, Nashuasupports
“No payment schemes or debt forgiveness to bait college graduates. If that is only carrot, they will leave anyhow later after 3 years. It is a failed strategy. No to baiting employers either; If graduate-hire does not already appeal to them, they will bail when payment is done.…”
— Daniel Richardson, Nashuaopposes
“I totally oppose this Bill. Who proposes something like this? This i s pure Communism. This is not the role of the State in any way shape or form. Businesses can do what they need to do to retain talent.…”
— Gordon Springate, wiltonopposes

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

Read the testimony · as of Aug 12, 2026

Hearings

  • 2025-02-079:30 amHouse Education FundingLOB 205-207Public hearing
  • 2025-02-1810:30 amHouse Education FundingLOB 205-207Public hearing

Legislative history

  1. Jan 9, 2025HouseIntroduced (in recess of) 01/09/2025 and referred to Education Funding HJ 3 P. 21
  2. Feb 7, 2025HousePublic Hearing: 02/07/2025 09:30 am LOB 205-207
  3. Feb 18, 2025HouseExecutive Session: 02/18/2025 10:30 am LOB 205-207
  4. Feb 18, 2025HouseCommittee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate 02/18/2025 (Vote 18-0; CC) HC 14 P. 4
  5. Mar 6, 2025HouseInexpedient to Legislate: MA VV 03/06/2025 HJ 7 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.