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HB 695 · 2025 · House · Education Policy and Administration Committee

Voter approval for school medical grants

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relative to school districts and medically-related grants.

Directs the department of education to require school districts to adopt a policy barring schools from seeking or accepting grant-funded medical products or services unless municipal voters approve such action.AI-generated

Status

Killed in the House — Inexpedient to Legislate · March 26, 2025
  1. ✓Introduced
  2. ✕House
  3. Senate
  4. Governor
  5. Law

Analysis

This bill directs the department of education to require school districts to adopt a policy prohibiting schools from seeking grants for medical products or services or accepting grant-provided medical products or services, or funds therefor, unless the citizens of the municipality vote in favor of such action.

From the bill's official ANALYSIS section.

Official record

Bill page — docket & status

gc.nh.gov · the authoritative source

Sponsors

Rep. Kristine PerezRPrime
  • Rep. Shane SiroisRClerk· Legislative Administration

Also: Rep. Travis CorcoranR, Rep. Glenn CordelliR

Public testimony

203 signed in online · 31 wrote testimony

30% support70% oppose0% neutral

In their wordsVerbatim, exactly as submitted

“Please support this common sense bill which would require the citizenry of the affected municipality to vote in favor of prohibiting schools from seeking grants for medical products or services or accepting grant-provided medical products or services, or funds therefor.”
— James Gardner, Keenesupports
“Schools need to concentrate on teaching not keeping things from parents!”
— Tiffney Castellucci, Merrimacksupports
“Schools should focus on their primary responsibility: educating students. Medical issues concerning children should be addressed by parents or guardians”
— Brian Trant, Merrimacksupports
“This bill regarding grants is unnecessary. Schools should be allowed to seek grants to help with medical products and services on their own discretion. I oppose this bill.”
— Gail McPeek, Enfieldopposes
“Yet another attempt by the party that claims to be 'small-government' to encroach on how institutions are run. Also, a pretty thinly-veiled attempt to build a case that would allow them to harm trans students.”
— Mark Haley, Keeneopposes
“The expense of every expansion of the so-called education "freedom accounts" has far exceeded the estimates and the budgets every time.…”
— Nancy Murphy, Eppingopposes

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

Read the testimony · as of Aug 12, 2026

Hearings

  • 2025-03-051:00 pmHouse Education Policy and AdministrationLOB 205-207Public hearingrescheduled
  • 2025-03-121:00 pmHouse Education Policy and AdministrationLOB 205-207Public hearing

Legislative history

  1. Jan 9, 2025HouseIntroduced (in recess of) 01/09/2025 and referred to Education Policy and Administration HJ 3 P. 23
  2. Mar 5, 2025House==RECESSED== Public Hearing: 03/05/2025 02:00 pm LOB 205-207
  3. Mar 12, 2025House==CONTINUED== Public Hearing: 03/12/2025 01:00 pm LOB 205-207
  4. Mar 12, 2025HouseExecutive Session: 03/12/2025 01:00 pm LOB 205-207
  5. Mar 17, 2025House: Inexpedient to Legislate 03/17/2025 (Vote 18-0; CC) HC 17 P. 11
  6. Mar 26, 2025HouseInexpedient to Legislate: MA VV 03/26/2025 HJ 10 P. 17

Coverage

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Documents (PDF)

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