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HB 769 · 2025 · House · Education Funding Committee

Raising school funding and tax rate

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relative to the base annual cost per pupil of providing the opportunity for an adequate education and statewide education property tax rate.

Increases the base annual cost per pupil for providing the opportunity for an adequate education and changes the statewide education property tax rate.AI-generated

Status

Killed in the House — Inexpedient to Legislate · March 13, 2025
  1. ✓Introduced
  2. ✕House
  3. Senate
  4. Governor
  5. Law

Analysis

This bill increases the base cost of providing the opportunity for an adequate education, and changes the statewide education property tax rate.

From the bill's official ANALYSIS section.

Official record

Bill page — docket & status

gc.nh.gov · the authoritative source

Sponsors

Rep. Linda GouldRPrime

Public testimony

27 signed in online · 2 wrote testimony

33% support67% oppose0% neutral

In their wordsVerbatim, exactly as submitted

“I write today in opposition to HB 769 due to concerns about how this increased education funding may be diverted away from public schools and into the growing network of vouchers and charter schools.…”
— Tonja Neve, Strathamopposes
“I support the concept of this bill, however I think it will increase our already high property taxes by too much. A rate higher than current rates but lower than the proposed rate would be preferable.”
— Juliette Sallaway, Merrimackopposes

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

Read the testimony · as of Aug 12, 2026

Hearings

  • 2025-02-0411:00 amHouse Education FundingLOB 205-207Public hearing
  • 2025-02-1210:00 amHouse Education FundingLOB 210-211Public hearing
  • 2025-02-2510:00 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. 26
  2. Feb 4, 2025HousePublic Hearing: 02/04/2025 11:00 am LOB 205-207
  3. Feb 12, 2025HouseFull Committee Work Session: 02/12/2025 10:00 am LOB 210-211
  4. Feb 25, 2025HouseFull Committee Work Session: 02/25/2025 10:00 am LOB 205-207
  5. Feb 25, 2025HouseExecutive Session: 02/25/2025 10:00 am LOB 205-207
  6. Feb 25, 2025House: Inexpedient to Legislate 02/25/2025 (Vote 18-0; CC)
  7. Mar 13, 2025HouseInexpedient to Legislate: MA VV 03/13/2025 HJ 8 P. 11

Coverage

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Documents (PDF)

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