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SB 203 · 2025 · Senate · Education Committee

Education freedom account eligibility changes

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relative to administration of the education freedom accounts program.

Changes income eligibility and reporting requirements for the education freedom account program and modifies the program's administration and oversight.AI-generated

Status

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

Analysis

This bill changes income eligibility and reporting requirements for the education freedom account program and modifies the program's administration and oversight.

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

“An EFA shall remain in force, and any unused funds shall roll over from quarter-to-quarter [and from year-to-year] until the parent withdraws the EFA student from the EFA program, until the student becomes ineligible, or until the EFA student graduates from high school, unless the EFA is closed because of a substantial misuse of funds.”
Section 2
“The department shall report annually by July 1 to the legislative oversight committee established in RSA 194-F:12, and to the chairpersons of the education committees of the house of representatives and senate, on the number of students in each town with community populations of more than 500 residents that are participating in the EFA program.”
Section 3
“Any unused funds shall revert to the education trust fund established in RSA 198:39 [and be allocated to fund other EFAs].”
Section 2
“The legislative budget assistant audit division shall conduct randomized annual EFA income verification auditing of 33 percent of the participating families.”
Section 3

Official record

Bill page — docket & status

gc.nh.gov · the authoritative source

Sponsors

Sen. Debra AltschillerDPrime
  • Sen. Rebecca Perkins KwokaDMinority Leader
  • Sen. Cindy RosenwaldDDeputy Democratic Leader

Also: Sen. David WattersD, Sen. Donovan FentonD, Sen. Pat LongD, Rep. Chris MunsD

Public testimony

No one submitted online testimony on this bill. See the record

Votes

yeanay
Starting text: Bill as introduced
  • Mar 13, 2025SenateCommittee report: Inexpedient to Legislate3–2
    Overall
    60% yea
  • Mar 13, 2025SenateRoll callInexpedient to LegislateAdopted16–8How they voted
    Overall
    67% yea
    Party-line vote
    Republicans
    16–0100% yea
    Democrats
    0–80% yea

Hearings and debates

  • Feb 11, 2025Public hearingSenate Education3:08–10:377m 29slocated in the stream transcriptHearing
  • Mar 13, 2025Floor debateSenate floor58:02–1:04:456m 43slocated in the stream transcriptCommittee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate; Inexpedient to Legislate — adopted, roll call 16-8

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

Legislative history

  1. Jan 9, 2025SenIntroduced 01/09/2025 and Referred to Education; SJ 3
  2. Feb 11, 2025SenHearing: 02/11/2025, Room 101, LOB, 09:00 am; SC 9
  3. Mar 13, 2025SenCommittee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate, 03/13/2025, Vote 3-2; SC 12
  4. Mar 13, 2025SenInexpedient to Legislate, RC 16Y-8N, MA === BILL KILLED ===; 03/13/2025; SJ 7

Coverage

No reporting linked yet.

Documents (PDF)

  • Introducedversion

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