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SB 99 · 2025 · Senate · Education Committee

Regional career and technical education agreements

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relative to regional career and technical education agreements.

Extends access to career and technical education and requires regional career and technical education agreements to include an access program for full-time and part-time students.AI-generated

Status

Signed into law · July 22, 2025
  1. ✓Introduced
  2. ✓Senate
  3. ✓House
  4. ✓Governor
  5. ✓Law

Analysis

This bill extends access to career and technical education and requires regional CTE agreements to include an access program for full and part-time students.

From the bill's official ANALYSIS section.

In the bill's words

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

“Each RCTEA shall include a calendar conformity agreement to comply with RSA 188-E:5, VII(a) and (b) by aligning the school calendars of sending [schools] districts with the school calendars of CTE programs at the receiving [school] district.”
Section 229:1
“Each RCTEA shall develop a CTE access program ("program") by January 1, 2026, to allow students from sending districts to enroll either part-time or full time in non-CTE courses at the receiving district.”
Section 229:2
“Students attending a non-public school or chartered public school, the location of which is in closer proximity to a regional CTE center than the school to which their district of residence would send students for CTE, may enroll in the regional CTE center in closer proximity to the non-public school or chartered public school the student attends.”
Section 229:3
“Agreements shall minimize schedule conflicts to better support CTE students with as many hours as possible to fulfill their program requirements.”
Section 229:1

Official record

Bill page — docket & status

gc.nh.gov · the authoritative source

Sponsors

Sen. David WattersDPrime
  • Sen. Kevin AvardRDeputy Majority Whip
  • Sen. Keith MurphyRChair· Education Finance
  • Sen. Victoria SullivanRVice Chair· Education
  • Sen. Daniel InnisRVice Chair· Education Finance
  • Sen. Howard PearlRChair· Executive Departments and Administration
  • Sen. Cindy RosenwaldDDeputy Democratic Leader
  • Sen. Sharon CarsonRPresident of the Senate
  • Sen. Rebecca Perkins KwokaDMinority Leader
  • Rep. Patricia CornellDRanking Member· Education Policy
  • Rep. Rick LaddRChair· Education Funding
  • Rep. Kristin NobleRChair· Education Policy and Administration

Also: Sen. Debra AltschillerD, Sen. Donovan FentonD, Rep. Glenn CordelliR

Public testimony

108 signed in online · 12 wrote testimony

9% support90% oppose1% neutral

In their wordsVerbatim, exactly as submitted

“Resident students should not be crowded out of being able to take CTE courses by students from charter schools, private schools, and school vouchers.”
— Anne Grossi, Bedfordopposes
“Students from private schools, charter schools, and voucher programs should not be given preference over residential public school students to take technical training courses that can help them get jobs.”
— Marian Baker, Hillsboroopposes
“I strongly support increased access to technical education, but not at the cost of crowding resident students from academic classes in their own school.”
— Maureen Redmond-Scura, Concordopposes
“This letter is submitted on behalf of NHCTA with the goal of detailing how individual proposals and proposals collectively impact career and technical education.…”
— Nicole Heimarck, Amherst · NHCTA (NH Career and Technical Admistrators)neutral

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

Hearings and debates

  • Feb 4, 2025Public hearingSenate Education2:53–12:469m 53slocated in the stream transcriptHearing
  • Mar 6, 2025Floor debateSenate floor4:43:09–4:44:521m 43slocated in the stream transcriptCommittee Report: Ought to Pass; Ought to Pass with Amendment #2025-0798s — adopted, voice vote; Sen. Watters Floor Amendment # 2025-0798s — adopted, voice vote
  • Apr 15, 2025Public hearingHouse Education Funding50:08–51:281m 20slocated in the stream transcriptPublic Hearing
  • May 6, 2025Public hearingHouse Education Funding1:50:09–1:51:401m 31slocated in the stream transcript==RECESSED== Executive Session
  • May 20, 2025Public hearingHouse Education Funding27:05–28:241m 19slocated in the stream transcriptFull Committee Work Session
  • May 28, 2025Public hearingHouse Education Funding41:14–42:381m 24slocated in the stream transcriptMajority Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2025-1920h — roll call; Minority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate; Full Committee Work Session
  • Jun 5, 2025Floor debateHouse floor3:59:07–4:04:545m 47slocated in the stream transcriptOught to Pass with Amendment 2025-1920h 2025-2654h — adopted, roll call 206-167; Amendment # 2025-1920h — adopted, roll call 208-159; FLAM # 2025-2654h (Rep. Kofalt) — adopted, roll call 203-169
  • Jun 12, 2025Floor debateSenate floor16:27–17:1043slocated in the stream transcriptSen. Ward Moved to Concur with the House Amendment — adopted, voice vote
  • Jun 26, 2025Floor debateSenate floorWatchnot located in the transcript — opens the full streamEnrolled Adopted — voice vote

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Legislative history

  1. Jan 9, 2025SenIntroduced 01/09/2025 and Referred to Education; SJ 3
  2. Feb 4, 2025SenHearing: 02/04/2025, Room 101, LOB, 09:00 am; SC 8
  3. Mar 6, 2025SenCommittee Report: Ought to Pass, 03/06/2025; Vote 5-0; CC; SC 11
  4. Mar 6, 2025SenSB 99 was Removed from the Consent Calendar; 03/06/2025; SJ 6
  5. Mar 6, 2025SenSen. Watters Floor Amendment # 2025-0798s, AA, VV; 03/06/2025; SJ 6
  6. Mar 6, 2025SenOught to Pass with Amendment #2025-0798s, MA, VV; OT3rdg; 03/06/2025; SJ 6
  7. Mar 27, 2025HouseIntroduced (in recess of) 03/27/2025 and referred to Education Funding HJ 11 P. 111
  8. Apr 15, 2025HousePublic Hearing: 04/15/2025 10:15 am LOB 205-207
  9. May 6, 2025House==RECESSED== Executive Session: 05/06/2025 10:00 am LOB 205-207
  10. May 20, 2025HouseFull Committee Work Session: 05/20/2025 10:00 am LOB 205-207
  11. May 28, 2025HouseFull Committee Work Session: 05/28/2025 01:00 pm LOB 205-207
  12. May 28, 2025HouseMajority : Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2025-1920h 05/28/2025 (Vote 10-8; RC) HC 27 P. 16
  13. May 28, 2025HouseMinority : Inexpedient to Legislate
  14. Jun 5, 2025HouseAmendment # 2025-1920h: AA RC 208-159 06/05/2025 HJ 16 P. 73
  15. Jun 5, 2025HouseFLAM # 2025-2654h (Rep. Kofalt): AA RC 203-169 06/05/2025 HJ 16 P. 75
  16. Jun 5, 2025HouseOught to Pass with Amendment 2025-1920h 2025-2654h: MA RC 206-167 06/05/2025 HJ 16 P. 78
  17. Jun 12, 2025SenSen. Ward Moved to Concur with the House Amendment, MA, VV; 06/12/2025; SJ 16
  18. Jun 26, 2025HouseEnrolled (in recess of) 06/26/2025 HJ 18 P. 60
  19. Jun 26, 2025SenEnrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 06/26/2025); SJ 18
  20. Jul 15, 2025SenSigned by the Governor on 07/15/2025; Chapter 0229; Effective 07/01/2025

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Documents (PDF)

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