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HB 286 · 2025 · House · Education Policy and Administration Committee

Study on shared county superintendents

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establishing a study committee to investigate if one school superintendent per county is feasible.

Establishes a study committee to examine whether reducing the number of school superintendents to one per county is feasible.AI-generated

Status

Killed in the House — Inexpedient to Legislate · March 20, 2025
  1. ✓Introduced
  2. ✕House
  3. Senate
  4. Governor
  5. Law

Analysis

This bill would create a study committee to study the issue of reducing the number of school superintendents in the state.

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

“There is established a committee to study the issue of reducing the number of school superintendents.”
Section 1
“Members of the committee shall receive mileage at the legislative rate when attending to the duties of the committee.”
Section 2
“The committee shall study whether having one school superintendent per county is feasible, and what the office requirements would be.”
Section 3
“The first meeting of the committee shall be held within 45 days of the effective date of this section.”
Section 4

Official record

Bill page — docket & status

gc.nh.gov · the authoritative source

Sponsors

Rep. Kenneth WeylerRPrimeChair· Finance
  • Rep. Dan McGuireRVice Chair· Finance
  • Sen. Kevin AvardRDeputy Majority Whip

Also: Rep. Glenn CordelliR, Rep. Keith ErfR

Public testimony

25 signed in online · 2 wrote testimony

32% support68% oppose0% neutral

In their wordsVerbatim, exactly as submitted

“We need to cut fraud and waste in the educational system throughout New Hampshire. Please consider one superintendent per county.”
— Joanna Brown, Manchestersupports
“If you take a look at the sheer amount of work required to manage a public school district (complying with federal and state mandates, following Department of Education rules, negotiating collective bargaining agreements with employees, being responsive to parents and community…”
— Dan Smith, Newmarketopposes

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
  • Mar 5, 2025HouseCommittee report· consent calendar: Inexpedient to Legislate17–0
    Overall
    100% yea
  • Mar 20, 2025HouseVoice voteInexpedient to Legislateadopted

Hearings and debates

  • Jan 23, 2025Public hearingHouse Education Policy and Administration2:14:01–2:15:091m 8slocated in the stream transcriptPublic Hearing
  • Mar 5, 2025Public hearingHouse Education Policy and Administration1:08:31–1:12:203m 49slocated in the stream transcriptCommittee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate; Executive Session
  • Mar 20, 2025Floor debateHouse floorWatchnot located in the transcript — opens the full streamInexpedient to Legislate — adopted, voice vote

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

Legislative history

  1. Jan 8, 2025HouseIntroduced 01/08/2025 and referred to Education Policy and Administration HJ 2 P. 13
  2. Jan 23, 2025HousePublic Hearing: 01/23/2025 01:00 pm LOB 205-207
  3. Mar 5, 2025HouseExecutive Session: 03/05/2025 09:30 am LOB 205-207
  4. Mar 5, 2025House: Inexpedient to Legislate 03/05/2025 (Vote 17-0; CC)
  5. Mar 20, 2025HouseInexpedient to Legislate: MA VV 03/20/2025 HJ 9 P. 10

Coverage

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Documents (PDF)

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