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HB 398 · 2025 · House · Education Policy and Administration Committee

Disability impact in holocaust education

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requiring holocaust and genocide studies in public schools to include the impacts on people with disabilities.

Directs the state board of education to require school districts to include the impact on people with disabilities in holocaust and genocide studies instruction.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 directs the state board of education to require that school districts provide instruction in holocaust and genocide studies, including the impact of such events on people with disabilities.

From the bill's official ANALYSIS section.

Official record

Bill page — docket & status

gc.nh.gov · the authoritative source

Sponsors

Rep. Lorie BallRPrime

Public testimony

17 signed in online · 2 wrote testimony

65% support35% oppose0% neutral

In their wordsVerbatim, exactly as submitted

“The Council believes that this legislation may have a positive impact on the developmentally/intellectually disabled community.…”
— Chase Eagleson, Concord · NH Council on Developmental Disabilitiessupports
“This subject is already covered in coursework and not necessary.”
— Moira Ryan, Londonderryopposes

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

Read the testimony · as of Aug 12, 2026

Hearings

  • 2025-01-299:30 amHouse Education Policy and AdministrationLOB 205-207Public hearing
  • 2025-02-031:00 pmHouse Education Policy and AdministrationLOB 205-207Public hearing
  • 2025-03-1210:00 amHouse 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. 8
  2. Jan 29, 2025HousePublic Hearing: 01/29/2025 10:30 am LOB 205-207
  3. Feb 3, 2025House==RECESSED== Executive Session: 02/03/2025 01:00 pm LOB 205-207
  4. Mar 12, 2025House==CONTINUED== Executive Session: 03/12/2025 10:00 am LOB 205-207
  5. Mar 5, 2025House: Inexpedient to Legislate 03/05/2025 (Vote 17-0; CC)
  6. 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.