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HB 515 · 2025 · House · Education Funding Committee

End charter school building aid

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repealing the chartered public school eligibility for state school building aid.

Removes chartered public schools from eligibility for state school building aid grants.AI-generated

Status

Killed in the House — Inexpedient to Legislate · March 6, 2025
  1. ✓Introduced
  2. ✕House
  3. Senate
  4. Governor
  5. Law

Analysis

This bill removes chartered public schools from eligibility for school building aid grants.

From the bill's official ANALYSIS section.

Official record

Bill page — docket & status

gc.nh.gov · the authoritative source

Sponsors

Rep. Michael CahillDPrime

Public testimony

92 signed in online · 35 wrote testimony

18% support82% oppose0% neutral

In their wordsVerbatim, exactly as submitted

“I support this bill. School aid should go to public schools before any more aid goes to charter schools.”
— Kathleen Malsbenden, Newmarketsupports
“I am writing to express my strong opposition to HB 515, which seeks to repeal the availability of school building aid for Chartered Public Schools. One of the greatest challenges Chartered Public Schools face is securing and maintaining suitable facilities.…”
— Jodi Adams, Hillsboro · NH Alliance for Public Charter Schoolsopposes
“Public Charter School are public schools. We only just became eligible for building aid and to date no school has been able to take advantage of building aid. Please allow them the same access to public funds as all public schools are eligible for, thank you Jessica Wachsman”
— Jessica Wachsman, Salemopposes
“Bill HB515 Opposed Dear Representative Cahill and the Education Funding Committee, I am writing to express my strong opposition to HB 515, which seeks to repeal the availability of school building aid for Chartered Public Schools.…”
— Alexis Goldsack, Hudsonopposes

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

Read the testimony · as of Aug 12, 2026

Hearings

  • 2025-01-219:30 amHouse Education FundingLOB 205-207Public hearing
  • 2025-02-049:45 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. 14
  2. Jan 21, 2025HousePublic Hearing: 01/21/2025 10:00 am LOB 205-207
  3. Feb 4, 2025HouseExecutive Session: 02/04/2025 09:45 am LOB 205-207
  4. Feb 4, 2025HouseMajority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate 02/04/2025 (Vote 10-8; RC) HC 14 P. 19
  5. Feb 14, 2025HouseMinority Committee Report: Ought to Pass
  6. Mar 6, 2025HouseInexpedient to Legislate: MA DV 212-159 03/06/2025 HJ 7 P. 31

Coverage

No reporting linked yet.

Documents (PDF)

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