HB 603 · 2025 · House · Education Funding Committee
Higher special education funding grants
AI-generatedrelative to increasing the adequacy grant for pupils receiving special education services.
Increases the annual cost of an adequate education calculated for each pupil receiving special education services.AI-generated
Status
Killed in the House — Inexpedient to Legislate · March 13, 2025- ✓Introduced
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Analysis
This bill increases the annual cost of an adequate eduction for each pupil in ADMR receiving special education services.
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
“For the biennium beginning July 1, [2023,] 2025, the annual cost of providing the opportunity for an adequate education as defined in RSA 193-E:2-a shall be as specified in paragraph II.”
“The department shall adjust the rates specified in this paragraph in accordance with RSA 198:40-d.”
“The department shall determine the cost of an adequate education for each municipality based on the ADMR of pupils who reside in that municipality.”
Official record
gc.nh.gov · the authoritative source
Sponsors
- Rep. Hope DamonDDeputy Ranking Member· Education Funding
- Rep. Alissandra MurrayDClerk· Criminal Justice and Public Safety
- Rep. Nicholas GermanaDDeputy Democratic Floor Leader
- Sen. Suzanne PrentissDAssistant Democratic Leader
Also: Rep. Loren SeligD, Rep. Jonah WheelerD, Sen. David WattersD
Public testimony
172 signed in online · 31 wrote testimony
98% support2% oppose0% neutral
In their wordsVerbatim, exactly as submitted
“My name is Sean Parr and I am on the Manchester School Board where I Chair the Education Legislation Committee. Today I am speaking on behalf of the Manchester School Board, which has authorized me to advocate for fully funding education in NH.…”
“My name is Blossom Dodge, and I am writing in strong support of HB603, a bill that would greatly increase the amount of state per-pupil education funding for students receiving special education services.…”
“There should be a higher age limit to marriage. Age 18 should be the minimum”
“I work in an educational and counseling setting for people with various disabilities. I have worked with high school students, young adults, and older adults that have diverse backgrounds and experiences.…”
Verbatim excerpts of submitted testimony, quoted from the testimony tool.
Read the testimony · as of Aug 12, 2026
Votes
yeanay- Feb 25, 2025HouseCommittee report· consent calendar: Inexpedient to Legislate18–0Overall100% yea
- Mar 13, 2025HouseVoice voteInexpedient to Legislateadopted
Hearings and debates
- Jan 30, 2025Public hearingHouse Education Funding1:08:44–1:10:281m 44slocated in the stream transcriptPublic Hearing
- Jan 31, 2025Public hearingHouse Education FundingWatchnot located in the transcript — opens the full streamFull Committee Work Session
- Feb 11, 2025Public hearingHouse Education FundingWatchnot located in the transcript — opens the full stream
- Feb 12, 2025Public hearingHouse Education FundingWatchnot located in the transcript — opens the full streamFull Committee Work Session
- Feb 25, 2025Public hearingHouse Education FundingWatchnot located in the transcript — opens the full streamCommittee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate; Full Committee Work Session; Executive Session
- Mar 13, 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
- Jan 9, 2025HouseIntroduced (in recess of) 01/09/2025 and referred to Education Funding HJ 3 P. 18
- Jan 30, 2025HousePublic Hearing: 01/30/2025 10:15 am LOB 205-207
- Jan 31, 2025HouseFull Committee Work Session: 01/31/2025 10:00 am LOB 205-207
- Feb 12, 2025HouseFull Committee Work Session: 02/12/2025 10:00 am LOB 210-211
- Feb 25, 2025HouseFull Committee Work Session: 02/25/2025 10:00 am LOB 205-207
- Feb 25, 2025HouseExecutive Session: 02/25/2025 10:00 am LOB 205-207
- Feb 25, 2025House: Inexpedient to Legislate 02/25/2025 (Vote 18-0; CC)
- Mar 13, 2025HouseInexpedient to Legislate: MA VV 03/13/2025 HJ 8 P. 10
Coverage
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Background reading
Evergreen reading on the policy area — spanning perspectives — not coverage of this specific bill.
- New Hampshire’s effort to overturn the Claremont school funding rulings, explainedExplainer — NH context
New Hampshire Bulletin — How Claremont, ConVal and Rand fit together, and what overturning them would require.AI-generated
NH School Funding Fairness Project — The ConVal holding as the districts that sued read it, including the $7,356 base figure.AI-generated
- New Hampshire Supreme Court rules state violated constitution by underfunding public schoolsLegal analysis
Education Law Center — A national school-finance litigation group's summary of the decision.AI-generated
- Formella’s school funding fix: kill ClaremontConservative
NH Journal — The argument for returning funding decisions to the legislature.AI-generated
- Reaction mixed on ConVal education rulingReaction round-up
InDepthNH — Both sides on the day of the ruling, before the legislative response took shape.AI-generated
Documents (PDF)
Bill text & amendments link direct to gc.nh.gov; committee reports stream from the state record.