HB 750 · 2025 · House · Education Funding Committee
Incentive grants for improved test scores
AI-generatedrelative to making incentive grants for school districts that improve in certain assessment scores.
Transfers $1,000,000 from the education trust fund to the department of education for incentive grants to school districts that improve mathematics test scores on statewide assessments.AI-generated
Status
Killed in the House — Inexpedient to Legislate · February 20, 2025- ✓Introduced
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Analysis
This bill transfers $1,000,000 from the education trust fund to the department of education for the commissioner of education to award to school districts that improve on mathematics test scores in statewide assessments.
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
“The governor is authorized to draw a warrant from the education trust fund to satisfy the state's obligation under this section.”
“The commissioner of the department of education shall award amounts not to exceed $50,000 to school districts which document improvements to student performance in mathematics test scores on the statewide education improvement and assessment program under RSA 193-C:6.”
“The department shall determine criteria to qualify for awards to take into account differences such as grade level, school size, and other applicable data.”
“The funds for incentive grants shall not lapse and shall remain under the administration of the department until such time as funds are awarded.”
Official record
gc.nh.gov · the authoritative source
Sponsors
Public testimony
58 signed in online · 4 wrote testimony
9% support91% oppose0% neutral
In their wordsVerbatim, exactly as submitted
“We cannot support a bill with these costs when the State is failing to meet its basic constitutional obligation to provide the opportunity for a robust public education to every Granite State student.…”
“Districts do not have the discretion to turn students away. This bill will penalize districts that have high populations of high-need students and reward districts where students are well-fed, well-rested, clothed, and read to every evening, resulting in further stratification between haves and have-nots.”
“Then teachers just "teach to the tests" and the students miss out.”
Verbatim excerpts of submitted testimony, quoted from the testimony tool.
Read the testimony · as of Aug 12, 2026
Votes
yeanay- Feb 11, 2025HouseCommittee report· consent calendar: Inexpedient to Legislate18–0Overall100% yea
- Feb 20, 2025HouseVoice voteInexpedient to Legislateadopted
Hearings and debates
- Feb 4, 2025Public hearingHouse Education Funding4:05:36–4:21:2615m 50slocated in the stream transcriptPublic Hearing
- Feb 11, 2025Public hearingHouse Education Funding1:08:10–1:10:162m 6slocated in the stream transcriptCommittee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate; Executive Session
- Feb 20, 2025Floor debateHouse floorWatchnot located in the transcript — opens the full streamInexpedient to Legislate — adopted, voice vote
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Legislative history
- Jan 9, 2025HouseIntroduced (in recess of) 01/09/2025 and referred to Education Funding HJ 3 P. 26
- Feb 4, 2025HousePublic Hearing: 02/04/2025 01:45 pm LOB 205-207
- Feb 11, 2025HouseExecutive Session: 02/11/2025 10:00 am LOB 205-207
- Feb 11, 2025House: Inexpedient to Legislate 02/11/2025 (Vote 18-0; CC) HC 12 P. 5
- Feb 20, 2025HouseInexpedient to Legislate: MA VV 02/20/2025 HJ 6 P. 5
Coverage
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Documents (PDF)
Bill text & amendments link direct to gc.nh.gov; committee reports stream from the state record.