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HB 752 · 2025 · House · Education Policy and Administration Committee

Charter school closing procedures

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relative to procedures for the closing of a charter school.

Adds procedures for closing a chartered public school, requires records retention for 60 years by the school or the department of education, and establishes a fund to collect transcript request fees.AI-generated

Status

Signed into law · August 11, 2025
  1. ✓Introduced
  2. ✓House
  3. ✓Senate
  4. ✓Governor
  5. ✓Law

Analysis

This bill adds to the procedures for the closing of a chartered public school, requires records to be kept either by a chartered public school, or in the event of its closure, by the department of education, for 60 years, and establishes the closed charter schools fund for the collection of transcript request fees.

From the bill's official ANALYSIS section.

In the bill's words

Quoted verbatim from the bill as enacted. Passages chosen from the operative text.Computed by this site

“After reasonable notice has been provided to all affected parties, the state board may revoke a school's charter prior to the expiration of its term under the following circumstances:”
RSA 194-B:16
“If a chartered public school closes due to revocation of its charter or any other reason, all records shall be transferred electronically to the department.”
RSA 194-B:16-a
“Written petition to the state board to revoke a school's charter may be requested by the parent of any pupil currently attending that chartered public school, or by the school board of a host or receiving school district.”
RSA 194-B:16
“Before revoking a school's charter, the state board shall consult with the school board and the board of trustees on the development and implementation of a remedial plan for the school to address specific areas of concern.”
RSA 194-B:16

Official record

Bill page — docket & status

gc.nh.gov · the authoritative source

Sponsors

Rep. Glenn CordelliRPrime
  • Rep. Rick LaddRChair· Education Funding

Also: Sen. David WattersD

Public testimony

15 signed in online · 3 wrote testimony

47% support33% oppose20% neutral

In their wordsVerbatim, exactly as submitted

“Discrimination of ANY kind is WRONG. I OPPOSE THIS BOLL AND URGE REPRESENTATIVES TO VOTE NO.”
— Sharon Kulik, Manchesteropposes
“Thank you for the opportunity to speak today regarding HB 752, which establishes clearer procedures for the probation, revocation, and closure of charter schools in New Hampshire.…”
— Blossom Dodge, Concordneutral

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 3, 2025HouseCommittee report· consent calendar: Ought to Pass17–1
    Overall
    94% yea
  • Mar 20, 2025HouseVoice voteOught to Passadopted
  • May 15, 2025SenateCommittee report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2025-2145s5–0
    Overall
    100% yea
  • May 15, 2025SenateVoice voteCommittee amendment 2025-2145sadopted
  • May 15, 2025SenateVoice voteOught to Pass with Amendment #2025-2145sadopted
    Resulting text: Bill as amended by the Senate
  • Jun 12, 2025HouseVoice voteHouse Concurs with Senate Amendment 2025-2145s (Rep. Cordelli)adopted
    Resulting text: Bill as adopted by both chambers
  • Jun 26, 2025SenateVoice voteEnrolled Bill Amendment # 2025-2914eadopted
  • Jun 26, 2025SenateVoice voteEnrolledadopted

Hearings and debates

  • Mar 3, 2025Public hearingHouse Education Policy and Administration5:17:23–5:21:223m 59slocated in the stream transcriptCommittee Report: Ought to Pass; Public Hearing; Executive Session
  • Mar 20, 2025Floor debateHouse floorWatchnot located in the transcript — opens the full streamOught to Pass — adopted, voice vote
  • Apr 2, 2025Public hearingSenate Education1:43:46–1:44:541m 8slocated in the stream transcript==ROOM CHANGE== Hearing
  • May 15, 2025Floor debateSenate floorWatchnot located in the transcript — opens the full streamCommittee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2025-2145s; Ought to Pass with Amendment #2025-2145s — adopted, voice vote; Committee Amendment # 2025-2145s — adopted, voice vote
  • Jun 12, 2025Floor debateHouse floor53:05–54:381m 33slocated in the stream transcriptHouse Concurs with Senate Amendment 2025-2145s (Rep. Cordelli) — adopted, voice vote
  • Jun 26, 2025Floor debateSenate floorWatchnot located in the transcript — opens the full streamEnrolled Bill Amendment # 2025-2914e Adopted — voice vote; Enrolled Adopted — voice vote
  • Jun 26, 2025Floor debateHouse floorWatchnot located in the transcript — opens the full streamEnrolled Bill Amendment # 2025-2914e — adopted, voice vote; Enrolled (in recess)

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

Legislative history

  1. Jan 9, 2025HouseIntroduced (in recess of) 01/09/2025 and referred to Education Policy and Administration HJ 3 P. 26
  2. Mar 3, 2025HousePublic Hearing: 03/03/2025 10:15 am LOB 205-207
  3. Mar 5, 2025House==CANCELLED== Executive Session: 03/05/2025 09:30 am LOB 205-207
  4. Mar 3, 2025HouseExecutive Session: 03/03/2025 01:00 pm LOB 205-207
  5. Mar 3, 2025House: Ought to Pass 03/03/2025 (Vote 17-1; CC)
  6. Mar 20, 2025HouseOught to Pass: MA VV 03/20/2025 HJ 9 P. 11
  7. Mar 20, 2025SenIntroduced 03/20/2025 and Referred to Education; SJ 9
  8. Apr 2, 2025Sen==ROOM CHANGE== Hearing: 04/02/2025, Room 100, SH, 02:00 pm; SC 16
  9. May 15, 2025Sen: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2025-2145s, 05/15/2025; Vote 5-0; CC; SC 21A
  10. May 15, 2025SenCommittee Amendment # 2025-2145s, AA, VV; 05/15/2025; SJ 13
  11. May 15, 2025SenOught to Pass with Amendment #2025-2145s, MA, VV; OT3rdg; 05/15/2025; SJ 13
  12. Jun 12, 2025HouseHouse Concurs with Senate Amendment 2025-2145s (Rep. Cordelli): MA VV 06/12/2025 HJ 17 P. 6
  13. Jun 26, 2025SenEnrolled Bill Amendment # 2025-2914e Adopted, VV, (In recess of 06/26/2025); SJ 18
  14. Jun 26, 2025HouseEnrolled Bill Amendment # 2025-2914e: AA VV (in recess of) 06/26/2025 HJ 18 P. 61
  15. Jun 26, 2025SenEnrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 06/26/2025); SJ 18
  16. Jun 26, 2025HouseEnrolled (in recess of) 06/26/2025 HJ 18 P. 63
  17. Aug 1, 2025HouseSigned by Governor Ayotte 08/01/2025; Chapter 289; eff. 08/01/2025

Coverage

No reporting linked yet.

Background reading

Evergreen reading on the policy area — spanning perspectives — not coverage of this specific bill.

  • What Are Charter Schools?Explainer

    Education Week — A plain-language primer on how charter schools are funded and governed, and the tradeoffs of their independence.AI-generated

  • National Charter School Study III (2023)Academic — national evidence

    CREDO · Stanford — The most-cited national study of charter outcomes: charter students gained modestly more in reading and math than matched public-school peers, with special-education students an exception.AI-generated

  • Key Conclusions from the New Orleans school reformsAcademic — the all-charter precedent

    Education Research Alliance for New Orleans (Tulane) — Nonpartisan researchers' findings on what happened when New Orleans became the nation's only all-charter district — the one real-world analog to HB 1358's proposal.AI-generated

  • The New Orleans Case for All-Charter School DistrictsPro-charter

    Education Next — A reform-oriented argument that district-wide charter conversion drove measurable gains in New Orleans and offers a model for other systems.AI-generated

  • School Choice and Segregation: Evidence from New OrleansCritical

    Brookings — Analysis warning that charter-based choice — including in New Orleans — tends to modestly increase school segregation rather than reduce it.AI-generated

  • Public Charter Schools in New HampshireNH context — official

    NH Department of Education — The state's own overview of how NH's ~38 public charter schools are authorized, governed, and funded (state pays roughly $10k/pupil vs. ~$19k in districts).AI-generated

Documents (PDF)

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