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SB 207 · 2025 · Senate · Education Committee

State-run education freedom accounts

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requiring the department of education to administer the education freedom account program.

Transfers administration of the education freedom account program from scholarship organizations to the department of education.AI-generated

Status

Killed in the Senate — Inexpedient to Legislate · March 13, 2025
  1. ✓Introduced
  2. ✕Senate
  3. House
  4. Governor
  5. Law

Analysis

This bill transfers the administration of the education freedom account program under RSA 194-F from scholarship organizations to the department of education.

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

“A parent may apply to the [scholarship organization] department to establish an EFA for an eligible student.”
RSA 194-F:3
“The [scholarship organization] department shall have the following additional duties, obligations, and authority:”
RSA 194-F:4
“There is established the parent and education service provider advisory commission to assist the [scholarship organization] department by providing recommendations about implementing, administering, and improving the EFA program.”
RSA 194-F:5
“The [scholarship organization] department may approve education service providers on its own initiative, at the request of parents, or by notice to the [scholarship organization] department provided by prospective education service providers.”
RSA 194-F:6

Official record

Bill page — docket & status

gc.nh.gov · the authoritative source

Sponsors

Sen. Debra AltschillerDPrime
  • Sen. Cindy RosenwaldDDeputy Democratic Leader
  • Sen. Rebecca Perkins KwokaDMinority Leader
  • Rep. Patricia CornellDRanking Member· Education Policy
  • Rep. Mary Jane WallnerDSenior Democratic Advisor

Also: Sen. Tara ReardonD, Sen. David WattersD, Sen. Pat LongD, Sen. Donovan FentonD, Rep. Loren SeligD

Public testimony

No one submitted online testimony on this bill. See the record

Votes

yeanay
Starting text: Bill as introduced
  • Mar 13, 2025SenateCommittee report: Inexpedient to Legislate3–2
    Overall
    60% yea
  • Mar 13, 2025SenateRoll callInexpedient to LegislateAdopted16–8How they voted
    Overall
    67% yea
    Party-line vote
    Republicans
    16–0100% yea
    Democrats
    0–80% yea

Hearings and debates

  • Feb 11, 2025Public hearingSenate Education49:00–55:426m 42slocated in the stream transcriptHearing
  • Mar 13, 2025Floor debateSenate floor1:08:22–1:08:5937slocated in the stream transcriptCommittee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate; Inexpedient to Legislate — adopted, roll call 16-8

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

Legislative history

  1. Jan 9, 2025SenIntroduced 01/09/2025 and Referred to Education; SJ 3
  2. Feb 11, 2025SenHearing: 02/11/2025, Room 101, LOB, 09:15 am; SC 9
  3. Mar 13, 2025SenCommittee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate, 03/13/2025, Vote 3-2; SC 12
  4. Mar 13, 2025SenInexpedient to Legislate, RC 16Y-8N, MA === BILL KILLED ===; 03/13/2025; SJ 7

Coverage

No reporting linked yet.

Documents (PDF)

  • Introducedversion

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