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HB 1700 · 2026 · House · Education Policy and Administration Committee

Student member on education board

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adding a non-voting student member to the state board of education.

Adds a non-voting student member to the state board of education, serving a non-renewable two-year term or until age 22, whichever occurs first.AI-generated

Status

Killed in the House — Inexpedient to Legislate · March 5, 2026
  1. ✓Introduced
  2. ✕House
  3. Senate
  4. Governor
  5. Law

Analysis

This bill adds a non-voting member to the state board of education who is actively a student in a career school, high school, community college, college, or university, or enrolled in an education freedom account program or home education program located in the state. The bill also clarifies that such member shall serve for a non-renewable two-year term or until the member attains the age of 22, whichever occurs first.

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

“There is hereby established the state board of education consisting of [7] 8 members who shall serve without pay and shall not be technical educators or professionally engaged in school work.”
RSA 21-N:10
“For the purposes of this section, "professionally engaged in school work" shall not include a member that is actively enrolled as a student in a career school, high school, community college, college, or university located in the state.”
RSA 21-N:10
“The members shall be paid for actual expenses incurred in the performance of their duties out of moneys appropriated for the department of education.”
RSA 21-N:10
“The education committee of the house of representatives or the education committee of the senate may, by majority vote of its members, propose areas of study to the board, which shall be put on the agenda of the next meeting of the board for its consideration and response.”
RSA 21-N:10

Official record

Bill page — docket & status

gc.nh.gov · the authoritative source

Sponsors

Rep. Joe AlexanderRPrimeChair· Housing

Rep. Valerie McDonnellR, Rep. James ThibaultR

Public testimony

3 signed in online

67% support33% oppose0% neutral

Read the testimony · as of Aug 12, 2026

Votes

yeanay
Starting text: Bill as introduced
  • Feb 18, 2026HouseCommittee report· consent calendar: Inexpedient to Legislate15–1
    Overall
    94% yea
  • Mar 5, 2026HouseVoice voteInexpedient to Legislateadopted

Hearings and debates

  • Feb 11, 2026Public hearingHouse Education Policy and Administration4:42–5:501m 8slocated in the stream transcriptPublic Hearing
  • Mar 5, 2026Floor 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

  1. Jan 7, 2026HouseIntroduced 01/07/2026 and referred to Education Policy and Administration HJ 1 P. 32
  2. Feb 11, 2026HousePublic Hearing: 02/11/2026 10:00 am GP 232
  3. Feb 18, 2026HouseExecutive Session: 02/18/2026 10:00 am GP 232
  4. Feb 18, 2026House: Inexpedient to Legislate 02/18/2026 (Vote 15-1; CC) HC 9 P. 12
  5. Mar 5, 2026HouseInexpedient to Legislate: MA VV 03/05/2026 HJ 6 P. 13

Coverage

No reporting linked yet.

Documents (PDF)

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