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HB 1835 · 2026 · House · Education Funding Committee

Special education funding formula changes

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relative to the formula for distribution of aid to school districts.

Restructures the special education funding formula for distribution of state aid to school districts to reflect the actual costs of services provided to students.AI-generated

Status

Killed in the House — Inexpedient to Legislate · February 19, 2026
  1. ✓Introduced
  2. ✕House
  3. Senate
  4. Governor
  5. Law

Analysis

This bill restructures special education funding to reflect the actual costs of services provided to students.

From the bill's official ANALYSIS section.

Official record

Bill page — docket & status

gc.nh.gov · the authoritative source

Sponsors

Rep. Heather RaymondDPrime
  • Rep. Hope DamonDDeputy Ranking Member· Education Funding

Also: Rep. Alicia GreggD

Public testimony

14 signed in online · 3 wrote testimony

93% support7% oppose0% neutral

In their wordsVerbatim, exactly as submitted

“I write in support of HB 1835. As straightforward as it is worded, please vote OTP in support of funding the actual costs of special education services. Respectfully, Representative Janet Lucas Grafton County District 7”
— Janet Lucas, Camptonsupports
“I support this bill strongly! Because of the changes in national Department of Education, funding for students with disabilities has been reduced in many districts causing local taxpayers to bear the brunt of the cost.…”
— Rose LaRochelle-Colby, Hampsteadsupports
“Support HB 1835 Any change to the school aid formula must reflect the real cost of educating students and reduce disparities between communities—not shift more burden onto local property taxpayers.”
— Kathleen Malsbenden, Newmarketsupports

Verbatim excerpts of submitted testimony, quoted from the testimony tool.

Read the testimony · as of Aug 12, 2026

Hearings

  • 2026-01-229:30 amHouse Education FundingGP 158Public hearingrescheduled
  • 2026-01-2810:00 amHouse Education FundingGP 234Public hearing

Legislative history

  1. Jan 7, 2026HouseIntroduced 01/07/2026 and referred to Education Funding HJ 1 P. 38
  2. Jan 22, 2026HousePublic Hearing: 01/22/2026 10:30 am GP 158
  3. Jan 28, 2026HouseFull Committee Work Session: 01/28/2026 10:00 am GP 234
  4. Feb 10, 2026HouseExecutive Session: 02/10/2026 10:00 am GP 234
  5. Feb 10, 2026HouseMajority : Inexpedient to Legislate 02/10/2026 (Vote 10-8; RC) HC 7 P. 30
  6. Feb 11, 2026HouseMinority : Refer for Interim Study
  7. Feb 19, 2026HouseInexpedient to Legislate: MA VV 02/19/2026 HJ 5 P. 57

Coverage

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Documents (PDF)

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