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SB 581 · 2026 · Senate · Education Finance Committee

Remove EFA enrollment cap

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modifying education freedom account (EFA) eligibility and removing priority guidelines and the enrollment cap relative to EFA eligibility.

Repeals the priority guidelines and enrollment cap for education freedom accounts and removes related references from EFA application provisions.AI-generated

Status

Referred to interim study (Senate) · February 24, 2026
  1. ✓Introduced
  2. ✕Senate
  3. House
  4. Governor
  5. Law

Analysis

This bill repeals the priority guidelines and the enrollment cap for education freedom accounts (EFAs). The bill also removes references to both priority guidelines and the enrollment cap relative to applications for EFAs.

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 to establish an EFA for an eligible student.”
Section 1
“The department of education shall publish on its website information identifying the enrollment cap when it is increased pursuant to this paragraph.]”
Section 2
“The scholarship organization shall accept and approve applications for enrollment on a rolling basis each year [and shall establish procedures for approving applications for enrollment in an expeditious manner.”
Section 1
“Priority guideline students shall not be subject to the enrollment cap and shall be enrolled on a rolling basis].”
Section 1

Official record

Bill page — docket & status

gc.nh.gov · the authoritative source

Sponsors

Sen. Victoria SullivanRPrimeVice Chair· Education
  • Rep. Kristin NobleRChair· Education Policy and Administration

Public testimony

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

Votes

yeanay
Starting text: Bill as introduced
  • Mar 5, 2026SenateCommittee reportCommittee report: Referred to Interim Study6–0
    Overall
    100% yea
  • Mar 5, 2026SenateVoice voteRefer to Interim Studyadopted

Hearings and debates

  • Jan 22, 2026Public hearingSenate Education Finance2:11:27–2:13:472m 20slocated in the stream transcriptHearing
  • Mar 5, 2026Floor debateSenate floorWatchnot located in the transcript — opens the full streamCommittee Report: Referred to Interim Study; Refer to Interim Study — adopted, voice vote

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

Legislative history

  1. Jan 7, 2026SenIntroduced 01/07/2026 and Referred to Education Finance; SJ 1
  2. Jan 22, 2026SenHearing: 01/22/2026, Room 103, SH, 11:25 am; SC 47A
  3. Mar 5, 2026SenCommittee Report: Referred to Interim Study, 03/05/2026; Vote 6-0; CC; SC 8
  4. Mar 5, 2026SenRefer to Interim Study, MA, VV; 03/05/2026; SJ 5

Coverage

No reporting linked yet.

Documents (PDF)

  • Introducedversion

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