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HB 1490 · 2026 · House · Education Policy and Administration Committee

Home education notice disclosure requirement

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requiring scholarship organizations to provide written notice to parents explaining the parents' requirement to provide written notice upon termination of a home education program.

Requires scholarship organizations to give parents of home-educated students written notice explaining the parents' obligation to notify the district superintendent or school principal upon terminating a home education program.AI-generated

Status

Killed in the House — Inexpedient to Legislate · March 11, 2026
  1. ✓Introduced
  2. ✕House
  3. Senate
  4. Governor
  5. Law

Analysis

This bill requires scholarship organizations to provide a written explanation to parents of students that have been receiving a home education of the parents' requirement to provide written notice to the district superintendent or school principal upon termination of a home education program.

From the bill's official ANALYSIS section.

Official record

Bill page — docket & status

gc.nh.gov · the authoritative source

Sponsors

Rep. Katy PeternelRPrimeVice Chair· Education Policy and Administration
  • Rep. Claudine BurnhamRDeputy Majority Whip
  • Rep. Margaret DryeRClerk· Education Policy and Administration
  • Rep. Erica LayonRChair· Executive Departments and Administration
  • Rep. Kristin NobleRChair· Education Policy and Administration

Also: Rep. Cindy BennettR, Rep. Michael GrangerR, Rep. James ThibaultR

Public testimony

5 signed in online · 1 wrote testimony

80% support20% oppose0% neutral

In their wordsVerbatim, exactly as submitted

“As homeschooling parents, we support this bill. The bill requires the scholarship organization, currently the Children’s Scholarship Fund, which administers the EFA program, to provide written notice to enrolling families explaining that they must formally terminate a home education program if they enroll in the EFA.…”
— James and Jennifer Bobolia, Derrysupports

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

Read the testimony · as of Aug 12, 2026

Hearings

  • 2026-02-1110:00 amHouse Education Policy and AdministrationGP 232Public hearing
  • 2026-03-029:30 amHouse Education Policy and AdministrationGP 232Public hearing

Legislative history

  1. Jan 7, 2026HouseIntroduced 01/07/2026 and referred to Education Policy and Administration HJ 1 P. 22
  2. Feb 11, 2026HousePublic Hearing: 02/11/2026 11:00 am GP 232
  3. Mar 2, 2026HouseExecutive Session: 03/02/2026 09:30 am GP 232
  4. Mar 2, 2026House: Inexpedient to Legislate 03/02/2026 (Vote 17-0; CC) HC 10 P. 12
  5. Mar 11, 2026HouseInexpedient to Legislate: MA VV 03/11/2026 HJ 7 P. 19

Coverage

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Documents (PDF)

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