HB 1803 · 2026 · House · Education Funding Committee

Barring double education scholarship funding

rendering a recipient of an education tax credit scholarship ineligible to receive education freedom account funds in the same program year.

Makes students ineligible to receive education freedom account funds and education tax credit scholarships in the same program year, and adjusts related state tuition payments to the Virtual Learning Academy Charter School.AI-generated

Status

Killed in the House — Inexpedient to Legislate · February 19, 2026

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Analysis

This bill prohibits students from receiving funds under the education freedom account program and the education tax scholarship program in the same program year.

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

“No student shall be eligible for a scholarship under this chapter during any program year in which the student is also eligible for or receiving funds under the education freedom account program established RSA 194-F:2, or has a remaining fund balance from a prior education freedom account program year.”

Section 1

“No student shall be eligible for funds under this chapter during any program year in which the student is also eligible for or receiving a scholarship pursuant to the education tax credit scholarship program established RSA 77-G:2, or has a remaining fund balance from a prior education tax credit scholarship program year.”

Section 3

“For the Virtual Learning Academy Charter School authorized pursuant to RSA 194-B:3-a, the state shall pay tuition amounts pursuant to RSA 198:40-a, II(a)-(c) and (e), plus an additional grant of $2,036 directly to the Virtual Learning Academy Charter School for each eligible full-time enrolled pupil in the chartered public school's ADMA.”

Section 4

“For an online chartered public school which receives its initial authorization to operate from the state board of education pursuant to RSA 194-B:3-a on or after July 1, 2013, the state shall pay tuition amounts pursuant to RSA 198:40-a directly to the online chartered public school for each full-time pupil who is a resident of this state in the chartered public school's ADMA.”

Section 5

Official record

Bill page — docket & status

gc.nh.gov · the authoritative source

Public testimony

199 signed in online · 106 wrote testimony

44% support56% oppose0% neutral

ForBill stops improper 'double-dipping' between two programs

AgainstBoth funds together are essential to afford chosen schooling

AI-generatedLeading arguments, summarized by the testimony tool.

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“It's not appropriate that students receive monies both from the EFA funds. and the ETS funds in a year. This diminishes the amounts of money available for all.”

— Joanne Scobie, West Lebanonsupports

“I support this bill because I think one type of financial support per student will make funds available for more students.”

— Shirley Montgomery, Hanoversupports

“I am writing to you not as a statistic or a budget line, but as a mother—one doing everything within her power to give her children a future better than the one circumstances tried to limit. I am a single mother of two, and I am a low-income earner.…”

— Tayo Azmat, MANCHESTERsupports

“My grandson Anthony Fuhrmann goes to a private Christian School and without these funds together he will not be able to go.…”

— Thomas Hoisington, Manchester · My grandsonopposes

“As one of the first receipients of the ETC scholarship, as a previous private school teacher in NH, and as one who currently mentors families in their applications for and use of the EFA and ETC grants, I can attest to the importance of a student's ability to receive both scholarships.…”

— Elizabeth Orlowski, Concordopposes

“With all the unknowns in the world, there are certain things as a parent that are non negotiable for me. That is my child’s education and what they’re exposed to.…”

— Kacey Samson, Boscawenopposes

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

Read the testimony · as of Aug 12, 2026

Votes

yeanay

Starting text: Bill as introduced

Feb 6, 2026HouseCommittee report· regular calendar: Inexpedient to Legislate10–8
Overall
56% yea
Feb 19, 2026HouseRoll callInexpedient to LegislateAdopted191–157How they voted
Overall
55% yea
Party-line vote
Republicans
190–199% yea
Democrats
1–1561% yea

Hearings and debates

Jan 15, 2026Public hearingHouse Education Funding5:19:13–5:30:2611m 13slocated in the stream transcriptPublic Hearing
Feb 6, 2026Public hearingHouse Education Funding2:02:33–2:20:1117m 38slocated in the stream transcriptMajority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate — roll call; Executive Session
Feb 19, 2026Floor debateHouse floor56:32–1:01:254m 53slocated in the stream transcriptInexpedient to Legislate — adopted, roll call 191-157

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Legislative history

Jan 7, 2026HouseIntroduced 01/07/2026 and referred to Education Funding HJ 1 P. 37
Jan 15, 2026HousePublic Hearing: 01/15/2026 02:00 pm GP 232
Feb 6, 2026HouseExecutive Session: 02/06/2026 10:00 am GP 232
Feb 6, 2026HouseMajority : Inexpedient to Legislate 02/06/2026 (Vote 10-8; RC) HC 7 P. 28
Feb 11, 2026HouseMinority : Ought to Pass
Feb 19, 2026HouseInexpedient to Legislate: MA RC 191-157 02/19/2026 HJ 5 P. 50

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Documents (PDF)

Introducedversion

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