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HB 1823 · 2026 · House · Education Policy and Administration Committee

Mandatory independent school audits

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requiring every school, school district, and school administrative unit to produce independent audits and financial reports to be posted publicly and sent to the department of education and the department of revenue administration.

Requires schools, school districts, and school administrative units to produce independent audits and financial reports posted publicly and sent to the department of education and the department of revenue administration.AI-generated

Status

Committee recommended Inexpedient to Legislate; died at adjournment · February 25, 2026
  1. ✓Introduced
  2. ✕House
  3. Senate
  4. Governor
  5. Law

Analysis

This bill requires every school, school district, and school administrative unit to produce independent audits and financial reports to be posted publicly and sent to the department of education and the department of revenue administration.

From the bill's official ANALYSIS section.

Official record

Bill page — docket & status

gc.nh.gov · the authoritative source

Sponsors

Rep. Hope DamonDPrimeDeputy Ranking Member· Education Funding
  • Rep. Dale GirardRVice Chair· Special Committee on COVID Response Efficacy
  • Rep. David LuneauDDemocratic Advisor

Also: Rep. Eleana ColbyD, Rep. Sallie FellowsD, Rep. Tracy BricchiD, Rep. Raymond PeeplesR

Public testimony

24 signed in online · 5 wrote testimony

96% support4% oppose0% neutral

In their wordsVerbatim, exactly as submitted

“AFT-NH supports this bill to give locally elected school boards and school administrators the accurate information they need to oversee the revenue and spending in their school districts.…”
— Debrah Howes, Bow · American Federation of Teachers - NHsupports
“They just could not resist burying "diversity" and "equity" in the text. Deal breaker.”
— Daniel Richardson, Nashuasupports
“Independent financial audits and transparency of financial decisions with our educational institutions must be made regularly and made publicly available.”
— Carol A Wallace, Newportsupports

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

Read the testimony · as of Aug 12, 2026

Hearings

  • 2026-01-1410:00 amHouse Education Policy and AdministrationGP 232Public hearing
  • 2026-01-2210:00 amHouse Education Policy and AdministrationGP 232Public hearingrescheduled

Legislative history

  1. Jan 7, 2026HouseIntroduced 01/07/2026 and referred to Education Policy and Administration HJ 1 P. 37
  2. Jan 14, 2026HousePublic Hearing: 01/14/2026 02:40 pm GP 232
  3. Jan 22, 2026HouseExecutive Session: 01/22/2026 10:00 am GP 232
  4. Feb 18, 2026HouseMajority : Inexpedient to Legislate 02/18/2026 (Vote 9-7; RC) HC 10 P. 85
  5. Feb 25, 2026HouseMinority : Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2026-0397h (NT)

Coverage

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Documents (PDF)

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