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HB 1836 · 2026 · House · Education Policy and Administration Committee

Enforcing school accountability system reporting

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relative to the input-based accountability system requirements and enforcement.

Requires the commissioner of the department of education to withhold grant funds from a public school or district until it submits its input-based school accountability system report.AI-generated

Status

Killed in the Senate — Inexpedient to Legislate · April 17, 2026
  1. ✓Introduced
  2. ✓House
  3. ✕Senate
  4. Governor
  5. Law

Analysis

This bill requires the commissioner of the department of education to withhold grant funds from a public school or district until such time as the input-based school accountability system report is submitted to the department.

From the bill's official ANALYSIS section.

In the bill's words

Quoted verbatim from the bill as amended by the House. Passages chosen from the operative text.Computed by this site

“The input-based school accountability system shall be completed by January 15 of every even numbered year.”
Section 1
“RSA 193-E:3-b, I(c), relative to reports filed from New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC) certified schools, is repealed.”
Section 2
“The school principal and school district superintendent shall certify in writing that the responses submitted are accurate.”
Section 1
“The commissioner, or designee, shall review the input-based school accountability system responses to each school's self-assessment required under this section and shall verify that the responses comply with the standards under subparagraph (a).”
Section 1

Official record

Bill page — docket & status

gc.nh.gov · the authoritative source

Sponsors

Rep. Rick LaddRPrimeChair· Education Funding
  • Sen. Ruth WardRChair· Education
  • Sen. Daniel InnisRVice Chair· Education Finance
  • Sen. Keith MurphyRChair· Education Finance
  • Sen. Victoria SullivanRVice Chair· Education

Also: Rep. Daniel Popovici-MullerR, Rep. Raymond PeeplesR, Rep. Jim KofaltR

Public testimony

12 signed in online · 4 wrote testimony

25% support75% oppose0% neutral

In their wordsVerbatim, exactly as submitted

“Withholding funding from schools is revolting, for any reason. Go in and fix things, that's fine, but holding their funding hostage until they meet the standards of people who haven't stepped foot in a classroom since the day they graduated? It's ridiculous.…”
— Daniel Lampkin, Northfieldopposes
“This bill allows for funds to be withheld from entire districts if one school does not comply. This would be harmful to all students in a district where all but one school was compliant.…”
— Amber Kehoe, Northfieldopposes
“You really should not be micromanaging these things. You need to trust your Commissioner of Education to use their judgement and respond productively to a missing report. What if the system goes down?…”
— Karen Burnett-Kurie, Wolfeboroopposes

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
  • Mar 2, 2026HouseCommittee report· regular calendar: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2026-0648h10–8
    Overall
    56% yea
  • Mar 11, 2026HouseVoice voteAmendment 2026-0648hadopted
  • Mar 11, 2026HouseDivisionOught to Pass with Amendment 2026-0648hAdopted184–149
    Overall
    55% yea
    Resulting text: Bill as amended by the House
  • Apr 23, 2026SenateCommittee report: Inexpedient to Legislate4–1
    Overall
    80% yea
  • Apr 23, 2026SenateVoice voteInexpedient to Legislateadopted

Hearings and debates

  • Feb 2, 2026Public hearingHouse Education Policy and Administration1:07:50–1:09:131m 23slocated in the stream transcriptPublic Hearing
  • Mar 2, 2026Public hearingHouse Education Policy and Administration6:42:21–6:43:291m 8slocated in the stream transcriptMajority Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2026-0648h — roll call; Executive Session
  • Mar 11, 2026Floor debateHouse floor5:50:51–5:54:303m 39slocated in the stream transcriptOught to Pass with Amendment 2026-0648h — adopted, division 184-149; Amendment # 2026-0648h — adopted, voice vote
  • Mar 31, 2026Public hearingSenate Education1:37:16–1:39:262m 10slocated in the stream transcriptHearing
  • Apr 23, 2026Floor debateSenate floorWatchnot located in the transcript — opens the full streamCommittee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate; Inexpedient to Legislate — adopted, voice vote

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

Legislative history

  1. Jan 7, 2026HouseIntroduced 01/07/2026 and referred to Education Policy and Administration HJ 1 P. 38
  2. Feb 2, 2026HousePublic Hearing: 02/02/2026 10:20 am GP 232
  3. Mar 2, 2026HouseExecutive Session: 03/02/2026 09:30 am GP 232
  4. Mar 2, 2026HouseMajority : Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2026-0648h 03/02/2026 (Vote 10-8; RC) HC 10 P. 39
  5. Mar 4, 2026HouseMinority : Inexpedient to Legislate
  6. Mar 11, 2026HouseAmendment # 2026-0648h: AA VV 03/11/2026 HJ 7 P. 138
  7. Mar 11, 2026HouseOught to Pass with Amendment 2026-0648h: MA DV 184-149 03/11/2026 HJ 7 P. 138
  8. Mar 12, 2026SenIntroduced 03/12/2026 and Referred to Education; SJ 7
  9. Mar 31, 2026SenHearing: 03/31/2026, Room Map Room, SL, 09:45 am; SC 12
  10. Apr 23, 2026Sen: Inexpedient to Legislate, 04/23/2026, Vote 4-1, CC; SC 15
  11. Apr 23, 2026SenInexpedient to Legislate, MA, VV === BILL KILLED ===; 04/23/2026; SJ 10

Coverage

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Documents (PDF)

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