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HB 675 · 2026 · House · Education Funding Committee

Limits on school central office spending

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(Second New Title) limiting total central office administrative expenses by school districts and requiring reporting of central office administrative expenses to the department of education.

Limits total central office administrative expenses by school districts and requires reporting of such expenses to the department of education.AI-generated

Status

Killed in the House — Inexpedient to Legislate · January 8, 2026
  1. ✓Introduced
  2. ✕House
  3. Senate
  4. Governor
  5. Law

Analysis

This bill limits total central office administrative expenses by school districts and requires reporting of central office administrative expenses to the department of education.

From the bill's official ANALYSIS section.

In the bill's words

Quoted verbatim from the bill As Amended by the House (2nd committee). Passages chosen from the operative text.Computed by this site

“Such term shall also include district-level curriculum directors, directors of instruction, or similarly titled positions who are not employed under a collective bargaining agreement or not providing direct classroom instruction more than 50 percent of the time.”
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“Such term shall not include school-based administrative staff, classroom instruction, instructional support services, special education services, transportation, food services, facilities operations, or maintenance.”
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“Except as provided in paragraph V, total central office administrative expenses shall not exceed 6 percent of the total school district appropriation amounts, less facilities acquisition and construction, authorized in paragraph III and reported pursuant to RSA 198:4-a.”
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“For school administrative units serving multiple school districts, central office administrative expenditures shall be allocated to each district consistent with the unit’s existing cost-allocation methodology for purposes of determining compliance with paragraph IV(b).”
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Official record

Bill page — docket & status

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Sponsors

Rep. Joe SweeneyRPrimeDeputy Majority Leader
  • Rep. Jason OsborneRMajority Leader

Public testimony

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

Votes

yeanay
Starting text: Bill as introduced
  • Mar 4, 2025HouseCommittee report· regular calendar: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2025-0548h (NT)10–8
    Overall
    56% yea
  • Mar 13, 2025HouseDivisionLay HB 675 on Table (Rep. N. Germana)Failed187–189
    Overall
    50% yea
  • Mar 13, 2025HouseDivisionAmendment 2025-0548hAdopted204–173
    Overall
    54% yea
  • Mar 13, 2025HouseRoll callOught to Pass with Amendment 2025-0548hAdopted190–185How they voted
    Overall
    51% yea
    Party-line vote
    Republicans
    190–1593% yea
    Democrats
    0–1690% yea
    Other
    0–10% yea
    Resulting text: Bill as amended by the House
  • Nov 7, 2025HouseCommittee report· regular calendar: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2025-3013h14–11
    Overall
    56% yea
  • Jan 8, 2026HouseRoll callAmendment 2025-3013hAdopted184–168How they voted
    Overall
    52% yea
    Party-line vote
    Republicans
    182–1095% yea
    Democrats
    2–1571% yea
    Other
    0–10% yea
  • Jan 8, 2026HouseRoll callFloor amendment 2026-0033h (Rep. Rice)Adopted177–176How they voted
    Overall
    50% yea
    Party-line vote
    Republicans
    176–1791% yea
    Democrats
    1–1581% yea
    Other
    0–10% yea
  • Jan 8, 2026HouseRoll callFloor amendment 2026-0042h (Rep. Ball)Adopted182–173How they voted
    Overall
    51% yea
    Party-line vote
    Republicans
    23–17112% yea
    Democrats
    158–299% yea
    Other
    1–0100% yea
  • Jan 8, 2026HouseRoll callOught to Pass with Amendment 2025-3013 2026-0033h 2026-0042hFailed9–346How they voted
    Overall
    3% yea
    Republicans
    9–1855% yea
    Democrats
    0–1600% yea
    Other
    0–10% yea
  • Jan 8, 2026HouseVoice voteInexpedient to Legislateadopted
  • Jan 8, 2026HouseDivisionReconsider ITL (Rep. Weber)Failed170–185
    Overall
    48% yea

Hearings and debates

  • Jan 30, 2025Public hearingHouse Education Funding4:17:03–4:34:1017m 7slocated in the stream transcriptPublic Hearing
  • Feb 12, 2025Public hearingHouse Education Funding2:12:29–2:13:361m 7slocated in the stream transcriptFull Committee Work Session
  • Feb 25, 2025Public hearingHouse Education Funding4:03:31–4:04:331m 2slocated in the stream transcriptFull Committee Work Session
  • Mar 4, 2025Public hearingHouse Education Funding3:15:47–3:19:123m 25slocated in the stream transcriptMajority Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2025-0548h (NT) — roll call; Executive Session
  • Mar 13, 2025Floor debateHouse floor3:39:42–3:56:1616m 34slocated in the stream transcriptOught to Pass with Amendment 2025-0548h — adopted, roll call 190-185; Amendment # 2025-0548h (NT) — adopted, division 204-173; Lay HB 675 on Table (Rep. N. Germana) — failed, division 187-189
  • Mar 18, 2025Public hearingHouse Finance - Division II27:41–1:06:4339m 2slocated in the stream transcriptDivision II Work Session
  • Apr 1, 2025Public hearingHouse Finance1:34:27–1:37:032m 36slocated in the stream transcriptExecutive Session
  • Oct 16, 2025Public hearingHouse Finance - Division II41:24–43:061m 42slocated in the stream transcriptDivision II Work Session
  • Oct 30, 2025Public hearingHouse Finance1:54:24–1:59:515m 27slocated in the stream transcriptExecutive Session
  • Jan 8, 2026Floor debateHouse floor1:45:05–1:50:385m 33slocated in the stream transcriptOught to Pass with Amendment 2025-3013 2026-0033h 2026-0042h — failed, roll call 9-346; Inexpedient to Legislate — adopted, voice vote; Amendment # 2025-3013h — adopted, roll call 184-168

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Legislative history

  1. Jan 9, 2025HouseIntroduced (in recess of) 01/09/2025 and referred to Education Funding HJ 3 P. 22
  2. Jan 30, 2025HousePublic Hearing: 01/30/2025 01:15 pm LOB 205-207
  3. Feb 12, 2025HouseFull Committee Work Session: 02/12/2025 10:00 am LOB 210-211
  4. Feb 25, 2025HouseFull Committee Work Session: 02/25/2025 10:00 am LOB 205-207
  5. Mar 4, 2025HouseExecutive Session: 03/04/2025 11:00 am LOB 205-207
  6. Mar 4, 2025HouseMajority : Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2025-0548h (NT) 03/04/2025 (Vote 10-8; RC)
  7. Mar 5, 2025HouseMinority : Inexpedient to Legislate
  8. Mar 13, 2025HouseLay HB 675 on Table (Rep. N. Germana): MF DV 187-189 03/13/2025 HJ 8 P. 56
  9. Mar 13, 2025HouseAmendment # 2025-0548h (NT): AA DV 204-173 03/13/2025 HJ 8 P. 55
  10. Mar 13, 2025HouseOught to Pass with Amendment 2025-0548h: MA RC 190-185 03/13/2025 HJ 8 P. 56
  11. Mar 13, 2025HouseReferred to Finance 03/13/2025 HJ 8 P. 58
  12. Mar 18, 2025HouseDivision II Work Session: 03/18/2025 10:00 am LOB 209
  13. Apr 1, 2025HouseExecutive Session: 04/01/2025 10:00 am LOB 210-211
  14. Apr 2, 2025HouseRetained in Committee
  15. Oct 16, 2025HouseDivision II Work Session: 10/16/2025 10:00 am GP 230
  16. Oct 30, 2025HouseExecutive Session: 10/30/2025 10:00 am GP 230
  17. Nov 7, 2025HouseMajority Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2025-3013h 11/07/2025 (Vote 14-11; RC) HC 51 P. 36
  18. Nov 10, 2025HouseMinority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate
  19. Jan 8, 2026HouseAmendment # 2025-3013h: AA RC 184-168 01/08/2026 HJ 2 P. 11
  20. Jan 8, 2026HouseFLAM # 2026-0033h (Rep. Rice): AA RC 177-176 01/08/2026 HJ 2 P. 13
  21. Jan 8, 2026HouseFLAM # 2026-0042h(NT) (Rep. Ball): AA RC 182-173 01/08/2026 HJ 2 P. 16
  22. Jan 8, 2026HouseOught to Pass with Amendment 2025-3013 2026-0033h 2026-0042h: MF RC 9-346 01/08/2026 HJ 2 P. 18
  23. Jan 8, 2026HouseInexpedient to Legislate: MA VV 01/08/2026 HJ 2 P. 20
  24. Jan 8, 2026HouseReconsider ITL (Rep. Weber): MF DV 170-185 01/08/2026 HJ 2 P. 29

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Documents (PDF)

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