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SB 532 · 2026 · Senate · Education Committee

Expanded EFA oversight committee duties

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increasing the requirements of the education freedom savings account oversight committee and modifying the purpose of the committee.

Expands the education freedom savings account oversight committee's purpose to include review of student data, eligibility requirements, and expenditures, and requires monthly meetings that are live broadcast and recorded.AI-generated

Status

Killed in the Senate — Inexpedient to Legislate · February 19, 2026
  1. ✓Introduced
  2. ✕Senate
  3. House
  4. Governor
  5. Law

Analysis

This bill extends the purpose of the education freedom savings account oversight committee to include the review of student data, eligibility requirements, and EFA expenditures. The bill also requires the committee to meet at a minimum monthly and for such meetings to be live broadcasted as well as recorded on the general court website.

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

“Two members of the senate, one of whom shall be a member of the majority party and one of whom shall be a member of the minority party, appointed by the president of the senate.”
RSA 194-F:12
“Three members of the house of representatives, one of whom shall be a member of the majority party and one of whom shall be a member of the minority party, appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives.”
RSA 194-F:12
“Members of the committee shall receive mileage at the legislative rate when attending to the duties of the committee.”
RSA 194-F:12
“The committee shall monitor the implementation of RSA 194-F, including the review of student data, eligibility requirements, and EFA expenditures as well as the impact of state education funding to local district schools.”
RSA 194-F:12

Official record

Bill page — docket & status

gc.nh.gov · the authoritative source

Sponsors

Sen. Debra AltschillerDPrime
  • Sen. Rebecca Perkins KwokaDMinority Leader

Also: Sen. Donovan FentonD, Rep. Peggy BalboniD

Public testimony

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

Votes

yeanay
Starting text: Bill as introduced
  • Feb 19, 2026SenateCommittee report: Inexpedient to Legislate3–1
    Overall
    75% yea
  • Feb 19, 2026SenateRoll callInexpedient to LegislateAdopted16–8How they voted
    Overall
    67% yea
    Party-line vote
    Republicans
    16–0100% yea
    Democrats
    0–80% yea

Hearings and debates

  • Feb 10, 2026Public hearingSenate Education17:21–19:252m 4slocated in the stream transcriptHearing
  • Feb 19, 2026Floor debateSenate floor3:08:30–3:08:5727slocated in the stream transcriptCommittee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate; Inexpedient to Legislate — adopted, roll call 16-8

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

Legislative history

  1. Jan 7, 2026SenIntroduced 01/07/2026 and Referred to Education; SJ 1
  2. Feb 10, 2026SenHearing: 02/10/2026, Room Map Room, SL, 09:15 am; SC 4
  3. Feb 19, 2026Sen: Inexpedient to Legislate, 02/19/2026, Vote 3-1; SC 6
  4. Feb 19, 2026SenInexpedient to Legislate, RC 16Y-8N, MA === BILL KILLED ===; 02/19/2026; SJ 4

Coverage

No reporting linked yet.

Documents (PDF)

  • Introducedversion

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