New HampshireEducation department would review state laws for overlap and conflicts
The Department of Education would seek an attorney to review state education laws, report possible changes, and use $100,000 from the education trust fund.
What it does
The Department of Education would seek to hire an attorney to review state education laws and suggest possible changes, with $100,000 set aside for the work.
Argument forReviewing repeated or conflicting education laws could help lawmakers find places to combine rules and make them easier to follow.
Argument againstSetting aside $100,000 from the education trust fund could leave less money available for other uses of that fund.
More detail
The Department of Education would seek to hire an attorney to review state education laws and report findings and recommendations. The review would cover Title XV, RSA chapters 186 through 200-N, including repeated or conflicting laws and areas that could be combined. The commissioner or a designee would supervise the attorney, in consultation with the attorney general. The bill would set aside $100,000 from the education trust fund for the work. The act would take effect July 1, 2025. The work would be due by September 30, 2025, and the appropriation is for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Oct 19Interim Study Report: Recommended for Future Legislation 10/16/2026 (Vote 15-0; )Latest
- Sep 14Executive Session: 10/06/2026 10:00 am GP 232
- Jan 7Refer for Interim Study: MA VV 01/07/2026 HJ 1 P. 49
- 2025
- Nov 20Committee Report: Refer for Interim Study 11/18/2025 (Vote 18-0; CC) HC 51 P. 7
- Oct 28Executive Session: 11/13/2025 02:00 pm GP 232
- Oct 28Full Committee Work Session: 11/13/2025 01:00 pm GP 232
- Oct 15==RESCHEDULED== Executive Session: 11/04/2025 02:00 pm GP 232
- Oct 13==RESCHEDULED== Full Committee Work Session: 11/04/2025 01:00 pm GP 232
- Mar 12Retained in Committee
- Mar 5Executive Session: 03/12/2025 10:30 am LOB 201
- Feb 27==CANCELLED== Executive Session: 03/11/2025 10:30 am LOB 205-207
- Feb 5Public Hearing: 02/11/2025 11:20 am LOB 205-207
- Jan 22Introduced (in recess of) 01/09/2025 and referred to Education Funding HJ 3 P. 24Introduced
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