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HB 1264 - AS INTRODUCED
2026 SESSION
26-2443
12/06
HOUSE BILL
1264
AN ACT
increasing the requirements of the education freedom savings account oversight committee and modifying the purpose of the committee.
SPONSORS: Rep. Balboni, Rock. 38; Rep. Cornell, Hills. 22; Rep. M. Hall, Merr. 9; Rep. Luneau, Merr. 9; Rep. Selig, Straf. 10; Rep. M. Murray, Hills. 37; Rep. Grund, Hills. 34; Rep. Woodcock, Carr. 1; Sen. Altschiller, Dist 24; Sen. Reardon, Dist 15; Sen. Fenton, Dist 10
COMMITTEE: Education Policy and Administration
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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.
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Matter removed from current law appears [
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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
26-2443
12/06
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty-Six
AN ACT
increasing the requirements of the education freedom savings account oversight committee and modifying the purpose of the committee.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Education Freedom Savings Account Oversight Committee; Purpose Modified; Meetings Recorded. Amend RSA 194-F:12 to read as follows:
194-F:12 Legislative Oversight Committee Established. There is established an education freedom savings account oversight committee.
I. The members of the committee shall be as follows:
(a) 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.
(b) 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.
II. Members of the committee shall receive mileage at the legislative rate when attending to the duties of the committee.
III. 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
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The committee shall also
make recommendations for any legislative changes to the education freedom savings account program.
IV. The members of the study committee shall elect a chairperson from among the members. The first meeting of the committee shall be called by the first-named senate member. The first meeting of the committee shall be held within 45 days of the effective date of this section.
The committee shall meet at a minimum once per month, and each committee meeting shall be broadcasted live on the general court website. Each committee meeting shall also be recorded and such recordings shall be made available on the general court website.
Three members of the committee shall constitute a quorum.
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All agendas, minutes, and reports produced in committee meetings shall be posted to the department of education's website.
VI.
The committee shall submit a report on or before November 30, 2022, and each year thereafter, to the general court including findings, recommendations, and any corrective or technical improvements that the education freedom account program may require.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.