HB1379 • 2026

relative to the reporting date for the annual complaint data.

Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor: Melissa Litchfield (R), Lisa Freeman (R), Bill Gannon (R), Jeffrey Tenczar (R), Margaret Drye (R), Ruth Ward (R), Kristin Noble (R), Paul Terry (R)
Last action: 2026-04-06
Official status: SIGNED BY GOVERNOR
Effective date: Not listed

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relative to the reporting date for the annual complaint data.

What This Bill Does

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Bill History

2026-04-06 H
Signed by Governor Ayotte 04/03/2026; Chapter 24; eff: 06/02/2026
2026-03-26 H
Enrolled 03/26/2026 HJ 9 P. 2
2026-03-26 S
Enrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 03/26/2026); SJ 8
2026-03-06 S
Ought to Pass : MA, VV; OT3rdg; 03/12/2026; SJ 6
2026-03-05 S
Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 03/12/2026; Vote 3-0; CC; SC 9
2026-02-19 S
Hearing: 03/04/2026, Room 103, SH, 10:00 am; SC 7
2026-02-09 S
Introduced 02/05/2026 and Referred to Executive Departments and Administration; SJ 4
2026-02-05 H
Ought to Pass : MA VV HJ 3 P. 9
2026-01-27 H
Executive Session: 01/12/2026 11:10 am GP 232
2026-01-27 H
Committee Report: Ought to Pass 01/12/2026 (Vote 15-0; CC) HC 5 P. 5
2026-01-08 H
Public Hearing: 01/12/2026 11:10 am GP 232
2025-12-02 H
Introduced 01/07/2026 and referred to Education Policy and Administration HJ 1 P. 17

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CHAPTER 24
HB 1379 - FINAL VERSION

2026 SESSION
26-3042
04/09

HOUSE BILL
1379

AN ACT
relative to the reporting date for the annual complaint data.

SPONSORS: Rep. Litchfield, Rock. 32; Rep. Tenczar, Hills. 1; Rep. Noble, Hills. 2; Rep. Freeman, Belk. 8; Rep. Drye, Sull. 7; Rep. Terry, Belk. 7; Sen. Gannon, Dist 23; Sen. Ward, Dist 8

COMMITTEE: Education Policy and Administration

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ANALYSIS

This bill modifies the date that the special education complaint and findings annual report will be published.

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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in
bold italics.
Matter removed from current law appears [
in brackets and struckthrough.
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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
26-3042
04/09

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty-Six

AN ACT
relative to the reporting date for the annual complaint data.

Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:

24:1 Special Education State Complaints and Findings; Annual Report Date. Amend the introductory paragraph of RSA 186-C:5-a, III to read as follows:
III. The department shall publish an annual report by [
July
]
September
1st each year beginning in 2026. The annual report shall be made publicly available on the department's website and provided to the office of special education advocate, state advisory council on the education of children with disabilities, and the chairmen of the house and senate education committees. The annual report shall summarize the state complaint data, including:

24:2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.

Approved: April 03, 2026
Effective Date: June 02, 2026