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HB1514 • 2026

(New Title) requiring the department of education and the department of revenue administration to send school monitoring and financial reports to relevant school and school board authorities.

(New Title) requiring the department of education and the department of revenue administration to send school monitoring and financial reports to relevant school and school board authorities.

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Enacted

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

Sponsor
Hope Damon (D), Skip Rollins (R), Walter Spilsbury (R), John Cloutier (D), Tracy Bricchi (D), Raymond Peeples (R), Peggy Balboni (D)
Last action
2026-06-24
Official status
SIGNED BY GOVERNOR
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

Using official source text because the generated explanation was unavailable or could not be confirmed against the official bill text.

(New Title) requiring the department of education and the department of revenue administration to send school monitoring and financial reports to relevant school and school board authorities.

(New Title) requiring the department of education and the department of revenue administration to send school monitoring and financial reports to relevant school and school board authorities.

What This Bill Does

  • (New Title) requiring the department of education and the department of revenue administration to send school monitoring and financial reports to relevant school and school board authorities.

Limits and Unknowns

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Bill History

  1. 2026-06-24 H

    Signed by Governor Ayotte 06/19/2026; Chapter 173; eff. 08/18/2026

  2. 2026-06-10 S

    Enrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 06/04/2026); SJ 14

  3. 2026-06-10 H

    Enrolled (in recess of) 06/04/2026 HJ 15

  4. 2026-05-07 H

    House Concurs with Senate Amendment 2026-1402s (Rep. Ladd): MA VV 05/07/2026 HJ 12

  5. 2026-04-14 S

    Ought to Pass with Amendment #2026-1402s , MA, VV; OT3rdg; 04/16/2026; SJ 9

  6. 2026-04-10 S

    Committee Amendment #2026-1402s , AA, VV; 04/16/2026; SJ 9

  7. 2026-04-08 S

    Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment #2026-1402s , 04/16/2026; Vote 5-0; CC; SC 14

  8. 2026-03-10 S

    Hearing: 03/17/2026, Room Map Room, SL, 09:45 am; SC 10

  9. 2026-03-06 S

    Introduced 03/05/2026 and Referred to Education; SJ 6

  10. 2026-03-05 H

    Ought to Pass : MA VV 03/05/2026 HJ 6 P. 10

  11. 2026-02-20 H

    Committee Report: Ought to Pass 02/17/2026 (Vote 18-0; CC) HC 9 P. 9

  12. 2026-02-11 H

    Executive Session: 02/17/2026 10:00 am GP 232

  13. 2026-01-13 H

    ==ROOM CHANGE== Public Hearing: 01/27/2026 10:30 am GP 234

  14. 2025-12-10 H

    Introduced 01/07/2026 and referred to Education Funding HJ 1 P. 23

Official Summary Text

(New Title) requiring the department of education and the department of revenue administration to send school monitoring and financial reports to relevant school and school board authorities.

Current Bill Text

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CHAPTER 173
HB 1514 - FINAL VERSION

04/16/2026 1402s
2026 SESSION
26-2621
07/06

HOUSE BILL
1514

AN ACT
requiring the department of education and the department of revenue administration to send school monitoring and financial reports to relevant school and school board authorities.

SPONSORS: Rep. Damon, Sull. 8; Rep. Cloutier, Sull. 6; Rep. Balboni, Rock. 38; Rep. Rollins, Sull. 3; Rep. Bricchi, Merr. 15; Rep. Spilsbury, Sull. 3; Rep. Peeples, Hills. 14

COMMITTEE: Education Funding

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AMENDED ANALYSIS

This bill requires the department of education and the department of revenue administration to send school monitoring and financial reports to relevant school and school board authorities.

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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in
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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
04/16/2026 1402s 26-2621
07/06

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty-Six

AN ACT
requiring the department of education and the department of revenue administration to send school monitoring and financial reports to relevant school and school board authorities.

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

173:1 New Section; The State and Its Government; Department of Education; Required Annual Reports. Amend RSA 21-N by inserting after section 13 the following new section:
21-N:14 Required Annual Reports.
I. The department of education shall annually send all school monitoring and financial reports to every relevant elected school board official, school superintendent, and school business administrator. Electronic communication shall be acceptable. The department shall provide annual notifications to school board officials, superintendents, and business administrators of what reports the department expects to send each year.
II. For the purpose of this section, "monitoring report" means any formal report authored by the department of education that identifies a compliance concern or deviation from industry standards and recommends the local education agency take corrective action.

173:2 New Section; The State and Its Government; Department of Revenue Administration; Required Annual Reports. Amend RSA 21-J by inserting after section 49 the following new section:
21-J:50 Required Annual Reports.
I. The department of revenue administration shall annually, by July 10, create and send a school district audit compliance report to the department of education for distribution to every relevant elected school board official, school superintendent, and school business administrator.
II. For the purpose of this section, "compliance report" means any formal report authored by the department of education that identifies a compliance concern or deviation from industry standards and recommends the local education agency take corrective action.

173:3 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.

Approved: June 19, 2026
Effective Date: August 18, 2026