CHAPTER 110
HB 367-FN-LOCAL - FINAL VERSION
9Mar2023... 0226h
2023 SESSION
23-0200
10/05
HOUSE BILL 367-FN-LOCAL
AN ACT relative to eligibility of students in the education freedom account program.
SPONSORS: Rep. A. Lekas, Hills. 38; Sen. Murphy, Dist 16
COMMITTEE: Education
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ANALYSIS
This bill increases the household income level based on the federal poverty guidelines for the eligibility of students to participate in the education freedom account program.
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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.
Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]
Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
9Mar2023... 0226h 23-0200
10/05
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Three
AN ACT relative to eligibility of students in the education freedom account program.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
110:1 Education Freedom Accounts; Eligible Students; Federal Poverty Guidelines. Amend RSA 194-F:1, VI to read as follows:
VI. "Eligible student" means a resident of this state who is eligible to enroll in a public elementary or secondary school and whose annual household income at the time the student applies for the program is less than or equal to [300] 350 percent of the federal poverty guidelines as updated annually in the Federal Register by the United States Department of Health and Human Services under 42 U.S.C. section 9902(2). No income threshold need be met in subsequent years, provided the student otherwise qualifies. Students in the special school district within the department of corrections established in RSA 194:60 shall not be eligible students.
110:2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
Approved: June 27, 2023
Effective Date: August 26, 2023
| Date | Amendment |
|---|---|
| Feb. 8, 2023 | 2023-0449h |
| Feb. 9, 2023 | 2023-0226h |
| June 6, 2023 | 2023-2155s |
| June 7, 2023 | 2023-2161s |
| Date | Body | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Jan. 19, 2023 | House | Hearing |
| Feb. 1, 2023 | House | Exec Session |
| Feb. 1, 2023 | House | Floor Vote |
| House | Floor Vote | |
| April 25, 2023 | Senate | Hearing |
| Senate | Floor Vote | |
| May 18, 2023 | Senate | Floor Vote |
| June 7, 2023 | Senate | Floor Vote |
June 29, 2023: Signed by Governor Sununu 06/27/2023; Chapter 110; eff. 08/26/23 HJ 16
June 22, 2023: Enrolled (in recess of) 06/15/2023 HJ 16 P. 16
June 22, 2023: Enrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 06/15/2023); SJ 20
June 7, 2023: Ought to Pass: RC 14Y-10N, MA; OT3rdg; 06/07/2023; SJ 17
June 7, 2023: Sen. Altschiller Floor Amendment # 2023-2161s, RC 10Y-14N, AF; 06/07/2023; SJ 17
June 1, 2023: Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 06/07/2023; SC 25
May 18, 2023: Ought to Pass: RC 14Y-10N, MA; Refer to Finance Rule 4-5; 05/18/2023; SJ 15
May 10, 2023: Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 05/18/2023; SC 22
May 10, 2023: Committee Report: Ought to Pass
April 18, 2023: ==ROOM CHANGE== Hearing: 04/25/2023, Room 100, SH, 09:00 am; SC 19
April 11, 2023: Introduced 03/30/2023 and Referred to Education; SJ 13
March 9, 2023: Reconsider OTPA (Rep. Sweeney): MF DV 182-190 03/09/2023 HJ 8 P. 33
March 9, 2023: Ought to Pass with Amendment 2023-0226h: MA RC 187-184 03/09/2023 HJ 8 P. 33
March 9, 2023: Amendment # 2023-0226h: AA VV 03/09/2023 HJ 8 P. 31
Feb. 13, 2023: Committee Report Without Recommendation: Ought to Pass with Amendment 2023-0226h
Feb. 8, 2023: Committee Report: Without Recommendation 02/01/2023 HC 14
Jan. 25, 2023: Executive Session: 02/01/2023 11:15 am LOB 205-207
Jan. 11, 2023: Public Hearing: 01/19/2023 11:00 am LOB 205-207
Jan. 9, 2023: Introduced (in recess of) 01/05/2023 and referred to Education HJ 3 P. 13