Revision: Feb. 7, 2023, 4:18 p.m.
Rep. Luneau, Merr. 9
February 7, 2023
2023-0402h
10/08
Floor Amendment to HB 367-FN-LOCAL
Amend the bill by replacing all after the enacting clause with the following:
1 Education Freedom Accounts; Definition; Eligible Student. 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, and for each school year during the student's participation, 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.
2 Program Funds. Amend RSA 194-F:2, VII to read as follows:
VII. An EFA shall remain in force, and any unused funds shall roll over from quarter-to-quarter [and from year-to-year] until the parent withdraws the EFA student from the EFA program, the student becomes ineligible, or until the EFA student graduates from high school, unless the EFA is closed because of a substantial misuse of funds. Any unused funds shall revert to the education trust fund established in RSA 198:39 [and be allocated to fund other EFAs].
3 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
2023-0402h
AMENDED ANALYSIS
This bill requires annual determination of eligibility for awarding of education freedom account funds and increases the household income eligibility level for participation.