Revision: Feb. 8, 2023, 4:51 p.m.
Rep. Luneau, Merr. 9
February 8, 2023
2023-0449h
10/08
Floor Amendment to HB 367-FN-LOCAL
Amend the bill by replacing section 1 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.
2023-0449h
AMENDED ANALYSIS
This bill increases the household income eligibility level for participation in education freedom accounts and requires annual determination of eligibility for awarding funds.