Revision: March 11, 2025, 3:09 p.m.
Rep. Ames, Ches. 13
March 11, 2025
2025-0922h
07/02
Floor Amendment to HB 115-FN
Amend RSA 194-F:1, VI as inserted by section 1 of the bill by replacing it with the following:
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 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)[.], and for whom, at the time of the student's application, funds appropriated to the department of education for education freedom account funding in the then current fiscal year are sufficient to fund the student's education freedom account after all previously received education freedom account applications and education freedom account renewals seeking funding in that fiscal year have been approved and funded. 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.
2025-0922h
AMENDED ANALYSIS
This bill requires students to meet eligibility requirements annually to qualify for an education freedom account under RSA 194-F.