HB 319-FN - AS AMENDED BY THE HOUSE
13Mar2025... 0345h
2025 SESSION
25-0517
02/08
HOUSE BILL 319-FN
SPONSORS: Rep. Ammon, Hills. 42; Rep. Post, Hills. 42
COMMITTEE: Education Funding
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AMENDED ANALYSIS
This bill removes the requirement that school districts provide transportation to half-day kindergarten students.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
13Mar2025... 0345h 25-0517
02/08
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Five
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Transportation of Pupils. Amend RSA 189:6 to read as follows:
189:6 Transportation of Pupils. The local school district shall furnish transportation to full-day pupils in kindergarten through grade 8 who live more than 2 miles from the school to which they are assigned. The local school district may furnish transportation to pupils in half-day kindergarten programs, full-day kindergarten through grade 8 who live 2 miles or less from the school to which they are assigned, and to pupils in grades 9 through 12, when it finds that this is appropriate, and shall furnish it when so directed by the commissioner of education.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
25-0517
4/17/25
HB 319-FN- FISCAL NOTE
AS AMENDED BY THE HOUSE (AMENDMENT #2025-0345h)
FISCAL IMPACT:
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Estimated Political Subdivision Impact | ||||
| FY 2025 | FY 2026 | FY 2027 | FY 2028 |
Local Revenue | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Local Expenditures | $0 | Indeterminable | ||
METHODOLOGY:
This bill removes the requirement that school districts provide transportation to half-day kindergarten students. Any impact this bill may have on local school districts is indeterminable and would vary from district to district.
AGENCIES CONTACTED:
Department of Education
| Date | Amendment |
|---|---|
| Feb. 12, 2025 | 2025-0345h |
| Date | Body | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Jan. 24, 2025 | House | Hearing |
| Feb. 11, 2025 | House | Exec Session |
| Feb. 11, 2025 | House | Floor Vote |
| April 1, 2025 | Senate | Hearing |
| April 8, 2025 | Senate | Hearing |
| May 1, 2025 | Senate | Floor Vote |
April 24, 2025: Committee Report: Ought to Pass, 05/01/2025, Vote 3-1; SC 19
April 3, 2025: Hearing: 04/08/2025, Room 101, LOB, 09:15 am; SC 16
March 26, 2025: ==RECESSED== Hearing: 04/01/2025, Room 101, LOB, 09:30 am; SC 15
March 19, 2025: Introduced 03/13/2025 and Referred to Education; SJ 8
March 13, 2025: Ought to Pass with Amendment 2025-0345h: MA RC 204-171 03/13/2025 HJ 8 P. 48
March 13, 2025: Amendment # 2025-0345h (NT): AA VV 03/13/2025 HJ 8 P. 48
Feb. 14, 2025: Minority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate
Feb. 14, 2025: Majority Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2025-0345h (NT) 02/11/2025 (Vote 10-8; RC)
Feb. 5, 2025: Executive Session: 02/11/2025 10:00 am LOB 205-207
Jan. 15, 2025: Public Hearing: 01/24/2025 11:30 am LOB 205-207
Jan. 8, 2025: Introduced 01/08/2025 and referred to Education Funding HJ 2 P. 14