HB 718 - AS INTRODUCED
2025 SESSION
25-0653
02/06
HOUSE BILL 718
SPONSORS: Rep. Ladd, Graf. 5
COMMITTEE: Education Funding
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ANALYSIS
This bill requires the state board of education to report the out-of-pocket costs that local districts must incur to comply with rules that exceed state or federal special education standards.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
25-0653
02/06
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 Special Education; Rules Exceeding State or Federal Minimum Requirements. Amend RSA 186-C:16-c, I(a) to read as follows:
(a) For each rule or proposed rule contained in the report, the state board shall include the rule number, the nature of the rule, any state minimum requirement exceeded, any federal minimum requirement exceeded, the unfunded financial impact on local school districts for rules exceeding state or federal minimum requirements, and the reasons for exceeding those minimum requirements.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 30 days after its passage.
| Date | Amendment |
|---|---|
| May 1, 2025 | 2025-1880s |
| May 16, 2025 | 2025-2080s |
| Date | Body | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Feb. 7, 2025 | House | Hearing |
| Feb. 18, 2025 | House | Exec Session |
| Feb. 18, 2025 | House | Floor Vote |
| April 25, 2025 | Senate | Hearing |
| April 17, 2025 | Senate | Hearing |
| May 8, 2025 | Senate | Floor Vote |
| May 15, 2025 | Senate | Floor Vote |
May 15, 2025: Special Order to 06/05/2025, Without Objection, MA; 05/15/2025 SJ 13
May 15, 2025: Sen. Innis Floor Amendment # 2025-2080s; 05/15/2025; SJ 13
May 15, 2025: Committee Amendment # 2025-1880s, AA, VV; 05/15/2025; SJ 13
May 2, 2025: Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2025-1880s, 05/15/2025, Vote 4-2; SC 21
April 9, 2025: Hearing: 04/17/2025, Room 103, SH, 01:10 pm; SC 17
April 4, 2025: Hearing: 04/25/2025, Room 100, SH, 09:10 am; SC 17
April 9, 2025: ==CANCELLED== Hearing: 04/25/2025, Room 100, SH, 09:10 am; SC 17
March 24, 2025: Introduced 03/20/2025 and Referred to Education Finance; SJ 9
March 20, 2025: Ought to Pass: MA RC 211-163 03/20/2025 HJ 9 P. 33
Feb. 25, 2025: Minority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate
Feb. 25, 2025: Majority Committee Report: Ought to Pass 02/18/2025 (Vote 10-8; RC)
Feb. 12, 2025: Executive Session: 02/18/2025 10:30 am LOB 205-207
Jan. 29, 2025: Public Hearing: 02/07/2025 11:30 am LOB 205-207
Jan. 22, 2025: Introduced (in recess of) 01/09/2025 and referred to Education Funding HJ 3 P. 24