Revision: June 12, 2025, 4:06 p.m.
June 12, 2025
2025-2741-CofC
06/08
Committee of Conference Report on HB 718, requiring the state board of education to report the unfunded financial impact to school districts for rules adopted by the board which exceed state or federal minimum standards.
Recommendation:
That the House recede from its position of nonconcurrence with the Senate amendment, and concur with the Senate amendment, and
That the Senate and House adopt the following new amendment to the bill as amended by the Senate, and pass the bill as so amended:
Amend the bill by replacing sections 2-3 with the following:
2 New Paragraphs; Session Law 2023, Chapter 109. Amend RSA 2023, 109 by inserting after paragraph X the following new paragraphs:
XI. Session law 2023, Chapter 190, authorized the creation of the Bridgewater-Hebron Groton Special Purpose School District. The district was created by vote of the 3 towns at their 2024 annual meetings and the first operating budget for the new school district was adopted at the March 2025 annual meeting for the district, which is now known as the Pasquaney School District.
XII. Notwithstanding the provisions of RSA 76:15-a and any other provision of law, the Pasquaney School District and its member towns are hereby granted an exception to the requirement that the July 1, 2025 taxes by the member towns be limited to the prior year's tax assessed valuation times 1/2 of the previous year's tax rate in setting the tax assessment for the Pasquaney School District. Instead, for the 2025 partial payment tax bill, each of the member towns may apply to the commissioner of revenue administration to adjust the 1/2 of the previous year's local school tax rate by an amount sufficient to collect 1/2 of their individual responsibility of the net assessment as calculated on the school district’s 2025 MS-26. The department of revenue administration shall expedite the certified adjusted rate applications.
XIII. The member towns and the Pasquaney School District are hereby granted such relief from the limitations and deadlines set forth in RSA 76:15-a as is necessary to effectuate paragraph XII.
3 Effective Date. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
The signatures below attest to the authenticity of this Report on HB 718, requiring the state board of education to report the unfunded financial impact to school districts for rules adopted by the board which exceed state or federal minimum standards.
Conferees on the Part of the Senate Conferees on the Part of the House
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Sen. Ward, Dist. 8 Rep. Ladd, Graf. 5
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Sen. Sullivan, Dist. 18 Rep. Spilsbury, Sull. 3
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Sen. Innis, Dist. 7 Rep. Erf, Hills. 28
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Rep. D. McGuire, Merr. 14