HB 768 - AS INTRODUCED
2025 SESSION
25-0848
02/06
HOUSE BILL 768
AN ACT allowing public schools to contract with any approved private school.
SPONSORS: Rep. Noble, Hills. 2; Rep. Drye, Sull. 7; Rep. Verville, Rock. 2; Rep. Terry, Belk. 7; Rep. McDonnell, Rock. 25; Sen. Sullivan, Dist 18
COMMITTEE: Education Policy and Administration
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ANALYSIS
This bill allows public schools to enter into contracts with any approved private school, including religious schools.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
25-0848
02/06
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Five
AN ACT allowing public schools to contract with any approved private school.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Duty to Provide Education. Amend RSA 189:1-a, IV to read as follows:
IV. Pursuant to RSA 193:3, VI, a school board may execute a contract with any approved [nonsectarian] private school approved by the school board as a school tuition program as defined in RSA 193:3, VII to provide for the education of a child who resides in the school district, and may raise and appropriate money for the purposes of the contract, if the school district does not have a public school at the pupil's grade level and the school board decides it is in the best interest of the pupil.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
| Date | Body | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Feb. 10, 2025 | House | Hearing |
| Feb. 10, 2025 | House | Hearing |
| March 12, 2025 | House | Hearing |
| March 17, 2025 | House | Exec Session |
| March 7, 2025 | House | Floor Vote |
March 28, 2025: Introduced 03/27/2025 and Referred to Education; SJ 10
March 27, 2025: Ought to Pass: MA DV 202-170 03/27/2025 HJ 11
March 19, 2025: Minority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate
March 19, 2025: Majority Committee Report: Ought to Pass 03/07/2025 (Vote 10-8; RC) HC 17 P. 53
March 12, 2025: Executive Session: 03/17/2025 09:30 am LOB 205-207
March 6, 2025: ==CONTINUED== Public Hearing: 03/12/2025 01:45 pm LOB 205-207
Feb. 10, 2025: ==RECESSED== Public Hearing: 02/10/2025 02:00 pm SH Reps Hall
Feb. 5, 2025: Public Hearing: 02/10/2025 02:00 pm LOB 205-207
Jan. 23, 2025: Introduced (in recess of) 01/09/2025 and referred to Education Policy and Administration HJ 3 P. 26