Revision: Dec. 23, 2025, 9:26 a.m.
Sen. Lang, Dist 2
Sen. Ward, Dist 8
December 22, 2025
2025-3112s
05/07
Floor Amendment to SB 101-FN
Amend the title of the bill by replacing it with the following:
AN ACT relative to tuition and funding for open enrollment schools.
Amend the bill by replacing all after the enacting clause with the following:
1 Open Enrollment Schools; Funding. Amend RSA 194-D:5, I to read as follows:
I. There shall be no tuition charge for any pupil attending an open enrollment school located in that pupil's resident district. For an open enrollment school authorized by a receiving school district, the pupil's sending district shall pay the receiving district an amount equal to not less than 80 percent and not greater than 100 percent of the sending district's average cost per pupil as determined by the department of education using the most recent available data as reported by the sending district to the department, pursuant to RSA 189:75, I(c), in addition to special education expenses. Sending districts may pay less than 100 percent of the sending district’s average cost per pupil provided that the sending district demonstrates the need for a lower tuition rate relative to fixed costs.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect July 1, 2026.
2025-3112s
AMENDED ANALYSIS
This bill provides that, for a pupil attending an open enrollment school, the sending district shall pay an amount between 80 and 100 percent of the sending district's average cost per pupil, in addition to special education expenses. The sending district may pay less than 100 percent of the average per pupil cost if the district demonstrates the need for a lower tuition rate relative to fixed costs.