HB 1221 - AS INTRODUCED
2026 SESSION
26-2715
07/08
HOUSE BILL 1221
SPONSORS: Rep. Morse, Merr. 3
COMMITTEE: Education Policy and Administration
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ANALYSIS
This bill directs the commission to study costs of special education to consider establishing centralized locations throughout the state for certain special education-related services.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
26-2715
07/08
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty-Six
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 New Subparagraph; Education; Special Education; Commission to Study Costs of Special Education Established. Amend RSA 186-C:1-a, III by inserting after subparagraph (m) the following new subparagraph:
(n) Whether creating centralized school administrative unit locations for students throughout the state could help offset the costs for paying for excess full-time special education staff while maintaining classroom integration.
2 Repeals. The following are repealed:
I. 2025, 220:7, relative to the repeal of the commission to study special education.
II. 2025, 220:8, I, relative to the effective date of the repeal of the commission to study special education.
3 Prospective Repeal. RSA 186-C:1-a, relative to the commission to study special education, is repealed.
I. Section 2 of this act shall take effect June 30, 2026.
II. Section 3 of this act shall take effect July 1, 2027.
III. The remainder of this act shall take effect on its passage.
| Date | Body | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Jan. 12, 2026 | House | Hearing |
| Jan. 12, 2026 | House | Exec Session |
| Jan. 12, 2026 | House | Floor Vote |
Feb. 5, 2026: Inexpedient to Legislate: MA VV 02/05/2026 HJ 3
Jan. 27, 2026: Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate 01/12/2026 (Vote 15-0; CC) HC 5 P. 4
Jan. 27, 2026: Executive Session: 01/12/2026 01:00 pm GP 232
Jan. 8, 2026: Public Hearing: 01/12/2026 01:00 pm GP 232
Dec. 1, 2025: Introduced 01/07/2026 and referred to Education Policy and Administration