HB 1490 - AS INTRODUCED
2026 SESSION
26-2385
12/07
HOUSE BILL 1490
SPONSORS: Rep. Peternel, Carr. 6; Rep. Bennett, Rock. 4; Rep. Burnham, Straf. 2; Rep. Drye, Sull. 7; Rep. Granger, Straf. 2; Rep. Layon, Rock. 13; Rep. Noble, Hills. 2; Rep. Thibault, Merr. 25
COMMITTEE: Education Policy and Administration
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ANALYSIS
This bill requires scholarship organizations to provide a written explanation to parents of students that have been receiving a home education of the parents' requirement to provide written notice to the district superintendent or school principal upon termination of a home education program.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
26-2385
12/07
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 Paragraph; Education Freedom Accounts; Scholarship Organization Responsibilities; Notice Requirement Added. Amend RSA 194-F:4 by inserting after paragraph III the following new paragraph:
III-a. The scholarship organization shall ensure that parents of students who had been receiving a home education pursuant to RSA 193-A receive a written explanation of their requirement to provide written notice of termination of the home education program pursuant to RSA 193-A:5, III.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
| Date | Body | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Feb. 11, 2026 | House | Hearing |
| March 2, 2026 | House | Exec Session |
| March 2, 2026 | House | Floor Vote |
March 11, 2026: Inexpedient to Legislate: MA VV 03/11/2026 HJ 7
March 4, 2026: Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate 03/02/2026 (Vote 17-0; CC) HC 10 P. 12
Feb. 27, 2026: Executive Session: 03/02/2026 09:30 am GP 232
Feb. 3, 2026: Public Hearing: 02/11/2026 11:00 am GP 232
Dec. 10, 2025: Introduced 01/07/2026 and referred to Education Policy and Administration HJ 1 P. 22