Revision: Feb. 27, 2026, 3:50 p.m.
Rep. Layon, Rock. 13
Rep. Grote, Rock. 24
February 18, 2026
2026-0847h
05/09
Amendment to HB 1727
Amend the bill by replacing section 1 with the following:
1 New Paragraphs; Student Privacy; Limited Data Sharing for the Purpose of Administering Summer EBT. Amend RSA 189:68 by inserting after paragraph V the following new paragraphs:
VI. To facilitate data sharing between the department of education and the department of health and human services, the department of education shall include on all forms in all formats that collect information the following question with a check box or initial line affirming or denying data sharing:
"I would like the department of education to share my address with the department of health and human services only for the purpose of my child/children receiving Summer EBT. Yes ___ No ___
The department of education shall interpret a failure to mark or initial either "yes" or "no" as a family denying data sharing."
VII. Notwithstanding RSA 189:68, I(b), the department of education shall enter into a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the department of health and human services regarding the collection and maintenance of student addresses whose parents have opted in to data sharing pursuant to paragraph VI for the purpose of administering the Summer EBT program pursuant to RSA 161:2, XIII-c. Data collected and transmitted under this paragraph shall be confidential, be used exclusively for the administration and distribution of Summer EBT benefits, and not be used for any other purpose. The departments shall delete any data received under the MOU upon the completion of the distribution of benefits for the corresponding summer period, unless otherwise required by federal law.