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1 Inclusion of Priority Guideline Students in Enrollment Cap. Amend RSA 194-F:3, I to read as follows:
I. A parent may apply to the scholarship organization to establish an EFA for an eligible student. The scholarship organization shall accept and approve applications for enrollment on a rolling basis each year and shall establish procedures for approving applications for enrollment in an expeditious manner. Priority guideline students shall not be subject to the enrollment cap and shall be enrolled on a rolling basis.
2 Removal of Increase in Enrollment Cap. Amend RSA 194-F:3, I-a to read as follows:
I-a. For the 2025-2026 school year, the enrollment cap shall be 10,000. For each subsequent year, if the total enrollment of the prior year is greater than 90 percent of the prior year's enrollment cap, then the enrollment cap shall be increased once by 25 percent when enrollment begins for the year. The department of education shall publish on its website information identifying the enrollment cap when it is increased pursuant to this paragraph.
3 Repeal. The following are repealed:
I. RSA 194-F:1, XIII, relative to the definition of priority guidelines.
II. RSA 194-F:1, XIV, relative to the definition of enrollment cap.
III. RSA 194-F:1-b, relative to enrollment prioritization.
IV. 2025, 75:6 and 7, relative to the contingent repeal of the enrollment cap and priority guidelines based on certification by the department of education that student applications for the EFA program have not exceeded the enrollment cap for 2 consecutive school years.
4 Effective Date. This act shall take effect July 1, 2026.
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1 Inclusion of Priority Guideline Students in Enrollment Cap. Amend RSA 194-F:3, I to read as follows:
I. A parent may apply to the scholarship organization to establish an EFA for an eligible student. The scholarship organization shall accept and approve applications for enrollment on a rolling basis each year . The scholarship organization shall establish procedures for approving applications for enrollment in an expeditious manner.
2 Removal of Increase in Enrollment Cap. Amend RSA 194-F:3, I-a to read as follows:
I-a. For the 2025-2026 school year, the enrollment cap shall be 10,000.
3 Repeal. The following are repealed:
I. RSA 194-F:1, XIII, relative to the definition of priority guidelines.
II. RSA 194-F:1, XIV, relative to the definition of enrollment cap.
III. RSA 194-F:1-b, relative to enrollment prioritization.
IV. 2025, 75:6 and 7, relative to the contingent repeal of the enrollment cap and priority guidelines based on certification by the department of education that student applications for the EFA program have not exceeded the enrollment cap for 2 consecutive school years.
4 Effective Date. This act shall take effect July 1, 2026.