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HB623: relative to education funding.
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- David J. Luneau House · Merr 10
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HB 623-FN-LOCAL - AS INTRODUCED
2021 SESSION
21-0380
06/04
HOUSE BILL 623-FN-LOCAL
AN ACT relative to education funding.
ANALYSIS
This bill provides that education grants to municipalities in 2022 and 2023 will not be less than the prior year's grant.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
21-0380
06/04
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty One
AN ACT relative to education funding.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 New Subparagraph; Determination of Education Grants. Amend RSA 198:41, IV by inserting after subparagraph (d) the following new subparagraph:
(e) For fiscal years 2022 and 2023, the total education grant to each municipality shall not be less than the amount of such grant in the prior year.
2 Adequate Education Grants for Kindergarten. Amend 2020, 38:37, VI to read as follows:
VI. Section 2 of this act shall take effect July 1, 2019.
VII. The remainder of this act shall take effect upon its passage.
3 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
LBA
21-0380
Revised 2/5/21
HB 623-FN-LOCAL- FISCAL NOTE
AS INTRODUCED
AN ACT relative to education funding.
FISCAL IMPACT: [ X ] State [ ] County [ X ] Local [ ] None
Estimated Increase / (Decrease)
STATE:
FY 2021
FY 2022
FY 2023
FY 2024
Appropriation
$0
$0
$0
$0
Revenue
$0
$0
$0
$0
Expenditures
See Methodology Section 2
$90,856,172
$90,856,172
$0
Funding Source:
[ ] General [ X ] Education [ ] Highway [ ] Other
LOCAL:
Revenue
See Methodology Section 2
$90,856,172
$90,856,172
$0
Expenditures
$0
$0
$0
$0
METHODOLOGY:
This bill seeks to make two changes relative to education funding. First, section 1 of this bill provides that total education grants calculated pursuant to RSA 198:41 in FY 2022 and FY 2023, shall be no less than the amount of the such grants in FY 2021. Second, section 2 of this bill attempts to provided kindergarten “start-up” grants for districts with full-day kindergarten programs commencing in FY 2020 and FY 2021. Both provisions are discussed below.
Section 1 (FY 2022 / FY 2023 Total Education Grant)
Based on most recently available enrollment data, and assuming flat enrollments from FY 2022 to FY 2023, estimated total education grants under current law is as follows:
CURRENT LAW
FY 2021 Revised Estimate 10-01-20
FY 2022 Preliminary Estimate 11-15-20
FY 2023
Enrollment Assumed at
FY 2022 Level
Statewide Education Property Tax (SWEPT)*
$363,068,238
$363,283,230
$363,283,230
Calculated Grant
$649,429,577
$559,383,315
$559,383,315
Total Education Grant
$1,012,497,815
$922,666,545
$922,666,545
*SWEPT is collected and retained locally
Using most recent enrollment data (FY 2022 preliminary estimates), section 1 of this bill would increase state education trust fund expenditures and local revenue by $90,856,172 in each FY 2022 and FY 2023 ($181,712,344 for the biennium). There will be no impact in FY 2024 or beyond.
PROPOSED
FY 2022 Preliminary Estimate 11-15-20
FY 2023
Enrollment Assumed at
FY 2022 Level
Statewide Education Property Tax (SWEPT)*
$363,283,230
$363,283,230
Calculated Grant
$650,239,486
$650,239,486
Total Education Grant
$1,013,522,717
$1,013,522,717
Increase From Current Law
$90,856,172
$90,856,172
Section 2 (FY 2020 / FY 2021 Kindergarten “Start-Up” Grants)
Section 2 of this bill attempts to change the effective date of kindergarten “start-up” grants to allow for the Department of Education to make payments to districts who started full-time programs in FY 2020 and FY 2021. Below is an estimate of the payments:
FY 2020 First Year Programs
District
First Day Count
Aid Amount
Chester
47
$87,156
Salem
228
$422,801
Windham
178
$330,082
TOTAL
$840,039
FY 2021 First Year Programs
District
First Day Count
Aid Amount
Brookline
71
$131,662
Derry
275
$509,957
Epsom
33
$61,195
Hooksett
19
$35,233
Hudson
177
$328,227
TOTAL
$1,066,274
The Department of Education, however, has determined that grants as defined in RSA 198:48-b, regardless of the effective date of this statute, cannot be expended without appropriation authority, which is not included in this bill.
AGENCIES CONTACTED:
Department of Education