HB1820: requiring the department of education to administer the education freedom account program.

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• 193:1 · reference · effective 2026-07-01

  with the rules and requirements of the EFA program. IV. The signed agreement between the parent and the department shall satisfy the compulsory school attendance requirements of RSA 193:1. V. The department shall annually renew a student’s EFA if funds are available. VI. Upon notice to the department, an EFA student may choose to stop receiving EFA funding and enroll full-time in a public school. (a)

• 193-C:6 · reference · effective 2026-07-01

  the EFA program. (3) To provide an annual record to the department of educational attainment by: (A) Having the student take the statewide student assessment test pursuant to RSA 193-C:6; or (B) Maintaining a portfolio including, but not limited to, a log which designates by title the reading materials used; samples of writings, worksheets, workbooks, or creative materials used or developed by the stu

• 194-F · reference · effective 2026-07-01

  stration ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── ANALYSIS This bill changes the administration of the education freedom account program under RSA 194-F from scholarship organizations to the department of education. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

• 194-F:1 · amend · effective 2026-07-01

  program. Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened: 1 New Paragraph; Education Freedom Accounts; Definition; Commissioner. Amend RSA 194-F:1 by inserting after paragraph I the following new paragraph: I-a. "Commissioner” means the commissioner of the department of education. 2 Definition; EFA. Amend RSA 194-F:1, IV to read as follows: IV. "Education

• 194-F:2 · repeal · effective 2026-07-01

  tion; State Board. RSA 194-F:1, XII is repealed and reenacted to read as follows: XII. "State board” means the state board of education. 4 Program; Funds Transfer. Amend RSA 194-F:2, I to read as follows: I. The commissioner of the department of education shall transfer to the [scholarship organization] student's EFA the per pupil adequate education grant amount under RSA 198:40-a, plus any dif

• 194-F:3 · repeal · effective 2026-07-01

  nt of one quarterly distribution into the student’s EFA and any excess year-to-year roll over funds shall be returned to the education trust fund. 7 Education Freedom Accounts. RSA 194-F:3 is repealed and reenacted to read as follows: 194-F:3 Application for an Education Freedom Account. I. A parent may apply to the department to establish an EFA for an eligible student. The department shall accept a

• 194-F:4 · repeal · effective 2026-07-01

  existing EFA may resume if the EFA is still open and active. A new EFA may be established if the student’s EFA was closed. 8 Authority and Responsibilities of the Department. RSA 194-F:4 is repealed and reenacted to read as follows: 194-F:4 Authority and Responsibilities of the Department. The department shall have the following additional duties, obligations, and authority: I. The department sha

• 194-F:5 · amend · effective 2026-07-01

  based in whole or in part on the provider’s religious character or affiliation, including religiously based or mission-based policies or practices. 9 Advisory Commission. Amend RSA 194-F:5 to read as follows: 194-F:5 Parent and Education Service Provider Advisory Commission. I. There is established the parent and education service provider advisory commission to assist the [scholarship organizatio

• 194-F:6 · amend · effective 2026-07-01

  anization] department as to whether an education service provider should be allowed to receive, or continue receiving, payments from EFAs. 10 Education Service Providers. Amend RSA 194-F:6 to read as follows: 194-F:6 Requirements for Education Service Providers. I. The [scholarship organization] department may approve education service providers on its own initiative, at the request of parents, or b

• 194-F:9 · amend · effective 2026-07-01

  FA in accordance with procedures established by the [scholarship organization] department. (c) Comply with all state and federal anti-discrimination laws. 11 Liability. Amend RSA 194-F:9, II to read as follows: II. No liability shall arise on the part of the [scholarship organization] department or the state or of any public school or school district based on the award of or use of an EFA pursuant to

• 198:39 · add · effective 2026-07-01

  EFA student graduates from high school, unless the EFA is closed because of a substantial misuse of funds. Any unused funds shall revert to the education trust fund established in RSA 198:39. Unused funds that roll over from year-to-year shall not exceed the amount of one quarterly distribution into the student’s EFA and any excess year-to-year roll over funds shall be returned to the education trust fund.

• 198:40-A · reference · effective 2026-07-01

  follows: I. The commissioner of the department of education shall transfer to the [scholarship organization] student's EFA the per pupil adequate education grant amount under RSA 198:40-a, plus any differentiated aid that would have been provided to a public school for that eligible student. The transfers shall be made in accordance with the distribution of adequate education grants under RSA 198:42.

• 198:42 · amend · effective 2026-07-01

  aid that would have been provided to a public school for that eligible student. The transfers shall be made in accordance with the distribution of adequate education grants under RSA 198:42. 5 Qualifying Expenses. Amend RSA 194-F:2, II(o) to read as follows: (o) Any other educational expense approved by the [scholarship organization] state board. 6 Unused Funds. Amend RSA 194-F:2, VII to read as

RSAs mentioned by this document

• RSA 193 · PUPILS
• RSA 193-C · STATEWIDE EDUCATION IMPROVEMENT AND ASSESSMENT PROGRAM
• RSA 194-F · EDUCATION FREEDOM ACCOUNTS
• RSA 198 · SCHOOL MONEY
• RSA 193:1 · Duty of Parent; Compulsory Attendance by Pupil
• RSA 193-C:6 · Assessment Required
• RSA 194-F:1 · Definitions
• RSA 194-F:2 · Program
• RSA 194-F:3 · Application for an Education Freedom Account
• RSA 194-F:4 · Authority and Responsibilities of the Scholarship Organization
• RSA 194-F:5 · Parent and Education Service Provider Advisory Commission
• RSA 194-F:6 · Requirements for Education Service Providers
• RSA 194-F:9 · Legal Proceedings
• RSA 198:39 · Education Trust Fund Created and Invested
• RSA 198:42 · Distribution Schedule of Adequate Education Grants; Appropriation