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RSA 194-F:1 · Definitions
194-F:1 Definitions. – In this chapter:
Copy link"Curriculum" means the lessons and academic content taught in a specific course, program, or grade level.
Copy link"Education freedom account" or "EFA" means the account to which funds are allocated by the scholarship organization to the parent of an EFA student in order to pay for qualifying education expenses to educate the EFA student under this chapter.
Copy link"Education service provider" means a person or organization that receives payments from education freedom accounts to provide educational goods and services to EFA students.
Copy link"Eligible student" means a resident of this state who is eligible to enroll in a public elementary or secondary school. Students in the special school district within the department of corrections established in RSA 194:60 shall not be eligible students.
Copy link"Remote or hybrid" shall mean any public school that is not providing instruction in-person where the student or the educator are both not physically present in the traditional classroom due to full-time or part-time classroom closure.
Copy link"Parent" means a biological or adoptive parent, legal guardian, custodian, or other person with legal authority to act on behalf of an EFA student.
Copy link"Scholarship organization", means a scholarship organization approved under RSA 77:G, that administers and implements the EFA Act. [Paragraph XIII repealed by 2025, 75:6, I, effective contingent pursuant to 75:7.]
Copy linkA student whose family income is less than or equal to 350 percent of the federal poverty guidelines as updated annually by the United States Department of Health and Human Services under 42 U.S.C. section 9902(2). [Paragraph XIV repealed by 2025, 75:6, I, effective contingent pursuant to 75:7.]
Copy link"Enrollment cap" means the total number of students that may be enrolled in the EFA program in a given school year before further enrollment is closed to all but students meeting priority guidelines, for whom enrollment is always open. Source. 2021, 91:431, eff. Aug. 24, 2021. 2023, 110:1, eff. Aug. 26, 2023. 2025, 75:1, 2, eff. June 10, 2025; 75:6, I, eff. contingent.
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Source. 2021, 91:431, eff. Aug. 24, 2021. 2023, 110:1, eff. Aug. 26, 2023. 2025, 75:1, 2, eff. June 10, 2025; 75:6, I, eff. contingent.
Source history
- 2021, 91:431, eff. Aug. 24, 2021
- 2023, 110:1, eff. Aug. 26, 2023
- 2025, 75:1, 2, eff. June 10, 2025; 75:6, I, eff. contingent
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2026 HB1264
amend
ted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened: 1 Education Freedom Savings Account Oversight Committee; Purpose Modified; Meetings Recorded. Amend RSA 194-F:12 to read as follows: 194-F:12 Legislative Oversight Committee Established. There is established an education freedom savings account oversight committee. I. The members of the committee shall be as follows: (a) Tw
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2026 HB1264
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II. Members of the committee shall receive mileage at the legislative rate when attending to the duties of the committee. III. The committee shall monitor the implementation of RSA 194-F, including the review of student data, eligibility requirements, and EFA expenditures as well as the impact of state education funding to local district schools. [, and] The committee shall also make recommendations for
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2026 HB1268
add · effective 2027-01-01
, coordinated, or directed by a parent for his or her own child. This definition shall not include a student participating in the education freedom account program established in RSA 194-F. V. “Parent" means a parent, guardian, or person having legal custody of a child. VI. “Resident district" means the school district in which the child resides. 193-A:2 Program Established; Purpose. The general co
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2026 HB1401
amend
ation freedom accounts. Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened: 1 Education Freedom Accounts; Scholarship Organization. Amend RSA 194-F:1, XII to read as follows: XII. "Scholarship organization" means a scholarship organization approved under RSA 77:G or a qualified entity approved by the department of education that administers and implements the EFA
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2026 HB1412
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lic charter school, public academy, or private school. (a) For the purposes of this section, "private school" shall not include a recipient of an education freedom account under RSA 194-F that is not an elementary or secondary school located in the state. (b) Schools may opt out of the applicability of this chapter for religious or political beliefs of the school community if approved by the local scho
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2026 HB1512
amend · effective 2026-07-01
chers. Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened: 1 New Section; Education; Education Freedom Accounts; Municipal Opt-Out. Amend RSA 194-F by inserting after section 12 the following new section: 194-F:13 Municipal Opt-Out. I. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, any municipality, city, town, or village may hold a referendum
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2026 HB1513
amend
freedom account program. Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened: 1 New Section; Education; Education Freedom Accounts. Amend RSA 194-F by inserting after section 4 the following new section: 194-F:4-a Program Administration and Required Information. I. The following shall apply to the authority and responsibilities of the scholarship organizati
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2026 HB1521
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ation of art and music. Home education shall be provided, coordinated, or directed by a parent for his or her own child. A child receiving an education freedom account pursuant to RSA 194-F shall not be considered home educated under this chapter. 2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage. HELPFUL LINKS Redistricting Information Ethics Committee Statutory/Study Committ
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2026 HB1578
amend
VII. "Reimbursements" means payments made to parents or guardians for approved education-related expenses. 2 New Section; Program Administrator Reporting Requirements. Amend RSA 194-F by inserting after section 12 the following new section: 194-F:13 Program Administrator Reporting Requirements. Beginning with the quarter ending September 30, 2026 and each quarter thereafter, the program administ
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2026 HB1578
amend
eedom accounts. Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened: 1 New Paragraph; Education Freedom Accounts; Definitions Added. Amend RSA 194-F:1 by inserting after paragraph XIII the following new paragraphs: XIV. "Program administrator" means the entity designated by the state department of education to manage and oversee the EFA program. XV. "Applicant
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2026 HB1820
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. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
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2026 HB1820
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