New Hampshire Policy

Policy decisions affect you and your students every day. We’ll keep you informed.

NHTLLA follows the work and actions of the New Hampshire Board of Education and the New Hampshire State Legislature.

HB 1792 Revamped.

Last week, the Senate Education Committee voted along party lines to recommend HB 1792 with a replace all amendment. Informally referred to as the "CHARLIE Act" in the House, the bill as amended makes new changes to the existing "banned concepts' law that is under appeal in federal court after a lower court has already deemed it unconsitutional. The proposal still targets educator careers by threatening action on the educator licenses.

HB 1817 Voucher Double Dipping Bill

On a party line vote, the Senate Education Committee recommended HB 1817 to pass with an amendment that does not change the effect of the bill. HB 1817 would allow families to accept a voucher and then also have the right to enroll in classes at their local public school. In this scenario, a public school district could lose their state aid for a student but still be forced to allow that student to enroll in classes with potentially no reimbursement.



HB 1793 Campus Carry Proposal Recommended for Study Committee

HB 1793 began as a bill that would prohibit any public institution of higher education from enacting any rules or policies restricting the possession, carry, storage, or lawful use of firearms or non-lethal weapons on campus. The public outpouring of opposition to this proposal was heard loud and clear by lawmakers. Last week, the Senate Judiciary Committee approved an amendment that replaces nearly the entire bill, only leaving the section prohibiting policies related to certain non-lethal weapons and creating a legislative study committee to study the rest of the bill (guns on campus). The full Senate will vote on HB 1793 this week; if passed, it will go back to the House for a vote on whether to concur with the changes or try to reach a compromise through Committee of Conference.