Tag: 2022-2023 State Budget
Oversight committee approves interim voucher rules under the condition that regular rulemaking starts immediately...
The Joint Legislative Committee on Administrative Rules (JLCAR), the state’s legislative oversight body, approved the interim rules for the statewide school voucher program along...
“Minimal” oversight of voucher program could put rules in jeopardy; Legislative Oversight Committee to...
On Thursday, August 19, the Joint Legislative Committee on Administrative Rules (“JLCAR”) is scheduled to vote on interim rules for the statewide education voucher...
Lawmakers pass budget with significant implications for public education in New Hampshire
On Thursday, June 24, lawmakers in the New Hampshire House and Senate passed two budget bills that will map out the state’s priorities and...
Budget replaces targeted aid with tax cut, disproportionately benefitting owners of higher valued properties
The New Hampshire state budget for 2022-2023 replaces a targeted property tax relief fund with a $100 million cut to the statewide education property...
Lawmakers to meet on Monday to finalize details of budget, including vouchers and school...
A small group of lawmakers will meet on Monday, June 14, to work out the final details of House Bill (HB) 2, the state...
Town-by-Town Analysis: Senate Finance proposal leaves schools $25 million short, despite jump in state...
On Friday, May 29, the Senate Finance Committee finalized its version of the state budget for the 2022-2023 biennium. A new analysis by Reaching...
School vouchers to be included in state budget proposal, but drop in funding for...
On Wednesday, May 26, the Senate Finance Committee voted 5-2 to include SB 130, the school voucher bill, into the larger state budget package....
Amendment would slow down college merger and ensure members had expertise in higher ed
Under a new amendment, the Higher Education Merger Assessment Commission (HEMAC) would have until January 2022 to form recommendations about if and how to...
‘It probably can’t pass if it stands alone’: Public urges lawmakers to keep voucher...
Lawmakers, city officials, school board members, taxpayers, and others are urging the Senate to keep the school voucher bill out of the state’s budget...
‘Alternative model’ would pause higher education merger in favor of a streamlined Coordinating Council
A new proposal would streamline higher education in New Hampshire by creating a Higher Education Coordinating Council, which would build clear pathways for students,...