HB 1774 (2026)
Direct various state departments to act on federal programs for education and workforce development
This bill is still active.
Directs the Department of Education, the Department of Revenue Administration (DRA), the Governor, the State Workforce Innovation Board, and the University System of New Hampshire to undertake various activities designed to take advantage of federal programs and funding for education and workforce development. For example, the bill directs the governor to approve workforce training programs for federal Workforce Pell Grants. The bill also directs the University System of New Hampshire to ensure that no state funds are spent on "low-earning degree programs."
The House rewrote the bill to do three things. First, the bill directs the Department of Revenue Administration to participate in the federal income tax credit for contributions of individuals to qualified scholarship granting organizations. Second, the bill directs the Department of Education to create a qualifying scholarship granting organizations list. Lastly, the bill directs the governor to approve workforce training programs for federal Workforce Pell Grants.
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