School Funding

School Funding has been a heated Granite State debate for over two decades. Legislators have devoted much effort to deciding what constitutes an adequate education, what it reasonably costs, and how to pay for it fairly. New Hampshire's Education Freedom Accounts program has also been a flashpoint in recent years.

Critical bills

HB 115 (2025) Raise income limit for EFAs

HB 137 (2025) Keep excess statewide education property tax funds in the local municipality

HB 255 (2025) Increase BPT revenue that goes to school funding

HB 318 (2025) Increase BET revenue that goes to school funding

HB 366 (2025) Increase school building aid

HB 402 (2025) Make Education Freedom Account funds taxable

HB 502 (2025) Revise business tax calculations to collect more revenue from multinational corporations, other revisions to education property tax system

HB 515 (2025) Make charter schools ineligible for school building aid grants

HB 527 (2025) Replace existing property tax system with local revenue contribution for school funding

HB 549 (2025) Prohibit EFA spending for religious education

HB 550 (2025) Increase base per-pupil state school funding

HB 557 (2025) Require school budget ballot to include additional information

HB 563 (2025) Increase base per-pupil state school funding, adjust calculation

HB 603 (2025) Increase state per-pupil funds for special education

HB 651 (2025) Increase base per-pupil state school funding as well as per-pupil funding for special education, English language learners, and low income students

HB 669 (2025) Send all statewide education property tax revenue to state for redistribution, set property tax at $5 per $1K

HB 675 (2025) Establish tax cap for local school districts.

HB 717 (2025) Lower threshold for state special education funding

HB 734 (2025) Send all statewide education property tax revenue to state for redistribution, increase low income property tax relief

HB 739 (2025) Send excess tax revenue from property rich towns to the state

HB 742 (2025) Fully fund special education, eliminate proration

HB 748 (2025) Allow local Education Freedom Account program

HB 769 (2025) Increase base per-pupil state school funding, set property tax at $2.50 per $1K

HB 772 (2025) Rewrite school funding laws to use a more complex model, cap local property tax rates

HB 773 (2025) Fund 80% of special education needs, eliminate proration

SB 203 (2025) End EFA eligibility if family income rises above limit

SB 207 (2025) Transfer administration of EFA program to the state

SB 292 (2025) Fully fund special education, eliminate proration

SB 293 (2025) Consider Medicaid enrollment, other eligibility when calculating state funding for low income students

SB 295 (2025) Remove income limit for EFAs

SB 296 (2025) Lift income cap for student participation in business tax credit scholarship program

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