Bill > HB718

This bill requires the New Hampshire Department of Education to provide more detailed reporting when adopting special education rules that go beyond minimum state or federal requirements. Specifically, the bill mandates that for each rule exceeding standard requirements, the department must now identify the rule number, its nature, which state or federal minimum requirements are being exceeded, the unfunded financial impact on local school districts, and whether the rule might have an indeterminable fiscal impact on schools. Additionally, the bill includes provisions related to the newly created Pasquaney School District (formed by Bridgewater, Hebron, and Groton), granting it and its member towns exceptions to certain tax assessment limitations for the 2025 partial payment tax bill. The bill will take effect on January 1, 2026, and aims to increase transparency about the potential financial burdens that special education rules may place on local school districts by requiring more comprehensive reporting of the costs associated with expanded educational requirements.

Education

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