# New Hampshire HB1804: consolidating school administrative units, making chief school administrator jobs an elected position, and defining education roles.

New Hampshire HB1804, consolidating school administrative units, making chief school administrator jobs an elected position, and defining education roles., is a 2025-2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Dan McGuire (Republican); status failed, last action 2026-03-04 (Minority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate) (as of 2026-10-14).

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## Facts
- Bill: New Hampshire HB1804
- State: New Hampshire
- Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
- Title: consolidating school administrative units, making chief school administrator jobs an elected position, and defining education roles.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-12-18
- Last action: 2026-03-04, Minority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate
- Sponsor: Dan McGuire (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 10
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Dan McGuire (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Diane Pauer (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Erica J Layon (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Jason M. Osborne (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Jim A Kofalt (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Katy Peternel (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Keith R. Murphy (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Margaret M Drye (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Ruth Ward (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Sherman A. Packard (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Victoria Sullivan (Republican), Senate

## Actions (5)

- 2026-03-04: Minority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate (House)
- 2026-03-04: Majority Committee Report: Refer for Interim Study 03/02/2026 (Vote 10-8; RC) HC 10 P. 85 (House)
- 2026-02-27: Executive Session: 03/02/2026 09:30 am GP 232 (House)
- 2026-02-18: Public Hearing: 02/24/2026 01:00 pm GP 232 (House)
- 2025-12-18: Introduced 01/07/2026 and referred to Education Policy and Administration HJ 1 P. 37 (House)

## Bill text

- Introduced, 2025-12-18: [PDF](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=24617)

## Related bills

- HB2026: (New Title) relative to the state 10-year transportation improvement plan; relative to toll rate adjustments and periodic toll reviews for the New Hampshire tu… (became law)
- HB1002: repealing the solar energy systems tax exemption. (failed)
- SB101: (Second New Title) authorizing parents to enroll their children in any public school in the state. (failed)
- CACR22: relating to the compensation of the legislature. Providing that the present compensation per elected term for legislators is hereby abolished. (failed)
- HB1834: relative to the education freedom account enrollment cap. (failed)
- HB1786: relative to creating a state assessment on non-homestead luxury second homes to fund statewide housing development programs and address housing shortages and m… (failed)

## Sources
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=24617)

## Related
- [HB2026: (New Title) relative to the state 10-year transportation improvement plan; rela…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NH-HB2026-2025-2026)
- [HB1002: repealing the solar energy systems tax exemption.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NH-HB1002-2025-2026)
- [SB101: (Second New Title) authorizing parents to enroll their children in any public s…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NH-SB101-2025-2026)
- [CACR22: relating to the compensation of the legislature. Providing that the present com…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NH-CACR22-2025-2026)
- [HB1834: relative to the education freedom account enrollment cap.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NH-HB1834-2025-2026)
- [HB1786: relative to creating a state assessment on non-homestead luxury second homes to…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NH-HB1786-2025-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NH-HB1804-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-14).