relative to procedures for the closing of a charter school.
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Signed by Governor
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School options for displaced charter families
When a charter expires or is revoked, parents of affected pupils can apply to another charter school. That school must be eligible to receive tuition under the district’s applicable rules. Applying does not guarantee admission. The pupil’s sending district remains responsible for providing an education under its policies.
Districts can accept closed charter assets
When a charter expires or is revoked, the school must dissolve under its charter application and contract. Those documents govern what happens to its assets. If they are silent or unclear, the district where the school is located can accept the assets at no cost. The district is not responsible for the dissolved school’s debts or other obligations.
Academic benchmarks limit charter school renewals
New Hampshire charter schools must meet or exceed their application’s objective academic test results or stated standards and goals. They must do so by the end of their final contract year. Schools that miss these benchmarks cannot renew their charters.
Student records preserved with request fees
Operating charter schools must keep student records for 60 years. Schools closing for any reason must transfer records electronically to New Hampshire’s education department, which must preserve them for 60 years. The department must post request instructions online and provide certified copies upon an individual’s request and payment of required fees. It must set fees to cover record storage and copying costs; the law states no dollar amount. Closed-school transcript fees go into a dedicated fund whose balance carries forward and remains available for transcript storage and retrieval.
Charter school oversight and closure rules
New Hampshire’s state education board can revoke a charter before its term ends for listed problems. Grounds include major charter violations, poor financial management, serious law violations, false statements in charter applications or contracts, and insolvency or financial instability. Reporting failures, unresolved probation problems, and loss of good standing with the Charitable Trust Unit also qualify. Parents of current pupils and host or receiving district school boards can submit written requests for revocation. Before revoking, the state board generally must give reasonable notice and consult the school board and trustees about a repair plan. It can impose probation for up to one year and require fixes; an unsuccessful plan requires revocation. During probation, the education department can require a separate account for closing, legal, and audit costs, setting its amount in consultation with the school. The board can revoke immediately when circumstances pose an extraordinary risk of harm to pupils.
Sponsors & Cosponsors
Sponsors
There is no primary sponsor on record.
Cosponsors
Rick M Ladd
Republican • House
David H. Watters
Democratic • Senate
Roll Call Votes
No roll call votes available for this bill.
Actions Timeline
Signed by Governor Ayotte 08/01/2025; Chapter 289; eff. 08/01/2025
8/11/2025HouseEnrolled (in recess of) 06/26/2025 HJ 18 P. 63
7/14/2025HouseEnrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 06/26/2025); SJ 18
7/14/2025SenateEnrolled Bill Amendment # 2025-2914e: AA VV (in recess of) 06/26/2025 HJ 18 P. 61
7/8/2025HouseEnrolled Bill Amendment # 2025-2914e Adopted, VV, (In recess of 06/26/2025); SJ 18
7/8/2025SenateHouse Concurs with Senate Amendment 2025-2145s (Rep. Cordelli): MA VV 06/12/2025 HJ 17 P. 6
6/12/2025HouseOught to Pass with Amendment #2025-2145s, MA, VV; OT3rdg; 05/15/2025; SJ 13
5/15/2025SenateCommittee Amendment # 2025-2145s, AA, VV; 05/15/2025; SJ 13
5/15/2025SenateCommittee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2025-2145s, 05/15/2025; Vote 5-0; CC; SC 21A
5/13/2025Senate==ROOM CHANGE== Hearing: 04/02/2025, Room 100, SH, 02:00 pm; SC 16
4/1/2025SenateIntroduced 03/20/2025 and Referred to Education; SJ 9
3/24/2025SenateOught to Pass: MA VV 03/20/2025 HJ 9 P. 11
3/20/2025HouseCommittee Report: Ought to Pass 03/03/2025 (Vote 17-1; CC)
3/10/2025HouseExecutive Session: 03/03/2025 01:00 pm LOB 205-207
2/27/2025House==CANCELLED== Executive Session: 03/05/2025 09:30 am LOB 205-207
2/20/2025HousePublic Hearing: 03/03/2025 10:15 am LOB 205-207
2/20/2025HouseIntroduced (in recess of) 01/09/2025 and referred to Education Policy and Administration HJ 3 P. 26
1/23/2025House
Bill Text
As Amended
7/8/2025
Enrolled
7/8/2025
Introduced
1/23/2025
CHAPTERED FINAL VERSION
Version adopted by both bodies
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