# New Hampshire HB768: (New Title) allowing public schools to contract with any approved nonpublic school.

New Hampshire HB768, (New Title) allowing public schools to contract with any approved nonpublic school., is a 2025-2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Kristin Noble (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-07-22 (Signed by Governor Ayotte 07/15/2025; Chapter 210; eff.07/15/2025 HJ 18); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-17).

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- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: New Hampshire HB768
- State: New Hampshire
- Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
- Title: (New Title) allowing public schools to contract with any approved nonpublic school.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-01-23
- Last action: 2025-07-22, Signed by Governor Ayotte 07/15/2025; Chapter 210; eff.07/15/2025 HJ 18
- Sponsor: Kristin Noble (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 5
- Touches household money: yes
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- More religious school tuition options for families: benefit, low. Effective upon passage, New Hampshire school boards can include religious schools in their approved private school tuition programs. Contracts must serve a district resident whose grade level is not offered at a district public school. The board must decide that the contract is in the child’s best…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Kristin Noble (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Kevin G. Verville (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Margaret M Drye (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Paul A Terry (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Valerie E McDonnell (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Victoria Sullivan (Republican), Senate

## Actions (16)

- 2025-07-22: Signed by Governor Ayotte 07/15/2025; Chapter 210; eff.07/15/2025 HJ 18 (House)
- 2025-07-08: Enrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 06/26/2025); SJ 17 (Senate)
- 2025-07-08: Enrolled (in recess of) 06/26/2025 HJ 18 P. 60 (House)
- 2025-06-12: House Concurs with Senate Amendment 2025-2149s (Rep. Cordelli): MA RC 192-158 06/12/2025 HJ 17 P. 7 (House)
- 2025-05-15: Ought to Pass with Amendment #2025-2149s, RC 15Y-8N, MA; OT3rdg; 05/15/2025; SJ 13 (Senate)
- 2025-05-15: Committee Amendment # 2025-2149s, AA, VV; 05/15/2025; SJ 13 (Senate)
- 2025-05-13: Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2025-2149s, 05/15/2025, Vote 3-2; SC 21A (Senate)
- 2025-04-30: Hearing: 05/06/2025, Room 101, LOB, 11:15 am; SC 20 (Senate)
- 2025-03-28: Introduced 03/27/2025 and Referred to Education; SJ 10 (Senate)
- 2025-03-27: Ought to Pass: MA DV 202-170 03/27/2025 HJ 11 P. 21 (House)
- 2025-03-19: Minority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate (House)
- 2025-03-19: Majority Committee Report: Ought to Pass 03/07/2025 (Vote 10-8; RC) HC 17 P. 53 (House)
- 2025-03-12: Executive Session: 03/17/2025 09:30 am LOB 205-207 (House)
- 2025-03-06: ==CONTINUED== Public Hearing: 03/12/2025 01:45 pm LOB 205-207 (House)
- 2025-02-10: ==RECESSED== Public Hearing: 02/10/2025 02:00 pm SH Reps Hall (House)
- 2025-01-23: Introduced (in recess of) 01/09/2025 and referred to Education Policy and Administration HJ 3 P. 26 (House)

## Bill text

- Enrolled, 2025-07-08: [HTML](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/billinfo.aspx?id=857&inflession=2025)
- Introduced, 2025-01-23: [PDF](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=7709)
- CHAPTERED FINAL VERSION: [PDF](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=16940)
- Version adopted by both bodies: [PDF](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=16099)

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- HB1002: repealing the solar energy systems tax exemption. (failed)
- HB1834: relative to the education freedom account enrollment cap. (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)
- 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
- [Enrolled (HTML)](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/billinfo.aspx?id=857&inflession=2025)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=7709)
- [CHAPTERED FINAL VERSION (PDF)](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=16940)
- [Version adopted by both bodies (PDF)](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=16099)

## 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)
- [HB1834: relative to the education freedom account enrollment cap.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/NH-HB1834-2025-2026)
- [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)
- [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-HB768-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-17).