# New Hampshire HB771: relative to funding for open enrollment schools.

New Hampshire HB771, relative to funding for open enrollment schools., is a 2025-2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Katy Peternel (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-07-22 (Signed by Governor Ayotte 07/15/2025; Chapter 211; eff.09/13/2025 HJ 18); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: New Hampshire HB771
- State: New Hampshire
- Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
- Title: relative to funding for open enrollment schools.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-01-23
- Last action: 2025-07-22, Signed by Governor Ayotte 07/15/2025; Chapter 211; eff.09/13/2025 HJ 18
- Sponsor: Katy Peternel (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 4
- Touches household money: yes
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 3

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Schools gain more funding options: benefit, low. New Hampshire's education commissioner must apply for all federal funding available to open enrollment schools. Money received must be spent in ways the funding source accepts; the law sets no funding amount. Open enrollment schools can receive financial aid, private gifts, grants, and revenue as s…
- Transfer schools lose automatic funding pass-through: cost, low. Sending districts no longer must pass available federal or other funds to receiving open enrollment schools for each eligible student. The law sets no replacement amount for this removed funding requirement. All changes in this law take effect 60 days after passage.
- New tuition rules for school transfers: mixed, low. New Hampshire's open enrollment schools, also called programs, can accept students from other attendance areas within and outside their district. Students pay no tuition to attend an open enrollment school in their home district. For transfers to another district's authorized school, the home distr…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Katy Peternel (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Kevin G. Verville (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Paul A Terry (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Rick M Ladd (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: David Rochefort (Republican), Senate

## Actions (18)

- 2025-07-22: Signed by Governor Ayotte 07/15/2025; Chapter 211; eff.09/13/2025 HJ 18 (House)
- 2025-07-08: Enrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 06/26/2025); SJ 18 (Senate)
- 2025-07-08: Enrolled (in recess of) 06/26/2025 HJ 18 P. 60 (House)
- 2025-06-12: House Concurs with Senate Amendment 2025-1881s (Rep. Ladd): MA RC 189-160 06/12/2025 HJ 17 P. 4 (House)
- 2025-05-15: Ought to Pass with Amendment #2025-1881s, RC 15Y-8N, MA; OT3rdg; 05/15/2025; SJ 13 (Senate)
- 2025-05-15: Committee Amendment # 2025-1881s, AA, VV; 05/15/2025; SJ 13 (Senate)
- 2025-05-02: Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2025-1881s, 05/15/2025, Vote 4-2; SC 21 (Senate)
- 2025-04-09: Hearing: 04/17/2025, Room 103, SH, 01:20 pm; SC 17 (Senate)
- 2025-04-09: ==CANCELLED== Hearing: 04/25/2025, Room 100, SH, 09:20 am; SC 17 (Senate)
- 2025-03-12: Introduced 03/06/2025 and Referred to Education Finance; SJ 7 (Senate)
- 2025-03-06: Referral Waived by Committee Chair per House Rule 47(f) 03/06/2025 HJ 7 P. 46 (House)
- 2025-03-06: Referred to Finance 03/06/2025 HJ 7 P. 37 (House)
- 2025-03-06: Ought to Pass: MA RC 205-169 03/06/2025 HJ 7 P. 35 (House)
- 2025-02-25: Minority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate (House)
- 2025-02-25: Majority Committee Report: Ought to Pass 02/18/2025 (Vote 10-8; RC) HC 14 P. 20 (House)
- 2025-02-12: Executive Session: 02/18/2025 10:30 am LOB 205-207 (House)
- 2025-01-29: Public Hearing: 02/07/2025 01:00 pm LOB 205-207 (House)
- 2025-01-23: Introduced (in recess of) 01/09/2025 and referred to Education Funding HJ 3 P. 26 (House)

## Bill text

- Enrolled, 2025-07-08: [HTML](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/billinfo.aspx?id=797&inflession=2025)
- Introduced, 2025-01-23: [PDF](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=7698)
- CHAPTERED FINAL VERSION: [PDF](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=16941)
- Version adopted by both bodies: [PDF](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=16091)

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- SB101: (Second New Title) authorizing parents to enroll their children in any public school in the state. (failed)
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## Sources
- [Enrolled (HTML)](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/billinfo.aspx?id=797&inflession=2025)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=7698)
- [CHAPTERED FINAL VERSION (PDF)](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=16941)
- [Version adopted by both bodies (PDF)](https://gc.nh.gov/bill_status/pdf.aspx?q=billVersion&id=16091)

## 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-HB771-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-17).