relative to regional career and technical education agreements.
Sponsored By: David H. Watters (Democratic)
Signed by Governor
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More classes and rides for career students
Effective July 1, 2025, the law requires each regional agreement to develop a career education access program by January 1, 2026. Sending-school students accepted and enrolled in at least one career class can also take academic classes at the receiving school. Fewer than 3 non-career classes means part-time; 3 or more means full-time. Participants get equal access to academic courses and to allocated enrollment seats in both sending and receiving districts. Sending districts must provide transportation to and from the receiving school for both part-time and full-time participants.
More student funding, new district tuition payments
Beginning July 1, 2025, New Hampshire must fund students who qualify for the career education access program. Sending districts must pay receiving districts at least 80% of average per-student cost for full-time participants. For part-time participants, the minimum equals 80% of that cost, divided by 5, then multiplied by enrolled credits. The state education department sets average costs using the receiving district’s most recent reported data. It can also pay tuition from its regular budget for full-time or part-time students at designated career centers or programs at other comprehensive high schools, when their home district’s usual high school lacks a similar program. This authority includes access-program students and eligible private- or charter-school students using a closer center; the law adds no new appropriation.
Closer career centers for private, charter students
Beginning July 1, 2025, private-school and chartered public-school students can enroll at a closer regional career and technical education center. The comparison uses the location of the school they attend, not their home. The chosen center must be closer to that school than the center their home district normally uses.
Equal career classes and better school calendars
Beginning July 1, 2025, sending-district students get the same access to regional career and technical education as receiving-district students. Regional agreements must align calendars, including across overlapping regions and multiple career centers. Between Labor Day and the last student day, no more than 10 instructional days may be out of alignment. Agreements must address start and end times, unexpected closures or events, and differences in daily class time. They must encourage shared teacher training days. The education commissioner must reject agreements that do not comply, but can grant waivers for emergencies or extenuating conditions. Annual waivers for schools with plans making reasonable progress cannot extend beyond July 1, 2026.
Sponsors & Cosponsors
Sponsor
David H. Watters
Democratic • Senate
Cosponsors
Debra Altschiller
Democratic • Senate
Kevin A. Avard
Republican • Senate
Sharon M. Carson
Republican • Senate
Donovan Fenton
Democratic • Senate
Daniel E. Innis
Republican • Senate
Keith R. Murphy
Republican • Senate
Kristin Noble
Republican • House
Patricia Cornell
Democratic • House
Howard Pearl
r • Senate
Rebecca Perkins Kwoka
Democratic • Senate
Rick M Ladd
Republican • House
Cindy Rosenwald
Democratic • Senate
Victoria Sullivan
Republican • Senate
Roll Call Votes
No roll call votes available for this bill.
Actions Timeline
Signed by the Governor on 07/15/2025; Chapter 0229; Effective 07/01/2025
7/22/2025SenateEnrolled Adopted, VV, (In recess 06/26/2025); SJ 18
7/8/2025SenateEnrolled (in recess of) 06/26/2025 HJ 18 P. 60
7/8/2025HouseSen. Ward Moved to Concur with the House Amendment, MA, VV; 06/12/2025; SJ 16
6/12/2025SenateOught to Pass with Amendment 2025-1920h 2025-2654h: MA RC 206-167 06/05/2025 HJ 16 P. 78
6/5/2025HouseFLAM # 2025-2654h (Rep. Kofalt): AA RC 203-169 06/05/2025 HJ 16 P. 75
6/5/2025HouseAmendment # 2025-1920h: AA RC 208-159 06/05/2025 HJ 16 P. 73
6/5/2025HouseMinority Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate
5/28/2025HouseMajority Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2025-1920h 05/28/2025 (Vote 10-8; RC) HC 27 P. 16
5/28/2025HouseFull Committee Work Session: 05/28/2025 01:00 pm LOB 205-207
5/20/2025HouseFull Committee Work Session: 05/20/2025 10:00 am LOB 205-207
5/7/2025House==RECESSED== Executive Session: 05/06/2025 10:00 am LOB 205-207
4/30/2025HousePublic Hearing: 04/15/2025 10:15 am LOB 205-207
3/31/2025HouseIntroduced (in recess of) 03/27/2025 and referred to Education Funding HJ 11 P. 111
3/28/2025HouseOught to Pass with Amendment #2025-0798s, MA, VV; OT3rdg; 03/06/2025; SJ 6
3/6/2025SenateSen. Watters Floor Amendment # 2025-0798s, AA, VV; 03/06/2025; SJ 6
3/6/2025SenateSB 99 was Removed from the Consent Calendar; 03/06/2025; SJ 6
3/6/2025SenateCommittee Report: Ought to Pass, 03/06/2025; Vote 5-0; CC; SC 11
2/20/2025SenateHearing: 02/04/2025, Room 101, LOB, 09:00 am; SC 8
1/28/2025SenateIntroduced 01/09/2025 and Referred to Education; SJ 3
1/22/2025Senate
Bill Text
Enrolled
7/8/2025
Introduced
1/22/2025
CHAPTERED FINAL VERSION
Version adopted by both bodies
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