New Hampshire legislation · 2026 Regular Session
New Hampshire HB1816: (New Title) relative to the intervention of the department of education into a school or school district during a financial emergency and requiring the state school board to establish rules governing the vetting of school district business administrator candidates.
Status: Signed into law, July 16, 2026
What the bill says
An act relative to the intervention of the department of education into a school or school district during a financial emergency and requiring the state school board to establish rules governing the vetting of school district business administrator candidates. Rep. Spilsbury, Sull. 3; Rep. Popovici-Muller, Rock. 17; Rep. Peeples, Hills. 14; Rep. Kofalt, Hills. 32; Sen. Ward, Dist 8; Sen. Innis, Dist 7 COMMITTEE: Education Funding ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── AMENDED ANALYSIS This bill: I. Allows the commissioner of the department of education to initiate an.
From the chaptered text, July 10, 2026:
AN ACT relative to the intervention of the department of education into a school or school district during a financial emergency and requiring the state school board to establish rules governing the vetting of school district business administrator candidates. Rep. Spilsbury, Sull. 3; Rep. Popovici-Muller, Rock. 17; Rep. Peeples, Hills. 14; Rep. Kofalt, Hills. 32; Sen. Ward, Dist 8; Sen. Innis, Dist 7 COMMITTEE: Education Funding ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── AMENDED ANALYSIS This bill: I. Allows the commissioner of the department of education to initiate and implement a district recovery plan if a school district's financial and operational condition is deemed a financial emergency by the state board of education. II. Requires the state school board to establish rules governing the vetting of school district business administrator candidates and monitoring the work of business administrators. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics. Matter removed from …