New Hampshire HB1644: permitting towns to unilaterally withdraw from a cooperative school district.

What the bill says

An act permitting towns to unilaterally withdraw from a cooperative school district. Rep. Spilsbury, Sull. 3; Rep. McFarlane, Graf. 18; Rep. Mary Murphy, Hills. 27; Sen. Ward, Dist 8 COMMITTEE: Education Policy and Administration ----------------------------------------------------------------- ANALYSIS This bill: I. Permits a single district or town within a cooperative school district to initiate the procedure for review for withdrawal from the cooperative school district. II. Amends the current procedure for review by removing the step for committee determination of the withdrawal plan. III.

From the introduced text, January 7, 2026:

AN ACT permitting towns to unilaterally withdraw from a cooperative school district. Rep. Spilsbury, Sull. 3; Rep. McFarlane, Graf. 18; Rep. Mary Murphy, Hills. 27; Sen. Ward, Dist 8 COMMITTEE: Education Policy and Administration ----------------------------------------------------------------- ANALYSIS This bill: I. Permits a single district or town within a cooperative school district to initiate the procedure for review for withdrawal from the cooperative school district. II. Amends the current procedure for review by removing the step for committee determination of the withdrawal plan. III. Removes the ability of a 3/5 supermajority of voters in the entire cooperative school district from preventing a single district or town's withdrawal. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics. Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.] Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type. 26-3024 12/06 STATE OF …

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Sponsors

• Dan McGuire (R, 14) · primary sponsor
• Walter Spilsbury (R, 3)