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House advances expansion of Education Freedom Accounts despite calls for audit delay
Summary
The House debated and approved Senate Bill 295 to expand Education Freedom Accounts (school vouchers). Lawmakers rejected an amendment that would have delayed expansion until a Legislative Budget Assistant audit was complete and instead passed the committee measure with a rolling cap mechanism.
The New Hampshire House on Thursday approved changes to the Education Freedom Account (EFA) program that remove several prior limits and set a staged enrollment cap, rejecting an amendment that would have delayed expansion pending a comprehensive state audit.
Opponents urged caution. Representative Luno and other critics pointed to an LBA (Legislative Budget Assistant) sample review showing application errors and urged…
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