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Rep. Luna introduces HB 772 to create foundation opportunity budgets for school funding
Summary
Representative David Luna introduced HB 772 to replace the current one-size-fits-all adequacy model with district-level "foundation opportunity budgets" and a new funding order that sets a modest local share first and then guarantees state funding to meet the budget.
Representative David Luna (Bow, Hopkinton) introduced House Bill 772 in the House Education Funding Committee on Jan. 28, proposing a systemic rewrite of how New Hampshire funds public education. The bill would (1) define the "opportunity for an adequate education" in terms of statewide student outcomes and statutory content standards, (2) require districts' budgets to be calculated as a "foundation opportunity budget" sufficient to raise every student to those statewide outcomes, and (3) change the funding flow so a modest local property tax share is set first and the state then guarantees the remainder.
Supporters said the approach targets resources where student needs and district capacity differ and reduces the regressivity in current funding. Rep. Luna told the committee the…
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