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Senate hearing: Education commissioner says state is preparing if U.S. Department of Education functions shift; some senators say formal report still needed
Summary
Senate Bill 303 would direct the New Hampshire Department of Education to report on the consequences for the state if the federal Department of Education were dismantled; Commissioner Frank Edelblou said his agency is preparing for several possible outcomes but several senators pressed for a formal study and specific data on fiscal impacts.
Sen. Rebecca Perkins Quocca introduced Senate Bill 303 asking the state Department of Education to assess the implications for New Hampshire if the federal Department of Education were dissolved or its functions shifted to block grants.
Perkins Quocca said federal education funding at risk includes approximately $61.1 million in IDEA funds for special education, $47 million in Title I grants, $7 million in career and technical education, and more than $326 million in Pell Grants—a combined figure she described as nearly $450 million in federal support that undergirds state education infrastructure.
Multiple witnesses from the education and disability communities testified in…
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