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Votes at a glance: New Hampshire House Education Committee executive session
Summary
Summary of committee recommendations and roll‑call outcomes for education bills considered in executive session, including HB 112, HB 659, HB 646, HB 665, HB 703, HB 771, HB 718 and HB 770.
The House Education Committee completed its executive session and filed majority and minority committee reports on several bills. This "votes at a glance" summary lists each bill, the committee motion, and the roll‑call result recorded in the transcript.
HB 112 — Requires students in the university system and community college system in New Hampshire to pass the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services naturalization civics test. Motion: retain. Vote: 18 yeas, 0 nays. Outcome: retained in committee.
HB 659 — Establishing the New Hampshire College Grama Retention Incentive Program. Motion: ITL (Inexpedient to Legislate). Vote: 18 yeas, 0 nays. Outcome: majority report ITL.
HB 646 — Requires school districts to establish an online application for participation in the free and reduced‑price meal program. Motion: ITL. Vote: 10 yeas, 8 nays. Outcome: majority report ITL.
HB 665 — Relative to eligibility for the free school meals program. Motion: retain. Vote: 15 yeas, 3 nays. Outcome: retained in committee.
HB 703 — Prohibits school districts from denying meals to students with unpaid meal balances; later amended to remove a state payoff clause and a prohibition on collections agencies and to require policy statements on treating students courteously. Motion: ITL. Vote: 10 yeas, 8 nays. Outcome: majority report ITL.
HB 771 — Relative to funding for open‑enrollment schools (sending district responsibility to budget and transfer funds to receiving open‑enrollment schools). Motion: OTP (Ought to Pass). Vote: 10 yeas, 8 nays. Outcome: majority OTP report.
HB 718 — Requires the State Board of Education to report unfunded financial impacts to school districts for rules that exceed state or federal minimum standards. Motion: OTP. Vote: 10 yeas, 8 nays. Outcome: majority OTP report.
HB 770 — Establishing a program to earn tuition credits for New Hampshire higher‑education institutions through community service. Motion: ITL. Vote: 10 yeas, 8 nays. Outcome: majority ITL report.
Several bills were passed with tight 10‑8 margins; the committee recorded majority reports recommending either ITL or OTP and corresponding minority reports in some cases. Bills retained in committee will not advance unless subsequently acted on by other procedures.
Provenance: Each item above corresponds to motions and roll calls recorded in the committee's executive session transcript.
