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Committee skeptical of bill that would let commissioner withhold all public funds over special‑education disputes
Summary
Witnesses told the House Education Funding Committee that HB 1586, which would let the education commissioner withhold public funds when schools fail to deliver special‑education services, is legally and practically problematic; DOE and school advocacy groups urged more targeted corrective action and due‑process safeguards.
Representative Kristen Noble presented HB 1586, describing problems a charter operator (Synergy Academy) reported when districts allegedly failed to provide contracted special‑education services. Noble said the bill is intended as a corrective vehicle and invited the committee to consider charter testimony later.
Opposition and legal concerns: Becky Wilson of the New Hampshire School Boards Association and Jerry Frew (School Administrators Association) both opposed the bill as drafted. They explained that New Hampshire already has a statutory corrective‑action path in…
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