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Committee expands EFA priority to children of active-duty service members, clarifies residency rules
Summary
The committee approved an amendment and OTPA on HB1832 to add New Hampshire-resident students with an active-duty parent or guardian to Education Freedom Account priority guidelines; the amendment clarifies residency and active-duty definitions and passed 10–8.
Lawmakers on Jan. 22 approved an amendment and an OTPA motion for HB1832 to add students with a parent or guardian on active-duty military service to the priority list for Education Freedom Accounts (EFA).
Representative Belcher, who sponsored the amendment, said the change was written to be "as comprehensive as possible," allowing a student who resides in New Hampshire to qualify if one or more parents or guardians are on active duty, regardless of the parent’s physical location. Belcher told the…
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