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House committee hears students’ case for a nonvoting State Board seat and debate over local student-member rules
Summary
Lawmakers heard testimony on two bills proposing student representation: HB 1700 would add a single nonvoting student member to the State Board of Education; HB 1453 would standardize student school-board rights and election processes. A Goffstown senior testified for student voice; school-board groups warned HB 1453 is overly prescriptive.
Representative Joe Alexander introduced House Bill 1,700 to add a nonvoting student member to the State Board of Education, describing eligibility as broadly inclusive (students age 14–22 enrolled in high school, career school, community college, university, Education Freedom Account programs or home education).
Alexander told the committee the seat would be a one-term, nonvoting appointment by the governor. He said the role could be a civic or course-credit opportunity for a high-school student and that the governor could appoint different types of student representatives across terms.
Brady McCann, a senior at Goffstown High School and a student representative on his local school board, testified in support.…
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