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Committee hears bill to boost New Hampshire base adequacy after ConVal rulings; price tag near $537.6M cited
Summary
Senate Bill 582 would raise the per‑pupil base adequacy amount in response to court findings that current adequacy funding is unconstitutional; testimony tied the change to Judge Ruoff’s ConVal decision and included union, school board and DOE fiscal estimates (witnesses cited a minimum threshold of $7,356.01 per pupil and an approximate $537.6 million statewide impact).
Senator Deborah Altschuler, the prime sponsor, told the committee SB 582 seeks to bring New Hampshire’s base cost for an adequate education into compliance with the ConVal (Conval) litigation and Judge David Ruoff’s November 2023 findings. Altschuler quoted the judge’s ‘‘conservative minimum threshold’’ that base adequacy must exceed "$7,356.01 per pupil per year" and said the minimum increase represents roughly $537,550,970.95 in additional base adequacy aid statewide.
Union and educator witnesses…
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