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Senate debates home‑education reforms, divides the question and advances sections to third reading
Summary
Lawmakers debated a package of changes to New Hampshire's home education law — including notification rules, voucher access and school re‑entry — and divided the question so parts of House Bill 12‑68 moved forward. Roll calls recorded several 14‑8 votes on divided sections.
The Senate spent substantial floor time on House Bill 12‑68, a comprehensive amendment to the state's home education framework that would modernize definitions, make notification optional, clarify the relationship between education freedom accounts (EFAs) and home education, and repeal the home education advisory council.
Senators discussed provisions that critics described as allowing 'double dipping' — the notion that families using vouchers or education freedom accounts could still access certain public school services such…
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