Committee advances pre-K cross-border tuition arrangement for geographically isolated students

Mar 19, 2026

Senate Finance advanced S214 to allow the NEK Choice district to pay tuition to nearby New Hampshire public pre-K programs for eligible students; Joint Fiscal Office estimated up to 14 students could enroll, with an estimated FY2028 cost of about $60,000 to the education fund.

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Senate Finance moved S214 favorably after staff described a narrowly targeted change allowing the NEK Choice school district to pay tuition for eligible prekindergarten students to participating New Hampshire public pre-K programs located within 25 miles of Vermont's border.

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