The NH House Education Policy and Administration Committee has completed work on all bills referred to the committee. This update summarizes those GSHE is monitoring that affect home education.
All bills that pass the House will advance to the Senate where the process of public hearings, testimony opportunities, and executive sessions continues.
CACR 24 – Relating to the right to educate children
- Bill text as introduced
- Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment #2026-0941h, vote 10-8 the week of March 9, 2026
- The amendment uses the word “infringed” but leaves the bill substantively intact as introduced
HB 1155 – Relative to the Home Education Advisory Council (HEAC)
- Bill text as introduced
- Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment #2026-0878h, vote 10-8 the week of March 9, 2026
- The sponsor introduced an amendment that repeals HEAC but retains the state Board of Education’s rule-making authority. This is in contrast to HB 1268’s amendment #0887h, which strikes the entire section of RSA 193-A related to HEAC and the Board of Education’s rule-making authority. In the executive session of HB 1268, the sponsor recalled attempts in 2009 when the rule-making authority was used to implement more restrictive regulations of home education that were rejected by the legislature. Refer to this video beginning around mark 1:00:46.
HB 1268 – Modifying definitions and requirements relative to home education programs
- Bill text as introduced
- Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment #2026-0887h, vote 10-8 the week of March 9, 2026
- This bill completely rewrites NH’s home education statute. We appreciate the committee’s work and the sponsor’s willingness to incorporate changes. This version is stronger than previous drafts in several key ways, and it addresses a number of concerns GSHE and other families have raised since the bill was introduced. At the same time, core structural gaps remain — particularly the lack of a proactive, affirmative shield for families when enforcement questions arise under the unchanged compulsory attendance, truancy, and child-protection statutes.
- Full analysis and Pugh chart are here: HB 1268 Amendment #0887h: NH Home Education Bill Update.
HB 1490 – Requiring scholarship organizations to provide written notice to parents explaining the parents’ requirement to provide written notice upon termination of a home education program
- Bill text as introduced
- Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate, vote 17-0
- Heads to full House floor vote on the ITL recommendation the week of March 9, 2026
- This bill reinforces the statutory separation between independent home education under RSA 193-A and the EFA under RSA 194-F by requiring the scholarship organization, currently the Children’s Scholarship Fund, which administers the EFA program, to provide written notice to enrolling families explaining that they must formally terminate a home education program if they enroll in the EFA. This requirement is consistent with existing law in RSA 193-A:5 and RSA 194-F:2, IX. HB 1490 ensures families receive clear, written notice of this requirement at the point of enrollment, helping reduce confusion and noncompliance.
HB 1521 – Clarifying the definition of home education
- Bill text as introduced
- Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate, vote 17-0
- Heads to full House floor vote on the ITL recommendation the week of March 9, 2026
- This bill amends RSA 193-A to explicitly clarify that participation in the Education Freedom Account (EFA) program under RSA 194-F is not home education. It codifies a distinction GSHE has consistently emphasized: independent home education under RSA 193-A is a separate and distinct educational pathway from the Education Freedom Account program. This clarification helps reduce statutory confusion and reinforces that enrollment in the EFA is not home education.
HB 1774 – Relative to qualifying scholarship granting organizations and programs of low-earning outcomes (federal tax-credit scholarships)
- Bill text as introduced
- Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment #2026-0915h, vote 17-1
- Heads to full House floor vote on the OTP/A recommendation the week of March 9, 2026
- This bill enables NH participation in a new federal tax-credit scholarship program and may affect independent home education families depending on participation in the scholarship program.
- Full GSHE analysis here: HB 1774 (2026): Federal Tax-Credit Scholarships and Independent Home Education.
HB 1803 – Rendering a recipient of an education tax credit scholarship ineligible to receive education freedom account funds in the same program year
- Bill text as introduced
- Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate, vote 17-0; on 2/9/2026 the full House voted 191-157 to defeat the bill
- This bill materially affects independent home education families through the Education Tax Credit program governed by RSA 77-G and access to educational resources such as the Virtual Learning Academy Charter School (VLACS)
- Read GSHE analysis here: Public Hearing Notice: HB 1803 re ETC and EFA Overlap
Next Steps
Most of these bills are heading to the full House for a vote when they convene the week of March 9, 2026. This is the time to contact your own state representatives about those bills that matter to you. The House Education Policy and Administration Committee’s recommendation is the motion to the House. A YEA vote is to concur with the committee’s recommendation and a NAY is to reject.
We encourage every family to review the latest amendment and contact your representatives with your own perspective. Personal stories about how these laws affect your family carry real weight.
Find your state representatives’ contact information here.
Because representatives handle hundreds of bills, your email subject line should clearly identify you are contacting them about a specific bill and include the bill number. Mention you are a constituent at the beginning of your email and clearly indicate your position on the bill. Just a few sentences are sufficient; you don’t need a detailed analysis of the bill to share your concerns. Email them before Wednesday, March 11, 2026 to have the best opportunity to reach them before the next session day.
Thank you for staying engaged. Our commitment remains the same: principled advocacy that puts parents and their children first in the independent home education pathway.
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Making a Difference: How to Engage in NH’s Legislative Process
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