The first full week of hearings at the NH House begins with one of the most significant education bills of the year, universal school vouchers. House Bill 115-FN would expand the already unaccountable school voucher program regardless of income. Initial projections of the cost of such a program would exceed $100 million of state money which diverts public money which could be used to support our local public schools and provide property tax relief.
The legislature needs to focus on funding an adequate education for our public school students, fully fund special education, and support the more than 90% of NH students who attend these public schools. The current school voucher program has no guardrails or unaccountability. Public dollars need to be dedicated to our public schools.
ACTION REQUEST
If you agree that legislators need to support our public schools and stop this unwieldly expansion of the school voucher plan, please let the House Education Committee know that you OPPOSE HB 115.
Please use this link to register your opposition to universal vouchers.
Click on the link below to register your opposition to HB 115-FN:
link: https://gencourt.state.nh.us/house/committees/remotetestimony/default.aspx
1. Fill in your Personal Information.
2. Select the relevant date and committee for the hearing by clicking on it in the Meeting Schedule Calendar. HB 115-FN on January 16th
3. In the dropbox below "Select the Committee," select committee. House Education Funding
4. In the dropbox below "Choose the Bill," select the appropriate time and bill number. 1:00 PM – HB 115-FN
5. Select the appropriate option for the "I am" dropbox (likely "Member of the Public").
6. Fill in the content box under "I'm Representing" with the business, organization, or group you are representing. If you are representing yourself only, write "myself."
7. Under the “Indicate Your Position on this Bill,” check the circle stating your position on the bill. “I Oppose this Bill”
8. After filling in all the appropriate dropboxes, click “Submit.”
9. After clicking submit, you will be brought to the next page, where you will fill in the content boxes with your first and last name, as well as your town, state, and email address.
10. Press “Continue.”
11. If you wish to speak during the hearing to present your testimony, you will need to attend in person at the State House, but you upload your testimony if you cannot attend.
12. If you wish to submit testimony on the bill, email the relevant committee and upload the testimony file from your computer.
Thank you for standing up for New Hampshire’s public schools.