Legislative Update Report

2/28/25: NEA-NH Legislative Update

Back from Break, House and Senate Have Major Committee Votes and Hearings  House and Senate Committees are up against deadlines to report out on bills this week that would require going to a second committee should they pass on the floor of their respective body. Here are some of the major votes you can still take action on this weekend.  Committee Votes Coming Up:  Both Universal Voucher Bills To be Voted on This Week in Policy Committees!  Urge your lawmakers to reject universal vouchers! Two universal voucher bills are being considered in the New Hampshire House and Senate – HB […]

02/22/25: NEA-NH Legislative Update

Re-Cap of the Week  What a rollercoaster of a week yet again, ahead of what will be a school vacation week for most. Here is the rundown of major developments:  HB 283 – Bill to Eliminate Content Areas Officially Defeated!  This week the full New Hampshire House of Representatives rejected HB 283, which would have gutted crucial areas of content as part of the definition of an adequate education by removing Art, Music, World Languages, Personal Finance Literacy, and more. Thanks to the 30,000+ Granite Staters – including many of our members – who took action to #ProtectPublicSchools!  HB 735 […]

2/14/25: NEA-NH Legislative Update

This Week: Big Wins for Public Education and Labor  HB 283 – Anti-Public Education Bill Rejected by House Education Committee  The House Education Policy and Administration Committee voted unanimously to kill HB 283, the legislation that would have gutted crucial areas of content as part of the definition of an adequate education. An unprecedented 30,000 people signed in or wrote in to oppose this bill and dozens more came to testify in person against it. This sent a loud and strong message to extreme politicians that New Hampshire values public education. The bill will next go to the full House […]

2/7/25: NEA-NH Legislative Update

Next Week: Gutting Content of an Adequate Education, Second Universal Voucher Bill, and Major Votes on Bills Attacking Unions  What a week it’s going to be next week. It’s representative of some of the major attacks we face this year at the state level, all taking place in just a few days – and of course with the backdrop of unprecedented attacks on public education coming from Washington, D.C. Here are the TOP 3 Actions you can take to advocate for your students at the state level ahead of next week – it should take less than 10 minutes total!  HB […]

1/31/25: NEA-NH Legislative Update

Re-Cap of this Week: Important Follow-Up Actions!  This past week was a full docket of bills that affected educators’ collective bargaining rights and the climate for them and their students in schools. Since some of this legislation is so highly impactful, we want to emphasize the importance of following up with the committees they were heard.   HB 735 – Extreme Legislators Trying to Attack Your Local Union  HB 735 would force a re-certification vote just to maintain your local union if the original employees who formed the union no longer make up a majority of the unit. This is one […]

1/24/25: NEA-NH Legislative Update

This Week’s Re-Cap and What You Can Do Next: Action Links and Book Events!  Thank you to all those who sent in testimony this week on several extremely important bills! We had hearings for bills related to school funding, expanding the code of conduct to include responsibility to parents, creating a permanent part-time unlicensed teacher status, our first bill restricting cell phone use, and anti-union legislation.  With every bill we had great huge numbers of NEA-NH members signing in and writing incredible testimony that only educators can deliver!  None of these bills have been voted on in committee but could […]