Giana GelseyOpposeMadbury, NHfor MyselfJan 20, 2026
I am a school board member. This bill does not solve the funding the problem. It still increases property taxes and inequity and just isn’t enough. We need to restructure HOW we fund education.
HB1826
House · 2026 sessionRepublicanKilled in HouseRaising cost of adequate education
AIIncreases the cost figure used to calculate the cost of providing an opportunity for an adequate education.
relative to the cost of an opportunity for an adequate education.
Education - GeneralTaxes - StateMunicipalities
Status
Killed in the House — Inexpedient to Legislate · February 19, 2026- ✓Introduced
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Division of testimony
25 submissionsSupport 10Oppose 14Neutral 1
Kathleen MalsbendenOpposeNewmarket, NHfor MyselfJan 20, 2026
I oppose HB 1826. While it claims to address the cost of an adequate education, it still fails to fully meet the state’s constitutional responsibility and continues the long-standing practice of downshifting education costs onto local property taxpayers. Without a reliable, sustainable state funding source, this bill does not fix the problem—it reinforces it.
Megan SchmittOpposeCONCORD, NHfor MyselfJan 20, 2026
You cannot definite an "adequate" education & Cherish does not equal a mandate.
Rose LaRochelle-ColbyOpposeHampstead, NHfor MyselfJan 20, 2026
This bill is inadequate in funding our schools. The courts have decided the adequate funding amount and should be financed at that level
Douglas RedfieldSupportRindge, NHfor MyselfJan 20, 2026
It is time for fair and equitable funding of education in our state
Priscilla DubeOpposeConcord, NHfor MyselfJan 20, 2026
This level of increase to education funding is inadequate.
Joanne EmusSupportMilford, NHfor MyselfJan 20, 2026
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Lyssa Bayne-KimOpposeDurham, NHfor MyselfJan 20, 2026
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Rebecca McEwanOpposeMadbury, NHfor MyselfJan 20, 2026
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Thomas StewartOpposeManchester, NHfor MyselfJan 20, 2026
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Cynthia Rodenhauser StewartOpposeMANCHESTER, NHfor MyselfJan 20, 2026
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Robert DesrochersOpposeFranklin, NHfor MyselfJan 20, 2026
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Karen Burnett-KurieOpposeWolfeboro, NHfor MyselfJan 20, 2026
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Julie ColemanOpposeBarrington, NHfor MyselfJan 20, 2026
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Francis GenusSupportFranklin, NHfor MyselfJan 20, 2026
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SUSAN PETERSONOpposeBristol, NHfor MyselfJan 20, 2026
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NHSBA NHSBASupportConcord, NHfor New Hampshire School Boards AssociationJan 20, 2026
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Bridget PowersSupportPlymouth, NHfor MyselfJan 20, 2026
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Scott BurnsSupportFranklin, NHfor MyselfJan 20, 2026
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Stephanie VazzanoSupportConcord, NHfor MyselfJan 20, 2026
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Miriam Cahill-YeatonNeutralEpsom, NHfor Myselfflagged non-germaneJan 20, 2026
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Cindy KudlikOpposeGrafton, NHfor MyselfJan 20, 2026
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Linda Holstein StrongeSupportFranklin, NHfor MyselfJan 20, 2026
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Katie McLaughlinSupportWeare, NHfor MyselfJan 20, 2026
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Margaret KonzeSupportPembroke, NHfor MyselfJan 20, 2026
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