Enables students to use education freedom account funds to pay for career and technical education and removes references to curriculum frameworks in defining the substantive content of an adequate education.
(New Title) enabling students to utilize education freedom account funds to pay for certain career and technical education funding and removing references to "curriculum frameworks" as they relate to the substantive educational content of an adequate education.
I support this bill because students should be afforded every possible option for education, and we are desperately in need of trained workers in the trades. Often times students with some disabilities are able to achieve meaningful success in vocational programs where traditional education has not been effective.
Dear Mr. Chairman and Members of the House Education Funding Committee, My name is Piotr Kukula, and I am a sophomore currently residing in Bedford, New Hampshire. I am writing to express my support for Senate Bill 491, which meets the base standard for allowing individuals my age more education opportunities to expand their knowledge about the world, furthering their careers and chances at a better future. Education has always and should continue to be the single number one priority for the youth in our society. As a government, the state of New Hampshire should consistently prioritize the needs and interests of those in the K-12 system who wish to learn more and gain other experiences besides standard education, which SB491 covers excellently. By allowing students using Education Freedom Accounts (EFAs) in grades 9–12 to use EFA funds to pay for tuition and transportation for approved regional Career and Technical Education (CTE) programs, our legislators are setting many in my generation up for success by representing and opening access to the vast number of career opportunities students have in the modern age. As there is no direct state revenue change, nor are grant appropriations affected by the bill, Senate Bill 491 successfully balances using our money and bureaucracy wisely and delivering our next generation a quality education they deserve. I strongly urge the committee to vote "Ought to Pass" on SB 491. Thank you for your commitment and consideration regarding this pivotal legislation. Sincerely, Piotr Kukula, Bedford, NH
Please oppose this bill. Already the public school system is being squeezed for funding.
I can't support another attempt to undermine our public schools!
This bill uses public school district funds to fund non-public school EFA students. This reduces the amount available for public school students. What is more the EFA expenditures are NOT audited..
public school districts would have to fund costs associated with non-public school EFA students, thereby reducing the amount of money available for public school students. I OBJECT
I oppose this bill becase it would require a public school district to fund costs associated with non-public school EFA students, thereby reducing the amount of money available for public school students.
This bill takes away funding from schools that already struggle to meet standards. We should be INVESTING into our schools, not moving the money to already affluent towns and letting the struggling schools fail. Our state is already known for our polititians talking about segregated schools... we need the opposite of this bill if we want to succeed as a state. Instead of the EFA/voucher program costing over 100 million to regular taxpayers, we should invest that money into the lowest schools to bring them up to standard. This is a very bad bill for the regular people in NH.
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