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NH HCR11
Concurrent Resolution
Status
Introduced
1/16/2025
Primary Sponsor
Gregory Hill
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AI Summary
- Declares that New Hampshire Supreme Court directives from the Claremont school funding cases are not binding on the legislative and executive branches
- Asserts the judiciary lacks constitutional authority to direct the legislature to define "adequate education," adopt "standards of accountability," or guarantee adequate funding for public education
- Argues the Claremont rulings violated the separation of powers doctrine under Part 1, Article 37 of the New Hampshire Constitution by involving the judicial branch in core policy-making functions
- Contends that for two centuries prior to the Claremont decisions, the judiciary never asserted authority to control or direct educational policies based on qualitative measures like "adequacy"
- Warns that accepting the Claremont directives would set precedent for judicial exercise of legislative and executive policymaking powers over other matters
Legislative Description
Declaring the directives of the judicial branch in the Claremont cases that the legislative and executive branches define an "adequate education," adopt "standards of accountability," and "guarantee adequate funding" of a public education are not binding on the legislative and executive branches.
Last Action
Lay House CalendarR11 on Table (Rep. Lynn): Motion Adopted Voice Vote 01/08/2026 House Journal 2
1/8/2026
Committee Referrals
Judiciary1/16/2025
Full Bill Text
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