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NH SB583

Bill

Status

Introduced

11/25/2025

Primary Sponsor

Timothy Lang

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Origin

Senate

2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Directs the New Hampshire Department of Education to create an education funding data and transparency reporting system with longitudinal data spanning at least 10 years on funding allocations, disbursements, and expenditures at the school, district, and intermediate unit levels

  • Requires data visualization dashboards that allow simulation of changes to the funding formula, including adjusting weights and measures, accessible to the legislature and governor's office

  • Mandates the system include advanced analytics capabilities such as machine learning, predictive analytics for forecasting, and natural language processing for analyzing text documents like surveys and grants

  • Requires both public-facing dashboards with aggregate data and restricted dashboards with role-based permissions that comply with federal student privacy laws (FERPA)

  • Appropriates $900,000 for fiscal year 2027 to create the system and $500,000 annually thereafter for ongoing operation and maintenance, with funds being nonlapsing; effective date July 1, 2026

Legislative Description

Directing the department of education to create an education funding transparency data and reporting system.

Last Action

Pending Motion OT3rdg; 03/12/2026; Senate Journal 6

3/12/2026

Committee Referrals

Education Finance11/25/2025

Full Bill Text

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