adding a non-voting student member to the state board of education.
HB 1700 adds a non-voting student member position to New Hampshire's State Board of Education. The position requires the member to be a currently enrolled student in a New Hampshire career school, high school, community college, college, or home education program (or enrolled in an education freedom account), aged 14-22. The student member serves a non-renewable two-year term or until turning 22, whichever comes first. While they cannot vote on board decisions, they have all other rights of board members.
Bill status
failed
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Dec 12, 2025
Last action Mar 5, 2026
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
5
Key actions
0
Committee
1
Feb 25, 2026
Committee
Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate 02/18/2026 (Vote 15-1; CC) HC 9 P. 12
lower
Dec 12, 2025
Introduced
Introduced 01/07/2026 and referred to Education Policy and Administration HJ 1 P. 32
lower
1 primary · 2 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Joe Alexander
RRepublican
Co
James Thibault
RRepublican
Co
Valerie McDonnell
RRepublican
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