HB 1370 New Hampshire House · 2026 Regular Session

repealing the public school identification and accommodation of gifted and talented students reporting requirement.

HB 1370 removes a requirement for New Hampshire public schools to report to the Department of Education if they lack policies for identifying and accommodating gifted and talented students. The bill amends RSA 189:29-b to eliminate the specific language (now in brackets) that previously forced schools to state "if no such policies exist" in their annual reports. Instead, schools must now only submit an annual narrative report detailing their existing policies, programs, and procedures for gifted students starting in the 2026-2027 school year. This change simplifies reporting for schools that do not have dedicated gifted education programs, while maintaining the requirement for those that do. The bill directly affects all public schools in New Hampshire and the Department of Education.
Bill status failed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2026
House Passage
Mar 2026
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Dec 2, 2025 Last action Apr 3, 2026
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What changed between versions

Introduced As Amended by the House · 3 edits
MINOR
The House amendment dramatically expanded the bill's scope from a partial modification to a full repeal. The introduced version only delayed the start date of an annual reporting requirement (from 2022-2023 to 2026-2027) and removed one sentence about stating when no policies exist. The amended version instead repeals the entire statute section (RSA 189:29-b) governing public school identification and accommodation of gifted and talented students, eliminating all reporting obligations under that law.
Scope change
Expanded from a narrow modification (delaying a reporting deadline and removing one sentence) to a complete repeal of the entire statutory section on gifted and talented student identification and accommodation reporting.
SCOPE

The bill changed from amending a specific subsection of RSA 189:29-b to repealing the entire section. The introduced version kept the reporting requirement in place but delayed its start date; the amended version removes it entirely.

REQUIREMENT

The annual narrative report requirement for public schools to detail their policies, programs, and procedures for identifying and accommodating gifted and talented students is eliminated entirely rather than just modified.

TIMELINE

The introduced version set a new start date of the 2026-2027 school year for the reporting requirement. The amended version removes any timeline because the entire requirement is repealed, with the act taking effect 60 days after passage.

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Total actions
10
Key actions
2
Committee
3
Amendments
1
Mar 24, 2026
Committee
Committee Report: Inexpedient to Legislate, 04/09/2026, Vote 4-0, CC; SC 13
upper
Mar 6, 2026
Introduced
Introduced 03/05/2026 and Referred to Education; SJ 6
upper
Mar 5, 2026
Lower · Passed
Ought to Pass with Amendment 2026-0524h: MA VV 03/05/2026 HJ 6 P. 12
lower
Mar 5, 2026
Introduced
Amendment # 2026-0524h: AA VV 03/05/2026 HJ 6 P. 12
lower
Feb 18, 2026
Lower · Passed
Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2026-0524h (NT) 02/11/2026 (Vote 17-0; CC) HC 9 P. 11
lower
Dec 2, 2025
Introduced
Introduced 01/07/2026 and referred to Education Policy and Administration HJ 1 P. 17
lower
1 primary · 7 co-sponsors

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