This bill mandates that the Department of Education report on the financial implications for local school districts when they are required to comply with rules that exceed state or federal special education standards. Specifically, it requires the department to identify the rule number, the nature of the rule, any state or federal minimum requirements that are exceeded, and the unfunded financial impact on local school districts. Additionally, the report must address whether the rules may have an indeterminable fiscal impact on the districts and provide reasons for exceeding the minimum requirements.

To implement this, the bill amends RSA 186-C:16-c, I(a) by replacing the existing language that states "the state board shall include" with "the department of education shall identify." It also introduces new language that specifies the need to report the unfunded financial impact and any indeterminable fiscal impacts on local school districts. The bill is set to take effect on January 1, 2026.

Statutes affected:
Introduced: 186-C:16-c
As Amended by the Senate: 186-C:16-c