HB349 Legislative Records

HB349 was introduced into the House of Representatives on January 5, 2023. The bill spent a total of 212 days from its introduction as a bill to being signed into law by Governor Sununu on August 4, 2023. The House and Senate Journals and Calendars, listed below, document HB349's movement through the legislature. Further down are links to the public hearings, committee minutes and other public records.

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Bridgewater-Hebron-Groton
Steering Committee

After HB349 was signed into law on August 4, 2023, the towns of Bridgewater, Hebron, and Groton were authorized to form a committee to explore forming their own SAU. Their first meeting was held on August 23, 2023. Below are links to their meeting minutes and all other documents that have been shared on their website.

August 23, 2023

September 6, 2023

September 13, 2023

September 20, 2023

September 27, 2023

October 11, 2023

October 18, 2023

November 1, 2023

November 15, 2023

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Newfound Area School District

The Newfound Area School Board began discussing HB349 when it was still a bill being worked on in the New Hampshire House of Representatives. Their first public discussion as a board occurred on February 13, 2023, three days after the first public hearing before the House Education Committee. HB349 had not yet passed the House at this point. Below are links to all the public records in which the school board discusses HB349, including videos that have been cut to show only the relevant discussion.

February 13, 2023

School Board Meeting

March 13, 2023

School Board Meeting

March 27, 2023

School Board Meeting

April 10, 2023

School Board Meeting

April 17, 2023

School Board Meeting

May 8, 2023

School Board Meeting

May 22, 2023

School Board Meeting

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June 12, 2023

School Board Meeting

August 14, 2023

School Board Meeting

August 28, 2023

School Board Meeting

September 11, 2023

School Board Meeting

September 18, 2023

Listening Session

September 25, 2023

School Board Meeting

October 10, 2023

School Board Meeting

October 23, 2023

School Board Meeting

November 13, 2023

School Board Meeting

November 15, 2023

School Board Meeting
with Hill School District

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Bridgewater-Hebron Village District

In response to Alexandria's petitioned warrant article, Bridgewater-Hebron Village District Commissioners began publicly discussing options if the funding formula changed. These discussions began January 27, 2022 and continued over a series of meetings throughout that year. Below are all the meeting minutes where the funding formula and, later, HB349 are discussed.

June 2, 2022

January 11, 2023

April 11, 2023

June 29, 2023

August 24, 2023

October 12, 2023

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Town of Bridgewater Select Board

January 5 - October 9, 2023

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Town of Hebron Select Board

December 15, 2022

January 5, 2023

February 2, 2023

March 16, 2023

June 1, 2023

July 20, 2023

August 17, 2023

August 25, 2023

September 7, 2023

September 21, 2023

October 5, 2023

October 19, 2023

HB349 Meeting

November 2, 2023

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Town of Groton Select Board

January 3, 2023

January 17, 2023

February 7, 2023

March 21, 2023

April 4, 2023

May 16, 2023

July 11, 2023

July 25, 2023

August 8, 2023

August 22, 2023

September 5, 2023

September 19, 2023

October 3, 2023

October 17, 2023

November 7, 2023

November 21, 2023

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