HB 749-FN - AS INTRODUCED
2025 SESSION
25-0094
02/06
HOUSE BILL749-FN
AN ACTrequiring high schools to include instruction on the nature and history of communism.
SPONSORS:Rep. Moffett, Merr. 4; Rep. Belcher, Carr. 4; Rep. Cambrils, Merr. 4; Rep. Popovici-Muller, Rock. 17; Rep. Thibault, Merr. 25
COMMITTEE:Education Policy and Administration
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ANALYSIS
This bill requires school boards and governing boards of private schools to include at least one hour of instruction on the nature and history of communism for high school graduation.
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Explanation:Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.
Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]
Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
25-0094
02/06
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Five
AN ACTrequiring high schools to include instruction on the nature and history of communism.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 New Section; Instruction; High Schools; Nature and History of Communism. Amend RSA 189 by inserting after section 11-d the following new section:
189:11-e Nature and History of Communism. The school board of every public school and governing board of every private or nonpublic school shall certify that before receiving high school graduation diplomas, or other certificates of completion, every high school student has at least one hour of instruction on the nature and history of communism. Such instruction may be provided as a stand alone course or embedded in an existing social science course.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
LBA
25-0094
1/4/25
HB 749-FN- FISCAL NOTE
AS INTRODUCED
AN ACTrequiring high schools to include instruction on the nature and history of communism.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Estimated Political Subdivision Impact
FY 2025 FY 2026 FY 2027 FY 2028
Local Revenue $0 $0 $0 $0
Local Expenditures $0 Indeterminable
Estimated Political Subdivision Impact
FY 2025
FY 2026
FY 2027
FY 2028
Local Revenue
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$0
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$0
Local Expenditures
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Indeterminable
METHODOLOGY:
This bill, assumed to be effective for the 2025-2026 school year, requires high schools to include instruction on the nature and history of communism. Any cost for local school districts to comply with this requirement is unknown and will vary from district to district.
AGENCIES CONTACTED:
Department of Education