Senator Watters Introduces SB 266, to Boost School Building Aid

CONCORD—Today, Senator Watters introduced SB 266-FN, relative to funding for kindergarten pupils, keno revenues, and school building aid. SB 266-FN would fund full-day kindergarten grants entirely from the Education Trust Fund and divert Keno revenues to school building aid.

Senator Watters released the following statement after the hearing:

“School districts, property tax payers, and New Hampshire students are counting on lawmakers to begin to fix our broken education funding system. SB 266 is a step in the right direction that will create certain and stability by treating Kindergarten funding like every other grade level and giving schools an extra boost with school building aid funds that will help districts afford critical educational facility projects.”