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Lawmakers to review bill that would allow Dept. of Education to step in and help districts facing financial emergency

Lawmakers to review bill that would allow Dept. of Education to step in and help districts facing financial emergency

FILE - A student prepares to leave school, Aug. 13, 2014, southeast of Brookhaven, Miss. Photo: Associated Press/AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis, File


CONCORD, N.H.- Senate lawmakers will examine a bill this week that would give New Hampshire’s Department of Education the authority to get involved in the management of school districts facing a financial emergency.

Under the bill the state’s Education Commissioner would be allowed to initiate and implement a recovery plan in the event a district’s financial and operational condition is deemed a financial emergency.

The need for the legislation comes as districts like Claremont are facing a $5 million deficit.

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