New Hampshire HB 1729: relative to the creation of a centralized enterprise resource planning service, and making an appropriation therefor.

Bill Text

HB 1729-FN-A - AS INTRODUCED

2026 SESSION

 26-3224

 07/09

HOUSE BILL 1729-FN-A

AN ACT relative to the creation of a centralized enterprise resource planning service, and making an appropriation therefor.

SPONSORS: Rep. Luneau, Merr. 9; Rep. Damon, Sull. 8

COMMITTEE: Education Funding

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ANALYSIS

 This bill directs the department of education to solicit and assist in operating request for proposals for enterprise resource planning platforms and makes appropriations therefor.

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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 Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

 26-3224

 07/09

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty-Six

AN ACT relative to the creation of a centralized enterprise resource planning service, and making an appropriation therefor.

Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:

 1 Short Title. This act may be known and cited as the "Centralized School ERP Procurement Act". 

 2 Statement of Findings. The general court hereby finds that:

 I. School districts expend significant resources maintaining disparate administrative systems for finance, human resources, student information, payroll, procurement, and facilities.

 II. A centralized, vendor-hosted enterprise resource planning (ERP) service could yield cost savings, interoperability, standardized reporting, improved data security, and streamlined administrative capacity.

 III. The department of education is well-positioned to design a procurement that meets statewide and local needs. 

 IV. This legislation will require the department of education to develop and issue a competitive request for proposals (RFP) for qualified vendors to provide a centralized, optional enterprise resource planning service for New Hampshire public school districts.

 V. This legislation will require the department of education to provide technical assistance and transition planning to districts that elect to participate. 

 3 New Subdivision; Request for Proposals for Enterprise Resource Planning Platforms. Amend RSA 21-N by inserting after section 13 the following new subdivision:

Request for Proposals for Enterprise Resource Planning Platforms

 21-N:14 Definitions. As used in this subdivision: 

 I. "ERP service" means a cloud-hosted, vendor-supported enterprise resource planning platform or suite of interoperable modules that provides, at minimum, financial management, human resources and payroll, student information systems, special education case management, procurement, fixed assets, reporting and analytics, role-based security, data export/import interfaces, and disaster recovery. 

 II. "Department" means the department of education. 

 III. "Participating district" means a public school district, charter school, or public academy that elects to subscribe to the centralized ERP service pursuant to procurement terms. 

 21-N:15 Stakeholder Engagement.

 I. By November 1, 2026, the department shall develop a draft of a competitive request for proposal (RFP) for procuring a centralized ERP service as defined in RSA 21-N:14, I. The draft RFP shall: 

 (a) Describe required system capabilities and minimum functional modules, technical and security standards, including compliance with state data privacy and security laws and federal FERPA requirements, interoperability standards and APIs, hosting and disaster recovery requirements, service level agreements, training and support obligations, implementation timeline expectations, data migration services, pricing models, including per-district and per-student options, options for phased implementation, and terms for termination and data portability; 

 (b) Require vendors to demonstrate experience implementing ERP solutions for K–12 education, provide references from at least 3 comparable public education clients, and submit detailed proposals for onboarding, training, long-term support, and continuous improvement; and

 (c) Include evaluation criteria weighting functional fit, total cost of ownership, technical and security compliance, vendor capacity, support and training plans, demonstrated K–12 experience, and transition risk mitigation. 

 II. In developing the draft RFP, the department shall convene and consult with a stakeholder advisory group, including representatives of school district business administrators, superintendents, school board members, technology directors, charter school operators, the department of information technology, the bureau of special education, and a representative of municipal finance officers. The department shall solicit written input from st