New Hampshire HB 1403: relative to credentials for the position of school business administrator.

Bill Text

HB 1403 - AS INTRODUCED

2026 SESSION

 26-3245

 12/06

HOUSE BILL 1403

AN ACT relative to credentials for the position of school business administrator.

SPONSORS: Rep. Damon, Sull. 8; Rep. Ebel, Merr. 7; Rep. Balboni, Rock. 38; Rep. Fellows, Graf. 8; Rep. Bricchi, Merr. 15

COMMITTEE: Education Policy and Administration

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ANALYSIS

 This bill establishes required credentials for the position of school business administrator.

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 Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

 26-3245

 12/06

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty-Six

AN ACT relative to credentials for the position of school business administrator.

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

 1 New Section; School Business Officer; Required Credentials. Amend RSA 186 by inserting after section 8 the following new section: 

 186:8-a School Business Administrator; Credentials Required.

 I. An individual shall have the following entry-level requirements to be certified as a business administrator: 

 (a) Have completed a state board of education-approved program in the area of business administration at the bachelor's or master's degree level; or

 (b) Have completed a bachelor's or master's degree in business, and:

 (1) Have acquired the competencies, skills, and knowledge as itemized in paragraph III and through experience in comparable business management positions; or

 (2) Have demonstrated the equivalent of completing an approved program in business administration through experience in comparable business management positions and having successfully completed an individualized professional development plan.

 II. The candidate shall file the following materials and documents with the bureau of credentialing:

 (a) Completed application forms;

 (b) Previous work record;

 (c) Education record; and

 (d) A minimum of 3 confidential references from persons who can attest to the candidate's proficiencies in the required leadership area.

 III. Qualifications for business administrators shall include the following skills, competencies, and knowledge in the following areas:

 (a) Educational organization;

 (b) Financial resource management;

 (c) Human resource management;

 (d) Facility and property management;

 (e) Information management;

 (f) Risk management;

 (g) Pupil transportation; and

 (h) Food service.

 IV. In the area of educational organization, the candidate shall have knowledge and the ability to administer and organize, including the ability to: 

 (a) Identify and apply management and leadership styles, including, but not limited to, concepts of behavioral science and organizational structure theory;

 (b) Develop and maintain positive organizational culture; 

 (c) Manage organizational change; and

 (d) Knowledge of and ability to manage public policy and intergovernmental relations, including the ability to: 

 (1) Assist in the development and application of policies and rules of local boards of education, state educational authorities, state legislatures, and the federal government;

 (2) Develop a financial model to monitor a school district's financial health; and

 (3) Select professional advisors and contractors, including, but not limited to, attorneys.

 (e) Knowledge of and ability to manage legal issues, including familiarity with:

 (1) RSAs 32, 33, 35, and others relating to budget, debt, and capital reserve funds;

 (2) Laws around various state aid programs, including adequate education aid, building aid, special education aid, and Medicaid billing;

 (3) Laws relating to federal aid and program requirements, including RSA 94-142, IDEA, and ESEA grant programs;

 (4) State reporting requirements, including department of revenue administration forms and reporting requirements;

 (5) State and federal constitutional rights that apply to individuals within the public education system; and

 (6) Appropriate statutory and constitutional authority regarding the administration of public schools and significant statutory and case law relative to: 

 (A) Financial resource management;

 (B) Human resource management;

 (C) Facility and property management;

 (D) Information management; and

 (E) Management of ancillary services; and

 (7) Practice and application of ethical standards as they relate to the entire profession of school business administration.

 (f) Communicate clearly and effectively the financial status of the school district or school administrative unit to the school board or the school administrative unit board and the comm