Richard DeMark

This bill would reduce the already minimal oversight over the scholarship organization that handles tens of millions of taxpayer dollars every year. Currently only tax-exempt charitable organizations [501(c)(3)] that are qualified to do business in NH may be scholarship orgs., and they must comply with applicable antidiscrimination and privacy laws and register with the director of charitable trusts. Under this bill, for profit businesses based anywhere could qualify and the explicit guarantees listed above would disappear.