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New Hampshire Department of Education — MOE Data Submission & Waiver Request Letter (March 11, 2024)

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A letter dated March 11, 2024 from Frank Edelblut, Commissioner of the State of New Hampshire Department of Education, to Secretary Cardona, U.S. Department of Education, re: MOE Data Submission & Waiver Request from Section 2004(a) of the American Rescue Plan Act (ARP) and Section 317 of the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act (CRRSA). The letter states that New Hampshire is under the percentage threshold in 2023 under the Maintenance of Effort definition and seeks the same waiver that was received for 2022 to be granted for 2023. It states that this non-compliance status is primarily the result of increasing investments in addressing a persistent opioid addiction epidemic, understaffing of child protective services and the waitlist for mental health services. It lists enclosed Appendix A through Appendix F.

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Frank Edelblut                                                                            Christine M. Brennan
Commissioner                                                                              Deputy Commissioner

                                         STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
                                        DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
                                             101 Pleasant Street
                                             Concord, NH 03301
                                             TEL. (603) 271-3495
                                             FAX (603) 271-1953




March 11, 2024


Secretary Cardona
(sent via OESE@ed.gov email only)
U.S. Department of Education
Lyndon Baines Johnson Department of Education Building
400 Maryland Ave, SW
Washington, DC 20202

Re: MOE Data Submission & Waiver Request from Section 2004(a) of the American Rescue Plan Act
(ARP) and Section 317 of the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act
(CRRSA)

Dear Secretary Cardona:

This letter, along with the accompanying attachments, has been prepared by the State of New Hampshire.

The State of New Hampshire has continued to maintain ongoing support in the vital areas of elementary,
secondary, and higher education. Through examining the State’s overall support basis and aid per pupil
basis, State education aid appropriations in New Hampshire exceed the average levels of support provided
during State fiscal years 2017, 2018, and 2019. However, due to the unique definition of the Maintenance
of Effort in ARP and CRRSA, which defines support in education as a percentage of overall State
spending, New Hampshire is under the percentage threshold in 2023 and, as a result, is now seeking the
same waiver received for 2022 by USED to also be granted for 2023.

This non-compliance status is primarily the result of increasing investments by the State in addressing a
persistent opioid addiction epidemic, understaffing of child protective services, and the waitlist for mental
health services. Additionally, the State made two permanent 3.1 percent increases in Medicaid
reimbursement rates for all providers during SFY 2020 and 2021. These necessary investments to
improve the State’s capacity and ability to keep its citizens healthy and safe have required a larger
percentage of the recent overall increases in the State budget, which has naturally decreased the percent of
education spending relative to the overall State budget.



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Enclosed is information containing details and explanations relative to New Hampshire’s estimated non-
compliance with the Maintenance of Effort provisions within ARP and CRRSA:

    •   Appendix A contains an explanation and link to where MOE submission data was sourced.
    •   Appendix B contains the MOE submission form.
    •   Appendix C contains the MOE waiver request form.
    •   Appendix D contains the explanation for the waiver request.
    •   Appendix E contains the USED approved waiver for FY 2022.
    •   Appendix F contains the previous waiver request for FY 2023.

Should you have any questions or need additional information please contact me.

Sincerely,




Frank Edelblut
Commissioner of Education




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