HB659
House · 2025 sessionDemocraticKilled in HouseCollege graduate retention incentive program
AI-generatedEstablishes the New Hampshire college graduate retention incentive program to retain in-state higher education graduates and incentivize businesses to hire them.
establishing the New Hampshire college graduate retention incentive program.Official record
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22 submissionsAll 5 written submissions were individually written — no organized campaign detected.
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Killed in the House — Inexpedient to Legislate · March 6, 2025- ✓Introduced
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Keara Batchelder for Myself Meredith Our Kids deserve to get the atmost knowledge we got! | Meredith | Oppose | 52 | Feb 7, 2025 | |
Jasen Stock for NH Timberland Owners Association Concord Although the NH Timberland Owners Association recognize state funding is tight this budget cycle, we support efforts to grow New Hampshire's workforce. As an association that represents dozens of forest products manufacturers and hundreds of natural resource professionals one of the biggest challenges facing all of them is finding workers. We recommend the bill be amended (page 1, lines 7 - 10) to include "manufacturing" and "natural resource management" on the list of "Eligible high-need fields" Thank you, Jasen Stock Executive Director | Concord | Support | 554 | Feb 7, 2025 | |
Gordon Springate for Myself wilton I totally oppose this Bill. Who proposes something like this? This i s pure Communism. This is not the role of the State in any way shape or form. Businesses can do what they need to do to retain talent. Students need to learn that being a responsible adult means paying their debts. Graduates heed to understand they are responsible for themselves and the State of New Hampshire should not be stealing money from someone just to give it to new graduates or anyone else for that matter. This Bill needs to die a quick death. | wilton | Oppose | 535 | Feb 7, 2025 | |
Daniel Richardson for Myself Nashua No payment schemes or debt forgiveness to bait college graduates. If that is only carrot, they will leave anyhow later after 3 years. It is a failed strategy. No to baiting employers either; If graduate-hire does not already appeal to them, they will bail when payment is done. This would create another layer of government to "manage" the give-away. | Nashua | Oppose | 350 | Feb 7, 2025 | |
Taylor Barry for Myself Nashua I am currently a freshman at UNH in the Hamel Scholars program. I would not have stayed in New Hampshire for school had I not received my Hamel scholarship. Therefore, I can personally attest that scholarships are a necessary component of retaining youth talent and labor in the state. For this reason, I support the creation of a college retention fund. The savings in talent and labor will exceed those spent to retain youth. Therefore, I support HB659. | Nashua | Support | 456 | Feb 7, 2025 | |
Christine St. George for Myself Brookline Position recorded without written comment. | Brookline | Support | — | Feb 7, 2025 | |
Kareem Thompson for Myself Merrimack Position recorded without written comment. | Merrimack | Oppose | — | Feb 7, 2025 | |
Annah Raper for Myself Hooksett Position recorded without written comment. | Hooksett | Support | — | Feb 7, 2025 | |
Elise Pelletier for Myself Derry Position recorded without written comment. | Derry | Oppose | — | Feb 7, 2025 | |
Sharon Sughrue for Myself Brentwood Position recorded without written comment. | Brentwood | Support | — | Feb 7, 2025 | |
Brandy Patterson for Myself Manchester Position recorded without written comment. | Manchester | Oppose | — | Feb 7, 2025 | |
Hope Hayes for Myself Silver lake Position recorded without written comment. | Silver lake | Support | — | Feb 7, 2025 | |
Laura Sokoloski for Myself Lebanon Position recorded without written comment. | Lebanon | Support | — | Feb 7, 2025 | |
Dylan Palmer for Myself Wolfeboro Position recorded without written comment. | Wolfeboro | Support | — | Feb 7, 2025 | |
Sayre Moskwa for Myself Concord Position recorded without written comment. | Concord | Support | — | Feb 7, 2025 | |
Hayden Smith for Myself Hanover Position recorded without written comment. | Hanover | Support | — | Feb 7, 2025 | |
Janet Lucas for Myself Campton Position recorded without written comment. | Campton | Support | — | Feb 7, 2025 | |
Jordan King for Myself Milford Position recorded without written comment. | Milford | Support | — | Feb 7, 2025 | |
Haley Demers for Myself Portsmouth Position recorded without written comment. | Portsmouth | Support | — | Feb 7, 2025 | |
Curtis Howland for Myself Manchester Position recorded without written comment. | Manchester | Oppose | — | Feb 7, 2025 | |
Laura Condon for Myself BEDFORD Position recorded without written comment. | BEDFORD | Oppose | — | Feb 7, 2025 | |
Priscilla Dube for Myself Concord Position recorded without written comment. | Concord | Support | — | Feb 7, 2025 |