New Hampshire asks for very little. New Hampshire is a light-touch state. There is something to file, and it is short. Below is exactly what, by when, and where it comes from in the code.

What you file, and by when

None as of the 2026 amendments. HB 1268 (2026), the Home Education Freedom Act, was signed by Gov. Ayotte on July 10, 2026 and makes notification VOLUNTARY. Previously parents had to notify the Commissioner of Education, the resident district superintendent, or a participating nonpublic school principal within 5 days of withdrawal / by the start of the school year. Parents may still file a voluntary notification and the bill bars that paperwork from being used against them in truancy proceedings. CAUTION: the precise effective date of each section was not independently verified; some districts may still be operating under pre-amendment practice for the 2026-27 year. Confirm the current NHDOE guidance before relying on 'no notice.'

Days or hours

None. New Hampshire specifies no minimum days or hours for home education.

Subjects you must cover

RSA 193-A:4 defines home education as instruction in science, mathematics, language, government, history, health, reading, writing, spelling, the history of the constitutions of New Hampshire and the United States, and exposure to and appreciation of art and music. This subject definition was retained; there is no longer a reporting mechanism to verify it.

Records you keep

No longer mandatory. The prior RSA 193-A:6 portfolio requirement (a log of reading materials by title plus samples of writings, worksheets, workbooks, or creative materials, retained two years) is now optional/voluntary under HB 1268. Keeping records is still strongly advised for college admissions and for any later dispute.

Testing or evaluation

No longer required. The former annual evaluation (nationally normed standardized test, state assessment, certified-teacher portfolio evaluation, or a mutually agreed alternative, results kept by the parent and not submitted) was eliminated by HB 1268 (2026). Voluntary evaluation remains available.

Diplomas and transcripts

No state-issued homeschool diploma and no state-mandated high school credits. Parents issue their own diploma and transcript; NH statute has long recognized parent-issued credentials in practice. Separately, New Hampshire's Education Freedom Accounts (EFA) program became universal (income cap removed, 2025) and homeschoolers may participate, but EFA participation carries its own reporting/expense rules. A stated purpose of HB 1268 was to make clear EFA rules do NOT attach to unfunded independent homeschoolers.

Where this comes from

Statute: N.H. RSA ch. 193-A (Home Education), as amended by 2026 N.H. Laws ch. 290 (HB 1268); N.H. Admin. R. Ed 315 (rulemaking authority over home education repealed by HB 1268)

Source: https://www.nhpr.org/education/2026-07-13/ayotte-signs-bill-loosening-homeschooling-requirements

Last reviewed: July 2026 · our confidence in this entry: medium

Homeschool law changes, and a page like this goes stale without announcing it. Check the statute above against your own reading before a filing deadline. If we are out of date, we would rather hear it from you than have you find out at the district office.

Keeping the records is the other half of this. Our Records System has the editable transcript with the GPA already wired, 131 course descriptions, and this same statute-cited summary for all fifty states and DC. Thirty-nine dollars, one household, however many children you have.