Under new law, state will stop regulating small career schools

New Hampshire will no longer regulate small private schools that offer career training – such as beauty schools and electrical training centers – under a new law that takes effect Saturday.

Under Senate Bill 148, any private vocational training center that brings in $100,000 or less in tuition every year will no longer need to be licensed by the state and will no longer be scrutinized by the New Hampshire Higher Education Commission.

The bill, which passed with bipartisan support, is designed to remove hurdles for start-up schools in the state that want to train professionals – and for businesses that are small to begin with, advocates say.

“This change will make it easier for smaller career schools to operate and promote the creation of new vocational schools in New Hampshire with minimal risk to participating students,” said Stephen Appleby, the Department of Education’s director of educator support and higher education, in a statement.

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