This year, New Hampshire has a chance to keep school expenses low, making sure that students can get access to the technology they need and preventing unnecessary waste.
HB 1701 would require electronics manufacturers to make parts, tools, and documentation available for repairing all electronic equipment sold to publicly-funded schools. It would also guarantee at least 10 years of software updates for those devices—so that school IT directors don’t find themselves with a suddenly obsolete fleet of working laptops.
Tell your legislator that schools should have the right to repair their own equipment.
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Join the AssociationRight to Repair is simple. It requires manufacturers to provide owners and independent repair businesses with fair access to service information and affordable replacement parts. So you can fix the stuff you own quickly—and get back on with your life.
Well, manufacturers like John Deere and Apple don’t like the idea. When your tractor breaks or your cell phone stops working, they want to be the only people who can fix it. And they get to set whatever prices they want for parts and service.
Nope! We already have right to repair for cars—that’s why you can take your Ford into a local mechanic. They have all the same software diagnostics and service manuals that the dealerships have. This is the result of decades of auto Right to Repair legislation—laws that have been a resounding success.
It’s time to fight for your right to repair and defend local repair jobs—the corner mom-and-pop repair shops that keep getting squeezed out. Write or call your legislator. Tell them you support the Fair Repair Act. Tell them that you believe repair should be fair, affordable, and accessible. Stand up for your right to repair in New Hampshire!