Section 21-O:2 – Commissioner; Assistant Commissioner; Directors; Chief Operations Officer; Compensation.
21-O:2 Commissioner; Assistant Commissioner; Directors; Chief Operations Officer; Compensation. – I. The commissioner of the department of environmental services shall be appointed by the governor, with the consent of the council, and shall serve for a term of 4 years. The commissioner shall be qualified to hold that position by reason of education and […]
Section 21-O:3 – Duties of Commissioner.
21-O:3 Duties of Commissioner. – In addition to the powers, duties, and functions otherwise vested by law in the commissioner of the department of environmental services, including RSA 21-G, the commissioner, except as otherwise provided in this chapter, shall: I. Represent the public interest in the administration of the functions of the department of […]
Section 21-N:7-a – Education Freedom Accounts; Administrator.
21-N:7-a Education Freedom Accounts; Administrator. – There is established a position within the division of education analytics and resources who shall be a classified employee at no less than the level of administrator II. The education freedom account position shall be qualified to hold such position by reason of education and experience. The position […]
Section 21-N:8 – Division of Workforce Innovation.
21-N:8 Division of Workforce Innovation. – There is hereby established within the department the division of workforce innovation, under the supervision of an unclassified director of workforce innovation whose responsibilities shall include, but not be limited to, the following functions, in accordance with applicable laws: I. Overseeing the administration of the provisions of RSA […]
Section 21-N:8-a – Division of Educator Support and Higher Education.
21-N:8-a Division of Educator Support and Higher Education. – I. There is hereby established within the department the division of educator support and higher education, under the supervision of an unclassified director of higher education whose responsibilities shall include, but not be limited to, providing the following functions in accordance with applicable law: (a) […]
Section 21-N:8-b – Higher Education; Military Academic Credit.
21-N:8-b Higher Education; Military Academic Credit. – I. The division of educator support and higher education shall develop and adopt a written policy requiring each public institution of higher education to develop a set of written policies and procedures governing the evaluation of a student’s military occupation, military training, coursework, and experience, to determine […]
Section 21-N:9 – Rulemaking.
21-N:9 Rulemaking. – I. The board of education shall adopt rules, pursuant to RSA 541-A, relative to minimum standards for: (a) High schools, as authorized by RSA 186:8. (b) Junior high schools, as authorized by RSA 186:8. (c) Elementary schools, as authorized by RSA 186:8 and 189:25. II. The board of education shall adopt […]
Section 21-N:10 – State Board of Education.
21-N:10 State Board of Education. – I. There is hereby established the state board of education consisting of 7 members who shall serve without pay and shall not be technical educators or professionally engaged in school work. The members shall be paid for actual expenses incurred in the performance of their duties out of […]
Section 21-N:10-a – State Board of Education Public; Comment Period.
21-N:10-a State Board of Education Public; Comment Period. – The state board of education shall provide the opportunity for the public comment on educational matters at meetings of the state board. The public comment period shall be for no less than 30 minutes. The state board of education may request that persons register in […]
Section 21-N:11 – Duties of Board.
21-N:11 Duties of Board. – The state board of education established by RSA 21-N:10 shall: I. Regularly review all programs and activities of the department of education and make recommendations to the commissioner of education with regard to such programs and activities. II. Advise the commissioner of education with regard to department goals, information […]