Section 188-H:15 – Memoranda of Understanding With Rape Crisis Centers or Domestic Violence Centers.
188-H:15 Memoranda of Understanding With Rape Crisis Centers or Domestic Violence Centers. – I. An institution of higher education shall enter into and maintain a memorandum of understanding with a rape crisis center or domestic violence center to: (a) Assist in developing the institution’s policies, programing, and training regarding sexual misconduct involving students or […]
Section 188-H:10 – Training for Individuals Involved in the Disciplinary Process.
188-H:10 Training for Individuals Involved in the Disciplinary Process. – An individual who participates in the implementation of an institution of higher education’s disciplinary process, including an individual responsible for resolving complaints of reported incidents, shall have training or experience in handling sexual misconduct complaints and the operations of the institution’s disciplinary process. The […]
Section 188-H:11 – Institutional Training.
188-H:11 Institutional Training. – Each institution of higher education shall ensure that its Title IX coordinator and members of its special or campus police force or the campus safety personnel employed by the institution are educated in the awareness of sexual misconduct and in trauma-informed response. Source. 2020, 24:18, eff. Jan. 16, 2021.
Section 188-H:12 – Data Reporting Requirements.
188-H:12 Data Reporting Requirements. – Annually, not later than October 1, an institution of higher education shall prepare and submit to the director, the commissioner of the department of health and human services, the clerks of the senate and house of representatives, and the chairpersons of the senate and house committees with jurisdiction over […]
Section 188-H:13 – Amnesty.
188-H:13 Amnesty. – A reporting party or a witness that causes an investigation of sexual misconduct, or drug or alcohol use, shall not be subject to a disciplinary proceeding or sanction for a violation of the institution of higher education’s student conduct policy related to the incident unless the institution determine that the report […]
Section 188-H:14 – Enforcement and Penalty.
188-H:14 Enforcement and Penalty. – Upon determination, after reasonable notice and opportunity for a hearing, that an institution of higher education has violated or failed to carry out any provision of this chapter or any rule adopted under this chapter, the director may impose a civil penalty upon such institution for each violation not […]
Section 188-H:1 – Definitions.
188-H:1 Definitions. – In this subdivision: I. " Commission " means the higher education commission established in RSA 21-N:8-a. II. " Director " means the director of the department of education, division of educator support and higher education. III. " Division " means the department of education, division of educator support and higher education. […]
Section 188-H:2 – Adoption of Policies Required.
188-H:2 Adoption of Policies Required. – I. Each institution of higher education shall adopt a policy on sexual misconduct, consistent with applicable state and federal law, which shall be publicly available on campus in locations where students regularly congregate including, but not limited to, dining and recreational facilities, libraries, bookstores, student unions and student […]
Section 188-H:3 – Notice of Rights.
188-H:3 Notice of Rights. – Each institution of higher education shall provide both the accuser and the responding party with written notice of the institution’s decision to proceed with an institutional disciplinary process regarding an allegation of sexual misconduct sufficiently in advance of a disciplinary hearing to provide both the reporting and responding parties […]
Section 188-H:4 – Sexual Misconduct Climate Surveys.
188-H:4 Sexual Misconduct Climate Surveys. – Each institution of higher education shall biennially conduct a sexual misconduct climate survey of all students at said institution. Each institution’s sexual misconduct climate survey shall include a base set of common questions recommended by the task force on sexual misconduct and approved by the director, hereinafter described […]