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NH Rev Stat § 187-A:2-b (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XV - Education|Title 187-A - State College and University System|Section 187-A:2-b - Legislative Oversight.

    187-A:2-b Legislative Oversight. –||I. The general court finds that because of the importance of public higher education, elected officials should be aware of the activities and needs of the university system, exercising their responsibility for legislative oversight through (1) the consideration by the appropriate legislative committees of proposed legislation pertaining to the university system; and (2) the consideration of reports filed by the university system pursuant to RSA 187-A:16 and 187-A:22.||II. The general court also recognizes the need to protect the institutions of the university system from inappropriate external influence which might threaten the academic freedom of faculty members or otherwise inhibit the pursuit of academic excellence. To this end, the general court has delegated broad authority to the board of trustees who shall be responsible for managing the university system in a manner which promotes academic excellence and serves the educational needs of the people of New Hampshire.|||Source. 1983, 420:4. 1995, 10:5, eff. April 12, 1995.|
NH Rev Stat § 187-A:2-c (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XV - Education|Title 187-A - State College and University System|Section 187-A:2-c - Identification Cards.

    187-A:2-c Identification Cards. –||If a college or university of the university system issues identification cards to students, all cards issued after January 1, 2014 shall bear a date of issuance.|||Source. 2013, 278:2, eff. July 24, 2013.|
NH Rev Stat § 187-A:3 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XV - Education|Title 187-A - State College and University System|Section 187-A:3 - University of New Hampshire.

    187-A:3 University of New Hampshire. –||A university is established and made a body politic and corporate, by the name of the "University of New Hampshire", the object of which shall be to teach such branches of learning and to prosecute such researches as may be necessary and desirable in the education of youth and advancement and development of the arts, the sciences and the industries, including the education and training of teachers for the public school systems of the cities and towns of the state, and of such nature, scope and standard as usually prevail in the tax supported universities of the several states. Such university is authorized to grant and confer in the name of the university of New Hampshire all such degrees, literary titles, honors and distinctions as other universities may of right do including associate, baccalaureate, master's and doctor's degrees. The trustees of said university are further authorized to define and prescribe the standard, scope and nature of the instruction and attainments necessary in order to qualify for such degrees, titles, honors and distinctions and to issue such bulletins, announcements and reports as may be found necessary or desirable in publishing and defining the standard, scope, quality and nature of the educational work of the corporation.|||Source. 1981, 331:1. 1983, 239:11, eff. June 18, 1983.|
NH Rev Stat § 187-A:4 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XV - Education|Title 187-A - State College and University System|Section 187-A:4 - Colleges and Schools.

    187-A:4 Colleges and Schools. –||The university shall include a college of engineering and physical sciences, a college of liberal arts, a college of life sciences and agriculture, a school of business and economics, a school of health studies, a college at Manchester, a graduate school, and may include a school of social work and such other colleges, schools, departments and divisions as are consistent with such organization.|||Source. 1981, 331:1. 1985, 140:2, eff. July 1, 1985.|
NH Rev Stat § 187-A:5 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XV - Education|Title 187-A - State College and University System|Section 187-A:5 - College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts.

    187-A:5 College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts. –||The New Hampshire college of agriculture and the mechanic arts shall be a division of the university of New Hampshire, established pursuant to the provisions of RSA 187-A:3.||I. The leading object of the college shall be, without excluding other scientific and classical studies and including military tactics, to teach such branches of learning as are related to agriculture and the mechanic arts, in conformity to an act of congress entitled "An act donating land to the several states and territories which may provide colleges for the benefit of agriculture and the mechanic arts", approved July 2, 1862.||II. The state gives its assent to the purpose of and accepts for the benefit of the New Hampshire college of agriculture and the mechanic arts the grants of money authorized by act of congress, approved August 30, 1890, for the further endowment and support of the colleges for the benefit of agriculture and the mechanic arts and "to be applied only to instruction in agriculture, the mechanic arts, the English language, and the various branches of mathematical, physical, natural and economic science, with special reference to their application in the industries of life and the facilities for such instruction," as provided in said act of congress. The treasurer of the university of New Hampshire shall receive all grants of money made to this state under the provisions of said act of congress.||III. The work of the college shall be carried on in connection with, and as a part of the work of, the university, in such manner as to be consistent with the provisions of the aforesaid act of congress and the supplements to and amendments of said act, and with the terms of the bequest made to the state by Benjamin Thompson of Durham, and of other gifts made to the college or to the state for the benefit of the college, and with the continuance of the corporate existence of the college as a division of the university of New Hampshire.||IV. The funds derived from the sale of land scrip of the United States, and now in the possession of the state, shall be held by it as a trust fund for the benefit of the college of agriculture and the mechanic arts until otherwise ordered by the legislature; and the state shall pay to the treasurer of the university of New Hampshire, semi-annually, interest on the fund at the rate of 6 percent per annum.||V. Nothing in this chapter shall repeal any of the provisions of the laws of 1891, 361, entitled "An act providing for the removal of the New Hampshire college of agriculture and the mechanic arts from Hanover to Durham, and for other purposes".|||Source. 1981, 331:1, eff. Aug. 16, 1981.|
NH Rev Stat § 187-A:6 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XV - Education|Title 187-A - State College and University System|Section 187-A:6 - County Programs; University of New Hampshire Cooperative Extension Outreach Programs.

    187-A:6 County Programs;  University of New Hampshire Cooperative Extension Outreach Programs. –||I. The purpose and intent of university of New Hampshire cooperative extension programs shall be as provided in RSA 24:10.||II. The university of New Hampshire cooperative extension shall, through its county outreach centers, take full advantage of communication technologies and distance-learning capabilities to bring university-based research and knowledge to the citizens of New Hampshire.||III. The memorandum of understanding between the division of forests and lands (DRED) and the university of New Hampshire cooperative extension, which provides cooperative extension with funds for forest education purposes, shall continue.||IV. The state recognizes and applauds the relationships between cooperative extension and other state agencies and encourages the development and continuance of the memorandum of understanding between the appropriate parties.||V. There shall be appropriated annually by the state a sum of money consistent with the purpose of conducting cooperative extension outreach programs in the various counties of the state in cooperation with the appropriate federal agencies and the counties and in furtherance of the so-called Smith-Lever Act as accepted by the state under the provisions of the laws of 1915, 194 and 195. The sums appropriated shall be expended through the university of New Hampshire cooperative extension to support outreach programs in the counties.|||Source. 1981, 331:1. 1985, 49:3. 1995, 134:13, eff. May 24, 1995.|
NH Rev Stat § 187-A:7 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XV - Education|Title 187-A - State College and University System|Section 187-A:7 - The State Fund.

    187-A:7 The State Fund. –||I. For the purpose of providing a fund to be known as the university system of New Hampshire fund, the state treasurer shall credit to such fund the appropriation made to the university system for each fiscal year.||II. All sums so credited are appropriated to said university system for the support and maintenance thereof, including payments of salaries and wages to employees, and current expenses; the construction of additional buildings; the taking of land by eminent domain; the purchase of land, library books, and periodicals; the making of necessary repairs and replacements; the building of roads and walks; the improvement of the grounds; the construction, extension and maintenance of water, sewer and heating systems; and in general for the payment of all such expenses incident to the management of the university system as the trustees thereof may from time to time determine.||III. This fund shall constitute a continuing appropriation for the benefit of the university system. Any amount remaining to the credit of the university system at the close of any fiscal year shall be carried over and credited to its account for the succeeding year. No part of the fund shall be used for the payment of salaries or expenses of extension service agents resident in the counties of the state.|||Source. 1981, 331:1. 1986, 27:1, eff. June 30, 1986.|
NH Rev Stat § 187-A:8 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XV - Education|Title 187-A - State College and University System|Section 187-A:8 - Payment of State Fund.

    187-A:8 Payment of State Fund. –||Money in the state fund shall be paid to the treasurer of the university system on manifests approved by the governor and council in the same manner as other state claims are paid; provided, that there shall be advanced to the treasurer such money as may be requested by the treasurer of the university system and approved by the governor and council; and provided, further, that manifests covering the money so advanced shall be submitted according to regular procedure at the earliest practicable time.|||Source. 1981, 331:1, eff. Aug. 16, 1981.|
NH Rev Stat § 187-A:9 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XV - Education|Title 187-A - State College and University System|Section 187-A:9 - Two-Year Course.

    187-A:9 Two-Year Course. –||A 2-year course in practical and theoretical agriculture is established in the Thompson school of applied science of the university of New Hampshire, to which students shall be admitted who can pass such fair and reasonable examination in reading, spelling, writing, arithmetic, English grammar, and the geography and history of the United States as may be approved by the trustees. In this course students are not required to take higher mathematics or any foreign language. In addition, they may take any other exercises or studies for which they are qualified and which are provided by the Thompson school of applied sciences or the university of New Hampshire in other courses. Those who successfully complete said 2-year program of instruction in the Thompson school of applied science shall receive an appropriate associate degree as authorized by the trustees.|||Source. 1981, 331:1, eff. Aug. 16, 1981.|
NH Rev Stat § 187-A:10 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XV - Education|Title 187-A - State College and University System|Section 187-A:10 - Out-of-State Students.

    187-A:10 Out-of-State Students. –||The number of undergraduate students enrolled in the university of New Hampshire from domiciles outside the state in any year shall not exceed 25 percent of the maximum capacity for regular undergraduate students at the university as determined by the board of trustees. The limitation on out-of-state enrollment at the university may be suspended by vote of the board of trustees whenever the trustees find that such suspension benefits the state and the university without impairing the opportunity for qualified students of the state of New Hampshire to attend the university. However, any such suspension shall be made for not more than one year at a time but may be continued from year to year upon vote of said trustees. The limitation on out-of-state enrollment at the university of New Hampshire shall not apply to the following divisions of the university: Thompson school of applied science, summer school and graduate school. Nor shall the limitation apply to students attending the university under reciprocal agreements and contracts with other educational institutions.|||Source. 1981, 331:1, eff. Aug. 16, 1981.|
NH Rev Stat § 187-A:10-a (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XV - Education|Title 187-A - State College and University System|Section 187-A:10-a - Consulting Center.

    187-A:10-a Consulting Center. –||The university of New Hampshire consulting center shall be an administrative unit of the university of New Hampshire research office. The consulting center shall report to the director of the research office and, through the director, to the vice president for academic affairs. The purpose of the consulting center shall be:||I. To promote interaction between the faculty and students of the university of New Hampshire and members of the private sector, nonprofit organizations, and state and local governmental units.||II. To aid New Hampshire businesses, nonprofit organizations, and state and local governmental units by providing access to the facilities and expertise offered by the university of New Hampshire.||III. To address the needs of clients, who may be either public or private organizations, by forming project teams composed of faculty and students of the university of New Hampshire. The purpose of the project teams shall be to find solutions to client problems.||IV. To promote the transfer of technology from the university to New Hampshire businesses and industries.|||Source. 1983, 56:4, eff. May 3, 1983.|
NH Rev Stat § 187-A:11 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XV - Education|Title 187-A - State College and University System|Section 187-A:11 - Keene State College, Plymouth State University, and Granite State College.

    187-A:11 Keene State College, Plymouth State University, and Granite State College. –||I. Keene state college is established and made a body corporate and politic and a division of the university system of New Hampshire.||II. Plymouth state university is established and made a body corporate and politic and a division of the university system of New Hampshire.||II-a. Granite state college is established and made a body corporate and politic and a division of the university system of New Hampshire and is authorized to award associate, baccalaureate, and masters degrees.||III. Keene state college and Plymouth state university shall be multipurpose institutions of higher education providing instruction in the liberal arts and sciences and in selected applied fields to better serve the needs of its respective area. Each institution shall continue to provide special instruction in teacher training. Procedures for integrating the various functions of these colleges shall be developed by the board of trustees as the need for integration and coordination arises.||IV. Keene state college and Plymouth state university are hereby authorized to offer 2-year programs and to award the degree of associate in arts or associate in science to those who successfully complete such programs. Keene state college and Plymouth state university are also authorized to award a baccalaureate degree or a master's degree. Plymouth state university is authorized to award a doctoral degree.|||Source. 1981, 331:1. 1983, 239:9. 2003, 159:1. 2008, 215:1. 2011, 76:1, eff. July 1, 2011.|
NH Rev Stat § 187-A:12 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XV - Education|Title 187-A - State College and University System|Section 187-A:12 - Repealed by 1985, 140:9, eff. July 1, 1985.

    187-A:12 Repealed by 1985, 140:9, eff. July 1, 1985. –|
NH Rev Stat § 187-A:13 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XV - Education|Title 187-A - State College and University System|Section 187-A:13 - Trustees of University System.

    187-A:13 Trustees of University System. –||The general government of the university system and its constituent divisions and institutions shall be vested in a single board of trustees composed as follows and in accordance with the following conditions:||I. Eight ex-officio members: the governor of the state, the chancellor of the university system, the commissioner of agriculture, markets, and food, the commissioner of education, the president of the university of New Hampshire, the president of Plymouth state university, the president of Keene state college, the president of the Granite state college.||II. Ten members appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the council.||III. (a) Two members shall be students enrolled at Keene state college, Plymouth state university, Granite state college, or the university of New Hampshire who shall serve as student trustees, for the term indicated in this paragraph, on a rotating basis in the order listed below:||(1) One student each from the university of New Hampshire and Plymouth state university.||(2) One student each from Plymouth state university and Granite state college.||(3) One student each from Granite state college and Keene state college.||(4) One student each from Keene state college and the university of New Hampshire.||(b) The student trustees shall be elected by the student body at the school responsible for providing the student trustees. The term of the student trustees shall be for one year commencing July 1 of the year for which the student was elected and ending June 30 of the next year. Student trustees shall be expected to serve the full duration of their elected term. In the event that a student trustee ceases for any reason to attend the school from which the student was elected, the chancellor of the university system shall declare a vacancy in that student trustee position, and the school causing the vacancy shall elect a replacement student trustee who shall serve for the remainder of the predecessor's term. Graduation of a student trustee shall not constitute a vacancy under this paragraph.||IV. Four members elected by the alumni of the university of New Hampshire.||V. One member elected by the alumni of Keene state college.||VI. One member elected by the alumni of Plymouth state university.||VII. One member elected by the alumni of Granite state college.||VIII. The senate president or designee from the senate leadership.||IX. The speaker of the house of representatives or designee from the house leadership.||At all times, 2 members of the board shall be farmers and both major political parties shall be represented on the board.|||Source. 1981, 331:1. 1983, 420:5. 1995, 130:5; 134:14. 1998, 334:1. 1999, 281:1, 2. 2000, 23:1, 2. 2003, 159:1. 2005. 2011, 76:2. 2015, 276:248, 249, eff. Sept. 16, 2015. 2018, 348:1, eff. July 2, 2018.|
NH Rev Stat § 187-A:14 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XV - Education|Title 187-A - State College and University System|Section 187-A:14 - Terms of Trustees.

    187-A:14 Terms of Trustees. –||I. The terms of office of the appointed and elected members, except the student member, shall be 4 years. The terms of the elected members and student member, shall end on June 30.||II. Each member, except the student member, shall hold office until a successor is appointed and qualified. The appointment of successors for the filling of vacancies for unexpired terms shall be by appointment or election in the same manner as the original appointment, except that a vacancy in an alumni trustee position shall be filled in accordance with the bylaws of the alumni association at the institution with which the position is associated.|||Source. 1981, 331:1. 1995, 134:15. 1998, 334:2. 2002, 3:1, eff. April 8, 2002.|
NH Rev Stat § 187-A:15 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XV - Education|Title 187-A - State College and University System|Section 187-A:15 - Operation of Board of Trustees.

    187-A:15 Operation of Board of Trustees. –||I. The board shall elect its own chairperson annually.||II. The board shall choose a secretary, who shall keep a record of proceedings, and a treasurer, who shall give a bond satisfactory to the trustees for the faithful discharge of duties as treasurer. The trustees may, in their discretion, require a bond for any other persons employed by or administering the affairs of the institutions of the university system. Said trustees shall determine the amount and sufficiency of the surety of said treasurer's bond or any other bonds required under this section.||III. The board shall meet at such times and places as it may determine but shall hold at least one meeting each year at Keene state college and one at Plymouth state university. The chairperson shall call special meetings upon the written request of any 5 members or on the chairperson's own motion.||IV. Fourteen members shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business, but not less than 14 affirmative votes shall be required to elect the chancellor of the university system or a college or university president;||V. Members shall receive no compensation for their services but shall be reimbursed for expenses reasonably incurred by them in the performance of their duties.|||Source. 1981, 331:1. 1985, 140:3. 1994, 158:12. 1995, 134:16. 2000, 23:3. 2003, 159:1, eff. Aug. 16, 2003.|
NH Rev Stat § 187-A:16-a (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XV - Education|Title 187-A - State College and University System|Section 187-A:16-a - Prohibition on Preferential Treatment and Discrimination.

    187-A:16-a Prohibition on Preferential Treatment and Discrimination. –||I. (a) Within the state college and university system, there shall be no preferential treatment or discrimination in recruiting, hiring, promotion, or admission based on race, sex, national origin, religion, or sexual orientation.||(b) Within the state college and university system, there shall be no discrimination based on an applicant's or employee's law enforcement, military, or veteran status.||II. Notwithstanding paragraph I:||(a) Nothing in this section shall be interpreted as prohibiting bona fide qualifications based on sex which are reasonably necessary to the normal operation of public employment, public education, or public contracting.||(b) Nothing in this section shall be interpreted as invalidating any court order or consent decree which is in force as of the effective date of this section.|||Source. 2011, 227:2, eff. Jan. 1, 2012. 2020, 34:22, eff. Sept. 26, 2020.|
NH Rev Stat § 187-A:16-b (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XV - Education|Title 187-A - State College and University System|Section 187-A:16-b - Freedom of Association.

    187-A:16-b Freedom of Association. –||No institution within the university system of New Hampshire which accepts state funds shall prohibit, as a condition of admission or continued enrollment, any student from becoming a member of any group or organization, nor shall an institution take disciplinary action against a student based solely on the student's membership in a group or organization.|||Source. 2012, 69:1, eff. July 14, 2012.|