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NH Rev Stat § 21-M:19 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title I - The State and Its Government|Title 21-M - Department of Justice|Section 21-M:19 - Notification of Sexual Assault Survivors' Rights.

    21-M:19 Notification of Sexual Assault Survivors' Rights. –||I. The attorney general shall provide written notice regarding sexual assault survivors' rights in RSA 21-M:18 to medical centers, hospitals, forensic examiners, sexual assault service providers, state and local law enforcement agencies, and any other state agency or department reasonably likely to serve sexual assault survivors; and shall make the information set forth in RSA 21-M:18 publicly available on the attorney general's Internet website.||II. In addition to the rights set forth in RSA 21-M:18, the attorney general shall provide written notice of the following rights to those entities listed in paragraph I:||(a) The right not to be charged fees for or otherwise prevented from pursuing a sexual assault evidence collection kit.||(b) The right to have a medical examination regardless of whether the survivor reports to or cooperates with law enforcement, and the right to have such examination at no cost pursuant to RSA 21-M:8-c.||(c) The availability of assistance from the office of victim/witness assistance pursuant to RSA 21-M:8-b.||(d) The availability of protective orders and policies related to their enforcement.||(e) Policies regarding the storage, preservation, and disposal of sexual assault evidence collection kits.||(f) The process, if any, to request preservation of sexual assault evidence collection kits or the probative evidence from such kits.||(g) The availability of victim's compensation and restitution pursuant to RSA 21-M:8-k.|||Source. 2018, 276:1, eff. Aug. 17, 2018.|
NH Rev Stat § 21-N:1 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title I - The State and Its Government|Title 21-N - Department of Education|Section 21-N:1 - Findings; Policy Statement.

    21-N:1 Findings;  Policy Statement. –||I. The general court finds that the students, parents, general citizenry, local school teachers and administrators, local governments, local school boards, school administrative units, and state government have a joint and shared responsibility for the quality of education delivered through the public education system in the state of New Hampshire.||II. In order to provide general guidance to the state department of education established by this chapter, the general court declares the following to be the policy of the state of New Hampshire:||(a) The department shall have the dual role of providing regulatory direction and instructional assistance to public elementary and secondary schools.||(b) The department shall be mindful of the need to balance these dual roles so that they are given equal consideration in planning department activities and expenditures and so that the consequences and implications of regulatory decisions are fully considered in light of the need to provide services to assist the local schools in complying with such regulatory direction.||(c) The paramount goal of the state shall be to provide an adequate education for all school-age children in the state, consistent with RSA 193-E.||(d) The department shall continually strive to develop creative and innovative methods to assist local schools to achieve the highest possible degree of effective educational programming and teaching techniques.||(e) In accordance with RSA 193-E, the department shall work to establish credible processes for measuring and rating schools.|||Source. 1986, 41:1. 1996, 271:1. 1998, 389:5, 6. 2005, 257:15. 2007, 270:3, eff. June 29, 2007.|
NH Rev Stat § 21-N:2 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title I - The State and Its Government|Title 21-N - Department of Education|Section 21-N:2 - Establishment; General Functions.

    21-N:2 Establishment;  General Functions. –||I. There is hereby established the department of education, an agency of the state under the executive direction of a commissioner of education.||II. The department of education, through its officials, shall be responsible for the following general functions:||(a) Providing general supervision for elementary and secondary schools, teachers and administrators.||(b) Providing a variety of educational services to schools and particular groups.||(c) Providing vocational rehabilitation and social security disability determination services for persons with disabilities.|||Source. 1986, 41:1. 1990, 140:2, IV. 1994, 379:1, eff. June 9, 1994.|
NH Rev Stat § 21-N:3 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title I - The State and Its Government|Title 21-N - Department of Education|Section 21-N:3 - Commissioner; Deputy Commissioner; Directors; Compensation.

    21-N:3 Commissioner;  Deputy Commissioner;  Directors;  Compensation. –||I. The governor, after consultation with the board of education, shall appoint the commissioner and the deputy commissioner of the department of education with the consent of council. Each shall serve for a term of 4 years. The commissioner and the deputy commissioner may succeed himself or herself, if reappointed. The commissioner and deputy commissioner shall be qualified to hold their positions by reason of education and experience.||II. The commissioner, after consultation with the board of education, shall nominate each division director for appointment by the governor and council. The division directors shall serve for a term of 4 years. They may succeed themselves, if reappointed. The directors shall be qualified to hold their respective positions by reason of education and experience.||III. The deputy commissioner and the directors shall serve staggered terms.||IV. The salaries of the commissioner, the deputy commissioner and each division director shall be as specified in RSA 94:1-a.|||Source. 1986, 41:1. 1994, 379:1. 2004, 257:41, eff. July 1, 2004.|
NH Rev Stat § 21-N:5 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title I - The State and Its Government|Title 21-N - Department of Education|Section 21-N:5 - Duties of Deputy Commissioner.

    21-N:5 Duties of Deputy Commissioner. –||The duties of the deputy commissioner shall include, but not be limited to the following, in accordance with applicable laws:||I. Provide for the following functions:||(a) Implementing the organizational goals, managing the work of the department, and directing the division directors in carrying out state and federal obligations.||(b) Assuring that the division directors comply with the procedures established by the commissioner relative to support for local schools under RSA 21-N:4, V.||(c) Personnel management.||(d) Developing and maintaining a system of accounting records and budget control procedures which meet all state and applicable federal accounting, purchasing, and reporting requirements.||(e) Property and contracts.||(f) Requiring and approving the development of short- and long-range division level plans and their implementation.||(g) Administering finance and operations.||(h) Fiscal management of all federal and other grants.||(i) Assuring compliance with all federal and state equal opportunity and access requirements, including, but not limited to, those federal requirements concerning awareness and elimination of discrimination on the basis of sex, race, language, national origin, or disability, and state requirements in accordance with RSA 354-A.||(j) Administering department responsibilities for information services.||II. Exercise, subject to the supervision of the commissioner, superior authority over the directors of the divisions of the department relative to areas of responsibility specified in this section.|||Source. 1986, 41:1. 1987, 345:2. 1988, 214:2. 1989, 49:3. 1994, 379:1, eff. June 9, 1994. 2018, 315:1, eff. Aug. 24, 2018.|
NH Rev Stat § 21-N:6 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title I - The State and Its Government|Title 21-N - Department of Education|Section 21-N:6 - Division of Learner Support.

    21-N:6 Division of Learner Support. –||There is hereby established within the department the division of learner support, under the supervision of an unclassified director of learner support whose responsibilities shall include, but not be limited to, the following functions, in accordance with applicable laws:||I. Providing technical and consulting services in both academic and support areas to public elementary and secondary schools.||II. Administering the provisions of RSA 186-C relative to special education, including rate setting under RSA 186-C:7-c, III. Such rate setting shall be accomplished in consultation with the department of health and human services and the department of administrative services.||III. Administering federal and state programs designed to assist the education of students and teachers.||IV. Administering department responsibilities for nutrition programs and services.||V. Administering standards for approving elementary and secondary schools in accordance with rules adopted by the board under RSA 21-N:9, I.||VI. [Repealed.]||VII. Administering career technology and adult learning programs.||VIII. Administering the provisions of RSA 186:61 and RSA 186:62, relative to adult basic education, except functions assigned exclusively to the deputy commissioner, as provided by RSA 21-N:5.||IX. Reviewing, on an ongoing basis, the development and administration of academic standards.||X. Administering the provisions of RSA 193-C relative to the statewide educational improvement and assessment program.|||Source. 1986, 41:1. 1987, 345:3. 1989, 49:4; 127:1. 1990, 140:2, X. 1994, 379:1. 2011, 224:7, eff. July 1, 2011. 2018, 315:1, eff. Aug. 24, 2018.|
NH Rev Stat § 21-N:6-a (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title I - The State and Its Government|Title 21-N - Department of Education|Section 21-N:6-a - School Nurse Coordinator.

    21-N:6-a School Nurse Coordinator. –||There is established within the division of learner support the position of school nurse coordinator who shall be a classified employee. The school nurse coordinator shall be a licensed RN eligible for New Hampshire school nurse certification under RSA 200:29 and shall be qualified to hold such position by reason of education and experience. The position shall be subject to any other employment requirements as determined by the department. The school nurse coordinator shall coordinate and provide technical assistance to guide school nurses and other school personnel responsible for student health care in the areas of student health and wellness, safety, behavioral and mental health, and alcohol and substance use disorder. The school nurse coordinator shall also be a resource for administrators, educators, families, and policymakers across the state.|||Source. 2019, 346:323, eff. July 1, 2019.|
NH Rev Stat § 21-N:8 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title I - The State and Its Government|Title 21-N - Department of Education|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 200-C.||II. Overseeing the administration of federal social security disability determinations as authorized by the Social Security Administration.||III. Overseeing the administration of the provisions of RSA 186-B relative to services to the blind.||IV. Establishing regional vocational rehabilitation offices necessary for the administration of this section.||V. Providing technical and consulting services to assist secondary vocational education efforts.|||Source. 1986, 41:1. 1992, 60:1. 1994, 379:1, eff. June 9, 1994. 2018, 315:1, eff. Aug. 24, 2018.|
NH Rev Stat § 21-N:8-b (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title I - The State and Its Government|Title 21-N - Department of Education|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 whether academic credit shall be awarded by the institution for the evaluated occupation, experience, training, and coursework. The division's policy may require that the occupation, training, experience, or courses meet the standards of the American Council on Education or equivalent standards for awarding academic credit. The division may also develop and adopt a written policy requiring each public institution of higher education to develop a set of written policies and procedures to standardize credit-by-exam equivalencies for exams funded through the Department of Defense. The educational credit shall be awarded based upon each institution's admissions standards and shall be consistent with the mission of the state's system of public higher education. Each public institution of higher education shall designate a single point of contact for a student who is enrolled in such an institution and who is also a veteran, as defined in RSA 21:50, I, to conduct such an evaluation and determination.||II. The division shall consult with the chief executive officers of each public institution of higher education in implementing the policy set forth in paragraph I and the policy adopted by the division shall, to the greatest extent possible, provide for consistent application by all of the state's public institutions of higher education and promote accurate and complete academic counseling.|||Source. 2013, 53:1, eff. Aug. 3, 2013. 2018, 315:19, eff. Aug. 24, 2018.|
NH Rev Stat § 21-N:10 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title I - The State and Its Government|Title 21-N - Department of Education|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 moneys appropriated for the department of education.||II. The education committee of the house of representatives or the education committee of the senate may, by majority vote of its members, propose areas of study to the board, which shall be put on the agenda of the next meeting of the board for its consideration and response.||III. The governor and council shall appoint the members of the board. Five of the members shall be selected one each from the 5 executive councilor districts and 2 members shall be selected from the public at large. Terms of office of members shall be for 4 years from the January 31 on which the terms of their predecessors expired. Annually, on or before January 31, the governor shall name a member of the board who shall serve as chairperson for one year and until a successor is appointed. No member of the board shall serve more than 3 consecutive full terms.||IV. The governor and council may, after notice and hearing, remove a member of the board for incompetency, failure to discharge the member's duties, malfeasance, immorality, or other cause inimical to the welfare of the public schools, and in case of such removal, or of a vacancy arising from any other cause, they shall make another appointment for the unexpired term.||V. The state shall provide an office for the board. The board shall hold at least 6 regular meetings each year, and such special meetings as may be required. The time and places for regular meetings shall be fixed by the board, and the chairperson shall call a special meeting upon the written request of any 2 members, or on the chairperson's own motion.|||Source. 1986, 41:1. 1989, 94:1; 301:5. 1996, 271:3. 1999, 45:1, eff. July 20, 1999.|
NH Rev Stat § 21-N:11 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title I - The State and Its Government|Title 21-N - Department of Education|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 gathering and any other aspect of elementary and secondary education within the state of New Hampshire.||III. Hear appeals and issue decisions, which shall be considered final decisions of the department of education for purposes of RSA 541, of any dispute between individuals and school systems or the department of education, except those disputes governed by the provisions of RSA 21-N:4, III.||IV. Appoint members of the professional standards board and other advisory bodies as provided by law.||V. Adopt rules as provided in 21-N:9.|||Source. 1986, 41:1, eff. July 1, 1986.|
NH Rev Stat § 21-N:12 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title I - The State and Its Government|Title 21-N - Department of Education|Section 21-N:12 - Repealed by 2018, 110:2, eff. Nov. 1, 2018.

    21-N:12 Repealed by 2018, 110:2, eff. Nov. 1, 2018. –|
NH Rev Stat § 21-O:1 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title I - The State and Its Government|Title 21-O - Department of Environmental Services|Section 21-O:1 - Establishment; General Functions.

    21-O:1 Establishment;  General Functions. –||I. There is established the department of environmental services, an agency of the state under the executive direction of the commissioner of environmental services.||II. The department of environmental services, through its officials, shall be responsible for the following general functions:||(a) Water pollution control.||(b) Water supply protection.||(c) Regulation of waste disposal generally, and as it affects water quality.||(d) Maintenance of state owned dams.||(e) Inspection of dams.||(f) Flood control.||(g) Air pollution control.|||Source. 1986, 202:1, eff. July 1, 1986.|
NH Rev Stat § 21-O:1-a (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title I - The State and Its Government|Title 21-O - Department of Environmental Services|Section 21-O:1-a - Revolving Fund.

    21-O:1-a Revolving Fund. –||In order to enhance its ability to provide education and training assistance to municipalities, regional agencies, persons subject to regulation by the department, and the public a nonlapsing revolving fund, which shall not exceed $30,000 on June 30 of each year, shall be established in the department of environmental services. Any amounts in excess of $30,000 on June 30 of each year shall be deposited in the general fund as unrestricted revenue. The moneys in this fund shall be used for the purposes of:||I. Producing materials for distribution. A reasonable charge shall be established for each copy of a document. This charge shall be only in the amount necessary to pay the cost of creating and producing such document.||II. Providing training and educational materials to local and regional officials, and persons subject to regulation by the department. A reasonable charge shall be established for such training. This charge shall be fixed to reflect the cost of payments to experts to provide the training, the cost of written training material, rental of facilities, and advertising and other associated costs. Such training shall be conducted in a geographically dispersed manner and scheduled with the convenience of part-time officials in mind.||III. Implementing training courses for and administering tests for certification of solid waste operators, as provided under RSA 149-M:6, XIII.||IV. Producing geologic and other publications in electronic media format. A reasonable charge shall be established for electronic publications.||V. Providing educational materials to the general public that promote an awareness and understanding of issues critical to improving and protecting public health and a healthy environment.||VI. Cooperative efforts with the private sector for the purpose of bulk brochure distribution, familiarization tours, promotional programs, trade shows, and other projects generally recognized as beneficial to protecting and restoring the environment and public health in New Hampshire. All income received from participation in cooperative promotional programs, familiarization tours, trade shows, brochure distribution projects, and other promotional opportunities which become available shall be deposited into the fund.|||Source. 1990, 215:1. 1991, 360:5, 6. 1996, 251:5. 2005, 220:1; 288:2. 2009, 167:1, eff. June 30, 2009.|
NH Rev Stat § 21-O:1-b (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title I - The State and Its Government|Title 21-O - Department of Environmental Services|Section 21-O:1-b - Time Limits for Department Action on Applications, Petitions, and Requests.

    21-O:1-b Time Limits for Department Action on Applications, Petitions, and Requests. –||The provisions of RSA 541-A:29-a shall not apply to any federally funded program administered by the department to the extent a default approval granted under RSA 541-A:29-a would conflict with federal law.|||Source. 2018, 279:23, eff. Jan. 1, 2019.|
NH Rev Stat § 21-O:4 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title I - The State and Its Government|Title 21-O - Department of Environmental Services|Section 21-O:4 - Repealed by 1996, 228:113, eff. July 1, 1996.

    21-O:4 Repealed by 1996, 228:113, eff. July 1, 1996. –|
NH Rev Stat § 21-O:5 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title I - The State and Its Government|Title 21-O - Department of Environmental Services|Section 21-O:5 - Repealed by 2009, 112:13, I, eff. Aug. 14, 2009.

    21-O:5 Repealed by 2009, 112:13, I, eff. Aug. 14, 2009. –|
NH Rev Stat § 21-O:6 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title I - The State and Its Government|Title 21-O - Department of Environmental Services|Section 21-O:6 - Division of Water.

    21-O:6 Division of Water. –||There is established within the department the division of water, under the supervision of an unclassified director of the division of water. The division, through its officials, shall be responsible for the former functions, duties, and responsibilities of the water supply and pollution control commission. The director shall be responsible for collecting and recording data on matters relevant to the functional responsibilities of the division and providing such data to the administrative services unit in the office of the commissioner for inclusion in the department data base.|||Source. 1986, 202:1. 1996, 228:5, eff. July 1, 1996.|
NH Rev Stat § 21-O:8 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title I - The State and Its Government|Title 21-O - Department of Environmental Services|Section 21-O:8 - Division of Waste Management.

    21-O:8 Division of Waste Management. –||There is established within the department the division of waste management, under the supervision of an unclassified director of waste management. The division, through its officials, shall be responsible for the former functions, duties, and responsibilities of the office of waste management of the division of public health services and the former functions, duties, and responsibilities of the solid waste management board. The director shall be responsible for collecting and recording data on matters relevant to the functional responsibilities of the division and providing such data to the administrative services unit in the office of the commissioner for inclusion in the department data base.|||Source. 1986, 202:1, eff. July 1, 1986.|