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NH Rev Stat § 187-A:17 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XV - Education|Title 187-A - State College and University System|Section 187-A:17 - Investments.

    187-A:17 Investments. –||The governor, the treasurer of the university system, and 3 members of the board of trustees, to be selected by the board of trustees, shall constitute a finance committee who may, except as provided in RSA 187-A:8, make such changes from time to time in the investment of the funds of the institutions of the university system as their interests, in the committee's judgment, may require.|||Source. 1981, 331:1, eff. Aug. 16, 1981.|
NH Rev Stat § 187-A:18 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XV - Education|Title 187-A - State College and University System|Section 187-A:18 - Special Funds for Self-amortizing Projects.

    187-A:18 Special Funds for Self-amortizing Projects. –||The trustees of the university system shall keep the income from each of the following specified facilities in a separate fund for each division or campus of the university system: housing facilities, dining halls and other food service facilities, student unions, and bookstores. From each such fund shall be paid the proportionate part of the annual interest on the state borrowing for the purpose of constructing any of the 4 specified facilities at the particular division or campus, and a like proportionate payment of installments of principal as the same become due until such time as all obligations incurred by the state for any of said 4 facilities at any division or campus have been met. All operating and maintenance expenses of the 4 specified facilities shall be paid from the applicable separate fund.|||Source. 1981, 331:1, eff. Aug. 16, 1981.|
NH Rev Stat § 187-A:19 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XV - Education|Title 187-A - State College and University System|Section 187-A:19 - Free Tuition.

    187-A:19 Free Tuition. –||The trustees of the university system shall furnish free tuition to indigent students, so far as practicable.|||Source. 1981, 331:1, eff. Aug. 16, 1981.|
NH Rev Stat § 187-A:20-a (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XV - Education|Title 187-A - State College and University System|Section 187-A:20-a - Tuition Waived for Children of Certain Firefighters and Police Officers; Room and Board Scholarships.

    187-A:20-a Tuition Waived for Children of Certain Firefighters and Police Officers;  Room and Board Scholarships. –||I. A person who is a New Hampshire resident, who is under 25 years of age, and who enrolls in a program leading to a certificate, associate, or bachelor degree at any public postsecondary institution within the state shall not be required to pay tuition for attendance at such institution if he or she is the child of a firefighter or police officer who died while in performance of his or her duties, and whose death was found to be compensable pursuant to RSA 281-A.||II. (a) Any person entitled to a waiver of tuition under this section may apply for a room and board scholarship while attending the institution, to the extent of available funds. The board of trustees of the university system of New Hampshire and the board of trustees of the community college system of New Hampshire shall have the authority to develop policies for their respective institutions relative to the development of criteria for awarding scholarships, development of scholarship application forms, application deadlines, scholarship amounts, provisions for continuing eligibility, and other procedures necessary to administer the room and board scholarships.||(b) There is hereby established in the office of the state treasurer a nonlapsing fund to be known as the room and board scholarship fund. The state treasurer shall invest the fund pursuant to RSA 6:8 and earnings shall be added to the fund. The fund shall be continually appropriated to the university system of New Hampshire for the purpose of providing room and board scholarships as provided in this section, and shall not be diverted or used for any other purpose. The board of trustees of the university system of New Hampshire and the board of trustees of the community college system of New Hampshire may apply for and accept gifts, grants, and donations from any source to be used for the purpose of providing room and board scholarships as provided in this section.|||Source. 2004, 249:4. 2009, 76:1. 2011, 224:130. 2013, 164:4, eff. June 28, 2013.|
NH Rev Stat § 187-A:20-b (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XV - Education|Title 187-A - State College and University System|Section 187-A:20-b - Tuition Waiver for Children in State Foster Care or Guardianship.

    187-A:20-b Tuition Waiver for Children in State Foster Care or Guardianship. –||I. An eligible individual who enrolls full-time or part-time, with the approval of the division for children, youth and families, in a program leading to a certificate, associate, or bachelor degree at any public postsecondary institution within the state shall not be required to pay tuition or mandatory fees for attendance at such institution.||II. In this section, an eligible individual is a person who is less than 23 years of age and who is or was:||(a) In state foster care for the immediate 6-month period prior to his or her 18th birthday;||(b) In state guardianship or custody at the time of his or her 18th birthday;||(c) Adopted while in state guardianship or adopted from the care, custody, and control of the department following a surrender of parental rights; or||(d) In an out-of-home placement under the supervision of the division for juvenile justice services at the time of his or her 18th birthday.||III. (a) Eligible individuals interested in a tuition waiver shall annually apply on forms provided and within the deadlines established by the university system of New Hampshire and the community college system of New Hampshire for their respective institutions. No more than 15 tuition waivers per year shall be granted by the university system of New Hampshire and no more than 15 tuition waivers per year shall be granted by the community college system of New Hampshire. The university system of New Hampshire and the community college system of New Hampshire shall have the authority to develop eligibility criteria for their respective institutions designed to give the children with the greatest financial need first priority in the tuition waiver program. Such eligibility criteria shall also include provisions for continuing eligibility based on continued full-time or part-time, with the approval of the division for children, youth and families, enrollment and satisfactory academic progress as defined by the institution.||(b) Beginning November 1, 2008, and no later than November 1 each year thereafter, the division of children, youth, and families shall submit a report to the health and human services oversight committee, established in RSA 126-A:13, and the house children and family law committee, or their successor committees, detailing the status of the tuition waiver program.||IV. An eligible individual may also apply for a room and board scholarship under the provisions of RSA 187-A:20-a, II without having to comply with the provisions of RSA 187-A:20-a, I.|||Source. 2011, 224:131. 2013, 164:4, eff. June 28, 2013. 2019, 326:6, 7, eff. Aug. 16, 2019. 2020, 34:20, 21, eff. July 1, 2021.|
NH Rev Stat § 187-A:20-c (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XV - Education|Title 187-A - State College and University System|Section 187-A:20-c - Waiver of Residency Requirement for In-State Tuition For Veterans.

    187-A:20-c Waiver of Residency Requirement for In-State Tuition For Veterans. –||A veteran of the armed forces who establishes a residence in New Hampshire shall immediately after establishing such residence be eligible for in-state tuition rates when attending any institution in the university system of New Hampshire.|||Source. 2014, 121:1, eff. June 16, 2014.|
NH Rev Stat § 187-A:20-d (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XV - Education|Title 187-A - State College and University System|Section 187-A:20-d - Academic Credit and Course Registration for Veterans.

    187-A:20-d Academic Credit and Course Registration for Veterans. –||I. A veteran who enrolls as a student at an institution within the university system shall be granted maximum credits allowed by the institution's required accreditation standards or state licensure requirements towards his or her degree for the completion of courses that were part of such veteran's military training or service if the such courses meet the standards of the American Council on Education, or its equivalent, for the awarding of academic credits. No fee, tuition, or other charge shall be assessed against a veteran who qualifies for such credit pursuant to this section. For the purposes of this section, "veteran" means veteran as defined in 38 U.S.C. section 101(2).||II. (a) Institutions within the state university system that offer an early course registration period shall also offer early course registration to students who are veterans or national guard members.||(b) A student who is called to active duty in the armed forces of the United States, after having attended regularly for 85 percent of the length of the course as determined by the academic calendar of class or having completed 85 percent of the term's work, shall be given an opportunity to complete necessary course work within 12 months utilizing the Internet or United States Postal Service correspondence or other available communication methods for each course in which such student is earning a grade of C or better in the term the student is called to active duty service.||(c) Students called to active duty in the armed forces of the United States shall have their tuition refunded or credited, whichever is deemed appropriate by the institution based on how the term was paid for, without credits awarded.||(d) A veteran with no previous college experience shall be permitted to file an admission application and enroll in the current open registration period pending completion of their application and provision of supporting documents.||(e) Within 12 months of return from active duty, a veteran may register for courses after normal registration period ends without late fees or other penalties until the latest allowable registration date.||III. The board of trustees shall establish policies necessary to implement this section.|||Source. 2020, 34:10, eff. Sept. 26, 2020.|
NH Rev Stat § 187-A:21 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XV - Education|Title 187-A - State College and University System|Section 187-A:21 - Other Income.

    187-A:21 Other Income. –||The income received and due to the institutions of the university system from all other sources, including bequests, trusts, income from bequests and trusts, student fees and tuition charges, rents, sales, and any other income, from whatever source derived for the institutions of the university system, shall be retained by the treasurer of the university system and be used in such manner as the trustees may determine or as is provided by law or by the conditions incident to trusts, gifts, or bequests.|||Source. 1981, 331:1, eff. Aug. 16, 1981.|
NH Rev Stat § 187-A:22 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XV - Education|Title 187-A - State College and University System|Section 187-A:22 - Reports.

    187-A:22 Reports. –||I. The trustees shall file with the governor and council, by November 1 of each year, a report of the operations, progress and financial condition of the university system and its constituent institutions. They shall include in the report an account of improvements made. One copy thereof shall be transmitted to each college endowed under the act of Congress cited in RSA 187-A:5, I; one copy to the Secretary of the Interior; one copy to the legislative fiscal committee; one copy to the house education committee and one copy to the senate education committee.||II. [Repealed.]|||Source. 1981, 331:1. 1983, 420:7. 2012, 247:40, IV, eff. Aug. 17, 2012.|
NH Rev Stat § 187-A:23 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XV - Education|Title 187-A - State College and University System|Section 187-A:23 - Motor Vehicle Regulations.

    187-A:23 Motor Vehicle Regulations. –||Other provisions of law notwithstanding, the university system of New Hampshire is hereby directed to adopt the provisions of the state manual of procedure relative to stateowned motor vehicles as promulgated by governor and council as may be amended. The annual report of motor vehicle operations shall also be filed in the same manner and in the same detail as that prescribed for all other state agencies. The university shall purchase compact cars consistent with the policy established for all state agencies.|||Source. 1981, 331:1, eff. Aug. 16, 1981.|
NH Rev Stat § 187-A:24 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XV - Education|Title 187-A - State College and University System|Section 187-A:24 - John G. Winant Memorial Foundation.

    187-A:24 John G. Winant Memorial Foundation. –||There is hereby established a charitable and educational foundation to be known as the John G. Winant memorial foundation. The purpose of said foundation shall be to administer a fund in memory of the late John G. Winant for aid to needy students at the university of New Hampshire, with special emphasis upon assistance to students majoring in economics and social welfare.||I. The trustees of the university system of New Hampshire and their successors are hereby constituted the trustees of the foundation. The trustees shall receive no compensation for their services to the foundation, except expenses reasonably incurred by them shall be paid from its funds.||II. The trustees may receive by gift, grant, devise or otherwise and may hold, possess and enjoy for the purposes of the foundation real and personal estate and shall likewise have the power to invest and reinvest its holdings of real or personal property according to the best judgment of the board of trustees. The income from any property real or personal held by said trustees under the provisions of this section shall be expended for charitable and educational purposes as set forth in this section.|||Source. 1981, 331:1, eff. Aug. 16, 1981.|
NH Rev Stat § 187-A:25 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XV - Education|Title 187-A - State College and University System|Section 187-A:25 - Tax Exemption.

    187-A:25 Tax Exemption. –||The property of the university system of New Hampshire and each of its constituent institutions and divisions is exempt from taxation, as provided in RSA 72:23.|||Source. 1981, 331:1. 2006, 205:3, eff. May 31, 2006.|
NH Rev Stat § 187-A:25-a (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XV - Education|Title 187-A - State College and University System|Section 187-A:25-a - Audit.

    187-A:25-a Audit. –||The governor shall be a member ex officio of each audit committee appointed by the board of trustees. The governor may designate another member of the board of trustees to serve in the governor's place as a member of the audit committee. The board of trustees shall submit to the governor, for concurrence, the board's recommendation with respect to the selection of external auditors. The external auditors selected by the board of trustees shall render their report and findings to the board of trustees, to the governor, and to the legislative fiscal committee. Such auditors shall provide to the governor and to the legislative fiscal committee any information normally provided to the audit committee and shall respond to any request from the governor or from the legislative fiscal committee relative to the financial conditions, operations, and systems of the university that the board reviewed during its audit.|||Source. 1983, 420:12. 1995, 134:19, eff. May 24, 1995.|
NH Rev Stat § 187-A:26 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XV - Education|Title 187-A - State College and University System|Section 187-A:26 - to 187-A:28 Repealed by 1995, 10:16, V, eff. April 12, 1995.

    187-A:26 to 187-A:28 Repealed by 1995, 10:16, V, eff. April 12, 1995. –|
NH Rev Stat § 187-A:28-a (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XV - Education|Title 187-A - State College and University System|Section 187-A:28-a - Public Higher Education Study Committee.

    187-A:28-a Public Higher Education Study Committee. –||Educational opportunity in New Hampshire must involve all the components of education. The general court acknowledges that education does not start or end at any particular point. There is hereby established a permanent public higher education study committee for the state of New Hampshire. The study committee shall be composed of 8 members and shall examine the goals, purposes, organization, and financing of public higher education in New Hampshire, and shall evaluate and make recommendations on the university of New Hampshire, Plymouth state university, Keene state college, the Granite state college, and the community college system of New Hampshire.|||Source. 1995, 292:2. 1998, 260:2. 2003, 159:1. 2005, 13:4. 2007, 361:11, eff. July 17, 2007.|
NH Rev Stat § 187-A:28-b (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XV - Education|Title 187-A - State College and University System|Section 187-A:28-b - Membership.

    187-A:28-b Membership. –||The committee shall be appointed as follows: 3 senators, including the chairperson of the senate education committee and a member of the senate finance committee, by the president of the senate; 5 representatives, including the chairperson and at least 2 other members of the house education committee and a member of the house finance committee, by the speaker of the house of representatives. The chair of the study committee shall rotate biennially between the chairperson of the house education committee and the chairperson of the senate education committee. A member shall only serve while a member of the general court. The members shall not be entitled to any salary but are entitled to reimbursement for mileage and other expenses incurred in carrying out their duties. The committee may hire necessary consultants and professional or clerical personnel.|||Source. 1995, 292:2, eff. June 21, 1995.|
NH Rev Stat § 187-A:28-c (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XV - Education|Title 187-A - State College and University System|Section 187-A:28-c - Duties.

    187-A:28-c Duties. –||I. The committee shall study, among other things, the following:||(a) The operation of public higher education.||(b) The goals and purposes of public higher education.||(c) The organization of public higher education.||(d) The size of public higher education.||(e) The financing of public higher education.||(f) Any other areas which will act as a guide to the legislature and trustees in formulating policies for the future.||(g) The economic effects of student activities on higher education campuses as reported in studies by the university system of New Hampshire and municipalities. The committee shall study possible solutions and recommend legislation. Possible solutions for the committee to study include payments to the municipalities by institutions of higher education in lieu of taxes; additional fees or assessments; and any other remedy suggested by the municipalities affected by higher education campuses.||I-a. In addition to the duties set forth in paragraph I, the committee shall study the feasibility of granting state franchise rights to the providers of on-line education courses which may include but is not limited to, the institutions of the university system of New Hampshire and the regional community-technical college system. The committee may consult with any individual or organization with information or expertise relevant to this aspect of the committee's duties.||I-b. In addition to the duties set forth in paragraph I, the committee shall monitor the transition of the regional community-technical college system to a self-governing community college system.||II. The committee shall act as liaison between the university system, the community college system of New Hampshire, the general court, and the public to promote better understanding and communications between public higher education, the general court, and the public.||III. The committee shall hold at least 4 meetings per year to be called by the chairperson.|||Source. 1995, 292:2. 1998, 260:3. 2001, 221:1. 2003, 49:1. 2007, 361:12, 13, eff. July 17, 2007.|
NH Rev Stat § 187-A:28-d (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XV - Education|Title 187-A - State College and University System|Section 187-A:28-d - Report and Recommendations.

    187-A:28-d Report and Recommendations. –||The committee shall submit a report to the general court by January 15 of each year. Copies of the report shall be submitted to the governor and council, the senate finance and education committees, the house of representatives finance and education committees, the board of trustees of the university system, the chancellor of the community college system of New Hampshire, and to any other individual or organization as the committee deems advisable.|||Source. 1995, 292:2. 1999, 99:1. 2007, 361:14, eff. July 17, 2007.|
NH Rev Stat § 187-A:29 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XV - Education|Title 187-A - State College and University System|Section 187-A:29 - Repealed by 1995, 10:16, V, eff. April 12, 1995.

    187-A:29 Repealed by 1995, 10:16, V, eff. April 12, 1995. –|
NH Rev Stat § 187-A:30 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XV - Education|Title 187-A - State College and University System|Section 187-A:30 - Purpose.

    187-A:30 Purpose. –||To promote the economic well-being of its citizens, the general court finds it desirable to establish an innovation research center at the University of New Hampshire for the purpose of providing a mechanism to promote applied and basic scientific, engineering, and associated marketing research and technological transfer to support the New Hampshire industrial and business community. This center shall foster cooperative industry and university research partnerships to increase the pace of innovation technology developments that expand the New Hampshire economy, increase the number and quality of jobs in New Hampshire, and cause New Hampshire to be more competitive in the world economy. The center shall become the foremost advocate in the state for applied science and technology, bridging the gap between industry and academia by the judicious application of "innovation investment" competitive contract awards and other developmental support to the New Hampshire business community. The center shall seek to expand the available "innovation investment" funds by leveraging center talent and the available grant money provided by the legislature to pursue and capture federal and other appropriate funds to increase the pace of innovation and job creation in New Hampshire.|||Source. 1991, 211:1. 1994, 293:3. 2007, 251:2, eff. Aug. 27, 2007.|