CHAPTER 131

SB 26 – FINAL VERSION

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2009 SESSION

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SENATE BILL 26

AN ACT relative to degree granting authority for St. John International University.

SPONSORS: Sen. D'Allesandro, Dist 20; Sen. Kelly, Dist 10; Sen. Fuller Clark, Dist 24; Sen. Gatsas, Dist 16; Sen. Carson, Dist 14; Rep. Stiles, Rock 15

COMMITTEE: Education

ANALYSIS

This bill confers degree granting authority to St. John International University.

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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.

Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]

Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

06May2009… 1375h

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04/05

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Nine

AN ACT relative to degree granting authority for St. John International University.

Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:

131:1 St. John International University; Authority to Grant Degrees. The St. John International University, located in Vinovo-Torino, Italy and Concord, New Hampshire, is hereby authorized to confer degrees upon its graduates, subject to the authority of the postsecondary education commission under RSA 188-D:8, IV. The degrees shall be specified by the postsecondary education commission as provided in RSA 292:8-h, III.

131:2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect upon its passage.

Approved: June 29, 2009

Effective Date: June 29, 2009