CHAPTER Hedc 100 ORGANIZATION
OF THE AGENCY
Statutory
Authority: RSA 21-N:8-a
PART Hedc 101 DEFINITIONS
Hedc 101.01 Definitions.
(a) “Commission” means the higher education
commission (HEC) established in RSA 21-N:8-a.
(b) “Director” means the director of the division
of educator support and higher education at the New Hampshire department of
education, or designee.
(c) “Physical presence” means an actual physical
location for instructional purposes, maintaining an administrative office,
including a mailing address or phone number, or face-to-face advising,
mentoring, supervision, testing, or instruction taking place in New Hampshire.
(d) “The national council for state authorization
reciprocity agreements (NC-SARA)” means the entity which governs reciprocity
agreements between member states, territories, and districts of the United
States of America (US), permitting member institutions in member states,
territories, and districts of the US to offer online educational programs
without requiring separate approvals.
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PART Hedc 102 DESCRIPTION OF
THE AGENCY
Hedc 102.01 Purpose. The
commission shall make rules and exercise regulatory powers in accordance with
RSA 21-N:8-a, II(e) governing institutions of higher education and private
postsecondary career schools, except those noted as excluded pursuant to RSA
187-A and RSA 188-F.
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Hedc
102.02 Structure.
(a) The commission shall consist of members
appointed pursuant to RSA 21-N:8-a, II(a).
(b) The commission shall have a chair and
vice-chair, each elected for a 2-year term, with one being a representative of
a nonpublic institution.
(c) The chair shall preside over the meetings of
the commission.
(d) The vice-chair shall assume the
responsibilities of the chair in the chair’s absence.
(e) If both the chair and the vice-chair are
absent, the director shall serve as the chair pro-tempore.
(f) The vice-chair shall assume the position of
the chair upon the conclusion of the chair’s term, or upon vacancy of the
position by the chair.
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Hedc 102.03 Meetings.
(a) The commission shall meet at least 2 times
per year.
(b) Emergency meetings shall be called by the
chair in accordance with RSA 91-A:2, II and III(b).
(c) A majority of the
current membership of the commission shall constitute a quorum.
(d) Meetings of the commission shall follow the
provisions of RSA 91-A and Robert’s Rules of Order.
(e) Items requested to be placed on the meeting
agenda by any individual shall be in writing to the chair and vice-chair for
consideration, and shall meet the following requirements:
(1) The nature of the
business and appropriate background information shall be included with each
separate item; and
(2) Requests shall reach
the commission no later than 2 weeks prior to the date of the meeting at which
said items are to be considered.
(f) Exceptions to the procedure in (e) above
shall be made when, in the opinion of the chair or a quorum of the commission,
the facts warrant such an exception.
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Hedc
102.04 Office Location and Mailing
Address, Telephone Number, and Website.
(a)
The commission’s office location and
mailing address is:
Higher
Education Commission
New
Hampshire Department of Education
25
Hall Street
Concord,
New Hampshire 03301
(b) The commission’s telephone number is (603)
271-0257.
(c)
The commission’s website is https://www.education.nh.gov/who-we-are/higher-education-commission.
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Hedc 102.05 Public Access to Records.
(a) Pursuant to RSA 91-A:4, members of the public
may inspect and copy those records of the
commission, including meeting minutes, which are public records and not
exempt from disclosure under RSA 91-A:5
or other applicable law.
(b) Public records shall be inspected and copied
at the office of the commission at the location stated in Hedc 102.04(a)
during regular business hours.
(c)
Persons desiring copies of public
records shall reasonably describe the information being sought and pay the actual cost of the copies.
(d) If records are requested which contain both
public and confidential information, the commission shall delete the
confidential information and provide the remaining information.
APPENDIX
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Rule |
Specific State Statute the Rule
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Hedc 100 |
RSA 541-A:16, I(a); RSA 21-N:8-a |