New Hampshire Administrative Code

(a) The department shall notify the agency by certified mail of the tentative rate(s) and the notification shall include any schedule of adjustments used in the determination of the tentative rate(s). (b) The agency shall review the notification and schedule of adjustments. If th…

(a) A private provider of special education making a request for reconsideration of the rates established by the department shall adhere to the procedures set forth in (b) - (d) below. (b) A request for reconsideration shall be filed within 14 days of the date of the receipt of t…

(a) The department shall jointly administer the joint rate setting process with the department of health and human services pursuant to the requirements of Ed 1129.21, Ed 1129.22 and Ed 1129.23. (b) When rates are jointly set by the department of health and human services and the…

(a) The department and the department of health and human services shall both notify the agency by certified mail of the tentative rate(s) and the notification shall include any schedule of adjustments used in the determination of the tentative rate(s). (b) The agency shall revie…

(a) A private provider of special education services making a request for reconsideration of the rates established jointly by the department and the department of health and human services shall adhere to the procedures set forth in (b) - (d) below. (b) A request for reconsiderat…

(a) "Child" means child as defined in RSA 126-U: 1, I. (b) "Improper restraint" and "improper seclusion" means any restraint or seclusion not allowed under RSA 126-U. (c) "Restraint" means restraint as defined in RSA 126-U:1, IV. (d) "Review of record" means a review of the recor…

(a) The commissioner shall investigate complaints alleging facts of improper restraint resulting in serious injury in school or a facility pursuant to RSA 126-U:8 as set forth below. (b) The commissioner shall assign an employee of the department or, if an employee of the departm…

(a) Each school shall have written policies for managing the behavior of children pursuant to RSA 126-U: 2 consistent with Ed 306.04(a)(18). (b) In addition to the requirements in (a) above, each nonpublic school shall have written policies for managing the behavior of children p…

(a) Unless prohibited by court order, the superintendent, acting superintendent, superintendent's designee, acting superintendent's designee, or school administrator shall, as soon as possible, verbally notify the parent or guardian whenever seclusion or restraint has been used o…

(a) The department of education shall review records maintained by schools relative to the use of seclusion and restraint pursuant to RSA 126-U:8 no less than once every 3 years. (b) When the commissioner decides that a complaint is founded or the commissioner decides that the co…

(a) Any individual may file a complaint with the commissioner alleging a violation of RSA 126-U. (b) When filing a complaint the complainant shall provide the following information to the Commissioner: (1) The date or approximate date of the alleged incident; (2) The location of …

(a) The commissioner or the commissioner's designee shall provide the information obtained in Ed 1203.01 to the investigator designated by the department of education. The investigator shall not be affiliated with the school or any person involved with the complaint. (b) If the c…

(a) If a complaint is not dismissed, the investigator shall:(1) For cases involving serious injury, determine whether the allegations must be referred to law enforcement for investigation as mandated by RSA 161-F:51, II or 169-C:29; (2) Pursuant to (1) above, make reports at any …

Terms defined in RSA 188-E:2 shall be used as reference in this rule, in addition to the following: (a) "Department" means the New Hampshire department of education; (b) "Qualified project" means a qualified project as defined in RSA 188-E:10, I(f); (c) "Receiving board" means th…

The purpose of this part is to implement the statutory provisions relative to planning new career and technical education facilities. Notes N.H. Admin. Code § Ed 1302.01 #9304, eff 10-25-08; ss by #9954-A, eff 7-14-11 Amended by Volume XXXVIII Number 32, Filed August 9, 2018, Pro…

(a) The receiving board, in accepting designation as a regional career and technical education center, shall agree to fully cooperate with the education personnel and citizens of the school districts within their region in the planning, designation, and implementation of the care…

"At risk student" means a high school student who has been evaluated by the local school district staff and deemed to be an individual in jeopardy of dropping out of school prior to graduation. Notes N.H. Admin. Code § Ed 1302.03 #9304, eff 10-25-08; ss by #9954-A, eff 7-14-11 (f…

"Cost per pupil" means the rate calculated by subtracting tuition and transportation from K-12 current operating expenditures from all funding sources local, state and federal associated with the daily operations of schools , and then dividing by the average daily membership in a…

" Department " means the New Hampshire department of education. Notes N.H. Admin. Code § Ed 1302.05 #9304, eff 10-25-08; ss by #9954-A, eff 7-14-11 (from Ed 1302.03 ) The amended version of this section by New Hampshire Register Volume 38, Number 32, eff.7/14/2018 is not yet avai…

"High school" means: (1) A high school as defined in RSA 194:23 that is not designated as a regional center in Ed 1400; and (2) An adult high school in Ed 700. Notes N.H. Admin. Code § Ed 1302.06 #9954, eff 7-14-11 (from Ed 1302.04 ) The amended version of this section by New Ham…

"Program competencies" means the academic and technical knowledge, skills, and/or attitude that enable students to effectively demonstrate and perform the tasks and activities in a given content area pursuant to RSA 193-C:3,III and including but not limited to requirements set fo…

The purpose of this part is to implement the statutory provisions relative to planning renovations to existing career and technical education facilities. Notes N.H. Admin. Code § Ed 1303.01 #9304, eff 10-25-08; ss by #9954-A, eff 7-14-11 Amended by Volume XXXVIII Number 32, Filed…

(a) The receiving board shall submit an application for funding as a qualified project which contains all the required criteria specified in RSA 188-E:10, I(f)(1)-(9) in addition to the following: (1) An analysis for each program to be included in the regional career and technica…

(a) The department, in cooperation with the receiving board, shall complete a thorough review of the application, with particular emphasis upon need as related to the labor market, enrollment, and programs. The allotment of specific funds shall be determined after a review of the…

If funding is approved by the legislature, all the school board chairpersons in the region and the commissioner of the department shall sign an agreement containing at a minimum the following elements: (a) The cost of the qualified project and the payment reimbursement schedule; …

The commissioner of the department shall use the following criteria for determining the priority of renovation projects: (a) The opening date of the regional career and technical education center as set forth in Table 1303-1 below shall be the determining factor in prioritizing t…

The receiving board shall notify the department of any substantial changes to a renovation project approved under this section. Substantial changes shall include a change in project cost of 5% or greater or the addition or removal of a career and technical education program, or a…

Regions and regional career and technical education centers shall establish and maintain the regional advisory committees and program advisory committees, respectively, per RSA 188-E:4-a. Notes N.H. Admin. Code § Ed 1304.01 #9954-A, eff 7-14-11 Amended by Volume XXXVIII Number 32…

(a) The receiving boards and sending boards within a career and technical education (CTE) region shall submit to the department an agreement signed by the chairs of each of the sending and receiving boards every 4 years, no later than the last day of December of the year precedin…

The purpose of this part is to implement the statutory provisions relating to the formula for determining the tuition and transportation costs for approved career and technical education programs and alternative education programs and the procedures for disbursement of funds. Not…

(a) The per student rate as outlined in RSA 188-E:7, II used for tuition payment related to this section shall be equal to the balance of appropriation for tuition and transportation available divided by the total number of students, where: (1) The balance of appropriation availa…

(a) The per student transportation cost shall be equal to the number of days a student attended the program multiplied by the round trip distance in miles from a student's sending high school to the regional career and technical education center multiplied by the per mile reimbur…

(a) In order to secure funding to develop and implement a pre-engineering and technology program and curriculum pursuant to RSA 188-E:14, the school shall: (1) Submit to the department either a "NH Pre-Engineering and Technology Application (Grades K-5)," March 2018 edition "NH P…

(a) In order to secure funding to develop and implement an automotive technology curriculum the regional career and technical education center shall: (1) Establish a program advisory committee as set forth in RSA 188-E:20; (2) Submit to the department new program approval applica…

The purpose of the robotics education fund is to motivate and encourage public school and chartered public school students in New Hampshire to pursue education and career opportunities in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics while building critical life and work-rela…

Grants from the robotics education fund shall be available to any eligible public school or chartered public school for the purpose of financing the establishment of a robotics team and its participation in competitive events. Notes N.H. Admin. Code § Ed 1307.02 Derived From Volu…

(a) Department" means the commissioner's office of the department of education, or designee. (b) "Eligible public school or chartered public school" means any public school which meets the minimum standards or a chartered public school as defined in RSA 194-B in the state of New …

Grant funds administered through the robotics education fund shall be limited to the purchase of robotics kits, stipends for coaches, and the payment of associated costs from participation in competitions. Notes N.H. Admin. Code § Ed 1307.04 Derived From Volume XXXVIII Number 32,…

A public school or chartered public school which is applying for a grant from the robotics education fund shall demonstrate that: (a) It has established a partnership with, or has a valid letter of commitment from, at least one sponsor, business entity, institution of higher educ…

(a) A public or chartered public school shall complete and and file the "New Hampshire Robotics Education Application Form", November 2019 edition, electronically to the department of education. (b) The grant application period shall be announced on the department's website pursu…

(a) The department shall review all grant applications within 15 business days of the application deadline as established in Ed 1307.06(b). In making a decision, the bureau of career development shall approve an application if the school has met all the criteria set forth in Ed 1…

Grants will be disbursed as a single payment each year of the grant through the business office of the department of education. Notes N.H. Admin. Code § Ed 1307.08 Derived From Volume XXXVIII Number 32, Filed August 9, 2018, Proposed by #12573, Effective 7/14/2018, Expires 7/14/2…

Part Ed 1401 through Part Ed 1407 provide rules of procedure to ensure uniform application of RSA 193-E:2-a, V(b), relative to the approval of alternative programs for granting credit leading to graduation, referred to as learn everywhere programs. The department will develop and…

(a) These rules shall apply to any for-profit or non-profit entity applying to offer an educational program, consistent with these rules, that meets the minimum standards for approval to grant credit leading to graduation. (b) These rules shall apply to students, emancipated mino…

(a) "Administrator" means the administrator of the learn everywhere program. (b) "Alternative" means a choice of one or more opportunities. (c) "Alternative program" means a learn everywhere program as defined in Ed 1402.01(j). (d) "Applicant" means any for-profit or non-profit e…

(a) An applicant, as described in Ed 1401.02(a), seeking state board approval for a learn everywhere program shall submit to the department the information in (b) below in any format. (b) The information submitted by the applicant shall include the following items: (1) The sponso…

(a) Upon receipt of an application, the department shall form a learn everywhere program application evaluation team comprised of the following members appointed by the commissioner or designee:(1) From the department:a. The administrator or designee; and b. Department representa…