Title 3 — Human Resources
47 chapters · 719 sections in this title.
3 CMC § 1101 Short Title
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TITLE 3: HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION 1: EDUCATION § 1101. Short Title. This Chapter shall be cited as the Education Act of 2017. Source: PL 6-10, § 1 (§ 1501); repealed and reenacted by PL 20-48 § 3 (Mar. 28, 2018), modified. Commission Comment: [Historical comments removed.] The Co…
3 CMC § 1102 Declaration
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TITLE 3: HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION 1: EDUCATION § 1102. Declaration. Every person within the Northern Mariana Islands who is between the ages of five (5) and seventeen (17) has the right to a free public education. Source: PL 6-10, § 1 (§ 1502); repealed and reenacted by PL 20-48 …
3 CMC § 1103 Principles
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TITLE 3: HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION 1: EDUCATION § 1103. Principles. The Public School System, at the preschool, elementary, middle school, and secondary levels, shall be established and organized by law, and pursuant to regulations issued by the Board or its authorized designees. …
3 CMC § 1104 Definitions
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TITLE 3: HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION 1: EDUCATION § 1104. Definitions. (a) “Board” means the CNMI State Board of Education. (b) “Commissioner” means the Chief Executive Officer of the Public School System as selected by the Board of Education. (c) “Preschool” means programs of instr…
3 CMC § 1121 Establishment of Instructional Policies
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TITLE 3: HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION 1: EDUCATION § 1121. Establishment of Instructional Policies. The Board shall establish instructional policies and regulations that address the needs of the Commonwealth, its students, and its future. Source: PL 20-48 § 3 (Mar. 28, 2018), modifie…
3 CMC § 1122 Preschool, Elementary, Middle, and Secondary School Programs
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TITLE 3: HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION 1: EDUCATION § 1122. Preschool, Elementary, Middle, and Secondary School Programs. (a) The Board through the Commissioner of Education shall establish and provide such academic, career, early intervention, and technical programs as are appropriat…
3 CMC § 1123 Student Records: Right to Access
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TITLE 3: HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION 1: EDUCATION § 1123. Student Records: Right to Access. (a) Parents or legal guardians of enrolled, or formerly enrolled students, and students who have attained the age of eighteen (18), who are attending an institution of post-secondary educatio…
3 CMC § 1131 Elementary, Middle, and Secondary Schools
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TITLE 3: HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION 1: EDUCATION § 1131. Elementary, Middle, and Secondary Schools. Every person between the ages of five (5) and seventeen (17) shall attend a public school or non-public school or until the completion of the twelfth (12th) grade or upon meeting the…
3 CMC § 1132 School Calendar
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TITLE 3: HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION 1: EDUCATION § 1132. School Calendar. The Board shall establish and maintain within each school year an instructional calendar of no less than one hundred eighty (180) days of instruction for students from kindergarten through the twelfth (12 th)…
3 CMC § 1133 Attendance Zones
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TITLE 3: HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION 1: EDUCATION § 1133. Attendance Zones. (a) The Board shall establish standards for the formation and reorganization of attendance zones. Such standards may include: (1) Determination that the zones will enroll an adequate number of pupils; (2) De…
3 CMC § 1141 School Property
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TITLE 3: HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION 1: EDUCATION § 1141. School Property. The Board shall adopt regulations for proper management, acquisition, and control of property and facilities, including grounds, equipment, and vehicles. The Public School System shall be subject to the procu…
3 CMC § 1142 Transportation
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TITLE 3: HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION 1: EDUCATION § 1142. Transportation. (a) The Public School System shall provide safe, adequate transportation to and from any public school for all entitled Commonwealth students who reside beyond a reasonable distance from the public school they…
3 CMC § 1151 Immunizations
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TITLE 3: HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION 1: EDUCATION § 1151. Immunizations. (a) Every parent of a child shall, at the time of first enrollment of the child in any Commonwealth special education, preschool, elementary, middle, or secondary school, public or non-public, irrespective of g…
3 CMC § 1152 Physical Examinations
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TITLE 3: HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION 1: EDUCATION § 1152. Physical Examinations. Prior to entering the school for the first time, each child shall provide a certificate of physical examination to the school. Source: PL 6-10, § 1 (§ 1551); subsection (a) amended by PL 11-32, § 5; rep…
3 CMC § 1153 Exceptions to Sections 1151 & 1152
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TITLE 3: HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION 1: EDUCATION § 1153. Exceptions to Sections 1151 & 1152. (a) Exceptions to the requirement of immunizations and physical examination shall be granted by the Commonwealth Healthcare Corporation’s Division of Public Health Services pursuant to poli…
3 CMC § 1154 Health Certificates
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TITLE 3: HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION 1: EDUCATION § 1154. Health Certificates. The Commonwealth Healthcare Corporation’s Division of Public Health Services shall, upon request, provide health certificate forms for immunization and physical examination to the Private and Public Schoo…
3 CMC § 1155 Rules and Regulations
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TITLE 3: HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION 1: EDUCATION § 1155. Rules and Regulations. The Commonwealth Healthcare Corporation’s Division of Public Health Services shall adopt rules and regulations relating to required immunizations under this Article. Any immunizations required, and the …
3 CMC § 1156 School Breakfast and Lunch Program
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TITLE 3: HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION 1: EDUCATION § 1156. School Breakfast and Lunch Program. The Board shall establish a school breakfast and lunch program, including the privatization of the breakfast and lunch program, and promulgate rules and regulations for its implementation. …
3 CMC § 1161 Certificates
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TITLE 3: HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION 1: EDUCATION § 1161. Certificates. Notwithstanding any law to the contrary it shall be within the sole discretion and authority of the Board of Education or its authorized designees to establish and maintain the procedures and regulations for the…
3 CMC § 1171 Authorization for Appropriation and Transfer of Funds
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TITLE 3: HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION 1: EDUCATION § 1171. Authorization for Appropriation and Transfer of Funds. (a) The Commonwealth Secretary of Finance shall, on a monthly basis, transfer no less than eight and three tenths percent (8.3%) of the Public School System appropriated …
3 CMC § 1172 Public School Employee Compensation
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TITLE 3: HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION 1: EDUCATION § 1172. Public School Employee Compensation. The Board of Education shall promulgate rules and regulations governing the salary classification and compensation guidelines for all PSS employees. The Board of Education and the Public S…
3 CMC § 2101 Definition: “School.”
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TITLE 3: HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION 2: HEALTH § 2101. Definition: “School.” As used in this article, “school” means any day-care center, child care facility, headstart program, preschool, kindergarten, public or private, including any special school for children in the Commonwealth…
3 CMC § 2102 Immunization and Tuberculin Test Requirement
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TITLE 3: HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION 2: HEALTH § 2102. Immunization and Tuberculin Test Requirement. (a) Every parent of a child admitted for the first time to any school in the Commonwealth shall present to the appropriate school official, certification from the Department of Publi…
3 CMC § 2103 Noncompliance: Provisional Entrance to School
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TITLE 3: HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION 2: HEALTH § 2103. Noncompliance: Provisional Entrance to School. (a) A child may enter school provisionally upon submitting written proof from a licensed physician or the Department of Public Health and Environmental Services stating that the chi…
3 CMC § 2104 Continued Noncompliance
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TITLE 3: HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION 2: HEALTH § 2104. Continued Noncompliance. If a child does not complete its required immunizations and tuberculin test within the three month period after provisional entry into school, the Department of Education shall refer the child to the Dep…
3 CMC § 2105 Exemption from Immunization Requirement; Inapplicability of Exemption
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TITLE 3: HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION 2: HEALTH § 2105. Exemption from Immunization Requirement; Inapplicability of Exemption. (a) A child may be exempted from the required immunizations if a licensed physician certifies that the physical condition of the child is such that immunizat…
3 CMC § 2106 Department of Public Health and Environmental Services: Student Immunization and Examination Functions
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TITLE 3: HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION 2: HEALTH § 2106. Department of Public Health and Environmental Services: Student Immunization and Examination Functions. (a) The Department of Public Health and Environmental Services shall administer and enforce the immunization and tuberculin …
3 CMC § 2107 Penalty Provision
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TITLE 3: HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION 2: HEALTH § 2107. Penalty Provision. Any parent who violates any of the provisions of this article shall, upon conviction, be punished for each offense by a fine not to exceed $100. Source: PL 1-33, § 12.
3 CMC § 21101 Definitions
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TITLE 3: HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION 2: HEALTH § 21101. Definitions. For purposes of this article: (a) “Dispense” or “dispensing” means the furnishing of drugs pursuant to a prescription in a suitable container, appropriately labeled for subsequent administration to, or use by, a pa…
3 CMC § 21102 Expedited Partner Therapy as a Treatment Option
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TITLE 3: HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION 2: HEALTH § 21102. Expedited Partner Therapy as a Treatment Option. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a health care provider who is licensed to diagnose and prescribe drugs for a sexually transmitted gonorrhea, chlamydia, or trichom…
3 CMC § 21103 Promulgation of Rules and Regulations
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TITLE 3: HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION 2: HEALTH § 21103. Promulgation of Rules and Regulations. The Health Care Professions Licensing Board shall have the authority under this article to promulgate rules and regulations that are necessary for the implementation of this article. Sourc…
3 CMC § 21201 Definitions
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TITLE 3: HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION 2: HEALTH § 21201. Definitions. For the purposes of this Act, the following terms are defined as follows: (a) “Adverse Action” means: Any action taken by a State Psychology Regulatory Authority which finds a violation of a statute or regulation t…
3 CMC § 21202 Home State Licensure
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TITLE 3: HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION 2: HEALTH § 21202. Home State Licensure. (a) The Home State shall be a Compact State where a psychologist is licensed to practice psychology. (b) A psychologist may hold one or more Compact State licenses at a time. If the psychologist is license…
3 CMC § 21203 Compact Privilege to Practice Telepsychology
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TITLE 3: HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION 2: HEALTH § 21203. Compact Privilege to Practice Telepsychology. (a) Compact States shall recognize the right of a psychologist, licensed in a Compact State in conformance with Article III, to practice telepsychology in other Compact States (Rece…
3 CMC § 21204 Compact Temporary Authorization to Practice
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TITLE 3: HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION 2: HEALTH § 21204. Compact Temporary Authorization to Practice. (a) Compact States shall recognize the right of a psychologist, licensed in a Compact State in conformance with Article III, to practice temporarily in other Compact States (Distant …
3 CMC § 21205 Conditions of Telepsychology Practice in a Receiving State
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TITLE 3: HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION 2: HEALTH § 21205. Conditions of Telepsychology Practice in a Receiving State. (a) A psychologist may practice in a Receiving State under the Authority to Practice Interjurisdictional Telepsychology only in the performance of the scope of practic…
3 CMC § 21206 Adverse Actions
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TITLE 3: HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION 2: HEALTH § 21206. Adverse Actions. (a) A Home State shall have the power to impose adverse action against a psychologist’s license issued by the Home State. A Distant State shall have the power to take adverse action on a psychologist’s Temporar…
3 CMC § 21207 Additional Authorities Invested in a Compact State’s Psychology Regulatory Authority
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TITLE 3: HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION 2: HEALTH § 21207. Additional Authorities Invested in a Compact State’s Psychology Regulatory Authority. (a) In addition to any other powers granted under state law, a Compact State’s Psychology Regulatory Authority shall have the authority under…
3 CMC § 21208 Coordinated Licensure Information System
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TITLE 3: HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION 2: HEALTH § 21208. Coordinated Licensure Information System. (a) The Commission shall provide for the development and maintenance of Coordinated Licensure Information System (Coordinated Database) and reporting system containing licensure and dis…
3 CMC § 21209 Establishment of the Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact Commission
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TITLE 3: HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION 2: HEALTH § 21209.Establishment of the Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact Commission. (a) The Compact States hereby create and establish a joint public agency known as the Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact Commission. (1) The Commission …
3 CMC § 2121 Definitions
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TITLE 3: HUMAN RESOURCES § 2121 DIVISION 2: HEALTH § 2121. Definitions. For purposes of this Act, the following terms shall have the meanings set forth below: (a) Barber Shops and Beauty Parlors means all establishments where services are provided for: (1) noninvasive topical tre…
3 CMC § 21210 Rulemaking
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TITLE 3: HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION 2: HEALTH § 21210. Rulemaking. (a) The Commission shall exercise its rulemaking powers pursuant to the criteria set forth in this Article and the Rules adopted thereunder. Rules and amendments shall become binding as of the date specified in each…
3 CMC § 21211 Oversight, Dispute Resolution and Enforcement
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TITLE 3: HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION 2: HEALTH § 21211. Oversight, Dispute Resolution and Enforcement. (a) Oversight (1)The Executive, Legislative and Judicial branches of state government in each Compact State shall enforce this Compact and take all actions necessary and appropriat…
3 CMC § 21212 Date of Implementation of the Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact Commission and Associated Rules, Withdrawal, and Amendments
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TITLE 3: HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION 2: HEALTH § 21212. Date of Implementation of the Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact Commission and Associated Rules, Withdrawal, and Amendments. (a) The Compact shall come into effect on the date on which the Compact is enacted into law in th…
3 CMC § 2122 Sanitary Permits
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TITLE 3: HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION 2: HEALTH § 2122. Sanitary Permits. It shall be unlawful for any person to operate or open the following business without a valid and current sanitary permit for such establishment or activity: (a) Funeral establishments, crematoriums and cemeter…
3 CMC § 2123 Regulations
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TITLE 3: HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION 2: HEALTH § 2123. Regulations. (a) The Secretary shall promulgate rules and regulations as required relative to the activities and/or physical premises for the sanitary operations of: (1) Funeral establishments, crematoriums and cemeteries; (2) A…
3 CMC § 2124 Form and Charges for Permit and Annual Renewal
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TITLE 3: HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION 2: HEALTH § 2124. Form and Charges for Permit and Annual Renewal. The Secretary shall prescribe the form of the permit. All sanitary permits issued under this Act and regulations promulgated there under shall terminate and be renewable annually o…
3 CMC § 2125 Fees
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TITLE 3: HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION 2: HEALTH § 2125. Fees. (a) The Secretary, through the promulgation of regulations, shall establish the fees for the issuance of sanitary permits, the duplication of sanitary permits, inspections, compliance education and consultation, and other …
3 CMC § 2126 Transfer of Permit Forbidden
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TITLE 3: HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION 2: HEALTH § 2126. Transfer of Permit Forbidden. It shall be unlawful to transfer a permit to another person or to another location or to post it on or use it in any way in connection with any other premises other than that for which it was issued…
3 CMC § 2127 Inspection
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TITLE 3: HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION 2: HEALTH § 2127. Inspection. (a) Pre-operation Inspections. Before a sanitary permit is issued, a Health Inspector shall conduct one or more pre-operation inspections to verify that: (1) the applicant has been issued a business license by the De…