New Hampshire Code of Administrative Rules
Pos - Postsecondary Education Commission
Chapter Pos 1100 - LICENSING OF PRIVATE POSTSECONDARY CAREER SCHOOLS
Part Pos 1103 - REQUIREMENTS OF LICENSURE
Section Pos 1103.05 - Control and Administration

Universal Citation: NH Admin Rules Pos 1103.05

Current through Register No. 40, October 3, 2024

(a) Administrative responsibilities and concomitant authority shall be clearly specified, together with organizational charts showing the lines of authority and the relationships among component units and personnel.

(b) One person shall be designated as administrator of the school, branch, or extension.

(c) The administrator shall be of good moral reputation as defined in Pos 1103.05(f) and shall have the administrative and educational competency to operate a school, as determined by the director by reviewing the administrator's education and job experience. The factors considered by the director in evaluating administrative and educational competency shall include, but not be limited to, patterns of violations of the duties and responsibilities of an administrator relating to the administration of a school, as set forth in this chapter.

(d) The administrator shall also have the following qualifications:

(1) Have completed an approved high school program or hold a high school equivalency diploma; and have:
a.At least 5 years of acceptable practical experience in one or more of the courses taught in the school; or

b.Five years of acceptable teaching experience in one or more of the courses taught in the school; or

c.Five years of acceptable postsecondary school administrative or supervisory experience; or

d.A combination of such acceptable experience amounting to at least 5 years; or

(2) Have received an appropriate baccalaureate or higher degree upon completion of an approved college program; and have:
a.At least 2 years of acceptable practical experience in one or more of the courses taught in the school; or

b.Two years of acceptable teaching experience in one or more of the courses taught in the school; or

c.Two years of acceptable postsecondary school administrative or supervisory experience; or

d.A combination of such acceptable experience amounting to at least 2 years; and

(e) For the experience to be acceptable, the experience shall have been completed in a satisfactory manner, as a minimum, and in an area cited in Pos 1103.05(d) above.

(f) To be considered of good reputation, an individual shall:
(1) Have no felony convictions related to the operation of a school, and the person has been rehabilitated from any other felony convictions;

(2) Have no convictions involving crimes of moral turpitude;

(3) Within the last ten years, have never been successfully sued for fraud or deceptive trade practice;

(4) Not be a plaintiff or defendant in litigation that carries a significant risk to the ability of the school to continue operation;

(5) Not own a school currently violating legal requirements; never owned a school with habitual violations; or never owned a school that closed with violations including, but not limited to, unpaid refunds;

(6) Have not knowingly falsified or withheld information from the director; or

(7) Have not been reprimanded or disciplined in writing by any state licensing board that regulates his/her profession.

(See Revision Note at chapter heading for Pos 1100) #6398, eff 12-16-96 (formerly Pos 1402.04); ss by #8221, eff 12-16-04 (formerly Pos 1102.04 )

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