Section Ed 502.01 - Confidentiality of Credentialing Records(a) Pursuant to RSA 91-A:5, V, the following limited credential status information shall be available to the general public, upon written or verbal request: (1) The name of the credential holder;(2) The individual's current credential status, including type of credential, expiration date of credential, and all endorsements;(3) The individual's suspension, if applicable, including effective dates of each suspension period, reason for the suspension, and revocation, if applicable; and(4) The school, if known or stated, where the credential holder is currently employed.(b) The provisions of this section shall not require the release of information related to: (1) Informal or formal investigations; or(2) Board or hearing officer records from adjudicatory proceedings involving the credential holder when such adjudicatory proceeding is not open to the public in accordance with Ed 200.(c) The complete record of a credential holder shall be released by the division upon written request to the following: (1) A party in an adjudicatory proceeding when:a. The credential holder is a party to the proceeding; andb. The credential holder's credential record is relevant to the proceeding;(2) A law enforcement agency when the agency is conducting a criminal investigation of the credential holder;(3) A certifying agency of another jurisdiction for:a. Purposes of credentialing the credential holder in the other jurisdiction; orb. An investigation of the credential holder by the other jurisdiction, when:1. The credential holder was the subject of a formal investigation under Ed 511; or 2. Disciplinary action was taken against the credential holder by the board under Ed 511;(4) Board investigators or prosecutors; or(5) Persons to whom the credential holder has given a release.(d) The bureau shall report: (1) Any suspension or revocation to the credential holder's current senior educational official in N.H. and The National Association of State Directors of Teacher Education and Certification (NASDTEC) educator identification clearing house; and(2) Any reprimand to the credential holder's current superintendent of school in N.H.;(e) The department shall maintain a list of all credential holders whose credentials have been revoked or who are under suspension, and such list shall be published on the department's website.N.H. Admin. Code § Ed 502.01
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