Section Ed 602.17 - Action by State Board; Appeal(a) At least 2 weeks in advance of the state board meeting, the department shall send written notice of this meeting to:(1) The program approval coordinator;(2) Certification officer;(3) Institution's president;(4) Institution's vice president of academic affairs or designee; and(5) The institution's principal administrator or designee.(b) The state board shall review the recommendations and the comprehensive review report and determine the official program approval status.(c) The state board shall vote for approval in accordance with the categories and approval periods in Ed 602.06, Ed 602.07, Ed 602.08, and Ed 602.09 or for non-approval, and request for extension in Ed 602.12(f) as follows: (1) Approval for up to and not to exceed 7 years which means that the PEPP meets and continues to meet all relevant requirements of Ed 600;(2) Conditional approval for up to and not to exceed 3 years with the following: a. Submission to and approval by NHCTE of a progress report made on program approval standards not previously met; andb. Review by division director or designee focusing on progress made on program approval standards not previously met; or(3) Non-approval which means the PEPP does not meet the relevant requirements of Ed 600.(d) All interested parties shall be notified of the board's final decision in writing and provided with a copy of the decision by mail within 10 days after the date such decision is made, including:(1) The principal administrator;(2) Institution's president;(3) Institution's vice president of academic affairs or designee;(4) Certification officer; and(5) The program approval coordinator.(e) For all decisions of the state board, the following procedures shall apply: (1) The state board shall provide the institution with a description of the procedures for a rehearing in accordance with Ed 213.02;(2) All appeals of final action by the state board shall be taken in accordance with RSA 541; and(3) An administrative decision of the board shall be considered final:a. Thirty days after the decision, if there is no request for rehearing in accordance with Ed 213.02; orb. At the conclusion of action required by Ed 213.02.(f) Failure to comply with PEPP administrative rules and state laws shall be grounds for the state board to rescind its approval of the PEPPs and shall lead to: (1) Conditional approval for one year; or(2) Elimination of specific PEPP(s) with a teach-out plan.N.H. Admin. Code § Ed 602.17
#2055, eff 6-16-82; ss by #2714, eff 5-16-84, EXPIRED 5-16-90
New. #4851, eff 6-25-90; EXPIRED 6-25-96
New. #6366, eff 10-30-96; ss and moved by #8194, eff 10-26-04 (formerly Ed 602.16 ); ss by #10295, eff 3-22-13
Amended by Number 41, Filed October 12, 2023, Proposed by #13747, Effective 9/16/2023, Expires 9/16/2033 (formerly Ed 602.15).