Section He-W 637.23 - Post Secondary Education(a) When determining the NHEP participant's need for a post secondary educational program, as described in RSA 167:85 and 167:91, the NHEP representative shall perform an assessment of the following: (1) The marketability of the participant's current skills, experience, training, and education;(2) The participant's ability to achieve self-sufficiency without a post secondary educational program;(3) The specific post secondary educational program's direct marketability in the local labor market;(4) The participant's ability to successfully complete a post secondary educational program;(5) The participant's ability to access support services needed to engage in a post secondary educational program, such as transportation and child care; and(6) The participant's prior enrollment and progress made in previous education and training experiences.(b) A post secondary educational program shall meet the following criteria: (1) Be consistent with the participant's employability plan; and(2) Have a reasonable expectation that the degree or certificate will result in the participant obtaining employment.(c) To maintain approval for the post secondary educational program, the participant shall provide verification of satisfactory progress in the program, as defined in He-W 637.01(j) .(d) The post secondary educational program shall be approved for a period of time not to exceed a lifetime limit of 12 months, whether or not consecutive months, including in the sum total of 12 months any months spent in vocational educational training activities as described in He-W 637.22.(e) The time limit identified in (d) above shall:(1) Be extended for an additional 3 months beyond the 12 month lifetime limit when additional time is needed for the participant to complete and graduate from a program in which the participant is making satisfactory progress; and(2) Not apply to a participant with a documented learning disability who provides verification of the disability and the need and length of time for extended participation in the post secondary educational program from either: a. A state certified education professional licensed to diagnose learning disabilities; orb. A licensed psychologist.(f) When determining the NHEP participant's need for additional postsecondary educational programs when the participant already has at least one prior post secondary degree, the NHEP representative shall consider the following: (1) Whether labor market changes have affected the occupation associated with the participant's prior post secondary degree;(2) Whether, due to a documented disability, the participant no longer possesses the needed abilities to perform the job functions associated with the prior post secondary degree;(3) Whether the participant's prior post secondary educational program was interrupted due to a personal emergency, and if that situation is now resolved; and(4) Whether the participant was previously unsuccessful in completing a post secondary educational program, and the reasons for the prior failure.N.H. Admin. Code § He-W 637.23
(See Revision Note at Chapter Heading He-W 600) #6446, eff 2-1-97; amd by #6818, eff 7-25-98; amd by #7206, eff 3-1-00; amd by #8269, eff 2-1-05; paragraphs (a) intro. & (c)-(g) amd by #8740, INTERIM, eff 10-13-06, EXPIRED: 4-11-07; paragraphs (a) intro. & (c)-(g) amd by #8869, eff 4-19-07; ss by #9275, eff 9-20-08
Amended by Volume XXXVI Number 41, Filed October 13, 2016, Proposed by #11186, Effective 9/20/2016, Expires 9/20/2026.The amended version of this section by New Hampshire Register Number 15, eff. 3/28/2023 is not yet available.