N.H. Admin. Code § Per 405.01

Current through Register No. 50, December 12, 2024

Section Per 405.01 - Certification Review Process

(a) The director or his or her designee shall review all applications for employment filed under Per 401 and certify in writing to the appointing authority whether the applicants meet the minimum educational, experience, and examination requirements which are stated in the class specification or supplemental job description required by Per 301.03.

(b) In conducting the review under paragraph (a), the director or his or her designee shall:

(1) Consider all criteria bearing upon whether a particular applicant meets the requirements specified, including but not limited to:

a. The applicant's stated education, and whether that education and the applicant's academic credits fulfill the educational requirement as stated in the specification and the supplemental job description; and

b. The applicant's stated work experience and whether that experience fulfills the requirements stated in the specification and the supplemental job description; and

(2) Calculate:

a. All months of an applicant's relevant experience as an equal number of months of formal education in the field; and

b. All months of an applicant's formal education as an equal number of months of relevant experience.

(3) When a degree is required, treat months of experience as the equivalent of months of formal education pursuant to (c) below.

(c) For the purposes of subparagraphs (b) (2) and (3) above:

(1) Eighteen months of experience in the relevant field shall be deemed the equivalent of the possession of an associate's degree;

(2) Thirty-six months of experience in the relevant field shall be deemed the equivalent of the possession of a bachelor's degree;

(3) Fifty-four months of experience in the relevant field shall be deemed the equivalent of the possession of a master's degree;

(4) Months of experience which have been used as an educational equivalent shall not also be used to fulfill any experience requirement; and

(5) Months of formal education which have been used to fulfill any experience requirement shall not also be used to fulfill any educational requirement.

N.H. Admin. Code § Per 405.01

(See Revision Notes at chapter heading for Per 100) by #8738, eff 10-18-06

Amended byVolume XXXV Number 18, Filed May 7, 2015, Proposed by #10817, Effective 5/17/2015, Expires5/17/2025.

Amended by Volume XLI Number 32, Filed August 12, 2021, Proposed by #13236, Effective 7/23/2021, Expires 7/23/2031

The amended version of this section by New Hampshire Register Number 50, eff. 11/27/2024 is not yet available.