Section Tra 102.03 - Division of Administration(a) The division of administration shall be responsible for all contract coordination and execution, bidding for all projects, and claims processing for money owed to and by the department. The division shall also be responsible for the issuance of all permits, licenses, and registrations, applications for which are available from specific bureaus, as well as the equal employment program, processing all department data, and petitions for adjudicatory hearings, and coordination of administrative rulemaking.(b) The following bureaus shall be organized within the division of administration:(1) The bureau of administration/contracts shall be responsible for the prequalification of bidders and the actual bidding process.(2) The bureau of budget and finance shall be responsible for all financial accounting for the department, including collecting monies owed to the department, and for paying out monies owed by the department. The purchase process, however, shall be initiated by the bureau for whom the purchase is made, processed through the budget and finance bureau, and forwarded to the division of plant and property management, department of administrative services, for the actual purchase.(3) The bureau of human resources shall be responsible for all personnel matters, including, but not limited to, administering the civil rights program to achieve a fully integrated workforce within the department, and the maintenance of equal employment opportunity files.(4) The bureau of data management shall be responsible for the acquisition of hardware and software and to recommend, develop and review user/system applications that are compatible with the department's commitments to existing systems, departmental policies and long range plans.(5) The section of public information shall be the department's official liaison with the public. It shall prepare all media releases and provide information about state for tourists and other highway users.(6) The special projects/legislative tracking section shall be responsible for all drafting of department initiated legislation and the monitoring of all transportation related, highway funded or turnpike funded legislation. The section is also responsible for performing studies or analysis and serving as a department designee on various legislative and executive branch created committees or task forces as determined by the director or commissioner.(7) The office of hearings and rules shall be responsible for due process adjudications and administrative rulemaking in accordance with RSA 541-A.N.H. Admin. Code § Tra 102.03
#4595, eff 4-6-89; ss by #5605, eff 3-29-93