CHAPTER Ed 500 CREDENTIAL STANDARDS FOR EDUCATIONAL PERSONNEL

Statutory Authority: RSA 21-N:9,II(s); 186:8,II; 186:11,X; 189:39

PART Ed 501 PURPOSE AND DEFINITIONS

Ed 501.01 Purpose. The rules of this part implement the statutory responsibilities of the New Hampshire board of education to:

(a) Develop and administer credential standards for educational personnel;

(b) Develop continuing professional education requirements and prerequisites for the renewal or reinstatement of educator licenses;

(c) Develop and administer a code of conduct for all credential holders and to inform members of the public of the code of conduct applicable to credential holders;

(d) Specify unprofessional conduct which justifies disciplinary sanctions against credential holders; and

(e) Provide oversight of adjudicatory proceedings required for discipline of credential holders while providing such with fair hearing practices and rights of appeal.

Source. #6349, eff 10-5-96, EXPIRED: 10-5-04

New. #8194, eff 10-26-04, EXPIRED: 10-26-12

New. #10558, eff 3-27-14; ss by #12661, eff 11-9-18; ss by #13100, eff 10-5-20

Ed 501.02 Definitions. Except where the context makes another meaning manifest, the following words shall have the meanings indicated when used in this chapter:

(a) “Administrator” means a person who provides building-, district-, or school administrative unit (SAU)-level administrative services at the pre-K, elementary, or secondary level including a superintendent, assistant superintendent, principal instructional leader, associate principal instructional leader, business administrator, special education administrator, curriculum administrator, school counseling director, career and technical education director, and a district administrator;

(b) “Authorization” means permission for a person to serve in the role of a licensed educator prior to completing the licensure endorsement requirements for that role, or for a temporary period of time established by the document;

(c) “Board” means the state board of education created by RSA 21-N:10;

(d) “Bureau” means the bureau of credentialing, division of educator support and higher education, department of education;

(e) “Certificate” means the electronic or paper form of any type of credential issued by the board;

(f) “College-level course” means a course from an institution accredited by a regional accrediting body approved by the U.S. Department of Education or from an institution approved by the New Hampshire higher education commission;

(g) “Commissioner” means the commissioner, department of education;

(h) “Credential” means any authorization, statement, or license issued by the state board including, but not limited to, beginning educator license (BEL), experienced educator license (EEL), in process of licensure authorization (IPLA), intern authorization (IA), emergency authorization (EA), statement of eligibility (SOE), educational interpreter/transliterator license (EITL), paraeducator I & II license (PARA I & PARA II), school nurse I, II & III license (SN I, SN II & SN III), and master teacher license (MTL);

(i) “Credential holder” means any individual who holds a credential, as defined in Ed 501.02(h);

(j ) “Credential verification request” means a request from a credential holder to fulfill a request for verification of a New Hampshire credential;

(k) “Degree” means a degree from an institution accredited by a regional accrediting body approved by the U.S. Department of Education or from an institution approved by the New Hampshire higher education commission;

(l) “Denial” means the refusal to grant a credential to an applicant;

(m) “Department” means the New Hampshire department of education;

(n) “Director” means the director, division of educator support and higher education, department of education;

(o) “Division” means the division of educator support and higher education, department of education;

(p) “Educational interpreter/transliterator” means a person licensed by the board who facilitates communication between individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing, or who use signed language as a primary mode of communication, and individuals who are hearing;

(q) “Educational organization” means a public school, a school administrative unit, a school district, a chartered public school, or a non-public school;