Bill Text: NH HB513 | 2021 | Regular Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: Relative to the degree granting authority of Signum university and relative to the authority of the higher education commission.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 5-0)
Status: (Passed) 2021-08-03 - Signed by Governor Sununu 07/29/2021; Chapter 159; Eff: 07/29/2021 [HB513 Detail]
Download: New_Hampshire-2021-HB513-Enrolled.html
HB 513 - VERSION ADOPTED BY BOTH BODIES
2021 SESSION
21-0788
04/06
HOUSE BILL 513
SPONSORS: Rep. Allard, Merr. 21; Rep. Ladd, Graf. 4; Rep. Cordelli, Carr. 4; Rep. A. Lekas, Hills. 37; Rep. Boehm, Hills. 20
COMMITTEE: Education
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ANALYSIS
This bill requires approval by the higher education commission as a prerequisite to the granting of a degree by an educational institution. The bill also authorizes Signum university to grant degrees, subject to approval by the higher education commission.
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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.
Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]
Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
21-0788
04/06
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty One
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Higher Education Corporations; Granting of Degrees. Amend RSA 292:8-h, II to read as follows:
II. No educational institution shall grant degrees unless approved by the higher education commission and authorized by name to do so by an act of the legislature.
2 Signum University; Authority to Grant Degrees. Signum University is hereby granted authority to confer degrees upon its graduates subject to the authority of the higher education commission under RSA 21-N:8-a. The degrees shall be specified by the higher education commission as provided in RSA 292:8-h, III.
3 Effective Date. This act shall take effect upon its passage.