Section 188-D:2 Postsecondary Education Commission.
There is hereby established a postsecondary education commission with the following membership:
I. The president of the university of New Hampshire; the president of Keene state college; the president of Plymouth state university; the chancellor of the university system of New Hampshire; a president of one of the institutions of the community college system of New Hampshire, to be chosen by the board of trustees of the community college system;
II. Two members to be appointed by the trustees of the university system of New Hampshire, one of whom shall be a full-time undergraduate student who is a resident of the state, and whose term shall expire upon graduation or when the member is no longer a full-time student;
III. The commissioner of the department of education and the chancellor of the community college system of New Hampshire;
IV. One full-time student to be appointed by the board of trustees of the community college system of New Hampshire who shall be a representative of the community college system of New Hampshire who shall be a resident of the state and whose term shall expire upon graduation or when the member is no longer a full-time student;
V. Six representatives of the private 4-year colleges in New Hampshire appointed by the governor and council on recommendation by the New Hampshire College and University Council, with no more than one representative from any one college;
VI. One full-time undergraduate student of a private 4-year college in the state of New Hampshire, to be appointed by the governor and council on recommendation by the New Hampshire College and University Council, who shall be a resident of New Hampshire and whose term shall expire upon graduation or change of status from a full-time student;
VII. One member to be appointed by the governor and council as a representative from a for-profit college or university not a member of the New Hampshire College and University Council;
VIII. Four members to be appointed by the governor and council who shall be residents of the state and of the lay public, having no official connection with any college, university, or private postsecondary career school as an employee, trustee or member on a board of directors.
IX. One member to be appointed by the governor and council on recommendation by the New Hampshire Council for Professional Education, who shall be a resident of the state and a representative of a private postsecondary career school.
The terms of appointed members, except as indicated above, shall be for 5 years and until a successor is appointed and qualified. Vacancies shall be filled for the unexpired term.
Source. 1973, 533:1. 1983, 75:1, 2; 239:7. 1985, 233:1-3. 1989, 303:1. 1995, 182:22, 29. 1996, 110:1. 1998, 272:33, 34. 2003, 159:1. 2007, 361:16, 17, eff. July 17, 2007. 2008, 338:1, eff. July 1, 2008.