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2022 New Hampshire Revised Statutes
Title XV - Education
Title 188-H - Sexual Misconduct at Institutions of Higher Education
Section 188-H:1 - Definitions.
Universal Citation: NH Rev Stat § 188-H:1 (2022)
188-H:1 Definitions. –
In this subdivision:
I. " Commission " means the higher education commission established in RSA 21-N:8-a.
II. " Director " means the director of the department of education, division of educator support and higher education.
III. " Division " means the department of education, division of educator support and higher education.
IV. " Institution of higher education " means a public, private, non-profit, or for-profit school chartered, incorporated, or otherwise organized in this state legally authorized to award a degree at an associate level or above with an established physical presence in this state.
V. " Reporting party " means a student or employee who reports having experienced an incident of sexual misconduct to the institution.
VI. " Responding party " means a student or employee who has been accused of an alleged incident of sexual misconduct.
VII. " Student " means an individual who is enrolled at least half-time in a credit-bearing program through a public or private degree-granting postsecondary institution of higher education whether part-time, full-time, or as an extension student, or who has taken a leave of absence or who has withdrawn due to being a victim of sexual misconduct.
VIII. " Sexual misconduct " means an incident of sexual violence, dating violence, domestic violence, gender-based violence, violence based on sexual orientation or gender identity or expression, sexual assault or harassment, or stalking, as defined by each institution in its code of conduct, in a manner consistent with applicable federal definitions.
In this subdivision:
I. " Commission " means the higher education commission established in RSA 21-N:8-a.
II. " Director " means the director of the department of education, division of educator support and higher education.
III. " Division " means the department of education, division of educator support and higher education.
IV. " Institution of higher education " means a public, private, non-profit, or for-profit school chartered, incorporated, or otherwise organized in this state legally authorized to award a degree at an associate level or above with an established physical presence in this state.
V. " Reporting party " means a student or employee who reports having experienced an incident of sexual misconduct to the institution.
VI. " Responding party " means a student or employee who has been accused of an alleged incident of sexual misconduct.
VII. " Student " means an individual who is enrolled at least half-time in a credit-bearing program through a public or private degree-granting postsecondary institution of higher education whether part-time, full-time, or as an extension student, or who has taken a leave of absence or who has withdrawn due to being a victim of sexual misconduct.
VIII. " Sexual misconduct " means an incident of sexual violence, dating violence, domestic violence, gender-based violence, violence based on sexual orientation or gender identity or expression, sexual assault or harassment, or stalking, as defined by each institution in its code of conduct, in a manner consistent with applicable federal definitions.
Source. 2020, 24:18, eff. Jan. 16, 2021.
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