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Lawmakers and Education Department Seek Fix to Higher Education Commission Appointment Language
Summary
Witnesses said statutory language for the Higher Education Commission can block replacement of inactive or departed appointees, prompting a proposal to change terms and vacancy language. The department and commission staff urged careful redrafting to avoid unintended consequences.
A hearing on a proposed change to statutes governing the New Hampshire Higher Education Commission drew testimony from the Department of Education and lawmakers about problems replacing inactive members.
Stephen Appleby, director at the Department of Education and staff to the Higher Education Commission, told the committee the current statutory language allows appointed members to remain in place “until a successor is appointed and qualified,” which the governor’s office has interpreted as preventing reappointment because a formal resignation may be missing. Appleby said that…
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