CHAPTER 188-F COMMUNITY COLLEGE SYSTEM OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
Law Enforcement Officers, Professional Firefighters, and Emergency Medical Technicians Career Development, Recruitment, and Retention Program
Section 188-F:71
188-F:71 Law Enforcement Officers, Professional Firefighters, and Emergency Medical Technicians Career Development, Recruitment, and Retention Program Committee Established. –
I. There is hereby established the law enforcement officers, professional firefighters, and emergency medical technicians career development, recruitment, and retention program committee. The members of the committee shall be as follows:
(a) The commissioner of the New Hampshire department of safety, or designee. The commissioner, or designee, shall serve as chairperson of the committee.
(b) The chancellor of the community college system of New Hampshire, or designee.
(c) The director of the New Hampshire police standards and training council, or designee.
(d) The director of the New Hampshire Fire Academy, or designee.
(e) The president of the New Hampshire Association of Chiefs of Police, or designee.
(f) The president of the New Hampshire Police Association, or designee.
(g) The president of the New Hampshire state police union, or designee.
(h) The president of the Professional Firefighters of New Hampshire, or designee.
(i) The president of the New Hampshire Association of Emergency Medical Technicians, or designee.
(j) The president of the New Hampshire Association of Fire Chiefs, or designee.
(k) Three educators from the community college system of New Hampshire, appointed by the chancellor of the community college system of New Hampshire.
II. The committee shall establish criteria and procedures for approval of requests for course reimbursement, allocation of available funds, and student debt payment.
III. The community college system shall determine the number of credits and the course equivalents granted for graduation from the New Hampshire police standards and training council and the New Hampshire fire academy.
IV. The committee shall report annually to the governor, president of the senate, and speaker of the house of representatives. The report shall include information regarding participation in the program, completion of courses, student debt relief, fire academy tuition reimbursement, and data and other information relative to recruitment and retention, and shall make recommendations for legislation relative to the program, and resources needed to achieve its goals.