N.H. Admin. Code § Ed 503.01 - Requirement for Employment
(a) For the purposes of this section, "minor
assignment" means the portion of an individual's teaching
assignment being taught in a content area in which the individual does not hold
a license.
(b) A non-credentialed substitute teacher or school nurse
may be hired for up to 20 consecutive days in the same position without holding
a New Hampshire educator credential issued by the state board, after which time
the individual shall be required to hold a credential or a one-year certificate
of eligibility pursuant to RSA 189:39-b.
(c) Employees hired for positions requiring a license by the
state board shall hold a valid board-issued credential in the endorsement area
appropriate to the employee's assigned position, unless they are
assigned by a superintendent as outlined in (d) below.
(d) A superintendent or senior educational official shall
determine whether a teacher or administrator has sufficient knowledge in a
content area to teach a minor assignment, so long as the minor assignment
adheres to the following:
(1) The total of all minor assignments shall be less than 50
percent of the individual's weekly instructional and administrator
responsibilities;
(2) Minor assignments shall be reviewed by the superintendent
on an annual basis to ensure that the individual has the appropriate level of
content knowledge;
(3) No teacher or administrator shall be assigned to a minor
assignment role that requires a degree level the individual does not currently
hold; and
(4) Only an educator holding a current and valid
administrator or teacher endorsement shall be given a minor assignment in a
teacher role.
(e) No teacher or administrator shall be assigned an
unlicensed minor assignment in the following:
(1) Any licensed special education role; and
(2) Any licensed English for speakers of other languages
(ESOL) education role.
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(a) A non-credentialed substitute teacher , paraeducator , or school nurse may be hired for up to 20 consecutive days during the school year in the same position without holding a New Hampshire educator credential issued by the state board .
(b) All other employees hired for positions requiring a credential by the state board shall hold a valid board -issued credential in the endorsement area appropriate to the employee's assigned position.