I. The additional supplemental allowance in this paragraph shall apply only for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2008 and the state fiscal year beginning July 1, 2009. Any retired member of the New Hampshire retirement system or any of its predecessor systems who has been retired for at least 12 months and whose annual retirement allowance is based on at least 15 years of service and is $20,000 or less, or any beneficiary of such member who is receiving an allowance, shall be entitled to receive an additional supplemental allowance, in addition to the provisions of RSA 100-A:41-a, on the retired member's latest anniversary date. The amount of the additional temporary supplemental allowance under this paragraph shall be $1,000, paid from the respective component of the special account. II. The supplemental allowance in this paragraph shall apply only for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2008 and the state fiscal year beginning July 1, 2009. Any retired member of the New Hampshire retirement system or any of its predecessor systems who retired prior to January 1, 1993, or any beneficiary of such member who is receiving an allowance, shall be entitled to receive an additional supplemental allowance, in addition to the provisions of RSA 100-A:41-a and paragraph I, on the retired member's latest anniversary date. The amount of the additional temporary supplemental allowance under this paragraph shall be $500, paid from the respective component of the special account. III. The supplemental allowance in this paragraph shall apply only for the fiscal years beginning July 1, 2008 up to and including the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2011. In addition to paragraphs I and II, any retired member of the New Hampshire retirement system or any of its predecessor systems or any beneficiary of such retired member who is receiving an allowance, except for a retired state member, or his or her beneficiary, whose medical benefits are paid by the state pursuant to RSA 21-I, who is receiving a medical benefit subsidy payment under RSA 100-A:52 or RSA 100-A:52-a, shall be entitled to receive an additional supplemental allowance, in addition to the provisions of RSA 100-A:41-a, on the retired member's latest anniversary date. The amount of the additional temporary supplemental allowance under this paragraph shall be $500 for retirees taking a one-person medical benefit and $1,000 for retirees taking a 2-person medical benefit, paid from the respective component of the special account. Provided, however that no 2-person subsidy recipient may receive more than $1,000 per year under this paragraph, and that once a recipient is entitled to Medicare, the additional allowance under this paragraph shall be reduced to 60 percent of the non-Medicare eligible retiree amounts. IV. The additional supplemental allowances under this section shall be issued as separate payment to eligible members or their beneficiaries on or after July 1. Supplemental allowances under this section shall not become a permanent addition to the base retirement allowance. V. No supplemental allowance shall be paid if it would reduce the funds in the respective component of the special account to an amount less than zero. If insufficient funds exist in the special account to fund all the supplemental allowances provided for in this section and in RSA 100-A:41-a, the available funds shall be used first to fund the supplemental allowance in RSA 100-A:41-a then to fund the supplemental allowance in paragraphs I, II, and III of this section, in that order.
Source. 2008, 300:20, eff. June 30, 2008. 2009, 144:243, eff. July 1, 2009.
I. The additional supplemental allowance in this paragraph shall apply only for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2008 and the state fiscal year beginning July 1, 2009. Any retired member of the New Hampshire retirement system or any of its predecessor systems who has been retired for at least 12 months and whose annual retirement allowance is based on at least 15 years of service and is $20,000 or less, or any beneficiary of such member who is receiving an allowance, shall be entitled to receive an additional supplemental allowance, in addition to the provisions of RSA 100-A:41-a, on the retired member's latest anniversary date. The amount of the additional temporary supplemental allowance under this paragraph shall be $1,000, paid from the respective component of the special account. II. The supplemental allowance in this paragraph shall apply only for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2008 and the state fiscal year beginning July 1, 2009. Any retired member of the New Hampshire retirement system or any of its predecessor systems who retired prior to January 1, 1993, or any beneficiary of such member who is receiving an allowance, shall be entitled to receive an additional supplemental allowance, in addition to the provisions of RSA 100-A:41-a and paragraph I, on the retired member's latest anniversary date. The amount of the additional temporary supplemental allowance under this paragraph shall be $500, paid from the respective component of the special account. III. The supplemental allowance in this paragraph shall apply only for the fiscal years beginning July 1, 2008 up to and including the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2011. In addition to paragraphs I and II, any retired member of the New Hampshire retirement system or any of its predecessor systems or any beneficiary of such retired member who is receiving an allowance, except for a retired state member, or his or her beneficiary, whose medical benefits are paid by the state pursuant to RSA 21-I, who is receiving a medical benefit subsidy payment under RSA 100-A:52 or RSA 100-A:52-a, shall be entitled to receive an additional supplemental allowance, in addition to the provisions of RSA 100-A:41-a, on the retired member's latest anniversary date. The amount of the additional temporary supplemental allowance under this paragraph shall be $500 for retirees taking a one-person medical benefit and $1,000 for retirees taking a 2-person medical benefit, paid from the respective component of the special account. Provided, however that no 2-person subsidy recipient may receive more than $1,000 per year under this paragraph, and that once a recipient is entitled to Medicare, the additional allowance under this paragraph shall be reduced to 60 percent of the non-Medicare eligible retiree amounts. IV. The additional supplemental allowances under this section shall be issued as separate payment to eligible members or their beneficiaries on or after July 1. Supplemental allowances under this section shall not become a permanent addition to the base retirement allowance. V. No supplemental allowance shall be paid if it would reduce the funds in the respective component of the special account to an amount less than zero. If insufficient funds exist in the special account to fund all the supplemental allowances provided for in this section and in RSA 100-A:41-a, the available funds shall be used first to fund the supplemental allowance in RSA 100-A:41-a then to fund the supplemental allowance in paragraphs I, II, and III of this section, in that order.
Source. 2008, 300:20, eff. June 30, 2008. 2009, 144:243, eff. July 1, 2009.
I. The additional supplemental allowance in this paragraph shall apply only for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2008 and the state fiscal year beginning July 1, 2009. Any retired member of the New Hampshire retirement system or any of its predecessor systems who has been retired for at least 12 months and whose annual retirement allowance is based on at least 15 years of service and is $20,000 or less, or any beneficiary of such member who is receiving an allowance, shall be entitled to receive an additional supplemental allowance, in addition to the provisions of RSA 100-A:41-a, on the retired member's latest anniversary date. The amount of the additional temporary supplemental allowance under this paragraph shall be $1,000, paid from the respective component of the special account. II. The supplemental allowance in this paragraph shall apply only for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2008 and the state fiscal year beginning July 1, 2009. Any retired member of the New Hampshire retirement system or any of its predecessor systems who retired prior to January 1, 1993, or any beneficiary of such member who is receiving an allowance, shall be entitled to receive an additional supplemental allowance, in addition to the provisions of RSA 100-A:41-a and paragraph I, on the retired member's latest anniversary date. The amount of the additional temporary supplemental allowance under this paragraph shall be $500, paid from the respective component of the special account. III. The supplemental allowance in this paragraph shall apply only for the fiscal years beginning July 1, 2008 up to and including the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2011. In addition to paragraphs I and II, any retired member of the New Hampshire retirement system or any of its predecessor systems or any beneficiary of such retired member who is receiving an allowance, except for a retired state member, or his or her beneficiary, whose medical benefits are paid by the state pursuant to RSA 21-I, who is receiving a medical benefit subsidy payment under RSA 100-A:52 or RSA 100-A:52-a, shall be entitled to receive an additional supplemental allowance, in addition to the provisions of RSA 100-A:41-a, on the retired member's latest anniversary date. The amount of the additional temporary supplemental allowance under this paragraph shall be $500 for retirees taking a one-person medical benefit and $1,000 for retirees taking a 2-person medical benefit, paid from the respective component of the special account. Provided, however that no 2-person subsidy recipient may receive more than $1,000 per year under this paragraph, and that once a recipient is entitled to Medicare, the additional allowance under this paragraph shall be reduced to 60 percent of the non-Medicare eligible retiree amounts. IV. The additional supplemental allowances under this section shall be issued as separate payment to eligible members or their beneficiaries on or after July 1. Supplemental allowances under this section shall not become a permanent addition to the base retirement allowance. V. No supplemental allowance shall be paid if it would reduce the funds in the respective component of the special account to an amount less than zero. If insufficient funds exist in the special account to fund all the supplemental allowances provided for in this section and in RSA 100-A:41-a, the available funds shall be used first to fund the supplemental allowance in RSA 100-A:41-a then to fund the supplemental allowance in paragraphs I, II, and III of this section, in that order.
Source. 2008, 300:20, eff. June 30, 2008. 2009, 144:243, eff. July 1, 2009.
