TITLE VI — PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES (Includes Chapters 91 - 103)
- CHAPTER 91 — ELIGIBILITY TO HOLD PUBLIC OFFICE; REMOVAL
- CHAPTER 91-A — ACCESS TO GOVERNMENTAL RECORDS AND MEETINGS
- Section 91-A:1 Preamble.
- Section 91-A:1-a Definitions.
- Section 91-A:10 Release of Statistical Tables and Limited Data Sets for Research.
- Section 91-A:11 Oversight Commission Established.
- Section 91-A:12 Membership and Compensation.
- Section 91-A:13 Duties.
- Section 91-A:14 Chairperson; Quorum.
- Section 91-A:15 Report.
- Section 91-A:2 Meetings Open to Public.
- Section 91-A:2-a Communications Outside Meetings.
- Section 91-A:3 Nonpublic Sessions.
- Section 91-A:4 Minutes and Records Available for Public Inspection.
- Section 91-A:5 Exemptions.
- Section 91-A:5-a Limited Purpose Release.
- Section 91-A:6 Employment Security.
- Section 91-A:7 Violation.
- Section 91-A:8 Remedies.
- Section 91-A:9 Destruction of Certain Information Prohibited.
- CHAPTER 91-B — PUBLIC NOTICE BY RADIO OR TELEVISION
- CHAPTER 92 — TENURE AND OATH OF OFFICE IN CERTAIN CASES
- CHAPTER 93 — OFFICERS' BONDS
- CHAPTER 93-A — UNIFORM FACSIMILE SIGNATURES OF PUBLIC OFFICIALS
- CHAPTER 93-B — OFFICIALS AND EMPLOYEES BONDS
- CHAPTER 94 — COMPENSATION OF CERTAIN STATE OFFICERS
- Section 94:1 Salaries Established.
- Section 94:1-a Salaries Established.
- Section 94:1-b Method of Determining Per Diem Allowance for Governor's Councilors.
- Section 94:1-c Salary of Acting Directors.
- Section 94:1-d Allocation Decisions.
- Section 94:1-e Health and Human Services Reorganization; Certain Unclassified Employees.
- Section 94:2 Adjustment.
- Section 94:2-a Advisory Committee.
- Section 94:3 Yearly Service Increases.
- Section 94:3-a Annual and Sick Leave for Unclassified Legislative Employees.
- Section 94:3-b Salary Adjustment for Recruitment or Retention.
- Section 94:3-c Disaster Relief Services Leave.
- Section 94:4 Longevity Pay.
- Section 94:4-a Death of Official in Office.
- Section 94:4-b Death of Legislative Officers, Officials, Employees and Attaches.
- Section 94:4-c Unclassified to Classified State Service.
- Section 94:4-d Classified State Service to Court System.
- Section 94:5 Maintenance.
- Section 94:5-a New Hampshire Hospital.
- Section 94:6 New Appointments.
- Section 94:7 Increases for Certification or Eligibility for Certification.
- Section 94:8 Administrators of State Institutions; Held Harmless for Certain Acts.
- Section 94:9 Terminal Pay.
- CHAPTER 95 — PERSONAL INTEREST IN BUSINESS TRANSACTIONS WITH PUBLIC
- CHAPTER 96 — FALSE STATEMENTS RELATIVE TO PUBLIC WORKS OR CONTRACTS
- CHAPTER 97 — REEMPLOYMENT OF VETERANS
- CHAPTER 98 — STATE EMPLOYEES' PERSONNEL SYSTEM
- CHAPTER 98-A — TEMPORARY, SEASONAL AND PART-TIME STATE EMPLOYEES
- Section 98-A:1 Terms Defined.
- Section 98-A:2 Requirements.
- Section 98-A:3 Position Made Permanent.
- Section 98-A:4 Retroactive Accumulation.
- Section 98-A:5 Seniority.
- Section 98-A:6 Working on a Part-Time Basis.
- Section 98-A:6-a Health and Dental Benefits.
- Section 98-A:6-b Holiday Pay.
- Section 98-A:6-c Death Benefits.
- Section 98-A:7 Application of Statute.
- CHAPTER 98-B — INTERCHANGE OF STATE EMPLOYEES
- Section 98-B:1 Declaration of Policy.
- Section 98-B:2 Definitions.
- Section 98-B:3 Authority to Interchange Employees.
- Section 98-B:3-a Authority to Compensate Employees Received Under Intergovernmental Personnel Act.
- Section 98-B:4 Status of Employees of This State.
- Section 98-B:5 Travel Expenses of Employees of This State.
- Section 98-B:6 Status of Employees of Other Governments.
- Section 98-B:7 Travel Expenses of Employees of Other Governments.
- Section 98-B:8 Administration.
- CHAPTER 98-C — MANAGEMENT-EMPLOYEE RELATIONS IN STATE EMPLOYMENT
- CHAPTER 98-D — INTERCHANGE OF EMPLOYEES BETWEEN BRANCHES OF STATE GOVERNMENT
- CHAPTER 98-E — PUBLIC EMPLOYEE FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION
- CHAPTER 98-F — STATE EMPLOYEE APPEARANCES BEFORE THE LEGISLATURE
- CHAPTER 99 — ADJUSTMENT OF SALARIES OF STATE EMPLOYEES
- Section 99:1 Salaries Established.
- Section 99:1-a Salaries Established.
- Section 99:1-b Salaries Established; New Hampshire State Troopers.
- Section 99:10 N.H. State Prison and N.H. Hospital.
- Section 99:11 Differentials; Direct Care Employees.
- Section 99:12 Salary Increases for Nurses.
- Section 99:13 Overtime for Nurses at Certain Institutions.
- Section 99:14 Wage Assignments.
- Section 99:15 Hourly Rate for Institutional Employees.
- Section 99:16 Annual Leave.
- Section 99:17 Sick Leave.
- Section 99:18 Additional Annual Leave for Unused Sick Leave.
- Section 99:19-25 Repealed.
- Section 99:2 Additional Increase.
- Section 99:2-a Maintenance for Classified Employees.
- Section 99:2-b New Hampshire Hospital.
- Section 99:26 Laid Off State Employees.
- Section 99:3 Increase in Salary.
- Section 99:3-a Attendants.
- Section 99:3-b Licensed Practical Nurses.
- Section 99:4 Salary Adjustment Fund.
- Section 99:4-a Salary Adjustment.
- Section 99:4-b Certain Legislative Salary Increases.
- Section 99:5 Longevity Payment for Regular Classified Employees.
- Section 99:5-a Longevity Payments for New Hampshire State Troopers and State Trooper Command Staff.
- Section 99:6 Military Service.
- Section 99:6-a Limited Prior Service.
- Section 99:6-b Prior Service as Employee of Political Subdivision.
- Section 99:7 Payment.
- Section 99:8 Increases for Recruitment Purposes.
- Section 99:9 Classified Employees.
- CHAPTER 99-A — MILEAGE RATE FOR STATE EMPLOYEES USING PRIVATE CARS
- CHAPTER 99-B — EMPLOYEES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
- CHAPTER 99-C — EMPLOYEES ENGAGED IN SNOW REMOVAL
- CHAPTER 99-D — DEFENSE AND INDEMNIFICATION OF STATE OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES
- Section 99-D:1 Statement of Policy.
- Section 99-D:2 Defense and Indemnification.
- Section 99-D:2-a Official Duty Defined.
- Section 99-D:2-b Community College System of New Hampshire.
- Section 99-D:3 Insurance.
- Section 99-D:4 Evidence.
- Section 99-D:5 Counsel.
- Section 99-D:6 Defenses not Waived.
- Section 99-D:7 Appeal.
- Section 99-D:8 Claims Arising From the Clinical Services Provided to the Department of Health and Human Services.
- Section 99-D:9 Claims Arising From the Clinical Services Provided to the Department of Corrections.
- CHAPTER 99-E — SUGGESTION AND EXTRAORDINARY SERVICE AWARD PROGRAM
- Section 99-E:1 State Suggestion and Extraordinary Service Award Evaluation Committee.
- Section 99-E:10 Filings Not Required.
- Section 99-E:2 Departmental Award Evaluation Committees.
- Section 99-E:3 Eligible Employees.
- Section 99-E:4 Submission and Evaluation Procedures.
- Section 99-E:5 Suggestion Award Standard.
- Section 99-E:6 Extraordinary Service Award Standard.
- Section 99-E:7 Amount of Monetary Awards.
- Section 99-E:8 Non-monetary Recognition.
- Section 99-E:9 No Entitlement to Award.
- CHAPTER 100 — STATE EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM
- CHAPTER 100-A — NEW HAMPSHIRE RETIREMENT SYSTEM
- Section 100-A:1 Definitions.
- Section 100-A:10 Vested Deferred Retirement Benefit.
- Section 100-A:10-a Authorized Deductions.
- Section 100-A:11 Return of Members' Contributions.
- Section 100-A:11-a Eligible Rollover Distributions; Direct Transfer.
- Section 100-A:12 Benefits Upon Member's Death After Retirement--Group II Members.
- Section 100-A:13 Optional Allowances.
- Section 100-A:13-a Designation of Beneficiaries; Effect.
- Section 100-A:13-b Maximum Benefit Limitations.
- Section 100-A:14 Administration.
- Section 100-A:14-a Subcommittees of the Board of Trustees.
- Section 100-A:14-b Independent Investment Committee.
- Section 100-A:15 Management of Funds.
- Section 100-A:16 Method of Financing.
- Section 100-A:17 Transfer of Funds.
- Section 100-A:18 Transfer of Classification.
- Section 100-A:19 Call, Substitute or Volunteer Firemen.
- Section 100-A:19-a Applicability.
- Section 100-A:19-b Minimum Age.
- Section 100-A:19-c Service Retirement.
- Section 100-A:19-d Reduced Early Retirement.
- Section 100-A:19-e Vested Deferred Retirement.
- Section 100-A:19-f Ordinary Disability Retirement.
- Section 100-A:19-g Accidental Disability Retirement.
- Section 100-A:19-h Predecessor Systems.
- Section 100-A:2 Name and Date of Establishment.
- Section 100-A:2-a Registration of Securities.
- Section 100-A:2-b Marriage.
- Section 100-A:20 General Conditions for Participation.
- Section 100-A:21 Participation of Members of Local Retirement Systems.
- Section 100-A:22 Modifications.
- Section 100-A:22-a Notice.
- Section 100-A:23 Benefits.
- Section 100-A:24 Contributions.
- Section 100-A:24-a Pension Portability, Purchase of Permissive Service Credit.
- Section 100-A:25 Limitation on Payments.
- Section 100-A:26 Exemption From Taxation and Execution.
- Section 100-A:26-a Benefit Assignments, etc.
- Section 100-A:27 Protection Against Fraud.
- Section 100-A:28 Limitation on Membership.
- Section 100-A:28-a Withdrawal and Fringe Benefits for Certain Employees.
- Section 100-A:28-b Certain Teacher and Employee Members; Gainful Occupation.
- Section 100-A:29 Participation Authorized.
- Section 100-A:3 Membership.
- Section 100-A:30 Membership Requirements.
- Section 100-A:31 Reports.
- Section 100-A:32 Transfer Accomplished.
- Section 100-A:33 Transfer of Members.
- Section 100-A:33-a Additional Transfer of Members.
- Section 100-A:33-b Members of Predecessor Systems.
- Section 100-A:34 Permitted Earnings for Retired Teachers and State Employees.
- Section 100-A:34-a Transfer of Benefits.
- Section 100-A:35 Merger of New Hampshire Teachers' Retirement System.
- Section 100-A:36 Termination of the New Hampshire Teachers' Retirement System.
- Section 100-A:36-a Merger of Employees' Retirement System of the State of New Hampshire.
- Section 100-A:36-b Termination of Employees' Retirement System of the State of New Hampshire.
- Section 100-A:36-c State Prison Employees Transferred to Group II.
- Section 100-A:36-d Election Authorized.
- Section 100-A:36-e Merger of New Hampshire Permanent Firemen's Retirement System.
- Section 100-A:36-f Termination of New Hampshire Permanent Firemen's Retirement System.
- Section 100-A:36-g Merger of New Hampshire Policemen's Retirement System.
- Section 100-A:36-h Termination of New Hampshire Policemen's Retirement System.
- Section 100-A:37 Supplementary Allowance.
- Section 100-A:38 Supplementary Allowance for Firemen.
- Section 100-A:39 Supplementary Allowances.
- Section 100-A:4 Creditable Service.
- Section 100-A:4-a Creditable Service for Active Teachers Employed on June 30, 1985.
- Section 100-A:4-b Credit for Out-of-State Service.
- Section 100-A:4-c Credit for Out-of-State Service; Group II Members.
- Section 100-A:40 Supplementary Allowances; State Policemen.
- Section 100-A:41 Supplementary Allowances.
- Section 100-A:41-a Supplemental Allowances.
- Section 100-A:41-b Supplemental Allowances for Certain Retired Group II Members.
- Section 100-A:41-c Supplemental Allowances for Certain Retired Group I Members.
- Section 100-A:41-d Additional Temporary Supplemental Allowances.
- Section 100-A:42 Supplementary Allowances; Municipal Employees.
- Section 100-A:42-a Additional Allowances in General.
- Section 100-A:42-b Additional Allowances.
- Section 100-A:42-c Additional Allowance.
- Section 100-A:43 Withdrawal Authorized.
- Section 100-A:43-a Withdrawal Procedure.
- Section 100-A:43-b Officer or Employee Rights Upon Withdrawal.
- Section 100-A:44 Appointment; Removal.
- Section 100-A:45 Oath; Bond.
- Section 100-A:46 Duties.
- Section 100-A:47 Salary.
- Section 100-A:47-a Appointment; Duties; and Compensation.
- Section 100-A:5 Service Retirement Benefits.
- Section 100-A:50 Medical Insurance Coverage.
- Section 100-A:51 Authorized Deductions.
- Section 100-A:52 Payment by Retirement System; Group II.
- Section 100-A:52-a Payment by Retirement System; Group I Teachers and Political Subdivision Employees
- Section 100-A:52-b Payment by Retirement System; Group I.
- Section 100-A:53 Method of Financing; Group II.
- Section 100-A:53-a Payment by Retirement System; Group I Teachers.
- Section 100-A:53-b Method of Financing; Group I Teachers.
- Section 100-A:53-c Method of Financing; Group I Political Subdivision Employees.
- Section 100-A:53-d Method of Financing; Group I State Employees.
- Section 100-A:53-e Temporary Contribution Amounts and Ratification.
- Section 100-A:54 Miscellaneous Provisions.
- Section 100-A:55 Application.
- Section 100-A:56 State Retiree Health Plan Commission.
- Section 100-A:57 Decennial Retirement Commission.
- Section 100-A:6 Disability Retirement Benefits.
- Section 100-A:6-a Maximum Retirement Benefit.
- Section 100-A:7 Restoration to Service.
- Section 100-A:8 Accidental Death Benefits.
- Section 100-A:9 Ordinary Death Benefit; Group I and II Members.
- Section 100-A:9-a Members on Leave Under the Family and Medical Leave Act; Eligibility for Death or Disability Benefits.
- CHAPTER 100-B — NEW HAMPSHIRE LENGTH OF SERVICE AWARDS PROGRAM FOR VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTERS AND VOLUNTEER EMERGENCY MEDICAL PERSONNEL
- Section 100-B:1 Purpose.
- Section 100-B:10 Defined Contribution Plan.
- Section 100-B:11 Administration Reporting and Disclosure.
- Section 100-B:12 Amendment and Termination of Plan.
- Section 100-B:13 Miscellaneous.
- Section 100-B:14 Eligibility Exemption.
- Section 100-B:2 Definitions.
- Section 100-B:3 Authorization.
- Section 100-B:4 General Requirements.
- Section 100-B:4-a Hazardous Duty Group.
- Section 100-B:5 Benefit Dates.
- Section 100-B:6 Distribution of Accumulated Contributions.
- Section 100-B:7 Vesting; Points to Remain in Plan.
- Section 100-B:8 Trust Fund.
- Section 100-B:9 Administration of the Plan.
- CHAPTER 100-C — JUDICIAL RETIREMENT PLAN
- Section 100-C:1 Definitions.
- Section 100-C:10 Maximum Benefit Limitations.
- Section 100-C:11 Administration and Delegation.
- Section 100-C:12 Fiduciary Duties of Board of Trustee in Investing and Managing Assets of Judicial Retirement Plan.
- Section 100-C:13 Method of Financing.
- Section 100-C:14 Member Contributions.
- Section 100-C:15 Exemption From Taxation and Execution.
- Section 100-C:16 Protection Against Fraud.
- Section 100-C:17 Supplemental Allowances.
- Section 100-C:2 Establishment of Judicial Retirement Plan.
- Section 100-C:3 Membership.
- Section 100-C:4 Creditable Service.
- Section 100-C:5 Service Retirement Benefits.
- Section 100-C:6 Disability Retirement Benefits.
- Section 100-C:7 Death Benefits.
- Section 100-C:8 Return of Members' Contributions.
- Section 100-C:9 Designation of Beneficiaries; Effect.
- CHAPTER 100-D — DIVESTITURE OF RETIREMENT SYSTEM ASSETS RELATING TO SUDAN
- Section 100-D:1 Definitions.
- Section 100-D:2 Identification of Companies.
- Section 100-D:3 Required Actions.
- Section 100-D:4 Reporting.
- Section 100-D:5 Provisions for Expiration of Requirements.
- Section 100-D:6 Other Legal Obligations.
- Section 100-D:7 Reinvestment in Certain Companies With Scrutinized Active Business Operations.
- Section 100-D:8 Enforcement.
- CHAPTER 101 — OLD AGE AND SURVIVORS' INSURANCE
- Section 101:1 Declaration of Policy.
- Section 101:10 Procedure.
- Section 101:11 Modification Authorized.
- Section 101:12-19 Repealed.
- Section 101:2 Definitions.
- Section 101:3 Federal-State Agreement and Interstate Instrumentalities.
- Section 101:4 Contributions by State Employees.
- Section 101:5 Plans for Coverage of Employees of Political Subdivisions.
- Section 101:8 Rules.
- Section 101:9 Studies and Reports.
- CHAPTER 101-A — STATE EMPLOYEES GROUP INSURANCE
- CHAPTER 101-B — PUBLIC EMPLOYEES DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN
- Section 101-B:1 Definition.
- Section 101-B:2 Commission Established.
- Section 101-B:3 Administrator of Program.
- Section 101-B:4 Duties and Powers of Administrator.
- Section 101-B:5 Investments.
- Section 101-B:5-a Contract to Enroll in Program.
- Section 101-B:6 Addition to Other Retirement Benefits.
- Section 101-B:7 Financial Liability of State, etc.
- Section 101-B:8 Cost to the State.
- CHAPTER 102 — FIREMEN'S RETIREMENT SYSTEM
- Section 102:1 Declaration of Policy.
- Section 102:10 Contributions.
- Section 102:11 Normal Contribution Rate.
- Section 102:12 Administration of the Retirement Fund.
- Section 102:13 Retirement.
- Section 102:14 Limitation.
- Section 102:15 Retirement.
- Section 102:16 Optional Retirement Benefits.
- Section 102:16-a Allowance to Certain Beneficiaries.
- Section 102:16-b Optional Benefits Continued.
- Section 102:17 In Case of Death or Disability.
- Section 102:18 Ordinary Disability; Medical Examination.
- Section 102:19 Eligibility and Application for Benefits.
- Section 102:2 Definitions.
- Section 102:20 Military Service; Sickness.
- Section 102:21 Resignation, Dismissal, Reinstatement and Withdrawal.
- Section 102:22 Beneficiary and Guardian.
- Section 102:23 Exemption of Contributions and Benefits; Assignability.
- Section 102:23-a Authorized Deductions.
- Section 102:24 Forfeiture of Right to Reinstatement.
- Section 102:24-a Supplementary Allowances.
- Section 102:24-b Supplementary Cost of Living Allowances.
- Section 102:24-c Supplementary Cost of Living Allowances.
- Section 102:25 Transfer Authorized.
- Section 102:26 Transfer of Reserves.
- Section 102:27 Benefits.
- Section 102:3 Board of Trustees.
- Section 102:4 Membership.
- Section 102:5 Extended Coverage.
- Section 102:6 Duties of Retirement Board.
- Section 102:7 Individual Accounts.
- Section 102:8 Retirement Fund.
- Section 102:9 Assessments from Firemen.
- CHAPTER 103 — POLICEMEN'S RETIREMENT SYSTEM
- Section 103:1 Declaration of Policy.
- Section 103:10 Normal Contribution Rate.
- Section 103:11 Administration of Retirement Fund.
- Section 103:12 Retirement.
- Section 103:13 War Service.
- Section 103:14 Retirement Benefits.
- Section 103:14-a Supplementary Allowances.
- Section 103:14-b Supplementary Allowances.
- Section 103:14-c Supplementary Allowances; Municipal Policemen.
- Section 103:14-d Supplementary Cost of Living Allowances; Municipal Police.
- Section 103:14-e Supplementary Allowances.
- Section 103:14-f Supplementary Allowances; State Policemen.
- Section 103:14-g Additional Allowances for Certain Retired Permanent Policemen.
- Section 103:15 Compensation in Case of Death or Permanent Disability.
- Section 103:15-a Temporary Assignment to Another Department; Compensation.
- Section 103:16 Resignation, Dismissal and Reinstatement.
- Section 103:17 Compensation Upon Death After Retirement.
- Section 103:18 Exemption of Payments and Benefits; Assignability.
- Section 103:18-a Authorized Deductions.
- Section 103:18-b Benefit Assignments, etc.
- Section 103:19 Transfer Authorized.
- Section 103:2 Definition.
- Section 103:20 Transfer of Reserves.
- Section 103:21 Benefits.
- Section 103:3 Board of Trustees.
- Section 103:4 Membership.
- Section 103:5 Duties of Retirement Board.
- Section 103:6 Individual Accounts.
- Section 103:7 Assessment on Salaries.
- Section 103:8 Additional Retirement Allowance.
- Section 103:9 Contributions.