Title XXIII, Labor

The committee may utilize the staff of the governor's commission on disability and personnel from any other agency or department, with the consent of the executive director of such agency or department, to enable it to discharge its responsibilities and powers under this chapter.

The committee on architectural barrier-free design, in furthering the purposes of this subdivision to ensure that buildings and facilities are accessible to and functional for persons with disabilities through the elimination of architectural barriers, shall: I. Establish, publis…

The committee on architectural barrier-free design shall: I. Conduct studies, hold hearings, administer oaths, issue subpoenas, publish reports, and recommend legislation to implement this subdivision; II. Receive, process, and review complaints from any person alleging a violati…

It shall be unlawful for any state or local authority who reviews building plans prior to their approval for construction or for any building inspector to knowingly and willingly approve the construction or opening of any building or facility which is not in compliance with the c…

Notwithstanding RSA Title LXII, failure to comply with any provision of this subdivision or any rule or regulation issued thereunder shall be punishable by a fine of not less than $100 nor more than $1,000, or by imprisonment for not more than 30 days, or both.

If any provision of this subdivision or the application of such provision to any person or circumstances is held invalid the remainder of this subdivision or the application of such provision to persons or circumstances other than those as to which it is held invalid shall not be…

In this chapter: I. "Telecommunications equipment assistance" means a teletypewriter or other telecommunications equipment used by a qualified person to conduct telephone communications. II. "Telecommunications relay service" means a service transmitting messages and information …

There is hereby established the governor's commission on disability which shall consist of up to 30 members appointed by the governor. Commission members shall consist of persons with a disability, family members or parents or guardians of persons with a disability, persons from …

The commission shall administer the telecommunications equipment assistance program and shall implement the program by contract with one or more entities.

The commission shall: I. Establish: (a) A program that will enable qualified persons in New Hampshire to access telephone service through the use of telecommunications equipment assistance. (b) Eligibility criteria, which shall include ability to pay. The telecommunications equip…

The commission may cooperate with any local, state, or federal agency or any private organization necessary to implement the provisions of this subdivision.

The commission shall adopt rules, pursuant to RSA 541-A, relative to: I. Eligibility criteria. II. Procedures for the verification of an applicant's impairment and eligibility. III. Limits on equipment availability. IV. The proper administration of this subdivision.

The telecommunications equipment assistance program shall be funded in an amount not to exceed $96,000 annually from the telecommunications relay service trust fund established by the public utilities commission.

The governor's commission on disability shall file a report which shall include the number of persons assisted, all sources of funding, and the total amount disbursed under this subdivision. Such report shall be submitted annually to the governor and council, the senate president…

The following, or their designees, shall serve as ex officio members without a vote on the commission: (1) the commissioner of health and human services, (2) the administrator of the bureau of vocational rehabilitation, department of education, (3) the supervisor of blind service…

The commission shall select an executive director of the commission by a vote of a majority of all voting commission members. The executive director shall be in the unclassified service of the state with an annual salary as shall be prescribed by RSA 94 and shall act as secretary…

The commission shall organize itself in conformity with its responsibilities under this chapter and shall establish committees to address issues which affect persons with a disability. The members of such committees shall be designated by the chairman, with the approval of a majo…

The commission shall have the following duties and powers: I. To advise the governor, appropriate state agencies, and the public on matters pertaining to public policy and the administration of programs, services and facilities for persons with a disability in New Hampshire; II. …

The commission shall meet at least once every 3 months to conduct its business and give direction to the activities of the executive director and staff. Members of the commission may be removed by the governor for cause.

The commission is authorized to receive any gifts, grants, or donations made for any of the purposes of its program and to disburse and administer the same in accordance with the terms thereof.

Beginning July 1, 2017, and in each fiscal year thereafter, the sum of $31,500 is hereby appropriated to the governor's commission on disability for the purpose of funding the National Federation of the Blind's "NFB-Newsline," an information and news service that provides individ…

I. In this section: (a) "Wheelchair symbol" means the wheelchair symbol adopted by the Rehabilitation International's World Congress in 1969. (b) "Accessible building" means a building which, in the determination of the governor's commission on disability, is accessible to elderl…