Title I, The State and Its Government

The words "school board" may mean any agent, committee, school board, or board of education entrusted with the hiring of teachers and the management of the prudential affairs of the district.

I. No person shall be appointed as a full-time career firefighter, except on a temporary or probationary basis, unless such person has satisfactorily completed a preparatory program of fire training consisting of an accredited certification program meeting the objectives of a nat…

I. In this section: (a) "Adult child" means a child, whether by blood or adoption, of the police officer, firefighter, emergency medical technician, rescue squad member, or public works employee, age 18 or older at the time of death of such police officer, firefighter, emergency …

I. The office of the child advocate shall be under the supervision of the child advocate. The child advocate shall be the administrative head of the office and shall be a full-time, unclassified position, responsible for the duties of the office. II. The child advocate shall be n…

I. The attorney general shall be appointed as provided by the constitution. He shall serve for a term of 4 years. He shall have been admitted to the practice of law in New Hampshire. He shall also be qualified by reason of education and experience. II. The attorney general shall …

I. The commissioner of the department shall be qualified to hold that position by reason of education and experience. II. The directors of all divisions of the department shall be qualified to hold their respective positions by reason of education and relevant experience. III. Th…

I. The member agencies shall cooperate with one another to share relevant agency data for the purpose of conducting audits, examinations, investigations, administrative enforcement proceedings, and/or civil agency enforcement actions. II. A member agency is not required to cooper…

Words importing the singular number may extend and be applied to several persons or things; words importing the plural number may include the singular; and words importing the masculine gender may extend and be applied to females. Gender-specific terms relating to the marital rel…

I. There is hereby established a department of corrections, an agency of the state. II. The department of corrections, through its officials, shall be responsible for: (a) Providing for, maintaining and administering such state correctional facilities and programs as may be requi…

I. The governor, after consultation with the board of education, shall appoint the commissioner and the deputy commissioner of the department of education with the consent of council. Each shall serve for a term of 4 years. The commissioner and the deputy commissioner may succeed…

I. The commissioner of the department of information technology shall be appointed by the governor, with the advice and consent of the council, and shall serve for a term of 4 years. The commissioner shall be academically and technically qualified to hold the position, and shall …

In addition to the powers, duties, and functions otherwise vested by law in the commissioner of the department of environmental services, including RSA 21-G, the commissioner, except as otherwise provided in this chapter, shall: I. Represent the public interest in the administrat…

The general court declares the following to be the policy and objectives of the state: I. The organization of state government should assure its responsiveness to popular control, as expressed through the state's elected officials. It is the goal of reorganization to improve legi…

The certificate of marriage shall provide evidence of a minor's emancipation.

I. The commissioner of the department shall be appointed by the governor, with the consent of the council, and shall serve for a term of 4 years, provided that the first term shall expire on March 31, 1991. The commissioner shall be qualified to hold that position by reason of ed…

In addition to the powers, duties, and functions otherwise vested by law, including RSA 21-G, in the commissioner of the department of revenue administration, the commissioner shall: I. Represent the public interest in the administration of the department and be responsible to th…

I. The commissioner of the department shall be appointed by the governor, with the consent of the council, and shall serve a term of 4 years. The commissioner shall be qualified to hold that position by reason of education and experience. II. The commissioner shall nominate each …

I. The commissioner of administrative services shall nominate an assistant commissioner as provided in RSA 21-I:2, II. The assistant commissioner shall be qualified to hold that position by reason of education and experience. II. The assistant commissioner shall oversee the state…

Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, the attorney general is authorized to organize and assign the criminal justice investigators, consumer protection investigators, financial analysts, investigatory paralegals, and such other investigators that the department of justic…

I. The commissioner of the department of revenue administration may require a background investigation and a criminal history records check on any candidate for employment in a position in the department prior to a final offer of employment. The commissioner may request only a st…

The attorney general, as the chief law enforcement officer for the state, shall have authority to vest with statewide law enforcement authority any municipal or state law enforcement officer assigned by the employing authority to work under the guidance and direction of the attor…

I. The commissioner of administrative services shall nominate a deputy commissioner as provided in RSA 21-I:2, II. The deputy commissioner shall be qualified to hold that position by reason of education and experience. The deputy commissioner shall perform such duties as are assi…

I. The state shall pay a partial premium for health care coverage for its employees and eligible family members, reflecting the premium contributions paid by employees as per collective bargaining agreements. I-a. Nothing in this section shall prohibit the state or state employee…

The word "place" may mean city or town, unless some other meaning is implied by the context.

Except as otherwise provided, the interest and penalties specified in this subdivision are applicable to all taxes administered by the department.

I. The committee shall be authorized to: (a) Issue guidelines consistent with the executive branch code of ethics, RSA 21-G:21-27, RSA 15-A, and RSA 15-B, relative to proper and appropriate conduct for individuals relating to the performance of their duties as executive branch of…

I. The state shall pay a premium for permanent group hospitalization, hospital medical care, surgical care, and other medical and surgical benefits for the surviving spouse and dependent children of a deceased group I or group II state employee or retirement system member who die…

The following restrictions apply to self-insured group health plans administered under this subdivision: I. To the extent that the state assumes the risk with respect to the medical and surgical benefits provided under RSA 21-I:30, the state shall maintain a reserve at least equa…

In the event that the medical and surgical benefits under RSA 21-I:30 are provided using a self-funded alternative, a reserve fund shall be established to protect the state from unexpected losses and self-insured losses and related expenses incurred in the provision of such a pla…

I. There is hereby established the employee and retiree benefit risk management fund, which shall be administered by the department of administrative services. The fund shall be nonlapsing and continually appropriated to the department of administrative services. II. All funds ac…

The division of risk and benefits may use moneys in the employee benefit adjustment account, established under RSA 9:17-c, for the purposes of paying the administrative fees for the dependent care assistance program established under RSA 21-I:44-a and the medical and related expe…

All information contained in a state employee's health risk appraisal as referenced in any collective bargaining agreement shall be considered protected health information and entitled to all of the nondisclosure and other restrictions set forth in the Health Insurance Portabilit…

Any dividends which may be received from this life insurance program and the group hospitalization, hospital medical care, surgical care and other medical and surgical benefits shall be paid to the state to be used to extend greater coverage by increasing the face value of the li…

When a court, officer, or board is named by official title, such designation shall apply to the court, officer, or board of the county, town, or district within and for which they are qualified to act in such capacity.

I. Each complaint shall be submitted in writing and signed under oath by the complainant. The sworn complaint shall be filed confidentially with the committee and shall contain the name and address of the complainant. Before any other action is taken by the committee, the executi…

Any taxpayer who fails to file a return when due, unless an extension has been granted by the department, shall pay a penalty equal to 5 percent of the amount of the tax due or $10, whichever is greater, for each month or part of a month during which the return remains unfiled. T…

The phrase "governor and council" shall mean the governor with the advice and consent of the council.

I. Any executive branch official may request, in writing, an advisory opinion regarding the application of any law, guideline, or rule within the committee's jurisdiction to a specific factual situation pertinent to the requester's conduct or proposed conduct. Notwithstanding any…

The committee may initiate or any person may request an interpretive ruling explaining or clarifying a law, guideline, or rule of general applicability within the committee's jurisdiction. If the committee determines that a requested interpretive ruling will be helpful to those i…

The committee shall adopt, publish, and make available to the public rules governing its procedures, including provisions for disqualification of members for conflict of interest and provisions for the committee to discipline its members for breach of committee procedures, consis…

I. By the words "publish," "published," "publishing," or "publication," when notice is required or permitted to be given by publication, shall be intended publication in a newspaper circulated in the vicinity, and the publication shall be for 3 weeks successively, and the last pu…

In order to promote the effectiveness and efficiency of the fire service training and research program, the commission is encouraged to use such personnel and equipment from other state agencies, federal agencies, district fire mutual aid associations, and public and private fire…

I. Except as provided in paragraph IV, in the case of any underpayment of estimated tax by a taxpayer, there shall be added to the tax for the taxable period an amount determined at the underpayment rate as determined from time to time pursuant to RSA 21-J:28, II, on the amount o…

I. Only full time state employees shall be authorized to participate, on a voluntary basis, in the permanent group life insurance program. All full time state employees and retired state employees shall be authorized to participate, on a voluntary basis, in the group hospitalizat…

The words "registered mail" when used in connection with the requirement for notice by mail shall mean either registered mail or certified mail.

In addition to amounts due under this subdivision, penalties shall be imposed for failure to pay taxes when, and as, due as follows: I. If the failure to pay is not due to fraud, the penalty shall be equal to 10 percent of the amount of the nonpayment or underpayment. This penalt…