Title I, The State and Its Government

I. The towns, village districts, school districts, cities, and counties are hereby authorized to establish highway safety programs. II. A school district providing comprehensive driver training programs in accordance with the federal statutory provisions assented to in and under …

There is hereby created the state highway safety unit as a unit within the department of safety which shall be the agency responsible under the executive direction of the governor to develop and implement the state's highway safety program. The commissioner shall be the governor'…

Subject to state personnel regulations and within budgetary appropriations, the commissioner shall appoint such field representatives and secretarial and clerical assistants as may be needed to carry out the purpose of this chapter.

The governor is authorized to receive gifts and grants from any source, public or private, in the name of the state, and to expend these monies for the state highway safety program. Any monies accepted by the governor shall be deemed to be an appropriation of the same amount for …

I. There is hereby established a traffic safety commission consisting of the following members: (a) Representatives of the following organizations nominated by their respective organizations and appointed by the commissioner of the department of safety. Initial appointments shall…

I. The commissioner of safety shall establish a substance abuse enforcement program which shall make grants available to county and local law enforcement agencies, and also provide funding for the division of state police for the following purposes: (a) Overtime costs for officer…

The commissioner of safety shall adopt rules, pursuant to RSA 541-A, to implement this subdivision.

I. The commissioner of safety shall establish a cross border drug interdiction program which shall consist of state troopers and narcotics investigation unit detectives to perform drug interdiction work targeted at, but not limited to, stemming the flow of illegal drugs into the …

I. The commissioner of safety shall establish a northern border alliance program which shall make grants available to other state, county, and local law enforcement agencies, and also provide funding for the division of state police for the following purposes: (a) Overtime costs …

I. The commissioner, assistant commissioner, division directors, deputy warden, and deputy directors of the department shall be qualified to hold such positions by reason of education and experience. II. The salaries of the commissioner, assistant commissioner, division directors…

The commissioner may establish technical committees to advise him or her on technical issues. Each technical committee shall include personnel from all 3 branches of government who have experience in the specific issue that is the focus of the committee. These issues may include …

There is hereby established within the office of the commissioner of administrative services an internal audit unit under the supervision of an unclassified internal auditor. The internal audit unit shall: I. Assist the commissioner by supplying analytical reports of examinations…

I. The division shall provide the office with a copy of all critical incident reports or other reports related to actual physical injury to children or a significant risk of such harm, as well as other incidents which may affect the safety and well-being of children in the custod…

I. A department shall not establish field operations unless specifically authorized to do so by statute; except that temporary field operations may be established upon a specific written declaration by the governor and council that an emergency exists. A temporary field operation…

I. There is established a water council which shall consist of 15 members: (a) Thirteen of the members shall be public members appointed by the governor, with the consent of the council, who shall serve for terms of 4 years. Of these members, 2 shall represent the industrial inte…

There is hereby established within the department the division of education analytics and resources, under the supervision of an unclassified director of education analytics and resources whose responsibilities shall include, but not be limited to, the following functions, in acc…

The words "biennial" and "biennially," when applied to meetings and elections in towns, shall mean the biennial meetings and elections required by law to be holden in the month of November biennially, dating from the commencement of biennial elections in 1878; and the word "annua…

Each member agency shall be responsible for providing for the planning, development, acquisition, and management of the cooperative information-sharing database under a shared service program.

I. There is established within the department the division of state police under the supervision of an unclassified director of state police who shall be responsible for the following functions, in accordance with applicable laws: (a) Enforcing state criminal and motor vehicle la…

I. There is established within the department a division of legal counsel. The division shall be supervised by an associate attorney general appointed under RSA 21-M:3. II. The division of legal counsel shall consist of the following units: (a) A bureau of civil law. (b) A public…

There is established within the department the division of aeronautics, rail, and transit, under the supervision of an unclassified director of aeronautics, rail, and transit, who shall be responsible for the following functions: I. Locating, constructing, and maintaining all air…

There is established within the department the division of audits, under the supervision of an unclassified director of audits who shall be responsible for the following functions, in accordance with applicable laws: I. Classifying for possible audit all returns, reports, or othe…

There is established a position within the division of education analytics and resources who shall be a classified employee at no less than the level of administrator II. The education freedom account position shall be qualified to hold such position by reason of education and ex…

I. There is hereby established within the office of the commissioner of administrative services an operational analysis unit under the supervision of an unclassified senior operational analyst. II. The operational analysis unit shall monitor state agency activities and evaluate a…

The commissioner of safety is authorized to organize a state office complex police force for the purpose of patrolling the New Hampshire hospital's buildings, roads, and grounds of the campus of the state office park south and providing for general security on the campus. The sta…

I. All police officers of the state office complex police force shall possess such police powers as are granted to them by the commissioner of safety pursuant to RSA 21-P:4, XI and shall be fully certified as police officers by the police standards and training council pursuant t…

There is established within the department a division of risk and benefits, under the supervision of an unclassified director of risk and benefits, who shall be qualified to hold that position by reason of education and experience, and who shall perform such duties as the commiss…

I. The commissioner may appoint department of safety security officers for the purpose of keeping the peace at department facilities and grounds and protecting department employees. The security officers shall be under the immediate control of, and be responsible to the commissio…

I. There is hereby established the northern border alliance fund within the department of safety for the purpose of make grants available to other state, county, and local law enforcement agencies, and also provide funding for the division of state police to reduce the instance o…

I. The department of safety may develop an evidence shipping pilot program to alleviate long waiting periods for evidence to be safely delivered to the state forensic laboratory, where it can be properly stored pending analysis. A special emphasis shall be placed on supporting la…

In this subdivision: I. "Agency" means any agency under RSA 21-G:5, III that receives or provides central support services. II. "Agency indirect costs" mean all support costs within any agency that cannot be directly charged to any agency program. III. "Statewide indirect costs" …

The commissioner shall allocate statewide indirect costs in a manner consistent with the federally-approved statewide central services cost allocation plan and shall recover such costs from those agencies that benefit from central service support. Agencies shall allocate general …

I. An agency that receives outside funding from any source shall prepare and submit to the commissioner for review and approval an indirect cost recovery plan. The plan shall include proposals to recover agency indirect costs, the portion of statewide central service costs (state…

Agencies shall reimburse the general fund no later than 30 days after each quarter for all statewide central services costs and that portion of agency indirect costs attributable to recoveries of general fund expenditures. Agencies shall provide such indirect cost information and…

The commissioner may waive any requirement under this subdivision if the commissioner determines that it is in conflict with, or contrary to, state objectives.

In this subdivision: I. "Commissioner" means the commissioner of administrative services. II. "Construction management" means a method of contracting where the state engages the services of a contractor to work with an architect or engineer. The contractor assumes risk for constr…

State projects, as defined in RSA 21-I:78, IX, for which the estimated cost is equal to or does not exceed $25,000 may be done on a force account basis as defined in RSA 21-I:78, V, or by contracts awarded through competitive bidding administered by the using agency with the appr…

There is hereby established within the department the division of accounting services under the supervision of an unclassified director of accounting services, who shall also be known as the comptroller. The comptroller shall direct the state's accounting functions, using general…

Beginning November 1, 2020, and each November 1 thereafter, the child advocate shall submit an annual report of the activities and findings of the office, and present his or her recommendations to the oversight commission. The report shall also be provided to the commissioner of …

The commissioner shall use a system of agency satisfaction metrics, a measurement and communication system to track the satisfaction of delivery of information technology solutions. The department of information technology may use surveys, web tools, and special processes to ensu…

I. There is hereby established within the division of public protection a criminal justice bureau. The bureau shall be supervised by a senior assistant attorney general who shall be appointed by the attorney general in accordance with the provisions of RSA 21-M:3 and who shall ca…

I. There is established within the department the division of collections, under the supervision of an unclassified director of collections who shall be responsible for the following functions, in accordance with applicable laws: (a) Collecting all outstanding taxes owed to the s…

The commissioner shall be the chief administrative officer of the department and shall have the following powers and duties: I. The commissioner shall manage all operations of the department and administer and enforce the laws with which he or the department is charged. He shall …

There is established within the department the division of waste management, under the supervision of an unclassified director of waste management. The division, through its officials, shall be responsible for the former functions, duties, and responsibilities of the office of wa…

Except for a request under RSA 91-A for information under RSA 21-U:3, upon receipt of a request by a third party to release, view, or copy information and documents, whether confidential or privileged, the receiving agency shall promptly notify any agency which would be affected …

I. The commissioners of all departments established after July 1, 1983, shall be appointed by the governor, with the consent of the council, except as otherwise provided by law. Each commissioner shall be an unclassified employee. II. Each commissioner shall nominate for appointm…