Title I, The State and Its Government

I. The department shall, in collaboration with the department of administrative services, establish standards for computer hardware, software, related licenses, media, documentation, support and maintenance services, and other related services. Agencies may purchase directly usin…

I. There is hereby established within the department the division of educator support and higher education, under the supervision of an unclassified director of higher education whose responsibilities shall include, but not be limited to, providing the following functions in acco…

I. There is hereby established within the criminal justice bureau of the department of justice, a medicaid fraud control unit. The unit shall be supervised by an assistant attorney general who shall be appointed by the attorney general in accordance with the provisions of RSA 21-…

I. In this section: (a) "Victim" means a person who suffers direct or threatened physical, emotional or psychological harm as the result of the commission or the attempted commission of a crime. "Victim" also includes the immediate family of any victim who is a minor or who is in…

I. The division of educator support and higher education shall develop and adopt a written policy requiring each public institution of higher education to develop a set of written policies and procedures governing the evaluation of a student's military occupation, military traini…

The commission on New Hampshire civics is hereby established to develop educational materials to teach the state constitution in New Hampshire schools. I. Notwithstanding RSA 14:49 the members of the commission shall be as follows: (a) Three public members appointed by the govern…

If a physician or a hospital provides any physical examination of a victim of an alleged sexual offense to gather information and evidence of the alleged crime, these services shall be provided without charge to the individual. Upon submission of appropriate documentation, the ph…

I. In this section: (a) "Academic residency" means participation in an approved educator preparation program field-based experience under the supervision of a cooperating teacher or mentor. (b) "Approved program" means an approved professional educator preparation program by the …

The department of justice shall adopt, pursuant to RSA 541-A, and implement rules establishing a standardized rape protocol and kit and a domestic violence protocol to be used by all physicians or hospitals in this state when providing physical examinations of victims of alleged …

I. In this section: (a) "Department" means the department of education. (b) "Division" means the division of educator support and higher education. (c) "Commission" means the New Hampshire higher education commission. (d) "Rural and underserved area educator" means a full-time, c…

There is established a victims' assistance program to be administered by the department of justice.

I. A victims' assistance commission is hereby established to review and award victims' claims for compensation. The attorney general shall nominate not fewer than 3 nor more than 5 persons to serve as members of this commission. Appointments shall be effective when the nomination…

I. (a) Victims eligible for compensation are: (1) Any person who sustains personal injury as a result of a felony or misdemeanor; (2) Any person who sustains personal injury caused by a person driving under the influence of alcohol or controlled substances; (3) Any person who is …

I. Subject to the availability of money in the victims' assistance fund, the attorney general shall make grants for the establishment and maintenance of victim assistance programs. II. A victim assistance program is eligible to receive grants under this section if such program: (…

The attorney general shall adopt rules, pursuant to RSA 541-A, relative to: I. The application procedure for victims' assistance claims. II. The standards which the victims' assistance commission shall apply in making a determination on each claim. III. The qualifications, nomina…

I. As used in this section: (a) "Victims" means a person who suffers direct or threatened physical, emotional, psychological or financial harm as a result of the commission or the attempted commission of a crime. "Victim" also includes the immediate family of any victim who is a …

I. Notwithstanding RSA 651:63, a court may order restitution to the victims' assistance fund as part of a sentence, to the extent that moneys were awarded to the victim of the crime from the victims' assistance fund, if the court finds that: (a) Restitution shall replenish the vi…

I. The attorney general and the commissioner of the department of safety shall collaborate to establish a cold case homicide unit to work exclusively on unsolved murders in the state. The unit shall consist of such personnel from the division of state police and the department of…

I. Each state project whose estimated cost is more than $25,000 shall be built under contracts awarded to the lowest qualified bidder who meets all project specifications through competitive bidding. The following are excluded from this competitive bidding requirement: (a) Projec…

No project subject to the competitive bidding requirements of RSA 21-I:80 shall be awarded to any independent contractor except: I. If the commissioner decides that the bid of the lowest bidder should be accepted, he or she shall prepare a contract of acceptance of the lowest bid…

The following requirements apply to the construction, reconstruction, installation, demolition, maintenance, or repair of any building by a state agency, including the community college system and university system of New Hampshire, that is required to be awarded through competit…

At the onset of work on any state construction project, including any construction project undertaken by the community college system and the university system of New Hampshire, the general contractor or designated project construction manager, if any, shall provide to the awardi…

Without limiting the provisions of RSA 21-I:80 and RSA 21-I:81, and to enable the department to maintain a client relationship with the using agencies or institutions in the construction of capital budget items, the department is authorized to: I. Determine requirements, prepare …

I. (a) The performance of contracts for all state projects costing over $25,000 shall be inspected to assure compliance with the plans and specifications. The department shall require inspection service by one of the following methods: (1) By a registered architect or professiona…

The department of administrative services is further authorized to: I. Exercise such general supervision over standards of operation and maintenance of state-owned buildings, except state armories and military reservations, and fixed plant equipment as was formerly the function o…

The department of administrative services shall bill state agencies for any design, planning, project management, and/or inspection work for all capital construction projects administered through the department, and for any operating projects that are funded in full or in part wi…

I. Any person aggrieved by a decision of the manager of the division of public works design and construction relative to public works design and construction shall petition for informal review by the deputy commissioner of administrative services, or the deputy's designee, within…

I. The board of education shall adopt rules, pursuant to RSA 541-A, relative to minimum standards for: (a) High schools, as authorized by RSA 186:8. (b) Junior high schools, as authorized by RSA 186:8. (c) Elementary schools, as authorized by RSA 186:8 and 189:25. II. The board o…

There is established within the department the division of project development, under the supervision of an unclassified director of project development, who shall be a registered professional engineer and shall be responsible for the following functions, in accordance with appli…

To ensure that the programs of the department operate efficiently and effectively, and that persons committed to his custody are treated humanely, the commissioner shall frequently visit the institutions, units and field offices of the department. At least one such visit each yea…

No person employed or contracted by or volunteering for the office shall be compelled to testify or produce evidence in any judicial or administrative proceeding with respect to any matter involving exercise of his or her official duties except as may be necessary to enforce this…

I. There is established in the division of public protection a consumer protection and antitrust 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 sh…

The director of motor vehicles, with the approval of the commissioner, shall appoint the following assistants, who shall be classified employees: I. An assistant to the director of motor vehicles, who shall carry out such duties as may be assigned to him or her by the director. I…

The word "person" may extend and be applied to bodies corporate and politic as well as to individuals.

I. There is established a waste management council consisting of the following, appointed by the governor and council, each of whom shall serve a 4-year term: (a) A chairman, representing the public interest; (b) Three municipal officials, at least 2 of whom shall be elected offi…

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 the commissioner or the department is char…

There is hereby established in the office of the state treasurer a statewide telecommunications fund. Moneys received by the department from state agencies for telecommunications services shall be deposited in the fund. The fund shall be nonlapsing and continually appropriated to…

The following procedures shall apply in determining the equalization of property within the cities, towns, and unincorporated places as required by RSA 21-J:3, XIII, but shall not affect a municipality's requirements for inventory of property and assessment of taxes as of April 1…

The following provisions shall govern cases in which the board of tax and land appeals has certified an order for reassessment to the department pursuant to RSA 71-B:17: I. The commissioner may contract for the services of certified appraisers as needed to complete such reassessm…

I. Upon a determination by the commissioner of administrative services of the feasibility of a state credit card affinity program which meets the requirements of this subdivision and the minimum enrollment required of financial services companies administering a credit card affin…

The purpose and intent of this subdivision is to authorize the commissioner of the department of administrative services, with the approval of the governor and the executive council, to establish the New Hampshire prescription drug competitive marketplace in accordance with this …

In this subdivision: I. "Department" means the department of administrative services. II. "Pharmacy benefits manager" or "PBM" means a person, business, or other entity, including a wholly or partially owned or controlled subsidiary of a pharmacy benefits manager, that, pursuant …

I. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, a contract for the services of a PBM for the administration of benefits under this subdivision may be procured by the department, at its sole discretion, in a transparent, online competitive process, or "PBM reverse auction…

There is hereby established the granite state paid family leave plan, which shall be implemented under this subdivision and as provided in RSA 282-B and RSA 77-E.