Title VIII, Public Defense and Veterans' Affairs

The adjutant general shall from time to time prepare a roster of the names of residents of the state who have qualified for bonus payments under RSA 115-A:3, and shall certify the same and prepare a manifest to authorize the state treasurer to make payment from funds not otherwis…

Any eligible veteran who has applied for priority of service in a training program, has provided proof of veterans status, and has met all basic criteria for the program shall be given priority placement into the program.

Funding for the veterans' legal advocacy project established by this chapter shall be contingent upon the receipt of grants or federal funds for such purpose. The veterans' legal advocacy project shall report on the availability and acquisition of federal appropriations and grant…

Complaints of discrimination arising under this chapter shall be investigated and remedied to the extent allowed by law. Complaints shall be made to the division of veterans services by the veteran or such veteran's authorized representative.

In recognition of the services preformed by the persons designated as eligible under RSA 115-A:3, hereinafter referred to as residents, the state treasurer, when such names are certified to him as provided under RSA 115-A:4, and when application is made therefor, shall pay to eac…

Beginning on November 1, 2014, and every November 1, thereafter, the commission shall submit an annual report of its activities and any proposed legislation to the president of the senate, the speaker of the house of representatives, the chairpersons of the senate and house commi…

Provisions of this chapter shall be superseded by federal laws and regulations which are more stringent or provide specific veterans preference or priority of service relative to administering training programs or training program grants to the states.

If an eligible person is legally incompetent, payment shall be made to his legally appointed representative. If an eligible person dies before payment has been made to him, payment shall be made to such person's surviving spouse or if none, to his child or children in equal share…

No application for a bonus shall be certified for payment unless written evidence is presented indicating that any person or persons described in this chapter as having a prior right to benefits shall have deceased; and provided further that if, prior to August 22, 1975, benefits…

I. Each non-legislative member of the state veterans' advisory committee shall serve a 2-year term of office from the date of the member's appointment, and may be reappointed. Legislative members of the committee shall serve a term coterminous with their term in office. The commi…

Each person who actively served in any capacity as a member of the uniformed forces of the United States on or after August 2, 1990 and on or before November 30, 1995, and who earned the Southwest Asia Service Medal (SASM); and who was discharged, released or has a certificate of…

Whenever, in any proceeding under the laws of this state for the commitment of a person alleged to be of unsound mind or otherwise in need of confinement in a hospital or other institution for his proper care, it is determined after such adjudication of the status of such person …

The judgment or order of commitment by a court of competent jurisdiction of another state or of the District of Columbia, committing a person to the veterans administration, or such other agency of the United States government for care or treatment shall have the same force and e…

Upon receipt of a certificate of the veterans administration or such other agency of the United States, as provided in RSA 116:1, the superintendent of the institution may cause the transfer of such person to the veterans administration or other agency of the United States for ca…

Any person transferred as provided in this chapter shall be deemed to be committed to the veterans administration or other such agency of the United States pursuant to the original commitment.

The disability of minority of any person otherwise eligible for a loan, or guaranty or insurance of a loan, pursuant to the Act of the Congress of the United States entitled the Servicemen's Readjustment Act of 1944 (58 Stat. 284), as heretofore or hereafter amended (38 U.S.C. 69…

I. There is established in this state a home known as the New Hampshire veterans' home for the support, care, and treatment of veterans who have served on active duty in the armed forces of the United States as defined by 38 U.S.C. section 101, or in reserve units or in the New H…

Whenever in the statutes the words "New Hampshire Soldiers' Home" or "Soldiers' Home" are used, they shall be construed as meaning the "New Hampshire Veterans' Home" or "Veterans' Home".

The board shall file with the secretary of state, the fiscal committee of the general court, and the commissioner of administrative services, on or before October 1, a report to the legislature, setting forth the operations and condition of the home, a detailed account of all mon…

No member of the board shall receive compensation for any services rendered. Mileage shall be paid from the member's home of residence to and from the veterans' home or any other place designated under special conditions by the chairman.

I. The government of the home is vested in the board of managers of the New Hampshire veterans' home. The board shall consist of the commanders of the veterans departments of New Hampshire ex officiis, the American Legion, the Veterans of Foreign Wars, the Disabled American Veter…

The board of managers shall meet monthly and when called to meet by the chairman of the board. All meeting times and venues shall be noticed in the calendars of the house of representatives and the senate.

The board shall choose one of their number chairman and another, secretary, to hold office during the pleasure of the board. The secretary shall keep a correct record of the proceedings of the board and perform such other duties as they may require of him.

The board shall have the custody and care of the property of the institution, shall make needed bylaws and shall adopt rules under RSA 541-A relative to the management of the veterans' home and for the admission and discharge of residents. The board shall do all things necessary …

The board shall appoint, or may remove, for just cause, a commandant of the home. A veteran as defined by RSA 21:50 shall have preference for employment in the home if qualified by the New Hampshire division of personnel.

The annual salary of the commandant of the veterans' home shall be as prescribed by RSA 94:1-4.

The board is empowered to receive, on behalf of the state, all donations and bequests that may be made for the establishment and maintenance of the home and for the support and care of the residents of the home.

A veteran who desires admission shall make application on forms furnished by the home. Rules relative to admittance or rejection of an applicant, including an appeal process, shall be adopted pursuant to RSA 541-A, by the board of managers.