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NH Rev Stat § 100-A:55 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title VI - Public Officers and Employees|Title 100-A - New Hampshire Retirement System|Section 100-A:55 - Application.

    100-A:55 Application. –||I. The additional benefits provided under RSA 100-A:52 shall apply to persons who are active or retired members of group II as of June 30, 2000; to persons who prior to July 1, 1988, had completed no less than 20 years of group II creditable service, but who for reasons other than retirement or death ceased to be a group II member prior to attaining the age of 45, and who, as of July 1, 1993, are eligible for vested deferred retirement benefits; and to persons who are group II permanent policemen or permanent firemen members on disability retirement as the natural and proximate result of injuries suffered while in the performance of duty who become permanent policemen members of group II before July 1, 2005 or permanent firemen members of group II before July 1, 2005. Such additional benefits shall not apply to other persons who become members of group II after the dates stated in this paragraph, without future legislation to include them. It is the intent of the legislature that future group II members shall be included only if the total cost of such inclusion can be terminally funded.||I-a. It is the intent of the legislature that future group I teacher members eligible after July 1, 2008 shall be included under the provisions of RSA 100-A:52-a only if the total cost of such inclusion can be terminally funded.||I-b. It is the intent of the legislature that future group I political subdivision employee members eligible after July 1, 2008 shall be included under the provisions of RSA 100-A:52-a only if the total cost of such inclusion can be terminally funded.||I-c. It is the intent of the legislature that future group I state employee members eligible after July 1, 2004 shall be included under the provisions of RSA 100-A:52-b only if the total cost of such inclusion can be terminally funded.||II. For the purposes of this subdivision, group II in the New Hampshire retirement system shall include predecessor systems under RSA 102 and RSA 103.|||Source. 1988, 191:5. 1993, 331:12. 1994, 310:3. 1998, 232:1. 1999, 274:5, 7. 2000, 263:1; 266:5, 6. 2001, 158:112; 264:2; 275:5. 2002, 128:1. 2003, 294:1. 2004, 146:2. 2008, 300:31. 2012, 261:10, eff. July 1, 2012.|
NH Rev Stat § 100-A:56 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title VI - Public Officers and Employees|Title 100-A - New Hampshire Retirement System|Section 100-A:56 - State Retiree Health Plan Commission.

    100-A:56 State Retiree Health Plan Commission. –||I. There is hereby established a state retiree health plan commission consisting of the following members:||(a) One member of the house of representatives, appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives.||(b) One member of the senate, appointed by the president of the senate.||(c) One member appointed by the governor.||(d) The state treasurer.||(e) The commissioner of the department of administrative services, or designee.||II. Legislative members of the commission shall receive mileage at the legislative rate while attending to the duties of the commission.||III. The commission shall:||(a) Determine the actuarial assumptions to be used in the actuarial valuation of liabilities relative to state retiree health benefits.||(b) Ensure that an actuarial valuation report is completed by a qualified, independent actuary and submitted to the speaker of the house of representatives, the president of the senate, and the governor, on or before December 31 of every odd-numbered year.||(c) [Repealed.]||(d) [Repealed.]||IV. The members of the commission shall elect a chairperson from among the members. The first meeting of the commission shall be called by the member appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives. The first meeting of the commission shall be held within 45 days of the effective date of this section. Three members of the commission shall constitute a quorum. The terms of the members of the commission shall be coterminous with their terms of office.|||Source. 2007, 263:41. 2009, 144:281, eff. July 1, 2009. 2014, 89:1, eff. Aug. 10, 2014. 2017, 44:1, eff. July 8, 2017; 66:1, eff. Aug. 1, 2017.|
NH Rev Stat § 100-B:1 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title VI - Public Officers and Employees|Title 100-B - New Hampshire Length of Service Awards Program for Volunteer Firefighters and Volunteer Emergency Medical Personnel|Section 100-B:1 - Purpose.

    100-B:1 Purpose. –||The purpose of the length of service awards program is to provide service awards to volunteer and call firefighters and emergency medical personnel of volunteer municipal groups as organized under RSA 154:1, I(a)-(c). This program shall provide an income after a period of vesting to those that meet the yearly certification criteria and who have made periodic payments into the program's plan. This program includes a deferred compensation plan. Contributions shall be made by the municipality and the individual into the plan. Participation in the plan is voluntary, and must be approved by each local legislative body.|||Source. 1996, 211:1. 1998, 371:2, eff. June 26, 1998.|
NH Rev Stat § 100-B:3 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title VI - Public Officers and Employees|Title 100-B - New Hampshire Length of Service Awards Program for Volunteer Firefighters and Volunteer Emergency Medical Personnel|Section 100-B:3 - Authorization.

    100-B:3 Authorization. –||Authorization for a sponsor to join and participate in the state length of service awards program, and to establish service awards programs for volunteer or call firefighters, and emergency medical personnel of a municipality shall result from the affirmative vote of 2/3 of the legislative body of the municipality having control over the fire department or emergency medical group. Once this program has been established, it may be discontinued by following the same voting process.|||Source. 1996, 211:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1997.|
NH Rev Stat § 100-B:4 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title VI - Public Officers and Employees|Title 100-B - New Hampshire Length of Service Awards Program for Volunteer Firefighters and Volunteer Emergency Medical Personnel|Section 100-B:4 - General Requirements.

    100-B:4 General Requirements. –||I. No fire department, fire district, or municipality shall be required to establish an awards program.||II. An active volunteer or call firefighter, or emergency medical technician shall be eligible to participate in any service awards program provided under this chapter if the active volunteer firefighter, call firefighter, or emergency medical technician has reached the age of 18, has completed at least one year of firefighting service, and has achieved state certified level I firefighter or has attained certification as an emergency medical technician.||III. Each volunteer eligible for membership shall file an application for membership in the plan with the local governing body, which shall certify that the prospective member has fulfilled the requirements of a volunteer. Once a volunteer becomes a member in the plan, the member may not withdraw contributions with the credited interest thereon unless such member terminates volunteer service with the department, subject to the conditions as set forth in RSA 100-B:6 and RSA 100-B:12.||IV. A volunteer's status as a member shall continue after being accepted as a member of the plan except for the following circumstances which constitute a break in service:||(a) If the volunteer is unable to meet the eligibility requirements for any annual period, a volunteer may rejoin the plan as of any future January 1, if the member qualifies as a volunteer.||(b) If the volunteer is granted a leave of absence for any annual period, a volunteer may rejoin the plan as of any future January 1, if the member qualifies as a volunteer.||(c) A volunteer who is terminated for any reason other than death, disability or retirement shall be entitled to a lump sum payment equal to the member's contributions with credited interest thereon to the date of such termination payable within 90 days after such termination with the added provision that the volunteer may elect to maintain contributions in the plan for a period not to exceed the volunteer's credited length of service at termination for purposes of later resuming volunteer service.||(d) If the volunteer qualifies and resumes services, the volunteer may rejoin the plan as of any future January 1. If the volunteer does not resume volunteer service within the period of the credited length of service, the provisions of subparagraph (c) shall apply at the end of the period.|||Source. 1996, 211:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1997.|
NH Rev Stat § 100-B:4-a (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title VI - Public Officers and Employees|Title 100-B - New Hampshire Length of Service Awards Program for Volunteer Firefighters and Volunteer Emergency Medical Personnel|Section 100-B:4-a - Hazardous Duty Group.

    100-B:4-a Hazardous Duty Group. –||I. A sponsor may establish a hazardous duty group as an addition to the service awards program in this chapter according to the procedure for adoption provided in RSA 100-B:3. Upon adoption of a hazardous duty group by a sponsor, the sponsor shall allocate 7.5 percent of base pay compensation of a participant for services performed for contribution to the trust fund under RSA 100-B:8.||II. The committee shall establish in rules adopted pursuant to RSA 541-A the following:||(a) The procedures and requirements for participation in the deferred compensation plan by members of a hazardous duty group.||(b) The definition and determination of compensation or base pay of a hazardous duty group participant.||(c) The administration and qualification of the provision of this section as a safe harbor retirement benefit plan in compliance with Internal Revenue Code requirements, and applicable Internal Revenue Service rules and orders.|||Source. 2002, 132:2, eff. July 8, 2002.|
NH Rev Stat § 100-B:5 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title VI - Public Officers and Employees|Title 100-B - New Hampshire Length of Service Awards Program for Volunteer Firefighters and Volunteer Emergency Medical Personnel|Section 100-B:5 - Benefit Dates.

    100-B:5 Benefit Dates. –||I. The benefit date of members in the plan shall be the later of:||(a) Attainment of age 60.||(b) Completion of at least 20 years of credited service.||II. A member who is satisfactorily able to perform the member's duties may remain in active volunteer service after the member's benefit date. The first day of the calendar month following such actual retirement shall be the member's deferred benefit date.||III. A member who qualifies for benefits under paragraph I may begin to receive benefits at the member's benefit date even though the member continues volunteer service. No additional credit shall be earned beyond the 20 years required for benefit eligibility.|||Source. 1996, 211:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1997.|
NH Rev Stat § 100-B:6 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title VI - Public Officers and Employees|Title 100-B - New Hampshire Length of Service Awards Program for Volunteer Firefighters and Volunteer Emergency Medical Personnel|Section 100-B:6 - Distribution of Accumulated Contributions.

    100-B:6 Distribution of Accumulated Contributions. –||I. There shall be a distribution of the accumulated contributions of the member or sponsor upon the first to occur of the following:||(a) Termination of volunteer service;||(b) Attainment of age 60 by the member; or||(c) Death of the member.||II. The distribution shall occur as a lump sum or as a single premium annuity, payable to the member, or to the named beneficiary or beneficiaries of the member, in the case of distribution after the member's death.||III. No distributions paid under the plan shall commence prior to January 1, 2001.|||Source. 1996, 211:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1997.|
NH Rev Stat § 100-B:8 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title VI - Public Officers and Employees|Title 100-B - New Hampshire Length of Service Awards Program for Volunteer Firefighters and Volunteer Emergency Medical Personnel|Section 100-B:8 - Trust Fund.

    100-B:8 Trust Fund. –||I. All contributions under this chapter made by the sponsor and the members shall be held and administered by the trustee in trust for use in accordance with the plan. The responsibility for the holding and investment of the fund shall lie with the trustee. The committee shall set an investment policy to guide the trustee in the selection of the investments.||II. The trustee shall hold contributions made under this chapter by the sponsor and contributions made by members upon their being forwarded to the trustee by the sponsor's treasurer in accordance with the terms of a written agreement and the trustee. The trustee shall have all rights, privileges, duties, and immunities conferred upon it by the trust agreement.||III. No part of the corpus or income of the fund shall be used for, directed to, or diverted to, any purpose, subject to the payment of expenses, other than for the exclusive benefit of the members and their beneficiaries prior to the satisfaction of all liabilities under the plan; and provided further that no person shall have any interest in or right to any part of earnings or principal of the fund, or any rights to any part of earnings or principal of the fund, or any rights in, to, or under the trust agreement, except as and to the extent expressly provided in the plan and in the trust agreement.||IV. Expenses of administration of the plan may be paid out of the trust fund upon direction by the committee.|||Source. 1996, 211:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1997.|
NH Rev Stat § 100-B:9 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title VI - Public Officers and Employees|Title 100-B - New Hampshire Length of Service Awards Program for Volunteer Firefighters and Volunteer Emergency Medical Personnel|Section 100-B:9 - Administration of the Plan.

    100-B:9 Administration of the Plan. –||I. A length of service awards program committee is established to administer this program. The committee shall consist of 7 members as follows:||(a) Two public members, one of whom shall be appointed by the president of the senate and one of whom shall be appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives.||(b) One member appointed by the New Hampshire Municipal Association.||(c) One member appointed by the fire standards and training commission, who shall be a volunteer firefighter and who shall not be a member of the fire standards and training commission.||(d) One member appointed by the New Hampshire Association of Fire Chiefs, who shall be a chief of a volunteer fire department.||(e) Two members appointed by the New Hampshire State Firemen's Association, who shall be volunteer firefighters.||II. All appointments shall be made within 90 days of the enactment of this chapter.||III. No committee member shall serve more than 2 consecutive 3-year terms.||IV. The general administration of the plan and the responsibility for carrying out the provisions of the plan shall be placed in the committee. Members of the committee shall serve without compensation.||V. The chairperson of the committee shall be determined by a vote of the committee at its first meeting. No chairperson shall serve more than 2 consecutive one-year terms.||VI. The committee may correct any defect or supply any omission or reconcile any inconsistency in the plan in such manner and to such extent as it shall deem necessary to carry the plan into effect.||VII. The committee shall meet at least annually and at such other times, by the call of the chairperson, or at the request of any 2 members of the committee.||VIII. The committee shall adopt rules, under RSA 541-A, relative to the administration of the plan.||IX. The committee may retain employees, agents, or actuarial advisors to assist in its duties.||X. The committee shall establish what constitutes a quorum and a majority. The committee shall set an investment policy and policies with regard to the administration of the plan. Annually, the committee shall make a report to each sponsor participating in the plan.||XI. The committee shall make a semi-annual report on the implementation and status of the length of service awards program to the president of the senate, the speaker of the house of representatives, and the chairpersons of the house and senate executive departments and administration committees.|||Source. 1996, 211:1. 1998, 371:4, eff. June 26, 1998.|
NH Rev Stat § 100-B:10 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title VI - Public Officers and Employees|Title 100-B - New Hampshire Length of Service Awards Program for Volunteer Firefighters and Volunteer Emergency Medical Personnel|Section 100-B:10 - Defined Contribution Plan.

    100-B:10 Defined Contribution Plan. –||I. All plan assets shall be held in trust for the exclusive purpose of providing contribution repayments to members and their beneficiaries or for the purpose of defraying the reasonable expenses of the operation and administration of the plan. If the service awards program and the related trust fund are not tax qualified within the meaning of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, the trust fund referred to in this paragraph may provide that the assets held under the fund may be subject to the claims of general creditors, if any, of the sponsor or may contain such other terms and provisions as are necessary to insure that the participation by an active member in the service awards program does not result in taxable income to such volunteer firefighter under any provision of the United States Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. The contribution requirements for a service awards program that is a nonqualified deferred compensation plan or other pension plan shall be the amount actuarially determined. The contributions shall be made by the sponsors and the members on an annual basis. The sponsor shall contribute a minimum of $300 for each member in the plan. Each member in the plan shall contribute a minimum of $60. The maximum number of years for which a participating active member may make a contribution shall be 40 years.||II. The contribution repayment payable to a participating active member entitled to a contribution repayment under the program shall be the resulting amount from a defined annual contribution made by the sponsor. The administrative costs shall be met by a .3 percent surcharge on the contribution.||III. A member's retirement income plan shall provide that, in the event of the death of an active member who has a right to a nonforfeitable percentage of retirement income, the designated beneficiaries of such active member, or the estate if no beneficiary is so designated, shall be entitled to receive benefits payable under the service award plan. Such benefits shall be equal to the amount of contributions earned by the member under the plan at the date of death.|||Source. 1996, 211:1. 1998, 371:5, eff. June 26, 1998.|
NH Rev Stat § 100-B:11 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title VI - Public Officers and Employees|Title 100-B - New Hampshire Length of Service Awards Program for Volunteer Firefighters and Volunteer Emergency Medical Personnel|Section 100-B:11 - Administration Reporting and Disclosure.

    100-B:11 Administration Reporting and Disclosure. –||I. (a) The trustee shall provide each active member who participates in a service awards program maintained under this chapter with a summary of the program's provisions, including the program's provisions relating to the participation requirements and the program's service awards formula for distributing contributions, which shall be as follows:||Retiring After: | 5-6 years: The member's contributions plus 20 percent of the sponsor's contributions.| 6-7 years: The member's contributions plus 40 percent of the sponsor's contributions.| 7-8 years: The member's contributions plus 60 percent of the sponsor's contributions.| 8-9 years: The member's contributions plus 80 percent of the sponsor's contributions.| 9-10 years: The member's contributions plus 100 percent of the sponsor's contributions.| over 10 years: 100 percent of all contributions.| |||(b) This summary shall be provided to each service awards program participant within 6 months from the date the program participation commences. In addition, any material modification to such program provisions shall be communicated in writing to each participant within 6 months after the later of the date modification is adopted or the date it is effective. A copy of this program, the summary of the program, and documents related to the funding or investment of the assets of the program and of any contracts or agreements with service providers to the program shall be made available for inspection or copying by a program participant or beneficiary at the sponsor's main office.||II. (a) It shall be the responsibility of the governing body of each municipality to maintain all required records on forms prescribed by the committee.||(b) Each fire department shall furnish to the governing body of the municipality a list of all volunteer members, certified under oath, and shall identify those volunteer members who have qualified for credit under the program for the previous year. Such list shall be submitted annually by February 15.||(c) The governing body of each municipality shall review the list of each fire department and approve the final annual certification. The approved list of certified members shall then be returned to the fire department and posted for at least 30 days for review by members.|||Source. 1996, 211:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1997.|