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2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title VI - Public Officers and Employees › Chapter 99-F - Veterans' and Disabled Veterans' Preference in Public Employment › Section 99-F:6 - Proof of Eligibility.

99-F:6 Proof of Eligibility. –
I. A public employer shall require an applicant, at the time of application, to provide proof that the applicant is an eligible veteran or disabled veteran in order to be eligible for the veterans' or disabled veterans' preference.
II. An applicant for a position with a public employer who claims a veteran's or disabled veteran's preference shall submit as proof of eligibility:
(a) A copy of a qualifying document as outlined in RSA 21:50, I(b) with the application for employment; and
(b) Disabled veterans shall submit a copy of their veteran's summary of benefits letter from the United States Department of Veterans Affairs, unless the information is included in the appropriate federal discharge documents.
III. If an applicant's record appears to show service qualifying for the preference, the public employer may provisionally designate an applicant as an eligible veteran or disabled veteran. However, before the applicant can be appointed, he or she shall submit proof of entitlement to the preference.
Source.
2014, 264:2, eff. July 28, 2014.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title VI - Public Officers and Employees › Chapter 99-F - Veterans' and Disabled Veterans' Preference in Public Employment › Section 99-F:7 - Rulemaking.

99-F:7 Rulemaking. –
The department of administrative services shall adopt rules pursuant to RSA 541-A to implement the provisions of this chapter.
Source.
2014, 264:2, eff. July 28, 2014.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title VI - Public Officers and Employees › Chapter 100-A - New Hampshire Retirement System › Section 100-A:2 - Name and Date of Establishment.

100-A:2 Name and Date of Establishment. –
The retirement system hereby created shall be established as of July 1, 1967. It shall be known as the New Hampshire retirement system, and by such name all of its business shall be transacted, all of its funds invested, and all of its cash, securities and other property held in trust for the purpose for which received, and is intended for all time to meet the requirements of a qualified pension trust within the meaning of section 401(a), and to qualify as a governmental plan within the meaning of section 414(d) of the United States Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
Source.
1967, 134:1. 1991, 358:3, eff. June 30, 1991.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title VI - Public Officers and Employees › Chapter 100-A - New Hampshire Retirement System › Section 100-A:2-a - Registration of Securities.

100-A:2-a Registration of Securities. –
Notwithstanding the provisions of RSA 100-A:2, the board of trustees may cause any stock or other securities to be registered and held in the name of a nominee without mention of the retirement system's ownership, provided that no nominee shall have possession of or access to the stock or other securities unless the nominee shall be an officer of a corporate custodian of such stock or other securities, in which case the custodian shall maintain on its books accurate and current records of the New Hampshire retirement system's interest in such stock or other securities and the custodian shall be strictly liable for all acts or omissions of the nominee in connection with such stock or other securities and the nominee shall be bonded by the custodian.
Source.
1969, 353:2. 1975, 379:1, eff. June 7, 1975.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title VI - Public Officers and Employees › Chapter 100-A - New Hampshire Retirement System › Section 100-A:2-b - Marriage.

100-A:2-b Marriage. –
RSA 457 shall not apply to this chapter to the extent that such application will violate the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, or other federal law.
Source.
2008, 347:1. 2009, 59:7, eff. Jan. 1, 2010.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title VI - Public Officers and Employees › Chapter 100-A - New Hampshire Retirement System › Section 100-A:4-a - Creditable Service for Active Teachers Employed on June 30, 1985.

100-A:4-a Creditable Service for Active Teachers Employed on June 30, 1985. –
I. Notwithstanding any provisions of RSA 100, RSA 100-A, or RSA 192 to the contrary, every currently active teacher teaching during the 1984-85 school year who was in service prior to July 1, 1950, but who was not in service on July 1, 1950, and who subsequently reentered service as a teacher after that date, shall be permitted to acquire full credit for all service rendered prior to July 1, 1950, as provided in paragraphs II and III. Such teachers shall be eligible for such benefits as are provided for group I members under this chapter including credit for such prior service as is allowable under paragraphs II and III, as if they had become members of the New Hampshire teachers' retirement system at its inception, and prior to its merger with the retirement system.
II. Every currently active teacher teaching during the 1984-85 school year as set forth in paragraph I whose prior service does not include credit for service as a teacher which he performed between July 1, 1945, and June 30, 1950, shall be permitted to acquire full credit for all service rendered between those dates by filing written notice with the board of trustees between July 1, 1985, and June 30, 1986, and paying the amount, not to exceed $100 per year, which he would have paid to the former New Hampshire teachers' retirement system, RSA 192, to acquire such credit had he been a member of that predecessor system on July 1, 1950.
III. Every currently active teacher teaching during the 1984-85 school year as set forth in paragraph I whose prior service does not include credit for service as a teacher which he performed before July 1, 1945, shall receive credit for all service rendered before July 1, 1945, without any payment by the teacher.
Source.
1985, 273:1, eff. June 30, 1985.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title VI - Public Officers and Employees › Chapter 100-A - New Hampshire Retirement System › Section 100-A:4-b - Repealed by 2011, 224:186, II, eff. June 29, 2011.

100-A:4-b Repealed by 2011, 224:186, II, eff. June 29, 2011. –
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title VI - Public Officers and Employees › Chapter 100-A - New Hampshire Retirement System › Section 100-A:4-c - Repealed by 2011, 224:186, III, eff. June 29, 2011.

100-A:4-c Repealed by 2011, 224:186, III, eff. June 29, 2011. –
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title VI - Public Officers and Employees › Chapter 100-A - New Hampshire Retirement System › Section 100-A:6-a - Maximum Retirement Benefit.

100-A:6-a Maximum Retirement Benefit. –
Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter to the contrary, for members who commenced service before July 1, 2009, or have attained vested status prior to January 1, 2012, a member's initial calculation of the retirement benefit granted under the provisions of RSA 100-A:5 or RSA 100-A:6 shall not exceed 100 percent of the member's highest year of earnable compensation. For members who commenced service on or after July 1, 2009 and have not attained vested status prior to January 1, 2012, a member's maximum retirement benefit granted under the provisions of RSA 100-A:5 or RSA 100-A:6 shall not exceed the lesser of 85 percent of the member's average final compensation or $120,000. Nothing in this section shall affect the ability of a member to receive disability benefits pursuant to RSA 100-A:6, II(b) and (c). This provision shall not limit the application of supplemental allowances.
Source.
2007, 268:2. 2008, 300:14. 2011, 224:164. 2012, 194:6, eff. June 11, 2012.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title VI - Public Officers and Employees › Chapter 100-A - New Hampshire Retirement System › Section 100-A:7 - Working After Retirement; Exceeding Part-Time Hourly Limit.

100-A:7 Working After Retirement;  Exceeding Part-Time Hourly Limit. –
I. Any retired member returning to work for a participating employer in a position requiring mandatory membership pursuant to RSA 100-A:3 shall be restored to service and the retiree's retirement allowance shall cease, the retiree shall again become a member of the retirement system, and the retiree shall contribute at the percentage payable pursuant to RSA 100-A:16, I(a). Anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding, any credit for membership service and for any prior service on the basis of which the retired member's creditable service was computed at the time of his or her former retirement shall be restored to full force and effect; upon subsequent retirement, the retiree shall receive a retirement allowance based on his or her combined creditable service and average final compensation.
II. Any retired member who, in any calendar year, works part-time for one or more participating employers and exceeds the maximum permitted hours as provided in RSA 100-A:1, XXXIV, shall forfeit the state annuity portion of his or her retirement allowance, and any allocable cost of living adjustments, with such forfeiture commencing as soon as administratively feasible in the next calendar year and continuing for a period of 12 months.
III. The board of trustees of the retirement system shall adopt rules under RSA 541-A as necessary to administer and enforce the provisions of this section.
Source.
1967, 134:1. 1981, 536:9. 1995, 269:3. 2006, 178:2, eff. July 24, 2006. 2018, 293:2, eff. Jan. 1, 2019.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title VI - Public Officers and Employees › Chapter 100-A - New Hampshire Retirement System › Section 100-A:7-a - Certain Part-Time Employment; Notice Required.

100-A:7-a Certain Part-Time Employment;  Notice Required. –
The retirement system shall annually provide written notice to all retired members of the retirement system of the limitations on part-time employment as defined in RSA 100-A:1, XXXIV and the potential effect that exceeding such limitations could have on the retired member's retirement benefits, including restoration to service as required in RSA 100-A:7, I and the forfeiture of the state annuity portion of his or her retirement allowance under RSA 100-A:7, II.
Source.
2013, 251:3, eff. Jan. 1, 2014. 2018, 293:3, eff. Jan. 1, 2019.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title VI - Public Officers and Employees › Chapter 100-A - New Hampshire Retirement System › Section 100-A:7-b - Certain Part-Time Employment; Emergency Exception.

100-A:7-b Certain Part-Time Employment;  Emergency Exception. –
The annual limitations on part-time employment as defined in RSA 100-A:1, XXXIV shall be modified for retired members to exclude any hours worked during an emergency under this section. For purposes of this section, an emergency includes any event declared by the governor or while working under the direction of the director of the division of forests and lands during woodland fire control. Employers shall include hours worked during an emergency as a separate entry in the report required in RSA 100-A:16, VII(a).
Source.
2014, 45:3, eff. July 26, 2014. 2018, 293:4, eff. Jan. 1, 2019.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title VI - Public Officers and Employees › Chapter 100-A - New Hampshire Retirement System › Section 100-A:9 - Ordinary Death Benefit; Group I and II Members.

100-A:9 Ordinary Death Benefit;  Group I and II Members. –
I. Upon receipt by the board of trustees of proper proof of the death of a group I or group II member in service indicating that such death was not the result of an accident occurring while in the performance of duty, there shall be a death benefit payable to the member's surviving spouse or designated beneficiary or beneficiaries, if living, otherwise to the member's estate. For purposes of this section only, any group I or group II member who dies on or after January 1, 2007 while performing qualified military service shall be considered a member in service at the time of death whose death was not the result of an accident occurring while in the performance of duty as a member.
II. If the member has at least 10 years combined creditable service or was eligible for service retirement at the time of the member's death, there shall be payable to the member's surviving spouse an allowance, continuing until the spouse's death, equal to 50 percent of the service retirement allowance that would have been payable to the member had the member retired immediately prior to death, based on average final compensation and creditable service at the time of death. In lieu of an allowance, the surviving spouse may elect a lump sum benefit equal to the deceased member's annual earnable compensation, in addition to the amount payable under RSA 100-A:11.
III. If the member did not have at least 10 years combined creditable service and was not eligible for service retirement at the time of death, there shall be payable to the member's spouse or the member's designated beneficiary or beneficiaries, if other than the member's spouse, if living, otherwise to the member's estate, a lump sum equal to the greater of either:
(a) $3,600 or
(b) An amount which is equal to the deceased member's annual earnable compensation at the time of death in addition to the amount payable under RSA 100-A:11.
IV. However, if the member had at least 10 years combined creditable service or was eligible for service retirement, but is not survived by a spouse, or has designated a beneficiary or beneficiaries other than the member's spouse, there shall be payable to the person or persons nominated by the member, if living, otherwise to the member's estate, a lump sum equal to the greater of either:
(a) $3,600 or
(b) An amount which is equal to the deceased member's annual earnable compensation at the time of death, in addition to the amount payable under RSA 100-A:11.
Source.
1967, 134:1. 1973, 495:3. 1975, 461:6. 1977, 546:4. 1981, 536:10. 1999, 273:1. 2009, 324:2, 3, eff. Aug. 7, 2009.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title VI - Public Officers and Employees › Chapter 100-A - New Hampshire Retirement System › Section 100-A:9-a - Members on Leave Under the Family and Medical Leave Act; Eligibility for Death or Disability Benefits.

100-A:9-a Members on Leave Under the Family and Medical Leave Act;  Eligibility for Death or Disability Benefits. –
For purposes of RSA 100-A:6, 8, and 9, any member who is on leave under the provisions of the federal Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993, as amended, shall be considered in service for purposes of eligibility for death or disability benefits.
Source.
1997, 171:1, eff. Aug. 8, 1997.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title VI - Public Officers and Employees › Chapter 100-A - New Hampshire Retirement System › Section 100-A:11-a - Eligible Rollover Distributions; Direct Transfer.

100-A:11-a Eligible Rollover Distributions;  Direct Transfer. –
The distribution of benefits and return of accumulated contributions under this chapter shall be in conformance with the requirements of Internal Revenue Code section 401(a)(31) to the extent that the Code section applies to a qualified governmental plan within the meaning of Internal Revenue Code sections 401(a) and 414(d).
Source.
2006, 178:3, eff. July 24, 2006.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title VI - Public Officers and Employees › Chapter 100-A - New Hampshire Retirement System › Section 100-A:12 - Benefits Upon Member's Death After Retirement-Group II Members.

100-A:12 Benefits Upon Member's Death After Retirement-Group II Members. –
I. Upon the death of a retired group II member who retired before April 1, 1987, after the member's retirement allowance payments have commenced, there shall be paid to the person nominated by the member by written designation filed with the board, if living, otherwise to the retired member's estate, in addition to the amount payable under RSA 100-A:11 a lump sum of $3,600; provided, however, that if said retired member was, prior to the member's death, in receipt of an accidental disability retirement allowance there shall be paid to the person's spouse, if surviving, in lieu of such lump sum payment, an allowance to continue until the spouse's death or remarriage equal to 50 percent of the accidental disability retirement allowance payable to the retired member prior to the member's death.
I-a. In addition to any other provision of this section, upon the death of a retired group II member of the New Hampshire retirement system or any predecessor system, who retired pursuant to RSA 100-A:5, II with at least 20 years of creditable service or pursuant to RSA 100-A:6, II(a) prior to April 1, 1987, there shall be paid to the member's spouse at the time of retirement, if surviving, an allowance to continue until the spouse's death or remarriage equal to 50 percent of the service or ordinary disability retirement allowance payable to the retired member prior to the member's death. The total cost of terminally funding the benefits provided by this paragraph shall be funded from the state annuity accumulation fund.
II. Upon the death of a group II member who has retired on or after April 1, 1987, or upon the death of a group II member who has filed an application for retirement benefits with the board of trustees after January 1, 1991, there shall be paid to the person nominated by the member by written designation filed with the board, if living, otherwise to the retired member's estate, in addition to the amount payable under RSA 100-A:11 a lump sum of $3,600 if the member retired before July 1, 1988, and if the member is married on the date of such member's retirement, there shall be paid to such surviving spouse an allowance to continue until the spouse's death or remarriage equal to 50 percent of the member's service, ordinary disability, or accidental disability retirement allowance payments. For any person who is a group II member as of June 30, 1988, and who retires on or after July 1, 1988, the lump sum payment shall be $10,000. For any person who becomes a member of group II on or after July 1, 1988, and on or prior to July 1, 1993, the lump sum payment shall be $3,600. 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.
Source.
1967, 134:1. 1987, 216:1. 1988, 191:3. 1991, 358:6. 1993, 358:80. 2000, 17:1. 2012, 261:2, eff. July 1, 2012.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title VI - Public Officers and Employees › Chapter 100-A - New Hampshire Retirement System › Section 100-A:12-a - Payments in Lieu of Payments to Estates.

100-A:12-a Payments in Lieu of Payments to Estates. –
I. Notwithstanding any other provision under this chapter to the contrary, in the event that any payment in the amount of $15,000 or less is to be made by the New Hampshire retirement system to the estate of a deceased member or beneficiary, the retirement system may, but is not required to, make payment to the next of kin of such deceased member or beneficiary provided that all of the following conditions are met:
(a) At least 6 months have passed since the death of such member or beneficiary.
(b) There has been no demand for payment from a duly appointed executor or administrator.
(c) No probate proceedings have been instituted with respect to such deceased member or beneficiary, or all such probate proceedings have been closed.
(d) The next of kin has provided a written request for such payment and an affidavit in a form approved by the board of trustees stating that no such probate proceedings have been instituted or that proceedings have been closed, as applicable, and swearing to sufficient additional facts to enable the retirement system to determine that the person making such request is the next of kin of such member or beneficiary.
II. Payments made under authority of this section shall discharge the liability of the retirement system to all persons to the extent of such payments and the retirement system shall be immune from civil liability in any action brought on the basis of any act or omission under this section.
Source.
2014, 26:1, eff. July 22, 2014.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title VI - Public Officers and Employees › Chapter 100-A - New Hampshire Retirement System › Section 100-A:13-a - Designation of Beneficiaries; Effect.

100-A:13-a Designation of Beneficiaries;  Effect. –
When more than one person is designated by the member as beneficiary under this title, the member may provide the portion of the whole sum which each designee shall receive and may also provide that on the death of one of multiple designees the share of that designee shall automatically be added to the share of another or other designees or be payable to the estate of the member.
Source.
1977, 546:7, eff. July 15, 1977.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title VI - Public Officers and Employees › Chapter 100-A - New Hampshire Retirement System › Section 100-A:13-b - Maximum Benefit Limitations.

100-A:13-b Maximum Benefit Limitations. –
Notwithstanding any other provisions of this chapter, the maximum benefit payable to any retired member or beneficiary of the New Hampshire retirement system shall be limited to such extent as may be necessary to conform to the requirements of sections 401(a)(9) and 415 of the United States Internal Revenue Code of 1986 for a qualified retirement plan.
Source.
1988, 54:1. 1994, 207:1, eff. May 24, 1994.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title VI - Public Officers and Employees › Chapter 100-A - New Hampshire Retirement System › Section 100-A:14-a - Subcommittees of the Board of Trustees.

100-A:14-a Subcommittees of the Board of Trustees. –
I. The board of trustees shall establish subcommittees, to include but not be limited to, an audit committee.
II. Each subcommittee shall consist of members of the board of trustees. At least one member of the audit committee shall be experienced in the field of public accounting.
III. Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, the audit committee and each subcommittee established by the board shall make its recommendations to the full board for final approval.
IV. The audit committee shall assist the board to undertake the audit and reporting requirements required by RSA 100-A:15, VI. The audit committee may establish an advisory committee to assist it in its auditing functions. The advisory committee shall consist of non-board members who are certified public accountants and others working in public accounting.
V. Subcommittee members shall be appointed by chairperson of the board of trustees.
VI. Notwithstanding RSA 91-A or any other law to the contrary, subcommittee members shall be permitted to participate in subcommittee meetings by telephone, provided that any subcommittee member so participating shall be able to be heard by and to hear every other member of the subcommittee participating in the meeting and, unless the subcommittee is meeting in a nonpublic session as permitted by RSA 91-A:3, shall be able to be heard by all members of the public attending the meeting. Voting members of any subcommittee participating by telephone shall be treated as present at the meeting for all purposes, including the establishment of a quorum. Any meeting at which one or more subcommittee members are participating by telephone shall be recorded verbatim by magnetic tape or otherwise, and such recording shall be made available for public inspection to the same extent as minutes of the meeting, provided that the accidental destruction of a recording or the accidental failure to record any meeting shall not invalidate any action taken at that meeting.
Source.
2008, 300:17. 2011, 224:190, eff. July 1, 2011.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title VI - Public Officers and Employees › Chapter 100-A - New Hampshire Retirement System › Section 100-A:14-b - Independent Investment Committee.

100-A:14-b Independent Investment Committee. –
There is hereby established the independent investment committee.
I. The independent investment committee shall consist of not more than 5 voting members, 3 of whom shall be persons who are not members of the board of trustees appointed by the governor with the consent of the council, and up to 2 of whom shall be members of the board of trustees appointed by the chairperson of the board of trustees. There shall also be one nonvoting member appointed by the governor with the consent of the council who shall be an active member in the retirement system chosen from a list submitted upon a vacancy of up to 3 persons nominated by each of the following organizations: the New Hampshire State Employees' Association, the New Hampshire Education Association, the New Hampshire AFL-CIO, the New Hampshire Police Association, and the Professional Fire Fighters of New Hampshire. Each independent investment committee member shall serve for a term of 3 years.
II. Each member of the independent investment committee shall have substantial experience in the field of institutional investment or finance, other than their experience as trustees of the New Hampshire retirement system, taking into account factors such as educational background, business experience, and professional licensure and designations.
III. As provided in RSA 100-A:15, the independent investment committee shall recommend an investment policy and investment consultants to the full board for approval. The independent investment committee shall review investment performance, choose fund managers, and make investments and deposits on behalf of the board.
Source.
2008, 300:17, eff. Jan. 1, 2009. 2017, 151:1, eff. Aug. 15, 2017. 2019, 61:1, eff. Aug. 4, 2019.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title VI - Public Officers and Employees › Chapter 100-A - New Hampshire Retirement System › Section 100-A:17 - Repealed by 2014, 183:9, I, eff. July 1, 2014.

100-A:17 Repealed by 2014, 183:9, I, eff. July 1, 2014. –
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title VI - Public Officers and Employees › Chapter 100-A - New Hampshire Retirement System › Section 100-A:18 - Repealed by 1988, 161:11, IV, eff. July 1, 1988.

100-A:18 Repealed by 1988, 161:11, IV, eff. July 1, 1988. –
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title VI - Public Officers and Employees › Chapter 100-A - New Hampshire Retirement System › Section 100-A:19-a - Applicability.

100-A:19-a Applicability. –
This subdivision applies to any member of the New Hampshire retirement system who has creditable service in both group I and group II, whether by reason of job re-classification, transfer from one job to another, or termination of employment in one job and re-employment in another. The provisions of this subdivision shall also apply as closely as they may reasonably be applied, as determined by the board of trustees, to persons who have creditable service in both the New Hampshire retirement system and a predecessor system.
Source.
1988, 161:6, eff. July 1, 1988.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title VI - Public Officers and Employees › Chapter 100-A - New Hampshire Retirement System › Section 100-A:19-b - Minimum Age.

100-A:19-b Minimum Age. –
For the purposes of this subdivision only, minimum age shall mean:
I. For a member who has completed less than 20 years combined creditable service in both group I and group II, 60 years.
II. (a) For a member who is in vested status before January 1, 2012 and, who has completed 20 or more years of combined creditable service, one year shall be deducted from age 60 for each year of creditable group II service, provided that the age shall not be less than 45 years.
(b) For a member who commenced service on or after July 1, 2011 and who has completed 25 or more years of combined creditable service, one year shall be deducted from age 60 for each year of creditable group II service, provided that the age shall not be less than 50 years, and provided that a the member shall not be eligible to receive a retirement allowance until attaining the age of 52.5.
(c) For members who have not attained vested status prior to January 1, 2012, minimum age shall be as provided in the transition provisions in RSA 100-A:5, II(d) with one year deducted from age 60 to not less than the adjusted minimum age.
Source.
1988, 161:6. 2011, 224:170, eff. July 1, 2011.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title VI - Public Officers and Employees › Chapter 100-A - New Hampshire Retirement System › Section 100-A:19-c - Service Retirement.

100-A:19-c Service Retirement. –
Notwithstanding the retirement age requirements set forth in RSA 100-A:5, any member of the retirement system who has creditable service in both group I and group II, and who has attained the minimum age set forth in RSA 100-A:19-b, may retire on a service retirement allowance upon application as provided in RSA 100-A:5, I(a) or II(a). The split-benefit retirement allowance shall be determined as the sum of the retirement allowances with respect to service in each group classification computed as follows:
I. The average final compensation shall be as defined in RSA 100-A:1, XVIII, computed on the basis of the entire period of service in both classifications.
II. The group I portion of the retirement allowance shall be as provided in RSA 100-A:5, I(b), based on the number of years of creditable service in group I.
III. The group II portion of the retirement allowance shall be as provided in RSA 100-A:5, II(b), based on the number of years of creditable service in group II.
Source.
1988, 161:6, eff. July 1, 1988.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title VI - Public Officers and Employees › Chapter 100-A - New Hampshire Retirement System › Section 100-A:19-d - Reduced Early Retirement.

100-A:19-d Reduced Early Retirement. –
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any retirement system member who has creditable service in both group I and group II with at least 10 years combined creditable service, and who has attained an age which is at least 45 for members who are in vested status with group II service before January 1, 2012 or at least 50 for members who commenced group II service on or after July 1, 2011, and group II members who have not attained vested status prior to January 1, 2012 shall be as provided in the transition provisions in RSA 100-A:5, II(d), and is within 10 years of the minimum age set forth in RSA 100-A:19-b, may elect to retire and have benefits commence immediately as a reduced split-benefit service retirement allowance. Application shall be as provided in RSA 100-A:5, I(c). The allowance shall be determined as a split-benefit service retirement allowance in accordance with RSA 100-A:19-c, and the total combined split-benefit service allowance shall be reduced by the percentages shown in RSA 100-A:5, I(c), based on the total combined length of creditable service, for each month by which the date on which benefits commence precedes the month after which the member attains the minimum age set forth in RSA 100-A:19-b.
Source.
1988, 161:6. 2011, 224:171, eff. July 1, 2011.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title VI - Public Officers and Employees › Chapter 100-A - New Hampshire Retirement System › Section 100-A:19-e - Vested Deferred Retirement.

100-A:19-e Vested Deferred Retirement. –
Notwithstanding the vesting requirements of RSA 100-A:10, any member who has creditable service in both group I and group II with at least 10 years combined creditable service and who, for reasons other than retirement or death, ceases to be a member of the retirement system may elect, as provided in RSA 100-A:10, to receive a vested deferred retirement allowance. A member who has made such election shall receive a split-benefit vested deferred retirement allowance commencing upon attainment of the minimum age as set forth in RSA 100-A:19-b in an amount equal to the service retirement allowance as provided in RSA 100-A:19-c based on average final compensation and creditable service at the time service is terminated, or at an earlier age in a reduced amount as provided in RSA 100-A:19-d.
Source.
1988, 161:6, eff. July 1, 1988.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title VI - Public Officers and Employees › Chapter 100-A - New Hampshire Retirement System › Section 100-A:19-f - Ordinary Disability Retirement.

100-A:19-f Ordinary Disability Retirement. –
Notwithstanding the creditable service requirements set forth in RSA 100-A:6, any member in service who has creditable service in both group I and group II with at least 10 years combined creditable service may be retired on an ordinary disability retirement allowance as provided in RSA 100-A:6, I(a) or II(a), subject to all applicable provisions of RSA 100-A:6. If the member has attained the minimum age as set forth in RSA 100-A:19-b, the split-benefit ordinary disability retirement allowance shall be equivalent to a split-benefit service retirement allowance as provided in RSA 100-A:19-c; otherwise, the allowance shall be determined as the sum of the ordinary disability retirement allowance with respect to service in each group classification computed as follows; provided, however, that the total combined ordinary disability retirement allowance payable before the reduction provided in RSA 100-A:5, I(b) for the group I portion shall not be less than the minimum provided in RSA 100-A:6, I(b) or II(b) depending on the member's group classification at the time of retirement:
I. The average final compensation shall be as defined in RSA 100-A:1, XVIII, computed on the basis of the entire period of service in both classifications.
II. The group I portion of the ordinary disability retirement allowance shall be equal to 90 percent of the service retirement allowance as provided in RSA 100-A:5, I(b), based on the number of years of creditable service in group I.
III. The group II portion of the ordinary disability retirement allowance shall be equal to the service retirement allowance as provided in RSA 100-A:5, II(b), based on the number of years of creditable service in group II.
Source.
1988, 161:6, eff. July 1, 1988.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title VI - Public Officers and Employees › Chapter 100-A - New Hampshire Retirement System › Section 100-A:19-g - Accidental Disability Retirement.

100-A:19-g Accidental Disability Retirement. –
Upon accidental disability retirement as provided in RSA 100-A:6, I(c) or II(c) of any member in service who has creditable service in both group I and group II, if the member is a group I member at the time of retirement and has attained age 60, the accidental disability retirement allowance shall be equivalent to a split-benefit service retirement allowance as provided in RSA 100-A:19-c; otherwise, the accidental disability allowance shall be as provided in RSA 100-A:6, I(d) or II(d) depending on the member's group classification at the time of retirement.
Source.
1988, 161:6, eff. July 1, 1988.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title VI - Public Officers and Employees › Chapter 100-A - New Hampshire Retirement System › Section 100-A:19-h - Predecessor Systems.

100-A:19-h Predecessor Systems. –
Any member of the retirement system who has creditable service in both the New Hampshire retirement system and a predecessor system, by reason of having ceased to be eligible for membership in such predecessor system because of change of job classification or transfer to a different job, may retire under the provisions of this subdivision. The allowance with respect to service in the predecessor system shall be computed on the basis of the provisions of the predecessor system. The minimum age shall be computed as provided in RSA 100-A:19-b, with service in the New Hampshire policemen's retirement system or the New Hampshire permanent firemen's retirement system being counted as group II service and service in any other predecessor system being counted as group I service.
Source.
1988, 161:6, eff. July 1, 1988.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title VI - Public Officers and Employees › Chapter 100-A - New Hampshire Retirement System › Section 100-A:21 - Participation of Members of Local Retirement Systems.

100-A:21 Participation of Members of Local Retirement Systems. –
I. Should a majority of the members of any local retirement system elect to become members of the retirement system, by a petition duly signed by such members, and should their employer elect to have them participate by resolution legally adopted in form approved by the board of trustees of the retirement system, such employees shall participate in the retirement system as though such local retirement system were not in operation. The retirement allowances being paid by the local retirement system on the date such participation in the retirement system becomes effective shall be continued and paid at their existing rates by the retirement system and the liability on this account shall be included in the computation of the accrued liability contribution payable by the employer as provided by RSA 100-A:24. Any cash and securities to the credit of the local retirement system shall be transferred to the retirement system as of the date participation begins. The trustees or other administrative head of the local retirement system as of the date of participation shall certify the proportion of any of the funds of the local retirement system that represents the accumulated contributions of the members and the relative shares of the members as of that date. Such shares shall be credited to the respective annuity savings account of such members in the retirement system as additional contributions. The balance of the funds transferred to the retirement system shall be offset against the accrued liability before determining the special accrued liability contribution to be paid by the employer as provided by RSA 100-A:24. The operation of the local retirement system shall be discontinued as of the date participation becomes effective in the retirement system.
II. Any members of any local retirement system who, pursuant to the provisions of RSA 100:33 of the employees' retirement system of the state of New Hampshire, elected to become members of said system and who, pursuant to the terms of RSA 100-A:3, elect to become members of the retirement system as of January 1, 1968 or July 1, 1968, shall have the shares credited to their account in the employee annuity savings fund and the state annuity accumulation fund of said employees' retirement system transferred to the member annuity savings fund and the state annuity accumulation fund of the retirement system respectively in accordance with the provisions of RSA 100-A:16. The employer of those members who so elect shall become an employer for purposes of the retirement system and thereafter all contributions on behalf of such members shall be made by such employer and member to the retirement system.
Source.
1967, 134:1, eff. July 1, 1967.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title VI - Public Officers and Employees › Chapter 100-A - New Hampshire Retirement System › Section 100-A:22 - Modifications.

100-A:22 Modifications. –
Membership in the retirement system shall be optional for officers and employees of the employer who are in the service of the employer on the date when participation becomes effective, and any such officer or employee who elects to join the retirement system within one year thereafter shall be credited with prior service covering such periods of prior service rendered to such employer for which the employer is willing to make accrued liability contributions. If the employer is unable or unwilling to make such contributions, a member in service may petition the board of trustees for periods of prior service rendered to such employer. Upon payment by the member of the amount determined in accordance with RSA 100-A:3, VI(b) and with the approval of the board, the member shall receive credit for such prior service. Thereafter, service for such employer on account of which contributions are made by the employer and member shall also be considered as creditable service. However, in no event shall prior service purchased as creditable service under this section be used as creditable service for the purpose of eligibility for medical benefits under RSA 100-A:52, RSA 100-A:52-a, or RSA 100-A:52-b. Membership shall be compulsory for all employees entering the service of such employer after the date participation becomes effective. Municipalities and counties may, by action of their city council, board of selectmen, or board of county commissioners, exempt their chief administrative officer, at the time of initial hiring or appointment, from compulsory membership provided herein. The chief fiscal officer of the employer, and the heads of its departments, shall submit to the board of trustees such information and shall cause to be performed with respect to the employees of such employer, who are members of the retirement system, such duties as shall be prescribed by the trustees in order to carry out the provisions of this chapter.
Source.
1967, 134:1. 1973, 343:1. 1986, 104:1. 1989, 226:1. 1995, 269:4. 1999, 165:1. 2002, 146:1. 2004, 216:5. 2006, 178:6, eff. July 24, 2006. 2023, 9:1, eff. July 3, 2023.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title VI - Public Officers and Employees › Chapter 100-A - New Hampshire Retirement System › Section 100-A:22-a - Notice.

100-A:22-a Notice. –
Any officer or employee for whom membership in the retirement system first becomes optional under RSA 100-A:22 on or after July 1, 1989, shall be given by his employer within a reasonable time after the date upon which membership becomes optional written notice of his option to join the retirement system.
Source.
1989, 323:5, eff. July 1, 1989.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title VI - Public Officers and Employees › Chapter 100-A - New Hampshire Retirement System › Section 100-A:23 - Benefits.

100-A:23 Benefits. –
I. Employees who become members of the retirement system under the provisions of RSA 100-A:20 through 100-A:22 and on behalf of whom contributions are paid as provided herein shall be entitled to benefits under the retirement system as though they were state employees.
II. [Repealed.]
Source.
1967, 134:1. 1979, 420:5. 1995, 269:5, IV, eff. July 1, 1995.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title VI - Public Officers and Employees › Chapter 100-A - New Hampshire Retirement System › Section 100-A:24-a - Pension Portability, Purchase of Permissive Service Credit.

100-A:24-a Pension Portability, Purchase of Permissive Service Credit. –
I. A member participating under a retirement arrangement federally tax-qualified under Sections 403(b) or 457 of the United States Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, may authorize a direct trustee-to-trustee transfer of funds credited to the member's account held under such transferor plan for purchase under the retirement system of permissive service credit, as defined in Section 415(n)(3)(A) of the United States Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, or for the purchase of qualifying prior service, on behalf of such member.
II. The provisions of this section shall be subject to such restrictions or qualifications as may be required by the retirement system in conformity with applicable provisions of the United States Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
III. Service credit purchased under this section shall be creditable service for the purpose of eligibility for retirement and other benefits under RSA 100-A as may be permitted under applicable provisions of the United States Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
Source.
2002, 146:2, eff. Nov. 9, 2002.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title VI - Public Officers and Employees › Chapter 100-A - New Hampshire Retirement System › Section 100-A:25 - Limitation on Payments.

100-A:25 Limitation on Payments. –
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this subdivision, the retirement system shall not be liable for the payment of any retirement allowance or other benefits on account of the employees or beneficiaries of any employer for which reserves have not been previously created from funds contributed by such employer, or its employees, for such benefits.
Source.
1967, 134:1, eff. July 1, 1967.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title VI - Public Officers and Employees › Chapter 100-A - New Hampshire Retirement System › Section 100-A:26 - Exemption From Taxation and Execution.

100-A:26 Exemption From Taxation and Execution. –
The right of a person to any benefit or to any other right accrued or accruing to any person under the provisions of this chapter, and the monies in the funds created hereby, shall be exempted from any state, county or municipal tax in the state, and shall not be subject to execution, trustee process, attachment or any other process whatsoever, legal or equitable, and shall be unassignable except as herein specifically provided.
Source.
1967, 134:1, eff. July 1, 1967.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title VI - Public Officers and Employees › Chapter 100-A - New Hampshire Retirement System › Section 100-A:26-a - Benefit Assignments, Etc.

100-A:26-a Benefit Assignments, Etc. –
Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the right of a person to any benefit or to any other right accrued or accruing to any person under the provisions of this chapter, and the monies in the funds created hereby shall be subject to assignment, attachment and execution to the same extent as such rights under private retirement systems.
Source.
1977, 465:1, eff. Sept. 10, 1977.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title VI - Public Officers and Employees › Chapter 100-A - New Hampshire Retirement System › Section 100-A:27 - Protection Against Fraud.

100-A:27 Protection Against Fraud. –
Any person who shall knowingly make any false statement or shall falsify or permit to be falsified any record or records of this retirement system in any attempt to defraud the system as a result of such act, shall be guilty of a class B felony if a natural person, or guilty of a felony if any other person. Should any change or error in the records result in any member or beneficiary receiving from the system more or less than he would have been entitled to receive had the records been correct, the board of trustees shall have the power to correct such error, and to adjust as far as practicable the payments in such a manner that the actuarial equivalent of the benefit to which such member or beneficiary was correctly entitled shall be paid.
Source.
1967, 134:1. 1973, 528:34, eff. Oct. 31, 1973, at 11:59 p.m.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title VI - Public Officers and Employees › Chapter 100-A - New Hampshire Retirement System › Section 100-A:28 - Limitation on Membership.

100-A:28 Limitation on Membership. –
This retirement system and the provisions hereof shall not apply to any person benefited by or entitled to participate under any other provisions of law which provides wholly or in part at the expense of the state or any other employer, for retirement benefits for employees, teachers, permanent policemen, and permanent firemen employed by the state or such other employer, their widows or other dependents, with respect to the same period of service for which they are eligible for benefits under the terms of this chapter. The provisions of this section shall not apply to any person participating in, or receiving or eligible to receive benefits under the old-age and survivors insurance provisions of Title II of the federal Social Security Act, as amended or under a retirement arrangement federally tax-qualified under sections 403(b) or 457 of the United States Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. The provisions of this section shall not apply with respect to the purchase of prior service credit under RSA 100-A:3, VI by any person who had participated in or deemed eligible to receive benefits under a retirement arrangement funded, wholly or in part, by contributions from a political subdivision of the state, or an agency or instrumentality of a political subdivision of the state; provided, that such arrangement shall first be terminated in full, but in no event later than December 31, 2005; and, further provided, that the benefits thereunder shall be distributed in their entirety to eligible participants and beneficiaries in accordance with the terms and conditions of such terminated retirement arrangement.
Source.
1967, 134:1. 2002, 146:3. 2004, 216:1, eff. July 1, 2004.