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2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXIII - Labor › Chapter 282-A - Unemployment Compensation › Section 282-A:172 - Combining Employment.

282-A:172 Combining Employment. –
The commissioner shall participate in any arrangements for the payment of unemployment compensation on the basis of combining an individual's wages and employment covered under this chapter with his wages and employment covered under the unemployment compensation laws of other states or of the United States of America or of both:
I. Which are approved by the United States Secretary of Labor in consultation with the state unemployment compensation agencies as reasonably calculated to assure the prompt and full payment of unemployment compensation in such situations, and
II. Which include provisions for
(a) Applying the base period of a single state law to a claim involving the combining of an individual's wages and employment covered under 2 or more state unemployment compensation laws or a federal unemployment compensation law, and
(b) Avoiding duplicate use of wages and employment by reason of such combining.
Source.
1937, 178:1. 1941, 103:46. RL 218:15. 1949, 180:1. 1953, 261:5. RSA 282:16(D). 1959, 28:4. 1963, 194:11. 1965, 57:3. 1971, 156:31. 1981, 408:3, eff. Oct. 1, 1981.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXIII - Labor › Chapter 282-A - Unemployment Compensation › Section 282-A:173 - Suspension and Termination.

282-A:173 Suspension and Termination. –
If at any time the governor shall find:
I. That the provisions of this chapter requiring the payment of contributions and benefits have been held invalid under the constitution of this state by the supreme court of this state or under the United States Constitution by the Supreme Court of the United States in such manner that any person or concern required to pay contributions under this chapter might secure a similar decision, or
II. That the tax imposed by the Federal Unemployment Tax Act, as amended, or any other federal tax against which contributions under this chapter may be credited, has been amended or repealed by Congress or has been held unconstitutional by the Supreme Court of the United States with the result that no portion of the contributions required by this chapter may be credited against such federal tax, the governor shall publicly so proclaim; and, upon the date of such proclamation, the provisions of this chapter requiring the payment of contributions and benefits shall be suspended. The commissioner of the department of employment security shall thereupon requisition from the unemployment trust fund all moneys therein standing to its credit and shall direct the state treasurer to deposit such moneys, together with any other moneys, in the fund, as a special fund in any bank or public depositories in this state in which general funds of the state may be deposited, and to hold such moneys for such disposition as the legislature may prescribe.
Source.
1937, 178:1. 1941, 103:48. RL 218:17. RSA 282:17. 1981, 408:3, eff. Oct. 1, 1981.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXIII - Labor › Chapter 282-A - Unemployment Compensation › Section 282-A:174 - Reservation of Right to Amend or Repeal.

282-A:174 Reservation of Right to Amend or Repeal. –
The legislature reserves the right to amend or repeal all or any part of this chapter at any time; and there shall be no vested private right of any kind against such amendment or repeal. All the rights, privileges, or immunities conferred by this chapter or by acts done pursuant thereto shall exist subject to the power of the legislature to amend or repeal this chapter at any time.
Source.
1937, 178:1. 1941, 103:49. RL 218:18. RSA 282:18. 1981, 408:3, eff. Oct. 1, 1981.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXIII - Labor › Chapter 282-A - Unemployment Compensation › Section 282-A:175 - Federal Minimum Standards.

282-A:175 Federal Minimum Standards. –
In the event that the Congress of the United States should pass any legislation establishing certain minimum standards directing the states to make such changes in their various laws as may be necessary to bring them into conformity with such minimum standards, the commissioner of the department of employment security, or his duly authorized representative, is hereby authorized to make such revision as may be necessary to cause the provisions of this chapter to conform with such minimum standards. If any of the provisions of this section or the application thereof to any persons or circumstances are held invalid, the remainder of this chapter in the application of this section to other persons or circumstances shall not be affected thereby.
Source.
1941, 103:50. RL 218:19. RSA 282:19. 1981, 408:3, eff. Oct. 1, 1981.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXIII - Labor › Chapter 282-A - Unemployment Compensation › Section 282-A:176 - Rules and Rulemaking.

282-A:176 Rules and Rulemaking. –
I. All rulemaking power provided in this chapter shall be exercised in accordance with the provisions of RSA 541-A. All rules adopted by the authority of this chapter shall be adopted pursuant to RSA 541-A.
II. The terms "require," "prescribe," "determine," "establish," and "set" when referring to an action taken by the department of employment security to set a requirement binding on the public shall mean to "adopt a rule pursuant to RSA 541-A."
Source.
1981, 408:3, eff. Oct. 1, 1981.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXIII - Labor › Chapter 282-A - Unemployment Compensation › Section 282-A:177 - Administration.

282-A:177 Administration. –
The provisions of RSA 282-A:103-106, relative to the unemployment compensation fund, and of RSA 282-A:138-140, relative to the unemployment compensation and employment service administration fund, to the contrary notwithstanding, the commissioner of the department of employment security is authorized to requisition and receive from this state's account in the unemployment trust fund in the treasury of the United States, in the manner permitted by federal law, such moneys standing to its credit in said fund as are permitted by federal law to be used for expenses of administering the provisions of this chapter and to expend such moneys for such purpose. The state treasurer shall be the custodian of the amounts of money so requisitioned and received. He shall administer such fund in accordance with the directions of the commissioner of the department of employment security and such rules as the commissioner may adopt not inconsistent with federal law. The commissioner may enter into contracts and educational agreements with and for the employees of the department of employment security under such terms and conditions, which are consistent with federal requirements, as he deems advisable.
Source.
1949, 290:1. RSA 282:11. 1981, 408:3, eff. Oct. 1, 1981; 416:13, eff. Aug. 22, 1981.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXIII - Labor › Chapter 282-A - Unemployment Compensation › Section 282-A:178 - Agreement Authorized.

282-A:178 Agreement Authorized. –
I. The department of employment security, through its commissioner, is hereby authorized to enter into an agreement, effective April 3, 1975, with the secretary of labor of the United States to become an agent of the United States in order to carry out the provisions of Chapter 2 of Title II of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended (P.L. 93-618, as amended), and to perform such acts and do all those things necessary to fully carry out such agreement.
I-a. The department of employment security, through its commissioner, is hereby authorized to enter into an agreement, effective November 4, 2002, with the Secretary of Labor of the United States to become an agent of the United States in order to carry out the provisions of the Trade Adjustment Assistance Reform Act of 2002, as amended, (P.L. 107-210, as amended), and to perform such acts and do all those things necessary to fully carry out such agreement.
II. (a) Solely for the purposes of carrying out the agreement authorized in paragraphs I and I-a, and notwithstanding other provisions of this chapter to the contrary, the provisions of this section permit:
(1) The payment of unemployment compensation benefits:
(A) To an individual undergoing a training or retraining program under said federal law,
(B) To an individual who voluntarily leaves employment which is not suitable as specially defined in said Trade Act to enter training which has been approved under the Trade Act prior to said leaving.
(2) An individual to receive unemployment compensation benefits though supplemented by a trade readjustment allowance or other assistance under the Trade Act.
(3) The use of moneys in the contingent fund provided by RSA 282-A:140 for payment to the United States of America where it has been found that there was gross negligence, fraud or failure to take appropriate recovery action by New Hampshire under the terms of the agreement.
(b) An individual whose benefit year ends during an extended benefit period shall have his potential maximum extended benefit amount reduced by any trade readjustment allowances received during said benefit year.
III. All costs of the Trade Act program, including benefits, training, counseling, attorney fees, or any other costs, shall be paid only out of federal funds made available to the state for that purpose. In administering the Trade Readjustment Act program, the state of New Hampshire shall be considered as acting solely as agent of the United States and shall incur no liability.
IV. The provisions of paragraph II shall be considered to be part of every grant, benefit, order or other document issued by any authority dealing with the Trade Act program as if fully set forth verbatim in such grant, benefit, order or other document.
Source.
RSA 282:21. 1965, 373:1. 1975, 486:1, 2. 1976, 34:8, 9, 10. 1977, 600:37, I, II. 1978, 40:8, 9. 1979, 348:7, 11. 1981, 408:3; 416:14. 1982, 35:8. 2003, 116:12-14, eff. Aug. 8, 2003.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXIII - Labor › Chapter 282-A - Unemployment Compensation › Section 282-A:179 - Exemption.

282-A:179 Exemption. –
The provisions of RSA 541-A:31-36 shall not apply to proceedings conducted in accordance with RSA 282-A:42-46.
Source.
1983, 386:2. 1994, 412:30, eff. Aug. 9, 1994.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXIII - Labor › Chapter 282-A - Unemployment Compensation › Section 282-A:180 - Collateral Estoppel.

282-A:180 Collateral Estoppel. –
Decisions rendered under this chapter shall not be admissible in any court or in administrative or other proceedings, not under or pursuant to this chapter, for the purpose of barring such court or proceeding from making independent findings of fact and rulings of law under the doctrine of collateral estoppel.
Source.
1989, 267:17, eff. July 25, 1989.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXIII - Labor › Chapter 282-A - Unemployment Compensation › Section 282-A:181 - Job Training Program.

282-A:181 Job Training Program. –
The department of employment security shall administer the job training program in this subdivision. The commissioner of the department of employment security shall adopt rules under RSA 541-A, relative to the grant award process and general administration of this subdivision.
I. Training programs may include, but shall not be limited to:
(a) Structured, on-site laboratory or classroom training.
(b) Basic skills.
(c) Technical skills.
(d) Quality improvement.
(e) Safety.
(f) Management and supervision.
(g) English as a second language.
II. No more than $500,000 annually, from sources other than the WorkReadyNH program, shall be provided to support programs offered as of January 1, 2019, and, in addition to programs offered as of January 1, 2019, funding shall be provided for:
(a) Training individuals not otherwise eligible for state or federal training funds available as of January 1, 2019, including the cost of certificate programs, apprenticeship programs as defined under 29 C.F.R. Part 29, and occupational skills training in order to fill current, in-demand employment in New Hampshire with employers having immediate employment needs, with a priority for jobs identified through the state's sector partnership initiative and for employers who pay individuals during training periods.
(b) Enhanced support services, including child care and transportation assistance, which would not otherwise be available through any other state, federal, or other programs, with such assistance limited to income eligible individuals with an identified career path and who are determined to be in need of such support services to successfully compete for employment opportunities;
(c) The WorkReadyNH program established by the community college system of New Hampshire in an amount not to exceed $500,000 annually.
(d) Certificate programs, apprenticeship programs as defined under 29 C.F.R. Part 29, and occupational skills training opportunities for New Hampshire high school students upon graduation in order to fill current, in-demand employment in New Hampshire.
(e) Marketing of New Hampshire's workforce development initiatives to employers and business community representatives in New Hampshire.
(f) Recruitment and coordination of services provided in this section to populations with higher than average unemployment in New Hampshire, including persons in need of training to change careers, persons with substance use disorders who are in recovery programs, persons with disabilities, inmates transitioning to the general population, persons who are homeless, senior citizens, legal immigrants and speakers of languages other than English, including documented outreach to and priority given to persons with substance use disorders who are in recovery programs.
Source.
2019, 346:186, eff. Sept. 26, 2019.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXIII - Labor › Chapter 282-A - Unemployment Compensation › Section 282-A:182 - Training Fund.

282-A:182 Training Fund. –
I. There is hereby created in the state treasury a special fund to be known as the training fund. Commencing January 1, 2020, the moneys in this fund shall be used solely as determined by the commissioner of the department of employment security in accordance with rules and guidelines adopted by the department for funding training under the job training program established in this subdivision. The commissioner of the department of employment security shall make rules relative to administration of the grant award process under this subdivision.
II. The commissioner shall act as the fiscal agent for moneys deposited in the training fund. All costs incurred by the commissioner acting as fiscal agent of the training fund shall be paid from such fund.
III. Any interest earned on the moneys in this fund shall remain in the fund and shall be expended as provided in paragraph I.
IV. Any moneys paid into the training fund during a calendar year, which are either not obligated by June 30 of the following year or spent by June 30 of the year thereafter, shall be continually appropriated and shall not lapse.
Source.
2019, 346:186, eff. Sept. 26, 2019.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXIII - Labor › Chapter 282-A - Unemployment Compensation › Section 282-A:183 - Expenditure for Job Training Program.

282-A:183 Expenditure for Job Training Program. –
The department of employment security shall use no more than 10 percent, or $600,000, of any moneys received from the training fund established in RSA 282-A:182, whichever is less, to administer the job training program in this subdivision, including support for the sector partnership initiative.
Source.
2019, 346:186, eff. Sept. 26, 2019.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXIII - Labor › Chapter 282-A - Unemployment Compensation › Section 282-A:184 - Report.

282-A:184 Report. –
The commissioner shall annually submit a report to the governor's state workforce innovation board, the speaker of the house of representatives, the president of senate, the chairperson of the senate committee with jurisdiction over commerce issues, and the chairperson of the house committee with jurisdiction over labor issues concerning the effectiveness of the job training program established in this subdivision.
Source.
2019, 346:186, eff. Sept. 26, 2019.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXIII - Labor › Chapter 282-B - Purchasing Pool for Family and Medical Leave Insurance › Section 282-B:1 - Purpose.

282-B:1 Purpose. –
The purpose of this chapter is to establish a group purchasing mechanism whereby individuals who work for employers with more than 50 employees who do not to offer either family and medical leave insurance (FMLI) coverage under the granite state paid family leave plan as authorized under RSA 21-I:99 through RSA 21-I:111 or an FMLI benefit that is at least equivalent to such coverage will have the opportunity to purchase granite state paid family leave plan coverage through a mechanism established by the state in conjunction with the state government employee FMLI plan.
Source.
2021, 91:466, eff. July 1, 2021.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXIII - Labor › Chapter 282-B - Purchasing Pool for Family and Medical Leave Insurance › Section 282-B:2 - Definitions.

282-B:2 Definitions. –
In this chapter:
I. "Child" has the same meaning as "son or daughter" in 29 U.S.C. section 2611(12).
II. "Commissioner" means the commissioner of the department of employment security.
III. "Department" means the department of employment security.
IV. "Employer" has the same definition as relevant provisions of RSA 282-A:8, except as provided in RSA 282-A:9.
V. "Employment" means wages paid for services by an employer that is covered by this chapter.
VI. "Family and medical leave" means leave from work:
(a) Because of the birth of a child of the employee, within the past 12 months;
(b) Because of the placement of a child with the employee for adoption or fostering within the past 12 months;
(c) Because of a serious health condition of a family member; or
(d) Because of any qualifying exigency arising from foreign deployment with the armed forces, or to care for a service member with a serious injury or illness as permitted under the federal Family and Medical Leave Act, 29 U.S.C. section 2612(a)(1)(E) and 29 C.F.R. section 825.126(a)(1) through (8), as they existed on October 19, 2017, for family members as defined in paragraph VIII.
(e) A serious health condition of the employee that isn't related to employment and their employer does not offer Short Term Disability insurance.
VII. "Family and Medical Leave Act" means the federal Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993, Pub.L. 103-3, 29 U.S.C. section 2601 et seq.
VIII. "Family member" means a child, a biological, adoptive, or foster parent, stepparent, or legal guardian of the child or the child's spouse or domestic partner, a biological, adoptive, or foster grandparent or step grandparent, or a spouse or domestic partner.
IX. "FMLI" means family and medical leave insurance providing wage replacement benefits under specified conditions.
X. "Individual Pool" means the pooled purchasing mechanism established in this chapter for the purpose of providing individual employees of employers who do not sponsor qualifying FMLI coverage the option to purchase such coverage on an individual basis.
XI. "Serious health condition" means any illness covered by the federal family and medical leave act including treatment for addiction as prescribed by a treating clinician, consistent with American Society of Addiction Medicine criteria, as well as treatment for a mental health condition, consistent with American Psychiatric Association criteria.
Source.
2021, 91:466, eff. July 1, 2021.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXIII - Labor › Chapter 282-B - Purchasing Pool for Family and Medical Leave Insurance › Section 282-B:3 - Employer and Employee Rights and Responsibilities.

282-B:3 Employer and Employee Rights and Responsibilities. –
I. Individuals who are employed by private employers with more than 50 employees who do not offer either FMLI coverage under the granite state paid family leave plan under RSA 21-I:99 - RSA 21-I:111 or an FMLI benefit that is at least equivalent to such coverage will have the opportunity to purchase granite state paid family leave plan coverage through the individual pool. The individual pool shall operate by payroll deduction for employees of employers with more than 50 employees whereby premiums are paid into an FMLI premium fund administered by the department as provided in this chapter and established in coordination with the commissioner of administrative services under RSA 21-I:99 through RSA 21-I:111.
II. Individuals employed by employers with more than 50 employees opting into the individual pool shall be required to make their premium remittances by payroll deduction. All private employers with more than 50 employees who have employees who have individually opted into this pooled purchasing mechanism shall remit FMLI premium payments to the department in a manner as directed by the commissioner.
III. Employers with fewer than 50 employees who wish to purchase FMLI coverage through the granite state paid family leave plan shall have the opportunity to purchase such coverage by making premium remittances into an FMLI premium fund administered by the department as provided in this chapter and established in coordination with the commissioner of administrative services acting pursuant to RSA 21-I:99.
Source.
2021, 91:466, eff. July 1, 2021.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXIII - Labor › Chapter 282-B - Purchasing Pool for Family and Medical Leave Insurance › Section 282-B:4 - FMLI Premium Fund Established.

282-B:4 FMLI Premium Fund Established. –
There is established the FMLI premium fund for deposits of insurance premium payments paid pursuant to RSA 282-B:3 and for remittance of such premiums to the FMLI carrier or carriers participating in the twin state voluntary leave plan. The department shall develop standard enrollment procedures in coordination with participating carriers and shall transmit enrollment and eligibility information to such carriers on a timely basis. The department shall establish procedures and mechanisms for the billing and collection of premiums from employers. The department shall specify in contracts with participating carriers how all premiums shall be transmitted and the frequency of that transmission and how penalties and grace periods on late payments of premiums shall be calculated. The department may contract with qualified, independent vendors for the services necessary to carry out some or all of the duties under this paragraph.
Source.
2021, 91:466, eff. July 1, 2021.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXIII - Labor › Chapter 282-B - Purchasing Pool for Family and Medical Leave Insurance › Section 282-B:5 - FMLI Premium Stabilization Trust Fund Established.

282-B:5 FMLI Premium Stabilization Trust Fund Established. –
I. There is established the FMLI premium stabilization trust fund which shall be held and accounted for separately from all other funds. Interest, dividends, and other earnings of the fund shall be added to the fund. Deposits into the fund shall be limited exclusively to:
(a) Premium taxes imposed on premiums written by duly authorized insurance companies for family and medical leave insurance written in connection with the administration of RSA 21-I:99 through RSA 21-I:111 or RSA 282-B as provided in RSA 400-A:32, III(c); and
(b) Gifts, grants, and donations. The moneys in the fund shall not be subject to any state taxes and shall not be subject to any federal taxes to the extent allowed by applicable federal law.
II. The moneys in the fund shall constitute a premium stabilization reserve and shall be used exclusively for the purpose of assuring that the premiums charged to participants in the individual pool remain stable from year to year and do not exceed 5 dollars per subscriber per week. The fund shall be administered by the commissioner, who shall be authorized to make such periodic payments to participating FMLI carriers as are necessary to meet the purposes of this paragraph. The department is authorized to contract with qualified, independent vendors for the services necessary to carry out some or all of the duties under this paragraph.
Source.
2021, 91:466, eff. July 1, 2021.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXIII - Labor › Chapter 282-B - Purchasing Pool for Family and Medical Leave Insurance › Section 282-B:6 - Report and Outreach.

282-B:6 Report and Outreach. –
I. Working in coordination with the commissioner of administrative services as provided in RSA 21-I:108, I the department shall produce, on an annual basis, a summary report on the granite state paid family leave plan. The report shall be made public and delivered to the governor, the senate president, and the speaker of the house of representatives. It shall include but not be limited to, a description of progress in implementing the provisions of this chapter, payments into and out of the fund, the number of employees in the state participating in the purchasing mechanism, and recommendations for improvement of the program and for further increasing the rate at which New Hampshire employees have FMLI coverage.
II. Working in coordination with the department of administrative services as provided in RSA 21-I:108, II, the department shall develop and implement an outreach program to ensure that individuals who may be eligible to receive FMLI benefits under this chapter or under RSA 21-I:99 through RSA 21-I:111 are made aware of these benefits. Outreach information shall explain in an easy to understand format, eligibility requirements, benefit structures, and the process for accessing coverage and enrolling.
Source.
2021, 91:466, eff. July 1, 2021.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXIII - Labor › Chapter 282-B - Purchasing Pool for Family and Medical Leave Insurance › Section 282-B:7 - Rulemaking.

282-B:7 Rulemaking. –
The commissioner may adopt rules, pursuant to RSA 541-A, as deemed necessary for the implementation of this chapter.
Source.
2021, 91:466, eff. July 1, 2021.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXIII - Labor › Chapter 282-B - Purchasing Pool for Family and Medical Leave Insurance › Section 282-B:8 - Appropriation and Funding Transfer.

282-B:8 Appropriation and Funding Transfer. –
The state treasurer shall transfer funds from the general fund to the department of employment security for payment of the administrative and implementation costs associated with this chapter.
Source.
2021, 91:466, eff. July 1, 2021.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXIII - Labor › Chapter 282-B - Purchasing Pool for Family and Medical Leave Insurance › Section 282-B:9 - Implementation.

282-B:9 Implementation. –
The individual pool shall be operational and available for use by individuals on a timetable that is sufficient to ensure that FMLI coverage shall be available for purchase by January 1, 2023.
Source.
2021, 91:466, eff. July 1, 2021.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXIII - Labor › Chapter 282-B - Purchasing Pool for Family and Medical Leave Insurance › Section 282-B:10 - Application; Employers with Fewer than 50 Employees.

282-B:10 Application;  Employers with Fewer than 50 Employees. –
No provision of this chapter shall require employers with fewer than 50 employees to offer family medical leave or process payroll deductions on behalf employees choosing to participate in the program as individuals.
Source.
2021, 91:466, eff. July 1, 2021.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXIII - Labor › Chapter 283 - Preference of Resident Laborers and Veterans › Section 283:1 - Definitions.

283:1 Definitions. –
I. State, county, or municipal agency shall mean any board, commission, department, officer, agency, or agent of the state or of any county, city, town or political division thereof charged with the duty of making contracts therefor.
II. Contract shall mean any contract for the construction, maintenance, repair, or demolition of any road, bridge, building, public work, project, or any portion of the same, wherein federal funds are not used in whole or in part.
III. Contractor shall include any person, firm, association, or corporation.
Source.
1935, 111:1. RL 219:1.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXIII - Labor › Chapter 283 - Preference of Resident Laborers and Veterans › Section 283:2, 283:3 - Repealed by 1971, 399:3, eff. Aug. 27, 1971.

283:2, 283:3 Repealed by 1971, 399:3, eff. Aug. 27, 1971. –
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXIII - Labor › Chapter 283 - Preference of Resident Laborers and Veterans › Section 283:4 - Employment of Veterans.

283:4 Employment of Veterans. –
I. In public employment of clerks, office help, mechanics, laborers, inspectors, supervisors, foremen, janitors, peace officers, and relief employees in the construction of public works, public projects and in the conduct of city, town or district departments by a county, city, town, or district, or by persons contracting therewith for such construction, carrying out of relief projects and in the conduct of city, town, or district departments, preference shall be given to citizens of the state who have served in the armed forces of the United States, for not less than 90 days, in times of war, and have been discharged honorably therefrom or released from active duty therein, if equally qualified for said employment and if registered in accordance with the provisions of RSA 283:7. Where such employment is obtained from relief rolls or for persons in need, in cases of equal or greater need preference shall be given to such veterans.
II. When the state is the employer, preference in hiring shall be given to a veteran, as defined in RSA 21:50, if a veteran is one of multiple candidates who are otherwise equally qualified.
Source.
1935, 144:1. RL 219:4. 1943, 190:4. 2009, 217:1, eff. Sept. 13, 2009.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXIII - Labor › Chapter 283 - Preference of Resident Laborers and Veterans › Section 283:5 - Widows of Veterans; Wives of Disabled Veterans.

283:5 Widows of Veterans;  Wives of Disabled Veterans. –
The employment preferences provided for veterans under the provisions of RSA 283:4 are extended to include any unremarried widow whose husband at the time of his death was a citizen of this state and who served in the armed forces of the United States during any war in which the United States has been engaged, and also to any wife of a totally disabled veteran who is a citizen of the state and who served in the armed forces of the United States during any war in which the United States has been engaged.
Source.
1947, 148:1. 1949, 41:1, eff. Mar. 3, 1949.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXIII - Labor › Chapter 283 - Preference of Resident Laborers and Veterans › Section 283:6 - State and Political Subdivisions.

283:6 State and Political Subdivisions. –
The hiring authority of the state or any political subdivision thereof shall take any necessary action to secure the employment of said veterans in said service of the state or political subdivisions thereof respectively.
Source.
1935, 144:2. RL 219:5. RSA 283:6. 1971, 399:1, eff. Aug. 27, 1971.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXIII - Labor › Chapter 283 - Preference of Resident Laborers and Veterans › Section 283:7 - Proof of Entitlement.

283:7 Proof of Entitlement. –
Veterans, in order to be entitled to preference under this subdivision, shall furnish proof of such entitlement to the hiring authority of the state or political subdivision when applying for employment.
Source.
1943, 190:5 par. 6. RSA 283:7. 1971, 399:2, eff. Aug. 27, 1971.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXIII - Labor › Chapter 283 - Preference of Resident Laborers and Veterans › Section 283:8 - Terms Defined.

283:8 Terms Defined. –
For the purposes of this chapter:
I. The term "armed forces" shall include those forces listed in RSA 72:28, IV.
II. The terms "in time of war" and "during any war" shall include all the terms used in RSA 72:28, V.
Source.
1943, 190:5, par. 7. RSA 283:8. 1969, 370:1. 1971, 399:4. 2003, 299:22, eff. April 1, 2003.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXIII - Labor › Chapter 283 - Preference of Resident Laborers and Veterans › Section 283:9 - Penalty.

283:9 Penalty. –
Any person who violates any provision of this subdivision shall be guilty of a violation if a natural person, or guilty of a misdemeanor if any other person.
Source.
1943, 190:5 par. 8. RSA 283:9. 1973, 530:45, eff. Oct. 31, 1973 at 11:59 p.m.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXIV - Games, Amusements, and Athletic Exhibitions › Chapter 284 - Horse and Dog Racing › Section 284:1 - Limitation.

284:1 Limitation. –
This chapter shall be construed to apply only to running or harness horse racing, whether live, simulcast or historic, or simulcast dog racing.
Source.
1935, 27:18. RL 171:20. RSA 284:1. 1971, 541:1. 2010, 272:1, eff. Jan. 1, 2011. 2021, 66:1, eff. June 8, 2021.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXIV - Games, Amusements, and Athletic Exhibitions › Chapter 284 - Horse and Dog Racing › Section 284:2 - Repealed by 1997, 27:11, I, eff. June 24, 1997.

284:2 Repealed by 1997, 27:11, I, eff. June 24, 1997. –
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXIV - Games, Amusements, and Athletic Exhibitions › Chapter 284 - Horse and Dog Racing › Section 284:3 - Employees.

284:3 Employees. –
At least 70 percent of the persons employed by a person, association, or corporation conducting a racing plant or simulcasting under the provisions hereof shall have resided in this state for a period of not less than one year. The provisions of this section shall not apply to the construction of a racing plant or its equipment.
Source.
1935, 27:21. RL 171:23. 2009, 144:97, eff. July 1, 2009.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXIV - Games, Amusements, and Athletic Exhibitions › Chapter 284 - Horse and Dog Racing › Section 284:3-a - Investigation and Compliance Division.

284:3-a Investigation and Compliance Division. –
I. There shall be contained within the lottery commission an investigation and compliance division. The division shall perform such functions as the lottery commission may determine is necessary in relation to enforcement, including the investigation of all licensees, and proposed licensees, under this chapter and RSA 287-D.
II. The division shall have such civil and administrative powers as are necessary to effectuate the purposes of this chapter and RSA 287-D, including the power to receive intelligence on an applicant or licensee under this chapter and under RSA 287-D and to investigate any suspected violations of this chapter or RSA 287-D or any suspected violations of illegal gambling.
III. To further effectuate the purposes of this chapter and RSA 287-D with respect to the investigation and enforcement of gaming establishments and licensees, the division may obtain or provide pertinent information regarding applicants or licensees from or to law enforcement entities or gaming authorities and other domestic, federal or foreign jurisdictions, including the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and may transmit such information to each other electronically.
IV. In addition to fines and penalties as set forth in this chapter and RSA 287-D, the division may file a petition for equity relief with the superior court seeking to levy upon any person or entity who meets the requirements for enhanced penalties as defined in administrative rule, a civil penalty in an amount not to exceed $50,000 per violation, along with any other injunctive relief deemed necessary by the court. The proceeds of any civil penalty levied pursuant to this section shall be deposited in the special fund established in RSA 284:21-j.
Source.
2021, 190:1, eff. Jan. 1, 2022.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXIV - Games, Amusements, and Athletic Exhibitions › Chapter 284 - Horse and Dog Racing › Section 284:5 - Enforcement of Chapter.

284:5 Enforcement of Chapter. –
It shall be the duty of the attorney general with the aid of the county attorneys of the several counties to enforce the provisions of this chapter upon notification from the commission of any violations thereof.
Source.
1935, 27:26. RL 171:29.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXIV - Games, Amusements, and Athletic Exhibitions › Chapter 284 - Horse and Dog Racing › Section 284:6-b - Repealed by 2014, 329:5, eff. Dec. 15, 2015.

284:6-b Repealed by 2014, 329:5, eff. Dec. 15, 2015. –
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXIV - Games, Amusements, and Athletic Exhibitions › Chapter 284 - Horse and Dog Racing › Section 284:6-c - Study Commission Established.

[RSA 284:6-c repealed by 2023, 79:586, effective July 1, 2025.]
284:6-c Study Commission Established. –
I. There is established a commission to study the effect of recent changes made to charitable gaming laws, including the newly authorized historical horse races.
II. (a) The members of the commission shall be as follows:
(1) Two members of the senate, appointed by the president of the senate.
(2) Five members of the house of representatives, appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives.
(3) The lottery executive director, or the executive director's designee.
(4) One representative of the facility owners.
(5) Two representatives of charitable gaming charities.
(6) The attorney general, or the attorney general's designee.
(7) One member of the public appointed by the governor.
(b) Legislative members of the commission shall receive mileage at the legislative rate when attending to the duties of the commission.
III. The commission shall examine how charities are selected and whether a uniform process should exist; whether the state should implement a limit on the number of charitable gaming locations; and whether charging rent to the charities is necessary with historic horse racing. The commission shall bring together different stakeholders to address these questions, and ensure those involved in the process have a voice in the discussion that will result in recommendations benefitting all stakeholders. The commission also shall monitor the benefits of historical horse racing to charities to ascertain whether additional licenses for historical horse racing machines would increase or reduce revenues to charities. The commission shall examine whether host communities should share in proceeds of any charitable gaming establishment.
IV. The members of the study commission shall elect a chairperson from among the members. The first meeting of the commission shall be called by the first-named senate member. The first meeting of the commission shall be held within 45 days of the effective date of this section. Five members of the commission shall constitute a quorum.
V. The commission shall report its findings and any recommendations for proposed legislation to the president of the senate, the speaker of the house of representatives, the senate clerk, the house clerk, the governor, and the state library on or before November 1, 2024.
VI. The commission shall be administratively attached to the lottery commission.
Source.
2023, 79:583, eff. July 1, 2023.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXIV - Games, Amusements, and Athletic Exhibitions › Chapter 284 - Horse and Dog Racing › Section 284:7 - Repealed by 2015, 276:136, I, eff. July 1, 2015.

284:7 Repealed by 2015, 276:136, I, eff. July 1, 2015. –
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXIV - Games, Amusements, and Athletic Exhibitions › Chapter 284 - Horse and Dog Racing › Section 284:8 - Assistants.

284:8 Assistants. –
The lottery commission is authorized to employ such assistants and employees as it may deem necessary to provide adequate policing and to carry out the purposes hereof at such compensation per racing program as the lottery commission may prescribe, subject to the regulations of the state personnel commission. The lottery commission shall specify the duties to be performed by its assistants and employees and it shall have authority, for cause, to terminate the employment of any member of its personnel, subject to the regulations of the state personnel commission. It shall be unlawful, however, for the lottery commission to appoint to any position under its jurisdiction any state, county, city, or town official or employee, except police officers and public school teachers, whose total annual salary or compensation from said state, county, city, or town exceeds $1,000.
Source.
1933, 62. 1935, 27:4. RL 171:4. 1947, 280:1. 1950, 9:1. RSA 284:8. 1975, 495:2. 1977, 235:1. 2015, 276:127, eff. July 1, 2015.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXIV - Games, Amusements, and Athletic Exhibitions › Chapter 284 - Horse and Dog Racing › Section 284:9 - Repealed by 2015, 276:136, II, eff. July 1, 2015.

284:9 Repealed by 2015, 276:136, II, eff. July 1, 2015. –
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXIV - Games, Amusements, and Athletic Exhibitions › Chapter 284 - Horse and Dog Racing › Section 284:10 - Repealed by 1997, 27:11, II, eff. June 24, 1997.

284:10 Repealed by 1997, 27:11, II, eff. June 24, 1997. –
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXIV - Games, Amusements, and Athletic Exhibitions › Chapter 284 - Horse and Dog Racing › Section 284:11 - Repealed by 2015, 276:136, III, eff. July 1, 2015.

284:11 Repealed by 2015, 276:136, III, eff. July 1, 2015. –
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXIV - Games, Amusements, and Athletic Exhibitions › Chapter 284 - Horse and Dog Racing › Section 284:12 - Rulemaking.

284:12 Rulemaking. –
The lottery commission shall adopt rules, pursuant to RSA 541-A, relative to:
I. Holding running or harness horse races or meets for public exhibition.
II. [Repealed.]
III. The operation of racetracks on which running or harness horse race meets are held and the facilities where simulcast of running or harness horse racing or dog racing are presented.
IV. The sale of pari-mutuel pools as authorized under RSA 284:22, RSA 284:22-a, and RSA 284:22-b.
V. [Repealed.]
VI. Rules of racing for running and harness horse races or meets as provided in RSA 284:19.
VII. Sanctions and penalties imposed on the trainer of record provided in RSA 284:38-a.
VIII. [Repealed.]
IX. Rules for bingo and lucky 7 as authorized under RSA 287-E.
X. Rules for games of chance conducted by charitable organizations under RSA 287-D.
XI. [Repealed.]
Source.
1933, 62. 1935, 27:8. RL 171:8. 1947, 280:3. 1949, 226:2. RSA 284:12. 1971, 498:1. 1985, 58:2. 1991, 68:4. 2004, 59:5; 257:4; 261:2. 2006, 311:3. 2008, 25:1. 2009, 144:98. 2010, 272:3, 21, I-III. 2011, 259:24. 2014, 329:3. 2015, 276:127, eff. July 1, 2015. 2021, 66:3, eff. June 8, 2021.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXIV - Games, Amusements, and Athletic Exhibitions › Chapter 284 - Horse and Dog Racing › Section 284:12-a - License Required; Investigation Fees.

284:12-a License Required;  Investigation Fees. –
I. No person, association, corporation, or any other type of entity shall hold any live running or harness race or meet, shall offer wagers on historic horse races, or shall conduct any simulcast running or harness horse or dog race or meet, at which pari-mutuel pools are sold without a license from the lottery commission.
II. Investigation fees shall be collected by the lottery commission and shall be continually appropriated to the lottery commission and used by the lottery commission to offset the costs of conducting background checks and monitoring of license applicants and licensees as required under this section, RSA 284:16, RSA 284:16-a, RSA 284:19, RSA 284:20, RSA 284:22, and RSA 284:22-a. Funds received hereunder and not expended for such investigations shall lapse to the special fund established in RSA 284:21-j 2 years after receipt of such funds.
Source.
1971, 541:3. 1985, 58:3. 2006, 287:1. 2009, 144:99. 2010, 272:4. 2013, 264:6. 2015, 276:127, eff. July 1, 2015. 2021, 66:4, eff. June 8, 2021.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXIV - Games, Amusements, and Athletic Exhibitions › Chapter 284 - Horse and Dog Racing › Section 284:13 - Supervision and Hearings.

284:13 Supervision and Hearings. –
I. The lottery commission shall have the power to conduct hearings at which all matters pertaining to the administration of the affairs of the commission and all activities conducted under its jurisdiction may be investigated and determined and, under the hand of its chairperson, to issue subpoenas for the attendance of witnesses at such hearings. The lottery commission on its own motion or at the request of any party may cause a complete record to be made of such hearings by a competent reporter or by electronic recording which shall be transcribed at the request and expense of any party desiring the same, and a copy of such transcription shall be furnished to any other party upon the written request and at the expense of such other party. If the record is not transcribed, the lottery commission shall prepare a summary record of the proceedings and evidence. Any member of the lottery commission, or the commission's designee, may administer oaths and affirmations, examine witnesses, and receive testimony and shall forward findings to the full commission as part of the hearing. Disobedience of such subpoenas or false swearing before the lottery commission shall be attended with the same penalties as if such disobedience or false swearing occurred in an action in the superior court. The lottery commission shall have the power and authority to regulate, supervise and check the making of pari-mutuel pools and the distributions therefrom. It shall have the further power and authority to investigate as to the direct and indirect ownership and control of any licensee, and any expense incurred by the lottery commission in so doing shall be at the expense of such licensee or of the applicant for a license. Any party aggrieved by any final decision entered in proceedings before the lottery commission may, within 10 days after such decision is entered, appeal to the superior court by petition specifying the grounds upon which the decision is claimed to be unreasonable or unlawful. Findings and decisions by the lottery commission shall be deemed to be prima facie lawful and reasonable, and shall not be set aside on appeal unless found to be arbitrary, capricious, unreasonable, or unlawful.
II. The lottery commission may, in accordance with the rules adopted in accordance with RSA 541-A, appoint a hearings officer or hearings officers, as necessary, to preside over such hearings as are required to comply with federal and state statutes and federal or state rules or regulations. The decision of the officer shall not be contrary to rules adopted by the lottery commission pursuant to RSA 541-A. The officer's decision shall be binding on all parties unless such decision is overturned on appeal.
Source.
1933, 62. 1935, 27:22. RL 171:25. 1949, 226:8. RSA 284:13. 1975, 263:1. 1996, 157:4. 2015, 276:122, eff. July 1, 2015.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXIV - Games, Amusements, and Athletic Exhibitions › Chapter 284 - Horse and Dog Racing › Section 284:13-a - Temporary Stay Orders.

284:13-a Temporary Stay Orders. –
I. The lottery commission may issue a temporary stay order to stay any ruling or penalty which would be incurred by the appellant if the ruling, order, or decision of the judges is allowed to stand prior to a decision in such matter by the lottery commission. The granting of a temporary stay order by the lottery commission shall carry no presumption that the decision of the judges is or may be invalid. The lottery commission may dissolve a temporary stay order at any time.
II. A bond of $100 shall be filed with the lottery commission before consideration shall be given to granting a stay. The bond shall be forfeited if the lottery commission considers the appeal frivolous. If the lottery commission does not find the appeal to be frivolous, then the bond filed with the lottery commission shall be returned to the appellant within a reasonable time.
Source.
1986, 164:3. 2015, 276:127, eff. July 1, 2015.