LIVE FREE OR DIE LEGAL
This website is not an official source of law. This website does not provide legal advice. For official legal materials, verify against the relevant court, legislature, agency, or other official source. Legal information may be incomplete, outdated, or incorrectly processed. Consult a qualified attorney for advice about a specific legal matter.

This page is an unofficial LFoD record and is not legal advice. Verify the document against the official source before relying on it.

SB131: relative to state hiring of veterans.

Bill status: Signed by Governor

Citation
2009 SB131
Official source

Bill details

Version history, amendments, and roll-call votes were not present in the imported local bill data.

House status
Conference Report Adopted
Senate status
Conference Report Adopted
Committee
HOUSE Committee of Conference
Hearing
06/17/2009 at 10:30 AM
Selected version
Current official bill text

Sponsors

Topics

Committee of Conference

Official links

CHAPTER 217

SB 131 – FINAL VERSION

20May2009… 1608h

06/24/09 2259CofC

2009 SESSION

09-1003

06/05

SENATE BILL 131

AN ACT relative to state hiring of veterans.

SPONSORS: Sen. Hassan, Dist 23; Sen. Barnes, Jr., Dist 17; Sen. Carson, Dist 14; Sen. Cilley, Dist 6; Sen. D'Allesandro, Dist 20; Sen. Denley, Dist 3; Sen. DeVries, Dist 18; Sen. Downing, Dist 22; Sen. Fuller Clark, Dist 24; Sen. Gallus, Dist 1; Sen. Gatsas, Dist 16; Sen. Gilmour, Dist 12; Sen. Houde, Dist 5; Sen. Kelly, Dist 10; Sen. Larsen, Dist 15; Sen. Lasky, Dist 13; Sen. Letourneau, Dist 19; Sen. Merrill, Dist 21; Sen. Reynolds, Dist 2; Sen. Roberge, Dist 9; Sen. Sgambati, Dist 4; Rep R. Ober, Hills 27; Rep. Weare, Rock 14; Rep. M. Rollo, Straf 2; Rep. K. Roberts, Ches 3

COMMITTEE: Executive Departments and Administration

ANALYSIS

This bill requires the state as an employer to give preference to hiring certain veterans.

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.

Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]

Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

20May2009… 1608h

06/24/09 2259CofC

09-1003

06/05

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Nine

AN ACT relative to state hiring of veterans.

Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:

217:1 Employment of Veterans. Amend RSA 283:4 to read as follows:

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 [state,] city, town or district departments by [the state or 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 [state,] 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.

217:2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.

Approved: July 15, 2009

Effective Date: September 13, 2009