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RSA 21-P:1 · Purpose

21-P:1 Purpose. – The purpose of this chapter is to improve the administration of state government by consolidating and providing unified direction of procedures, programs, and related functions in the field of public safety, in order to help assure the security and physical safety of the citizens of New Hampshire. It is the intent of the general court that this consolidation result in improved integration of state public safety functions and increased efficiency and effectiveness in the administration of these programs. Source. 1987, 124:1, eff. July 1, 1987.

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Source. 1987, 124:1, eff. July 1, 1987.

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  • 1987, 124:1, eff. July 1, 1987

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    background checks. Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened: 1 Division of Safety; Employee Candidate Background Checks. Amend RSA 21-P:15-c, III to read as follows: III. To obtain a state records check only, the department shall submit a state criminal history records release form to the division of state police. To obtain both the federal and the stat

  • 2026 HB1605 amend · effective 2026-07-01

    be pursued for prosecution and action in coordination with appropriate state and federal authorities. 3 New Subdivision; State Intelligence and Counter-Intelligence Office. Amend RSA 21-P by inserting after section 71 the following new subdivision: State Intelligence and Counter-Intelligence Office 21-P:72 Establishment; Placement. There is established within the department of safety the state intelli

  • 2026 HB1605-FN-A amend · effective 2026-07-01

    be pursued for prosecution and action in coordination with appropriate state and federal authorities. 3 New Subdivision; State Intelligence and Counter-Intelligence Office. Amend RSA 21-P by inserting after section 71 the following new subdivision: State Intelligence and Counter-Intelligence Office 21-P:72 Establishment; Placement. There is established within the department of safety the state intelli

  • 2026 HB1667 amend · effective 2029-06-30

    al campaign events. Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened: 1 New Subdivision; First-in-the-Nation Security Task Force. Amend RSA 21-P by inserting after section 71 the following new subdivision: First-in-the-Nation Security Task Force 21-P:72 First-in-the-Nation Security Task Force. I. There is established a task force to coordinate planning for

  • 2026 HB1667-FN amend · effective 2029-06-30

    al campaign events. Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened: 1 New Subdivision; First-in-the-Nation Security Task Force. Amend RSA 21-P by inserting after section 71 the following new subdivision: First-in-the-Nation Security Task Force 21-P:72 First-in-the-Nation Security Task Force. I. There is established a task force to coordinate planning for

  • 2026 SB568 amend

    it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened: 107:1 Department of Safety; Employee Candidate Background Checks; Reporting Modified. Amend RSA 21-P:15-c, III to read as follows: III. To obtain a state records check only, the department shall submit a state criminal history records release form to the division of state police. To obtain both the federal and the stat

  • 2025 HB2 reference

    al Services Fund. Unspent general funds appropriated to the fire safety administration accounting unit 66310000 shall lapse to the fire standards and training and emergency medical services fund established in RSA 21-P:12-d, on June 30, 2026. 141:101 Effective Date. Section 100 of this act shall take effect on June 30, 2026. 141:102 Department of Safety; Prohibitions. Amend RSA 263:12, VI to read as follows: VI. Manufacture, adve

  • 2025 HB2 amend

    de driver history records to a federal entity or their authorized agents for uses authorized in RSA 260:14, IV, RSA 260:14, IV-a, and RSA 260:14, V. 141:104 Department of Safety; Division of Fire Safety. Amend RSA 21-P:15-a to read as follows: 21-P:15-a Hazardous Materials Incident Response Coordinator. There is created within the department of safety, division of fire safety, the classified[, full-time] position of hazardous mat

  • 2025 HB2 reference

    position shall be at labor grade 23.] The coordinator[ shall be appointed by the state fire marshal and] shall oversee the preparedness of the state's regional hazardous materials response teams as provided in RSA 21-P:12, III. During full-time service as hazardous materials incident response coordinator, the hazardous materials incident response coordinator shall be eligible to be a group II member, if he or she was a group II

  • 2025 HB2 repeal

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  • 2025 HB258 add

    on to determine the readiness of the New Hampshire Seacoast Emergency Evacuation Plan. Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened: 1 New Section; Study Commission. Amend RSA 21-P by inserting after section 48-a the following new section: 21-P:48-b Commission to Study the New Hampshire Seacoast Emergency Evacuation Plan Readiness. I. There is established a commission to study and determ

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