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RSA 273-A:2 · The Board

Title
XXIII: LABOR
Chapter
273-A · PUBLIC EMPLOYEE LABOR RELATIONS
Status
current
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273-A:2 The Board. –

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I.

There is hereby created a public employee labor relations board consisting of 5 members, appointed by the governor and council. Two members shall be appointed who shall have extensive experience representing organized labor. Two members shall be appointed who shall have extensive experience in representing management interests. One member, who shall be the chairman, shall be appointed to represent the public at large, and shall not hold elective or appointive public office, or elective or appointive office, or membership in, organized labor at the time of his appointment or during his term. Members of the board may be removed by the governor and council for cause. I-a. The governor and council shall appoint, in addition to the regular board members specified in paragraph I, 4 alternate board members. One member shall have extensive experience representing organized labor, one member shall have extensive experience in representing management interests, and 2 members shall represent the public at large. The members representing the public at large shall not hold elective or appointive public office, or elective or appointive office, or membership in, organized labor at the time of appointment or during their term. Alternate board members shall serve a 6-year term, and may be removed by the governor and council.

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II.

Each member of the board shall serve for a term of 6 years, except that of the members first appointed, one shall be appointed for 2 years, one for 3 years, one for 4 years, one for 5 years and one for 6 years. Each member shall serve until his successor is appointed and qualified. A person appointed to fill a vacancy shall be appointed for the unexpired term by the governor and council.

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III.

Three members of the board shall constitute a quorum; provided, however, that no meeting shall be held unless organized labor, management and the public at large are each represented by at least one board member. In the absence of the 2 regular board members representing organized labor, or the 2 regular board members representing management, their respective alternates shall act in their place so as to constitute a quorum representative of each interest. Alternate board members shall also serve when the respective regular board members do not participate in a meeting due to a conflict of interest.

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IV.

The board may appoint an executive director and such other staff, including counsel, as it deems necessary, who shall serve at the pleasure of the board.

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V.

The board shall maintain a list of neutral third parties but the parties to an impasse may agree upon other persons not on the list.

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VI.

The board may make, amend and rescind in the manner prescribed by RSA 541-A such rules, establish such procedures and conduct such studies as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter.

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VII.

The members of the public employee labor relations board shall be paid $250 a day and their necessary expenses while actually engaged in the performance of their duties.

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VIII.

All board decisions shall be indexed in a timely fashion.

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IX.

The board shall develop, post, and maintain on its website training to educate negotiating parties as to applicable laws and rules and the skills that contribute to effective collective bargaining. Source. 1975, 490:2. 1979, 374:1, 2. 1985, 257:1. 1994, 356:1. 1999, 156:2, eff. Aug. 27, 1999. 2013, 36:1, eff. June 4, 2013. 2025, 141:179, 205, eff. July 1, 2025.

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Source note

Source. 1975, 490:2. 1979, 374:1, 2. 1985, 257:1. 1994, 356:1. 1999, 156:2, eff. Aug. 27, 1999. 2013, 36:1, eff. June 4, 2013. 2025, 141:179, 205, eff. July 1, 2025.

Source history

  • 1975, 490:2
  • 1979, 374:1, 2
  • 1985, 257:1
  • 1994, 356:1
  • 1999, 156:2, eff. Aug. 27, 1999
  • 2013, 36:1, eff. June 4, 2013
  • 2025, 141:179, 205, eff. July 1, 2025

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  • 2026 HB1109 reference · effective 2027-01-01

    al decision is made. II. This section shall apply to all public employees unless the public employee is employed under a collective bargaining agreement negotiated pursuant to RSA 273-A and that agreement establishes procedures related to disciplinary actions including suspension. III. For the purposes of this section: (a) “Public employee” shall have the same meaning as in RSA 273-A:1, IX; and

  • 2026 HB1704 reference · effective 2027-01-01

    s, hours, and employment terms; and (f) "Exclusive bargaining representative" shall mean any employee organization certified by the public employment labor relations board under RSA 273-A to represent employees in a bargaining unit. II. For the purposes of this section, the following categories of public employees are exempt from independent bargaining rights: (a) Law enforcement officers as defi

  • 2026 HB1704-FN reference · effective 2027-01-01

    s, hours, and employment terms; and (f) "Exclusive bargaining representative" shall mean any employee organization certified by the public employment labor relations board under RSA 273-A to represent employees in a bargaining unit. II. For the purposes of this section, the following categories of public employees are exempt from independent bargaining rights: (a) Law enforcement officers as defi

  • 2025 HB2 reference

    c PRTN" and department "Office of State and Public Sector Labor Relations." IV. The public employee labor relations board shall continue to independently exercise the jurisdiction conferred upon it pursuant to RSA 273-A. The New Hampshire administrative rules Pub 100-300 shall remain in full force and effect. V. The personnel appeals board shall continue to independently exercise the jurisdiction conferred upon it pursuant to

  • 2025 HB2 amend

    ction conferred upon it pursuant to RSA 91-A:7-a. The New Hampshire administrative rules Rko 100-300 shall remain in full force and effect. 141:205 Definitions; Public Employee Labor Relations; Per Diem. Amend RSA 273-A:2, VII to read as follows: VII. The members of the public employee labor relations board shall be paid [$50] $250 a day and their necessary expenses while actually engaged in the performance of their duties. 141

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