CHAPTER 334
SB 322 – FINAL VERSION
03/03/10 0822s
05May2010… 1216h
2010 SESSION
08/09
SENATE BILL 322
AN ACT allowing the director of the division of state police to place an employee on administrative leave in extraordinary circumstances.
SPONSORS: Sen. D'Allesandro, Dist 20; Sen. Downing, Dist 22; Sen. Gallus, Dist 1
COMMITTEE: Executive Departments and Administration
This bill allows the director of the division of state police to place an employee on administrative leave in extraordinary circumstances.
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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.
Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]
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03/03/10 0822s
05May2010… 1216h
10-2792
08/09
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Ten
AN ACT allowing the director of the division of state police to place an employee on administrative leave in extraordinary circumstances.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
334:1 Division of State Police; Director’s Authority. Amend RSA 106-B:5 to read as follows:
106-B:5 Director’s Authority.
I. Any police employee may be suspended, discharged, or demoted by the director for cause, with the approval of the commissioner of safety, but shall be entitled to a public hearing before discharge or demotion, but not suspension, if he or she so requests in writing addressed to the director not later than 10 days after notice of said discharge or demotion.
II. The director may place any police employee on administrative leave with pay for purposes of conducting an administrative review of incidents involving the use of deadly or non-deadly force as defined in RSA 627:9 or if the employee was involved in a critical incident. “Critical incident” means any situation faced by an employee in the line of duty that has the potential to interfere with his or her ability to perform his or her duties. “Critical incidents” include injuries to the employee, death of a coworker, mass casualty incidents, or an incident involving the death of a child.
334:2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved: July 20, 2010
Effective Date: July 20, 2010