Revision: Jan. 25, 2013, midnight
SB 132-FN – AS INTRODUCED
2013 SESSION
10/04
SENATE BILL 132-FN
AN ACT relative to part-time employment in the retirement system and establishing a committee to study police special details.
SPONSORS: Sen. Bradley, Dist 3; Sen. Carson, Dist 14
COMMITTEE: Executive Departments and Administration
This bill changes the definition of part-time employment for purposes of membership in the retirement system. The bill also establishes a committee to study the use and efficacy of police special details.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
13-0853
10/04
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Thirteen
AN ACT relative to part-time employment in the retirement system and establishing a committee to study police special details.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Retirement System; Part-time. Amend RSA 100-A:1, XXXIV to read as follows:
XXXIV. “Part-time” for purposes of employment of a retired member of the New Hampshire retirement system but excepting per diem court security officers and court bailiffs, means employment during a calendar year by one or more employers of the retired member which shall not exceed [32 hours in each normal calendar week. Employment in some instances may exceed 32 hours in any normal calendar week provided that in such case, the part-time employment of the retired member shall not exceed 1,300] 1,600 hours in a calendar year, [so long as such part-time employment does not occur outside of a 5-consecutive-month period in any 12-month period] unless otherwise specifically authorized in this chapter.
2 Committee Established; Police Special Details.
I. There is established a committee to study the use and efficacy of police special details.
II. The members of the committee shall be as follows:
(a) Three members of the senate, appointed by the president of the senate.
(b) Three members of the house of representatives, appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives.
III. Members of the committee shall receive mileage at the legislative rate when attending to the duties of the committee.
IV. The committee shall study the use and efficacy of police special details, and alternatives which may be available to towns, cities, and the state.
V. The members of the study committee shall elect a chairperson from among the members. The first meeting of the committee shall be called by the first-named senate member. The first meeting of the committee shall be held within 45 days of the effective date of this section. Four members of the committee shall constitute a quorum.
VI. The committee 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, 2013.
3 Effective Date.
I. Section 1 of this act shall take effect July 1, 2013.
II. The remainder of this act shall take effect upon its passage.
LBAO
13-0853
01/23/13
SB 132-FN - FISCAL NOTE
AN ACT relative to part-time employment in the retirement system and establishing a committee to study police special details.
FISCAL IMPACT:
The New Hampshire Retirement System states this bill, as introduced, will have an indeterminable impact on state, county, and local expenditures in FY 2014 and each year thereafter. There will be no fiscal impact on state, county, or local revenues.
METHODOLOGY:
The New Hampshire Retirement System (NHRS) states this bill will place a calendar limit of 1,600 hours that an NHRS retiree may work part-time for “one or more” NHRS employers. The bill also creates a study committee to study the use and efficacy of police special details. The NHRS states the fiscal impact of this bill is indeterminable because NHRS does not maintain data on retired members who have been rehired as part-time employees by NHRS participating employers nor does it maintain data on how many such rehired employees would exceed the hour limit threshold stated in the bill. NHRS’ actuary states it is reasonable to expect there would be minimal impact on employer contribution rates due to these proposed changes.