HB1568 (2020) Compare Changes


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1 New Section; Personal Profiting From Town Contracts Prohibited. Amend RSA 95 by inserting after section 1-a the following new section:

95:1-b Personal Profiting Prohibited. No employee or elected official of a municipality or its political subdivisions may accept a private financial or other tangible benefit not available to the general public by virtue of a contract entered into by such municipality and a third party or accept other financial or tangible benefit not available to the general public offered to them by virtue of their employment or elected status. This shall not included payments or benefits to employees for normal work negotiated as part of a collective bargaining agreement between the government entity and various bargaining units affiliated with municipal employees or payment of salaries and benefits to other employees approved by the municipality or its subdivisions and provided for specifically in the approved budget.

2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect January 1, 2021.

Changed Version

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1 New Section; Personal Profiting From Town Contracts Prohibited. Amend RSA 95 by inserting after section 1-a the following new section:

95:1-b Personal Profiting Prohibited. No employee or elected official of a municipality or its political subdivisions may accept a private financial or other tangible benefit not available to the general public by virtue of a contract entered into by such municipality and a third party or accept other financial or tangible benefit not available to the general public offered to them by virtue of their employment or elected status. This shall not included payments or benefits to employees for normal work negotiated as part of a collective bargaining agreement between the government entity and various bargaining units affiliated with municipal employees or payment of salaries and benefits to other employees approved by the municipality or its subdivisions and provided for specifically in the approved budget.

2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect January 1, 2021.