Amendment 2024-1851s to HB1274 (2024)

Relative to judicial administration.


Revision: May 8, 2024, 3:15 p.m.

Senate Executive Departments and Administration

May 8, 2024

2024-1851s

09/08

 

 

Amendment to HB 1274-FN

 

Amend the bill by inserting after section 3 the following and renumbering the original section 4 through 7 to read as 5 through 8:

 

4  New Hampshire Retirement System; Definitions.  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, and the assistant director for safety and security of the judicial branch, means employment by one or more participating employers of the retired member which shall not exceed 1,352 hours in a calendar year, except as provided in RSA 100-A:7-b. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no retired member shall be employed on a part-time basis by any participating employer for a period of 28 days from the member's effective date of retirement.

 

Amend the bill by replacing section 8 with the following:

 

8  Effective Date.

I.  Section 7 of this act shall take effect January 1, 2026.

II.  The remainder of this act shall take effect upon its passage.

2024-1851s

AMENDED ANALYSIS

 

This bill:

 

I.  Amends the requirements for who can serve on the judicial council.

 

II.  Amends the requirements for when a person is arrested with or without a warrant.

 

III.  Authorizes the courts to appoint contract or other qualified attorneys in the first instance, provides for the repeal of this provision, and requires a report to be issued on the fiscal impact of this provision.

 

IV.  Raises the threshold amount to trigger the requirement of approval of the fiscal committee of the general court for the supreme court to transfer appropriated funds.

 

V.  Adds to the exemption from the definition of "part-time" for the New Hampshire retirement system the judicial branch's assistant director of safety and security.