Revision: May 27, 2026, 3:55 p.m.
May 27, 2026
2026-2099-CofC
09/05
Committee of Conference Report on HB 1109, relative to notice and update requirements regarding state employee investigations.
Recommendation:
That the House recede from its position of nonconcurrence with the Senate amendment, and concur with the Senate amendment, and
That the Senate and House adopt the following new amendment to the bill as amended by the Senate, and pass the bill as so amended:
Amend RSA 275:84, III as inserted by section 1 of the bill by replacing it with the following:
III. For the purposes of this section:
(a) “Employer" means the state of New Hampshire and any of its political subdivisions.
(b) "Public employee" or "employee" means any person employed by the state or any subdivision thereof, including, but not limited to counties, cities, towns, precincts, water districts, school districts, and school administrative units.
Amend the bill by replacing sections 2 and 3 with the following:
2 Department of Corrections; Group II Recognition.
Pursuant to the provision of RSA 100-A:3, IX, the following positions in the department of corrections classified as group I positions are deemed to have met the requirement of RSA 100-A:1, VII(b) and shall be recognized by the division of personnel in the department of administrative services in the official record as group II:
Position Title Position Number
Administrator II hazard 41469
Chaplain II hazard 44264
Clinical mental health counselor 12862
Clinical mental health counselor 16330
Clinical mental health counselor 30338
Clinical mental health counselor 40893
Clinical mental health counselor 42256
Corrections counselor/case manager 44263
Electrician hazard 12940
Media generalist II 12859
Media generalist I hazard 41531
Media generalist I 44318
Prison shop manager II 12876
Program coordinator hazard 44304
Program coordinator hazard 44837
Program coordinator hazard 44838
Program coordinator hazard 44839
Registered nurse II bay weekend 12963
Registered nurse II hazard 44326
Registered nurse III hazard 44321
Registered nurse III hazard 44322
Registered nurse III hazard 44323
Registered nurse III hazard 44324
Registered nurse III hazard 44325
Registered nurse III hazard 44327
Supervisor II hazard 44310
Supervisor IV hazard 44597
TI/college professor hazard 44335
I. Section 1 of this act shall take effect January 1, 2027.
II. The remainder of this act shall take effect June 30, 2026.
The signatures below attest to the authenticity of this Report on HB 1109, relative to notice and update requirements regarding state employee investigations.
Conferees on the Part of the Senate Conferees on the Part of the House
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Sen. Pearl, Dist. 17 Rep. Layon, Rock. 13
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Sen. Lang, Dist. 2 Rep. DeRoy, Straf. 3
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Sen. Rosenwald, Dist. 13 Rep. C. McGuire, Merr. 27
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Rep. Dargie, Hills. 43
2026-2099-CofC
This bill:
I. Requires a public employer to provide written notice to a public employee of the cause of their suspension and its anticipated duration, if known, requires periodic updates to the public employee until a final decision is made, and exempts public employees covered by collective bargaining agreements that establish disciplinary procedures from the notice requirement.
II. Directs that certain positions in the department of corrections be recognized by the division of personnel in the department of administrative services in the official record as group II.