New Hampshire Revised Statutes 100-A:55 – Application
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I. The additional benefits provided under N.H. Rev. Stat. § 100-A:52 shall apply to persons who are active or retired members of group II as of June 30, 2000; to persons who prior to July 1, 1988, had completed no less than 20 years of group II creditable service, but who for reasons other than retirement or death ceased to be a group II member prior to attaining the age of 45, and who, as of July 1, 1993, are eligible for vested deferred retirement benefits; and to persons who are group II permanent policemen or permanent firemen members on disability retirement as the natural and proximate result of injuries suffered while in the performance of duty who become permanent policemen members of group II before July 1, 2005 or permanent firemen members of group II before July 1, 2005. Such additional benefits shall not apply to other persons who become members of group II after the dates stated in this paragraph, without future legislation to include them. It is the intent of the legislature that future group II members shall be included only if the total cost of such inclusion can be terminally funded.
I-a. It is the intent of the legislature that future group I teacher members eligible after July 1, 2008 shall be included under the provisions of N.H. Rev. Stat. § 100-A:52-a only if the total cost of such inclusion can be terminally funded.
I-b. It is the intent of the legislature that future group I political subdivision employee members eligible after July 1, 2008 shall be included under the provisions of N.H. Rev. Stat. § 100-A:52-a only if the total cost of such inclusion can be terminally funded.
I-c. It is the intent of the legislature that future group I state employee members eligible after July 1, 2004 shall be included under the provisions of N.H. Rev. Stat. § 100-A:52-b only if the total cost of such inclusion can be terminally funded.
II. For the purposes of this subdivision, group II in the New Hampshire retirement system shall include predecessor systems under N.H. Rev. Stat. Chapter 102 and RSA 103.
I-a. It is the intent of the legislature that future group I teacher members eligible after July 1, 2008 shall be included under the provisions of N.H. Rev. Stat. § 100-A:52-a only if the total cost of such inclusion can be terminally funded.
Terms Used In New Hampshire Revised Statutes 100-A:55
- Employee: shall mean any regular classified, nonclassified, or unclassified officer or employee of the state or any department, commission, institution or agency of the state government by which an employee is paid through the office of the state treasurer, or employees of the general court who work on a full-time basis and are eligible for other state benefits, but whose salary is calculated on a per diem basis, or any employee of the retirement system, or any full-time employee of the community college system of New Hampshire who is an active retirement system member or who elects membership in the retirement system, or of any of the groups authorized to participate under this chapter but excluding any person who is a teacher, permanent policeman, or permanent fireman as defined in this section, or who is a member or attache of the general court or member of the executive council. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 100-A:1
- Member: shall mean any person included in the membership of the retirement system, as provided in N. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 100-A:1
- Retirement: shall mean withdrawal from active service with a retirement allowance granted under the provisions hereof. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 100-A:1
- Retirement system: shall mean the New Hampshire Retirement System as defined in N. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 100-A:1
- Service: shall mean service as an employee, a teacher, a permanent policeman or a permanent fireman which is paid for by an employer. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 100-A:1
- State: shall mean the state of New Hampshire. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 100-A:1
- Teacher: shall mean any regular or special teacher, principal, supervisor or administrator, librarian or other member of the teaching or professional staff engaged in the service of the public elementary and secondary schools located within the state and supported by and under the control of the state, the local school district, or other employers of teachers eligible for membership in the system. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 100-A:1
I-b. It is the intent of the legislature that future group I political subdivision employee members eligible after July 1, 2008 shall be included under the provisions of N.H. Rev. Stat. § 100-A:52-a only if the total cost of such inclusion can be terminally funded.
I-c. It is the intent of the legislature that future group I state employee members eligible after July 1, 2004 shall be included under the provisions of N.H. Rev. Stat. § 100-A:52-b only if the total cost of such inclusion can be terminally funded.
II. For the purposes of this subdivision, group II in the New Hampshire retirement system shall include predecessor systems under N.H. Rev. Stat. Chapter 102 and RSA 103.