New Hampshire Revised Statutes 115-B:1 – Definitions
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In this chapter:
I. “Discrimination” means any act which results in the exclusion of an eligible veteran from entering a training program on the basis of veteran status.
II. “Eligible veteran” means a person who:
(a) Served on active duty and was discharged or released from active duty with an honorable discharge;
(b) Was discharged or released from active duty because of a service-connected disability; or
(c) As a member of a reserve component under an order to active duty, served on active duty during a period of war or in a campaign or expedition for which a campaign badge or ribbon is authorized and was discharged or released from such duty with an honorable discharge.
III. “Priority of service” means the priority of service to participate in a training program offered an eligible veteran, as defined in paragraph II, who meets the basic eligibility requirements of a training program, as defined in paragraph V.
IV. “Reserve component” includes any branch of the military which is called up to active duty, including any military defense forces.
V. “Training program” means any program which offers citizens of New Hampshire training opportunities and is funded in whole or in part by the state of New Hampshire or the federal government.
VI. “Training provider” means any state agency or nonprofit or for-profit entity which administers or provides direct or indirect training that is funded in whole or part by the federal government or the state of New Hampshire.
I. “Discrimination” means any act which results in the exclusion of an eligible veteran from entering a training program on the basis of veteran status.
Terms Used In New Hampshire Revised Statutes 115-B:1
- Active duty: means full-time duty as an enlisted member, or as a commissioned or warrant officer, in any branch of the armed forces. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:50
- person: may extend and be applied to bodies corporate and politic as well as to individuals. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:9
- state: when applied to different parts of the United States, may extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories, so called; and the words "United States" shall include said district and territories. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:4
- Veteran: means any person who:
(1) Served in the United States armed forces for more than 4 years and continues to serve; or
(2) Has been discharged or released from duty in the United States armed forces with:
(A) An honorable discharge; or
(B) An uncharacterized discharge based on a service-connected injury, illness, or disability. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:50
II. “Eligible veteran” means a person who:
(a) Served on active duty and was discharged or released from active duty with an honorable discharge;
(b) Was discharged or released from active duty because of a service-connected disability; or
(c) As a member of a reserve component under an order to active duty, served on active duty during a period of war or in a campaign or expedition for which a campaign badge or ribbon is authorized and was discharged or released from such duty with an honorable discharge.
III. “Priority of service” means the priority of service to participate in a training program offered an eligible veteran, as defined in paragraph II, who meets the basic eligibility requirements of a training program, as defined in paragraph V.
IV. “Reserve component” includes any branch of the military which is called up to active duty, including any military defense forces.
V. “Training program” means any program which offers citizens of New Hampshire training opportunities and is funded in whole or in part by the state of New Hampshire or the federal government.
VI. “Training provider” means any state agency or nonprofit or for-profit entity which administers or provides direct or indirect training that is funded in whole or part by the federal government or the state of New Hampshire.