HB 1576-FN – AS AMENDED BY THE HOUSE
12Mar2008… 0202h
2008 SESSION
08/05
HOUSE BILL 1576-FN
AN ACT relative to the employment of veterans on Veterans’ Day.
COMMITTEE: State-Federal Relations and Veterans Affairs
AMENDED ANALYSIS
This bill allows honorably discharged veterans no longer active in the armed forces a preference not to work on Veterans’ Day.
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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.
Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]
Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
12Mar2008… 0202h
08-2200
08/05
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Eight
AN ACT relative to the employment of veterans on Veterans’ Day.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 New Subdivision; Veteran Holidays. Amend RSA 115-A by inserting after section 28 the following new subdivision:
115-A:29 Veteran Holidays.
I. Any veteran who has received an honorable discharge from the armed forces shall have a preference not to work on Veterans’ Day or within 24 hours of the aforementioned holiday without penalty.
II. Emergency responders such as police, firefighters, and 911 operators shall have the holiday preference described in paragraph I so long as there is another qualified emergency responder available.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
LBAO
08-2200
12/12/07
HB 1576-FN - FISCAL NOTE
AN ACT relative to the employment of veterans on certain national holidays.
FISCAL IMPACT:
The Department of Administrative Services, the New Hampshire Association of Counties, and the New Hampshire Municipal Association state this bill may increase state, county, and local expenditures by an indeterminable amount in FY 2008 and each year thereafter. There will be no fiscal impact on state, county, and local revenue.
METHODOLOGY:
The Department of Administrative Services states this bill will allow discharged veterans the option not to work on Memorial Day, July 4, or Veteran’s Day or within 24 hours of the aforementioned holidays. The Department of Administrative Services states this bill may impact state expenditures. The Department does not have the information needed, such as the number of state employees who are veterans, to determine the fiscal impact on state expenditures.
The New Hampshire Association of Counties states this bill may increase county expenditures by an indeterminable amount. The Association of Counties indicates county nursing homes and county correction facilities would need to replace staff taking those days off, resulting in the increased expenditures.
The New Hampshire Municipal Association states this bill may increase expenditures by an indeterminable amount. The Association is not able to determine the fiscal impact because it does not know how many municipal employees are discharged veterans or how many would take advantage of not working on the holidays or the 24 hours prior to the holiday.