TITLE VI
PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES

CHAPTER 100-A
NEW HAMPSHIRE RETIREMENT SYSTEM

Split Benefits

Section 100-A:19-d


[RSA 100-A:19-d effective until July 1, 2034; see also RSA 100-A:19-d set out below. For prospective changes to this section effective January 1, 2026 and July 1, 2026 through July 1, 2033, see 2025, 142:9-17.]
    100-A:19-d Reduced Early Retirement. – Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any retirement system member who has creditable service in both group I and group II with at least 10 years combined creditable service, and who has attained an age which is at least 45 for members who are in vested status with group II service before January 1, 2012 or at least 50 for members who commenced group II service on or after July 1, 2011, and group II members who have not attained vested status prior to January 1, 2012 shall be as provided in the transition provisions in RSA 100-A:5, II(d), and is within 10 years of the minimum age set forth in RSA 100-A:19-b, may elect to retire and have benefits commence immediately as a reduced split-benefit service retirement allowance. Application shall be as provided in RSA 100-A:5, I(c). The allowance shall be determined as a split-benefit service retirement allowance in accordance with RSA 100-A:19-c, and the total combined split-benefit service allowance shall be reduced by the percentages shown in RSA 100-A:5, I(c), based on the total combined length of creditable service, for each month by which the date on which benefits commence precedes the month after which the member attains the minimum age set forth in RSA 100-A:19-b.
[RSA 100-A:19-d effective July 1, 2034; see also RSA 100-A:19-d set out above. For prospective changes to this section effective January 1, 2026 and July 1, 2026 through July 1, 2033, see 2025, 142:9-17.]
    100-A:19-d Reduced Early Retirement. – Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any retirement system member who has creditable service in both group I and group II with at least 10 years combined creditable service, and who has attained an age which is at least 45 for members who commenced service before July 1, 2011, or at least 50 for members who commenced group II service on or after July 1, 2011, and group II members who have not attained vested status prior to January 1, 2012, shall be as provided in the transition provisions in RSA 100-A:5, II(d), and is within 10 years of the minimum age set forth in RSA 100-A:19-b, may elect to retire and have benefits commence immediately as a reduced split-benefit service retirement allowance. Application shall be as provided in RSA 100-A:5, I(c). The allowance shall be determined as a split-benefit service retirement allowance in accordance with RSA 100-A:19-c, and the total combined split-benefit service allowance shall be reduced by the percentages shown in RSA 100-A:5, I(c), based on the total combined length of creditable service, for each month by which the date on which benefits commence precedes the month after which the member attains the minimum age set forth in RSA 100-A:19-b.

Source. 1988, 161:6. 2011, 224:171, eff. July 1, 2011. 2025, 142:9, eff. Jan. 1, 2026; 142:10, eff. July 1, 2926; 142:11, eff. July 1, 2027; 142:12, eff. July 1, 2028; 142:13, eff. July 1, 2029; 142:14, eff. July 1, 2030; 142:15, eff. July 1, 2031; 142:16, eff. July 1, 2032; 142:17, eff. July 1, 2033; 142:38, eff. July 1, 2034.