CHAPTER 37
HB 80 – FINAL VERSION
15 Feb 2011… 0034h
2011 SESSION
09/01
HOUSE BILL 80
AN ACT relative to ranks in the division of state police.
SPONSORS: Rep. Welch, Rock 8; Rep. Tholl, Coos 2; Rep. Charron, Rock 7
COMMITTEE: Criminal Justice and Public Safety
This bill eliminates the rank of corporal in the division of state police and makes other changes to reflect the current ranks within the division.
This bill was requested by the department of safety.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
15 Feb 2011… 0034h
11-0233
09/01
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Eleven
AN ACT relative to ranks in the division of state police.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
37:1 Division of State Police; Ranks. Amend RSA 106-B:4 to read as follows:
106-B:4 Ranks and Qualifications; Establishment. The director of state police shall hold the rank of colonel. Within the division of state police there shall be not less than one major, 2 field officers with the rank of captain, [6] 7 troop commanders with the rank of lieutenant, [6] and 7 assistant troop commanders with the rank of sergeant [and 6 corporals-at-large]. Every police employee shall have had not less than 2 years’ service within the division to become eligible for promotion of any type except from probationary status to trooper. No member of the division shall be eligible for promotion in any event unless his or her record is free from the commission of any major infraction of divisional discipline within the last 7 consecutive years of such service. In addition to the foregoing, the personnel commission, with the advice of the director, shall establish suitable classification for additional grades, positions and ranks and for each classification shall fix standards of health, education, training and experience, as well as the conduct and manner of taking of competitive examinations for promotion within the division.
37:2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved: May 9, 2011
Effective Date: May 9, 2011