HB 1355-FN - AS INTRODUCED

 

 

2024 SESSION

24-2252

11/08

 

HOUSE BILL 1355-FN

 

AN ACT relative to the New Hampshire National Guard recruitment and reenlistment incentive program.

 

SPONSORS: Rep. Moffett, Merr. 4; Rep. Roy, Rock. 31; Rep. Massimilla, Graf. 1; Rep. Edwards, Rock. 31; Rep. Shurtleff, Merr. 15

 

COMMITTEE: State-Federal Relations and Veterans Affairs

 

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ANALYSIS

 

This bill allows the New Hampshire National Guard to offer a reenlistment bonus of up to $6,000 to members of the New Hampshire National Guard who reenlist and are not eligible for a federal reenlistment bonus.

 

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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

24-2252

11/08

 

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

 

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Four

 

AN ACT relative to the New Hampshire National Guard recruitment and reenlistment incentive program.

 

Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:

 

1  Enlistment and Reenlistment Incentive.  Amend RSA 110-B:60 to read as follows:

110-B:60  New Hampshire National Guard Enlistment and Reenlistment Incentive Program Established.  For the purpose of encouraging enlistment and reenlistment in the national guard there is hereby established a New Hampshire national guard enlistment incentive program.  This program authorizes a cash incentive up to $1000 to current members of the New Hampshire national guard in the pay grades of E-1 to O-3 or any former member of the New Hampshire national guard for each new or prior service recruit that they bring into the New Hampshire national guard.  The program also authorizes a cash incentive up to $6,000 to current members of the New Hampshire national guard who are not eligible for a federal reenlistment bonus and who reenlist for service in the New Hampshire national guard.   

2  Fund.  Amend RSA 110-B:61, I to read as follows:

I.  There is hereby established a fund to be known as national guard enlistment and reenlistment incentive program fund.  Any appropriations received shall be deposited in the fund.  Moneys in the fund and any interest earned on the fund shall be used for the purpose of encouraging enlistment and reenlistment in the national guard and shall not be used for any other purpose.  The adjutant general shall oversee expenditures from the fund.  The moneys in the fund shall be continually appropriated and nonlapsing.

3  Oversight and Administration.  Amend RSA 110-B:62 to read as follows:

110-B:62  Oversight and Administration.  The adjutant general shall establish procedures necessary for the administration of the enlistment and reenlistment incentive program and relative to its execution by the New Hampshire Army and Air national guard recruiting offices in coordination with the department of military affairs and veterans services.

4  Effective Date.  This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.

 

LBA

24-2252

11/1/23

 

HB 1355-FN- FISCAL NOTE

AS INTRODUCED

 

AN ACT relative to the New Hampshire National Guard recruitment and reenlistment incentive program.

 

FISCAL IMPACT:      [ X ] State              [    ] County               [    ] Local              [    ] None

 

 

Estimated State Impact - Increase / (Decrease)

 

FY 2024

FY 2025

FY 2026

FY 2027

Revenue

$0

$0

$0

$0

Revenue Fund(s)

None

 

Expenditures

$0

$50,000

$50,000

$50,000

Funding Source(s)

General Fund

 

Appropriations

$0

$0

$0

$0

Funding Source(s)

None

 

Does this bill provide sufficient funding to cover estimated expenditures? [X] No

Does this bill authorize new positions to implement this bill? [X] N/A

 

METHODOLOGY:

This bill allows the New Hampshire National Guard to offer a reenlistment bonus of up to $6,000 to members of the New Hampshire National Guard who reenlist and are not eligible for a federal reenlistment bonus.

 

The Department of Military Affairs and Veterans Services estimates the cash incentive of $6,000 in bill would result in additional annual expenditures of $50,000.  With an effective date of 60 days after passage, such additional expenditures would likely begin in fiscal year 2025.

 

AGENCIES CONTACTED:

Department of Military Affairs and Veterans Services