HB90 (2009)
Relative to the employment of veterans on Veterans' Day.
Status: SIGNED BY GOVERNOR (Details)
Length: 183 words.
Revisions of this bill in our system:
| House | Senate | |
|---|---|---|
| Public hearing: | 2009-02-05 09:00:00 LOB 203 | 2009-05-05 00:00:00 |
| Executive session: | 2009-03-17 13:00:00 | (unscheduled) |
| Floor vote: | 2009-03-24 00:00:00 | 2009-05-13 00:00:00 |
CHAPTER 116
HB 90-FN – FINAL VERSION
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2009 SESSION
08/09
HOUSE BILL 90-FN
AN ACT relative to the employment of veterans on Veterans Day.
SPONSORS: Rep. Emiro, Rock 3; Rep. Kappler, Rock 2; Rep. K. Roberts, Ches 3
COMMITTEE: State-Federal Relations and Veterans Affairs
This bill allows honorably discharged veterans no longer active in the United States armed forces to have a preference not to work on Veterans Day.
This bill also allows emergency responders and certain medical personnel who are honorably discharged veterans no longer in the United States armed forces to have a preference not to work on Veterans Day so long as another emergency responder is available.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
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09-0126
08/09
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Nine
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:
116:1 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 United States armed forces shall have a preference not to work during the 24 hours comprising Veterans Day without penalty provided that the employee gives advance notice in accordance with the employer’s policies and procedures. Nothing in this subdivision shall be construed to require the employer to pay the veteran for wages on Veterans Day if the veteran chooses not to work in accordance with this subdivision.
II. Any emergency responder such as a police officer, firefighter, emergency medical technician, 911 operator, and medical personnel who is a veteran and has received an honorable discharge from the United States armed forces and whose offices or supervisors require minimal staffing shall have the holiday preference described in paragraph I so long as there is another qualified emergency responder available.
116:2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
Approved: June 22, 2009
Effective Date: August 21, 2009