{"id": "HB1645", "year": 2008, "term": "2007-2008", "title": "relative to administration of the New Hampshire retirement system and benefits for members.", "narrative": "It was introduced on February 6, 2008 and referred to a Joint Committee of Executive Departments and Administration and Finance. On February 13, 2008 the House adopted \u201cSuspend House Rules for Reporting Deadline Extended to 3/13/2008\u201d on a division vote 219\u20137. The committee held a public hearing on February 14, 2008. The committee held work sessions on February 15, 2008, February 19, 2008, February 21, 2008 and March 7, 2008. The committee met in executive session on March 13, 2008 to vote on its recommendation. The committee voted 35\u20135 to recommend that the House pass it with changes (amendment 1031h). The committee's amendment (1031h) was adopted on a voice vote on March 18, 2008, changing the text of the bill. On March 18, 2008 the House voted to pass it with changes on a roll call 259\u201360. It crossed to the Senate on March 27, 2008 and was referred to the Senate Executive Departments and Administration committee. The committee held public hearings on April 9, 2008, April 16, 2008, April 23, 2008 and April 28, 2008. The committee recommended that the Senate pass it with changes. The committee's amendment (1626) was adopted on a voice vote on May 8, 2008, changing the text of the bill. A floor amendment (1777), offered by Sen. Downing, was adopted on a roll call 24\u20130 on May 8, 2008, changing the text of the bill. On May 8, 2008 the Senate voted to pass it with changes on a roll call 24\u20130 and ordered it to a third reading. On May 21, 2008 the Senate adopted \u201cSen. Burling Accede to House Request For Committee of Conference\u201d on a voice vote. A committee of conference met on May 27, 2008, May 28, 2008, May 29, 2008, May 30, 2008 and June 3, 2008 to try to settle the differences between the two chambers' versions of the bill. An enrolled bill amendment (2174) was adopted on June 4, 2008. These correct technical errors found after passage. The bill was enrolled on June 5, 2008 \u2014 the final check of the text before it goes to the governor \u2014 and an enrolled bill amendment (2174) was adopted to correct technical errors found after passage. The bill was enrolled on June 20, 2008 \u2014 the final check of the text before it goes to the governor. The governor signed it on June 30, 2008, making it Chapter 300 of the session laws.", "stages": [{"label": "House Committee (a Joint Committee of Executive Departments and Administration and Finance)", "hand": "H:committee", "text": "It was introduced on February 6, 2008 and referred to a Joint Committee of Executive Departments and Administration and Finance.", "notes": []}, {"label": "On the House Floor", "hand": "H:floor", "text": "On February 13, 2008 the House adopted \u201cSuspend House Rules for Reporting Deadline Extended to 3/13/2008\u201d on a division vote 219\u20137.", "notes": []}, {"label": "House Committee (a Joint Committee of Executive Departments and Administration and Finance)", "hand": "H:committee", "text": "The committee held a public hearing on February 14, 2008. The committee held work sessions on February 15, 2008, February 19, 2008, February 21, 2008 and March 7, 2008. The committee met in executive session on March 13, 2008 to vote on its recommendation. The committee voted 35\u20135 to recommend that the House pass it with changes (amendment 1031h).", "notes": []}, {"label": "On the House Floor", "hand": "H:floor", "text": "The committee's amendment (1031h) was adopted on a voice vote on March 18, 2008, changing the text of the bill. On March 18, 2008 the House voted to pass it with changes on a roll call 259\u201360.", "notes": []}, {"label": "Senate Committee (Executive Departments and Administration)", "hand": "S:committee", "text": "It crossed to the Senate on March 27, 2008 and was referred to the Senate Executive Departments and Administration committee. The committee held public hearings on April 9, 2008, April 16, 2008, April 23, 2008 and April 28, 2008. The committee recommended that the Senate pass it with changes.", "notes": []}, {"label": "On the Senate Floor", "hand": "S:floor", "text": "The committee's amendment (1626) was adopted on a voice vote on May 8, 2008, changing the text of the bill. A floor amendment (1777), offered by Sen. Downing, was adopted on a roll call 24\u20130 on May 8, 2008, changing the text of the bill. On May 8, 2008 the Senate voted to pass it with changes on a roll call 24\u20130 and ordered it to a third reading. On May 21, 2008 the Senate adopted \u201cSen. Burling Accede to House Request For Committee of Conference\u201d on a voice vote.", "notes": []}, {"label": "Committee of Conference", "hand": "C:conference", "text": "A committee of conference met on May 27, 2008, May 28, 2008, May 29, 2008, May 30, 2008 and June 3, 2008 to try to settle the differences between the two chambers' versions of the bill.", "notes": []}, {"label": "With the Governor", "hand": "G:governor", "text": "An enrolled bill amendment (2174) was adopted on June 4, 2008. These correct technical errors found after passage. The bill was enrolled on June 5, 2008 \u2014 the final check of the text before it goes to the governor \u2014 and an enrolled bill amendment (2174) was adopted to correct technical errors found after passage. The bill was enrolled on June 20, 2008 \u2014 the final check of the text before it goes to the governor. The governor signed it on June 30, 2008, making it Chapter 300 of the session laws.", "notes": []}], "notes": [], "vote_note": "2 of the floor votes on this bill were voice or division votes, which do not record how individual legislators voted.", "events": [{"date": "2008-02-06", "text": "Rules Comm Approved: Introduced 2/6/08 & Ref to a Jt Comm of Exec Depts & Admin and Fin; HJ16 PG.807", "routine": false, "cite": "HJ 16"}, {"date": "2008-02-13", "text": "Suspend House Rules for Reporting Deadline Extended to 3/13/2008: MA DIV 219-7 by Required Two-Thirds", "routine": false, "cite": "HJ 20"}, {"date": "2008-02-14", "text": "Public Hearing: 2/14/2008 10:00 AM LOB 210-211", "routine": false}, {"date": "2008-02-15", "text": "Subcommittee Work Session: 2/15/2008 1:00 PM LOB 305-307 (Orig LOB 306-308)", "routine": false}, {"date": "2008-02-19", "text": "Subcommittee Work Session: 2/19/2008 9:00 AM LOB 306", "routine": false}, {"date": "2008-02-21", "text": "Subcommittee Work Session: 2/21/2008 9:00 AM LOB 306", "routine": false}, {"date": "2008-02-22", "text": "==CANCELLED==Subcommittee Work Session: 2/22/2008 1:00 PM LOB 306", "routine": false, "row_note": "A cancellation. 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Deanna Rollo (D)", "s": "rollo, deanna", "p": "D", "v": "Yea"}, {"n": "Rep. Emma Rous (D)", "s": "rous, emma", "p": "D", "v": "Yea"}, {"n": "Rep. Peter Schmidt (D)", "s": "schmidt, peter", "p": "D", "v": "Nay"}, {"n": "Rep. Peter Solomon (D)", "s": "solomon, peter", "p": "D", "v": "Yea"}, {"n": "Rep. Gregory Sorg (R)", "s": "sorg, gregory", "p": "R", "v": "Yea"}, {"n": "Rep. Stephen Stepanek (R)", "s": "stepanek, stephen", "p": "R", "v": "Yea"}, {"n": "Rep. Francis Sullivan (D)", "s": "sullivan, francis", "p": "D", "v": "Nay"}, {"n": "Rep. Robert Theberge (R)", "s": "theberge, robert", "p": "R", "v": "Yea"}, {"n": "Rep. Kevin Waterhouse (R)", "s": "waterhouse, kevin", "p": "R", "v": "Not Voting/Not Excused"}, {"n": "Rep. George Winchell (R)", "s": "winchell, george", "p": "R", "v": "Nay"}, {"n": "Rep. Larry Converse (D)", "s": "converse, larry", "p": "D", "v": "Nay"}, {"n": "Rep. Christopher Ahlgren (R)", "s": "ahlgren, christopher", "p": "R", "v": "Yea"}, {"n": "Rep. 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Eileen Flockhart (D)", "s": "flockhart, eileen", "p": "D", "v": "Yea"}, {"n": "Rep. Robert Foose (D)", "s": "foose, robert", "p": "D", "v": "Yea"}, {"n": "Rep. Robert Forsing (R)", "s": "forsing, robert", "p": "R", "v": "Not Voting/Excused"}, {"n": "Rep. Bea Francoeur (R)", "s": "francoeur, bea", "p": "R", "v": "Not Voting/Not Excused"}, {"n": "Rep. James Garrity (R)", "s": "garrity, james", "p": "R", "v": "Yea"}, {"n": "Rep. Patrick Garrity (D)", "s": "garrity, patrick", "p": "D", "v": "No vote recorded"}, {"n": "Rep. Laurie Harding (D)", "s": "harding, laurie", "p": "D", "v": "Yea"}, {"n": "Rep. Suzanne Harvey (D)", "s": "harvey, suzanne", "p": "D", "v": "Yea"}, {"n": "Rep. Bruce Heald (R)", "s": "heald, bruce", "p": "R", "v": "Yea"}, {"n": "Rep. Paul Hopfgarten (R)", "s": "hopfgarten, paul", "p": "R", "v": "Not Voting/Not Excused"}, {"n": "Rep. Arthur Jillette (D)", "s": "jillette, arthur", "p": "D", "v": "Yea"}, {"n": "Rep. 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Leigh Webb (D)", "s": "webb, leigh", "p": "D", "v": "Yea"}, {"n": "Rep. Gary Richardson (D)", "s": "richardson, gary", "p": "D", "v": "Yea"}, {"n": "Rep. Eleanor Glynn Kjellman (D)", "s": "kjellman, eleanor glynn", "p": "D", "v": "Yea"}, {"n": "Rep. Maureen Baxley (D)", "s": "baxley, maureen", "p": "D", "v": "Nay"}, {"n": "Rep. Deborah Wheeler (D)", "s": "wheeler, deborah", "p": "D", "v": "Not Voting/Excused"}, {"n": "Rep. Sally Kelly (D)", "s": "kelly, sally", "p": "D", "v": "Not Voting/Excused"}, {"n": "Rep. Suzanne Beauchesne (D)", "s": "beauchesne, suzanne", "p": "D", "v": "Yea"}, {"n": "Rep. Carole Brown (D)", "s": "brown, carole", "p": "D", "v": "Yea"}, {"n": "Rep. Margaret Porter (D)", "s": "porter, margaret", "p": "D", "v": "Yea"}, {"n": "Rep. Eileen Ehlers (D)", "s": "ehlers, eileen", "p": "D", "v": "Nay"}, {"n": "Rep. Charlie Humphries (R)", "s": "humphries, charlie", "p": "R", "v": "Not Voting/Excused"}, {"n": "Rep. Frank Case (R)", "s": "case, frank", "p": "R", "v": "Yea"}, {"n": "Rep. Susi Nord (D)", "s": "nord, susi", "p": "D", "v": "Nay"}, {"n": "Rep. John Reagan (R)", "s": "reagan, john", "p": "R", "v": "Yea"}, {"n": "Rep. Richard Snow (D)", "s": "snow, richard", "p": "D", "v": "Yea"}, {"n": "Rep. Lawrence Kappler (R)", "s": "kappler, lawrence", "p": "R", "v": "Yea"}, {"n": "Rep. Al Baldasaro (R)", "s": "baldasaro, al", "p": "R", "v": "Yea"}, {"n": "Rep. Frank Emiro (R)", "s": "emiro, frank", "p": "R", "v": "Nay"}, {"n": "Rep. Jason Bedrick (R)", "s": "bedrick, jason", "p": "R", "v": "Yea"}, {"n": "Rep. David Dalrymple (R)", "s": "dalrymple, david", "p": "R", "v": "Yea"}, {"n": "Rep. Robert Elliott (R)", "s": "elliott, robert", "p": "R", "v": "Yea"}, {"n": "Rep. Marilinda Garcia (R)", "s": "garcia, marilinda", "p": "R", "v": "Not Voting/Not Excused"}, {"n": "Rep. Mark Pearson (D)", "s": "pearson, mark", "p": "D", "v": "Nay"}, {"n": "Rep. Linda McCarthy (D)", "s": "mccarthy, linda", "p": "D", "v": "Nay"}, {"n": "Rep. Daniel McKenna (D)", "s": "mckenna, daniel", "p": "D", "v": "Nay"}, {"n": "Rep. Rick Wickson (R)", "s": "wickson, rick", "p": "R", "v": "Not Voting/Not Excused"}, {"n": "Rep. James Devine (R)", "s": "devine, james", "p": "R", "v": "Yea"}, {"n": "Rep. Charlotte Lister (D)", "s": "lister, charlotte", "p": "D", "v": "Not Voting/Excused"}, {"n": "Rep. Doreen Howard (D)", "s": "howard, doreen", "p": "D", "v": "Yea"}, {"n": "Rep. Judith Day (D)", "s": "day, judith", "p": "D", "v": "Yea"}, {"n": "Rep. John Henson (D)", "s": "henson, john", "p": "D", "v": "Yea"}, {"n": "Rep. James Kennedy (D)", "s": "kennedy, james", "p": "D", "v": "Yea"}, {"n": "Rep. Trinka Russell (D)", "s": "russell, trinka", "p": "D", "v": "Yea"}, {"n": "Rep. Mark Preston (D)", "s": "preston, mark", "p": "D", "v": "Not Voting/Not Excused"}, {"n": "Rep. Susan Kepner (D)", "s": "kepner, susan", "p": "D", "v": "Yea"}, {"n": "Rep. Thomas McGuirk (D)", "s": "mcguirk, thomas", "p": "D", "v": "Not Voting/Not Excused"}, {"n": "Rep. Bennett Moore (D)", "s": "moore, bennett", "p": "D", "v": "Yea"}, {"n": "Rep. Michael Marsh (D)", "s": "marsh, michael", "p": "D", "v": "Yea"}, {"n": "Rep. David Borden (D)", "s": "borden, david", "p": "D", "v": "Nay"}, {"n": "Rep. Otto Grote (D)", "s": "grote, otto", "p": "D", "v": "Yea"}, {"n": "Rep. Deborah Billian (D)", "s": "billian, deborah", "p": "D", "v": "Not Voting/Excused"}, {"n": "Rep. Nancy Warren (D)", "s": "warren, nancy", "p": "D", "v": "Yea"}, {"n": "Rep. Pamela Hubbard (D)", "s": "hubbard, pamela", "p": "D", "v": "Yea"}, {"n": "Rep. Shawn Mickelonis (D)", "s": "mickelonis, shawn", "p": "D", "v": "Nay"}, {"n": "Rep. Dale Sprague (D)", "s": "sprague, dale", "p": "D", "v": "Nay"}, {"n": "Rep. Rachel Burke (D)", "s": "burke, rachel", "p": "D", "v": "Yea"}, {"n": "Rep. James Cyr (D)", "s": "cyr, james", "p": "D", "v": "Not Voting/Not Excused"}, {"n": "Rep. Kay Oppenheimer (D)", "s": "oppenheimer, kay", "p": "D", "v": "Not Voting/Not Excused"}, {"n": "Rep. Robert Perry (D)", "s": "perry, robert", "p": "D", "v": "Yea"}, {"n": "Rep. Robert Srnec (D)", "s": "srnec, robert", "p": "D", "v": "Not Voting/Not Excused"}, {"n": "Rep. Brendon Browne (D)", "s": "browne, brendon", "p": "D", "v": "Not Voting/Not Excused"}, {"n": "Rep. Thomas Fargo (D)", "s": "fargo, thomas", "p": "D", "v": "Yea"}, {"n": "Rep. Sarah Hutz (D)", "s": "hutz, sarah", "p": "D", "v": "Yea"}, {"n": "Rep. Matthew Houde (D)", "s": "houde, matthew", "p": "D", "v": "Yea"}, {"n": "Rep. Carla Skinder (D)", "s": "skinder, carla", "p": "D", "v": "Yea"}, {"n": "Rep. Suzanne Gottling (D)", "s": "gottling, suzanne", "p": "D", "v": "Yea"}, {"n": "Rep. Raymond Gagnon (D)", "s": "gagnon, raymond", "p": "D", "v": "Not Voting/Excused"}, {"n": "Rep. Ellen Nielsen (D)", "s": "nielsen, ellen", "p": "D", "v": "Yea"}, {"n": "Rep. Carole Estes (D)", "s": "estes, carole", "p": "D", "v": "Yea"}, {"n": "Rep. Michael Reuschel (D)", "s": "reuschel, michael", "p": "D", "v": "Not Voting/Not Excused"}, {"n": "Rep. Robert Watson (D)", "s": "watson, robert", "p": "D", "v": "Nay"}, {"n": "Rep. Stephen Spratt (D)", "s": "spratt, stephen", "p": "D", "v": "Yea"}, {"n": "Rep. David Scannell (D)", "s": "scannell, david", "p": "D", "v": "Yea"}, {"n": "Rep. James Webber (D)", "s": "webber, james", "p": "D", "v": "Yea"}, {"n": "Rep. Don Petterson (D)", "s": "petterson, don", "p": "D", "v": "Yea"}, {"n": "Rep. Maureen Mann (D)", "s": "mann, maureen", "p": "D", "v": "Nay"}, {"n": "Rep. Chris Nevins (R)", "s": "nevins, chris", "p": "R", "v": "Yea"}], "mk": "otp", "mf": {}, "mrec": "OTP / AM 1031H"}, {"date": "2008-05-08", "body": "S", "question": "Floor Amendment (1777s), Sen. Gatsas/Sen. 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Implements certain recommendations of the commission to make recommendations to ensure the long-term viability of the New Hampshire retirement system established in 2007, 355 (HB 876-FN-LOCAL).", "body": "18Mar2008\u2026 1031h\n\n04Jun2008\u2026 2121cofc\n\n04Jun2008\u2026 2174eba\n\nBe it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:\n\n300:1 Definition of Earnable Compensation; Other Compensation. Amend RSA 100-A:1, XVII to read as follows:\n\nXVII. \u201cEarnable compensation\u201d shall mean for all members the full base rate of compensation paid plus any overtime pay, holiday and vacation pay, sick pay, longevity or severance pay, cost of living bonus, additional pay for extracurricular and instructional activities or for other extra or special duty, and [ other compensation paid to the member by the employer] any military differential pay, plus the fair market value of non-cash compensation paid to, or on behalf of, the member [ such as] for meals or living quarters if subject to federal income tax, but excluding other compensation except cash incentives paid by an employer to encourage members to retire, supplemental pay paid by the employer while the member is receiving workers\u2019 compensation, and teacher development pay that is not part of the contracted annual salary. However, earnable compensation in the final 12 months of creditable service prior to termination of employment shall be limited to 1-1/2 times the higher of the earnable compensation in the 12-month period preceding the final 12 months or the highest compensation year as determined for the purpose of calculating average final compensation, but excluding the final 12 months. Any compensation received in the final 12 months of employment in excess of such limit shall not be subject to member or employer contributions to the retirement system and shall not be considered in the computation of average final compensation. Provided that, the annual compensation limit for members of governmental defined benefit pension plans under section 401(a)(17) of the United States Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, shall apply to earnable compensation for all employees, teachers, permanent firemen, and permanent policemen who first become eligible for membership in the system on or after July 1, 1996. Earnable compensation shall not include compensation in any form paid later than 120 days after the member\u2019s termination of employment from a retirement eligible position, with the limited exceptions of disability related severance pay paid to a member or retiree no later than 120 days after a decision by the board of trustees granting the member or retiree disability retirement benefits pursuant to RSA 100-A:6 and of severance pay which a member was entitled to be paid within 120 days after termination but which, without the consent of the member and not through any fault of the member, was paid more than 120 days after the member\u2019s termination. The member shall have the burden of proving to the board of trustees that any severance payment paid later than 120 days after the member\u2019s termination of employment is earnable compensation and meets the requirements of an asserted exception to the 120-day post-termination payment requirement.\n\n300:2 Membership. Amend RSA 100-A:3, V to read as follows:\n\nV. A member shall cease to be a member if (a) [ he or she is absent from service for more than 2 years; (b)] he or she withdraws his or her accumulated contributions; or [ (c)] (b) he or she becomes a beneficiary or dies. [ Notwithstanding the foregoing,] The board of trustees shall continue the membership of a member while in the armed forces of the United States provided such member does not withdraw his or her accumulated contributions.\n\n300:3 Return of Member Contributions; Group I. Amend RSA 100-A:11, I(a) to read as follows:\n\n(a) If a group I member ceases to be an employee or teacher for reasons other than retirement or death and if he or she has not elected to receive a vested deferred retirement allowance under RSA 100-A:10, the amount of his or her accumulated contributions shall be paid within 3 months after his or her written request therefor, provided that the member may not file a written request for such payment until at least 30 days from the date the member ceases to be an employee or a teacher and provided that the member may not again become a group I member during said 30-day period. [ If] A group I member [ ceases] shall cease to be [ a] an active member [ because of absence] if he or she is absent from service for more than [ 2 years, his or her accumulated contributions shall be paid within 3 months after the board is notified to that effect] 180 days, without requesting return of the amount of his or her accumulated contributions, and the retirement system shall retain his or her accumulated contributions. The annual return credited on inactive, vested members shall be paid pursuant to RSA 100-A:16, II(g). The board shall hold and invest such accumulated contributions on behalf of the inactive member, provided that the annual return credited on the inactive member\u2019s accumulated contributions shall be 2 percentage points less than either the assumed rate of return determined under RSA 100-A:16, II(h) or the actual rate of return, whichever is lower, for the immediately preceding fiscal year as reported in the comprehensive annual financial report (CAFR), provided the rate of return shall not be less than zero. The inactive member may make a written request for his or her total accumulated contributions, provided he or she is not on a leave of absence, and he or she shall be paid within 3 months after his or her written request. In the event an inactive member who has not withdrawn his or her contributions under this section returns to become an active member in service, his or her previous service shall count toward that member\u2019s creditable service to the extent that his or her accumulated contributions have remained in the retirement system.\n\n300:4 Return of Member Contributions; Group II. Amend RSA 100-A:11, II(a) to read as follows:\n\n(a) If a group II member ceases to be a permanent policeman or permanent fireman for reasons other than retirement or death and if he or she has not elected to receive a vested deferred retirement allowance under RSA 100-A:10, the amount of his or her accumulated contributions shall be paid within 3 months after his or her written request therefor. [ If] A group II member [ ceases] shall cease to be [ a] an active member [ because of absence] if he or she is absent from service for more than [ 2 years, his or her accumulated contributions shall be paid within 3 months after the board is notified to that effect] 180 days, without requesting return of the amount of his or her accumulated contributions, and the retirement system shall retain his or her accumulated contributions. The annual return credited on inactive, vested members shall be paid pursuant to RSA 100-A:16, II(g). The board shall hold and invest such accumulated contributions on behalf of the inactive member, provided that the annual return credited on the inactive member\u2019s accumulated contributions shall be 2 percentage points less than either the assumed rate of return determined under RSA 100-A:16, II(h) or the actual rate of return, whichever is lower, for the immediately preceding fiscal year as reported in the comprehensive annual financial report (CAFR), provided the rate of return shall not be less than zero. The inactive member may make a written request for his or her total accumulated contributions, provided he or she is not on a leave of absence, and he or she shall be paid within 3 months after his or her written request. In the event an inactive member who has not withdrawn his or her contributions under this section returns to become an active member in service, his or her previous service shall count toward that member\u2019s creditable service to the extent that his or her accumulated contributions have remained in the retirement system.\n\n300:5 Medical Benefits; Group II; Payment by Retirement System; 8 Percent Increase Changed. Amend RSA 100-A:52, II to read as follows:\n\nII. However, for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1990, the maximum amount payable by the retirement system under this subdivision on account of each person qualified under paragraph I who is not entitled to Medicare benefits, shall be $101.50 per month, and on account of each person qualified under paragraph I who is entitled to Medicare benefits, shall be $64 per month. As of July 1, 1991, and on each July 1 [ thereafter] until and including July 1, 2007, the maximum amount payable by the retirement system as provided in this paragraph shall be increased by 8 percent, compounded on previous increases. After July 1, 2007 and until and including July 1, 2011, the rate payable under this paragraph shall not be increased. As of July 1, 2012, and on each July 1 thereafter, the maximum amount payable by the retirement system as provided in this paragraph shall be increased by 4 percent, compounded on previous increases.\n\n300:6 Medical Benefits; Group I Teachers and Political Subdivision Employees; Payment by Retirement System; 8 Percent Increase Removed. Amend RSA 100-A:52-a, II to read as follows:\n\nII. [ However,] For [ the] each fiscal year beginning on or after July 1, [ 2000] 2007, the maximum amount payable by the retirement system under this subdivision on account of each person qualified under paragraph I who is not entitled to Medicare benefits, and on account of each person qualified under paragraph I who is entitled to Medicare benefits, shall be the same as the amount provided in RSA 100-A:52, II for group II retirees. [ As of July 1, 2000 and on each July 1 thereafter, the maximum amount payable by the retirement system as provided in this paragraph shall be increased by 8 percent, compounded on previous increases.]\n\n300:7 Medical Benefits; Group I Employees; Payment by Retirement System; 8 Percent Increase Removed. Amend RSA 100-A:52-b, III to read as follows:\n\nIII. [ However,] For [ the] each fiscal year beginning on or after July 1, [ 2000] 2007, the maximum amount payable by the retirement system under this subdivision on account of each person qualified under paragraph I who is not entitled to Medicare benefits, and on account of each person qualified under paragraph I who is entitled to Medicare benefits, shall be the same as the amount provided in RSA 100-A:52, II for group II retirees. [ As of July 1, 2000 and on each July 1 thereafter, the maximum amount payable by the retirement system as provided in this paragraph shall be increased by 8 percent, compounded on previous increases.]\n\n300:8 New Subparagraph; Method of Financing; Transfer from Special Account. Amend RSA 100-A:16, II by inserting after subparagraph (i) the following new subparagraph:\n\n(j) To account for no longer making transfers from the special account to the state annuity accumulation fund, notwithstanding RSA 100-A:16, II(h)(5) and (7), there shall be a one-time transfer of $250,000,000 not later than June 30, 2008 from the special account to the state annuity accumulation fund, provided however that if the employers\u2019 obligation to fund the 401(h) subtrust under RSA 100-A:53, RSA 100-A:53-b, RSA 100-A:53-c, and RSA 100-A:53-d ceases as a result of a final court order, the transfer of $250,000,000 plus any interest accrued shall be returned to the special account. The sum transferred shall be credited proportionally to each member subgroup based on the proportion of the funds transferred into each special account subgroup from the special medical account, as identified by the retirement system, on June 30, 2007.\n\n300:9 Medical Benefits; Method of Financing; Group II. Amend RSA 100-A:53, I to read as follows:\n\nI. The benefits provided under RSA 100-A:52 shall be provided by a 401(h) subtrust of the New Hampshire retirement system. Beginning July 1, 2009, the 401(h) subtrust shall be funded by allocating to the subtrust the lesser of:\n\n(a) 25 percent of [ future] group II employer contributions made for group II [ in accordance with RSA 100-A:16 to the subtrust until such time as the benefits are fully funded. Thereafter the subtrust shall receive only that portion of each year\u2019s contribution as is necessary to keep the benefits fully funded.]; or\n\n(b) The percentage of group II employer contributions made for group II determined by the actuary to be the minimum rate necessary to maintain the benefits provided under RSA 100-A:52.\n\n300:10 Medical Benefits; Method of Financing; Group I Teachers. Amend RSA 100-A:53-b, I to read as follows:\n\nI. The benefits provided under RSA 100-A:52-a shall be provided by a 401(h) subtrust of the New Hampshire retirement system. Beginning July 1, 2009, the 401(h) subtrust shall be funded by allocating to the subtrust the lesser of:\n\n(a) 25 percent of [ future] group I teacher employer contributions made for group I teachers [ in accordance with RSA 100-A:16 to the subtrust until such time as the benefits are fully funded. Thereafter the subtrust shall receive only that portion of each year\u2019s contribution as is necessary to keep the benefits fully funded.]; or\n\n(b) The percentage of group I employer contributions made for group I teachers determined by the actuary to be the minimum rate necessary to maintain the benefits provided under RSA 100-A:52-a.\n\n300:11 Medical Benefits; Method of Financing; Group I Political Subdivision Employees. Amend RSA 100-A:53-c, I to read as follows:\n\nI. The benefits provided under RSA 100-A:52-a shall be provided by a 401(h) subtrust of the New Hampshire retirement system. Beginning July 1, 2009, the 401(h) subtrust shall be funded by allocating to the subtrust the lesser of:\n\n(a) 25 percent of [ future] group I employer contributions made for group I political subdivision employees [ in accordance with RSA 100-A:16 to the subtrust until such time as the benefits are fully funded. Thereafter the subtrust shall receive only that portion of each year\u2019s contribution as is necessary to keep the benefits fully funded.]; or\n\n(b) The percentage of group I employer contributions made for group I political subdivision employees determined by the actuary to be the minimum rate necessary to maintain the benefits provided under RSA 100-A:52-a.\n\n300:12 Medical Benefits; Method of Financing; Group I State Employees. Amend RSA 100-A:53-d, I to read as follows:\n\nI. The benefits provided under RSA 100-A:52-b shall be provided by a 401(h) subtrust of the New Hampshire retirement system. Beginning July 1, 2009, the 401(h) subtrust shall be funded by allocating to the subtrust the lesser of:\n\n(a) 25 percent of [ future] group I employer contributions made for group I state employees [ in accordance with RSA 100-A:16 to the subtrust until such time as the benefits are fully funded. Thereafter the subtrust shall receive only that portion of each year\u2019s contribution as is necessary to keep the benefits fully funded.]; or\n\n(b) The percentage of group I employer contributions made for group I state employees determined by the actuary to be the minimum rate necessary to maintain the benefits provided under RSA 100-A:52-b.\n\n300:13 Commission on Retiree Health Care Benefits Funding Model. There is established a commission to propose a retiree health care benefits funding model.\n\nI. The members of the commission shall be as follows:\n\n(a) Three members of the house of representatives, one of whom shall be from the executive departments and administration committee and one of whom shall be from the finance committee, appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives.\n\n(b) Two members of the senate, one of whom shall be from the executive departments and administration committee and one of whom shall be from the finance committee, appointed by the president of the senate.\n\n(c) The chairperson of the New Hampshire retirement system board of trustees, or designee.\n\n(d) Two representatives of group I of the retirement system, appointed by the governor.\n\n(e) Two representatives of group II of the retirement system, appointed by the governor.\n\n(f) Two representatives of municipal and school employers in the retirement system, appointed by the governor.\n\n(g) Six public members with recognized expertise in finance, financial management, health care finance, health care delivery, or the governance and oversight of large endowments or public funds, appointed by the governor.\n\n(h) One retired member of the retirement system currently receiving benefits, appointed jointly by the speaker of the house of representatives and the president of the senate.\n\nII. Legislative members of the commission shall receive mileage at the legislative rate when attending to the duties of the commission.\n\nIII. The commission shall study and recommend to the general court by December 1, 2008, the detailed design for a preferential tax vehicle for employees who do and do not qualify for the existing medical subsidy, to make contributions that would provide funds for post-employment medical expenses. Among the duties, the commission shall:\n\n(a) Analyze the models in use by other states.\n\n(b) Collect information from experts in the field.\n\n(c) Consider different vehicles for such a plan including governmental trusts, Voluntary Employee Benefit Associations (VEBAs), 401(h) trusts, and Health Savings Accounts.\n\n(d) Consider and analyze the appropriate and effective use of bonding by the state in order to provide an affordable medical subsidy.\n\n(e) Consider the following principles, in designing a recommended plan that:\n\n(1) Allows for member and employer contributions.\n\n(2) Utilizes tax advantaged contributions, earnings, and benefit distributions.\n\n(3) Includes pre-funding for cost-effectiveness, security, and to satisfy the Governmental Accounting Standards Board and the Internal Revenue Service.\n\n(4) Permits employer contributions through negotiated matches for currently active members.\n\n(5) Permits additional voluntary member contributions.\n\n(6) Is administratively efficient.\n\n(7) Is available and integrated with other benefits.\n\n(8) Allows unused sick and vacation leave to be contributed toward the medical subsidy.\n\n(9) Is viable long term.\n\n(f) Additionally, in designing a recommended plan, consider the following possibilities:\n\n(1) Bonding to assist in the establishment of the trust and/or the transfer of medical subsidy eligible active members and/or retirees to the new health care funding model.\n\n(2) Integrating the new trust with the existing subsidy-eligible state employees and the benefits provided by RSA 21-I:30.\n\n(3) Moving all subsidy-eligible retirees into the new plan, bringing the current 401(h) subtrust funding with them, if permitted.\n\n(4) Analyzing alternative retiree health care insurance programs for political subdivision retirees and Medicare retirees that would reduce the overall costs of medical care.\n\n(g) Seek technical assistance as necessary from the New Hampshire retirement system and from other independent financial, investment, actuarial, and retirement experts.\n\nIV. The members of the commission shall elect a chairperson from among the members. The first meeting of the commission shall be called by the first-named house member. The first meeting of the commission shall be held within 30 days of the effective date of this section. Ten members of the commission shall constitute a quorum.\n\nV. The commission shall report its findings and its initial recommendations for proposed legislation to the speaker of the house of representatives, the president of the senate, the house clerk, the senate clerk, the chairpersons of the house and senate executive departments and administration and finance committees, the governor, and the state library on or before December 1, 2008. The commission shall issue a final report of its findings and recommendations for additional legislation to the speaker of the house of representatives, the president of the senate, the house clerk, the senate clerk, the chairpersons of the house and senate executive departments and administration and finance committees, the governor, and the state library on or before December 1, 2009.\n\nVI. The commission is authorized to accept and expend private sector grants, gifts, or donations of any kind for the purpose of the duties required in this section. Any moneys collected shall be continually appropriated to the commission for the purposes of this section.\n\n300:14 Maximum Retirement Benefit. Amend RSA 100-A:6-a to read as follows:\n\n100-A:6-a Maximum Retirement Benefit. Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter to the contrary, [ any] for members who commenced service before July 1, 2009, a member\u2019s initial calculation of the retirement benefit granted under the provisions of RSA 100-A:5 or RSA 100-A:6 shall not exceed 100 percent of the member\u2019s highest year of earnable compensation. For members who commenced service on or after July 1, 2009, a member\u2019s maximum retirement benefit granted under the provisions of RSA 100-A:5 or RSA 100-A:6 shall not exceed $120,000. Nothing in this section shall affect the ability of a member to receive disability benefits pursuant to RSA 100-A:6, II(b) and (c). This provision shall not limit the application of supplemental allowances under RSA 100-A:41-a.\n\n300:15 Administration; Board of Trustees. Amend RSA 100-A:14, I to read as follows:\n\nI. The administration of this system is vested in a board of 14 trustees. Each newly appointed or reappointed trustee shall have familiarity with or experience in finance or business management. The state treasurer shall be an ex officio voting member of the board. The governor and council shall appoint 2 trustees, to be known as non-member trustees, who shall be qualified persons with [ business] investment and/or financial experience as provided in this paragraph and not be members of the system, and who shall serve for a term of 2 years and until their successors are appointed and qualified[, except that]. The non-member trustees of the board shall have substantial experience in the field of institutional investment or finance, taking into account factors such as educational background, business experience, and professional licensure and designations. The original appointment of one of the non-member trustees shall be for a term of one year. The remaining 11 members of the board shall consist of 2 employees, 2 teachers, 2 permanent policemen, 2 permanent firemen one member of the senate who shall be appointed annually by the senate president, one member of the house of representatives who serves on the executive departments and administration committee and who shall be appointed annually by the speaker of the house, and one person representing management in local government. Whenever a vacancy occurs, the senate president or the speaker of the house shall fill the vacancy in the same manner by appointing a senate or a house member who shall serve for the unexpired term. The New Hampshire state employees\u2019 association, the New Hampshire education association, the New Hampshire police association, the New Hampshire state permanent firemen\u2019s association, and the New Hampshire Local Government Center shall each annually nominate from their members a panel of 5 persons, all of whom except for the panel of the Local Government Center shall be active members of the retirement system, or one of the 4 predecessor systems, no later than May 31 of each year, and the panels so named shall be filed with the secretary of state no later than June 10 of each year. From each of the above named panels the governor and council shall appoint one person annually to the board, except for the panel of the Local Government Center, which shall have one person appointed every 2 years. Members appointed to the board in the manner aforesaid shall serve for a term of 2 years. Each member so appointed shall hold office until his or her successor shall be appointed and qualified. Whenever a vacancy occurs, the governor and council shall fill the vacancy by appointing a member who shall serve for the unexpired term from the same panel from which the former member was appointed. The governor shall designate one of the non-member trustees to serve as chairman of said board of trustees.\n\n300:16 Board of Trustees; Voting by Chairperson. RSA 100-A:14, IV is repealed and reenacted to read as follows:\n\nIV. Each trustee, including the chairman, shall be entitled to one vote in the board of trustees. Seven trustees shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of any business of the board of trustees. Seven votes shall be necessary for any resolution or action by the board at any meeting.\n\n300:17 New Sections; Subcommittees of the Board of Trustees; Independent Investment Committee. Amend RSA 100-A by inserting after section 14 the following new sections:\n\n100-A:14-a Subcommittees of the Board of Trustees.\n\nI. The board of trustees shall establish subcommittees, to include but not be limited to, an audit committee.\n\nII. Each subcommittee shall consist of members of the board of trustees. At least one member of the audit committee shall be experienced in the field of public accounting.\n\nIII. Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, the audit committee and each subcommittee established by the board shall make its recommendations to the full board for final approval.\n\nIV. The audit committee shall assist the board to undertake the audit and reporting requirements required by RSA 100-A:15, VI. The audit committee may establish an advisory committee to assist it in its auditing functions. The advisory committee shall consist of non-board members who are certified public accountants and others working in public accounting.\n\nV. Subcommittee members shall be appointed by chairperson of the board of trustees.\n\n100-A:14-b Independent Investment Committee. There is hereby established the independent investment committee.\n\nI. The independent investment committee shall consist of not more than 5 members, 3 of whom shall be persons who are not members of the board of trustees appointed by the governor with the consent of the council, and up to 2 of whom shall be members of the board of trustees appointed by the chairperson of the board of trustees.\n\nII. Each member of the independent investment committee shall have substantial experience in the field of institutional investment or finance, other than their experience as trustees of the New Hampshire retirement system, taking into account factors such as educational background, business experience, and professional licensure and designations.\n\nIII. As provided in RSA 100-A:15, the independent investment committee shall recommend an investment policy and investment consultants to the full board for approval. The independent investment committee shall review investment performance, choose fund managers, and make investments and deposits on behalf of the board.\n\n300:18 Management of Funds. Amend RSA 100-A:15 to read as follows:\n\n100-A:15 Management of Funds.\n\nI. The members of the board of trustees shall be the trustees of the several funds created hereby and shall set the investment policy relative to those funds. The independent investment committee shall have full power to invest and reinvest such funds[, and] in accordance with the policy set by the board. The board of trustees shall have the powers, privileges, and immunities of a corporation. [ The members of the board of trustees shall also have the power to invest and reinvest such funds in participation units in the public deposit investment pool established pursuant to RSA 383:22. Said trustees] The independent investment committee shall have full power to hold, purchase, sell, assign, transfer, and dispose of any of the securities and investments in which any of the funds created hereby have been invested, as well as the proceeds of such investments in accordance with the policy set by the board. All of the assets and proceeds, and income therefrom, of the New Hampshire retirement system, and all contributions and payments made thereto, shall be held, invested or disbursed in trust [ solely in the interest of the members and beneficiaries of the system for the exclusive purpose of providing those benefits and defraying those reasonable administrative expenses provided for under this chapter. In the management, investment, and reinvestment of system assets so held in trust hereunder, the system\u2019s board of trustees shall exercise the judgment and care under the circumstances then prevailing, which persons of prudence, discretion, and intelligence, acting in a like capacity and familiar with such matters, would use in the conduct of a pension plan of like character and with like aims as the system, and by diversifying investments of the system so as to minimize the risk of large losses to the trust fund].\n\nI-a.(a) A trustee, independent investment committee member, or other fiduciary shall discharge duties with respect to the retirement system:\n\n(1) Solely in the interest of the participants and beneficiaries;\n\n(2) For the exclusive purpose of providing benefits to participants and beneficiaries and paying reasonable expenses of administering the system;\n\n(3) With the care, skill, and caution under the circumstances then prevailing which a prudent person acting in a like capacity and familiar with those matters would use in the conduct of an activity of like character and purpose;\n\n(4) Impartially, taking into account any differing interests of participants and beneficiaries;\n\n(5) Incurring only costs that are appropriate and reasonable; and\n\n(6) In accordance with a good-faith interpretation of the law governing the retirement system.\n\n(b) In investing and managing assets of the retirement system pursuant to subparagraph (a), a trustee or independent investment committee member with authority to invest and manage assets:\n\n(1) Shall consider among other circumstances:\n\n(A) General economic conditions;\n\n(B) The possible effect of inflation or deflation;\n\n(C) The role that each investment or course of action plays within the overall portfolio of the retirement system;\n\n(D) The expected total return from income and the appreciation of capital;\n\n(E) Needs for liquidity, regularity of income, and preservation or appreciation of capital; and\n\n(F) The adequacy of funding for the system based on reasonable actuarial factors;\n\n(2) Shall diversify the investments of the retirement system unless the trustee or independent investment committee member reasonably determines that, because of special circumstances, it is clearly prudent not to do so;\n\n(3) Shall make a reasonable effort to verify facts relevant to the investment and management of assets of a retirement system; and\n\n(4) May invest in any kind of property or type of investment consistent with this section.\n\n(c) The board of trustees shall adopt a statement of investment objectives and policy for the retirement system as provided in subparagraph VII(c).\n\nI-b. Paragraph I-a shall apply to all board members, independent investment committee members, and other fiduciaries, as well as staff and vendors to the extent they exercise any discretionary authority or discretionary control respecting management of the retirement system or exercise any authority or control respecting management or disposition of its assets, or they render investment advice for a fee or other compensation, direct or indirect, with respect to any moneys or other property of the retirement system, or have any authority or responsibility to do so, or they have any discretionary authority or discretionary responsibility in the administration of the retirement system.\n\nI-c. The fiduciary obligations of the members of the board of trustees and the independent investment committee are paramount to any other interest a trustee or independent investment committee member may have arising from another role or position that he or she holds, including the position which qualified the person for appointment to the board of trustees or independent investment committee.\n\nII. The board of trustees shall:\n\n(a) [ Have the authority to empower an investment committee of its members to make investments and deposits between meetings of the board.] Have the authority to hire actuarial services. The compensation for actuarial services required by the board of trustees shall be a charge upon the funds of the New Hampshire retirement system.\n\n(b) Have the full power and authority to delegate to any agent providing services to the New Hampshire retirement system, within or without the state, the power and discretion to make any necessary decisions and to take any action necessary to effect decisions with the same legal effect as if performed by the board of trustees. The payment for these services shall be a charge upon the funds of the New Hampshire retirement system.\n\n[ b] (c) Have the [ further] authority to hire investment [ counsel] consultants. The compensation for investment [ counsel] consultant services [ and the compensation for actuarial services required by the board of trustees in performing the duties required by RSA 100-A:14] shall be a charge upon the funds of the New Hampshire retirement system.\n\nII-a. The independent investment committee shall:\n\n[ (c)] (a) Appoint and employ a custodian of the several funds of the retirement system, and such custodian, as an agent of the [ board] independent investment committee, shall be compensated and such compensation shall be a charge upon the funds of the retirement system.\n\n[ (d)] (b) Have the full power and authority to delegate to any agent, within or without the state, [ who may or may not be the custodian of stocks and securities,] the power and discretion to make any necessary decisions with regard to the purchase or sale of any legal object of investment and to take any action necessary to effect decisions by or on behalf of the New Hampshire retirement system with the same legal effect as if performed by the [ board of trustees of the New Hampshire retirement system] independent investment committee. The [ board of trustees] independent investment committee shall have the power to authorize the payment of compensation to an agent or agents for investment management services.\n\n(c) Report to the board of trustees at least quarterly on the management, investment, and reinvestment activities of the independent investment committee.\n\nIII. Except as otherwise provided in this section, no trustee, independent investment committee member, and no employee of the board of trustees shall have any personal interest in the gains or profits of any investment made by the board; nor shall any trustee, independent investment committee member, or employee of the board, directly or indirectly, for himself or herself or as an agent, in any manner use the same except to make such current and necessary payments as are authorized by the board; nor shall any trustee, independent investment committee member, or employee of the board become an endorser or surety, or in any manner an obligor, for money loaned to or borrowed from the board.\n\nIV. The board of trustees is authorized to engage the services of legal counsel [ for special investment, federal, and tax matters, and to engage outside counsel for other matters]. The payment for services provided in this paragraph shall be a charge upon the funds of the New Hampshire retirement system.\n\nV. The board of trustees shall adopt rules pursuant to RSA 541-A relative to procedures to be followed in establishing and modifying investment objectives and guidelines[, and in selecting investment managers, investment products and investment participations]. The investment policy shall not be subject to rulemaking under RSA 541-A.\n\nVI. [ The funds of the New Hampshire retirement system shall be audited annually. The board of trustees shall complete, not later than 120 days after the close of the fiscal year, unless the fiscal committee and the governor and council for good cause shall extend such period, a comprehensive annual financial report concerning the preceding fiscal year that details the financial condition and operation of the system during that period in a manner consistent with generally accepted accounting principles. Said report subsequently shall be audited by the legislative budget assistant who may designate a certified public accountant not employed in the state service to conduct the annual audit and may accept the findings and report of the certified public accountant as fulfilling the provisions of this paragraph, provided that in either case said audit shall be conducted in accordance with prevailing standards and practices of governmental auditing specified by authoritative national standard setting bodies. The cost of such audit shall be a charge upon the funds of the New Hampshire retirement system.]\n\n(a) The board of trustees shall complete, not later than 120 days after the close of each fiscal year, a comprehensive annual financial report concerning the preceding fiscal year in a manner consistent with generally accepted accounting principles. The system\u2019s comprehensive annual financial report shall be audited annually in accordance with generally accepted governmental auditing standards by a qualified independent auditor selected by the audit committee. The auditor shall present the audited financial report and resulting findings to the audit committee for its approval and acceptance by December 1 of each year unless the board of trustees for good cause shall extend such period.\n\n(b) The audit committee may select a qualified independent auditor to conduct performance audits in accordance with generally accepted governmental auditing standards. The scope and timing of any such performance audits shall be at the discretion of the audit committee.\n\n(c) All audits performed pursuant to subparagraphs (a) and (b) shall be filed with the governor, speaker of the house, president of the senate and commissioner of administrative services within 5 days of being issued. The cost of all audits shall be a charge upon funds available to the retirement system.\n\nVII. The [ board of trustees shall complete a comprehensive annual investment report at the same time that the annual financial report under paragraph VI is completed.] independent investment committee shall prepare for board review and approval a comprehensive annual investment report. The board shall approve the comprehensive annual investment report at the same time that it approves the annual financial report under paragraph VI. The investment report shall be submitted to the president of the senate, the speaker of the house, and the governor. The report shall include, but shall not be limited to:\n\n(a) A description of the [ board\u2019s] independent investment committee\u2019s philosophy for investing the assets of the system, including an analysis of any significant changes in philosophy which have occurred from the prior annual report.\n\n(b) An analysis of the return on investment, by investment category.\n\n(c) [ Anticipated future uses of and approaches to the management, investment, and reinvestment of system assets under the principles of paragraph I.] An annual investment policy statement which shall incorporate the following:\n\n(1) A clear statement of investment objectives including the adoption of a reasonable and sound expected rate of return the retirement system is attempting to earn. The expected rate of return utilized for the statement of investment objectives shall bear some reasonable relationship to the assumed rate of return set by the trustees for the biennial actuarial calculation. The retirement system\u2019s actuaries shall issue a written opinion in regard to the reasonableness of the assumed rate of return that shall address any difference between the assumed rate of return and the expected rate of return.\n\n(2) A detailed breakdown of the asset structure most likely to enable the fund to reach its long range objective within appropriate risk parameters. The details should include all relevant subcategories among equities, debt, and alternative investments and identify the appropriate benchmarks for each performance analysis. The policy should establish an acceptable range for each allocation as well as a specific target allocation.\n\n(3) Identification of how outcomes are measured and benchmarks are developed and who is responsible for the various decision levels in the investment process between the board of trustees, the investment committee, the retirement system\u2019s staff, investment consultants, and portfolio managers. The policy statement should specify the minimum frequency to review outcomes and responsibilities, in order to determine whether decisions as to asset mix and manager selection added value to the fund. Investment managers should be under frequent review by the investment committee and the retirement system.\n\n(d) Any suggested changes in legislation which the board may seek in order to better serve the members of the system. This is not intended to preclude the board of trustees from seeking additional legislation as needs arise between annual reports.\n\nVIII. The management, investment, and reinvestment practices for the assets held in trust by the board pursuant to this section shall be subject to review by the legislature.\n\nIX. The non-trustee members of the independent investment committee shall be afforded the same liability insurance and indemnification as board members.\n\nX. Not later than January 1, 2010, the board of trustees shall report to the governor, the senate president, and the speaker of the house of representatives on the operation of the audit, investment, and other committees.\n\n300:19 Supplemental Allowances; Single-Year COLA. Amend RSA 100-A:41-a to read as follows:\n\n100-A:41-a Supplemental Allowances. The following supplemental allowances shall apply only to the state fiscal year beginning July 1, 2008:\n\nI. Any retired member of the New Hampshire retirement system or any of its predecessor systems, who has been retired for at least 12 months, or any beneficiary of such member who is receiving an allowance, shall be entitled to receive a [ supplemental allowances, also known as cost of living adjustments or COLAs,] cost of living adjustment, or COLA, on the retired member\u2019s latest anniversary date. The amount of such supplemental [ allowances] allowance shall be [ limited to from one percent to 5 percent, with increments of no less than 1/2 of one] 1-1/2 percent of a member\u2019s or beneficiary\u2019s annual retirement allowance which is $30,000 or less, or otherwise 1-1/2 percent of the first $30,000 of a retired member\u2019s or beneficiary\u2019s allowance.\n\nII. [ No later than May 31 of each year, the fiscal committee of the general court may approve COLAs for the July 1 thereafter, upon certification from the actuary of the amount of the COLA which may be granted to each member classification based on the funds available in the special account for each member classification. The actuary shall look at each member classification component of the special account separately and shall certify to the fiscal committee the funds available, and any other information required by the committee, including but not limited to any change in the Consumer Price Index-Urban for the year prior to the year in which the allowance is granted]. The board of trustees shall pay the supplemental allowance to the extent funds are available in each member classification component of the special account. Any such supplemental allowance [ when granted by the fiscal committee of the general court] shall become a permanent addition to the beneficiary\u2019s base retirement allowance, and shall be included in the monthly annuity paid to the retired member, or to the member\u2019s beneficiary if the member is deceased and the beneficiary is receiving an allowance under RSA 100-A:8, 100-A:9, 100-A:12, 100-A:13, 100-A:19, the provisions of former RSA 100-A:16, I(c)(2) relative to additional contributions, or similar provisions of predecessor systems.\n\nIII.(a) The [ granting] payment of any such supplemental allowance[, or of any increase in supplemental allowances,] shall be contingent on terminal funding of the total actuarial cost thereof [ at the time of granting]. Such terminal funding shall be from the special account established under RSA 100-A:16, II(h).\n\n(b) No supplemental allowance shall [ be granted or increased if such grant or increase would] reduce the funds in the respective component of the special account to an amount less than zero.\n\n(c) Cost of living adjustments [ granted by the fiscal committee] shall be retroactive to the member\u2019s eligibility date pursuant to paragraph I[, beginning July 1, 1999, and for every year thereafter].\n\n300:20 New Section; Additional Temporary Supplemental Allowances. Amend RSA 100-A by inserting after section 41-c the following new section:\n\n100-A:41-d Additional Temporary Supplemental Allowances.\n\nI. The additional supplemental allowance in this paragraph shall apply only for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2008. Any retired member of the New Hampshire retirement system or any of its predecessor systems who has been retired for at least 12 months and whose annual retirement allowance is based on at least 15 years of service and is $20,000 or less, or any beneficiary of such member who is receiving an allowance, shall be entitled to receive an additional supplemental allowance, in addition to the provisions of RSA 100-A:41-a, on the retired member\u2019s latest anniversary date. The amount of the additional temporary supplemental allowance under this paragraph shall be $1,000, paid from the respective component of the special account.\n\nII. The supplemental allowance in this paragraph shall apply only for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2008. Any retired member of the New Hampshire retirement system or any of its predecessor systems who retired prior to January 1, 1993, or any beneficiary of such member who is receiving an allowance, shall be entitled to receive an additional supplemental allowance, in addition to the provisions of RSA 100-A:41-a and paragraph I, on the retired member\u2019s latest anniversary date. The amount of the additional temporary supplemental allowance under this paragraph shall be $500, paid from the respective component of the special account.\n\nIII. The supplemental allowance in this paragraph shall apply only for the fiscal years beginning July 1, 2008 up to and including the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2011. In addition to paragraphs I and II, any retired member of the New Hampshire retirement system or any of its predecessor systems or any beneficiary of such retired member who is receiving an allowance, except for a retired state member, or his or her beneficiary, whose medical benefits are paid by the state pursuant to RSA 21-I, who is receiving a medical benefit subsidy payment under RSA 100-A:52 or RSA 100-A:52-a, shall be entitled to receive an additional supplemental allowance, in addition to the provisions of RSA 100-A:41-a, on the retired member\u2019s latest anniversary date. The amount of the additional temporary supplemental allowance under this paragraph shall be $500 for retirees taking a one-person medical benefit and $1,000 for retirees taking a 2-person medical benefit, paid from the respective component of the special account. Provided, however that no 2-person subsidy recipient may receive more than $1,000 per year under this paragraph, and that once a recipient is entitled to Medicare, the additional allowance under this paragraph shall be reduced to 60 percent of the non-Medicare eligible retiree amounts.\n\nIV. The additional supplemental allowances under this section shall be issued as separate payment to eligible members or their beneficiaries on or after July 1. Supplemental allowances under this section shall not become a permanent addition to the base retirement allowance.\n\nV. No supplemental allowance shall be paid if it would reduce the funds in the respective component of the special account to an amount less than zero. If insufficient funds exist in the special account to fund all the supplemental allowances provided for in this section and in RSA 100-A:41-a, the available funds shall be used first to fund the supplemental allowance in RSA 100-A:41-a then to fund the supplemental allowance in paragraphs I, II, and III of this section, in that order.\n\n300:21 Commission Established. There is established a commission to study the feasibility of authorizing, and the depletion schedules for, future COLAs to be issued at different rates to or within each subgroup within the special account.\n\n300:22 Membership and Compensation.\n\nI. The members of the commission shall be as follows:\n\n(a) Three members of the house of representatives, appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives.\n\n(b) Two members of the senate, appointed by the president of the senate.\n\n(c) The chairperson of the New Hampshire retirement system, or designee.\n\n(d) Three persons with relevant knowledge, appointed by the governor.\n\nII. Legislative members of the commission shall receive mileage at the legislative rate when attending to the duties of the commission.\n\n300:23 Duties. The commission shall study the feasibility of authorizing, and the depletion schedules for, future COLAs to be issued at different rates to or within each subgroup within the special account. The commission shall consider proposals for defined benefit and defined contribution plans for COLAs. The study shall examine the possibility of issuing COLAs, funded from the special account, with such COLAs becoming permanent additions to the beneficiary\u2019s base retirement allowance. The commission may request assistance from the retirement system and the actuary to aid in its study.\n\n300:24 Chairperson; Quorum. The members of the commission shall elect a chairperson from among the members. The first meeting of the commission shall be called by the first-named house member. The first meeting of the commission shall be held within 45 days of the effective date of this section. Seven members of the commission shall constitute a quorum.\n\n300:25 Report. The commission shall report its findings and its initial recommendations for proposed legislation to the speaker of the house of representatives, the president of the senate, the house clerk, the senate clerk, the chairpersons of the house and senate finance and executive departments and administration committees, the governor, and the state library on or before December 1, 2008. The commission shall issue a final report of its findings and recommendations for additional legislation to the speaker of the house of representatives, the president of the senate, the house clerk, the senate clerk, the chairpersons of the house and senate finance and executive departments and administration committees, the governor, and the state library on or before December 1, 2009.\n\n300:26 New Section; Temporary Contribution Amounts and Ratification. Amend RSA 100-A by inserting after section 53-d the following new section:\n\n100-A:53-e Temporary Contribution Amounts and Ratification.\n\nI. Notwithstanding the provisions of RSA 100-A:53, 100-A:53-b, 100-A:53-c, and 100-A:53-d, for the period beginning July 1, 2000, and ending June 30, 2007, 33 1/3 percent of group II employer contributions, group I teacher contributions, group I employer contributions, and group I state employer contributions shall be allocated to the 401(h) subtrust of the New Hampshire retirement system in order to pay for the benefits provided under RSA 100-A:52, 100-A:52-a, and 100-A:52-b, subject to applicable limits under the Internal Revenue Code.\n\nII. At the end of each fiscal year specified in paragraph I, the state annuity accumulation fund of the New Hampshire retirement system shall be reimbursed from the special account established in RSA 100-A:16, II(h) for the amount of funds allocated to the 401(h) subtrust for that year.\n\nIII. Actions taken by the New Hampshire retirement system in accordance with this section are hereby ratified.\n\n300:27 Medical Benefits Financing; Group II. Amend RSA 100-A:53, II-IV to read as follows:\n\nII. The special account established in RSA 100-A:16, II(h), for group II members, shall be augmented as of July 1, 1988, by $23,700,000 resulting from a one-time write-up of the valuation assets as of June 30, 1987. At the end of each fiscal year beginning with the year ending June 30, 1989, and ending with the fiscal year ending June 30, 2007, the state annuity accumulation fund of the New Hampshire retirement system shall be reimbursed from the special account established in RSA 100-A:16, II(h) for the amount of funds allocated to the 401(h) subtrust for that year, and such reimbursement shall continue until the benefits provided through the subtrust are fully funded or until the total accumulated reimbursement equals the sum of:\n\n(a) The initial special account amount as of June 30, 1988, of $52,800,000;\n\n(b) The additional special account amount as of June 30, 1993, which shall be determined by the actuary as an amount which shall be sufficient to provide benefits under RSA 100-A:52 for persons who meet the requirements of RSA 100-A:52, I(f);\n\n(c) The additional special account amount as of June 30, 1993, of $1,200,000 to provide benefits under RSA 100-A:52 for persons who meet the requirements of RSA 100-A:52, I(g); and\n\n(d) Future accumulated interest per year on the balance of the reimbursement funds remaining in the special account.\n\nIII. Except as provided in RSA 100-A:54, II, all contributions made to the retirement system to provide medical benefits under RSA 100-A:52 shall be maintained in a separate account, the 401(h) subtrust, and such funds shall not be used for or diverted to any purpose other than to provide said medical benefits. Similarly, none of the funds accumulated to provide the retirement benefits set forth in this chapter, including the special account established under RSA 100-A:16, II(h), may be used or diverted to provide medical benefits under RSA 100-A:52. The funds, if any, accumulated to provide medical benefits under RSA 100-A:52 may be invested pursuant to the provisions of RSA 100-A:15.\n\n[ IV. A separate account shall be established and maintained for each retired member who is a key employee, as defined under section 416(i) of the Internal Revenue Code, at any time during the plan year or any previous plan year during which contributions are made hereunder on behalf of such member for the purposes of RSA 100-A:52.]\n\n300:28 Medical Benefits Financing; Group I Teachers. Amend RSA 100-A:53-b, II to read as follows:\n\nII. All contributions made to the retirement system to provide medical benefits under RSA 100-A:52-a shall be maintained in a separate account, the 401(h) subtrust. All funds and accumulated interest shall not be used for or diverted to any purpose other than to provide said medical benefits. Similarly, none of the funds accumulated to provide the retirement benefits set forth in this chapter, including the special account established under RSA 100-A:16, II(h), may be used or diverted to provide medical benefits under RSA 100-A:52-a. The funds, if any, providing medical benefits under RSA 100-A:52-a may be invested pursuant to the provisions of RSA 100-A:15.\n\n300:29 Medical Benefits Financing; Group I Political Subdivision Employees. Amend RSA 100-A:53-c, II to read as follows:\n\nII. All contributions made to the retirement system to provide medical benefits under RSA 100-A:52-a shall be maintained in a separate account, the 401(h) subtrust. All funds and accumulated interest shall not be used for or diverted to any purpose other than to provide said medical benefits. Similarly, none of the funds accumulated to provide the retirement benefits set forth in this chapter, including the special account established under RSA 100-A:16, II(h), may be used or diverted to provide medical benefits under RSA 100-A:52-a. The funds, if any, providing medical benefits under RSA 100-A:52-a may be invested pursuant to the provisions of RSA 100-A:15.\n\n300:30 Medical Benefits Financing; Group I State Employees. Amend RSA 100-A:53-d, II to read as follows:\n\nII. All contributions made to the retirement system to provide medical benefits under RSA 100-A:52-b shall be maintained in a separate account, the 401(h) subtrust. All funds and accumulated interest shall not be used for or diverted to any purpose other than to provide said medical benefits. Similarly, none of the funds accumulated to provide the retirement benefits set forth in this chapter, including the special account established under RSA 100-A:16, II(h), may be used or diverted to provide medical benefits under RSA 100-A:52-a. The funds, if any, providing medical benefits under RSA 100-A:52-b may be invested pursuant to the provisions of RSA 100-A:15.\n\n300:31 New Paragraph; Application; Transfers. Amend RSA 100-A:55 by inserting after paragraph II the following new paragraph:\n\nIII. No transfers shall be made from the special account established under RSA 100-A:16, II(h) to the 401(h) subtrust for the purpose of funding the provisions of RSA 100-A:52-b or for any other purpose.\n\n300:32 New Section; Decennial Retirement Commission. Amend RSA 100-A by inserting after section 56 the following new section:\n\n100-A:57 Decennial Retirement Commission.\n\nI. There shall be established decennially on or about July 1, beginning in 2017, a commission to make recommendations to ensure the long-term viability of the New Hampshire retirement system.\n\nII. The members of the commission shall be as follows:\n\n(a) Three members of the house of representatives, appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives.\n\n(b) Two members of the senate, appointed by the president of the senate.\n\n(c) The chairman of the New Hampshire retirement system board of trustees, or designee.\n\n(d) Two representatives of group I of the retirement system, appointed by the governor.\n\n(e) Two representatives of group II of the retirement system, appointed by the governor.\n\n(f) Two representatives of municipal and school employers in the retirement system, appointed by the governor.\n\n(g) Four public members with recognized expertise in finance, financial management, or the governance and oversight of large endowments or public funds, appointed by the governor.\n\n(h) One retired member of the retirement system receiving benefits at the time of appointment, appointed jointly by the speaker of the house of representatives and the president of the senate.\n\nIII. Legislative members of the commission shall receive mileage at the legislative rate when attending to the duties of the commission.\n\nIV. The commission shall:\n\n(a) Study the previous decade\u2019s history of funding, benefits, and investment results of the New Hampshire retirement system.\n\n(b) Review the structure and governance of the New Hampshire retirement system.\n\n(c) Analyze the financial status of the retirement system, and the challenges facing the system in the upcoming decade.\n\n(d) Assess any changes to general accounting standards and their potential effect on the retirement system.\n\n(e) Make recommendations for ensuring the long-term viability of the retirement system, including an appropriate funding methodology.\n\n(f) Monitor the sustainability and affordability of cost of living increases for plan participants.\n\n(g) Study other matters deemed necessary by the commission.\n\n(h) Seek technical assistance as necessary from the New Hampshire retirement system and from other independent financial, investment, actuarial, and retirement experts. Subject to available appropriations, the commission may employ support staff for the purposes of its duties.\n\nV. The governor, in consultation with the president of the senate and the speaker of the house of representatives, shall designate a chairperson from among the members. The first meeting of the commission shall be called by the chairperson. The first meeting of the commission shall be held within 45 days of the designation of the chairperson.\n\nVI. The commission shall report its findings and any recommendations for proposed legislation to the speaker of the house of representatives, the president of the senate, the house clerk, the senate clerk, the governor, and the state library on or before the December 1 next following.\n\n300:33 New Paragraph; Employer Contributions; Funding of Retirement Allowance. Amend RSA 100-A:16 by inserting after paragraph III the following new paragraph:\n\nIII-a. Upon the retirement of a member:\n\n(a) The retirement system shall:\n\n(1) Calculate average base pay of a member during his or her highest 3 years of creditable service, or during all of the years in his or her creditable service if less than 3 years;\n\n(2) Multiply the average base pay determined in subparagraph (1) above by 125 percent;\n\n(3) Subtract the result from subparagraph (2) from the member's average final compensation.\n\n(b) If the calculation in subparagraph (a)(3) is greater than zero, the employer shall be assessed the cost of the excess benefit provided by multiplying the present value of the member's retirement benefit by the amount determined in subparagraph (a)(3) divided by the amount in subparagraph (a)(2).\n\n(c) The employer shall certify to the accuracy of each member's base pay.\n\n(d) The retirement system shall certify to the cost determined in subparagraph (b) to the employer and assess upon the employer such cost for payment to the retirement system at such times and in such manner as the board of trustees may prescribe. Each such employer is hereby authorized to appropriate the sums necessary for payment of such assessments.\n\n300:34 Application. The provisions of RSA 100-A:16, III-a as inserted by section 33 of this act shall not apply to a binding contract or a binding collective bargaining agreement in effect on the effective date of this section, to the extent required by the contract or agreement, before the termination of such contract or the date on which the collective bargaining agreement terminates, or while the terms of the existing contract remain in force as a result of a provision in the existing contract because the parties have failed to agree to a new contract or a contract extension, on or after the effective date of this section.\n\n300:35 Effective Date.\n\nI. Sections 9-12, and 14 of this act shall take effect July 1, 2009.\n\nII. Sections 1, 33, and 34 of this act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.\n\nIII. Sections 2-4, 15, and RSA 100-A:14-a as inserted by section 17 of this act, and RSA 100-A:15, I, III, IV, V, VIII, and X as inserted by section 18 of this act shall take effect July 1, 2008.\n\nIV. Section 16 of this act shall take effect July 1, 2008 at 12:01 a.m.\n\nV. RSA 100-A:14-b as inserted by section 17 of this act and RSA 100-A:15, II, II-a, VI, VII, and IX as inserted by section 18 of this act shall take effect January 1, 2009.\n\nVI. Sections 19 and 20 of this act shall take effect June 30, 2008.\n\nVII. The remainder of this act shall take effect upon its passage.\n\nApproved: June 30, 2008.\n\nEffective Date: I. Sections 9-12 and 14 shall take effect July 1, 2009.\n\nII. Sections 1, 33 and 34 shall take effect August 29, 2008.\n\nIII. Sections 2-4, 15, and RSA 100-A:14-a as inserted by section 17, and RSA 100-A:15, I, III, IV, V, VIII, and X as inserted by section 18 of this act shall take effect July 1, 2008.\n\nIV. Section 16 shall take effect July 1, 2008 at 12:01 a.m.\n\nV. RSA 100-A:14-b as inserted by section 17 and RSA 100-A:15, II, II-a, VI, VII, and IX as inserted by section 18 of this act shall take effect January 1, 2009.\n\nVI. Sections 19 and 20 of this act shall take effect June 30, 2008.\n\nVII. 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