Section 100-A:55 Application.


   I. The additional benefits provided under RSA 100-A:52 shall apply to persons who are active or retired members of group II as of June 30, 2000; to persons who prior to July 1, 1988, had completed no less than 20 years of group II creditable service, but who for reasons other than retirement or death ceased to be a group II member prior to attaining the age of 45, and who, as of July 1, 1993, are eligible for vested deferred retirement benefits; and to persons who are group II permanent policemen or permanent firemen members on disability retirement as the natural and proximate result of injuries suffered while in the performance of duty who become permanent policemen members of group II before July 1, 2005 or permanent firemen members of group II before July 1, 2005. Such additional benefits shall not apply to other persons who become members of group II after the dates stated in this paragraph, without future legislation to include them. It is the intent of the legislature that future group II members shall be included only if the total cost of such inclusion can be funded by reimbursement from the special account established under RSA 100-A:16, II(h).
   I-a. It is the intent of the legislature that future group I teacher members eligible after July 1, 2008 shall be included under the provisions of RSA 100-A:52-a only if the total cost of such inclusion can be terminally funded from the special account established under RSA 100-A:16, II(h).
   I-b. It is the intent of the legislature that future group I political subdivision employee members eligible after July 1, 2008 shall be included under the provisions of RSA 100-A:52-a only if the total cost of such inclusion can be terminally funded from the special account established under RSA 100-A:16, II(h).
   I-c. It is the intent of the legislature that future group I state employee members eligible after July 1, 2004 shall be included under the provisions of RSA 100-A:52-b only if the total cost of such inclusion can be terminally funded from the special account established in RSA 100-A:16, II (h).
   II. For the purposes of this subdivision, group II in the New Hampshire retirement system shall include predecessor systems under RSA 102 and RSA 103.
   III. 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.

Source. 1988, 191:5. 1993, 331:12. 1994, 310:3. 1998, 232:1. 1999, 274:5, 7. 2000, 263:1, eff. July 1, 2000; 266:5, 6, eff. Jan. 1, 2001. 2001, 158:10; 158:112, eff. Jan. 1, 2002; 264:2, eff. July 1, 2001; 275:5, eff. July 1, 2001. 2002, 128:1, eff. July 1, 2002. 2003, 294:1, eff. July 1, 2003. 2004, 146:2, eff. July 23, 2004. 2008, 300:31, eff. June 30, 2008.