CHAPTER 342
SB 360 - FINAL VERSION
2022 SESSION
22-3030
07/08
SENATE BILL 360
AN ACT relative to national guard educational benefits.
SPONSORS: Sen. Carson, Dist 14; Sen. Bradley, Dist 3; Sen. Watters, Dist 4; Rep. Baldasaro, Rock. 5; Rep. Moffett, Merr. 9; Rep. Shaw, Hills. 16
COMMITTEE: Executive Departments and Administration
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ANALYSIS
This bill allows members of the New Hampshire national guard to transfer their national guard tuition waiver benefit to their spouses until July 1, 2027.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
22-3030
07/08
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Two
AN ACT relative to national guard educational benefits.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
342:1 New Paragraph; Postsecondary Educational Assistance; Definition of Spouse. Amend RSA 110-B:63-b by inserting after paragraph V the following new paragraph:
VI. "Spouse" means a person legally married to a member of the New Hampshire national guard, regardless of gender or state of residence, as recorded in the defense enrollment eligibility reporting system of the United States Department of Defense.
342:2 New Paragraph; Postsecondary Educational Assistance; Educational Assistance Authorized; Minimum Requirements; Transfer to Spouse Allowed. Amend RSA 110-B:63-c by inserting after paragraph III the following new paragraph:
IV. Members of the New Hampshire national guard, upon completion of their initial mandatory service obligation which shall be no less than 6 years, may transfer their national guard tuition waiver benefit to their spouse to be used in a degree-enhancing curriculum in any college that is under the authority of the chancellor of the community college system of New Hampshire. The transfer of this benefit by the member requires a 4-year reserve duty service obligation after the date the benefit has been transfered. The member's spouse may subsequently transfer this benefit back to the member; however, the member and their spouse cannot use the benefit at the same time.
342:3 Postsecondary Educational Assistance; Report; Inclusion of the Adjutant General. Amend RSA 110-B:63-g to read as follows:
110-B:63-g Report. The chancellor of the university system on behalf of the university system and the chancellor of the community college system of New Hampshire on behalf of the community college system of New Hampshire shall, no later than November 1 of each year, submit a report to the speaker of the house, the senate president, the adjutant general, and the governor detailing the number of national guard members enrolled at postsecondary institutions for the prior fiscal year under this subdivision and the specific courses or curriculum in which such members are enrolled.
342:4 Prospective Repeal; 2027. RSA 110-B:63-c, IV, relative to transferring a New Hampshire national guard member's national guard tuition waiver benefit to their spouse, is repealed.
I. Section 4 of this act shall take effect July 1, 2027.
II. The remainder of this act shall take effect 30 days after passage.
Approved: August 03, 2022
Effective Date:
I. Section 4 effective July 1, 2027
II. Remainder effective September 2, 2022