New Hampshire § 100-A:6-a Maximum Retirement Benefit

New Hampshire Statutes

§ 100-A:6-a — Maximum Retirement Benefit

New Hampshire § 100-A:6-a

Title VIPUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES

Ch. 100-ANEW HAMPSHIRE RETIREMENT SYSTEM

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Bluebook

N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 100-A:6-a (2026).

Text

(a)Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter to the contrary, for members who commenced service before July 1, 2009, or have attained vested status prior to January 1, 2012, a member's 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's highest year of earnable compensation. For members who commenced service on or after July 1, 2009, and have not attained vested status prior to January 1, 2012, a member's maximum retirement benefit granted under the provisions of RSA 100-A:5 or RSA 100-A:6 shall not exceed the lesser of 85 percent of the member's average final compensation or $120,000. Nothing in this section shall affect the ability of a member to receive disability benefits pursua

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(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter to the contrary, for members who commenced service before July 1, 2009, or have attained vested status prior to January 1, 2012, a member's 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's highest year of earnable compensation. For members who commenced service on or after July 1, 2009, and have not attained vested status prior to January 1, 2012, a member's maximum retirement benefit granted under the provisions of RSA 100-A:5 or RSA 100-A:6 shall not exceed the lesser of 85 percent of the member's average final compensation or $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) or RSA 100-A:6, II(e) and (f). This provision shall not limit the application of supplemental allowances.
(b) Notwithstanding subparagraph (a), for group II members who commenced service prior to July 1, 2011, and have not attained vested status prior to January 1, 2012, a member's maximum retirement benefit granted under the provisions of RSA 100-A:5 or RSA 100-A:6 shall not exceed the lesser of 100 percent of the member's average final compensation or $145,000.

Legislative History

2007, 268:2. 2008, 300:14. 2011, 224:164. 2012, 194:6, eff. June 11, 2012. 2024, 202:3, eff. July 1, 2024; 262:6, eff. July 1, 2024. 2025, 142:34, eff. July 1, 2025.