New Hampshire § 282-A:71 Payment of Contributions by County, City, Town or Other Political Subdivisions of This State

New Hampshire Statutes

§ 282-A:71 — Payment of Contributions by County, City, Town or Other Political Subdivisions of This State

New Hampshire § 282-A:71

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Ch. 282-AUNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION

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N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 282-A:71 (2026).

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I.A county, city, town or other political subdivision which becomes an employer under this act shall pay into the unemployment compensation fund an amount equivalent to the amount of benefits paid to claimants who during the applicable base period were paid wages by such county, city, town or other political subdivision. If a claimant during such base period was employed by both such county, city, town or other political subdivision and other employers subject to the provisions of this chapter, the amount to be paid into the fund by such county, city, town or other political subdivision with respect to such claimant shall be prorated pursuant to RSA 282-A:72. The amount of payments required under this subdivision to be made into the fund shall be ascertained by the commissioner of the dep

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I. A county, city, town or other political subdivision which becomes an employer under this act shall pay into the unemployment compensation fund an amount equivalent to the amount of benefits paid to claimants who during the applicable base period were paid wages by such county, city, town or other political subdivision. If a claimant during such base period was employed by both such county, city, town or other political subdivision and other employers subject to the provisions of this chapter, the amount to be paid into the fund by such county, city, town or other political subdivision with respect to such claimant shall be prorated pursuant to RSA 282-A:72. The amount of payments required under this subdivision to be made into the fund shall be ascertained by the commissioner of the department of employment security as soon as practicable after the end of each calendar month. The payments by such county, city, town or other political subdivision into the fund shall be made at such times and in such manner as the commissioner of the department of employment security may determine and prescribe. A county, city, town or other political subdivision shall maintain a record of the social security account numbers of its employees.
II. In lieu of paragraph I, such county, city, town or other political subdivision may elect to change its status to pay contributions as provided for other employers. Such change in status shall be for not less than 3 years and shall be made by August 21, 1979, or before January 1 of the applicable year. Thereafter, the political subdivision may elect to change its status no later than January 1, for any year, but such new change in status shall be irrevocable for 3 calendar years.
III. Sums appropriated by a county, city, town or other political subdivision to meet the obligations imposed by this chapter shall not be transferred or used for any other purpose, and such sums or the unused balance of such sums shall lapse at the end of each fiscal year.

Legislative History

1937, 178:1. 1939, 138:14-17. 1941, 103:24-30. RL 218:6. 1943, 178:1. 1945, 138:13, 16. 1947, 59:16. 1949, 251:2. 1951, 36:3, 4, 6; 142:1-6. 1953, 209:5, 6. RSA 282:6(A)(2). 1955, 7:3; 141:12-14. 1957, 118:7; 313:4. 1961, 88:17-23, 27-29. 1963, 194:6-8. 1965, 208:8, 9. 1967, 75:3; 400:6. 1969, 460:11-19. 1971, 156:24-29. 1979, 328:6. 1981, 408:3. 1989, 267:8. 1993, 104:2. 2006, 130:6, eff. Jan. 1, 2007.