21-I:1 Establishment; General Functions. – I. There is hereby established the department of administrative services, an agency of the state, under the executive direction of a commissioner of administrative services. The commissioner of administrative services shall serve as the chief fiscal planning and control officer of the state of New Hampshire. II. The department […]
21-I:1-a Definitions. – In this chapter the following words shall have the following meanings: I. " Commissioner " means the commissioner of administrative services. I-a. [Repealed.] II. " Physical facilities " means buildings of every kind and the fixtures attached thereto. III. [Repealed.] IV. [Repealed.] V. [Repealed.] Source. 1985, 399:5. 1988, 227:17. 1989, 396:14. […]
21-I:10 Repealed by 1991, 346:18, III, eff. July 1, 1991. –
21-I:100 Purpose and Policy. – The purpose of this subdivision is to leverage the purchasing power and economies of scale available to the state when it is acting as purchaser on behalf of state employees and to align this purchasing initiative with a business tax incentive in order to make available to all other […]
21-I:101 Definitions. – In this subdivision: I. "Child" has the same meaning as "son or daughter" in 29 U.S.C. section 2611(12). II. " Commissioner " means the commissioner of the department of administrative services. III. " Department " means the department of administrative services. IV. " Family and medical leave " means leave from […]
21-I:102 Contracting and Administrative Authority. – I. The commissioner may solicit information about, seek proposals for, negotiate, enter into, and administer group insurance contracts with duly authorized accident and life insurance carriers as necessary and appropriate to provide to qualifying state employees, at state expense and at no cost to such employees, an FMLI […]
21-I:103 State Employee Coverage Linked to Coverage Offerings for Other Employers and for Individual Employees. – The commissioner shall include in the request for proposals for FMLI benefits for state employees a requirement that the winning bidder shall, as a condition of the state contract, also offer the same FMLI coverage to other public […]
21-I:104 Conditions of Non-State Employer Participation. – Participation in the plan by non-state employers shall be voluntary. In addition, non-state employers may choose to provide FMLI at no cost to their employees or on a contributory or partially contributory basis. Source. 2021, 91:464, eff. July 1, 2021.
21-I:105 Procurement Process. – The commissioner may issue a request for information or a request for proposals to secure FMLI coverage for all eligible employees of the state of New Hampshire and to make advantageously priced coverage available to all other private employers with more than 50 employees and public employers in the state […]
21-I:106 Commissioner Discretion to Adjust Initial FMLI Benefit Structure. – In exercising authority under this subdivision to contract for FMLI coverage for state employees and also for the availability of advantageously priced FMLI coverage for employees of all non-state employers, the commissioner shall have discretionary authority in initiating this program to make changes to […]
21-I:107 Family and Medical Leave Insurance Advisory Board. – There is hereby established the family and medical leave insurance advisory board, which shall be administratively attached to the department, and which shall hereinafter be called the FMLI advisory board. The FMLI advisory board shall consist of 9 members to be appointed, with the exception […]
21-I:108 Report and Outreach. – I. Working in coordination with the commissioner of administrative services as provided in RSA 282-B:6, I, the department shall produce, on an annual basis, a summary report on the granite state paid family leave plan. This report shall be made public and delivered to the governor, the senate president, […]
21-I:109 Rulemaking. – The commissioner may adopt rules, pursuant to RSA 541-A, as deemed necessary for the implementation of this chapter. Source. 2021, 91:464, eff. July 1, 2021.
21-I:11 Divisions of Procurement and Support Services, Public Works Design and Construction, and Plant and Property. – I. The procurement and support services, public works design and construction, and plant and property functions of the department shall be divided across the following divisions: (a) The division of procurement and support services, which shall be […]
21-I:11-a Fund Restrictions; Cash Reserves Prorated. – I. Expenditures from the fund established by RSA 21-I:11, I(a)(6)(B), shall be restricted to defraying the following costs of the respective programs incurred as a result of transferring donated commodities or surpluses from the consignee point of delivery or point of origin to the ultimate point of […]
21-I:11-b Identical Qualified Lowest Bids, Proposals, or Quotations. – I. The purpose of this section is to promote procurement practices and procedures which the general court believes will improve the state’s procurement process while at the same time establishing a vendor selection procedure which, among other things, is specifically geared toward reducing unemployment and […]
21-I:11-c Debarment of Vendors. – I. (a) No individual or business entity shall be awarded a bid, proposal, or quotation issued by the division of procurement and support services if that individual or entity, or any of its subsidiaries, affiliates, or principal officers: (1) Has, within the past 2 years, been convicted of, or […]
21-I:11-d Building Maintenance Fund. – Each agency for which the department of administrative services is charged with providing building maintenance services shall pay to the department an annual assessment of 75 cents per square foot of such space which the agency occupies. The department of administrative services may make transfers from appropriate agency accounts […]
21-I:11-e Electronic Reverse Auctions. – I. An electronic reverse auction may be conducted at the direction of the director of procurement and support services when it is determined by the commissioner of department of administrative services or designee that it is in the best interests of the state. Such reverse auction shall be conducted […]
21-I:110 Appropriation and Funding Transfer. – The state treasurer shall transfer funds from the general fund to the department of administrative services for payment of the administrative and implementation costs associated with this chapter. Source. 2021, 91:464, eff. July 1, 2021.