New Hampshire Revised Statutes 99-F:4 – Application Process
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I. At each stage of the application process, a public employer shall grant a preference to an otherwise qualified veteran or disabled veteran who successfully completes an initial application screening and an application examination, or a state employment test administered by the public employer to establish eligibility for a vacant position for state employment.
II. For an initial application screening used to develop a list of persons for interviews, the public employer shall add 5 preference points to a veteran’s score and 10 preference points to a disabled veteran’s score.
III. For an application examination, administered after the initial application screening that results in a score, the public employer shall add 5 preference points to a veteran’s and 10 preference points to a disabled veteran’s total combined examination score without allocating the points to any single feature or part of the examination. The veteran or disabled veteran shall pass the examination with a qualifying score to be eligible to receive the veterans’ preference.
IV. If a public employer uses an application examination that does not result in a score, the public employer shall devise and apply methods by which it gives special consideration in the hiring decision to veterans and disabled veterans.
II. For an initial application screening used to develop a list of persons for interviews, the public employer shall add 5 preference points to a veteran’s score and 10 preference points to a disabled veteran’s score.
Terms Used In New Hampshire Revised Statutes 99-F:4
- Devise: To gift property by will.
- state: when applied to different parts of the United States, may extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories, so called; and the words "United States" shall include said district and territories. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:4
- Veteran: means any person who:
(1) Served in the United States armed forces for more than 4 years and continues to serve; or
(2) Has been discharged or released from duty in the United States armed forces with:
(A) An honorable discharge; or
(B) An uncharacterized discharge based on a service-connected injury, illness, or disability. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:50
III. For an application examination, administered after the initial application screening that results in a score, the public employer shall add 5 preference points to a veteran’s and 10 preference points to a disabled veteran’s total combined examination score without allocating the points to any single feature or part of the examination. The veteran or disabled veteran shall pass the examination with a qualifying score to be eligible to receive the veterans’ preference.
IV. If a public employer uses an application examination that does not result in a score, the public employer shall devise and apply methods by which it gives special consideration in the hiring decision to veterans and disabled veterans.