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N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 9:1 (2026)

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    9:1 Terms Used. – In this chapter, the term "department" or "establishment" means any executive department, commission, board, institution, bureau, office, or other agency of the state government, by whatever name called, other than the legislature, the department of state in the execution of the constitutional duties of the office of the secretary of state, and the state judicial branch, that uses, expends or receives any state funds; the term "state funds" means any and all moneys appropriated by the legislature, or money collected by or for the state, or any agency thereof, pursuant to authority granted in any of its laws; the term "budget" means the budget document by this chapter required to be transmitted to the legislature; the term "stakeholder" means a person and/or group which can affect or is affected by the development, design, and/or development of information technology systems.

Source. RL 23:1. RSA 9:1. 1979, 403:1. 2000, 320:6, eff. Aug. 20, 2000. 2017, 82:1, eff. Aug. 1, 2017.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases, 2011–2014 · leading case: New Hampshire Health Care Ass'n v. Governor, 161 N.H. 378 (N.H. 2011).
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New Hampshire Health Care Ass'n v. Governor, 161 N.H. 378 (N.H. 2011). · cites it 2× “See RSA 9:1 (2003) (defining the term “department” as “any executive department,” and specifically excluding from the definition “the legislature and the state judicial branch”).”
William Bovaird v. New Hampshire Dep't of Admin. Servs., 166 N.H. 755 (N.H. 2014). · cites it 2× “It is the intent of the general court that any position which becomes available in a department or establishment, as defined in RSA 9:1, shall be filled, if possible, by a state employee laid off, as defined in paragraph I, if such person is not currently employed by the state…”
State Employees'ass'n of Nh v. State, 20 A.3d 262 (N.H. 2011). · cites it 17× “In 2009, in response to budget cuts, the legislature passed House Bill 2, which requires all state departments or establishments, as defined by RSA 9:1 (2003), to fill vacant positions by first making offers to laid-off state employees who meet the minimum qualifications for the…”
New Hampshire Health Care Ass'n v. Governor, 13 A.3d 145 (N.H. 2011). · cites it 2× “See RSA 9:1 (2003) (defining the term "department" as "any executive department," and specifically excluding from the definition "the legislature and the state judicial branch").”
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