Bill Text: NH HB516 | 2025 | Regular Session | Introduced

New Hampshire House Bill 516

Introduced

Bill Title: Relative to establishing a new full-time position at Volunteer NH.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)

Status: (Introduced) 2025-02-13 - Inexpedient to Legislate: Motion Adopted Voice Vote 02/13/2025 House Journal 5 [HB516 Detail]

Download: New_Hampshire-2025-HB516-Introduced.html

HB 516-FN - AS INTRODUCED

2025 SESSION

25-0677

09/05

HOUSE BILL 516-FN

AN ACT relative to establishing a new full-time position at Volunteer NH.

SPONSORS: Rep. Wilhelm, Hills. 21; Rep. Wallner, Merr. 19; Sen. Perkins Kwoka, Dist 21

COMMITTEE: Executive Departments and Administration

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ANALYSIS

This bill requires Volunteer NH to determine how much money is needed to fund a new full-time position to support post-service college and career pathways for AmeriCorps alumni and returned Peace Corps volunteers and appropriates that amount for that purpose.

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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.

Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]

Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

25-0677

09/05

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Five

AN ACT relative to establishing a new full-time position at Volunteer NH.

Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:

1 Appropriation; Volunteer NH. Volunteer NH, as established in RSA 19-H:1, shall determine how much money is needed to fund a new full-time position to support post-service college and career pathways for AmeriCorps alumni and returned Peace Corps volunteers, and that sum for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026 is hereby appropriated to Volunteer NH for such purpose. The governor is authorized to draw a warrant for said sum out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated.

2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect July 1, 2025.

LBA

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1/7/25

HB 516-FN- FISCAL NOTE

AS INTRODUCED

AN ACT relative to establishing a new full-time position at Volunteer NH.

FISCAL IMPACT:


Estimated State Impact
	FY 2025	FY 2026	FY 2027	FY 2028
Revenue	$0	$0	$0	$0
Revenue Fund(s)	None
Expenditures*	$0	$74,810	$77,024	$79,306
Funding Source(s)	General Fund
Appropriations*	$0	$74,810	$0	$0
Funding Source(s)	General Fund
Expenditure = Cost of bill Appropriation = Authorized funding to cover cost of bill

METHODOLOGY:

This bill has Volunteer NH assess the necessary funds to establish a new full-time position dedicated to supporting post-service college and career pathways for AmeriCorps alumni and returned Peace Corps volunteers. The calculated amount for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, is appropriated to Volunteer NH for this purpose.

The Department of Administrative Services states that the following calculations were derived using Volunteer NH's salary ranges and fringe benefit rates. Furthermore, the Volunteer NH Programs Officer Level II position will receive funding through fiscal year 2028, with a 3% annual salary increase. A consistent fringe rate of 24.8% was applied across all three years. Organizational costs were allocated at a rate of 9.4% of staff salaries, encompassing expenses such as internet, phone services, office supplies, payroll services, audit fees, and additional miscellaneous costs. An extra $1,000 was designated for travel expenses.

ESTIMATED FISCAL IMPACT (ROUNDED) - Volunteer NH Programs Officer Level II
	FY 2026	FY 2027	FY 2028
Salary	$55,000	$56,650	$58,350
Fringe Rate (24.8%)	$13,640	$14,049	$14,471
Pooled Costs (9.4%)	$5,170	$5,325	$5,485
Travel	$1,000	$1,000	$1,000
Total Estimated Cost	$74,810	$77,024	$79,306