| Does the CBA require or incentivize college or post-secondary education? | NO |
| Does the city CBA prohibit felons from becoming law enforcement officers? | NO |
| Does the CBA require or incentivize law enforcement officers to learn first aid skills? | YES |
| Summary: Employer maintains first aid kits "in secure but readily accessible areas"; first aid kits and training is an area that "shall be addressed for the purpose of establishing guidelines, implementing programs and/or providing equipment." |
| Does the CBA have provisions related to firearms training? | NO |
| Does the CBA have provisions related to training with tasers or other nonlethal weapons? | NO |
| Does the CBA require law enforcement officers to learn any martial arts? | NO |
| Does the CBA require law enforcement officers to submit to regular psychological counseling/evaluation? | NO |
| Does the CBA require performance evaluations? | NO |
| Does the CBA restrict licensing procedures for law enforcement officers or departments? | NO |
| Is there a CBA with the police union? | YES |
| Does the CBA reference citizen review boards? | NO |
| Does the CBA limit union authority to pay and benefits issues? | NO |
| Does the state/city CBA require law enforcement officers to do driving training regularly? | NO |
| Does the state/city CBA require law enforcement officers to do driving training regularly? | NO |
| Does the CBA forbid the transfer or reassignment of an officer as a form of discipline? | NO |
| Does the CBA require law enforcement officers to take regular mental health training? | NO |
| Does the CBA have provisions related to community policing? | NO |
| Does the CBA give the union the power to approve or disapprove new training programs for law enforcement officers? | NO |
| Does the CBA have provisions involving the union in the process for promotions, unit assignments, and transfers? | NO |
| Summary: State retains right to appoint, transfer, promote |
| Does the CBA have provisions related to the use of body-worn cameras or body-worn camera video evidence? | NO |
| Does the CBA contain provisions related to misconduct investigations? | YES |
| Summary: Officers will be informed in writing when investigation is underway and complete. No further description of investigatory procedure; Both parties agree to establish a task force to identity and propose solutions to current investigatory timeline and practices, due May 2024 |
| Do officers have a right to request third-party arbitration for grievances, including over disciplinary actions? | NO |
| Does the CBA contain provisions related to discipline for misconduct? | YES |
Summary: Primary discipline authority: Division of Police, State of New Hampshire;
Types: Written warning, the withholding of an annual increment, a suspension, a demotion or a dismissal;
Restrictions/alternatives: N/A;
Challenge/appeal process: Union grievance procedure. |
| Detail: Defines disciplinary action as "action resulting in a written warning, the withholding of an annual increment, a suspension, a demotion or a dismissal, as stated in the Administrative Rules of the Division of Personnel." States that officers subject to an investigatory interview that the officer feels may result in disciplinary action may request union representation during the interview. |
| Does the CBA explicitly allow for a state ombudsman outside particular police departments to hold law enforcement officers accountable for misconduct? | NO |
| Does the CBA regulate processes for retaining officer disciplinary records? | NO |
| Does the CBA require notice to officers of investigations? | YES |
Summary: Conditions: Written notice, preferred by state email.
Timeline: N/A;
Content: N/A |
| Does the CBA determine a timeline for investigations? | YES |
Summary: Timeline to launch: N/A;
Timeline to conclude: 90 days, but can request 30 day extension |
| Does the CBA contain provisions related to compensation during misconduct investigations? | YES |
| Summary: No unit employee shall suffer loss of state-paid benefits during a suspension with or without pay pending investigation. |
| Are there any statutes or regulations that prohibit or restrict collective bargaining with police unions? | NO |
| Does the state have a "police bill of rights" statute or regulation? | NO |
| Is the current CBA publicly available online? | YES |