{"data":{"id":"us-nh/rsa-99-f-4","jurisdiction":"us-nh","citation":"RSA 99-F:4","heading":"Application Process.","body":"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.\nII. 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.\nIII. 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.\nIV. 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.","path":["Title VI: PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES","Chapter 99-F: VETERANS, DISABLED VETERANS', AND MILITARY SPOUSES' PREFERENCE IN PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT"],"source_url":"https://gc.nh.gov/rsa/html/VI/99-F/99-F-4.htm","current_through":"2025 regular legislative session, or December 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T12:53:29Z","sha256":"8bfc9be12145a02c8dee6176cacb872224d394d2d17747f65c4e89a015393f83","source_id":"us-nh","stale":false,"prev":"us-nh/rsa-99-f-3","next":"us-nh/rsa-99-f-5"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}