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SB 59 · 2025 · Senate · Education Committee

Recruitment incentives for dispatchers

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establishing a recruitment incentive program within the community college system for public safety communicators and dispatchers and making an appropriation therefor.

Expands a community college recruitment and retention program for law enforcement, firefighters, and EMTs to include public safety communicators and dispatchers, and establishes a police standards and training recruitment and retention fund.AI-generated

Status

Killed in the Senate — Inexpedient to Legislate · November 3, 2025
  1. ✓Introduced
  2. ✕Senate
  3. House
  4. Governor
  5. Law

Analysis

This bill expands the law enforcement, firefighter, and EMT recruitment and retention program in the community college system to include public safety communicators and dispatchers. The bill also establishes the police standards and training recruitment and retention fund, administered by the police standards and training council in support of the recruitment and retention program. The bill makes an appropriation to the police standards and training council for this purpose.

From the bill's official ANALYSIS section.

Official record

Bill page — docket & status

gc.nh.gov · the authoritative source

Sponsors

Sen. David WattersDPrime
  • Sen. David RochefortRChair· Health and Human Services
  • Sen. Timothy LangRMajority Whip
  • Sen. Kevin AvardRDeputy Majority Whip
  • Sen. Daryl AbbasRPresident Pro Tempore
  • Sen. Suzanne PrentissDAssistant Democratic Leader
  • Sen. Bill GannonRChair· Judiciary
  • Sen. Daniel InnisRVice Chair· Education Finance
  • Sen. Sharon CarsonRPresident of the Senate
  • Sen. Mark McConkeyRChair· Capital Budget
  • Sen. Cindy RosenwaldDDeputy Democratic Leader
  • Sen. Rebecca Perkins KwokaDMinority Leader
  • Rep. Terry RoyRChair· Criminal Justice and Public Safety
  • Rep. Jennifer RhodesRVice Chair· Criminal Justice and Public Safety
  • Rep. Alissandra MurrayDClerk· Criminal Justice and Public Safety
  • Rep. David MeuseDDeputy Ranking Member· Criminal Justice and Public Safety

Also: Sen. Pat LongD, Sen. Debra AltschillerD, Sen. Tim McGoughR, Sen. Donovan FentonD

Public testimony

No one submitted online testimony on this bill. See the record

Hearings

  • 2025-01-219:00 amSenate EducationLOB 101Public hearing

Legislative history

  1. Jan 9, 2025SenIntroduced 01/09/2025 and Referred to Education; SJ 3
  2. Jan 21, 2025SenHearing: 01/21/2025, Room 101, LOB, 09:15 am; SC 6
  3. Feb 13, 2025Sen: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2025-0301s, 02/13/2025; Vote 5-0; CC; SC 9
  4. Feb 13, 2025SenCommittee Amendment # 2025-0301s, AA, VV; 02/13/2025; SJ 5
  5. Feb 13, 2025SenOught to Pass with Amendment #2025-0301s, MA, VV; Refer to Finance Rule 4-5; 02/13/2025; SJ 5
  6. Mar 6, 2025SenCommittee Report: Ought to Pass, 03/06/2025, Vote 5-0; SC 11
  7. Mar 6, 2025SenOught to Pass: MA, VV; 03/06/2025; SJ 6
  8. Mar 6, 2025SenSen. Gray Moved Laid on Table, MA, VV; 03/06/2025; SJ 6
  9. Mar 6, 2025SenPending Motion OT3rdg; 03/06/2025; SJ 6
  10. Oct 31, 2025SenInexpedient to Legislate, Senate Rule 3-23, 10/31/2025; SJ 1

Coverage

No reporting linked yet.

Documents (PDF)

Bill text & amendments link direct to gc.nh.gov; committee reports stream from the state record.