Section Pub 206.01 - Petition for Declaratory Ruling(a) Any public employer, any public employee or any employee organization may petition the board under RSA 541-A for a ruling regarding the specific applicability of any statute within the jurisdiction of the board to enforce, or any rule or order of the board, by filing with the board a petition for declaratory ruling setting out:(1) The specific statute, rule or order whose applicability is in question; and(2) A clear and concise statement of the facts giving rise to the petition.(b) The board shall determine within 30 days of filing whether it shall dismiss such a petition or issue a ruling, and it shall subsequently give a ruling on all such petitions properly before it as expeditiously as possible.(c) The board shall dismiss any such petition whose subject matter: (1) Is substantially the same as that of a petition for declaratory ruling previously dismissed; or(2) Was the subject of a previous ruling on the merits, absent a showing that the circumstances attending the previous ruling or dismissal have changed substantially in the intervening period.(d) The board shall determine whether briefs will assist in issuing a ruling on a declaratory ruling petition and in the event briefs will be received shall establish a schedule for their submission.N.H. Admin. Code § Pub 206.01
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