Section 21-M:8 - Criminal Justice BureauI. There is hereby established within the division of public protection a criminal justice bureau. The bureau shall be supervised by a senior assistant attorney general who shall be appointed by the attorney general in accordance with the provisions of RSA 21-M:3 and who shall carry out the duties imposed by this section under the supervision of the attorney general and do such other work as the attorney general may assign. The attorney general shall appoint such other assistant attorneys general pursuant to the provisions of RSA 21-M:3 and such additional investigative, clerical, stenographic, and other staff as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this section within the limits of the appropriations made for the bureau.II. The duties of the bureau shall include, but not be limited to, the following: (a) Investigating and prosecuting major crimes as directed by the attorney general.(c) Investigating and prosecuting such other criminal matters as the attorney general shall determine.(d) Investigating and prosecuting medicaid fraud as directed by the attorney general.(e) Representing the state in all post-conviction insanity proceedings.III.(a) To assist the attorney general in his or her duty to exercise general supervision of criminal cases pending before the supreme and superior courts, the department of justice may hire a full-time attorney assigned to the bureau, who shall develop and implement a training program for regional, county, and state prosecutors. The topics including in the training shall include, but not be limited to, prosecutorial ethics, charging decisions, plea negotiations, and trial skills.(b) There is established within the department of justice an unclassified full-time attorney position for the purpose of implementing and establishing a training program for regional, county, and state prosecutors as required in this paragraph. The salary for the full-time attorney position shall be established as provided for in RSA 94:1-a, I(c).IV.(a) To assist the attorney general in his or her duty to exercise general supervision of officer-involved use of deadly force investigations and to provide training to local law enforcement officers, the department of justice may hire an unclassified full-time investigator assigned the bureau, who shall work on officer-involved use of deadly force investigations.(b) There is established within the department of justice an unclassified full-time investigator position for the purpose of working on officer-involved use of deadly force investigations as required in this paragraph. Notwithstanding RSA 14:14-c and RSA 94:1-d, the salary for the full-time investigator position shall be established as a labor grade BB pursuant to RSA 94:1-a, I(a).Amended by 2019, 346:389, eff. 7/1/2019.Amended by 2019, 346:168, eff. 7/1/2019.Amended by 2018, 127:3, eff. 7/1/2019.Amended by 2018, 127:5, eff. 7/29/2018.1985, 300:1, eff. July 1, 1985. 2018, 127:3, eff. July 1, 2019; 127:5, eff. July 29, 2018. 2019, 346:168, eff. July 1, 2019; 346:389, eff. July 1, 2019 at 12:01 a.m.