Section 188-F:7 - Employment; Benefits; Retirement System StatusI. Any changes to the conditions of employment, compensation, and benefits of community college system of New Hampshire employees covered by collective bargaining agreements shall be negotiated through the collective bargaining process, except that community college system employees covered by collective bargaining agreements hired on or after July 1, 2023 shall have the option of membership in the retirement system pursuant to RSA 100-A or a defined contribution plan as designated by the board of trustees.II. The community college system of New Hampshire shall be considered an employer for the purposes of RSA 100-A:1, IV. Full-time employees of the community college system of New Hampshire who are active retirement system members or who elect membership in the retirement system shall be considered employees for the purposes of RSA 100-A:1, V.III. Service as an employee of the community college system of New Hampshire shall be creditable service for purposes of RSA 100-A, RSA 21-:29I, RSA 21-:30I, RSA 21-:30-aI, RSA 21-:30-bI, and RSA 21-:30-cI. Any community college system of New Hampshire employee who transfers, without a break in service, to a state classified, unclassified, or nonclassified service position shall retain and transfer all leave accruals and seniority and be entitled to all the rights and benefits of a permanent employee in the classified or unclassified service of the state based on the years of creditable state service. At the time of such a transfer, the employee shall immediately begin to accrue annual and sick leave as granted at the time of the transfer by the receiving agency according to the employee's continuous years worked. Any state employee in a classified, unclassified, or nonclassified service position who transfers, without a break in service, to the community college system of New Hampshire shall retain and transfer all leave accruals and seniority and be entitled to all the rights and benefits of a permanent employee in the classified or unclassified service of the state based on the years of creditable state service. At the time of such a transfer, the employee shall immediately begin to accrue annual and sick leave as granted at the time of the transfer by the receiving agency according to the employee's continuous years worked.IV. Membership in the retirement system shall be optional for positions within the community college system of New Hampshire for which participation was optional as of June 30, 2007, and for such other positions within the community college system of New Hampshire as may be designated by the board of trustees.V. The community college system of New Hampshire shall remit to the state on a monthly basis the cost of retiree health care benefits for employees who have retired on or after July 1, 2011. The amount due shall be based on current enrollment for that month and the working rate for the calendar year. Invoices from the department of administrative services shall contain retiree enrollment detail in regards to the amount due. The department shall provide the community college system an anticipated budget each biennium as part of the retiree health budget process.Amended by 2023, 79:6, eff. 7/1/2023.Amended by 2015 , 276: 24, eff. 7/1/2015. 2007, 361 : 2 . 2010, 199 : 5 . 2015, 276 : 24 , eff. July 1, 2015.