TITLE I
THE STATE AND ITS GOVERNMENT

CHAPTER 6
STATE TREASURER AND STATE ACCOUNTS

New Hampshire Excellence in Higher Education Endowment Fund

Section 6:38

    6:38 New Hampshire Excellence in Higher Education Endowment Trust Fund Established. –

[Paragraph I effective until July 1, 2027; see also paragraph effective July 1, 2027, set out below.]


I. There is hereby established in the office of the treasurer the New Hampshire excellence in higher education endowment trust fund which shall be kept distinct and separate from all other funds. During the biennium ending June 30, 2027, annual assessments less any annual administrative costs received from the New Hampshire college tuition savings plan established under RSA 195-H, and less $6,000,000 per year of gross proceeds from assessments collected, which shall be allocated to the general fund, shall be credited to the trust fund to provide scholarships for the benefit of residents of the state pursuing programs of study at eligible educational institutions within the state.

[Paragraph I effective July 1, 2027; see also paragraph effective until July 1, 2027, set out above.]


I. There is hereby established in the office of the treasurer the New Hampshire excellence in higher education endowment trust fund which shall be kept distinct and separate from all other funds. Annual assessments less any annual administrative costs received from the New Hampshire college tuition savings plan established under RSA 195-H shall be credited to the trust fund to provide scholarships for the benefit of residents of the state pursuing programs of study at eligible educational institutions within the state.
II. The state treasurer shall be the trustee of the trust fund established in this chapter, and shall invest the trust fund in accordance with RSA 6:8. Any earnings on trust fund moneys shall be added to the trust fund.
III. All moneys in the trust fund shall be nonlapsing and shall be continually appropriated to the commission for purposes of providing education scholarships under this subdivision.

Source. 1999, 328:1, eff. Oct. 14, 1999. 2015, 237:2, eff. Sept. 11, 2015. 2025, 141:279, eff. July 1, 2025; 141:280, eff. July 1, 2027.