CHAPTER 261 CERTIFICATES OF TITLE AND REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES
Special Veteran Number Plates and Special Veteran Number Plate Fund
Section 261:97-i
[RSA 261:97-i effective Sept. 8, 2026.]
261:97-i Use of Funds. –
The moneys in the fund shall be distributed as provided in RSA 261:97-h. The proceeds shall be used as follows:
I. The funds transferred to the department of military affairs and veteran services shall be used to promote the general welfare of the state's veterans, service members, and their families by providing quality services for:
(a) Attracting and retaining veterans to the state, including transitioning service members to relocate to the state through raising awareness of the state's veteran-friendly advocacy, policies, and laws, making veteran employment support available, improving focus on veteran well-being, creating strategic messaging and transition assistance programs, and reinforcing critical veteran, service member, and family programs and initiatives.
(b) Military skills transfer, licensing, training, and certification programs, including collaboration programs with the office of professional licensure and certification.
(c) Rewarding and gainful employment through collaborations with New Hampshire veteran-friendly businesses, organizations, colleges, and schools that honor, fortify, empower, and positively impact the lives of veterans, service members, and their families.
(d) Promoting the well being and mental and physical health of veterans, including:
(1) Taking actions contributing to an increased enrollment of veterans with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.
(2) Participating in the ask the question campaign.
(3) Participating in the veterans' freedom to smile initiative.
(4) Participating in regional and statewide veteran suicide prevention coalitions.
(e) Programs and initiatives that contribute to ending veteran homelessness in New Hampshire.
(f) Raising awareness of the GI Bill's educational benefits.
(g) Participating in programs and initiatives supporting justice-involved veterans.
(h) Participating in programs and initiatives that support the development of a better understanding of the implications and create solutions for an aging veteran demographic in New Hampshire.
II. Funds transferred to employment security shall be used to support transitioning service members, veterans, and their spouses find meaningful employment.
III. Funds transferred to the department of administrative services shall be used to support friendly programs and initiatives across state agencies that benefit veterans, their spouses, and transitioning service members.
IV. Funds transferred to the department of business and economic affairs shall be used in support of attracting and retaining veterans to New Hampshire.
V. Funds transferred to the department of safety shall be used for administering the New Hampshire first for veterans program.
VI. Funds transferred to the department of health and human services shall be used in support of promoting veteran, service members and family members, including physical and mental health, suicide prevention, substance use disorder, housing stability, and age friendly services and support.
VII. Funds transferred from the New Hampshire first for veterans number plate fund which remain unexpended at the end of the fiscal year shall be nonlapsing and shall be continually appropriated.
VIII. Agencies receiving funds pursuant to this subdivision shall mount signs at funded project sites indicating that the project was funded by the New Hampshire first for veterans number plate program. This requirement may be waived in the case of environmentally sensitive projects where signage could be detrimental to the success of the project.