AI-assisted research summary: The director must appoint an independent human resources professional, ensure that person is trained or certified in sexual harassment investigations, and the designated person must handle certain sexual harassment complaints confidentially.
I. There shall be a general court administrative office in the state house under a director of the administrative office. The director may employ and contract for such additional professional, technical, clerical, or other employees necessary to perform the functions and duties of the office. II. The director shall designate a person as the independent human resources professional. The director shall ensure the person designated has had or will receive training or certification in sexual harassment investigations. In addition to the procedure in RSA 14-B:3, I(d), the designated person shall carry out obligations as set forth in the general court's sexual harassment policy, including but not limited to, the receipt, investigation, and processing of verbal or written complaints from legislative staff, members of the public, or other members of the general court concerning current members of the general court, or members of the general court whose service ceased within 2 years prior to the complaint. Neither the office of the senate president nor the office of the speaker of the house of representatives shall have any oversight or responsibility for any complaints involving sexual harassment. III. A sexual harassment complaint filed with the general court administrative office shall be confidential and not subject to disclosure to any third party, including but not limited to the attorney general's office; provided that the complainant may waive such confidentiality protections with informed, written consent. Nothing in this paragraph shall prevent the independent human resources professional from consulting with any person reasonably necessary to conduct an investigation. Source: Source. 2019, 311:1, eff. Jan. 1, 2020.