RSA 273-A:1 Definitions.

In this chapter:
I. "Board" means the public employee labor relations board created by RSA 273-A:2.
II. "Board of the public employer" means the executive body of the public employer, such as the city council, board of selectmen, the school board or the county commissioners.
(a) For purposes of this chapter:
(1) The board of the public employer for executive branch state employees means the governor and council.
(2) Theboard of the public employer for the judiciarymeans the chief justice of the supreme court with the advice and consent of the judicial branch administrative council appointed pursuant to supreme court rule 54.
(b) In certain political subdivisions of the state the board of the public employer may also be the legislative body.