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2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 284 - State Human Resources System › NRS 284.384 - Adjustment of certain grievances and complaints: Regulations; appeal to Employee-Management Committee; enforcement of binding decisions of Employee-Management Committee; representation of employee.

1. The Commission shall adopt regulations which provide for the adjustment of grievances for which a hearing is not provided by federal law or NRS 284.165, 284.245, 284.3629, 284.376 or 284.390 and complaints filed pursuant to NRS 281.755. Any grievance for which a hearing is not provided by NRS 284.165, 284.245, 284.3629, 284.376 or 284.390, or any complaint filed pursuant to NRS 281.755, is subject to adjustment pursuant to this section.
2. The regulations must provide procedures for:
(a) Consideration and adjustment of the grievance or complaint within the agency in which it arose.
(b) Submission to the Employee-Management Committee for a final decision if the employee is still dissatisfied with the resolution of the dispute.
(c) If requested by an employee or agency, the use of a resolution conference to resolve a grievance or complaint.
3. The regulations must include provisions for:
(a) Submitting each proposed resolution of a dispute which has a fiscal effect to the Budget Division of the Office of Finance for a determination by that Division whether the resolution is feasible on the basis of its fiscal effects; and
(b) Making the resolution binding.
4. Any grievance or complaint which is subject to adjustment pursuant to this section may be appealed to the Employee-Management Committee for a final decision. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, a final decision of the Committee is binding. The Committee or an employee may petition a court of competent jurisdiction for enforcement of the Committee’s binding decisions.
5. The employee may represent himself or herself at any hearing regarding a grievance or complaint which is subject to adjustment pursuant to this section or be represented by an attorney or other person of the employee’s own choosing.
6. As used in this section, "grievance" means an act, omission or occurrence which an employee who has attained permanent status feels constitutes an injustice relating to any condition arising out of the relationship between an employer and an employee, including, but not limited to, compensation, working hours, working conditions, membership in an organization of employees or the interpretation of any law, regulation or disagreement.
(Added to NRS by 1981, 538; A 1983, 362, 638; 1989, 1244; 1993, 544; 2001, 1440; 2003, 155, 1449; 2007, 2843; 2011, 3066; 2017, 1428)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 284 - State Human Resources System › NRS 284.385 - Dismissals, demotions and suspensions; regulations.

1. An appointing authority may:
(a) Dismiss or demote any permanent classified employee when the appointing authority considers that the good of the public service will be served thereby.
(b) Except as otherwise provided in NRS 284.148, suspend without pay, for disciplinary purposes, a permanent employee for a period not to exceed 30 days.
2. Before a permanent classified employee is dismissed, involuntarily demoted or suspended, the appointing authority must consult with the Attorney General or, if the employee is employed by the Nevada System of Higher Education, the appointing authority’s general counsel, regarding the proposed discipline. After such consultation, the appointing authority may take such lawful action regarding the proposed discipline as it deems necessary under the circumstances.
3. A dismissal, involuntary demotion or suspension does not become effective until the employee is notified in writing of the dismissal, involuntary demotion or suspension and the reasons therefor. The Commission shall adopt regulations setting forth the procedures for properly notifying the employee of the dismissal, involuntary demotion or suspension and the reasons therefor.
4. No employee in the classified service may be dismissed for any reason relating to his or her religion, race, sexual orientation, or gender identity or expression.
[49:351:1953]—(NRS A 1963, 1049; 1977, 991; 1993, 2092; 2011, 1495; 2015, 1046; 2017, 1068)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 284 - State Human Resources System › NRS 284.387 - Internal administrative investigations leading to certain disciplinary action: Right of employee to written notice of allegations before questioning and to representation; deadline for and notification to employee of completion; extensions; failure to make determination in timely manner.

1. An employee who is the subject of an internal administrative investigation that could lead to disciplinary action against the employee pursuant to NRS 284.385 must be:
(a) Provided notice in writing of the allegations against the employee within 30 days after the date on which the appointing authority becomes aware, or reasonably should have become aware, of the allegations. The notice must be provided before the employee is questioned regarding the allegations.
(b) Afforded the right to have a lawyer or other representative of the employee’s choosing present with the employee at any time that the employee is questioned regarding those allegations. The employee must be given not less than 2 business days to obtain such representation, unless the employee waives the employee’s right to be represented.
2. An internal administrative investigation that could lead to disciplinary action against an employee pursuant to NRS 284.385 and any determination made as a result of such an investigation must be completed and the employee notified of any disciplinary action within 90 days after the employee is provided notice of the allegations pursuant to paragraph (a) of subsection 1. If the appointing authority cannot complete the investigation and make a determination within 90 days after the employee is provided notice of the allegations pursuant to paragraph (a) of subsection 1, the appointing authority may request an extension of not more than 60 days from the Administrator upon showing good cause for the delay. No further extension may be granted unless approved by the Governor.
3. If the appointing authority does not make a determination within 90 days after the employee is provided notice of the allegations or within any extended time period approved pursuant to subsection 2, the appointing authority shall not take any disciplinary action against the employee pursuant to NRS 284.385 which is based on those allegations.
(Added to NRS by 2003, 2003; A 2011, 1496; 2017, 4181)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 284 - State Human Resources System › NRS 284.390 - Hearing to determine reasonableness of dismissal, demotion or suspension; production of documents; representation; evidence; written decision; reinstatement; judicial review.

1. Within 10 working days after the effective date of an employee’s dismissal, demotion or suspension pursuant to NRS 284.385, the employee who has been dismissed, demoted or suspended may request in writing a hearing before the hearing officer of the Commission to determine the reasonableness of the action. The request may be made by mail and shall be deemed timely if it is postmarked within 10 working days after the effective date of the employee’s dismissal, demotion or suspension.
2. The hearing officer shall grant the employee a hearing within 20 working days after receipt of the employee’s written request unless the time limitation is waived, in writing, by the employee or there is a conflict with the hearing calendar of the hearing officer, in which case the hearing must be scheduled for the earliest possible date after the expiration of the 20 days.
3. Upon verification that a request for a hearing has been made pursuant to subsection 1, the appointing authority of the employee who was the subject of the internal administrative investigation shall, within 5 days after receiving a request by the employee or his or her representative, produce and allow the employee or his or her representative to inspect or receive a copy of any document concerning the internal administrative investigation, including, without limitation, any recordings, notes, transcripts of interviews or other documents or evidence related to the internal administrative investigation.
4. The employee may represent himself or herself at the hearing or be represented by an attorney or other person of the employee’s own choosing.
5. Technical rules of evidence do not apply at the hearing.
6. After the hearing and consideration of the evidence, the hearing officer shall render a decision in writing, setting forth the reasons therefor.
7. If the hearing officer determines that the dismissal, demotion or suspension was without just cause as provided in NRS 284.385, the action must be set aside and the employee must be reinstated, with full pay for the period of dismissal, demotion or suspension.
8. The decision of the hearing officer is binding on the parties.
9. Any petition for judicial review of the decision of the hearing officer must be filed in accordance with the provisions of chapter 233B of NRS.
[50:351:1953]—(NRS A 1969, 897; 1973, 275, 589; 1977, 62, 992; 1983, 247, 638; 1989, 1587, 1653; 1993, 544; 2011, 2954; 2017, 4181)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 284 - State Human Resources System › NRS 284.391 - Hearings: Issuance of subpoenas; discovery; oaths; examination of witnesses.

1. The hearing officer may, upon application of any party to a hearing held pursuant to NRS 284.376 or 284.390, issue subpoenas requiring the attendance and testimony of witnesses at the proceeding.
2. The hearing officer may, upon motion of a party, direct that an opposing party participate in a discovery conference at which both parties and their counsel may put questions to the other party and receive answers, or request and receive copies of relevant documents or examine relevant documents and records and any other physical evidence which the opposing party intends to use at the hearing.
3. The hearing officer, or any agent or agency designated by the Commission for such purposes, may administer oaths and affirmations and examine witnesses.
(Added to NRS by 1969, 1134; A 1973, 590; 1979, 1354; 1983, 248)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 284 - State Human Resources System › NRS 284.392 - Hearings: Subpoenas extend to all parts of State; service of subpoenas; attendance of witnesses.

A subpoena issued pursuant to NRS 284.391 extends to all parts of the State and must be served in accordance with the provisions of N.R.C.P. 4(c). No witness may be required to attend at a place out of the county in which the witness resides unless the distance is less than 100 miles from the place of residence of the witness, except, upon affidavit of any party showing that the testimony of that witness is material and necessary, the hearing officer may endorse on the subpoena an order requiring the attendance of the witness in response to the subpoena.
(Added to NRS by 1969, 1134; A 1973, 590; 1979, 1354; 1983, 249)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 284 - State Human Resources System › NRS 284.393 - Hearings: Fees, mileage and expenses of witnesses.

1. All witnesses appearing pursuant to subpoena, other than parties or officers or employees of the State or any political subdivision thereof, are entitled to receive fees and mileage in the same amounts and under the same circumstances as prescribed by law for witnesses in civil actions in the district courts.
2. Witnesses entitled to fees or mileage who attend hearings at points so far removed from their residences as to prohibit return thereto from day to day are entitled, in addition to fees and mileage, to receive the per diem allowance and travel expenses provided for state officers and employees generally for each day of actual attendance and for each day necessarily occupied in traveling to and from the hearings.
3. Per diem and travel expenses must be paid by the party at whose request the witness is subpoenaed. The hearing officer may award as costs the amount of all such expenses to the prevailing party.
(Added to NRS by 1969, 1134; A 1973, 591; 1979, 1354; 1983, 249; 2007, 595)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 284 - State Human Resources System › NRS 284.405 - Hearings and investigations may be held in public buildings.

Upon request of the Administrator, the officers having control of public buildings in political subdivisions and in school districts shall furnish convenient and reasonable space and necessary furniture, heat and light for the holding of hearings and investigations authorized by this chapter.
[Part 60:351:1953]—(NRS A 1963, 1049; 1983, 639)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 284 - State Human Resources System › NRS 284.406 - Policy concerning use of alcohol or drugs by state employees.

It is the policy of this state to ensure that its employees do not:
1. Report for work in an impaired condition resulting from the use of alcohol or drugs;
2. Consume alcohol while on duty; or
3. Unlawfully possess or consume any drugs while on duty, at a work site or on state property.
(Added to NRS by 1991, 1348)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 284 - State Human Resources System › NRS 284.4061 - Definitions.

As used in NRS 284.406 to 284.407, inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires:
1. "Employee" means a person in the classified or unclassified service of the State.
2. "Screening test" means a test of a person’s:
(a) Breath or blood to detect the general presence of alcohol; or
(b) Urine, blood or other bodily substance to detect the general presence of a controlled substance or any other drug,
which could impair that person’s ability to perform the duties of employment safely and efficiently.
(Added to NRS by 1991, 1348; A 1993, 2252; 2001, 1441; 2019, 598)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 284 - State Human Resources System › NRS 284.4062 - Employee who consumes or is under the influence of alcohol or drugs or who possesses controlled substance on duty is subject to disciplinary action; state agency required to refer certain employees to employee assistance program; regulations.

1. Except as otherwise provided in subsections 3 and 4, an employee who:
(a) Consumes or is under the influence of alcohol while on duty, unless the alcohol is an integral part of a commonly recognized medication which the employee consumes pursuant to the manufacturer’s instructions or in accordance with a lawfully issued prescription;
(b) Possesses, consumes or is under the influence of a controlled substance while on duty, at a work site or on state property, except in accordance with a lawfully issued prescription; or
(c) Consumes or is under the influence of any other drug which could interfere with the safe and efficient performance of the employee’s duties, unless the drug is an integral part of a commonly recognized medication which the employee consumes pursuant to the manufacturer’s instructions or in accordance with a lawfully issued prescription,
is subject to disciplinary action. An appointing authority may summarily discharge an employee who, within a period of 5 years, commits a second act which would subject the employee to disciplinary action pursuant to this subsection.
2. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, a state agency shall refer an employee who:
(a) Tests positive for the first time in a screening test; and
(b) Has committed no other acts for which the employee is subject to termination during the course of conduct giving rise to the screening test,
to an employee assistance program. An employee who fails to accept such a referral or fails to complete such a program successfully is subject to further disciplinary action.
3. The Commission may adopt regulations setting forth the circumstances under which a person who holds a valid registry identification card to engage in the medical use of cannabis pursuant to chapter 678C of NRS is subject to disciplinary action pursuant to subsection 1 or must be referred to an employee assistance program pursuant to subsection 2.
4. Subsection 1 does not apply to:
(a) An employee who consumes alcohol in the course of the employment of the employee while hosting or attending a special event.
(b) A peace officer who possesses a controlled substance or consumes alcohol within the scope of the peace officer’s duties.
(Added to NRS by 1991, 1348; A 1995, 1714; 2015, 1047; 2019, 3864)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 284 - State Human Resources System › NRS 284.4063 - Grounds for disciplinary action: Failure to notify supervisor after consuming certain drugs; failure or refusal to submit to screening test; failure of screening test; regulations.

1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2 and subsection 5 of NRS 284.4065, an employee who:
(a) Fails to notify the employee’s supervisor as soon as possible after consuming any drug which could interfere with the safe and efficient performance of the employee’s duties;
(b) Fails or refuses to submit to a screening test as requested by a state agency pursuant to subsection 1 or 2 of NRS 284.4065; or
(c) After taking a screening test which indicates the presence of a controlled substance, fails to provide proof, within 72 hours after being requested by the employee’s appointing authority, that the employee had taken the controlled substance as directed pursuant to a current and lawful prescription issued in the employee’s name,
is subject to disciplinary action.
2. The Commission may adopt regulations setting forth the circumstances under which a person who holds a valid registry identification card to engage in the medical use of cannabis pursuant to chapter 678C of NRS is subject to disciplinary action pursuant to this section.
(Added to NRS by 1991, 1349; A 1993, 2252; 2015, 1048; 2019, 3865)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 284 - State Human Resources System › NRS 284.4064 - Appointing authority authorized to require employee who has consumed drug to obtain clearance from physician; inquiry regarding use of alcohol or drug by employee; preventing employee from continuing work.

1. If an employee informs the employee’s appointing authority that the employee has consumed any drug which could interfere with the safe and efficient performance of the employee’s duties, the appointing authority may require the employee to obtain clearance from the employee’s physician before the employee continues to work.
2. If an appointing authority reasonably believes, based upon objective facts, that an employee’s ability to perform the employee’s duties safely and efficiently:
(a) May be impaired by the consumption of alcohol or other drugs, it may ask the employee whether the employee has consumed any alcohol or other drugs and, if so:
(1) The amount and types of alcohol or other drugs consumed and the time of consumption;
(2) If a controlled substance other than cannabis was consumed, the name of the person who prescribed its use; and
(3) If cannabis was consumed, to provide proof that the employee holds a valid registry identification card to engage in the medical use of cannabis pursuant to chapter 678C of NRS.
(b) Is impaired by the consumption of alcohol or other drugs, it shall prevent the employee from continuing work and transport the employee or cause the employee to be transported safely away from the employee’s place of employment in accordance with regulations adopted by the Commission.
(Added to NRS by 1991, 1349; A 2003, 1449; 2015, 1048; 2019, 3865)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 284 - State Human Resources System › NRS 284.4065 - Screening tests: General provisions.

1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, an appointing authority may request an employee to submit to a screening test only if the appointing authority:
(a) Reasonably believes, based upon objective facts, that the employee is under the influence of alcohol or drugs which are impairing the employee’s ability to perform the employee’s duties safely and efficiently;
(b) Informs the employee of the specific facts supporting its belief pursuant to paragraph (a), and prepares a written record of those facts; and
(c) Informs the employee in writing:
(1) Of whether the test will be for alcohol or drugs, or both;
(2) That the results of the test are not admissible in any criminal proceeding against the employee; and
(3) That the employee may refuse the test, but that the employee’s refusal may result in the employee’s dismissal or in other disciplinary action being taken against the employee.
2. An appointing authority may request an employee to submit to a screening test if the employee:
(a) Is a law enforcement officer and, during the performance of the employee’s duties, the employee discharges a firearm, other than by accident;
(b) During the performance of the employee’s duties, drives a motor vehicle in such a manner as to cause bodily injury to the employee or another person or substantial damage to property; or
(c) Has or is involved in a work-related accident or injury.
For the purposes of this subsection, the Commission shall, by regulation, define the terms "substantial damage to property" and "work-related accident or injury."
3. An appointing authority may place an employee who submits to a screening test on administrative leave with pay until the appointing authority receives the results of the test.
4. An appointing authority shall:
(a) Within a reasonable time after an employee submits to a screening test to detect the general presence of a controlled substance or any other drug, allow the employee to obtain at the employee’s expense an independent test of the employee’s urine, blood or other bodily substance from a laboratory of the employee’s choice which is certified by the United States Department of Health and Human Services.
(b) Within a reasonable time after an employee submits to a screening test to detect the general presence of alcohol, allow the employee to obtain at the employee’s expense an independent test of the employee’s blood from a laboratory of the employee’s choice.
(c) Provide the employee with the written results of the employee’s screening test within 3 working days after it receives those results.
5. An employee is not subject to disciplinary action for testing positive in a screening test or refusing to submit to a screening test if the appointing authority fails to comply with the provisions of this section.
6. An appointing authority shall not use a screening test to harass an employee.
(Added to NRS by 1991, 1350; A 1993, 2253; 1997, 1606; 2003, 1450; 2015, 1049; 2019, 598)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 284 - State Human Resources System › NRS 284.4066 - Screening tests: Applicants for positions affecting public safety required to take screening test; appointing authority required to consider results; provision of results to applicant upon request; appointing authority required to provide certain results to Administrator; regulations.

1. Each appointing authority shall, subject to the approval of the Commission, determine whether each of its positions of employment affects the public safety. The appointing authority shall not hire an applicant for such a position unless the applicant submits to a screening test to detect the general presence of a controlled substance. Notice of the provisions of this section must be given to each applicant for such a position at or before the time of application.
2. An appointing authority shall consider the results of a screening test in determining whether to employ an applicant. If those results indicate the presence of a controlled substance other than cannabis, the appointing authority shall not hire the applicant unless the applicant provides, within 72 hours after being requested, proof that the applicant had taken the controlled substance as directed pursuant to a current and lawful prescription issued in the applicant’s name.
3. An appointing authority shall, at the request of an applicant, provide the applicant with the results of the applicant’s screening test.
4. If the results of a screening test indicate the presence of a controlled substance, the appointing authority shall:
(a) Provide the Administrator with the results of the applicant’s screening test.
(b) If applicable, inform the Administrator whether the applicant holds a valid registry identification card to engage in the medical use of cannabis pursuant to chapter 678C of NRS.
5. The Commission may adopt regulations relating to an applicant for a position which affects the public safety who tests positive for cannabis and holds a valid registry identification card to engage in the medical use of cannabis pursuant to chapter 678C of NRS.
(Added to NRS by 1991, 1350; A 1993, 2254; 2003, 1450; 2015, 1049; 2019, 3866)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 284 - State Human Resources System › NRS 284.4067 - Screening tests: Requirements for administration; use; results.

1. A screening test:
(a) To detect the general presence of a controlled substance or any other drug, must be conducted by an independent laboratory that is certified by the United States Department of Health and Human Services.
(b) To detect the general presence of alcohol or of a controlled substance or any other drug, must be administered in such a manner as to protect the person tested from any unnecessary embarrassment.
2. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, a sample provided for use in a screening test must not be used for any test or purpose without the prior written consent of the person providing the sample. The appointing authority shall ensure that the person retains possession and control of the person’s sample until it is appropriately tagged and sealed with tamper-proof tape.
3. If the results of a screening test indicate the presence of any drug which could impair the ability of a person to perform the duties of employment safely and efficiently:
(a) The laboratory shall conduct another test of the same sample to ascertain the specific substances and concentration of those substances in the sample; and
(b) The appointing authority shall provide the person tested with an opportunity to have the same sample tested at the person’s expense by a laboratory of the person’s choice certified by the United States Department of Health and Human Services.
(Added to NRS by 1991, 1351; A 1993, 2254; 1997, 1607; 2019, 599)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 284 - State Human Resources System › NRS 284.4068 - Screening tests: Results confidential; admissibility of results; maintenance of results; disclosure.

Except as otherwise provided in NRS 239.0115 and 284.4066, the results of a screening test taken pursuant to NRS 284.4061 to 284.407, inclusive, are confidential and:
1. Are not admissible in a criminal proceeding against the person tested;
2. Must be securely maintained by the Division, the appointing authority, the designated representative of the appointing authority and any other person authorized to receive the results separately from other files concerning personnel; and
3. Must not be disclosed to any person, except:
(a) Upon the written consent of the person tested;
(b) As required by medical personnel for the diagnosis or treatment of the person tested, if the person is physically unable to give the person’s consent to the disclosure;
(c) As required pursuant to a properly issued subpoena;
(d) When relevant in a formal dispute between the appointing authority and the person tested;
(e) As required for the administration of a plan of benefits for employees; or
(f) As may be authorized pursuant to regulations adopted by the Commission.
(Added to NRS by 1991, 1351; A 2007, 2087; 2015, 1050)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 284 - State Human Resources System › NRS 284.408 - Declaration of state policy concerning sex- or gender-based harassment; prohibition against sex- or gender-based harassment.

1. It is the policy of this State to ensure that its employees do not engage in sex- or gender-based harassment.
2. Sex- or gender-based harassment violates the policy of this State and is a form of unlawful discrimination based on sex or gender under state and federal law. An employee shall not engage in sex- or gender-based harassment against another employee, an applicant for employment or any other person in the workplace.
(Added to NRS by 2021, 1912)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 284 - State Human Resources System › NRS 284.4082 - Policy concerning sex- or gender-based harassment: Adoption, maintenance and review by Administrator; provision to employees.

1. The Administrator shall adopt and maintain a policy concerning sex- or gender-based harassment. Such a policy must include, without limitation:
(a) A definition of behavior that constitutes illegal sex- or gender-based harassment;
(b) Training requirements for employees concerning sex- or gender-based harassment;
(c) Training requirements for managerial or supervisory employees concerning equal employment opportunity; and
(d) A procedure for filing a complaint to report suspected harassment or discrimination based on sex or gender.
2. At least annually, the Administrator shall review the policy adopted pursuant to subsection 1 for compliance with relevant state and federal law and make any necessary updates to the policy.
3. An appointing authority shall provide each employee of the appointing authority with a copy of the policy adopted pursuant to subsection 1 upon commencement of employment and any update of the policy.
(Added to NRS by 2021, 1912)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 284 - State Human Resources System › NRS 284.4084 - Required notifications by appointing authority upon receipt of complaint regarding sex- or gender-based harassment or discrimination.

Upon receipt of a complaint filed by an employee alleging he or she is being harassed or discriminated against based on his or her sex or gender or has witnessed an employee being harassed or discriminated against based on his or her sex or gender, an appointing authority shall promptly notify the Sex- or Gender-Based Harassment and Discrimination Investigation Unit created by NRS 284.4086 and:
1. A person designated by the appointing authority to handle issues relating to sex- or gender-based harassment and discrimination; or
2. The deputy attorney general or other counsel designated to act as an attorney for the agency.
(Added to NRS by 2021, 1912)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 284 - State Human Resources System › NRS 284.410 - False statement or report; fraud.

No person shall make any false statement, certificate, mark, rating or report with regard to any evaluation, certification or appointment made under any provision of this chapter, or in any manner commit or attempt to commit any fraud preventing the impartial execution of this chapter and the rules and regulations.
[69:351:1953]
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 284 - State Human Resources System › NRS 284.415 - Receipt or payment of consideration for appointment or promotion.

No person shall, directly or indirectly, give, render, pay, offer, solicit or accept any money, service or other valuable consideration for or on account of any appointment, proposed appointment, promotion or proposed promotion to, or any advantage in, a position in the classified service.
[70:351:1953]
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 284 - State Human Resources System › NRS 284.420 - Obstruction of right to evaluation, eligibility, certification or appointment; furnishing special or secret information.

An employee of the Division, examiner, or other person shall not defeat, deceive or obstruct any person in his or her right to evaluation, eligibility, certification or appointment under this chapter, or furnish to any person any special or secret information for the purpose of affecting the rights or prospects of any person with respect to employment in the classified service.
[71:351:1953]—(NRS A 1963, 1050; 1983, 639)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 284 - State Human Resources System › NRS 284.425 - Member of subversive organization ineligible for appointment or employment in public service.

1. Any person who has been or remains a member of any subversive organization, as defined by the Attorney General of the United States, composed of two or more members, which directly or indirectly advocates, advises, teaches or practices the duty, necessity or propriety of controlling, conducting, seizing or overthrowing the Government of the United States, the government of this state, or the government of any political subdivision thereof, by force or violence, shall be ineligible for appointment to or employment in a position in the public service; and if the person is an officer or employee of the State, the person shall forfeit the person’s office or position.
2. This chapter shall not be construed to prohibit the existence of an organization of state employees, or to prohibit any state officer or employee from becoming a member of such an organization.
[72:351:1953]
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 284 - State Human Resources System › NRS 284.430 - Penalties.

1. Any person who willfully violates any provision of this chapter or any provision of the rules and regulations prescribed hereunder shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
2. Any person who is convicted of a misdemeanor under this chapter shall, for a period of 5 years, be ineligible for appointment to or employment in a position in the public service, and if the person is an officer or employee of the State, the person shall forfeit the person’s office or position.
[73:351:1953]—(NRS A 1967, 552)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 285 - Awards to State Employees › NRS 285.014 - "Employee suggestion" defined.

"Employee suggestion" means a proposal by a state employee or group of state employees which would:
1. Reduce, eliminate or avoid state expenditures, whether or not such money would be expended from the State General Fund; or
2. Improve the operation of the State Government.
(Added to NRS by 2011, 282)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 285 - Awards to State Employees › NRS 285.016 - "State agency" defined.

"State agency" has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 281.195, except that the term does not include a board which is exempt from the provisions of chapter 353 of NRS pursuant to NRS 353.005.
(Added to NRS by 2011, 282)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 285 - Awards to State Employees › NRS 285.030 - Merit Award Board: Members; Secretary; regulations; expenditures.

1. The controlling authority of the Merit Award Program is the Merit Award Board.
2. The Board must be composed of five members as follows:
(a) Two persons who are members of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees or its successor, designated by the executive committee of that Federation or its successor.
(b) One member from the Budget Division of the Office of Finance appointed by the Chief of the Budget Division.
(c) One member from the Division of Human Resource Management of the Department of Administration appointed by the Administrator of the Division.
(d) One member appointed by and representing the Governor.
3. The member from either the Budget Division of the Office of Finance or the Division of Human Resource Management of the Department of Administration must serve as the Secretary of the Board.
4. The Board shall adopt regulations for transacting its business and carrying out the provisions of this chapter.
5. Within the limits of legislative appropriations, the Board may expend up to $5,000 per year on expenses relating to the operation of the Board.
(Added to NRS by 1967, 1065; A 1975, 190; 1981, 1684; 1983, 639; 1991, 1829; 2011, 282; 2017, 3520)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 285 - Awards to State Employees › NRS 285.035 - Merit Award Account: Creation; administration; use; interest and income; reversion.

1. The Merit Award Account is hereby created in the State General Fund.
2. The Board shall administer the Merit Award Account.
3. The money in the Merit Award Account may be expended only for the purposes of the Merit Award Program established by NRS 285.020.
4. The interest and income earned on the money in the Merit Award Account must be credited to the Account.
5. The balance remaining in the Merit Award Account that has not been committed for expenditure on or before June 30 of an odd-numbered year reverts to the State General Fund.
(Added to NRS by 2023, 3260)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 285 - Awards to State Employees › NRS 285.050 - Employee suggestions: Requirements; duplicates; limitation on number submitted; additional standards.

1. Except as otherwise provided in this section, any state employee or group of state employees may submit an employee suggestion. An employee suggestion must be submitted in writing to the Board.
2. To be eligible for an award pursuant to NRS 285.070, a state employee or group of state employees must submit a suggestion:
(a) Which is not currently under active consideration and has not been previously considered by the state agency affected;
(b) For which the act of developing or proposing is not a normal part of the job duties of the state employee, whether acting individually or as a member of a group of state employees;
(c) Which is not within the state employee’s authority or responsibility to carry out or implement, whether acting individually or as a member of a group of state employees;
(d) Which proposes to do more than merely suggest that an existing policy or procedure be followed correctly;
(e) Which does not concern an individual grievance or complaint;
(f) Which would not reduce the quality or quantity of services provided by the relevant state agency; and
(g) Which would not transfer costs from one state agency to another state agency.
3. If duplicate employee suggestions are submitted, only the state employee or group of state employees who submits the first employee suggestion received is eligible for an award pursuant to NRS 285.070.
4. Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, a state employee, either individually or as a member of a group of state employees, may not submit more than two employee suggestions in any calendar year. For any employee suggestion submitted by a state employee, either individually or as a member of a group of state employees, that is approved in a calendar year, the state employee may submit one additional employee suggestion during that same calendar year.
5. The Board may, in consultation with the Budget Division of the Office of Finance and the Interim Finance Committee, establish such additional standards for the making and submission of employee suggestions as it deems proper.
(Added to NRS by 1967, 1066; A 1991, 1830; 2011, 283; 2017, 3520)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 285 - Awards to State Employees › NRS 285.060 - Employee suggestions: Recordation; notification of delays; referral to relevant state agency; state agency’s findings and recommendations; review, evaluation and monitoring by Merit Award Board; report.

1. Upon receiving an employee suggestion pursuant to NRS 285.050, the Secretary of the Board shall:
(a) Record and acknowledge receipt of the employee suggestion;
(b) Notify the state employee or each state employee of a group of state employees who submitted the employee suggestion of any undue delays in the consideration of the employee suggestion; and
(c) Refer the employee suggestion at once to the head of the state agency or agencies affected, or his or her designee, for consideration.
2. Within 30 days after receiving an employee suggestion that is referred pursuant to subsection 1, the head of the state agency, or his or her designee, shall report his or her findings and, if applicable, recommendations to the Board unless the Board has, for good cause, extended the period. The report must indicate:
(a) Whether the employee suggestion has been adopted.
(b) If adopted:
(1) The day on which the employee suggestion was put into practice.
(2) The actual or estimated reduction, elimination or avoidance of state expenditures or any improvement in the operation of the State Government made possible by the employee suggestion.
(3) If the employee suggestion was submitted by a group of state employees, a recommendation of the distribution of any potential award made pursuant to NRS 285.070 to each state employee in the group. Such a distribution must be made in equal proportion to each state employee in the group.
(c) If rejected, the reasons for rejection.
(d) If applicable, whether legislation will be required before the employee suggestion may be adopted.
3. The Board shall:
(a) Review the findings and, if applicable, recommendations of the state agency and may obtain additional information or take such other action as is necessary for prompt, thorough and impartial consideration of each employee suggestion.
(b) Evaluate each employee suggestion, taking into consideration any action by the state agency, staff recommendations and the objectives of the Merit Award Program.
(c) Monitor the efficacy and progress of employee suggestions that have been adopted and put into practice.
(d) Provide a report to the Budget Division of the Office of Finance and the Interim Finance Committee not later than 90 days after the end of each fiscal year ending on June 30 of an even-numbered year summarizing, for that fiscal year and the previous fiscal year:
(1) The employee suggestions that were rejected by state agencies.
(2) The employee suggestions that were adopted by state agencies and detailing any actual reduction, elimination or avoidance of state expenditures or any improvement in the operation of the State Government made possible by the employee suggestion.
(3) Any legislation required to be enacted before an employee suggestion may be adopted.
(Added to NRS by 1967, 1066; A 2011, 283; 2017, 1039, 3521)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 286 - Public Employees’ Retirement › NRS 286.015 - Declaration of state policy; purpose of chapter.

1. It is the policy of this State to provide, through the Public Employees’ Retirement System:
(a) A reasonable base income to qualified employees who have been employed by a public employer and whose earning capacity has been removed or has been substantially reduced by age or disability.
(b) An orderly method of promoting and maintaining a high level of service to the public through an equitable separation procedure, which is available to employees at retirement or upon becoming disabled.
(c) A system which will make government employment attractive to qualified employees in various categories of service and which will encourage these employees to remain in government service for such periods of time as to give the public employer full benefit of the training and experience gained by these employees while employed by public employers.
2. It is the purpose of this chapter to make suitable provision for the accomplishment of the policy stated in subsection 1. The Board shall define the intermediate objectives and operating guidelines it considers necessary to produce the maximum in economy, efficiency and effectiveness within the System.
(Added to NRS by 1973, 996)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 286 - Public Employees’ Retirement › NRS 286.017 - "Actuarial computation" defined.

"Actuarial computation" means the computation based on benefits earned and life expectancy of member and beneficiary to determine necessary reduction of benefits under retirement options or to determine cost of purchasing additional benefits as provided in this chapter.
(Added to NRS by 1975, 1028)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 286 - Public Employees’ Retirement › NRS 286.025 - "Compensation" defined.

1. Except as otherwise provided by specific statute, "compensation" is the salary paid to a member by the member’s principal public employer.
2. The term includes:
(a) Base pay, which is the monthly rate of pay excluding all fringe benefits.
(b) Additional payment:
(1) As applicable to a member who has an effective date of membership before January 1, 2010, for longevity, shift differential, hazardous duty, work performed on a holiday if it does not exceed the working hours of the normal workweek or pay period for that employee, holding oneself ready for duty while off duty and returning to duty after one’s regular working hours.
(2) As applicable to a member who has an effective date of membership on or after January 1, 2010, for longevity, shift differential, hazardous duty, work performed on a holiday if it does not exceed the working hours of the normal workweek or pay period for that employee, and, holding oneself ready for duty while off duty and returning to duty within 12 hours after one’s regular working hours to respond to an emergency. As used in this subparagraph, "emergency" means a sudden, unexpected occurrence that is declared by the governing body or chief administrative officer of the public employer to involve clear and imminent danger and require immediate action to prevent and mitigate the endangerment of lives, health or property.
(c) Payment for extra duty assignments if it is the standard practice of the public employer to include such pay in the employment contract or official job description for the calendar or academic year in which it is paid and such pay is specifically included in the member’s employment contract or official job description.
(d) The aggregate compensation paid by two separate public employers if one member is employed half-time or more by one, and half-time or less by the other, if the total does not exceed full-time employment, if the duties of both positions are similar and if the employment is pursuant to a continuing relationship between the employers.
3. The term does not include any type of payment not specifically described in subsection 2.
(Added to NRS by 1975, 1028; A 1977, 1574; 1979, 940; 1981, 444; 1999, 2616; 2009, 2346)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 286 - Public Employees’ Retirement › NRS 286.031 - "Disability retirement allowance" defined.

"Disability retirement allowance" means monthly payments from the Public Employees’ Retirement Fund or the Police and Firefighters’ Retirement Fund paid to retired employees with disabilities.
(Added to NRS by 1975, 1028; A 1979, 255; 2003, 2051)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 286 - Public Employees’ Retirement › NRS 286.040 - "Employee" defined.

1. "Employee" means:
(a) A public officer of the State of Nevada or its political subdivisions.
(b) Any person employed by a public employer whose compensation is provided by the public employer and who is under the direction or control of officers of the public employer.
2. "Employee" does not include independent contractors or persons rendering professional services to an employer on a fee, retainer or contract basis.
3. The Board shall determine who are employees under this definition.
[Part 2:181:1947; A 1949, 174; 1951, 269; 1951, 324]—(NRS A 1959, 161; 1969, 219; 1975, 1029; 1979, 746)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 286 - Public Employees’ Retirement › NRS 286.042 - "Firefighter" defined.

"Firefighter" means a member who is:
1. Filling a full-time position with a participating public employer, the principal duties of which require emotional stability and physical capacity in protecting the public and controlling and extinguishing fires.
2. The former holder of a position defined in subsection 1 who has:
(a) Earned at least 2 years of creditable service in that position; and
(b) Been promoted or transferred within the chain of command by the same public employer to a position related to protecting the public and controlling and extinguishing fires.
3. The former holder of a position defined in subsection 1 who:
(a) Has earned at least 2 years of creditable service in that position; and
(b) Is employed by a different public employer in a position that would have been eligible under paragraph (b) of subsection 2 had the member remained with the member’s former employer.
(Added to NRS by 1975, 1028; A 1977, 1574; 1981, 444; 1987, 370; 2003, 2051)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 286 - Public Employees’ Retirement › NRS 286.045 - "Independent contractor" defined.

"Independent contractor" means any person who renders specified services for a stipulated fee who is not under the control of a public employer, except as regards the result of the person’s work, and who does not receive employment benefits such as annual leave and group insurance.
(Added to NRS by 1975, 1028)