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2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 284 - State Human Resources System › NRS 284.286 - Prohibition against appointing authority taking certain actions relating to wage or salary history of applicant; circumstances under which appointing authority required to provide wage or salary range or rate for position; inquiry by appointing authority about wage or salary expectation for position authorized.

1. An appointing authority shall not, orally or in writing, personally or through an agent:
(a) Seek the wage or salary history of an applicant for employment in the unclassified service of the State;
(b) Rely on the wage or salary history of an applicant to determine:
(1) Whether to offer employment to an applicant; or
(2) The rate of pay for the applicant; or
(c) Refuse to interview, hire, promote or employ an applicant, or discriminate or retaliate against an applicant, if the applicant does not provide wage or salary history.
2. An appointing authority shall provide:
(a) To an applicant for employment in the unclassified service of the State who has completed an interview for a position, the wage or salary range or rate for the position; and
(b) The wage or salary range or rate for a promotion or transfer to a new position if an employee in the unclassified service of the State has:
(1) Applied for the promotion or transfer;
(2) Completed an interview for the promotion or transfer or been offered the promotion or transfer; and
(3) Requested the wage or salary range or rate for the promotion or transfer.
3. Nothing in this section prohibits an appointing authority from asking an applicant for employment in the unclassified service of the State about his or her wage or salary expectation for the position for which the applicant is applying.
4. As used in this section, "wage or salary history" means the wages or salary paid to an applicant by the current or former employer of the applicant. The term includes, without limitation, any compensation and benefits received by the applicant from his or her current or former employer.
(Added to NRS by 2021, 1682)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 284 - State Human Resources System › NRS 284.290 - Probationary period: Length; dismissal or demotion; notification by appointing authority regarding permanent status.

1. All original competitive appointments to and promotions within the classified service must be for a fixed probationary period of 6 months, except that a longer period not exceeding 1 year may be established for classes of positions in which the nature of the work requires a longer period for proper evaluation of performance.
2. Dismissals or demotions may be made at any time during the probationary period in accordance with regulations adopted by the Commission.
3. Before the end of the probationary period and in accordance with regulations adopted by the Commission, the appointing authority shall notify the Administrator in writing whether or not the probationer is a satisfactory employee and should receive the status of a permanent appointee.
[39:351:1953]—(NRS A 1963, 1045; 1983, 631; 2003, 1441)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 284 - State Human Resources System › NRS 284.295 - Vacancy filled by promotion; eligibility; competitive evaluations.

1. Vacancies in positions must be filled, so far as practicable, by promotion within a department or agency from among persons holding positions in the classified service. Promotions must be based upon merit and fitness, to be ascertained in accordance with regulations adopted by the Commission. In such regulations, the employee’s efficiency, character, conduct and length of service must all constitute factors. For the purposes of this subsection, a person employed by the Legislative Branch of Government pursuant to subsection 7 of NRS 284.3775 shall be deemed to hold the position the person held before the legislative session.
2. Eligibility for promotion must be determined on recommendation and evaluation by the appointing authority that the employee meets the minimum requirements and demonstrates the employee’s qualifications in accordance with regulations adopted by the Commission.
3. The Administrator may provide, in specific cases, for competitive promotional evaluations among employees of departments other than that in which a particular vacancy in a higher classification may exist.
4. An advancement in rank or grade or an increase in salary beyond the maximum fixed for the class constitutes a promotion.
[36:351:1953]—(NRS A 1963, 1045; 1983, 631; 1989, 1647; 2003, 1442; 2015, 1993; 2023, 3571)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 284 - State Human Resources System › NRS 284.300 - Regulations governing employment of promotional appointee who fails to attain permanent status.

1. The Commission shall adopt regulations requiring that a promotional appointee who fails to attain permanent status in the position to which the appointee was promoted, or who is dismissed for cause other than misconduct or delinquency on the appointee’s part from the position to which the appointee was promoted, either during the probationary period or at the conclusion thereof by reason of the failure of the appointing authority to file a request for the appointee’s continuance in the position, must be:
(a) Restored to the position from which the appointee was promoted, if there is only one such position within the appointing authority, unless the position has been filled by an employee with greater seniority;
(b) Placed in a position other than the position from which the appointee was promoted and for which a vacancy exists in the class held immediately before the promotion, if there is more than one such position within the appointing authority; or
(c) If no position described in paragraph (a) or (b) exists:
(1) Appointed to a position for which a vacancy exists in a class equal to or lower than the class held immediately before the promotion; or
(2) Placed in an appropriate reemployment pool.
2. Nothing contained in this section shall be construed to prevent any employee of the classified service from seeking eligibility for original appointments.
[37:351:1953]—(NRS A 2015, 1045; 2023, 3572)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 284 - State Human Resources System › NRS 284.305 - Provisions and regulations for filling positions in classified service without competitive evaluation.

1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, positions in the classified service may be filled by an appointing authority without competitive evaluation only as provided in NRS 284.155, 284.300, 284.307, 284.308, 284.309, 284.310, 284.315, 284.320, 284.325, 284.327, 284.330, 284.375 and 284.3775.
2. The Commission may adopt regulations which provide for filling positions in the classified service without competitive evaluation in cases involving:
(a) The appointment of a current employee with a disability to a position at or below the grade of his or her position if the employee becomes unable to perform the essential functions of his or her position with or without reasonable accommodation;
(b) The demotion of a current employee;
(c) The reemployment of a current or former employee who was or will be adversely affected by layoff, military service, reclassification or a permanent partial disability arising out of and in the course of the employment of the current or former employee; or
(d) The reappointment of a current employee.
[Part 38:351:1953]—(NRS A 1981, 1040; 1989, 1266; 1995, 286; 2003, 1442; 2015, 1046; 2019, 597; 2023, 285, 3572)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 284 - State Human Resources System › NRS 284.307 - Automatic advancement of person in training or preparatory position.

An employee who holds a position classified as a training or preparatory position may advance automatically to a position having a higher classification after the employee meets the minimum qualifications for the higher classification and receives the recommendation of the appointing authority for that advancement.
(Added to NRS by 1981, 1039)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 284 - State Human Resources System › NRS 284.308 - Appointment of person with certain service in AmeriCorps, Youth Conservation Corps or Job Corps program without competitive evaluation.

An appointing authority may appoint a person to fill a position in the classified service without competitive evaluation if the person:
1. Meets the minimum qualifications for the position; and
2. Has successfully completed at least 900 hours of service in an AmeriCorps, Youth Conservation Corps or Job Corps program in this State not more than 2 years before the person applies for the position in the classified service and such service in the AmeriCorps, Youth Conservation Corps or Job Corps program, as applicable, was directly related to the job duties of the position in the classified service.
(Added to NRS by 2023, 285)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 284 - State Human Resources System › NRS 284.309 - Waiver of competitive evaluation if fewer than five qualified applicants.

If a competitive evaluation is required for a vacancy and fewer than five qualified applicants respond after extensive efforts at recruitment, the evaluation by the appointing authority may be waived.
(Added to NRS by 1981, 1040; A 1983, 632; 2023, 3572)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 284 - State Human Resources System › NRS 284.310 - Provisional appointment.

1. Whenever there are urgent reasons for filling a vacancy in any position in the classified service, an appointing authority may issue a provisional permit or certify a suitable person to fill the vacancy provisionally only until a selection and appointment can be made after competitive evaluation.
2. No person may receive more than one provisional appointment or serve more than 6 months in any 12-month period as a provisional appointee.
3. A provisional appointee must meet the minimum qualifications established for the position in the master classification plan.
[Part 38:351:1953]—(NRS A 1963, 1046; 1983, 632; 2023, 3573)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 284 - State Human Resources System › NRS 284.317 - Appointment of persons with disabilities.

Full consideration must be given to the employment of a person with a disability for a position if the person is capable of performing the essential functions of the position with or without reasonable accommodations.
(Added to NRS by 1965, 675; A 1993, 470; 2003, 1442)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 284 - State Human Resources System › NRS 284.320 - Suspension of requirements of competitive evaluation for appointments to positions requiring exceptional scientific, professional or expert qualifications or for which recruitment has been extremely difficult.

1. In case of a vacancy in a position where peculiar and exceptional qualifications of a scientific, professional or expert character are required, and upon satisfactory evidence that for specific reasons competitive evaluation in that case is impracticable, and that the position can best be filled by the selection of some designated person of high and recognized attainments in the required qualities, the Administrator may suspend the requirements of competitive evaluation.
2. The Administrator may suspend the requirements of competitive evaluation for positions requiring highly professional qualifications if past experience or current research indicates a difficulty in recruitment or if the qualifications include a license or certification.
3. Upon specific written justification by the appointing authority, the Administrator may suspend the requirement of competitive evaluation for a position where extreme difficulty in recruitment has been experienced and extensive efforts at recruitment have failed to produce five persons in the state service who are qualified applicants for promotion to the position.
4. Except in the circumstances described in subsection 2, no suspension may be general in its application to any position.
[Part 38:351:1953]—(NRS A 1963, 1046; 1981, 1040; 1983, 239, 632; 2011, 2953; 2015, 365; 2023, 3573)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 284 - State Human Resources System › NRS 284.325 - Temporary appointment.

1. The Commission shall adopt regulations not inconsistent with this section for the certification of qualified persons for temporary service.
2. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, temporary positions which occur, terminate or recur periodically must be filled by certification in accordance with the regulations adopted by the Commission.
3. An agency may appoint persons temporarily for less than 160 cumulative hours during any calendar year without regard to the regulations adopted by the Commission pursuant to subsection 1.
4. The limitation on hours set forth in subsection 3 does not apply to temporary or part-time service by:
(a) A pupil attending the pupil’s last 2 years of high school;
(b) A student employed by the college or university the student attends;
(c) A person certified for temporary service in accordance with NRS 284.327;
(d) An employee of an events center, museum or research center of the Nevada System of Higher Education;
(e) A person employed by the Nevada System of Higher Education in a temporary position which recurs periodically for the registration of students; or
(f) A person employed by the Nevada System of Higher Education to provide such assistance to a student with a disability or to a student with an identified academic disadvantage as it determines is necessary for the academic success of the student, including, without limitation, a person employed as a tutor, note taker, reader, sign interpreter or test proctor.
5. The acceptance or refusal by an eligible person of a temporary appointment does not affect the person’s standing on the register for permanent employment, nor may the period of temporary service be counted as part of the probationary period in case of subsequent appointment to a permanent position.
6. Successive temporary appointments to the same position must not be made under this section.
7. As used in this section, "student with an identified academic disadvantage" includes, without limitation, a student who the Nevada System of Higher Education has determined requires the services of a tutor for success in a course of study.
[Part 38:351:1953]—(NRS A 1963, 1046; 1983, 632; 1987, 494; 1993, 376; 1995, 122; 2003, 1443)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 284 - State Human Resources System › NRS 284.330 - Reinstatement of permanent appointee after separation without prejudice.

Any person who has held a position by permanent appointment in the classified service under the law and rules, and who has been separated from the service without prejudice, may be eligible for reinstatement to a position in the same or similar grade or class in the classified service, subject to the rules and regulations established in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.
[47:351:1953]
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 284 - State Human Resources System › NRS 284.335 - Standards; records and ratings for service.

1. The appointing authorities and other supervising officers of the various state departments, agencies and institutions, after consultation with the Administrator, shall establish standards of work performance for each class of positions. Each appointing authority shall provide each of its employees with a copy of the standards for the employee’s position.
2. The Administrator shall maintain service records of performance efficiency, character and conduct by a system of service ratings based upon those standards.
3. The Commission shall adopt regulations with respect to service ratings, and prescribe the extent to which service ratings must be considered in determining the advisability of transfers, the promotion of an employee to a higher class, the question of demotion or dismissal of any employee, increases and decreases in salary of an employee within the salary range established under this chapter, and in all other decisions relating to the status of employees.
4. The Commission may, by regulation, further prescribe the extent to which the service ratings, and the reports upon which they are based, are open to inspection.
[35:351:1953]—(NRS A 1963, 1047; 1983, 634; 1989, 1056; 2003, 1444)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 284 - State Human Resources System › NRS 284.337 - Reports: Duties of supervisor.

An employee whose duties include the supervision of an employee who holds a position in the classified service shall:
1. For filing at the times specified in NRS 284.340, prepare reports on the performance of that employee. In preparing a report, the supervisory employee shall meet with the employee to:
(a) Discuss goals and objectives;
(b) Evaluate the employee’s improvement in performance and personal development;
(c) Discuss the report; and
(d) Provide to the employee information relating to the Merit Award Program established by NRS 285.020.
2. Provide the employee with a copy of the report.
3. Transmit the report to the appointing authority.
(Added to NRS by 1989, 1055; A 2001, 1440; 2013, 756)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 284 - State Human Resources System › NRS 284.338 - Reports: Training in proper preparation.

An employee who is required to prepare a report on the performance of an employee who holds a position in the classified service must, before the employee prepares the report, have received training in its proper preparation. The training must be:
1. Provided within 6 months of the employee’s appointment; and
2. Provided or approved by the Administrator.
(Added to NRS by 1989, 1055)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 284 - State Human Resources System › NRS 284.340 - Reports: Duties of appointing authority.

Each appointing authority shall:
1. Report to the Administrator, in writing, the efficiency of the subordinates and employees of the appointing authority, and other information, in such manner as the Commission may prescribe by regulation.
2. File reports with the Administrator on the performance, during the probationary period, of each of the employees of the appointing authority who holds a position in the classified service. A report must be filed at the end of the 2nd and 5th months of employment if the probationary period is 6 months, or at the end of the 3rd, 7th and 11th months of employment if the probationary period is 12 months.
3. File a report annually with the Administrator on the performance of each of the employees of the appointing authority who holds a position in the classified service and has attained permanent status. The report must be filed at the end of the 12th month next following the attainment of permanent status, and at the end of every 12th month thereafter. If the report is not filed on or before the required date, the performance of the employee shall be deemed to be standard.
4. If any report the appointing authority files with the Administrator on the performance of an employee who holds a position in the classified service includes a rating of substandard, file with the Administrator an additional report on the performance of the employee at least every 90 days until the performance improves to standard or until any disciplinary action is taken.
5. Provide the employee with a copy of each report filed.
[Part 52:351:1953]—(NRS A 1963, 1047; 1983, 634; 1989, 1056; 2001, 749; 2003, 1444)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 284 - State Human Resources System › NRS 284.343 - Stipends for training and educational leave for employees: Regulations; exceptions; restrictions; grants.

1. Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, after consultation with appointing authorities, and in cooperation with the State Board of Examiners, the Commission shall adopt regulations for all training of employees in the state service. Professional employees of the teaching staff, Agricultural Extension Service and Nevada Agricultural Experiment Station staffs of the Nevada System of Higher Education, or any other state institution of learning and student employees of such an institution are exempt from the provisions of this section.
2. The regulations adopted pursuant to subsection 1 must:
(a) Include requirements for the training of supervisors and managerial employees concerning implicit bias.
(b) Set forth the conditions under which educational leave stipends may be paid to any officer or employee of the State. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 612.230 and with the exception of intermittent course work not leading to the awarding of a degree, no person may be granted educational leave stipends until the person has entered into a contract with the person’s employing agency whereby the person agrees to pursue only those courses required for a degree related to the person’s employment with the State and to return to the employ of the person’s employing agency on the basis of 1 year for each 9 months of educational leave taken or to refund the total amount of the stipends regardless of the balance at the time of separation.
3. This section does not prevent the granting of sabbatical leaves by the Board of Regents of the University of Nevada.
4. Where practicable all training for state employees must be presented through established educational institutions within the State.
5. The Division shall coordinate all training activities related to remedial programs and programs for career development designed to correct educational and training deficiencies of state employees and create employment opportunities for the disadvantaged. In connection with these activities, the Division, with the approval of the Governor, is designated to enter into contractual arrangements with the Federal Government and others that provide grants or other money for educational and training activities.
(Added to NRS by 1971, 570; A 1983, 634; 1993, 377; 2003, 1445; 2021, 1888)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 284 - State Human Resources System › NRS 284.345 - Regulations for attendance and leave of absence; personnel of Nevada System of Higher Education.

1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, the Commission shall adopt regulations for attendance and leave with or without pay or reduced pay in the various classes of positions in the public service.
2. The Board of Regents of the University of Nevada shall adopt regulations for attendance and for leave with or without pay or with reduced pay, sabbatical leave, sick leave, emergency leave, annual leave, terminal leave, military leave and such other leave as the Board of Regents determines to be necessary or desirable for officers and members of the faculty of the Nevada System of Higher Education. Sabbatical leave with pay may not be granted to more than 2 percent of the teaching personnel of a branch or facility of the System with the rank of instructor or higher in any 1 year. No sabbatical leave with pay may be granted unless the person requesting the leave agrees in writing with the branch or facility to return to the branch or facility after the leave for a period not less than that required by the person’s most recent contract of employment if the Nevada System of Higher Education desires the person’s continued service.
[41:351:1953]—(NRS A 1961, 425; 1963, 1047; 1969, 1426; 1983, 635; 1993, 378; 2003, 1445)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 284 - State Human Resources System › NRS 284.356 - Paid family leave.

1. Except as otherwise provided in this section, an employee of the Executive Department of the State Government who has been employed for not less than 12 consecutive months is entitled to take 8 weeks of paid family leave:
(a) To bond with a newborn child of the employee or a newborn child of the domestic partner of the employee;
(b) To bond with a newly adopted child of the employee;
(c) To recover from or undergo treatment for a serious illness;
(d) To care for a seriously ill member of the immediate family of the employee; or
(e) For a qualifying event resulting from the military deployment to a foreign country of an immediate family member of the employee.
2. An employee eligible for paid family leave pursuant to subsection 1 must have not less than 40 hours of sick leave accrued pursuant to NRS 284.355 before taking paid family leave. Any sick leave accrued in excess of 40 hours must be used before taking paid family leave.
3. An appointing authority shall pay an employee on paid family leave 50 percent of the regular wage the employee would have earned if the employee was not on leave.
4. An employee that is entitled to take paid family leave pursuant to subsection 1 is not required to take paid family leave consecutively and may take paid family leave over the course of a 12-month period.
5. An appointing authority or his or her designee shall not deny an eligible employee the right to take paid family leave in accordance with the provisions of this section or retaliate or take any adverse action against an employee for taking paid family leave pursuant to subsection 1.
6. As used in this section:
(a) "Domestic partner" means a person who is in a domestic partnership which is registered or recognized pursuant to chapter 122A of NRS and which has not been terminated pursuant to that chapter.
(b) "Immediate family" means a parent, sibling, child by blood, adoption or marriage, spouse, grandparent or grandchild.
(c) "Qualifying event" means any military event or essential need resulting from the military deployment of an immediate family member. The term includes, without limitation, arranging for child care or parental care during deployment, representing the military family member at a federal, state or local event during deployment and addressing issues due to the death of the military family member.
(d) "Serious illness" has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 232.4854.
(Added to NRS by 2023, 2880)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 284 - State Human Resources System › NRS 284.357 - Deduction from salary for service during working hours as volunteer firefighter, voluntary medical technician, volunteer reserve member of police department or sheriff’s office or volunteer ambulance driver or attendant prohibited.

1. All employees, whether in the classified or in the unclassified service of the State of Nevada, must be paid their salaries as fixed by law without diminution on account of any time spent away from state employment while acting as:
(a) Volunteer firefighters of any regular organized and recognized fire department in the protection of life or property;
(b) Volunteer emergency medical technicians certified pursuant to chapter 450B of NRS;
(c) Volunteer reserve members of a police department or a sheriff’s office; or
(d) Volunteer ambulance drivers or attendants,
during working hours or fractions thereof which should otherwise have been devoted to state employment.
2. As used in this section, "volunteer ambulance driver or attendant" means a person who is a driver of or attendant on an ambulance owned or operated by:
(a) A nonprofit organization that provides volunteer ambulance service in any county, city or town in this State; or
(b) A political subdivision of this State.
(Added to NRS by 1969, 43; A 1995, 119; 1997, 469; 2005, 323)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 284 - State Human Resources System › NRS 284.358 - Civil leave with reduced pay when performing active military service in time of war or emergency.

1. An officer or employee in the public service who performs active military service in the Armed Forces of the United States or any other category of persons designated by the President of the United States or the Governor of this State, including, without limitation, the Commissioned Corps of the United States Public Health Service, in time of war or emergency is entitled to civil leave with reduced pay for the period of such service.
2. The pay that an officer or employee is entitled to receive pursuant to this section is the difference between the pay that the officer or employee would have otherwise received as an officer or employee and the officer’s or employee’s pay for active military service. If the officer’s or employee’s pay for active military service is greater than the pay that the officer or employee would have otherwise received as an officer or employee, the officer or employee is not entitled to receive any additional pay pursuant to this section while the officer or employee performs active military service.
3. As used in this section, "pay for active military service" means the base pay that a person receives for active military service as determined by the rank or grade of the person. The term does not include any other type of pay that a person may be entitled to receive for active military service, including, without limitation, imminent danger pay or family separation allowance.
(Added to NRS by 2005, 2449)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 284 - State Human Resources System › NRS 284.359 - Military leave of absence; reinstatement.

A permanent or probationary employee who performs active military service under the provisions of any national military service or training act, or who voluntarily serves in the Armed Forces of the United States in time of war, or in such types of service as the Commission by regulation may prescribe, is, upon application, entitled to leave of absence without pay for the period of such service plus a period not to exceed 90 days. If within that period the employee applies for reinstatement, the employee must be reinstated to the employee’s former class of position, or to a class of position having like seniority, status and pay, or, if those positions have been abolished, to the nearest approximation thereof consistent with the circumstances.
[45:351:1953]—(NRS A 1963, 1048; 1983, 637; 2003, 1448)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 284 - State Human Resources System › NRS 284.360 - Leave of absence without pay.

1. Any person holding a permanent position in the classified service may be granted a leave of absence without pay. Leave of absence may be granted to any person holding a position in the classified service to permit acceptance of an appointive position in the unclassified service. Leave of absence must be granted to any person holding a position in the classified service to permit acceptance of a position in the Legislative Branch during a regular or special session of the Legislature, including a reasonable period before and after the session if the entire period of employment in the Legislative Branch is continuous.
2. If a person is granted a leave of absence without pay to permit acceptance of an appointive position in the unclassified service or a position in the Legislative Branch, any benefits earned while the person is in the:
(a) Classified service are retained and must be paid by the employer in the classified service, whether or not the person returns to the classified service.
(b) Unclassified service or employed by the Legislative Branch are retained and must be paid by the appointing authority in the unclassified service or by the Legislative Branch, if the person does not return to the classified service, or by the employer in the classified service, if the person returns to the classified service.
3. Any person in the unclassified service, except members of the academic staff of the Nevada System of Higher Education, may be granted by the appointing authority a leave of absence without pay for a period not to exceed 6 months.
4. Officers and members of the faculty of the Nevada System of Higher Education may be granted leaves of absence without pay as provided by the regulations prescribed pursuant to subsection 2 of NRS 284.345.
5. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 6, a person in the classified or unclassified service who:
(a) Is the natural parent of a child who is less than 6 months old; or
(b) Has recently adopted a child,
must be granted, upon request, a leave of absence without pay for a period not to exceed 12 weeks. Such a request by natural parents must be submitted at least 3 months before the date upon which the requested leave will begin, unless a shorter notice is approved by the employer. Such a request by adoptive parents must be submitted not fewer than 2 working days after the parents receive notice of the approval of the adoption. This subsection does not affect the rights of an employee set forth in NRS 284.350, 284.355 and 284.356.
6. The provisions of subsection 5 are effective only if the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993, 29 U.S.C. §§ 2601 et seq., or a subsequent federal law ceases to provide for a parental leave of absence of at least 12 weeks.
[4:273:1953] + [44:351:1953]—(NRS A 1959, 85; 1961, 426; 1969, 1428; 1987, 657; 1989, 1647; 1993, 380, 1211; 1997, 490; 2023, 2883)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 284 - State Human Resources System › NRS 284.362 - Catastrophic leave: Definitions.

1. As used in NRS 284.362 to 284.3629, inclusive:
(a) "Catastrophe" means:
(1) The employee is unable to perform the duties of the employee’s position because of a serious illness, accident or motor vehicle crash which is life threatening or which will require a lengthy convalescence;
(2) There is a serious illness, accident or motor vehicle crash which is life threatening or which will require a lengthy convalescence in the employee’s immediate family; or
(3) There is a death in the employee’s immediate family.
(b) "Committee" means the Committee on Catastrophic Leave created pursuant to NRS 284.3627.
2. The Commission shall adopt regulations further defining "catastrophe" to ensure that the term is limited to serious calamities.
(Added to NRS by 1989, 693; A 1993, 1113; 1995, 743; 2001, 2140; 2015, 1663)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 284 - State Human Resources System › NRS 284.3621 - Catastrophic leave: Account for catastrophic leave; transfer of hours to account; limitations on transfers; transfers between branches of government.

1. Each appointing authority may establish an account for catastrophic leave.
2. An employee of an appointing authority may request, in writing, that a specified number of hours of the employee’s accrued annual or sick leave be transferred from the employee’s account to the account for catastrophic leave.
3. An employee may not transfer to the account for catastrophic leave any hours of sick leave if the balance in the employee’s account after the transfer is less than 240 hours.
4. The maximum number of hours which may be transferred by an employee in any 1 calendar year is 120. The minimum number of hours which may be transferred in any 1 calendar year is 8.
5. An employee may transfer hours to any such account for catastrophic leave for use by a particular employee in any branch of State Government who is eligible to receive them. A record of the source and number of hours of leave transferred among different appointing authorities for this purpose and the date of the transfer must be maintained by each appointing authority. Leave transferred in excess of the amount approved for use by a particular employee must be returned to the employee’s account from which it originated. The Commission shall, by regulation, determine the procedure to return excess leave.
6. Any hours of annual or sick leave which are transferred from any employee’s account to the account for catastrophic leave and not designated for use by a particular employee may not be returned or restored to the originating employee. This subsection does not prevent the employee from receiving leave pursuant to NRS 284.3622.
(Added to NRS by 1989, 693; A 1993, 1113)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 284 - State Human Resources System › NRS 284.3622 - Catastrophic leave: Request for transfer to employee of hours from account for catastrophic leave.

1. An employee of an appointing authority may request, in writing, that a specified number of hours of leave be transferred from the account for catastrophic leave to the employee’s account. The maximum number of hours that may be transferred to an employee pursuant to this section is 1,040 in any 1 calendar year.
2. The request must include:
(a) The employee’s name, title and classification; and
(b) A description of the catastrophe and the expected duration of leave required for that catastrophe.
3. An employee may not receive any leave from the account for catastrophic leave until the employee has used all the employee’s accrued annual, sick and compensatory leave.
4. An employee who receives leave from the account for catastrophic leave is entitled to payment for that leave at a rate no greater than the employee’s own rate of pay.
(Added to NRS by 1989, 693; A 1993, 1113; 1995, 743)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 284 - State Human Resources System › NRS 284.3623 - Catastrophic leave: Approval of transfer of hours to employee.

The appointing authority may approve the transfer of a specified number of hours of leave from the account for catastrophic leave to the account of any employee who the appointing authority determines is eligible to receive such leave.
(Added to NRS by 1989, 694; A 1993, 1113; 2001, 2140)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 284 - State Human Resources System › NRS 284.3624 - Catastrophic leave: Review of status of employee regarding catastrophe; termination of leave; disposition of hours not used.

1. The appointing authority shall review the status of the employee regarding the catastrophe and determine when the need to take leave for the catastrophe no longer exists.
2. The appointing authority shall not grant any hours of leave from the account for catastrophic leave after:
(a) The need to take leave for the catastrophe ceases to exist; or
(b) The employee who is receiving the leave resigns or the employment of the employee with the appointing authority is terminated.
3. Any leave which the employee received from the account for catastrophic leave which was not used at the time the need to take leave for the catastrophe ceases to exist or upon the resignation or termination of the employment of the employee must be returned to the account for catastrophic leave.
(Added to NRS by 1989, 694; A 1993, 1113; 1995, 744)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 284 - State Human Resources System › NRS 284.3625 - Catastrophic leave: Maintenance of records; reports to Administrator.

Each appointing authority shall maintain records and report to the Administrator any information concerning the use of an account for catastrophic leave to evaluate the effectiveness, feasibility and cost to carry out the provisions of NRS 284.362 to 284.3629, inclusive.
(Added to NRS by 1989, 694; A 1993, 1113)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 284 - State Human Resources System › NRS 284.3627 - Committee on Catastrophic Leave: Creation; members; terms; vacancies; members serve without compensation.

1. There is hereby created within the Division the Committee on Catastrophic Leave composed of five members appointed by the Governor.
2. The Committee must be composed of:
(a) Three members who are executive officers of state agencies; and
(b) Two members who are representatives of labor.
3. The members of the Committee serve at the pleasure of the Governor.
4. After the initial terms, each member of the Committee serves for a term of 3 years. Each member of the Committee continues in office until the member’s successor is appointed. Any member of the Committee may be reappointed.
5. A vacancy in the membership of the Committee must be filled in the same manner as the original appointment for the remainder of the unexpired term.
6. The members of the Committee serve without compensation, except that the members are entitled to receive the per diem allowance and travel expenses provided for state officers and employees generally while engaged in the official business of the Committee.
(Added to NRS by 2001, 2139)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 284 - State Human Resources System › NRS 284.3628 - Committee on Catastrophic Leave: Chair and Vice Chair; quorum; rules; hearings; Secretary.

1. The members of the Committee shall elect a Chair and Vice Chair from among their members. After the initial election, the Chair and Vice Chair serve in the office for a term of 1 year beginning on July 1 of each year. If a vacancy occurs in the office of Chair or Vice Chair, the members of the Committee shall elect a Chair or Vice Chair from among their members to serve for the remainder of the unexpired term.
2. Any three members of the Committee constitute a quorum, and a majority vote of the quorum is required to take action with respect to any matter.
3. The Committee shall adopt:
(a) Rules for its own management; and
(b) Such rules of practice and procedure as are necessary to carry out its duties.
4. The Committee shall hold such hearings as are necessary to carry out the provisions of NRS 284.3629.
5. The Administrator or the designee of the Administrator shall act as the nonvoting recording Secretary of the Committee.
(Added to NRS by 2001, 2139)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 284 - State Human Resources System › NRS 284.3629 - Committee on Catastrophic Leave: Appeal of decision of appointing authority; procedure; representation of employee; finality of decision; inapplicability of Open Meeting Law.

1. An employee aggrieved by any decision of an appointing authority made pursuant to NRS 284.362 to 284.3629, inclusive, may appeal from the decision by filing a written notice of appeal with the Committee within 10 days after the date of the decision.
2. The Committee shall:
(a) Within 5 days after receiving a notice of appeal, schedule a hearing on the merits of the appeal for a date not later than 20 days after its receipt of the notice.
(b) Cause notice of the date and time of the hearing to be given to the employee and the appointing authority by mail or by personal service.
(c) Conduct the hearing expeditiously and informally. Technical rules of evidence do not apply at the hearing.
3. The employee may file a written request with the Committee to give preference in scheduling the hearing. The request must set forth facts showing that the seriousness of the alleged catastrophe requires an expedited appeal.
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. The Committee shall:
(a) Render a decision in writing within 10 days after the hearing, setting forth the reasons therefor.
(b) Cause notice of the decision to be given to the employee and the appointing authority by mail or by personal service.
6. The decision of the Committee is final and is not subject to judicial review or the procedure for the adjustment of grievances pursuant to NRS 284.384.
7. A meeting or hearing held by the Committee to carry out the provisions of this section and the Committee’s deliberations on the information or evidence received are not subject to any provision of chapter 241 of NRS.
(Added to NRS by 2001, 2140)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 284 - State Human Resources System › NRS 284.375 - Conditions.

In accordance with regulations established by the Commission, transfers in the classified service may be made from one position to another position within the same grade when the duties are similar and when such action is specifically approved by the Administrator.
[40:351:1953] + [Part 52:351:1953]—(NRS A 1963, 1049; 1983, 637; 2003, 1448)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 284 - State Human Resources System › NRS 284.376 - Involuntary transfer; hearing; remedies.

1. Within 10 working days after the effective date of a transfer pursuant to the provisions of NRS 284.375, a permanent classified employee who has been transferred without the employee’s consent may request in writing a hearing before the hearing officer of the Commission to determine whether the transfer was made for the purpose of harassing the employee. 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 transfer. The hearing must be conducted in accordance with the procedures set forth in NRS 284.390 to 284.405, inclusive.
2. If the hearing officer determines that the transfer was made for the purpose of harassing the employee, the transfer must be set aside and the employee must be returned to the employee’s former position. If the transfer caused the employee to be away from the employee’s original headquarters, the employee is entitled to receive the per diem allowance and travel expenses provided for state officers and employees generally for the period the transfer was in effect.
3. The decision of the hearing officer is binding on the parties.
(Added to NRS by 1973, 588; A 1979, 1353; 1983, 247, 637; 1989, 1587; 2007, 594)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 284 - State Human Resources System › NRS 284.379 - Separation or disability retirement of employee with disability.

In the employment of a person with a disability in the state service, continued efforts must be made to retain the person by making reasonable accommodations that enable the person to perform the essential functions of his or her current position and to enjoy the benefits and privileges of the position. An appointing authority shall consider separation or disability retirement if:
1. An employee can no longer perform the essential functions of the position with or without reasonable accommodations; and
2. Without undue hardship, as that term is defined pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, 42 U.S.C. §§ 12101 et seq., the employee cannot be appointed to a position for which a vacancy exists and for which the employee is qualified at or below the grade of the employee’s current position.
(Added to NRS by 1965, 675; A 1993, 471; 2003, 1448; 2015, 1046)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 284 - State Human Resources System › NRS 284.380 - Layoffs; reemployment pools.

1. In accordance with regulations, an appointing authority may lay off an employee in the classified service whenever the appointing authority deems it necessary by reason of shortage of work or money or of the abolition of a position or of other material changes in duties or organization.
2. Among other factors, an appointing authority shall consider, in the manner provided by regulation, the status, seniority and service rating of employees in determining the order of layoffs.
3. Within a reasonable time before the effective date of a proposed layoff, the appointing authority shall give written notice thereof to the Administrator. The Administrator shall make such orders relating thereto as the Administrator considers necessary to secure compliance with the regulations.
4. The name of every regular employee so laid off must be placed in an appropriate reemployment pool.
[48:351:1953]—(NRS A 1963, 1049; 1983, 637; 2023, 3575)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 284 - State Human Resources System › NRS 284.381 - Limitation on revocation of resignation by employee.

Once an employee’s written resignation is accepted by the employee’s appointing authority, the employee may not revoke the resignation, regardless of the effective date set forth in it, if 3 or more working days have elapsed since its acceptance, unless the appointing authority approves the revocation.
(Added to NRS by 1981, 1039)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 284 - State Human Resources System › NRS 284.383 - Use of disciplinary measures; employee entitled to receive copy of findings or recommendations; classified employee entitled to receive copy of policy explaining information relating to disciplinary action.

1. The Commission shall adopt by regulation a system for administering disciplinary measures against a state employee in which, except in cases of serious violations of law or regulations, less severe measures are applied at first, after which more severe measures are applied only if less severe measures have failed to correct the employee’s deficiencies.
2. The system adopted pursuant to subsection 1 must provide that a state employee is entitled to receive a copy of any findings or recommendations made by an appointing authority or the representative of the appointing authority, if any, regarding proposed disciplinary action.
3. An appointing authority shall provide each permanent classified employee of the appointing authority with a copy of a policy approved by the Commission that explains prohibited acts, possible violations and penalties and a fair and equitable process for taking disciplinary action against such an employee.
(Added to NRS by 1979, 1353; A 1995, 233; 2011, 1495)