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2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 284 - State Human Resources System › NRS 284.055 - Human Resources Commission: Meetings; quorum; majority vote; rights and duties of alternate members; duty of Commission to keep minutes and audio recordings or transcripts; public records.

1. The members of the Commission may meet at the times and places specified by the call of the Chair or a majority of the Commission, but a meeting of the Commission must be held regularly at least once every 3 months.
2. Five members of the Commission constitute a quorum. A majority vote of the five members of the Commission is required for any official action taken by the Commission, including, without limitation:
(a) To adopt, amend or rescind a regulation of the Commission; and
(b) To decide an appeal to the Commission made by an employee in the public service of the State.
3. If an alternate member attends a meeting of the Commission in place of the regular member, the alternate member fully assumes the duties, rights and responsibilities of the replaced regular member for the duration of that meeting and is entitled to the compensation, allowances and expenses otherwise payable for members who attend the meeting.
4. The Commission shall keep minutes and audio recordings or transcripts of the transactions of each meeting. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 241.035, the minutes, audio recordings and transcripts are public records and must be filed with the Division. A copy of the minutes or audio recordings must be made available to a member of the public upon request at no charge pursuant to NRS 241.035.
[Part 8:351:1953] + [Part 9:351:1953]—(NRS A 1963, 1036; 1983, 619, 1440; 2005, 1409; 2013, 328; 2017, 2766)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 284 - State Human Resources System › NRS 284.065 - Human Resources Commission: Powers and duties.

1. The Commission has only such powers and duties as are authorized by law.
2. In addition to the powers and duties set forth elsewhere in this chapter, the Commission shall:
(a) Advise the Administrator concerning the organization and administration of the Division.
(b) Report to the Governor on all matters which the Commission may deem pertinent to the Division and concerning any specific matters previously requested by the Governor.
(c) Advise and make recommendations to the Governor or the Legislature relative to the human resources policy of the State.
(d) Adopt regulations to carry out the provisions of this chapter.
(e) Foster the interest of institutions of learning and of civic, professional and employee organizations in the improvement of human resources standards in the state service.
(f) Review decisions of the Administrator in contested cases involving the classification or allocation of particular positions.
(g) Exercise any other advisory powers necessary or reasonably implied within the provisions and purposes of this chapter.
[Part 8:351:1953] + [Part 9:351:1953]—(NRS A 1963, 1036; 1979, 356; 1983, 620; 2003, 1436; 2015, 364; 2023, 3562)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 284 - State Human Resources System › NRS 284.068 - Employee-Management Committee: Creation; appointment and terms of members.

1. The Employee-Management Committee, consisting of six members appointed by the Governor, is hereby created.
2. The Governor shall appoint to the Committee:
(a) Three persons to represent management within the Executive Department of State Government, and three persons to serve as alternates for them.
(b) Three persons to represent employees within the Executive Department of State Government, and three persons to serve as alternates for them.
3. The representatives of employees and their alternates must be selected from a list, supplied by state employees or one or more state employees’ groups, or any combination of these, containing twice as many names as there are vacancies to be filled.
4. The members of the Committee and the alternates shall serve for 2 years.
(Added to NRS by 1983, 361)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 284 - State Human Resources System › NRS 284.071 - Employee-Management Committee: Chair; rules; meetings; secretarial services.

1. The Chair of the Employee-Management Committee must be chosen by a majority vote of all persons appointed to serve as members pursuant to NRS 284.068, including, without limitation, the persons appointed to serve as alternates.
2. The Committee shall adopt such rules as it deems necessary for its own management.
3. The Committee shall meet at least once every 3 months and at such other times as the Chair may designate.
4. The Division shall provide secretarial services for the Committee.
(Added to NRS by 1983, 361; A 1983, 644; 2011, 3066)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 284 - State Human Resources System › NRS 284.073 - Employee-Management Committee: Duties.

1. The Employee-Management Committee shall:
(a) Serve in an advisory capacity to the Governor, the Commission and the Division with respect to all matters of human resources administration and relations between management and employees.
(b) Receive, consider and make recommendations on matters relating to human resources administration, policy and procedures.
(c) Provide a forum for the hearing of employees’ suggestions, complaints or disciplinary problems.
(d) Provide a means of communication for disseminating information to employees regarding the human resources program.
(e) Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, hold hearings, when requested, and make final decisions for the adjustment of grievances as provided by the regulations of the Commission.
2. The Committee shall not hold any hearing or make a final decision for the adjustment of a grievance unless an equal number of members appointed pursuant to paragraphs (a) and (b) of subsection 2 of NRS 284.068 attend the hearing and take part in making the final decision.
(Added to NRS by 1983, 361; A 1983, 644; 2011, 3066; 2023, 3563)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 284 - State Human Resources System › NRS 284.074 - Employee-Management Committee: Issuance and enforcement of subpoenas.

1. In carrying out the provisions of paragraph (e) of subsection 1 of NRS 284.073, the Chair of the Employee-Management Committee may issue subpoenas to compel the attendance and testimony of a person that the Committee finds, based upon its information and belief, has direct personal knowledge of the issues presented in the grievance, and to compel the production of books, papers and other items that are relevant to a matter being investigated or considered by the Committee.
2. If a person named in a subpoena fails or refuses to attend or testify before the Committee, to answer any questions propounded by the Committee or to produce the books, papers or other items required by the subpoena, the Chair of the Committee may petition the district court to enter an order compelling the person to attend and testify before the Committee, to answer the questions propounded by the Committee or to produce the books, papers or other items required by the subpoena. The petition filed by the Chair must set forth that:
(a) Due notice has been given to the person named in the subpoena of the time and place for the person’s attendance and testimony before the Committee or for the production of the books, papers or other items required by the subpoena;
(b) The person has been subpoenaed by the Chair of the Committee pursuant to this section; and
(c) The person has failed or refused to attend or testify before the Committee, to answer certain questions propounded by the Committee or to produce the books, papers or other items required by the subpoena.
3. Upon such a petition, the court shall enter an order directing the person named in the subpoena to:
(a) Appear before the court at the place and time designated in the order. The time designated by the court must be not later than 10 days after the date of the order.
(b) Show cause why the person has failed or refused to attend or testify before the Committee, to answer the questions propounded by the Committee or to produce the books, papers or other items required by the subpoena.
A certified copy of the order must be served upon the person named in the subpoena.
4. If it appears to the court that the subpoena was regularly issued by the Chair of the Committee and properly served, the court shall enter an order directing the person named in the subpoena to appear before the Committee at the place and time designated in the order and to testify before the Committee, to answer the questions propounded by the Committee or to produce the books, papers or other items required by the subpoena. Failure to obey the order constitutes contempt of court.
(Added to NRS by 2003, 2001)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 284 - State Human Resources System › NRS 284.0745 - Employee-Management Committee: Subpoenas extend to all parts of state; service of subpoenas; fees, mileage and expenses of witnesses.

1. A subpoena issued by the Chair of the Employee-Management Committee extends to all parts of this State and must be served in accordance with the provisions of N.R.C.P. 4(c). The Chair may not require a person named in a subpoena to attend at a place outside the county in which the person resides unless:
(a) The location of the place is less than 100 miles from the person’s primary residence; or
(b) A party, by affidavit, shows that the testimony of the person is material and necessary to the proceedings and the Chair endorses on the subpoena an order requiring the person to attend at the place named in the subpoena, regardless of its location in this State.
2. A person who appears before the Committee pursuant to a subpoena is entitled to receive fees and mileage in the same amounts and under the same circumstances as prescribed by law for a witness in a civil action in the district court, unless the person is a party to the proceeding or an officer or employee of this State or any of its political subdivisions.
3. If a person who is entitled to receive fees and mileage pursuant to subsection 2 must appear at a hearing before the Committee at a place located so far from the person’s primary residence that it is not reasonable for the person to return to that residence from day to day, the person is 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 at such a hearing and for each day necessarily occupied in traveling to and from such a hearing.
4. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 5, a party who requests that the Chair issue a subpoena to a person shall pay to the Committee the amount of any compensation for per diem and travel expenses that the person is entitled to receive from the Committee pursuant to subsection 3.
5. As part of an award of costs to the party who prevails in a proceeding, the Committee may require the party who did not prevail in the proceeding to pay to the Committee the amount of any compensation for per diem and travel expenses that the prevailing party would have otherwise been required to pay to the Committee pursuant to subsection 4.
(Added to NRS by 2003, 2002; A 2007, 594)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 284 - State Human Resources System › NRS 284.075 - Administrator: Qualifications; other employment prohibited.

The Administrator:
1. Shall not engage in any other gainful employment or occupation.
2. Must be selected with special reference to the person’s training, experience, capacity and interest in the field of human resources administration. The knowledge and abilities of the person selected as the Administrator should include:
(a) A comprehensive knowledge of the principles and practices of human resources administration.
(b) A working knowledge of job and salary classification methods.
(c) An extensive knowledge of the organization and operations of state departments, agencies and institutions, and of statutes and regulations concerning government human resources.
(d) An extensive knowledge of principles of public organization and administration.
(e) Administrative ability in the direction of staff analyses of government salaries and positions, and in the maintenance of effective working relationships with all state officials concerned with human resources.
(f) Ability to organize and present clearly oral and written reports of findings and recommendations.
3. Must have progressively responsible experience in human resources administration in an amount to be determined by the Commission and have been graduated from an accredited 4-year college or university, or have an equivalent combination of experience in human resources administration or training, substituting 2 years of experience for 1 year of training.
[13:351:1953] + [14:351:1953]—(NRS A 1963, 1036; 1983, 620; 2013, 3825; 2023, 3563)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 284 - State Human Resources System › NRS 284.100 - Employees of Division.

The Administrator shall appoint such employees of the Division and such expert and special assistants as may be necessary to carry out effectively the provisions of this chapter.
[Part 15:351:1953] + [16:351:1953] + [Part 68:351:1953]—(NRS A 1963, 1037; 1975, 345; 1983, 621)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 284 - State Human Resources System › NRS 284.107 - Duties of Administrator: Development and implementation of audit function, centralized job announcement system and centralized employment system.

The Administrator shall develop and implement:
1. An audit function to review each appointing authority’s processes and compliance with applicable policies, procedures and provisions of law relating to human resources.
2. A centralized job announcement system that streamlines employment recruiting for all appointing authorities.
3. A centralized employment system that includes, without limitation, a platform that all applicants may use to apply for state employment.
(Added to NRS by 2023, 3561)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 284 - State Human Resources System › NRS 284.108 - State as Model Employer Program: Legislative intent.

The Legislature finds and declares that:
1. It is the policy of this State to be a model employer for persons with disabilities.
2. The intent of establishing the State as a Model Employer Program pursuant to NRS 284.109 is to provide agencies in the Executive Department of the State Government a framework for recruiting, hiring, promoting and retaining qualified persons with disabilities.
(Added to NRS by 2023, 2319)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 284 - State Human Resources System › NRS 284.109 - State as Model Employer Program: Establishment; purpose; technical assistance and training; regulations.

1. The State as a Model Employer Program is hereby established in the Division of Human Resource Management of the Department of Administration, to be administered by the Administrator. The Program must ensure that each appointing authority design and proactively implement best, promising and emerging policies, practices and procedures relating to the hiring, promotion and retention of persons with disabilities.
2. The Administrator shall, in coordination with the Rehabilitation Division of the Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation, provide technical assistance and training to each appointing authority on best, promising and emerging policies, practices and procedures relating to the hiring, promotion and retention of persons with disabilities.
3. The Commission shall adopt any regulations necessary to carry out the Program.
(Added to NRS by 2023, 2320)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 284 - State Human Resources System › NRS 284.110 - Human Resources Operating Fund: Creation; sources; uses.

1. The Human Resources Operating Fund is hereby created as an internal service fund.
2. The Division may accept on behalf of the State any grant or contribution, federal or otherwise, made to assist in meeting the costs of carrying out the purposes of this chapter. All such grants and contributions must be deposited with the State Treasurer to the credit of the Human Resources Operating Fund.
3. All costs of administering the provisions of this chapter must be paid out of the Human Resources Operating Fund on claims in the same manner as other claims against the State are paid.
[64:351:1953] + [67:351:1953]—(NRS A 1957, 217; 1960, 111; 1961, 714; 1963, 1038; 1977, 229; 1981, 255, 1684; 1983, 622; 2023, 3564)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 284 - State Human Resources System › NRS 284.115 - Administrative costs: Budgeting; payment by state departments, agencies and institutions.

1. The Administrator shall:
(a) Maintain accurate records reflecting the costs of administering the provisions of this chapter.
(b) In preparation for the budget for each biennium, determine, on the basis of experience during the 2 preceding fiscal years, the estimated cost of carrying out the functions of the Division for the 2 succeeding fiscal years, and inform each department, agency and institution operating under the provisions of this chapter of that cost.
2. Each department, agency and institution shall include in its budget for each of the 2 succeeding fiscal years an amount of money equal to the cost estimated pursuant to subsection 1.
3. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 4, on July 1 of each year each department, agency and institution shall pay to the Administrator for deposit in the Human Resources Operating Fund an assessment equal to the amount of money appropriated to or authorized for that department, agency or institution pursuant to its budget for the costs of human resources administration.
4. Any state department, agency or institution may pay the assessment required by subsection 3 on a date or dates other than July 1 if compliance with federal law or regulation so requires.
5. Changes in assessments are effective upon approval of the Governor and the Interim Finance Committee.
[Part 65:351:1953] + [Part 66:351:1953]—(NRS A 1961, 715; 1963, 622, 1280; 1969, 704; 1977, 229; 1983, 622; 1987, 160; 1991, 1747; 2015, 1730; 2023, 3564)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 284 - State Human Resources System › NRS 284.121 - Reports of appointing authorities regarding appointments, transfers, separations, suspensions, reinstatements, reductions or other changes to positions in public service.

Each appointing authority shall report to the Administrator in writing, from time to time, any appointment, transfer, separation, suspension, reinstatement or any reduction or other change to a position in the public service. The report must contain:
1. The name of the appointee or employee.
2. The title and status of the employment of the appointee or employee.
3. The date of commencement of the action.
4. The salary or compensation of the appointee or employee.
5. Whether the appointee or employee is a veteran or, to the extent the information is available, a widow or widower of a person killed in the line of duty while on active duty in the Armed Forces of the United States.
(Added to NRS by 2001, 1440; A 2003, 1437; 2017, 3430)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 284 - State Human Resources System › NRS 284.123 - Reports of appointing authorities concerning equity in workplace.

1. Each appointing authority shall file a report annually with the Administrator concerning equity in the workplace. Such a report must include:
(a) A summary of each complaint filed by an employee of the appointing authority in the immediately preceding calendar year which alleges conduct, whether intentional or unintentional, which is not unlawful but is against the public policy set forth in NRS 281.001, including, without limitation, conduct that communicates a negative attitude toward persons of marginalized identities; and
(b) Any action taken in response to a complaint described in paragraph (a).
2. The Administrator shall annually compile such reports and submit the compilation to the Governor and the Director of the Legislative Counsel Bureau for transmittal to the Legislature.
3. Any information contained in a report required by this section must be reported in a manner that does not reveal the identity of any person.
(Added to NRS by 2021, 1886)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 284 - State Human Resources System › NRS 284.125 - Investigation of duplication of work; duties of Administrator.

1. When requested by the Governor, the Legislature, or their authorized representatives, the Administrator may:
(a) Investigate duplication of human resources work of departments, institutions and agencies in the Executive Department of the State Government.
(b) Study the human resources organization and administration of those departments, institutions and agencies.
(c) Formulate plans for better and more effective human resources management.
2. The Administrator shall prepare and report any human resources data or statistics which the Governor or the Legislature may require.
3. The Administrator shall cooperate with the heads of departments and agencies in making similar human resources studies in their respective departments and agencies.
[63:351:1953]—(NRS A 1963, 487, 1284; 1983, 623; 2023, 3564)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 284 - State Human Resources System › NRS 284.130 - Assistance of state and local officers.

The Administrator may request officers and employees in the Executive Department of the State Government or local officers or employees to aid in carrying out the provisions of this chapter, and insofar as it may be consistent with their other duties, these officers and employees shall give such aid upon the Administrator’s written request.
[Part 60:351:1953]—(NRS A 1963, 487, 1284; 1983, 623)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 284 - State Human Resources System › NRS 284.135 - Services and facilities of Division available to political subdivisions.

1. Subject to regulations adopted by the Commission, the services and facilities of the Division and its employees are available upon request to political subdivisions of the State.
2. In making the services and facilities of the Division and its employees available, it must be understood that:
(a) Requirements for the enforcement and administration of the provisions of this chapter must be given precedence; and
(b) The political subdivisions shall reimburse the Division for the reasonable cost of those services and facilities.
[61:351:1953]—(NRS A 1963, 1040; 1983, 623; 2003, 1437)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 284 - State Human Resources System › NRS 284.139 - Unclassified service: "Agency" defined.

As used in NRS 284.140, "agency" means every board and commission in the Executive Department of the State Government the members of which, or some of such members, are required by law to be appointed.
(Added to NRS by 1960, 486; A 1963, 487)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 284 - State Human Resources System › NRS 284.140 - Unclassified service: Composition.

The unclassified service of the State consists of the following state officers or employees in the Executive Department of the State Government who receive annual salaries for their services:
1. Members of boards and commissions, and heads of departments, agencies and institutions required by law to be appointed.
2. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 223.085, 223.600 and 232.461 all persons required by law to be appointed by the Governor or heads of departments or agencies appointed by the Governor or by boards.
3. All employees other than clerical in the Office of the Attorney General and the State Public Defender required by law to be appointed by the Attorney General or the State Public Defender.
4. Except as otherwise provided by the Board of Regents of the University of Nevada pursuant to NRS 396.251, officers and members of the teaching staff and the staffs of the Agricultural Extension Department and Experiment Station of the Nevada System of Higher Education, or any other state institution of learning, and student employees of these institutions. Custodial, clerical or maintenance employees of these institutions are in the classified service. The Board of Regents of the University of Nevada shall assist the Administrator in carrying out the provisions of this chapter applicable to the Nevada System of Higher Education.
5. All other officers and employees authorized by law to be employed in the unclassified service.
[1:273:1953] + [18:351:1953]—(NRS A 1963, 487, 1179; 1965, 147, 255; 1969, 1426; 1977, 159; 1983, 624; 1987, 291; 1993, 374; 1999, 1815, 3279; 2001, 115, 1439, 2285; 2003, 159)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 284 - State Human Resources System › NRS 284.143 - Unclassified service: Certain persons may pursue other businesses or occupations or other office for profit.

Except as otherwise provided in NRS 281.127, a person in the unclassified service of the State who has been appointed or employed for service in a department, division, agency or institution, other than a director of a department, may pursue any other business or occupation or hold any other office for profit if:
1. The other employment does not conflict with the duties the person is required to perform in the person’s unclassified service;
2. The other employment does not conflict with the hours during which the person is required to perform those duties; and
3. The person has obtained the approval of the person’s supervisor.
(Added to NRS by 1995, 2310)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 284 - State Human Resources System › NRS 284.145 - Authority to make appointment to position in unclassified service or to exempt position from pools of eligible persons.

Officers authorized by law to make appointments to positions in the unclassified service and appointing officers of departments or institutions whose employees are exempt from the provisions of this chapter may make appointments from appropriate pools of eligible persons maintained by the Division.
[21:351:1953]—(NRS A 1963, 1041; 1983, 624; 2023, 3565)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 284 - State Human Resources System › NRS 284.147 - Unclassified service: Heads of departments may employ deputies and employees necessary to fill unclassified positions; salaries.

Unless otherwise provided by law, elective officers and the heads of the several state departments, agencies and institutions in the Executive Department of the State Government are authorized to employ at or below the salaries specified by law the deputies and employees necessary to fill the unclassified positions authorized by law for their departments.
(Added to NRS by 1959, 514; A 1963, 488; 1979, 607)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 284 - State Human Resources System › NRS 284.150 - Classified service: Composition; limitations on appointment, transfer, promotion, demotion or discharge; discrimination prohibited.

1. The classified service of the State of Nevada is comprised of all positions in the public service now existing or hereafter created which are:
(a) Lawfully designated as being in the classified service; and
(b) Filled from the pools of eligible persons prepared by appointing authorities upon the basis of evaluation by an appointing authority, except as otherwise provided in this chapter and NRS 209.161.
2. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 193.105, 209.161 and 416.070, a person must not be appointed, transferred, promoted, demoted or discharged in the classified service in any manner or by any means other than those prescribed in this chapter and the regulations adopted in accordance therewith.
3. A person must not be discriminated against on account of the person’s religious or political opinions or affiliations, race, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age or disability.
[19:351:1953]—(NRS A 1963, 488; 1977, 552; 1991, 468; 1993, 469; 2001, 1831; 2003, 1438; 2017, 1068; 2023, 3565)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 284 - State Human Resources System › NRS 284.155 - Regulations for classified service.

1. The Commission shall adopt a code of regulations for the classified service.
2. The code must include regulations concerning certifications and appointments for:
(a) Positions in classes having a maximum salary of $12,500 or less as of December 31, 1980, where the regular procedures for evaluation and certification are impracticable; and
(b) Classes where applicants for promotion are not normally available.
These regulations may be different from the regulations concerning certifications and appointments for other positions in the classified service.
[20:351:1953]—(NRS A 1963, 1041; 1981, 1040; 1983, 625; 2003, 1438)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 284 - State Human Resources System › NRS 284.165 - Allocation of positions within agency by appointing authority; hearing; review by Commission.

1. As soon as practicable and after consultation with the Administrator and principal supervisory officials, an appointing authority shall allocate the position of every employee in the classified service within its agency to one of the positions in the master classification plan.
2. Any employee affected by the allocation of a position to a grade or class or by a change in classification, after filing with the appointing authority a written request for reconsideration thereof, must be given a reasonable opportunity to be heard thereon by the appointing authority.
3. Any employee who is aggrieved by the appointing authority’s decision concerning an allocation or change in classification is entitled to have the decision reviewed by the Commission if the employee submits a written request to the Commission for such a review not later than 30 days after the appointing authority’s decision.
[Part 22:351:1953]—(NRS A 1963, 1041; 1979, 357; 1983, 625; 2023, 3566)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 284 - State Human Resources System › NRS 284.170 - Establishment of titles and grades for each class of employment; description of duties; specification of minimum qualifications.

1. Titles and grades shall be established for each class of employment for use in evaluating and certifying the names of persons for appointment under this chapter; and a description of the duties and responsibilities exercised by the persons appointed to each of them shall be drawn up; and minimum qualifications shall be specified for satisfactory performance of the duties of each grade and class.
2. The titles and grades in the several classifications as defined by the specifications of duties and qualifications shall be used for original appointments, promotions, payrolls and all other records affecting the status of personnel.
[Part 22:351:1953]
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 284 - State Human Resources System › NRS 284.171 - Index of broad occupational groups.

For the purposes of NRS 353.205 and 353.224, the Administrator shall prepare and maintain an index which categorizes all positions in the classified service of the State into the following broad occupational groups:
1. Occupations in the fields of agriculture and conservation.
2. Clerical and related occupations.
3. Occupations relating to custodial and domestic services.
4. Occupations relating to library services.
5. Occupations in the field of education.
6. Engineering and allied occupations.
7. Occupations in fiscal management and related staff services.
8. Occupations relating to legal services.
9. Occupations in the mechanical and construction trades.
10. Occupations in the fields of medicine and health and related services.
11. Occupations in regulatory fields and in public safety.
12. Occupations in social services and rehabilitation.
13. Positions that require certification by the Peace Officers’ Standards and Training Commission pursuant to NRS 289.150 to 289.360, inclusive.
14. Other occupations.
(Added to NRS by 1979, 606; A 1983, 625; 1987, 1324; 2001, 1440; 2007, 2842)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 284 - State Human Resources System › NRS 284.175 - Plan for payment of classified employees: Preparation; approval; contents; regulations; recommendations to Legislature.

1. After consultation with appointing authorities and state fiscal officers, the Administrator shall prepare a pay plan for all employees in the classified service.
2. The pay plan and its amendments become effective only after approval by the Governor.
3. The pay plan must include, without limitation, ranges for each class, grade or group of positions in the classified service. Each employee in the classified service must be paid at one of the rates set forth in the pay plan for the class of position in which the employee is employed and at such time as necessary money is made available for the payment.
4. The Commission shall adopt regulations to carry out the pay plan.
5. The Administrator may make recommendations to the Legislature during regular legislative sessions concerning salaries for the classified service of the State. In making such recommendations, the Administrator shall consider factors such as:
(a) Surveys of salaries of comparable jobs in government and private industry within the State of Nevada and western states, where appropriate;
(b) Changes in the cost of living;
(c) The rate of turnover and difficulty of recruitment for particular positions; and
(d) Maintaining an equitable relationship among classifications.
[Part 23:351:1953]—(NRS A 1963, 1042; 1965, 239, 1184; 1967, 1048; 1968, 55; 1969, 1394; 1971, 1416; 1973, 903, 911, 1547; 1975, 1426, 1847; 1977, 1041; 1981, 870; 1983, 626; 1989, 15; 2003, 1438)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 284 - State Human Resources System › NRS 284.177 - Plan to encourage continuity of service.

1. A plan to encourage continuity of service, administered by the Division, is hereby established for employees with 8 years or more of continuous state service. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, an employee rated standard or better with 8 years or more of continuous service is entitled to receive a semiannual payment of $100 plus:
(a) An annual increase of $25 in the semiannual payment for each year of the employee’s ninth through fourteenth years of continuous service;
(b) An annual increase of $50 in the semiannual payment for each year of the employee’s fifteenth through twenty-fourth years of continuous service; and
(c) An annual increase of $75 in the semiannual payment for each additional year of continuous service after 24 years, up to a maximum payment of 30 years of continuous state service.
2. An interruption in continuous state service terminates the employee’s eligibility for additional pay pursuant to subsection 1. No year served before the interruption may be counted in determining the employee’s subsequent eligibility.
3. If an employee has elected to have the employee’s contribution for the Public Employees’ Retirement System paid by his or her employer, any payment made to the employee pursuant to this section must be counterbalanced by an equivalent reduction in the employee’s salary for the employee’s portion of the contribution in the same manner as prescribed in NRS 286.421.
4. As used in this section, "continuous service" means uninterrupted service as defined by the Commission.
(Added to NRS by 1973, 822; A 1975, 640; 1979, 723; 1981, 1319; 1983, 626; 1987, 1736; 2003, 2519; R 2015, 2688; reenacted 2023, 1010)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 284 - State Human Resources System › NRS 284.181 - Agreements concerning provision of compensatory vacation time instead of monetary payment for overtime.

A department, agency or institution within the Executive Department of State Government which is authorized by law to make appointments in the classified or unclassified service may enter into an agreement with an organization representative of state employees which has been designated and recognized pursuant to the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, 29 U.S.C. §§ 201 et seq., for the provision of compensatory vacation time instead of monetary payment for overtime. If an employee is not a member of such an organization, the department, agency or institution may enter into such an agreement with the employee directly.
(Added to NRS by 1993, 2091)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 284 - State Human Resources System › NRS 284.185 - Certification of payroll by Administrator.

The State Controller or any other state fiscal officer shall not draw, sign, issue or authorize the drawing, signing or issuing of any warrant on the State Treasurer or other state disbursing officer, and the State Treasurer or other state disbursing officer shall not pay any salary or compensation to any person in the classified or unclassified service of the State unless the payroll or account for the salary or compensation containing the name of every person to be paid bears the certificate of the Administrator or the authorized representative of the Administrator stating:
1. That the persons named in the payroll or account have been appointed, employed, reinstated or promoted as required by law and the regulations established under this chapter; and
2. That the salary or compensation is within the salary or wage schedule fixed pursuant to law.
[53:351:1953]—(NRS A 1963, 1042; 1983, 627)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 284 - State Human Resources System › NRS 284.190 - Liability for unlawful payment: Action for recovery; disposition of proceeds of action.

1. Every officer who willfully makes a payment of salary or compensation contrary to the provisions of this chapter and any officer who signs, countersigns, or authorizes the signing or countersigning of any warrant for such a payment, and the sureties on the officer’s official bond, are liable to the State of Nevada therefor.
2. An action to recover such a payment may be maintained in the district court of any county by the Administrator or a member of the Commission.
3. All money recovered in such an action, when collected, must be paid into the appropriate fund in the State Treasury.
[54:351:1953]—(NRS A 1963, 1042; 1983, 628)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 284 - State Human Resources System › NRS 284.195 - Action by employee against appointing authority if appointed contrary to law and regulations; reimbursement of appointing authority prohibited.

1. Any person employed or appointed contrary to the provisions of this chapter and the rules and regulations thereunder whose payroll or account is refused certification shall have an action against the appointing authority employing or appointing or attempting to employ or appoint the person for the amount due by reason of such employment or purported employment, and the costs of such action.
2. No appointing authority, during the time of the official service of the appointing authority or thereafter, shall be reimbursed by the State for any sum so paid or recovered in any such action.
[55:351:1953]
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 284 - State Human Resources System › NRS 284.200 - Proceeding to compel Administrator to certify payroll.

If the Administrator wrongfully withholds certification of the payroll or account of any employee, the employee may maintain a proceeding to compel the Administrator to certify the payroll or account.
[56:351:1953]—(NRS A 1963, 1042; 1983, 628)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 284 - State Human Resources System › NRS 284.205 - Regulations for recruitment and evaluation of applicants to establish pools of eligible persons and fill positions in classified service.

1. The Commission shall adopt regulations for the recruitment and evaluation of applicants to establish pools of eligible persons and fill positions in the classified service.
2. Each appointing authority shall comply with the regulations of the Commission when filling positions in the classified service.
[Part 25:351:1953]—(NRS A 1963, 1042; 1983, 628; 2003, 1440; 2023, 3568)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 284 - State Human Resources System › NRS 284.210 - Requirements for appointing authority to recruit, evaluate, select, manage and promote employees in positions in classified service.

In relation to positions in the classified service, each appointing authority shall, consistent with the regulations adopted by the Commission pursuant to NRS 284.205, recruit, evaluate, select, manage and promote employees through open competition on the basis of knowledge, skills and ability and without regard to an applicant’s or employee’s religious or political opinions or affiliations, race, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age or disability.
[Part 26:351:1953]—(NRS A 1963, 1043; 1975, 1165; 1983, 628; 1985, 1164; 1997, 1028; 2003, 1440; 2023, 3568)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 284 - State Human Resources System › NRS 284.240 - Grounds for refusal by appointing authority to evaluate or certify.

An appointing authority may refuse to evaluate an applicant or, after evaluation, may refuse to certify an eligible person who:
1. Lacks any of the preliminary requirements established for the evaluation for the position or employment for which the applicant or eligible person applies.
2. Submitted to a screening test administered pursuant to NRS 284.4066, the results of which indicated the presence of a controlled substance, and the person did not provide the proof required by NRS 284.4066.
3. Has been dismissed from the public service for delinquency or misconduct.
4. Has made a false statement of any material fact.
5. Has, directly or indirectly, given, rendered or paid, or promised to give, render or pay, any money, service or other valuable thing to any person for, or on account of or in connection with, the evaluation, appointment or proposed appointment of the applicant or person.
6. Has practiced, or attempted to practice, any deception or fraud in the application, certificate or evaluation of the applicant or eligible person, or in securing the eligibility or appointment of the applicant or eligible person.
[27:351:1953]—(NRS A 1963, 1043; 1983, 629; 1993, 470; 2003, 1441; 2017, 2098; 2023, 3569)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 284 - State Human Resources System › NRS 284.245 - Statement of appointing authority upon refusal to evaluate or certify; appeal to Commission.

1. When an appointing authority refuses to evaluate an applicant or, after an evaluation, refuses to certify a person, the applicant or person may request the appointing authority to furnish to the applicant or eligible person a statement of the reasons for the refusal to evaluate or the refusal to certify, as the case may be. The appointing authority shall furnish the statement upon request.
2. If an appointing authority refuses to evaluate an applicant or, after an evaluation, refuses to certify a person, the applicant or person may take an appeal to the Commission in accordance with regulations adopted by the Commission. If the Commission finds that the appointing authority is in error in refusing to evaluate an applicant or in refusing to certify a person, the Commission shall order the appointing authority to evaluate or certify, and the appointing authority shall comply.
[28:351:1953]—(NRS A 1963, 1044; 1983, 629; 2023, 3569)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 284 - State Human Resources System › NRS 284.250 - Regulations for establishment of pools of eligible persons by appointing authority.

The Commission shall adopt regulations for the establishment of pools of eligible persons by an appointing authority for appointment and promotion based on evaluations.
[30:351:1953]—(NRS A 1963, 1044; 1983, 630; 2003, 1441; 2023, 3569)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 284 - State Human Resources System › NRS 284.253 - Preference in pools of eligible persons for residents of Nevada.

In establishing the pools of eligible persons, an appointing authority must allow a preference for persons who reside in this State. For the purposes of this section, the person evaluated must reside physically within the State. If any person is absent from the State with the intention in good faith to return without delay and continue the person’s residence, the time of the absence must not be considered in determining the fact of the person’s residence.
(Added to NRS by 1965, 255; A 1981, 1040; 2023, 3570)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 284 - State Human Resources System › NRS 284.254 - Preference in pools of eligible persons for person separated from service because agency terminated.

In establishing pools of eligible persons, an appointing authority must allow a preference for each person in the classified service who has been separated from the service because the agency by which the person was employed was terminated pursuant to NRS 232B.100.
(Added to NRS by 1979, 1841; A 2023, 3570)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 284 - State Human Resources System › NRS 284.255 - Appointments to be made from pools of eligible persons established by appointing authority.

1. Appointments may be made by an appointing authority only after pools of eligible persons are established by the appointing authority through the recruitment process.
2. Unless otherwise provided by this chapter, no person may be appointed or employed under any title not appropriate to the duties performed.
[Part 31:351:1953]—(NRS A 1963, 1044; 1983, 630; 2023, 3570)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 284 - State Human Resources System › NRS 284.260 - Preferences in pools of eligible persons for veterans, certain surviving spouses and members of Nevada National Guard.

In establishing the pools of eligible persons, an appointing authority must give a preference to:
1. Veterans.
2. Widows and widowers of persons killed in the line of duty while on active duty in the Armed Forces of the United States.
3. Widows and widowers of veterans.
4. A member of the Nevada National Guard who submits a letter of recommendation from the commanding officer of the member’s unit.
[32:351:1953]—(NRS A 1975, 1166; 1995, 160; 2011, 692; 2017, 3430; 2023, 3570)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 284 - State Human Resources System › NRS 284.265 - Appointing authority required to use centralized system to obtain applicants for positions in classified service and to interview certain veterans.

1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 284.305, appointing authorities shall use the centralized system established by the Administrator pursuant to NRS 284.107 to obtain applicants for a position in the classified service.
2. An appointing authority shall:
(a) Interview for the position each veteran with a service-connected disability who is a qualified applicant for the position; and
(b) If there are veterans without a service-connected disability who are qualified applicants for the position, interview for the position a number of such veterans that is equal to at least 22 percent of the total number of qualified applicants interviewed for the position or, if there is not a sufficient number to reach that percentage, interview for the position each such veteran who is a qualified applicant for the position. For the purpose of calculating percentages pursuant to this paragraph, percentages that are not whole numbers must be rounded to the next highest whole number.
[33:351:1953]—(NRS A 1963, 1044; 1965, 256; 1983, 630; 1995, 237; 2017, 3431; 2023, 3571)