Nevada Administrative Code

NAC 284.068 “Insurer” defined. (NRS 284.065) “Insurer” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 616A.270. (Added to NAC by Dep’t of Personnel by R197-99, eff. 1-26-2000)

NAC 284.069 “Journey level” defined. (NRS 284.065) “Journey level” means the level of performance within an occupational specialty that requires a degree of knowledge and proficiency sufficient to perform work independently with little or no additional training. (Added to NAC by …

NAC 284.070 “Nonclassified employee” defined. (NRS 284.065) “Nonclassified employee” means an employee in the office of the Governor or the Judicial or Legislative Branch of State Government. [Personnel Div., Rule I § D subsec. 17, eff. 8-11-73]—(NAC A by Dep’t of Personnel by R0…

NAC 284.071 “Nonexempt employee” defined. (NRS 284.065) “Nonexempt employee” means an employee who is not subject to the provisions of NRS 284.148. (Added to NAC by Dep’t of Personnel by R147-01, eff. 1-22-2002)

NAC 284.072 “Nonstandard workweek” defined. (NRS 284.065) “Nonstandard workweek” means a work schedule of five shifts with the same number of hours each day and a maximum of 40 hours per week throughout the year. The work schedule is other than Monday through Friday. (Added to NA…

NAC 284.0725 “Normal rate of pay” defined. (NRS 284.065) “Normal rate of pay” means the dollar value of an employee’s base rate of pay plus any adjustment that has been made pursuant to the provisions of NAC 284.206. (Added to NAC by Dep’t of Personnel by R147-01, eff. 1-22-2002)

NAC 284.073 “Occupational study” defined. (NRS 284.065) “Occupational study” means a classification study of a group of positions or related classes and class series, or any combination thereof, which is initiated by the Division of Human Resource Management and subsequently appr…

NAC 284.0735 “Organizational climate study” defined. (NRS 284.065, 284.155) “Organizational climate study” means an independent study conducted by the Division of Human Resource Management to assess and evaluate the culture, effectiveness of management, employee morale and intern…

NAC 284.0742 “Paid status” defined. (NRS 284.065) “Paid status” means the time that an employee is: 1. Working; 2. On leave with pay, except catastrophic leave; or 3. On a leave of absence due to a fiscal emergency declared pursuant to NAC 284.580. (Added to NAC by Dep’t of Perso…

NAC 284.0745 “Part-time employee” defined. (NRS 284.065) “Part-time employee” means an employee whose work schedule is less than 100 percent of the full-time equivalent established for the employee’s pay class designation. (Added to NAC by Dep’t of Personnel by R147-01, eff. 1-22…

NAC 284.0746 “Part-time employment” defined. (NRS 284.065) “Part-time employment” means a work schedule that is less than 100 percent of the full-time equivalent established for an employee’s pay class designation. (Added to NAC by Dep’t of Personnel by R147-01, eff. 1-22-2002)

NAC 284.0748 “Pay class designation” defined. (NRS 284.065) “Pay class designation” means the designation set by the Division of Human Resource Management for a group of employees whose pay is calculated in a similar manner, including, without limitation, the maximum number of fu…

NAC 284.075 “Pay progression date” defined. (NRS 284.065) Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, “pay progression date” means the date on which an employee completes 1 year of employment equivalent to full-time service following the appointment to his or her current grade.…

NAC 284.076 “Permanent employee” defined. (NRS 284.065) “Permanent employee” means an employee who has successfully completed the probationary period for any class he or she has held during continuous classified service. The term does not include a person who: 1. Is reemployed af…

NAC 284.078 “Permanent status” defined. (NRS 284.065) “Permanent status” means the standing an employee achieves in a class when: 1. He or she has successfully completed the probationary period for the class; or 2. His or her appointment does not require a new probationary period…

NAC 284.086 “Position” defined. (NRS 284.065) “Position” means a group of duties and responsibilities that have been assigned to a single job. [Personnel Div., Rule I § D subsec. 21, eff. 8-11-73]—(NAC A by Dep’t of Personnel, 10-26-84)

NAC 284.087 “Positive reporting employee” defined. (NRS 284.065) “Positive reporting employee” means an employee who is required to record on a time sheet all hours that he or she is in paid status. (Added to NAC by Dep’t of Personnel by R147-01, eff. 1-22-2002)

NAC 284.0875 “Premises of the workplace” defined. (NRS 284.065) “Premises of the workplace” means any building, office, vehicle or location, or any part thereof, specifically intended to serve as a place where work is performed by an employee during the course of a workday, inclu…

NAC 284.088 “Promotion” defined. (NRS 284.065, 284.155, 284.290, 284.300) “Promotion” means an advancement to a position in a class which has a higher grade than the class previously held. (Added to NAC by Dep’t of Personnel, eff. 10-26-84; A by Personnel Comm’n by R183-03, 1-27-…

NAC 284.0915 “Rating of performance” defined. (NRS 284.065) “Rating of performance” means the overall rating of an employee’s performance efficiency, character and conduct which is included in the report on performance of an employee. (Added to NAC by Dep’t of Personnel by R031-9…

NAC 284.092 “Reallocation” defined. (NRS 284.065) “Reallocation” means the assignment of a class to a higher grade or a lower grade. (Added to NAC by Dep’t of Personnel, eff. 10-26-84)

NAC 284.093 “Reappointment” defined. (NRS 284.065) “Reappointment” means a noncompetitive appointment of a current employee to a class he or she formerly held or to a comparable class. (Added to NAC by Dep’t of Personnel, eff. 10-26-84; A 8-1-91; A by Personnel Comm’n by R183-03,…

NAC 284.0937 “Reassignment” and “reassign” defined. (NRS 284.065, 284.155, 284.305) “Reassignment” or “reassign” means a noncompetitive placement of an employee as a reasonable accommodation to a position within the same grade or, if a position in the same grade is not available,…

NAC 284.094 “Reclassification” defined. (NRS 284.065, 284.155) “Reclassification” means a change in the allocation of a position by: 1. Raising it to a class with a higher grade; 2. Reducing it to a class with a lower grade; or 3. Moving it to another class at the same grade on t…

NAC 284.095 “Reemployment” defined. (NRS 284.065) “Reemployment” means a noncompetitive appointment of a current or former employee to a class for which he or she has reemployment rights, as provided in this chapter, because of military service, layoff, a permanent disability ari…

NAC 284.0955 “Rehire” defined. (NRS 284.065) “Rehire” means any appointment to the classified service following a separation from the classified service. (Added to NAC by Dep’t of Personnel, eff. 4-19-88)

NAC 284.096 “Reinstatement” defined. (NRS 284.065) “Reinstatement” means a noncompetitive appointment of a former permanent employee to a class he or she formerly held or to a comparable class. (Added to NAC by Dep’t of Personnel, eff. 10-26-84; A 8-1-91)

NAC 284.097 “Reviewing officer” defined. (NRS 284.065, 284.335, 284.340) “Reviewing officer” means: 1. The supervisor of the person who prepared a report on performance of an employee; or 2. Such other person designated by the appointing authority, Ê who reviews the report on per…

NAC 284.0975 “Risk Management Division” defined. “Risk Management Division” means the Risk Management Division of the Department of Administration. (Supplied in codification)

NAC 284.0985 “Sex- or gender-based harassment” defined. (NRS 284.065, 284.4082) “Sex- or gender-based harassment” means: 1. Unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favors or any other verbal or physical conduct of a sexual nature when: (a) Submission to such conduct is exp…

NAC 284.099 “Sexual conduct” defined. (NRS 284.065) “Sexual conduct” means: 1. Ordinary sexual intercourse; 2. Anal intercourse; 3. Fellatio, cunnilingus or other oral-genital contact; 4. Physical contact by a person with the genitals or pubic area of another person for the purpo…

NAC 284.0996 “Sexual orientation” defined. (NRS 284.065) “Sexual orientation” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 0.055. (Added to NAC by Personnel Comm’n by R175-18, eff. 1-30-2019)

NAC 284.0997 “Spouse” defined. (NRS 284.065) “Spouse” includes a domestic partner as set forth in NRS 122A.200. (Added to NAC by Personnel Comm’n by R088-17, eff. 12-19-2017)

NAC 284.100 “Standard workweek” defined. (NRS 284.065) “Standard workweek” means a work schedule of five shifts with the same number of hours each day and a maximum of 40 hours per week throughout the year. The work schedule is Monday through Friday. (Added to NAC by Dep’t of Per…

NAC 284.102 “Step” defined. (NRS 284.065) “Step” means the number assigned by the Division of Human Resource Management to identify a specific rate of pay within a grade. [Personnel Div., Rule I § D subsec. 25, eff. 8-11-73; renumbered as subsec. 27, 4-14-76]—(NAC A by Dep’t of P…

NAC 284.104 “Trainee level” defined. (NRS 284.065) “Trainee level” means the level of performance within an occupational specialty at which an employee is in the process of acquiring the knowledge, skills and abilities to perform at the journey level. (Added to NAC by Personnel C…

NAC 284.106 “Transfer” defined. (NRS 284.065) “Transfer” means: 1. A noncompetitive appointment in which an employee moves from one position to another position in the same class or a related class with the same grade; or 2. A competitive appointment in which an employee moves fr…

NAC 284.108 “Trial period” defined. (NRS 284.065) “Trial period” means the 6-month or 1-year probationary period served by a permanent employee who has been promoted to or who voluntarily transferred to a vacant position. (Added to NAC by Dep’t of Personnel, eff. 10-26-84; A 8-1-…

NAC 284.110 “Underfill” defined. (NRS 284.065) “Underfill” means the filling of a position with an employee holding a position in a lower classification, except for those situations where employees are in classifications which are training or intermediate levels preparatory to pr…

NAC 284.112 “Working day” defined. (NRS 284.065) “Working day,” for the purpose of a grievance, a complaint described in NAC 284.658 or an appeal, means Monday to Friday, inclusive, excluding holidays. (Added to NAC by Dep’t of Personnel, eff. 10-26-84; A by Personnel Comm’n by R…

NAC 284.1125 “Work-related injury or occupational disease” defined. (NRS 284.065) “Work-related injury or occupational disease” means any injury or illness suffered by an employee that arises out of and in the course of his or her employment in the classified service and for whic…

NAC 284.113 “Working day” interpreted. (NRS 284.065, 284.155, 284.345) As used in NRS 284.350 and 284.355, the Administrator will interpret “working day” to mean a period of work consisting of 8 hours. (Added to NAC by Dep’t of Personnel by R031-98, eff. 4-17-98; A by Personnel C…

NAC 284.114 Affirmative action program and equal employment opportunity. (NRS 284.065, 284.155) 1. The Division of Human Resource Management is responsible for establishing, coordinating and evaluating an affirmative action program for this State. 2. The Division of Human Resourc…

NAC 284.116 Computation of time. (NRS 284.065) In computing a period of time mentioned in this chapter, the day of the act or event from which the period begins is not counted and the last day is counted unless the last day is a Saturday, Sunday or state holiday. If the last day …

NAC 284.120 Adoption by reference of federal law, regulations and manual regarding persons with disabilities. (NRS 284.065, 284.155) 1. For the purposes of determining the meaning of “essential functions of a position,” “interactive process,” “person with a disability,” “qualifie…

NAC 284.122 Severability. (NRS 284.065) If any of the provisions of this chapter are held, for any reason, to be invalid, it is intended that the validity of the remaining provisions not be affected thereby. [Personnel Div., Rule XVIII, eff. 8-11-73] CLASSIFICATION

NAC 284.126 Creation of new class, reclassification of position or reallocation of existing class. (NRS 284.065, 284.155) 1. For the purposes of this section: (a) “Agency personnel officer” means the Director of Personnel within the Nevada System of Higher Education or any person…