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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 whos…

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 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 …

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 Com…

NRS 284.212 Requirements for appointing authority to recruit, evaluate, select, manage and promote employees in positions in unclassified service in manner which recognizes experience in Federal Government. In relation to positions in the unclassified service, each appointing aut…

NRS 284.217 Appointing authority prohibited from requiring bachelor’s degree as condition precedent to employment; exception. 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, an appointing authority shall not require an applicant for a position of employment in the classified or …

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 evaluat…

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 autho…

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 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 phy…

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 se…

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. Unle…

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 kill…

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 t…

NRS 284.281 Unclassified service: Policies and procedures. 1. Unless, pursuant to a specific provision of state or federal law, a person is disqualified from employment in a particular position because of the particular criminal history of the person, the criminal history of an a…

NRS 284.283 Classified service: Policies and procedures. 1. Unless, pursuant to a specific provision of state or federal law, a person is disqualified from employment in a particular position because of the particular criminal history of the person: (a) The Administrator shall no…

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…

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 th…

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…

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, o…

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 …

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 qualifica…

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 pers…

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 w…

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 …

NRS 284.315 Emergency appointment. In case of an emergency, an appointment may be made without regard to the provisions of this chapter relative to appointments, but in no case shall such appointment continue longer than 60 working days in any 12-month period. [Part 38:351:1953]

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 t…

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 e…

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 p…

NRS 284.327 Temporary limited appointment of persons with disabilities; limitations; regulations. 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 4, if an appointing authority has a position available and the position is not required to be filled in another manner pursuant to this …

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 r…

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 clas…

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 …

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. T…

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…

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 Comm…

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 …

NRS 284.350 Annual leave. 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsections 2, 3 and 4, an employee in the public service, whether in the classified or unclassified service, is entitled to annual leave with pay of 1 1/4 working days for each month of continuous public service. The a…

NRS 284.355 Leave for sickness and disability: Accrual; uses; payment for unused leave; employees with mental or emotional disorders; forfeiture of leave. 1. Except as otherwise provided in this section, all employees in the public service, whether in the classified or unclassifi…

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 newbo…

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 cla…

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 …

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…

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 appo…

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 threaten…

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 authori…