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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, …

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 whos…

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 Execut…

NRS 284.148 Unclassified and classified service: Persons exempt pursuant to federal Fair Labor Standards Act; determination of exempt positions by Division. 1. An elected officer or an employee in the unclassified service who is on the personal staff of an elected officer, an app…

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 w…

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…

NRS 284.160 Preparation, maintenance and revision of master classification plan for classified service; annual review of classification plans of appointing authorities; changes in plan; procedure for making certain changes without approval of Commission. 1. The Administrator shal…

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 empl…

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 appoin…

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 i…

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 cla…

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 s…

NRS 284.180 Pay plan to set official rates applicable to all positions in classified service; overtime; workweek for certain firefighters; innovative workweeks; existing contracts of employment; report; payment for working on holiday. 1. The Legislature declares that since unifor…

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 unclass…

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 …

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 signi…

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 …