Assembly Bill No. 310–Assemblymen Ohrenschall, Claborn, Knecht, Chowning, Manendo, Andonov, Atkinson, Beers, Brown, Buckley, Carpenter, Christensen, Collins, Geddes, Giunchigliani, Goicoechea, Goldwater, Grady, Hardy, Horne, Koivisto, Leslie, Mabey, McCleary, Mortenson, Oceguera, Parks, Pierce and Sherer

 

March 13, 2003

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Referred to Concurrent Committees on Government
Affairs and Ways and Means

 

SUMMARY—Increases number of days of paid leave that must be given to certain public officers and employees serving under military orders. (BDR 23‑1195)

 

FISCAL NOTE:  Effect on Local Government: Yes.

                           Effect on the State: Yes.

 

CONTAINS UNFUNDED MANDATE (§ 1)

(Not Requested by Affected Local Government)

 

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EXPLANATION – Matter in bolded italics is new; matter between brackets [omitted material] is material to be omitted.

 

AN ACT relating to public employment; increasing the number of days for which certain public officers and employees are entitled to serve under military orders without loss of regular compensation; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

 

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN

SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

 

1-1  Section 1. NRS 281.145 is hereby amended to read as follows:

1-2  281.145  Any public officer or employee of the State or any

1-3  agency thereof, or of a political subdivision or an agency of a

1-4  political subdivision, who is an active member of the United States

1-5  Army Reserve, the United States Naval Reserve, the United States

1-6  Marine Corps Reserve, the United States Coast Guard Reserve, the

1-7  United States Air Force Reserve[,] or the Nevada National Guard

2-1  must be relieved from his duties, upon his request, to serve under

2-2  orders without loss of his regular compensation for a period of not

2-3  more than [15] 45 working days in any 1 calendar year. No such

2-4  absence may be a part of the employee’s annual vacation provided

2-5  for by law.

2-6  Sec. 2.  The provisions of NRS 354.599 do not apply to any

2-7  additional expenses of a local government that are related to the

2-8  provisions of this act.

2-9  Sec. 3.  This act becomes effective on July 1, 2003.

 

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