Amendment No. 627

 

Assembly Amendment to Senate Bill No. 332  First Reprint                                              (BDR 40‑1036)

Proposed by: Committee on Health and Human Services

Amendment Box:

Resolves Conflicts with: N/A

Amends:         Summary:               Title:              Preamble:               Joint Sponsorship:

 

ASSEMBLY ACTION              Initial and Date              |SENATE ACTION                        Initial and Date

       Adopted       Lost                                               |          Adopted       Lost                                           

Concurred In                     Not                                                        |Concurred In  Not                                 

       Receded        Not                                               |         Receded        Not                                           

 

     Amend the bill as a whole by adding a new section designated sec. 1.5, following section 1, to read as follows:

     “Sec. 1.5.  NRS 439.100 is hereby amended to read as follows:

     439.100  1.  The Director shall appoint a State Health Officer.

     2.  The position of State Health Officer must be filled by the Director within 6 months after it becomes vacant, except that if a qualified applicant does not accept the position within that period, the Director shall continue his efforts to fill the position until a qualified person accepts the appointment.

     3.  The State Health Officer is in the unclassified service of the State and serves at the pleasure of the Director.”.

     Amend the title of the bill, second line, after “qualifications” by inserting “and appointment”.