AB 466 — Revises the provisions governing contracts for services between a state agency and a former employee of a state agency. (BDR 27-354)

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466–COMMITTEE ON G OVERNMENT A FFAIRS (ON B EHALF OF THE LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE ON H EALTH C ARE) M ARCH 27, 2017 ____________ Referred to Committee on Government Affairs SUMMARY—Revises the provisions governing contracts for services between a state agency and a former employee of a state agency.

(BDR 27-354) FISCAL NOTE:

Effect on Local Government:

No.

Effect on the State:

No.

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With certain exceptions, existing law prohibits officers, departments, institutions, boards, commissions and other agencies in the Executive Department of the State Government from entering into a contract for services with a former theemployee former employee’s employment with the State.have expired since the termination of This bill excludes from this limitation a former state employeeagency whoif isless notthan receiving2 retirementyears benefitshave underexpired since the Publictermination Employees’of Retirementthe Systemformer duringemployee’s theemployment durationwith of the contract.State.

-This *AB466*bill –excludes 2from –this THElimitation PEOPLEa OFformer THEstate STATEemployee OFwho NEVADA,is REPRESENTEDnot INreceiving SENATEretirement ANDbenefits ASSEMBLY,under DOthe ENACTPublic ASEmployees’ FOLLOWS:Retirement System during the duration of the contract.

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THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

A temporary - 79th Session (2017) – 2 – employment service providing employees for a using agency shall provide the using agency with the names of the employees to be provided to the agency.

The State Board of Examiners shall not approve a contract pursuant to paragraph (b) of subsection 1 unless the Board determines that one or more of the following circumstances exist:

that one or more of the following (a) The person provides services that are not provided by any other employee of the using agency or for which a critical labor shortage exists;

A using agency may contract with a person pursuant to paragraph (a) or (b) of subsection 1 without obtaining the approval - *AB466* – 3 – of the State Board of Examiners if the term of the contract is for less than 4 months and the head of the using agency determines that an emergency exists which necessitates the contract.

If a using agency contracts with a person pursuant to this subsection, the using agency shall submit a copy of the contract and a description of the emergency to the State Board of Examiners, which shall review the contract and the description of the emergency and notify the using agency whether the State Board of Examiners would have approved thesubsection.t contract if it had not been entered into pursuant to this subsection.5.

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Each board or commission of this State and each institution of the Nevada System of Higher Education that employs a - 79th Session (2017) – 3 – consultant shall, at least once every 6 months, submit to the Interim Finance Committee a report setting forth:

8.institution of the Nevada System of Higher Education:tate and each (a) Shall make every effort to limit the number of contracts it enters into with persons to provide services which have a term of more than 2 years and which are in the amount of less than $1,000,000;

A using agency, board or commission of this State and each institution of the Nevada System of Higher Education:

(a) Shall make every effort to limit the number of contracts it enters into with persons to provide services which have a term of more than 2 years and which are in the amount of less than $1,000,000;

- *AB466* – 4 – (a) The Nevada System of Higher Education or a board or commission of this State.

(b) The employment of professional engineers by the Department of Transportation if those engineers are employed for a tra(c)transportation Contractsproject inthat theis amountentirely offunded $1,000,000by orfederal moremoney. entered into:

(c) Contracts in the amount of $1,000,000 or more entered into:

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