AB 89 — Revises provisions governing preferences provided to veterans relating to certain state employment. (BDR 23-162)

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89–COMMITTEE ON G OVERNMENT A FFAIRS (ON B EHALF OF THE LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE ON SENIOR CITIZENS, VETERANS AND ADULTS W ITHS PECIAL NEEDS ) P REFILED JANUARY 24, 2019 ____________ Referred to Committee on Government Affairs SUMMARY—Revises provisions governing preferences provided to veterans relating to certain state employment.

(BDR 23-162) FISCAL NOTE:

Effect on Local Government:

No.

Effect on the State:

Yes.

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(NRS 284.260, 284.265) Existing law defines a veteran for the purposes of these preferences to mean a resident of this State who has certain military service and was separated from such service under conditions other than dishonorable.

(NRS 284.015, 417.005) Section 1 of this bill removes the residency thequalification, veterans’thereby preferencesmaking relatingveterans towho employmentare innot theresidents classified service.ible for Existing law requires the Administrator of theNevada Divisioneligible offor Human Resource Management of the Departmentveterans’ ofpreferences Administrationrelating to submitemployment to the Director of the Department of Veterans Services and make available to the public a monthly report which lists the names of all veterans and certain other persons who are employed in the classified orservice. unclassified service of the State.

(NRSExisting 284.105)law Becauserequires sectionthe 1Administrator removesof the residencyDivision qualificationof fromHuman Resource Management of the definitionDepartment of Administration to submit to the termDirector “veteran,”of residentsthe which lists the names of thisall Stateveterans and veteranscertain whoother dopersons notwho resideare employed in thisthe classified or unclassified service of the State.

(NRS 284.105) Because section 1 removes the residency qualification from the definition of the term “veteran,” section 1.5 requires the Administrator to report the names of such veterans who are residents of this State and veterans who do not reside in this State.

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

“Public service” means positions providing service for any office, department, board, commission, bureau, agency or institution in- the80th ExecutiveSession Department(2019) of– the2 State– Government operating by authority of the Constitution or law, and supported in whole or in part by any public money, whether the money is received from the Government of the United States or any branch or agency thereof, or from private or any other sources.

or Service(3) or the Commissioned Corps of the NationalUnited OceanicStates andthPublic AtmosphericHealth AdministrationService ofor the UnitedCommissioned StatesCorps andof servedthe inNational theOceanic and capacity of a commissioned officer while on active duty in defense of the United States;

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(b) Establish objectives for the Division in terms which are specific, measurable and conducive to reliable evaluation, andande develop a plan for accomplishing those objectives.

(f) Report to the Governor and the Commission upon all matters concerning the administration of the Administrator’s office and request- the80th adviceSession of(2019) the– Commission3 on– matters concerning the policies of the Division, but the Administrator is responsible for the conduct of the Division and its administrative functions unless otherwise provided by law.

The report must state whether each veteran listed is a resident of thisthi(i) State.Submit to the Governor and the Director of the Legislative Counsel Bureau for distribution to the Legislature a report for each calendar quarter on the total combined number of veterans and, to the extent the information is available, widows and widowers of persons killed in the line of duty while on active duty in the Armed Forces of the United States, who were hired in the classified or unclassified service of the State during the quarter.

(i)(j) SubmitEnsure, to the Governorextent andpracticable, thethat Director of the Legislativecombined Counseltotal Bureaupercentage forof distributionofficers toand theemployees Legislaturein apublic reportservice forwho eachare calendar quarter on the total combined number of veterans and, to the extent the information is available, widows and widowers of persons killed in the line of duty while on active duty in the Armed Forces of the United States, whois wereproportional hiredto in the classifiedcombined ortotal unclassifiedpercentage service of veterans and, to the extent the information is available, such widows and widowers, who reside in this State duringand are in the quarter.labor force.

(j) Ensure, to the extent practicable, that the combined total percentage of officers and employeesdevelop inprograms publicfor serviceimproving who are veterans and, to the extenteffectiveness the information is available, widows and widowersmorale ofofer personsemployees, killedincluding intraining the line of duty while on active duty in the Armed Forces of the United States, is proportional to the combined total percentage of veterans and, to the extent the - *AB89_R1* – 4 – information is available, such widows and widowers,procedures whofor residehearing in this State and areadjusting ingrievances. the labor force.

(k) In cooperation with appointing authorities and others, foster and develop programs for improving the effectiveness and morale of employees, including training and procedures for hearing and adjusting grievances.

(m) Make to the Commission and to the Governor such special rep(n)reports Maintainas athe continuousAdministrator programmay ofconsider recruitingdesirable. for the classified service.

- 80th Session (2019) – 4 – classified service.ontinuous program of recruiting for the (o) Perform any other lawful acts which the Administrator may consider necessary or desirable to carry out the purposes and provisions of this chapter.

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