SB 322 — Revises provisions relating to peace officers. (BDR S-918)

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(BDR 53-918)S-918) FISCAL NOTE:

revising the definition of “police officer” for the purposes of certain provisions relating to occupational diseases;

LegTheLegislative NevadaCounsel’s OccupationalDigest: Diseases Act provides for the payment of compensation for temporary or permanent disability or death for the occupational diseases of lung disease and heart disease for certain firefighters, arson investigators and police officers.

(ChapterTo 617the ofextent NRS) The Act provides that thesemoney occupationalis diseasesavailable, arethis conclusivelybill presumedrequires toan haveincrease arisen out of and in the courselevel of2020-2021. the employment under certain circumstances.

(NRSIf 617.455,the 617.457)officers inare under a paramilitary organizational structure, this State.bill provides for an increase of 10 percent for officers who hold the rank of sergeant or below and 5 percent for those officers who hold a rank higher than sergeant.

(NRSIf 617.135)the Existinglevel lawof conferscompensation after the powers10 percent increase of aan peaceofficer who holds the rank of sergeant is less than 5 percent above the highest level of compensation of the compensation of the officer onrswho certainholds specifiedthe persons.rank of sergeant is required to behe level of increased so that it equals 5 percent above the highest level of compensation of the rank below sergeant.

(NRSIf 289.150-289.360) Section 1 of this bill expands the definitionofficers ofare “policenot officer”under fora purposesparamilitary oforganizational thestructure, Nevadathis Occupationalbill Diseasesprovides Actthat to include any person upon whom some or all of the powersincrease ofin acompensation peacelevel officeris are5 conferred.percent.

In addition, because other provisions of existing law reference “police officer” as that term is defined in the exemption from service as grand or trial jurors;

(2) compensation for police officers with temporary disabilities;

(3) certain programs of group insurance or other medical or hospital services for the surviving spouse or any child of police officers and firefighters;

and (4) industrial insurance coverage.

(NRS 6.020, 281.153, 287.021, 287.0477, chapters 616A-616D of NRS) To the extent that money is available, section 2 of this bill requires an increase 2019-2020 and 2020-2021.

If the officers are under a paramilitary organizational structure, section 2 provides for an increase of 10 percent for officers who hold the - *SB322* – 2 – rank of sergeant or below and 5 percent for those officers who hold a rank higher than sergeant.

If the level of compensation after the 10 percent increase of an officer who holds the rank of sergeant is less than 5 percent above the highest level of compensation of the rank below sergeant after the 10 percent increase, section 2 provides that the level of compensation of the officer who holds the rank of level of compensation of the rank below sergeant.

If the officers are not under at paramilitary organizational structure, section 2 provides that the increase in compensation level is 5 percent.

NRS(Deleted 617.135by isamendment.) herebySec. amended to read as follows:

617.135 “Police officer” [includes:

1.

A sheriff, deputy sheriff, officer of a metropolitan police department or city police officer;

A chief, inspector, supervisor, commercial officer or trooper of the Nevada Highway Patrol Division of the Department of Public Safety;

3.

A chief, investigator or agent of the Investigation Division of the Department of Public Safety;

4.

A chief, supervisor, investigator or training officer of the Training Division of the Department of Public Safety;

5.

A chief or investigator of an office of the Department of Public Safety that conducts internal investigations of employees of the Department of Public Safety or investigates other issues relating to the professional responsibility of those employees;

6.

A chief or investigator of the Department of Public Safety whose duties include, without limitation:

(a) The execution, administration or enforcement of the provisions of chapter 179A of NRS;

and (b) The provision of technology support services to the Director and the divisions of the Department of Public Safety;

7.

An officer or investigator of the Section for the Control of Emissions From Vehicles and the Enforcement of Matters Related to the Use of Special Fuel of the Department of Motor Vehicles;

8.

An investigator of the Division of Compliance Enforcement of the Department of Motor Vehicles;

9.

A member of the police department of the Nevada System of Higher Education;

10.

A:

(a) Uniformed employee of;