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385–ASSEMBLYWOMEN BENITEZ -THOMPSON AND BRITTNEY M ILLER M ARCH 23, 2021 ____________ Referred to Committee on Government Affairs SUMMARY—Revises provisions relating to compensation received by public officers and employees.
(BDR 23-52) FISCAL NOTE:
Effect on Local Government:
No.
Effect on the State:
No.
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With certain exceptions, this bill prohibits a public body from entering into an employment contract that entitles an officer or employee of the public body tototo an receive:
(2) any bonus,certain unlesswages or other payments upon the bonustermination isof basedthe onemployment meritof andthed awarded(3) atofficer aor publicemployee meeting;for cause or resignation of the officer or employee when an investigation relating to his or her employment is pending.
and (3) certain wages or other payments upon the termination of the employment of the investigation relating to his or her employment is pending.
This bill exempts from these requirements employment contracts for officers and employees of the Nevada System of Higher Education and employment contracts that are negotiated pursuant to a collective bargaining agreement.
For the purposes of this bill, the term “public body” has the same meaning as in the Open Meeting Law.
(NRS 241.015)he241.015) termEXPLANATION “public– body”Matter has the same meaning as in THEbolded PEOPLEitalics OFis THEnew; STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
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THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
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(b) Remains entitled to any pension or retirement benefit provided by the Public Employees’ Retirement System or other retirementret3. or pension program of which he or she is a member.
3.Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit or.
Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit or prohibit:
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The amendatory provisions of this act do not apply to a contract entered into before OctoberDecember 1, 2021,2022, but do apply to any renewal or extension of such a contract.
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This act becomes effective on December 1, 2022.
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