AB 301 — Revises provisions relating to public employees. (BDR 53-766)

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301–A301–ASSEMBLYMEN SSEMBLYMENHIBBETTS H, IBBETTS,D’SILVA D’S ILVA , UREKYUREK ;AND CCARTER ARTER M ARCH 15, 2023 ____________ Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor SUMMARY—Revises provisions relating to public employees.

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CONTAINS UNFUNDED MANDATE (§ 1) (NOTR EQUESTED AFFECTEDLOCALGOVERNMENT) ~ EXPLANATION – Matter in bolded italics is new;

revising the definition of “police officer” to include all category I peace officers, certain school police officers, juvenile probation officers, bailiffs and deputy marshals of municipal courts and marshals and deputy marshals of cities or towns for the purposes of certain benefits and exemptions;

specifying that the use of certain designations by the Department of Public Safety or a divisiondivision, officer or officeremployee of the Department does not exclude certain employees of the Department from the definition of “police officer” for the purposes of certain benefits and exemptionsexemptions; certain persons employed by the Department who are included within that definition under existing law;

(NRS 617.135) Among the law enforcement officers included in the definition of “police officer” are certain lawspecified authorizesemployees the Director of the Department of Public SafetySafety. to authorize:

(1)(NRS the617.135) Existing Department to use certain designations to identify itself;

(NRS 480.150) This bill provides that the use of such a designation does not exclude from the definition of “police officer” any - *AB301_R2**AB301_R1* – 2 – personemployee employedof by the Department of Public Safety who is included in the definition of “police officer” under existing law.

This bill also expands the definition of “police officer” to include:include a:

(1) a school (2) a juvenile probation officer;

(3) a bailiff or deputy marshal of a municipal court;

and (4) a marshal or deputy marshal of a city or town;town.

Furthermore, because various other provisions of the Nevada Revised Statutes reference “police officer” as that term is defined in the Act, this bill makes applicable to school police officers employed or appointed by the board of trustees of a school district, juvenile and (5)deputy allmarshals categoryof Icities peaceor officers.towns:

Furthermore, because various other provisions of the Nevada Revised Statutes reference “police officer” as that term is defined in the Act, this bill makes applicable to all category I peace officers, school police officers employed or bailiffs and deputy marshals of municipal courts and marshals and deputy marshalsers, of cities or towns:

and (4) eligibility for certain programs of group insurance or other medical or hospital service for the surviving spouse or any 287.0477;surviving child of a police officer or firefighter.

chapters(NRS 616A-616D6.020, of281.153, NRS)or287.021, firefighter.287.0477;

(NRSchapters 6.020,616A-616D 281.153,of 287.021,NRS) THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

- *AB301_R2* – 3 – [8.] (h) An investigator of the Division of Compliance Enforcement of the Department of Motor Vehicles;

- *AB301_R1* – 3 – [9.] (i) A school police officer employed or appointed by the board of trustees of a school district pursuant to NRS 391.281;

and (t) A marshal or deputy marshal of a city or town;town.

and (u) Any category I peace officer as defined in NRS 289.460 who is not otherwise included in paragraphs (a) to (t), inclusive.

The use of any designation by the Department of Public Safety, a division of the Department or an officer or employee of the Department pursuant to subsection 3 of NRS 480.150 does not exclude any person described in paragraphs (b) to (f), inclusive, and (m) of subsection 1 from the definition of “police officer” set forth in subsection 1.

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This act becomes effective on July 1, 2024.2023.

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