AB 222 — Makes changes to the computation of credit for service for certain members of the Public Employees' Retirement System. (BDR 23-752)

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DURAN , M ONROE - M ORENO , UMMERS -ARMSTRONG , AYLOR AND T HOMAS FEBRUARY 23, 2023 ____________ JOINTJOINTS SPONSORPONSOR :

(NRS 286.501) Section 2 of this bill provides for an employee of a school district who is a member of the Public Employees’ Retirement System to receive a full year of service credit if the employee works onat aleast scheduled900 basis,hours an on-call basis or any combination thereof, conforming change to allow for the computation of service credit in sectiona 2.school year.

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Service is credited on the basis of a full year if the member [works]works :[full-time for the full] at least 900 hours in a school year.

(a) Works full-time for the full school year [.] ;

or (b) Is employed by a school district and works on a scheduled basis, on an on-call basis or any combination thereof, for not less than 8 months of the school year.

Employment for a[a part ofof] aless schoolthan year900 ishours , except as otherwise provided in paragrapha (b)school ofyear subsectionis 1, credited on a ratio of one and one-third days for each day worked, but credit may not be given in advance or until the appropriate period has expired.

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IfA thefull employeeyear beginsof workservice underis anot newlcredited 12-monthuntil contract before the expirationfull of the 12-month period forhas theexpired. old contract, credit must be granted for the period of overlap, as certified by the school district, at the first period in which there is a lapse in service.

If the employee begins work under a new contract before the expiration of the 12-month period for the old contract, credit must be granted for the period of overlap, as certified by the school district, at the first period in which there is a lapse in service.

A member receives full credit while on sabbatical leave if the public employer certifies that the compensation and contributions reported for the member are the same as if the member - *AB222* – 3 – were employed full-time.

If the employer does not so certify, the compensation bears to the member’s previous compensation.s actual  No member mayreceives receive less credit underin thisthe sectionproportion thanthat was provided under the lawmember’s inactual forcecompensation whenbears to the creditmember’s wasprevious earned.compensation.

H -No *AB222*member may receive less credit under this section than was provided under the law in force when the credit was earned.

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This act becomes effective on July 1, 2023.

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