AB 285 — Establishes the Nevada State Service Corps within the Department of Administration. (BDR 23-98)

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285–ASSEMBLYMEMBER285–A SSEMBLYMEMBERS M OSCA FEBRUARY; 25, 2025 ____________ Referred to Committee on Government Affairs SUMMARY—Establishes the Nevada State Service Corps within the Department of Administration.

D’SILVA , FLANAGAN , ACKSON , KASAMA AND NGUYEN FEBRUARY 25, 2025 ____________ Referred to Committee on Government Affairs SUMMARY—Establishes the Nevada State Service Corps within the Department of Administration.

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and (2) authorizes an agency to appoint persons temporarily for less than 160 cumulative hours, with certain exceptions, during any calendar year without regard State Service Corps as a program within the Department of Administration andvada requires the Department to:to develop and oversee the Nevada State Service Corps to provide for the placement and mentoring of recent graduates of the Nevada System of Higher Education for service in certain positions with the Executive Department of the State Government.

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promote the benefits of state service and provide encouragement to the Section 12 requiresof this bill provides that a position in the Departmentclassified to:service with the Nevada State Service Corps may be filled by an appointing authority without competitive evaluation.

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(3)- match*AB285_R1* and– place2 participants– withTHE thosePEOPLE designatedOF positions;THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

(4) provide mentoring to the participants;

and (5) promote the opportunities to participants for full-time employment with the Executive Department of the State Government.

Section 1 further authorizes the Board of Regents of the University of Nevada to request that the Legislative Commission appoint a legislator to serve as encouragement to the participants.omote the benefits of state service and provide Section 2 of this bill provides that a position in the classified service with the Nevada State Service Corps may be filled by an appointing authority without competitive evaluation.

- *AB285* – 2 – Section 3 of this bill provides that employment for temporary service with the Nevada State Service Corps is an exception to the limitation on the number of regulations adopted by the Human Resources Commission.vice without regard to the THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

The Department shall:shall develop and oversee the Nevada State Service Corps to provide for the placement and mentoring of recent graduates of the Nevada System of Higher Education for service in positions with the Executive Department of the State Government.

(a) Develop and oversee the Nevada State Service Corps to provide for the placement and mentoring of recent graduates of the Nevada System of Higher Education for temporary service in positions with the Executive Department of the State Government;

and (b) Consult with the Nevada System of Higher Education to develop and oversee the Nevada State Service Corps pursuant to paragraph (a).

In overseeing the Nevada State Service Corps, the Department shall:shall recruit students who are graduating or graduated within the immediately preceding year from the Nevada System of Higher Education to participate in the Nevada State Service Corps.

(a) Recruit students who are graduating or graduated within the immediately preceding year from the Nevada System of Higher Education to participate in the Nevada State Service Corps;

(b) Designate positions with the Executive Department of the State Government in which participants may provide temporary service;

(c) Match participants with the designated positions and place participants in these positions;

(d) Provide mentoring to the participants;

and (e) Promote the opportunities to the participants for full-time employment with the Executive Department of the State Government.

The Board of Regents of the University of Nevada may request that the Legislative Commission shall appoint a legislator to serve as an advisor to participants in the Nevada State Service Corps, promote the benefits of state service and provide encouragement to the participants.

A legislator appointed pursuant to this subsection serves without compensation and is not - *AB285* – 3 – entitled to the per diem and travel expenses provided for state officers and employees generally.

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(a) The appointment of a current employee with a disability to a position at or below the grade of his or her position if the employee - *AB285_R1* – 3 – becomes unable to perform the essential functions of his or her position with or without reasonable accommodation;

- *AB285* – 4 – (d) An employee of an events center, museum or research center of the Nevada System of Higher Education;

or (g) A person employed for service with the Nevada State Service Corps established pursuant to section 1 of this act.

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As used in this section, “student with an identified academic disadvantage” includes, without limitation, a student who the Nevada System of Higher Education has determined requires the services of a tutor for success in a course of study.study.ires the Sec.

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