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AssemblySession Bill(83rd) A AB547 377 Amendment No.
547–Assemblymembers377 Yeager;Assembly Amendment to Assembly Bill No.
Considine,547 Dickman,(BDR D’Silva,23-994) Gallant,Proposed Gouldingby: and Kasama CHAPTER..........
Assembly Committee on Government Affairs Amends:
Summary:
No Title:
No Preamble:
No Joint Sponsorship:
No Digest:
No ASSEMBLY ACTION Initial and Dat| SENATE ACTION Initial and Date Adopted Lost | Adopted Lost Concurred In Not | Concurred In Not Receded Not | Receded Not EXPLANATION:
Matter in (1) blue bold italics is new language in the original bill;
(2) variations of green bold underlining is language proposed to be added in this amendment;
(3) red strikethrough is deleted language in the original bill;
(4) purple double strikethrough is language proposed to be deleted in this amendment;
(5) orange double underlining is deleted language in the original bill proposed to be retained in this amendment.
SJQ/AAK - Date:
4/15/2025 A.B.
No.
547—Revises provisions relating to public employment.
(BDR 23-994) Page 1 of 5 *A_AB547_377* Assembly Amendment No.
377 to Assembly Bill No.
547 Page 3 ASSEMBLY B ILLN O.
547–[ASSEMBLYMEMBER ] ASSEMBLYMEMBERS Y EAGER ;
C ONSIDINE , DICKMAN , D’SILVA ,GALLANT , GOULDING AND K ASAMA APRIL 7, 2025 _______________ Referred to Committee on Government Affairs SUMMARY—Revises provisions relating to public employment.
(BDR 23-994) FISCAL NOTE:
Effect on Local Government:
No.
Effect on the State:
No.
~ EXPLANATION – Matter in bolded italics is new;
matter between brackets [omitted material] is material to be omitted.
LegiExistingLegislative lawCounsel’s setsDigest: forth various requirements and procedures governing the employment of persons in the classified and unclassified service of this State.
(Chapter 284 of NRS) Existing law requiressets theforth Administratorvarious ofrequirements theand Divisionprocedures ofgoverning Human Resource Management of the Departmentemployment of Administrationpersons to prepare, maintain and revise a master classification plan for all positions in the classified service, based on similarity of duties and responsibilities,unclassified soservice that the same qualifications may reasonably be required for, and the same schedule of pay may be this bill requires the Administrator, in determining the qualifications that may be reasonably required for all positions in the same class, to allow a person to substitute equivalent employment experience obtained in the Federal Government for any employment experience required to be obtained in the government of this State.
(Chapter 284 of NRS) Existing law requires anthe appointingAdministrator authority,of withthe respectDivision of Human Resource Management of the Department of Administration to prepare, maintain and revise a master classification plan for all positions in the employeesclassified throughservice, openbased competition on similarity of duties and responsibilities, so that the basissame ofqualifications knowledge,may skillsreasonably andbe abilityerequired for, and withoutthe regardsame toschedule certainof characteristicspay ofmay anbe applicantequitably orapplied employee.to, all positions in the same class.
(NRS 284.160) Section 4 of this bill requires the Administrator, in determining the qualifications that may be reasonably required for all positions in the same class, to allow a person to substitute equivalent employment experience obtained in the Federal Government for any employment experience required to be obtained in the government of this State.
service of the State, to recruit, evaluate, select, manage and promote employees through opend competition on the basis of knowledge, skills and ability and without regard to certain characteristics of an applicant or employee.
Sections 2 and 5 of this bill additionally require an appointing authority, with respect to positions in the classified and unclassified service, to recruit, throughevaluate, theselect, makingmanage ofand anypromote determinationemployees, thatincluding, affectswithout thelimitation, paythrough of an employee, in a manner which recognizes relevant employment experience obtained by an applicant or employee in the FederalAssembly GovernmentAmendment asNo. equivalent to employment experience obtained in the government of this State.
377 to Assembly Bill No.
547 Page 4 recognizes relevant employment experience obtained by an applicant or employee in the Federal Government as equivalent to employment experience obtained in the government of this State.
- 83rd Session (2025) – 2 – Section 3 provides an exception from that prohibition if the appointing authority frommakes requiring an applicant to have obtained a bachelor’s degree except underrity certain limiteddeterminations. circumstances, section 4 eliminates provisions of existing law which require the Administrator to conduct certain periodic reviews of classes of positions in the classified service which require a person to hold a bachelor’s degree.
(NRSBecause 284.160)section EXPLANATION3 –prohibits Matteran appointing authority from requiring an applicant to have obtained a of existing law which require the Administrator to conduct certain periodic reviews of classes of positions in boldedthe italicsclassified isservice new;which require a person to hold a bachelor’s degree.
matter(NRS between284.160) bracketsTHE [omittedPEOPLE material]OF isTHE materialSTATE toOF beNEVADA, omitted.REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
In determining the qualifications that may be reasonably required for all positions in the same class pursuant to subsection 1, the Administrator shall [periodically review each class of positions in the classified service which require a person to hold a bachelor’s -degree 83rdand, Sessionwhenever (2025)the –Administrator 3deems –it necessary for the efficiency of the public service, revise the qualifications to] allow a person to substitute equivalent employment experience [or skills in lieu of a bachelor’s degree.] obtained in the Federal Government for any employment experience required to be obtained in the government of this State.
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377 to Assembly Bill No.
547 Page 5 4.
The classification plan and changes therein are subject to approval by the Commission, except that the Administrator, at the request of an appointing authority, may make a change in the cla(a)classification Theplan Administratorwithout deemsthe itprior necessaryapproval forof the efficiencyCommission ofif:if:
(a) The Administrator deems it necessary for the efficiency of the public service;
If no written objection to the proposed change to the classification plan is received by the Administrator before the date it is scheduled to be acted upon, the Administrator may effect the date it change.
- 83rd Session (2025) – 4 – Sec.
284.210 In relation to positions in the classified service, each appointing authority shall, consistent with the regulations adopted by the Commission pursuant to NRS 284.205, recruit, evaluate, select, manage and promote employees , including, without limitation, through the making of any determination that affects the pay of an employee:
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