Assembly Bill No. 398–Assemblymen Arberry, Williams, Dini, Perkins, Buckley, Anderson and Giunchigliani

March 4, 1999

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Referred to Committee on Ways and Means

 

SUMMARY—Increases amount of longevity payments to state employees. (BDR 23-1285)

FISCAL NOTE: Effect on Local Government: No.

Effect on the State or on Industrial Insurance: Yes.

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EXPLANATION – Matter in bolded italics is new; matter between brackets [omitted material] is material to be omitted. Green numbers along left margin indicate location on the printed bill (e.g., 5-15 indicates page 5, line 15).

 

AN ACT relating to state employees; increasing the amount of longevity payments to state employees; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

 

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

1-1 Section 1. NRS 284.177 is hereby amended to read as follows:

1-2 284.177 1. A plan to encourage continuity of service, administered

1-3 by the department is hereby established for employees with 8 years or

1-4 more of continuous state service. [Employees] Except as otherwise

1-5 provided in NRS 284.179, an employee rated standard or better with 8

1-6 years of continuous service [are] is entitled to receive $75 semiannually

1-7 with a semiannual increase of :

1-8 (a) For employees with 9 through 16 years of continuous service, $25

1-9 for each additional year of service ;

1-10 (b) For employees with 17 through 23 years of continuous service, $50

1-11 for each additional year of service; and

1-12 (c) For employees with 24 or more years of continuous service, $75

1-13 for each additional year of service up to a maximum of 30 years of

1-14 continuous state service.

1-15 2. An interruption in continuous state service terminates the

1-16 employee’s eligibility for additional pay pursuant to subsection 1.

2-1 3. Except as provided in this subsection, no year served before the

2-2 interruption may be counted in determining the employee’s subsequent

2-3 eligibility. This provision does not apply to an employee who was

2-4 employed before July 1, 1981, unless he leaves state service after that date.

2-5 4. As used in this section, "continuous service" means uninterrupted

2-6 service as defined by the commission.

2-7 Sec. 2. The amendatory provisions of this act apply only to

2-8 calculations made for payments on or after July 1, 1999.

2-9 Sec. 3. This act becomes effective on July 1, 1999.

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