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1-1 Section 1. NRS 287.041 is hereby amended to read as follows:

1-2 287.041 1. There is hereby created the committee on benefits to be

1-3 composed of [five] seven members as follows:

1-4 [1. Two members must be selected by the board of directors of the

1-5 Nevada State Employees’ Association.

1-6 2. One member must be the director of the department of

1-7 administration.

1-8 3. Two members, one of whom must be an employee retired from state

1-9 service, must be appointed by the governor.]

1-10 (a) Six of the members must be participants in the state’s program of

1-11 group insurance appointed by the governor as follows:

1-12 (1) Two members from a list of five nominees submitted by the State

1-13 of Nevada Employees Association or its successor organization.

2-1 (2) One member from a list of three nominees submitted by the

2-2 Retired Public Employees of Nevada or its successor organization.

2-3 (3) One member who is employed in the classified service of the

2-4 State of Nevada from lists of nominees submitted by employee

2-5 organizations which represent classified employees of the State of

2-6 Nevada. Each such organization may submit a list of not more than three

2-7 nominees.

2-8 (4) One member from lists of nominees submitted by employee

2-9 organizations which represent professional employees of the University

2-10 and Community College System of Nevada. Each such organization may

2-11 submit a list of not more than three nominees.

2-12 (5) One member from lists of nominees submitted by employee

2-13 organizations which represent employees of local governments that

2-14 participate in the state’s program of group insurance. Each such

2-15 organization may submit a list of not more than three nominees.

2-16 (b) The director of the department of administration is an ex officio

2-17 member of the committee and may designate a representative to serve in

2-18 his place on the committee or to attend a meeting of the committee in his

2-19 place.

2-20 2. After the initial terms, the term of each appointed member of the

2-21 committee is 3 years.

2-22 Sec. 2. NRS 287.042 is hereby amended to read as follows:

2-23 287.042 1. A majority of the members of the committee on benefits

2-32 to receive $80 per day for his attendance at meetings of the committee.

2-33 Sec. 3. 1. The terms of the persons who are members of the

2-34 committee on benefits on September 30, 1999, expire on that date.

2-35 2. As soon as is practicable on or before October 1, 1999, the governor

2-36 shall appoint as members of the committee on benefits:

2-37 (a) Two persons from the list of nominees submitted by the State of

2-38 Nevada Employees Association to initial terms that begin on October 1,

2-39 1999, and expire on September 30, 2000.

2-40 (b) One person from the list of nominees submitted by the Retired

2-41 Public Employees of Nevada and one person from the list of nominees

2-42 submitted by employee organizations representing classified employees of

3-1 the State of Nevada to initial terms that begin on October 1, 1999, and

3-2 expire on September 30, 2001.

3-3 (c) One person from the lists of nominees submitted by employee

3-4 organizations representing professional employees of the University and

3-5 Community College System of Nevada and one person from the lists of

3-6 nominees submitted by employee organizations representing employees of

3-7 local governments that participate in the state’s program of group

3-8 insurance to initial terms that begin on October 1, 1999, and expire on

3-9 September 30, 2002.

3-10 Sec. 4. This act becomes effective on July 1, 1999.