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AN ACT relating to public employment; directing the Department of Personnel to increase
the salaries of certain classified positions in the Department of Prisons and to
conduct an occupational study of those positions; making an appropriation; and
providing other matters properly relating thereto.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN
SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. 1. The Department of Personnel shall increase by one
grade the level of compensation of all custody positions within the
Department of Prisons on the pay plan for employees in the classified
service of the state that is adopted pursuant to NRS 284.175 and is effective
on January 1, 2001.
2. As used in this section:
(a) "Custody position" includes, without limitation, correctional officers
and related supervisory positions.
(b) "Grade" means the designation of a salary range for a classification
of employees.
Sec. 2. 1. On or before September 1, 2000, the Department of
Personnel shall:
(a) Conduct an occupational study of all custody positions and related
positions within the Department of Prisons; and
(b) Report the results of the study to the Director of the Department of
Administration.
2. As used in this section, "custody position" includes, without
limitation, correctional officers and related supervisory positions.
Sec. 3. 1. There is hereby appropriated from the state general fund to
the State Board of Examiners the sum of $1,220,235 to carry out the
provisions of section 1 of this act.
2. Any remaining balance of the appropriation made by subsection 1
must not be committed for expenditure after June 30, 2001, and reverts to
the state general fund as soon as all payments of money committed have
been made.
Sec. 4. 1. This section and section 2 of this act become effective on
July 1, 1999.
2. Section 3 of this act becomes effective on July 1, 2000.
3. Section 1 of this act becomes effective on January 1, 2001.
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