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1-1 Section 1. 1. The Department of Personnel shall increase by one

1-2 grade the level of compensation of all custody positions within the

1-3 Department of Prisons on the pay plan for employees in the classified

1-4 service of the state that is adopted pursuant to NRS 284.175 and is effective

1-5 on January 1, 2001.

1-6 2. As used in this section:

1-7 (a) "Custody position" includes, without limitation, correctional officers

1-8 and related supervisory positions.

1-9 (b) "Grade" means the designation of a salary range for a classification

1-10 of employees.

1-11 Sec. 2. 1. On or before September 1, 2000, the Department of

1-12 Personnel shall:

1-13 (a) Conduct an occupational study of all custody positions and related

1-14 positions within the Department of Prisons; and

1-15 (b) Report the results of the study to the Director of the Department of

1-16 Administration.

2-1 2. As used in this section, "custody position" includes, without

2-2 limitation, correctional officers and related supervisory positions.

2-3 Sec. 3. 1. There is hereby appropriated from the state general fund to

2-4 the State Board of Examiners the sum of $1,220,235 to carry out the

2-5 provisions of section 1 of this act.

2-6 2. Any remaining balance of the appropriation made by subsection 1

2-7 must not be committed for expenditure after June 30, 2001, and reverts to

2-8 the state general fund as soon as all payments of money committed have

2-9 been made.

2-10 Sec. 4. 1. This section and section 2 of this act become effective on

2-11 July 1, 1999.

2-12 2. Section 3 of this act becomes effective on July 1, 2000.

2-13 3. Section 1 of this act becomes effective on January 1, 2001.