Senate Bill No. 79–Senator O’Connell

February 2, 1999

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Referred to Committee on Government Affairs

 

SUMMARY—Revise provisions regarding committee on benefits. (BDR 23-855)

FISCAL NOTE: Effect on Local Government: Yes.

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 the committee on benefits; increasing the number of members of the committee; revising the manner of appointment and establishing qualifications for members of the committee; 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 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 State of Nevada 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) One member from a list of three nominees submitted by the

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

1-14 (2) One member from a list of three nominees submitted by the

1-15 Retired Public Employees of Nevada or its successor organization.

1-16 (3) One member from a list of three nominees submitted by the

1-17 Nevada Highway Patrol Association or its successor organization.

2-1 (4) One member from lists of nominees submitted by employee

2-2 organizations which represent professional employees of the University

2-3 and Community College System of Nevada. Each such organization may

submit a list of not more than three nominees.

2-4 (5) One member from lists of nominees submitted by employee

organizations which represent employees of local governments that

2-5 participate in the state’s program of group insurance. Each such

2-6 organization may submit a list of not more than three nominees.

(6) One member from lists of nominees submitted by employee

2-7 organizations other than those organizations set forth in subparagraphs

(1) to (5), inclusive, which represent employees that participate in the

2-8 state’s program of group insurance. Each such organization may submit

2-9 a list of not more than three nominees.

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

2-10 member of the committee and may designate a representative to serve in

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

2-11 place.

2-12 2. The governor shall appoint as members of the committee persons

who have extensive knowledge or proven experience in the management

2-13 of employee benefits.

3. After the initial terms, the term of each appointed member of the

2-14 committee is 3 years.

2-15 Sec. 2. 1. The terms of the persons who are members of the

committee on benefits on September 30, 1999, expire on that date.

2-16 2. As soon as is practicable on or before October 1, 1999, the governor

shall appoint as members of the committee on benefits:

2-17 (a) One person from the list of nominees submitted by the State of

2-18 Nevada Employees Association and one person from the list of nominees

submitted by the Retired Public Employees of Nevada to initial terms that

2-19 begin on October 1, 1999, and expire on September 30, 2000.

(b) One person from the list of nominees submitted by the Nevada

2-20 Highway Patrol Association and one person from the lists of nominees

2-21 submitted by employee organizations which represent professional

employees of the University and Community College System of Nevada to

2-22 initial terms that begin on October 1, 1999, and expire on September 30,

2001.

2-23 (c) One person from the lists of nominees submitted by employee

2-24 organizations which represent employees of local governments that

participate in the state’s program of group insurance and one person from

2-25 lists of nominees submitted by employee organizations other than those

organizations set forth in subparagraphs (1) to (5), inclusive, of paragraph

3-1 (a) of subsection 1 of section 1 of this act, which represent employees that

participate in the state’s program of group insurance, to initial terms that

3-2 begin on October 1, 1999, and expire on September 30, 2002.

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

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