Assembly Bill No. 561–Committee on Government Affairs

 

(On Behalf of Office of the Military
(Nevada National Guard))

 

March 26, 2001

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Referred to Committee on Government Affairs

 

SUMMARY—Authorizes governor to promote adjutant general to grade of lieutenant general under certain circumstances. (BDR 36‑567)

 

FISCAL NOTE:            Effect on Local Government: No.

                                    Effect on the State: No.

 

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EXPLANATION – Matter in bolded italics is new; matter between brackets [omitted material] is material to be omitted.

 

AN ACT relating to the state militia; authorizing the governor to promote the adjutant general to the grade of lieutenant general under certain circumstances; 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 412.044 is hereby amended to read as follows:

1-2    412.044  1.  The governor shall appoint an adjutant general who shall

1-3  hold office for a 4-year term or until relieved by reason of resignation,

1-4  withdrawal of federal recognition or for cause to be determined by a court-

1-5  martial. The current term of an adjutant general shall continue until its

1-6  prescribed expiration date while [such] the adjutant general is serving in a

1-7  federal active duty status under an order or call by the President of the

1-8  United States.

1-9    2.  To be eligible for appointment to the office of adjutant general, a

1-10  person must be an officer of the Nevada National Guard, federally

1-11  recognized in the grade of lieutenant colonel or higher, and must have

1-12  completed at least 6 years’ service in the Nevada National Guard as a

1-13  federally recognized officer, 3 years of which must be immediately [prior

1-14  to] before his appointment.

1-15    3.  The adjutant general may be appointed in the grade of lieutenant

1-16  colonel or higher, but not exceeding that of major general. If appointed in a

1-17  lower grade, he may be promoted by the governor to any grade not

1-18  exceeding that of [major general.] lieutenant general, except that the

1-19  adjutant general may not be promoted to the grade of lieutenant general

2-1  unless he has served at least 1 year as adjutant general in the grade of

2-2  major general.

2-3    Sec. 2.  This act becomes effective upon passage and approval.

 

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