2001 REGULAR SESSION (71st)                                                                            A AB386 406

Amendment No. 406

 

 

 

     Amend the bill as a whole by renumbering section 1 as sec. 2 and adding a new section designated section 1, following the enacting clause, to read as follows:

     “Section 1.  Chapter 281 of NRS is hereby amended by adding thereto a new section to read as follows:

     1.  Any public officer or employee of the state or any agency thereof, or of a political subdivision or an agency of a political subdivision, who is an emergency communications technician must be relieved from his duties, upon the request of the division of emergency management of the department of motor vehicles and public safety or a local organization for emergency management and the approval of his employer, to assist the division or local organization for emergency management during a disaster or emergency that occurs in this state, California, Oregon, Idaho, Utah or Arizona, without loss of his regular compensation for a period of not more than 15 working days in any calendar year. No such absence may be a part of the annual vacation of the public officer or employee which is provided for by law.

     2.  As used in this section:

     (a) “Disaster” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 414.0335.

     (b) “Emergency” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 414.0345.

     (c) “Emergency communications technician” means a person who is:

          (1) Licensed by the Federal Communications Commission as an amateur radio operator; and

          (2) A member of:

               (I) The Radio Amateur Civil Emergency Service or a successor organization sponsored by the agency of the Federal Government for emergency management; or

               (II) The Amateur Radio Emergency Service or a successor organization sponsored by the American Radio Relay League or its successor.

     (d) “Local organization for emergency management” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 414.036.”.

     Amend the bill as a whole by deleting sec. 2.

     Amend the bill as a whole by deleting sec. 7 and renumbering sections 8 through 13 as sections 7 through 12.

     Amend sec. 12, page 6, by deleting lines 1 and 2 and inserting:

     “Sec. 11.  NRS 284.120, 284.225, 284.280 and 284.400 are hereby repealed.”.

     Amend the text of repealed sections by deleting the text of NRS 284.012, 284.317 and 284.379.

     Amend the title of the bill to read as follows:

“AN ACT relating to public employees; authorizing a leave of absence for certain public officers or employees to assist the division of emergency management of the department of motor vehicles and public safety or a local organization for emergency management during a disaster or emergency; revising certain provisions relating to the classified and unclassified services of the state; repealing certain provisions relating to cooperation with the public employees’ retirement board and the requirement of a bond for appointment to certain positions; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.”.

     Amend the summary of the bill to read as follows:

“SUMMARY—Makes various changes concerning public employees. (BDR 23‑621)”.