Senate Bill No. 81–Senator Jacobsen

February 6, 2001

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Referred to Committee on Finance

SUMMARY—Increases salaries of certain state employees. (BDR S‑946)

FISCAL NOTE: Effect on Local Government: No.

Effect on the State: 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 public employees; increasing the salaries of certain employees of the Department of Prisons and the Division of Mental Health and Developmental Services of the Department of Human Resources; 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. 1. The Department of Personnel shall increase by one

1-2 grade the level of compensation on the pay plan for employees in the

1-3 classified service of the state that is adopted pursuant to NRS 284.175 for

1-4 each person employed by the Department of Prisons or the Division of

1-5 Mental Health and Developmental Services of the Department of Human

1-6 Resources as a forensic specialist or in a related supervisory position,

1-7 effective retroactively to January 1, 2001.

1-8 2. The Department of Personnel shall increase by one grade the level

1-9 of compensation on the pay plan for employees in the classified service of

1-10 the state that is adopted pursuant to NRS 284.175 for each person who is

1-11 employed by the Department of Prisons in a full-time position as a nurse,

1-12 recreational therapist, radiologist, psychologist, laboratory technician or

1-13 social worker in:

1-14 (a) The clinic, infirmary or mental health intake unit of the regional

1-15 medical facility at the Northern Nevada Correctional Center; or

1-16 (b) The clinic, infirmary or mental health intake unit at the Southern

1-17 Desert Correctional Center.

1-18 3. In addition to his regular salary and any other payment he is entitled

1-19 to receive, any physician who is employed by the Department of Prisons in

1-20 a full-time position in:

1-21 (a) The clinic, infirmary or mental health intake unit of the regional

1-22 medical facility at the Northern Nevada Correctional Center; or

2-1 (b) The clinic, infirmary or mental health intake unit at the Southern

2-2 Desert Correctional Center,

2-3 is entitled to receive a 5 percent increase in the amount of his regular

2-4 salary.

2-5 4. As used in this section, “grade” means the designation of a salary

2-6 range for a classification of employees.

2-7 Sec. 2. This act becomes effective on July 1, 2001.

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