Assembly Bill No. 555–Committee on Ways and Means

 

June 2, 2003

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Referred to Committee on Ways and Means

 

SUMMARY—Increases salaries of certain public employees. (BDR S‑1381)

 

FISCAL NOTE:  Effect on Local Government: No.

                           Effect on the State: Contains Appropriation included in Executive Budget.

 

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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 state employees; establishing the maximum allowed salaries for certain employees in the classified and unclassified service of the State; making appropriations from the State General Fund and State Highway Fund for increases in the salaries of certain employees of the State 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. The following state officers and employees in the

1-2  unclassified service of the State of Nevada are entitled to receive

1-3  annual salaries of not more than the approximate maximum amounts

1-4  set forth following their specified titles or positions:

 

1-5                                             Approximate Annual

1-6  Title or Position                                     Salary

1-7  1.  Governor’s Office of Consumer Health Assistance:

1-8       Chief Ombudsman for Consumer Health

1-9  Assistance........................................... $107,433

1-10          Ombudsman for Consumer Health Assistance

1-11  (each) 68,016

1-12      2.  Office of the Lieutenant Governor:

1-13          Chief of Staff .............................. $54,785

2-1       Assistant to the Lieutenant Governor (each)    $48,830

2-2       Executive Secretary .......................... 35,744

2-3       Administrative Secretary (each) ....... 33,045

2-4  3.  Office of the Secretary of State:

2-5       Chief Deputy .................................. $86,153

2-6       Deputy Secretary of State, Commercial Recordings   78,319

2-7       Deputy Secretary of State, Southern Nevada    78,319

2-8       Deputy Secretary of State, Elections 78,319

2-9       Deputy Secretary of State ................. 78,319

2-10          Executive Assistant....................... 43,990

2-11      4.  Office of the State Treasurer:

2-12          Chief Deputy State Treasurer .... $86,153

2-13          Senior Deputy State Treasurer (each)86,153

2-14          Assistant Treasurer........................ 78,319

2-15          Deputy State Treasurer, Debt Service 78,319

2-16          Deputy State Treasurer, Investments 78,319

2-17          Deputy State Treasurer, Cash Management 78,319

2-18          Executive Director, Millennium Scholarship  78,319

2-19          Administrative Assistant .............. 48,114

2-20          Deputy State Treasurer, Unclaimed Property   78,319

2-21      5.  Office of Controller:

2-22          Chief Deputy Controller ............ $86,153

2-23          Assistant Controller...................... 65,502

2-24          Executive Assistant....................... 39,695

2-25      6.  Office of the Attorney General:

2-26      (a) Attorney General’s Office:

2-27          Assistant Attorney General ...... $108,123

2-28          Attorney General Counsel for Prosecuting

2-29  Attorneys, Executive Director.............. 77,580

2-30          Solicitor General ........................ 102,507

2-31          Ombudsman for Victims of Domestic Violence51,955

2-32          Assistant Solicitor General .......... 89,092

2-33          Chief Deputy Attorney General (each)97,816

2-34          Children’s Advocate...................... 89,092

2-35          Senior Deputy Attorney General (each)89,092

2-36          Deputy Attorney General (each)... 77,580

2-37          Chief, Medicaid Fraud Unit.......... 97,816

2-38          Chief Deputy, Medicaid Fraud Unit67,998

2-39          Chief Investigator.......................... 69,706

2-40          Senior Investigator (each)............. 60,575

2-41          Investigator (each)......................... 57,459

2-42          Administrative Assistant (each).... 48,114

2-43          Chief Financial Officer................. 67,319

2-44          Legal Researcher (each)................ 40,166

2-45          Supervising Legal Researcher....... 47,803

3-1       Chief Deputy Attorney General Workers’ Comp

3-2  Fraud   $97,816

3-3       Executive Director, Technological Crimes45,242

3-4       Secretary to the Director, Technological Crimes35,006

3-5       Capital Case Coordinator................. 77,580

3-6       Supervising Insurance Fraud Investigator60,575

3-7       Insurance Investigator (each)............ 57,459

3-8       Chief Workers’ Compensation Fraud Investigator66,761

3-9       Deputy Chief Workers’ Compensation Fraud

3-10  Investigator............................................ 63,505

3-11          Senior Workers’ Compensation Fraud Investigator

3-12  (each)60,575

3-13          Senior Economist.......................... 89,092

3-14          Regional Chief Deputy Attorney General (each)102,507

3-15          Supervising Senior Deputy Attorney General (each)  92,732

3-16      (b) Bureau of Consumer Protection:

3-17          Senior Investigator (each)........... $60,575

3-18          Senior Engineer............................. 79,561

3-19          Economist (each)........................... 76,377

3-20          Senior Legal Researcher................ 47,335

3-21          Legal Researcher........................... 40,166

3-22          Senior Regulatory Analyst (each). 74,348

3-23          Investigator (each)......................... 57,459

3-24          Administrative Assistant............... 41,161

3-25          Chief Deputy Attorney General (each)97,816

3-26          Regulatory Manager...................... 79,630

3-27          Program Specialist........................ 49,375

3-28          Technical Staff Manager............... 79,630

3-29          Deputy Attorney General (each)... 77,580

3-30          Engineer......................................... 71,737

3-31          Senior Deputy Attorney General (each)89,092

3-32      (c) Private Investigators Licensing Board:

3-33          Executive Director...................... $55,717

3-34          Investigator.................................... 57,459

3-35      7.  Department of Administration:

3-36          Director..................................... $107,433

3-37          Deputy Budget Administrator....... 96,000

3-38          Executive Officer.......................... 51,595

3-39          Chief, Internal Audits.................... 94,005

3-40          Manager, Internal Controls........... 79,630

3-41          Chief Assistant Budget Administrator74,020

3-42          Senior Appeals Officer.................. 97,816

3-43          Appeals Officer, Hearings (each).. 89,092

3-44          Hearing Officer (each).................. 59,109

3-45          Chief Assistant, Planning.............. 71,064

4-1       Director, Clear Creek...................... $47,916

4-2       Administrator, Motor Pool............... 63,043

4-3       Manager, State Public Works Board101,232

4-4       Deputy Manager, State Public Works Board.. 82,176

4-5       Deputy Manager, State Public Works Board.. 86,622

4-6  8.  Department of Business and Industry:

4-7       Director......................................... $107,433

4-8       Deputy Director................................. 61,015

4-9       Commissioner of Financial Institutions80,499

4-10          Deputy Commissioner, Financial Institutions (each)67,970

4-11          Ombudsman, Real Estate.............. 51,685

4-12          Certified Public Accountant, Financial Institutions   58,986

4-13          Administrator, Manufactured Housing64,661

4-14          Administrator, Real Estate............ 67,767

4-15          Deputy Administrator, Real Estate54,314

4-16          Chief, Consumer Services............. 91,439

4-17          Commissioner, Consumer Affairs73,000

4-18          Administrator, Housing................ 76,667

4-19          Deputy Administrator, Housing... 64,261

4-20          Chief Assistant, Housing.............. 49,274

4-21          Chief Financial Officer, Housing. 70,948

4-22          Commissioner, Insurance.............. 95,000

4-23          Deputy Commissioner, Insurance (each)70,000

4-24          Lead Actuary, Insurance (each)... 109,846

4-25          Taxicab Administrator................... 74,695

4-26          Chairman, Transportation Services Authority99,537

4-27          Chief Transportation Inspector..... 67,447

4-28          Commissioner, Transportation Services Authority

4-29  (each)93,332

4-30          Financial Analyst........................... 71,162

4-31          Manager, Transportation............... 75,073

4-32          Deputy Commissioner.................. 77,101

4-33          Administrative Attorney................ 53,066

4-34          Administrator, Industrial Relations87,713

4-35          Assistant Administrator, Industrial Relations  77,536

4-36          Attorney, Industrial Relations (each)77,580

4-37          Senior Attorney, Industrial Relations89,092

4-38          Assistant Administrator, Industrial Insurance

4-39  Regulation............................................. 75,073

4-40          Assistant Administrator, Industrial Safety and

4-41  Health Enforcement.............................. 70,946

4-42          Assistant Administrator, Preventative Safety   70,579

4-43          Assistant Administrator, Mine Inspection66,360

4-44          Attorney for Injured Workers....... 97,816

4-45          Deputy Attorney for Injured Workers85,062

5-1       Deputy Attorney for Injured Workers (each).. $72,649

5-2       Deputy Attorney for Injured Workers (each).. 85,062

5-3       Commissioner, Employee-Management Relations

5-4  Board  64,202

5-5       Secretary, Employee-Management Relations Board   38,157

5-6       Executive Director, State Dairy Commission  71,406

5-7       Labor Commissioner......................... 71,434

5-8       Deputy Labor Commissioner............ 65,175

5-9       Chief Assistant Labor Commissioner45,743

5-10          Executive Director, Athletic Commission   90,000

5-11      9.  State Department of Agriculture:

5-12          Director, Agriculture.................. $85,749

5-13          Agriculture, Deputy Director........ 73,595

5-14          Agriculture, Brand Inspection Administrator  58,396

5-15          Agriculture, Veterinary Services Administrator  95,557

5-16          Weights and Measures Administrator67,757

5-17          Agriculture, Plant Industry Administrator77,882

5-18      10.  Commission on Mineral Resources:

5-19          Administrator, Minerals.............. $91,442

5-20          Deputy Administrator, Minerals... 73,153

5-21          Chief for Dangerous Mines.......... 59,340

5-22          Chief for (Mine) Regulation......... 65,793

5-23          Field Specialist, Minerals (each).. 50,724

5-24          Program Manager, Oil, Gas and Geothermal   84,197

5-25      11.  State Department of Conservation and Natural

5-26  Resources:

5-27          Director..................................... $107,433

5-28          Assistant Director.......................... 85,062

5-29          Administrator, Environmental Protection105,016

5-30          State Engineer (Water Resources)105,016

5-31          State Forester Firewarden............. 86,266

5-32          Administrator, State Parks............ 87,777

5-33          Administrator, State Lands............ 76,873

5-34          District Supervisor, Water Commissioners, Water

5-35  Resources.............................................. 59,723

5-36          Administrator, Wild Horse Commission48,405

5-37      11a.  Director, Department of Wildlife$107,433

5-38      12.  Commission on Economic Development:

5-39          Executive Director...................... $94,893

5-40          Deputy Director............................. 75,519

5-41          Senior Associate, Industrial Development (each)   67,607

5-42          Associate, Industrial Development (each)56,087

5-43          Grant Project Analyst (each)......... 48,696

5-44          Director, Film................................ 75,000

5-45          Senior Associate, Film.................. 67,600

6-1       Associate, Film (each).................... $56,087

6-2       Program Specialist (each)................. 49,375

6-3  13.  Department of Education:

6-4       Superintendent of Public Instruction$107,433

6-5       Deputy Superintendent of Instruction, Research and

6-6  Evaluative Services................................ 86,130

6-7       Deputy Superintendent for Administrative and

6-8  Fiscal Services........................................ 82,028

6-9  14.  Department of Employment, Training and

6-10  Rehabilitation:

6-11          Director, Employment, Training and

6-12  Rehabilitation.................................... $107,433

6-13          Chairman, Office of Disability Employment Policy   59,380

6-14          Administrator, Rehabilitation Division82,285

6-15          Chief Auditor................................. 77,580

6-16          Assistant Directors (each)............. 89,074

6-17          Administrator, Employment Security88,456

6-18          Executive Director, Equal Rights Commission  70,725

6-19      15.  State Gaming Control Board:

6-20          Chairman, Gaming Control Board$120,033

6-21          Member, Gaming Control Board (each)111,611

6-22          Chief, Investigation....................... 88,763

6-23          Chief, Enforcement....................... 88,763

6-24          Chief, Audit................................... 88,763

6-25          Chief, Corporate Securities.......... 88,763

6-26          Chief, Tax and License.................. 88,763

6-27          Chief, Administration.................... 88,763

6-28          Chief Deputy, Administration ...... 80,694

6-29          Executive Secretary, Gaming Control Board   80,694

6-30          Manager, Electronics Lab............. 86,684

6-31          Chief, Electronics.......................... 94,815

6-32          Senior Lab Engineer...................... 82,555

6-33          Electronic Lab Engineer (each).... 78,624

6-34          Coordinator, Applicant Services... 78,494

6-35          Chief Deputy, Enforcement (each)80,694

6-36          Information Service Manager....... 82,555

6-37          Senior Network Specialist............ 70,818

6-38          Network Specialist II..................... 65,261

6-39          Network Specialist I...................... 59,102

6-40          Data Management Analyst............ 69,839

6-41          System Manager............................. 77,703

6-42          Programming Manager.................. 77,703

6-43          Programming Supervisor (each)... 73,191

6-44          Chief Deputy, Audit (each)........... 80,694

6-45          Chief Deputy, Investigations (each)80,694

7-1       Chief Deputy, Corporate Securities (each)$80,694

7-2       Chief Deputy, Tax and License (each)80,694

7-3       Hearings Officer (each)..................... 74,029

7-4       Administrative Coordinator.............. 69,839

7-5       Personnel Officer.............................. 69,839

7-6       Financial Officer............................... 69,839

7-7       Supervisor, Investigations (each)...... 73,358

7-8       Supervisor, Enforcement (each)....... 73,358

7-9       Supervisor, Corporate Securities (each)73,358

7-10          Supervisor, Audit (each)............... 73,358

7-11          Supervisor, Tax and License (each)73,358

7-12          Supervisor (each)........................... 73,358

7-13          Management Analyst (each).......... 69,839

7-14          District Office Manager (each)..... 78,494

7-15          Senior Agent, Corporate Securities (each)   63,515

7-16          Senior Agent, Investigation (each)63,515

7-17          Training Officer............................. 69,839

7-18          Senior Agent, Audit (each)............ 63,515

7-19          Senior Agent, Tax and License (each)63,515

7-20          Senior Research Specialist (each). 77,703

7-21          Senior Agent, Enforcement (each)63,515

7-22          Agent, Corporate Securities (each)57,741

7-23          Agent, Audit (each)....................... 57,741

7-24          Agent, Investigations (each).......... 57,741

7-25          Agent, Enforcement (each)........... 57,741

7-26          Agent, Tax and License (each)...... 57,741

7-27          Electronics Technician (each)....... 51,454

7-28          Senior Program Analyst (each)..... 65,795

7-29          Programmer Analyst (each).......... 62,155

7-30          Computer Systems Technician...... 43,457

7-31          Special Agent (each)...................... 66,690

7-32      16.  Department of Human Resources:

7-33          Director..................................... $107,892

7-34          Deputy Director............................. 86,153

7-35          Administrator, Health Care Financing and Policy   96,611

7-36          Deputy Administrator, Medicaid.. 85,063

7-37          Administrator, Health.................... 88,455

7-38          State Health Officer.................... 140,678

7-39          Medical Program Coordinator, Mental Health

7-40  Program............................................... 165,186

7-41          Medical Program Coordinator, Statewide Mental

7-42  Health Services.................................... 177,453

7-43          Administrator, Mental Health and Developmental

7-44  Services................................................ 104,805

8-1       Deputy Administrator, Mental Health and

8-2  Developmental Services...................... $88,788

8-3       State Welfare Administrator........... 101,232

8-4       Administrator, Child and Family Services90,513

8-5       Deputy Administrator, Child and Family Services

8-6  (each)  80,674

8-7       Administrator, Aging Services ......... 72,967

8-8       Deputy Administrator, Aging Services (Las Vegas)    64,347

8-9       Deputy Administrator, Aging Services (Carson

8-10  City)   64,347

8-11          Chief, Elder Rights........................ 61,882

8-12          Superintendent, Youth Training Center77,412

8-13          Superintendent, Caliente Youth Center74,846

8-14          Superintendent, Summit View Youth Correctional

8-15  Center85,153

8-16          Executive Director, Nevada Indian Commission    59,109

8-17      17.  Department of Information Technology:

8-18          Director..................................... $107,433

8-19          Deputy Director............................. 89,640

8-20          Chief of Administration................ 89,347

8-21      18.  Office of the Military:

8-22          Adjutant General......................... $91,304

8-23      19.  Department of Motor Vehicles:

8-24          Director..................................... $107,433

8-25          Deputy Director, Motor Vehicles102,061

8-26      20.  Department of Public Safety:

8-27          Director..................................... $107,433

8-28          Deputy Director, Public Safety... 102,061

8-29          Chief Parole and Probation Officer97,623

8-30          Chairman, Board of Parole Commissioners    89,983

8-31          Parole Board Member (each)........ 71,457

8-32          Secretary to Parole Board............. 51,810

8-33          Chief, Emergency Management.... 72,792

8-34          State Fire Marshal......................... 81,876

8-35      21.  Department of Cultural Affairs:

8-36          Director........................................ $90,247

8-37          Administrator, Museums and History77,721

8-38      22.  Department of Personnel:

8-39          Director........................................ $92,000

8-40          Equal Employment Opportunity Officer62,055

8-41      23.  Department of Corrections:

8-42          Director..................................... $107,433

8-43          Medical Director......................... 166,735

8-44          Correctional Programs Coordinator97,802

 

9-1  24.  Office of the State Public Defender:

9-2       State Public Defender..................... $97,816

9-3       Supervising Public Defender (office)89,092

9-4       Supervising Public Defender (trial) (each)85,062

9-5       Supervising Public Defender (appeals) (each)85,062

9-6       Deputy Public Defender (each)......... 72,649

9-7       Deputy Public Defender, Appellate (each)72,649

9-8       Investigator (each)............................. 51,303

9-9  25.  Public Utilities Commission of Nevada:

9-10          Chairman..................................... $99,537

9-11          Public Utilities Commissioner (each)93,332

9-12          Senior Financial Analyst............... 71,162

9-13          Financial Analyst (each)................ 71,162

9-14          Staff Counsel................................. 93,344

9-15          Assistant Staff Counsel (each)...... 89,092

9-16          Senior Policy Advisor, Telecommunications  74,783

9-17          Supervisor, Consumer Complaint Resolution61,961

9-18          Legal Counsel................................ 93,547

9-19          Manager, Safety and Quality Assurance82,949

9-20          Manager, Systems Operation........ 71,162

9-21          Public Education and Statistical Analysis Officer

9-22  (each)58,262

9-23          Administrative Attorney (each)..... 54,157

9-24          Manager, Resource and Market Analysis85,749

9-25          Engineer, Water............................. 71,162

9-26          Engineer, Electric (each)............... 74,783

9-27          Senior Gas Pipeline Engineer....... 75,074

9-28          Engineer, Gas Pipeline (each)....... 71,162

9-29          Senior Engineering Analyst .......... 63,769

9-30          Manager, Policy Analysis.............. 82,949

9-31          Director, Regulatory Operations.. 93,332

9-32          Manager, Consumer Complaint Resolution76,634

9-33          Senior Analyst ............................... 63,769

9-34          Rural Consumer Representative... 57,535

9-35          Manager, Tariffs and Compliance77,101

9-36          Commission Secretary.................. 80,939

9-37          Assistant Commission Secretary.. 71,162

9-38          Senior Regulatory Economist....... 76,377

9-39          Regulatory Economist (each)....... 76,377

9-40          Commission Policy Advisory (each)78,522

9-41          Senior Utility Analyst (each)......... 63,769

9-42          Resource Planning Engineer......... 71,162

9-43          Assistant General Counsel (each). 89,092

9-44          Legal Case Manager...................... 49,769

9-45          Hearings Officer ........................... 89,092

10-1      26.  Department of Taxation:

10-2          Executive Director.................... $107,433

10-3          Deputy Executive Director (each)77,063

10-4      27.  Commission on Tourism:

10-5          Executive Director...................... $94,893

10-6          Deputy Operations and Finance.... 72,223

10-7          Public Information Officer........... 69,676

10-8          Development Specialist II, Tourism (each)  67,607

10-9          Development Specialist, Tourism (each)63,477

10-10         Project Analyst, Tourism.............. 48,696

10-11         Development Specialist, Nevada Magazine56,232

10-12         Editor Publisher, Nevada Magazine76,812

10-13         Associate Editor............................ 42,171

10-14         Managing Editor, Publications..... 59,044

10-15         Market and Promotion Manager, Publications    42,171

10-16         Production Manager...................... 47,595

10-17         Art Director (each)........................ 50,290

10-18     28.  Department of Transportation:

10-19         Director..................................... $107,433

10-20         Deputy Director (each)............... 101,717

10-21         Hearings Officer............................ 63,769

10-22     29.  Supreme Court:

10-23         Supervisory Staff Attorney (each)$108,123

10-24         Deputy Supervisory Staff Attorney93,344

10-25         Chief Assistant Clerk.................... 93,344

10-26         Chief Clerk.................................. 108,123

10-27         Chief Deputy Clerk....................... 63,234

10-28         Court Administrator.................... 100,033

10-29         Deputy Court Administrator (each)82,345

10-30         Principal Staff Attorney (each)..... 85,062

10-31         Staff Attorney (each)..................... 77,580

10-32         Law Librarian................................ 84,788

10-33         Senior Law Clerk (each)............... 50,171

10-34     30.  Colorado River Commission of Nevada:

10-35         Director..................................... $114,851

10-36         Deputy Director........................... 109,200

10-37         Special Assistant ........................... 76,668

10-38         Division Head, Power................. 104,064

10-39         Division Head, Water.................. 104,064

10-40         Administrative Services Officer. 104,064

10-41         Office Manager.............................. 57,200

10-42         Senior Energy Accountant............ 78,000

10-43         Natural Resource Specialist (each)90,480

10-44         Environmental Program Manager93,600

10-45         Network Administrator................. 67,600

11-1          Power Supply Manager............... $93,600

11-2          Assistant Director Engineering and Operations   104,000

11-3          Assistant Director Energy Information Systems  93,600

11-4          Power Facilities Manager............. 93,600

11-5          Power Facilities Communication Technician  72,800

11-6          Senior Power Facilities Electrician (each)   72,800

11-7          Senior Power Facilities Engineer. 90,000

11-8          Power Facilities Engineer ............ 83,200

11-9          Power Facilities Electrician.......... 67,600

11-10         Hydropower Program Manager.... 98,800

11-11         Assistant Hydropower Program Manager88,400

11-12         Natural Resource Technician (each)65,000

11-13     31.  WICHE:

11-14         Director........................................ $66,082

11-15     32.  Commission on Judicial Discipline:

11-16         General Counsel........................ $122,508

11-17     33.  Ethics Commission:

11-18         Executive Director...................... $81,459

11-19         Counsel, Ethics Commission....... 77,580

11-20     34.  Public Employees’ Benefits Program:

11-21         Executive Officer...................... $104,064

11-22         Executive Assistant....................... 60,127

11-23         Quality Control Officer................ 77,471

11-24         Operations Officer......................... 86,720

11-25         Accounting Officer........................ 75,158

11-26         Information Technology Systems Officer78,626

11-27         Financial Analyst........................... 66,601

11-28     35.  Veterans’ Services:

11-29         Director, Veterans’ Home.......... $80,914

11-30         Nevada Commissioner for Veteran Services   59,608

11-31         Nevada Deputy Commissioner for Veteran

11-32  Services ................................................ 48,830

11-33     36.  Peace Officers Standards and Training:

11-34         Executive Director...................... $78,185

11-35     Sec. 2.  1.  If any unclassified position is omitted from this act

11-36  for the Fiscal Years 2003-2004 and 2004-2005, the Department of

11-37  Personnel shall examine the duties and responsibilities of the

11-38  position and submit to the Interim Finance Committee a list of those

11-39  duties and responsibilities and a recommended salary for the

11-40  position. The Interim Finance Committee shall review the duties and

11-41  responsibilities of the position and establish the salary for the

11-42  position.

11-43     2.  The Interim Finance Committee may establish the title and

11-44  salary for any positions affected by reorganization pursuant to

11-45  legislation enacted by the 72nd Session of the Nevada Legislature.

12-1      Sec. 3.  The approximate maximum salaries as set forth in

12-2  sections 1 and 2 of this act shall be increased by 2 percent effective

12-3  July 1, 2004.

12-4      Sec. 4.  1.  There is hereby appropriated from the State

12-5  General Fund to the State Board of Examiners for reimbursement to

12-6  any department, commission or agency of the State of Nevada,

12-7  including the Judicial Branch of government, which receives part or

12-8  all of its funding from the State General Fund, for the difference

12-9  between the maximum amount allowed in sections 1, 2 and 3 of this

12-10  act and the amount budgeted for that purpose:

 

12-11  For the Fiscal Year 2004-2005$874,112

 

12-12     2.  There is hereby appropriated from the State Highway Fund

12-13  to the State Board of Examiners for reimbursement to a state agency

12-14  which receives part or all of its funding from the State Highway

12-15  Fund, for the difference between the maximum amount allowed in

12-16  sections 1, 2 and 3 of this act and the amount budgeted for that

12-17  purpose:

 

12-18  For the Fiscal Year 2004-2005. $19,188

 

12-19     3.  The State Board of Examiners, upon the recommendation of

12-20  the Director of the Department of Administration, may allocate and

12-21  disburse from the appropriate fund to various departments,

12-22  commissions and agencies of the State of Nevada, out of the money

12-23  appropriated by this section such sums of money as may from time

12-24  to time be required, which, when added to the money otherwise

12-25  appropriated or available, equals the amount of money required to

12-26  pay the salaries of the classified employees of the respective

12-27  departments, commissions and agencies under the adjusted pay plan.

12-28     Sec. 5.  1.  The State Gaming Control Board may adopt a plan

12-29  to authorize additional payments of up to $5,000 annually for

12-30  unclassified employees who possess a current Nevada certified

12-31  public accountant certificate, a license to practice law in the State of

12-32  Nevada or any other state, or are in a qualifying position as

12-33  electronic laboratory engineer and possess a Bachelor of Science or

12-34  higher degree in engineering, electronic engineering, or computer

12-35  science and utilize, in the opinion of the board, the skills evidenced

12-36  by these qualifications to further enhance the performance of their

12-37  job duties and responsibilities.

12-38     2.  There is hereby appropriated from the State General Fund to

12-39  the State Board of Examiners the sum of $197,500 for the Fiscal

12-40  Year 2003-2004 and $212,500 for the Fiscal Year 2004-2005 for the

12-41  additional cost of subsection 1 of this section.

13-1      Sec. 6.  1.  Except as otherwise provided in this act, to effect

13-2  increases in salaries of approximately 2 percent, there is hereby

13-3  appropriated from the State General Fund to the State Board of

13-4  Examiners for the fiscal period beginning July 1, 2004, and ending

13-5  June 30, 2005, the sum of $4,644,826 for the purpose of meeting

13-6  any deficiencies which may be created between the appropriated

13-7  money of the respective departments, commissions and agencies of

13-8  the State of Nevada, as fixed by the 72nd Session of the Legislature

13-9  and the requirements for salaries of the classified personnel of those

13-10  departments, commissions and agencies, including the judicial

13-11  branch of government, necessary under an adjusted pay plan, except

13-12  those employees whose salaries have been retained, to become

13-13  effective on July 1, 2004.

13-14     2.  The State Board of Examiners, upon the recommendation of

13-15  the Director of the Department of Administration, may allocate and

13-16  disburse to various departments, commissions and agencies of the

13-17  State of Nevada, out of the money appropriated by this section such

13-18  sums of money as may from time to time be required, which when

13-19  added to the money otherwise appropriated or available equals the

13-20  amount of money required to pay the salaries of the classified

13-21  employees of the respective departments, commissions and agencies

13-22  under the adjusted pay plan.

13-23     Sec. 7.  There is hereby appropriated from the State General

13-24  Fund to the State Board of Examiners for reimbursement to any

13-25  department, commission or agency of the State of Nevada which

13-26  receives part or all of its funding from the State General Fund, for

13-27  the difference between the maximum allowed in section 8 of this act

13-28  and the amount budgeted for that purpose:

 

13-29  For the Fiscal Year 2004-2005$206,564

 

13-30     Sec. 8.  1.  Employees filling the following positions in the

13-31  classified service may receive annual salaries not to exceed the

13-32  following specified amounts, effective July 1, 2003:

 

13-33                                                                                 Approximate Annual

13-34  Title or Position..................................... Salary

13-35     Senior Physician (Range A).......... $120,552

13-36     Senior Physician (Range B)............ 130,798

13-37     Senior Physician (Range C)............ 135,584

13-38     Senior Psychiatrist (Range A)......... 130,798

13-39     Senior Psychiatrist (Range B)......... 135,582

13-40     Senior Psychiatrist (Range C)......... 154,123

13-41     State Health Officer (Range A)...... 135,582

13-42     State Health Officer (Range B)...... 138,128

14-1      State Health Officer (Range C).... $140,678

14-2      Senior Institutional Dentist (Range A)106,912

14-3      Senior Institutional Dentist (Range B)120,626

14-4      Medical Director (State laboratory)135,582

14-5      Veterinary Diagnostician.................. 78,309

14-6      Senior Veterinary Diagnostician....... 81,334

14-7      Veterinary Supervisor (Animal Disease Laboratory)  84,522

14-8      Pharmacist 3.................................... 104,958

14-9      Pharmacist 2...................................... 95,416

14-10     Pharmacist 1...................................... 86,742

14-11  As used in this section, a Senior Psychiatrist (Range B) is a

14-12  psychiatrist eligible for certification by the American Board of

14-13  Psychiatry. A Senior Psychiatrist (Range C) is a psychiatrist

14-14  certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology. A

14-15  Senior Psychiatrist (Range A) is a psychiatrist not so certified or

14-16  eligible.

14-17     2.  The maximum annual salary for the positions listed in

14-18  subsection 1, except those whose salaries have been retained, shall

14-19  be increased by 2 percent effective July 1, 2004.

14-20     Sec. 9.  1.  To effect increases in salaries of approximately 2

14-21  percent, there is hereby appropriated from the State Highway Fund

14-22  to the State Board of Examiners for the fiscal period beginning

14-23  July 1, 2004, and ending June 30, 2005, the sum of $1,602,529 for

14-24  the purpose of meeting any deficiencies which may exist between

14-25  the appropriated money of the Department of Motor Vehicles,

14-26  Department of Public Safety and Transportation Services Authority

14-27  as fixed by the 72nd Session of the Legislature and the requirements

14-28  for salaries of classified personnel of the Department of Motor

14-29  Vehicles, Department of Public Safety and Transportation Services

14-30  Authority necessary under an adjusted pay plan, except those

14-31  employees whose salaries have been retained, to become effective

14-32  July 1, 2004.

14-33     2.  The State Board of Examiners, upon the recommendation of

14-34  the Director of the Department of Administration, may allocate and

14-35  disburse to the Department of Motor Vehicles, the Department of

14-36  Public Safety and the Transportation Services Authority out of the

14-37  money appropriated by this section such sums of money as may

14-38  from time to time be required, which when added to the money

14-39  otherwise appropriated or available equals the amount of money

14-40  required to meet and pay the salaries of the classified employees of

14-41  the Department of Motor Vehicles, Department of Public Safety and

14-42  Transportation Services Authority under the adjusted pay plan.

14-43     Sec. 10.  1.  To effect increases in salaries of approximately 2

14-44  percent, there is hereby appropriated from the State General Fund to

14-45  the State Board of Examiners for the fiscal period beginning July 1,

15-1  2004, and ending June 30, 2005, the sum of $1,860,054 for the

15-2  purpose of meeting any deficiencies which may be created between

15-3  the appropriated money of the University and Community College

15-4  System of Nevada as fixed by the 72nd Session of the Legislature

15-5  and the requirements for salaries of the classified personnel of the

15-6  University and Community College System of Nevada necessary

15-7  under the adjusted pay plan, except those employees whose salaries

15-8  have been retained, to become effective July 1, 2004.

15-9      2.  There is hereby appropriated from the State General Fund to

15-10  the University and Community College System of Nevada for

15-11  the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2004, and ending June 30, 2005, the

15-12  sum of $6,110,838 for the purpose of increasing the salaries of the

15-13  professional employees of the University and Community College

15-14  System of Nevada, except those employees whose salaries have

15-15  been retained, to become effective July 1, 2004.

15-16     3.  The State Board of Examiners, upon the recommendation of

15-17  the Director of the Department of Administration, may allocate and

15-18  disburse to the University and Community College System of

15-19  Nevada out of the money appropriated by subsection 1 such sums of

15-20  money as may from time to time be required, which when added to

15-21  the money otherwise appropriated or available equals the amount of

15-22  money required to pay the salaries of the classified employees of the

15-23  University and Community College System of Nevada under the

15-24  adjusted pay plan.

15-25     Sec. 11.  Any balance of that money appropriated in sections 4,

15-26  5, 6, 7, 9 and 10 must not be committed for expenditure after

15-27  June 30, 2005, and reverts to the fund from which it was

15-28  appropriated as soon as all payments of money committed have

15-29  been made.

15-30     Sec. 12.  1.  To effect increases in salaries of approximately 2

15-31  percent, there is hereby appropriated from the State General Fund to

15-32  the Legislative Fund for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2004, and

15-33  ending June 30, 2005, the sum of $342,548 for the purpose of

15-34  meeting any deficiencies which may be created between the

15-35  appropriated money as fixed by the 72nd Session of the Legislature

15-36  and the requirements for salaries of the employees of the Legislative

15-37  Counsel Bureau and of interim legislative operations, except those

15-38  employees whose salaries have been retained, to become effective

15-39  July 1, 2004.

15-40     2.  Any balance of the money appropriated in this section must

15-41  be carried forward for use in the next legislative session and does

15-42  not revert to the State General Fund.

15-43     Sec. 13.  The State Board of Examiners shall allocate from the

15-44  amounts appropriated by section 6 of this act to the Tahoe Regional

15-45  Planning Agency to provide for Nevada’s share of a 2 percent salary

16-1  increase which takes effect on July 1, 2004, the sum of not more

16-2  than $33,542 for the Fiscal Year 2004-2005. The amounts

16-3  transferred must not be utilized to increase an employee’s base

16-4  salary unless the State of California provides the required 2 for 1

16-5  matching funds. Any amounts provided to the Tahoe Regional

16-6  Planning Agency should California not provide matching funds

16-7  must be used as a one-time salary bonus.

16-8      Sec. 14.  1.  Money in subsection 1 of section 4, sections 6

16-9  and 7 and subsection 1 of section 10 of this act can be transferred

16-10  among each section to finance the 2 percent salary increase

16-11  authorized on July 1, 2004.

16-12     2.  Money in subsection 2 of section 4 and section 9 of this act

16-13  can be transferred among each section to finance the 2 percent

16-14  salary increase authorized on July 1, 2004.

16-15     Sec. 15.  The Department of Personnel shall perform a

16-16  classification review of the University Police Officer classification

16-17  series. If the Department’s review results in recommendations to

16-18  increase the grades of the various positions within the University

16-19  Police Officer classification series, the UCCSN must present the

16-20  recommendations to the Interim Finance Committee for approval

16-21  before implementing any grade increases. The Interim Finance

16-22  Committee may approve the grade increases effective July 1, 2004;

16-23  however, no additional funding shall be provided during the

16-24  2003-2005 biennium.

16-25     Sec. 16.   This act becomes effective on July 1, 2003.

 

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