Revises provisions relating to the Public Employees' Benefits Program. (BDR 23-312)

S.B. 32

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SENATE BILL NO. 32–COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS

(ON BEHALF OF THE PUBLIC EMPLOYEES’
BENEFITS PROGRAM)

PREFILED NOVEMBER 14, 2024
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Referred to Committee on Government Affairs

SUMMARY—Revises provisions relating to the Public Employees’
Benefits Program. (BDR 23-312)

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 Public Employees’ Benefits Program;
eliminating the duty of the Director of the Department of
Administration to appoint and define the duties of a
Quality Control Officer for the Program ; and providing
other matters properly relating thereto.
Legislative Counsel’s Digest:
Existing law creates the Board of the Public Employees’ Benefits Program and 1
requires the Board to establish the Public Employees’ Benefits Program to provide 2
a program relating to group life, accident or health insurance for the benefit of state 3
officers and employees and other authorized participants. (NRS 287.041, 287.043) 4
Existing law: (1) authorizes the Executive Officer of the Program to appoint such 5
officers and employees as are necessary for the administration of the Program who 6
serve at the pleasure of the Executive Officer; and (2) requires the Director of the 7
Department of Administration to appoint a Quality Control Officer for the Program 8
who serves at the ple asure of the Director. (NRS 287.0426) Section 1 of this bill 9
eliminates the duty of the Director of the Department of Administration to appoint 10
and define the duties of a Quality Control Officer for the Program who serves at the 11
pleasure of the Director. However, the Executive Officer of the Program has 12
the discretion to appoint an officer to be in charge of quality control who serves at 13
the pleasure of the Executive Officer under the authority of the Executive Officer to 14
appoint necessary officers and employees for the administration of the Program. 15
(NRS 287.0426) 16

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THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN
SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

Section 1. NRS 287.0426 is hereby amended to read as 1
follows: 2
287.0426 1. The Executive Officer may, within the limits of 3
legislative appropriations and other available money, appoint such 4
officers and employees as are necessary for the administration of the 5
Program, who are in the unclassified service of the State and serve 6
at the pleasure of the Executive Officer. 7
2. [The Director of the Department of Administration shall 8
appoint a Quality Control Officer for the Program. The Director 9
shall define the duties of the Quality Control Officer with the 10
concurrence of the Board. The Quality Control Officer is in 11
the unclassified service of the State and serves at the pleasure of the 12
Director. 13
3.] Each officer appointed pursuant to subsection 1 [or 2] who 14
is placed in charge of quality control, operations, finance or 15
information technology must be a graduate of a 4 -year college or 16
university with a degree that is appropriate to their respective 17
responsibilities or possess equivalent experience. 18
[4.] 3. The Executive Officer may employ such staff in the 19
classified service of the State as are nece ssary for the performance 20
of the Executive Officer’s duties, within limits of legislative 21
appropriations or other available money. 22
Sec. 2. This act becomes effective upon passage and approval. 23

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