Nevada legislation · 83rd Legislature (2025)
Nevada AB547: Revises provisions relating to public employment. (BDR 23-994)
Status: Chaptered, May 30, 2025
What the bill says
An act relating to public employment; requiring an appointing authority to recognize relevant employment experience obtained in the Federal Government as equivalent to employment experience obtained in the government of this State for certain purposes; prohibiting, with certain exceptions, an appointing authority from requiring an applicant for a position of employment in the classified or unclassified service of the State to have obtained a bachelor's degree as a condition precedent to employment…
From the enrolled text, May 22, 2025:
AN ACT relating to public employment; requiring an appointing authority to recognize relevant employment experience obtained in the Federal Government as equivalent to employment experience obtained in the government of this State for certain purposes; prohibiting, with certain exceptions, an appointing authority from requiring an applicant for a position of employment in the classified or unclassified service of the State to have obtained a bachelor's degree as a condition precedent to employment; requiring the Administrator of the Division of Human Resource Management of the Department of Administration to take certain actions with respect to the master classification plan for all positions in the classified service of the State; and providing other matters properly relating thereto. Legislative Counsel's Digest: Existing law sets forth various requirements and procedures governing the employment of persons in the classified and unclassified service of this State. (Chapter 284 of NRS) Existing law requires the Administrator of the Division of Human Resource Management of the Department of Administration to prepare, maintain and revise a master classification plan for all positions in the classified service, based on similarity of duties and responsibilities, so that the same qualifications may reasonably be required for, and the same schedule of pay may be equitably applied to, all positions in the same class. (NRS 284.160) Section 4 of this bill requires the …
Sponsors
- Steve Yeager (D, 9) · primary sponsor
- Venicia Considine (D, 18)
- Jill Dickman (R, 31)
- Reuben D'Silva (D, 28)
- Danielle Gallant (R, 23)
- Heather Goulding (D, 27)
- Heidi Kasama (R, 2)
Latest actions
- : Approved by the Governor. Chapter 159.
- : Enrolled and delivered to Governor.
- : In Assembly. To enrollment.
- : Read third time. Passed. Title approved. (Yeas: 21, Nays: None.) To Assembly.
- : Taken from General File. Placed on General File for next legislative day.
- : From committee: Do pass. Placed on Second Reading File. Read second time.
- : In Senate. Read first time. Referred to Committee on Legislative Operations and Elections. To committee.
- : From printer. To engrossment. Engrossed. First reprint. To Senate.
- : Read third time. Passed, as amended. Title approved. (Yeas: 39, Nays: None, Excused: 3.) To printer.
- : Read second time. Amended. (Amend. No. 377.) Dispensed with reprinting.
Votes
- Senate (1st Reprint) (May 21, 2025): 21 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Assembly (1st Reprint) (April 18, 2025): 39 yea, 0 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is AB547?
- AB547 is a bill in the Nevada Legislature (83rd Legislature (2025)): Revises provisions relating to public employment. (BDR 23-994).
- What does AB547 do?
- In its own words: An act relating to public employment; requiring an appointing authority to recognize relevant employment experience obtained in the Federal Government as equivalent to employment experience obtained in the government of this State for certain purposes; prohibiting, with certain exceptions, an appointing authority from requiring an applicant for a position of employment in the classified or unclassified service of the State to have obtained a bachelor's degree as a condition precedent to employment…
- What is the status of AB547?
- Chaptered as of May 30, 2025. Latest action: Approved by the Governor. Chapter 159. (May 30, 2025).
- Who sponsored AB547?
- Steve Yeager (D, 9), with 6 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for AB547?
- On the Nevada Legislature website: https://www.leg.state.nv.us/App/NELIS/REL/83rd2025/Bill/12854/Overview
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