Nevada Revised Statutes 284.150 – Classified service: Composition; limitations on appointment, transfer, promotion, demotion or discharge; discrimination prohibited
1. The classified service of the State of Nevada is comprised of all positions in the public service now existing or hereafter created which are:
Terms Used In Nevada Revised Statutes 284.150
- Disability: includes , but is not limited to, physical disability, intellectual disability and mental or emotional disorder. See Nevada Revised Statutes 284.015
- person: means a natural person, any form of business or social organization and any other nongovernmental legal entity including, but not limited to, a corporation, partnership, association, trust or unincorporated organization. See Nevada Revised Statutes 0.039
- Public service: means positions providing service for any office, department, board, commission, bureau, agency or institution in the Executive Department of the State Government operating by authority of the Constitution or law, and supported in whole or in part by any public money, whether the money is received from the Government of the United States or any branch or agency thereof, or from private or any other sources. See Nevada Revised Statutes 284.015
- Race: includes traits associated with race, including, without limitation, hair texture and protective hairstyles. See Nevada Revised Statutes 284.015
(a) Lawfully designated as being in the classified service; and
(b) Filled from the pools of eligible persons prepared by appointing authorities upon the basis of evaluation by an appointing authority, except as otherwise provided in this chapter and NRS 209.161.
2. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 193.105, 209.161 and 416.070, a person must not be appointed, transferred, promoted, demoted or discharged in the classified service in any manner or by any means other than those prescribed in this chapter and the regulations adopted in accordance therewith.
3. A person must not be discriminated against on account of the person’s religious or political opinions or affiliations, race, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age or disability.