287.0426 - Staff. - Nevada Statutes

287.0426  Staff.

      1.  The Executive Officer may, within the limits of legislative appropriations and other available money, appoint such officers and employees as are necessary for the administration of the Program, who are in the unclassified service of the State and serve at the pleasure of the Executive Officer. The appointment and dismissal of an officer in charge of quality control are subject to the approval of the Board.

      2.  Each officer appointed pursuant to subsection 1 who is placed in charge of quality control, operations, finance or information technology must be a graduate of a 4-year college or university with a degree that is appropriate to their respective responsibilities or possess equivalent experience as determined by the Board.

      3.  Officers and employees appointed pursuant to subsection 1 are entitled to annual salaries fixed by the Board. The salaries of these officers and employees are exempt from the limitations set forth in NRS 281.123.

      4.  The Executive Officer may employ such staff in the classified service of the State as are necessary for the performance of the Executive Officer’s duties, within limits of legislative appropriations or other available money.

      (Added to NRS by 1983, 1343; A 1985, 392; 1987, 327; 1991, 661; 1999, 3032; 2005, 593; 2007, 3146; 2009, 1583)