Nevada Revised Statutes 286.3007 – Purchase by state agency of credit for service: Conditions
Except as otherwise required as a result of NRS 286.537:
Terms Used In Nevada Revised Statutes 286.3007
- 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
1. A state agency may enter into an agreement to pay the cost of purchasing credit for service pursuant to NRS 286.300 on behalf of a member if:
(a) The agency enters into the agreement before the member is employed;
(b) The member is employed upon the condition that the employer pay the cost of purchasing the credit; and
(c) The agreement to pay the cost of purchasing the credit is in writing, becomes part of the personnel records of the employee and is approved in advance by the State Board of Examiners.
2. If a state agency is authorized to purchase credit pursuant to subsection 1, it shall not do so until the member has completed 1 year of service in its employ.
3. If a state agency is required to reduce the number of its employees, it shall purchase credit for service pursuant to NRS 286.300 for any member who:
(a) Is eligible to purchase credit;
(b) Is eligible to retire or will be made eligible by the purchase of the credit;
(c) Agrees to retire upon completion of the purchase; and
(d) Has been employed by the agency for 5 or more years.
4. If a state agency is required to purchase credit pursuant to subsection 3, it shall pay 5 percent of the cost of purchasing the credit and an additional 5 percent of the cost for each year that the person has been employed by the agency in excess of the minimum requirement of 5 years.