Nevada Administrative Code
Chapter 284 - State Personnel System
CLASSIFICATION
Section 284.138 - Reclassification or reallocation of class or position to higher grade as result of occupational study: Status of incumbent

1. Except as otherwise provided in subsections 3 and 4, if a class or a position within a class is reclassified or reallocated to a higher grade as a result of an occupational study, the incumbent will continue to serve in the position and:

2. The rate of pay for employees who are promoted will be determined in accordance with the provisions of NAC 284.172 governing an employee's pay on promotion.

3. The provisions of subsection 1 do not apply to an incumbent who is filling a position in a class which is at a lower grade than the authorized level of the position unless the class held by the incumbent is reclassified or reallocated to a higher grade.

4. If a position is reclassified to a higher grade in a different occupational group, the employee must meet the minimum qualifications of the higher level position before he or she is promoted. If the employee does not meet the minimum qualifications, he or she must not be promoted, the position will be temporarily reclassified pursuant to NAC 284.132 and the employee may be eligible for a special adjustment to his or her pay as provided in NAC 284.206. If the employee does not meet the minimum qualifications within 1 year after the effective date of the reclassification, the duties must be reassigned and the position must be reclassified accordingly.