Nevada Administrative Code
Chapter 284 - State Personnel System
REPORTS ON PERFORMANCE AND LETTERS OF INSTRUCTION
Section 284.480 - Letters of instruction: Authorized use as coaching or performance management tool; contents; discussion; retention in working file of supervisor

1. A letter of instruction is a document that is in written or electronic form and that:

2. A letter of instruction must include at least the following elements:

3. A letter of instruction must not include any reference to disciplinary action or consequences for failure to comply with the expectations of the supervisor of the employee relating to the job performance or behavior of the employee.

4. The supervisor of the employee and the employee must meet to discuss the expectations of the supervisor relating to the job performance or behavior of the employee outlined in the letter of instruction.

5. The supervisor of the employee shall retain a copy of the letter of instruction in the supervisor's working file for the employee. The supervisor must attach any written response by the employee to the letter of instruction. These documents must not be retained in the permanent human resources file of the employee unless they are attached to documentation of a subsequent disciplinary action taken against the employee as documentation of a nondisciplinary action that was taken before a specified disciplinary action was taken against the employee.