Section 284.656 - Notice of proposed action; employee authorized to seek explanation of reasons for proposed action or procedures for disciplinary actions from agencyExcept as otherwise provided in NAC 284.6563, if an appointing authority proposes that a permanent employee be dismissed, suspended or demoted, the following procedure for providing notice of the proposed action must be followed:
1. The employee must be given at least 10 working days' written notice of the proposed action on the form provided by the Division of Human Resource Management.2. The notice may be given in person or by means of any delivery service that provides a written or electronic record of the date the notice was sent and the date the notice was received. If the notice is sent by means of a delivery service, the notice must be sent to the employee's last known address. The notice must not be given by electronic mail, the use of social media or other electronic means. If the notice is returned without having been received by the employee, the employee's date of receipt shall be deemed to be the sixth day after the date the notice was sent.3. The notice must: (a) Specify the proposed date on which the action is effective.(b) Inform the employee that a predisciplinary review has been scheduled on his or her behalf in the manner prescribed in NAC 284.6561 and specify the date, time and place of the predisciplinary review.(c) Specify the charges, the reasons for them and the cause of action contained in NAC 284.646 or 284.650 on which the proposed action is based.4. The notice of the proposed action must be signed by the appointing authority or his or her designated representative before the notice is given to the employee.5. Upon its receipt, the employee must be asked to sign the notice. If he or she refuses to sign the notice, the refusal must be noted on the notice. The employee's signature is not an admission by him or her of any of the allegations set forth in the notice.6. If the employee does not understand the reasons for the proposed action or the procedures related to disciplinary actions, including, without limitation, the right to notice, a predisciplinary review and a hearing on the appeal, the employee may seek an explanation from the appointing authority or another person in the agency familiar with the procedure.7. As used in this section, "social media" includes, without limitation, any electronic service or account or electronic content, including, without limitation, any video, photograph, blog, video blog, podcast, instant message, text message, electronic mail program or service, online service or Internet website profile.Nev. Admin. Code § 284.656
Added to NAC by Dep't of Personnel, eff. 10-26-84; A 8-28-85; 7-21-89; 8-1-91; A by Personnel Comm'n, 8-1-91; A by Dep't of Personnel, 11-12-93; 11-16-95; 11-16-95; A by Personnel Comm'n by R063-09, 11-25-2009; R042-15, 12-21-2015, eff. 1-1-2016; A by R150-17AP, eff. 6/26/2018; A by R125-21A, eff. 9/8/2022NRS 284.065, 284.155, 284.383, 284.385