Nevada Revised Statutes Section 612.305 - Labor and Industrial Relations

Employment Security Council: Creation; membership; compensation of members; meetings; Secretary; Board of Review.

1. The Nevada Employment Security Council, consisting of nine members appointed by the Governor, is hereby created to assure an impartial development of administrative policies within the Division.

2. The Governor shall appoint members who represent an equal number of employer representatives and employee representatives who may fairly be regarded as representative because of their vocation, employment or affiliations, and members who are representatives of the general public.

3. The Governor shall appoint three of the nine members of the Employment Security Council to serve as a Board of Review. The Board must be comprised of:

(a) One member who is a representative of labor;

(b) One member who is a representative of employers; and

(c) One member who is a representative of the general public.

4. The Governor may remove any member of the Employment Security Council or Board of Review for cause.

5. Members of the Employment Security Council are entitled to receive $80 per day for each day of actual service on the Employment Security Council or Board of Review.

6. Regular meetings of the Employment Security Council may be held twice in each calendar year. Special meetings, not to exceed six in number during any calendar year, may be held at the call of the Chairman.

7. The Administrator is an ex officio member of the Employment Security Council and is its Secretary. The Secretary is not entitled to compensation for his services on the Employment Security Council, but he is entitled to be reimbursed for his necessary traveling and other expenses.

Last modified: February 25, 2006