284.260 - Veterans’ preferences: Additional credits on examination.
284.260 Veterans’ preferences: Additional credits on examination.
1. In establishing the lists of eligible persons, certain preferences must be allowed for veterans not dishonorably discharged from the Armed Forces of the United States. For veterans with disabilities, 10 points must be added to the passing grade achieved on the examination. For ex-servicemen and women who have not suffered disabilities, and for the widows and widowers of veterans, 5 points must be added to the passing grade achieved on the examination.
2. Any person qualifying for preference points pursuant to subsection 1 is entitled to have the points applied to any open competitive examination in the classified service, but only to one promotional examination.
3. For the purposes of this section, “veteran” has the meaning ascribed to “eligible veteran” in 38 U.S.C. § 4211.
[32:351:1953]—(NRS A 1975, 1166; 1995, 160)
NRS 284.265 Notice of new positions and vacancies: Certification of names by Director. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 284.305, appointing authorities shall give notice to the Director of their intention to fill any vacancy in the classified service. Except as otherwise provided in this section, within a reasonable time after the receipt of the notice, the Director shall certify from the list of eligible persons, appropriate for the grade and class in which the position is classified, the five names at the head thereof. If the competitive examination for that position is scored to the nearest one-hundredth of a point and there are more than five persons having the five highest scores, the names of each of those persons must be so certified.
[33:351:1953]—(NRS A 1963, 1044; 1965, 256; 1983, 630; 1995, 237)