Except as otherwise required as a result of NRS 286.535 or 286.537:

1. A public employee on a leave of absence to serve in the Nevada Legislature may remain a contributing member of the System during the leave of absence if retirement contributions to the System are paid by the Legislator at the contribution rate otherwise applicable to the public employee as a public employee during the period in which the public employee is on the leave of absence to serve in the Nevada Legislature.

2. When a public employee on a leave of absence to serve in the Nevada Legislature continues to be a contributing member of the System pursuant to subsection 1, the employee shall pay the contributions required directly to the System. The System shall ensure that the employer of the public employee who is on a leave of absence to serve in the Nevada Legislature provides to the System documentation of the period during which the employee is on the leave of absence. The public employer is not required to pay the employer contribution during the leave of absence.

3. A public employee on a leave of absence to serve in the Nevada Legislature may elect to have the amount deducted pursuant to NRS 218C.390 paid to the System to partially offset the contributions that the employee is required to pay to remain a member of the System.

4. A public employee who makes the election authorized pursuant to this section does not accrue any service credit for retirement under the Legislators’ Retirement System after the date of the public employee’s election pursuant to this section becomes effective.

5. For the purposes of this section, “compensation” shall be deemed to be the salary paid for the position from which the employee is on leave.

(Added to NRS by 1999, 2615)