427A.1232  Appointment; qualifications; removal from office.

1.  The Governor shall appoint the Specialist for the Rights of Elderly Persons for a term of 4 years. The person appointed:

(a) Must be an attorney licensed to practice law in this State;

(b) Must be qualified by training and experience to perform the duties and functions of the office;

(c) Is in the unclassified service of the State; and

(d) Shall report upon request to the Administrator regarding the performance of the duties and the functioning of the office.

2.  The Governor may remove the Specialist for the Rights of Elderly Persons from office for inefficiency, neglect of duty or malfeasance in office.

(Added to NRS by 1989, 1485)