Revises provisions relating to collective bargaining for certain state employees. (BDR 23-563)

SB 211 allows specific state employees - including category I, II, and III peace officers, firefighters, and certain supervisory staff - to collectively bargain about leaving Nevada’s Public Employees’ Benefits Program for alternative life, accident, or health insurance. Currently, these groups cannot negotiate such changes without Board approval, but this bill removes that requirement. The law amends collective bargaining rules to explicitly permit these negotiations as part of mandatory bargaining discussions. It directly affects public safety workers covered under the bill’s defined categories, enabling them to seek alternative insurance plans through their labor representatives. The bill does not change the benefits program itself but alters the process for certain employees to opt out.