"Public employee" means any person who:
1. Performs public duties under the direction and control of a public officer for compensation paid by the State or any county, city or other political subdivision; or
2. Is designated as a public employee for the purposes of this chapter pursuant to NRS 281A.182.
(Added to NRS by 1985, 2121; A 2009, 1047; 2017, 2488)