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3		-	- 82nd Session (2023)
	3	+	S.B. 105
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	5	+	- SB105
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4	7		SENATE BILL NO. 105–COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS
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6		-	CHAPTER..........
	9	+	(ON BEHALF OF THE JOINT INTERIM STANDING
	10	+	COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY)
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8		-	AN ACT relating to the Department of Corrections; making the
9		-	Department subject to the provisions of Nevada
10		-	Administrative Procedure Act for purposes of adopting
11		-	certain regulations; and providing other matters properly
12		-	relating thereto.
13		-	Legislative Counsel’s Digest:
14		-	Existing law enacts the Nevada Administrative Procedure Act, which
15		-	establishes procedural requirements for the adoption of regulations and adjudication
16		-	of contested cases by certain agencies of the Executive Department of the State
17		-	Government. (Chapter 233B of NRS) With certain exceptions, existing law
18		-	exempts the Department of Corrections from the requirements prescribed by the
19		-	Act. (NRS 233B.039) Section 1 of this bill revises this exemption and makes the
20		-	Department of Corrections subject to the Act for the purpose of adopting
21		-	regulations relating to fiscal policy, correspondence with inmates and visitation
22		-	with inmates of the Department. Section 4 of this bill provides that the regulations
23		-	currently adopted by the Department remain in effect until replaced by new
24		-	regulations adopted by the Department in accordance with the Act.
	12	+	PREFILED FEBRUARY 2, 2023
	13	+	____________
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	15	+	Referred to Committee on Government Affairs
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	17	+	SUMMARY—Revises provisions relating to the Department of
	18	+	Corrections. (BDR 18-320)
	19	+
	20	+	FISCAL NOTE: Effect on Local Government: No.
	21	+	Effect on the State: Yes.
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26	25		EXPLANATION – Matter in bolded italics is new; matter between brackets [omitted material] is material to be omitted.
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	28	+	AN ACT relating to the Department of Corrections; making the
	29	+	Department subject to the provisions of Nevada
	30	+	Administrative Procedure Act under certain
	31	+	circumstances; and providing other matters properly
	32	+	relating thereto.
	33	+	Legislative Counsel’s Digest:
	34	+	Existing law enacts the Nevada Administrative Procedure Act, which 1
	35	+	establishes procedural requirements for the adoption of regulations and adjudication 2
	36	+	of contested cases by certain agencies of the Executive Department of the State 3
	37	+	Government. (Chapter 233B of NRS) With certain exceptions, existing law 4
	38	+	exempts the Department of Corrections from the requirements prescribed by the 5
	39	+	Act. (NRS 233B.039) Section 1 of this bill removes this exemption and makes the 6
	40	+	Department of Corrections subject to the Act for the purpose of adopting 7
	41	+	regulations but not with respect to contested cases. Sections 2 and 3 of this bill 8
	42	+	make conforming changes related to the removal of the exemption in section 1. 9
	43	+	Section 4 of this bill provides that the regulations currently adopted by the 10
	44	+	Department remain in effect until replaced by new regulations adopted by the 11
	45	+	Department in accordance with the Act. 12
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	51	+
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29	53		THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN
30	54		SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
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32		-	Section 1. NRS 233B.039 is hereby amended to read as
33		-	follows:
34		-	233B.039 1. The following agencies are entirely exempted
35		-	from the requirements of this chapter:
36		-	(a) The Governor.
37		-	(b) Except as otherwise provided in subsection 7 and NRS
38		-	209.221 and 209.2473, the Department of Corrections.
39		-	(c) The Nevada System of Higher Education.
40		-	(d) The Office of the Military.
41		-	(e) The Nevada Gaming Control Board.
42		-	(f) Except as otherwise provided in NRS 368A.140 and 463.765,
43		-	the Nevada Gaming Commission.
44		-	(g) Except as otherwise provided in NRS 425.620, the Division
45		-	of Welfare and Supportive Services of the Department of Health and
46		-	Human Services.
47		-	(h) Except as otherwise provided in NRS 422.390, the Division
48		-	of Health Care Financing and Policy of the Department of Health
49		-	and Human Services.
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54		-	(i) Except as otherwise provided in NRS 533.365, the Office of
55		-	the State Engineer.
56		-	(j) The Division of Industrial Relations of the Department of
57		-	Business and Industry acting to enforce the provisions of
58		-	NRS 618.375.
59		-	(k) The Administrator of the Division of Industrial Relations of
60		-	the Department of Business and Industry in establishing and
61		-	adjusting the schedule of fees and charges for accident benefits
62		-	pursuant to subsection 2 of NRS 616C.260.
63		-	(l) The Board to Review Claims in adopting resolutions to carry
64		-	out its duties pursuant to NRS 445C.310.
65		-	(m) The Silver State Health Insurance Exchange.
66		-	(n) The Cannabis Compliance Board.
67		-	2. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 5 and NRS
68		-	391.323, the Department of Education, the Board of the Public
69		-	Employees’ Benefits Program and the Commission on Professional
70		-	Standards in Education are subject to the provisions of this chapter
71		-	for the purpose of adopting regulations but not with respect to any
72		-	contested case.
73		-	3. The special provisions of:
74		-	(a) Chapter 612 of NRS for the adoption of an emergency
75		-	regulation or the distribution of regulations by and the judicial
76		-	review of decisions of the Employment Security Division of the
77		-	Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation;
78		-	(b) Chapters 616A to 617, inclusive, of NRS for the
79		-	determination of contested claims;
80		-	(c) Chapter 91 of NRS for the judicial review of decisions of the
81		-	Administrator of the Securities Division of the Office of the
82		-	Secretary of State; and
83		-	(d) NRS 90.800 for the use of summary orders in contested
84		-	cases,
85		-	 prevail over the general provisions of this chapter.
86		-	4. The provisions of NRS 233B.122, 233B.124, 233B.125 and
87		-	233B.126 do not apply to the Department of Health and Human
88		-	Services in the adjudication of contested cases involving the
89		-	issuance of letters of approval for health facilities and agencies.
90		-	5. The provisions of this chapter do not apply to:
91		-	(a) Any order for immediate action, including, but not limited
92		-	to, quarantine and the treatment or cleansing of infected or infested
93		-	animals, objects or premises, made under the authority of the State
94		-	Board of Agriculture, the State Board of Health, or any other agency
95		-	of this State in the discharge of a responsibility for the preservation
96		-	of human or animal health or for insect or pest control;
	56	+	Section 1. NRS 233B.039 is hereby amended to read as 1
	57	+	follows: 2
	58	+	233B.039 1. The following agencies are entirely exempted 3
	59	+	from the requirements of this chapter: 4
	60	+	(a) The Governor. 5
	61	+	(b) [Except as otherwise provided in NRS 209.221 and 6
	62	+	209.2473, the Department of Corrections. 7
	63	+	(c)] The Nevada System of Higher Education. 8
	64	+	[(d)] (c) The Office of the Military. 9
	65	+	[(e)] (d) The Nevada Gaming Control Board. 10
	66	+	[(f)] (e) Except as otherwise provided in NRS 368A.140 and 11
	67	+	463.765, the Nevada Gaming Commission. 12
	68	+	[(g)] (f) Except as otherwise provided in NRS 425.620, the 13
	69	+	Division of Welfare and Supportive Services of the Department of 14
	70	+	Health and Human Services. 15
	71	+	[(h)] (g) Except as otherwise provided in NRS 422.390, the 16
	72	+	Division of Health Care Financing and Policy of the Department of 17
	73	+	Health and Human Services. 18
	74	+	[(i)] (h) Except as otherwise provided in NRS 533.365, the 19
	75	+	Office of the State Engineer. 20
	76	+	[(j)] (i) The Division of Industrial Relations of the Department 21
	77	+	of Business and Industry acting to enforce the provisions of 22
	78	+	NRS 618.375. 23
	79	+	[(k)] (j) The Administrator of the Division of Industrial 24
	80	+	Relations of the Department of Business and Industry in 25
	81	+	establishing and adjusting the schedule of fees and charges for 26
	82	+	accident benefits pursuant to subsection 2 of NRS 616C.260. 27
	83	+	[(l)] (k) The Board to Review Claims in adopting resolutions to 28
	84	+	carry out its duties pursuant to NRS 445C.310. 29
	85	+	[(m)] (l) The Silver State Health Insurance Exchange. 30
	86	+	[(n)] (m) The Cannabis Compliance Board. 31
	87	+	2. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 5 and NRS 32
	88	+	391.323, the Department of Education, the Board of the Public 33
	89	+	Employees’ Benefits Program and the Commission on Professional 34
	90	+	Standards in Education are subject to the provisions of this chapter 35
	91	+	for the purpose of adopting regulations but not with respect to any 36
	92	+	contested case. 37
	93	+	3. The special provisions of: 38
	94	+	(a) Chapter 612 of NRS for the adoption of an emergency 39
	95	+	regulation or the distribution of regulations by and the judicial 40
	96	+	review of decisions of the Employment Security Division of the 41
	97	+	Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation; 42
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101		-	(b) An extraordinary regulation of the State Board of Pharmacy
102		-	adopted pursuant to NRS 453.2184;
103		-	(c) A regulation adopted by the State Board of Education
104		-	pursuant to NRS 388.255 or 394.1694;
105		-	(d) The judicial review of decisions of the Public Utilities
106		-	Commission of Nevada;
107		-	(e) The adoption, amendment or repeal of policies by the
108		-	Rehabilitation Division of the Department of Employment, Training
109		-	and Rehabilitation pursuant to NRS 426.561 or 615.178;
110		-	(f) The adoption or amendment of a rule or regulation to be
111		-	included in the State Plan for Services for Victims of Crime by the
112		-	Department of Health and Human Services pursuant to
113		-	NRS 217.130;
114		-	(g) The adoption, amendment or repeal of rules governing the
115		-	conduct of contests and exhibitions of unarmed combat by the
116		-	Nevada Athletic Commission pursuant to NRS 467.075;
117		-	(h) The adoption, amendment or repeal of regulations by the
118		-	Director of the Department of Health and Human Services pursuant
119		-	to NRS 447.335 to 447.350, inclusive;
120		-	(i) The adoption, amendment or repeal of standards of content
121		-	and performance for courses of study in public schools by the
122		-	Council to Establish Academic Standards for Public Schools and the
123		-	State Board of Education pursuant to NRS 389.520;
124		-	(j) The adoption, amendment or repeal of the statewide plan to
125		-	allocate money from the Fund for a Resilient Nevada created by
126		-	NRS 433.732 established by the Department of Health and Human
127		-	Services pursuant to paragraph (b) of subsection 1 of NRS 433.734;
128		-	or
129		-	(k) The adoption or amendment of a data request by the
130		-	Commissioner of Insurance pursuant to NRS 687B.404.
131		-	6. The State Board of Parole Commissioners is subject to the
132		-	provisions of this chapter for the purpose of adopting regulations but
133		-	not with respect to any contested case.
134		-	7. The Department of Corrections is subject to the provisions
135		-	of this chapter for the purpose of adopting regulations relating to
136		-	fiscal policy, correspondence with inmates and visitation with
137		-	inmates of the Department of Corrections.
138		-	Secs. 2 and 3. (Deleted by amendment.)
139		-	Sec. 4. 1. Any current regulations adopted by the
140		-	Department of Corrections related to fiscal policy, correspondence
141		-	with inmates and visitation with inmates must remain in effect until
142		-	regulations are adopted pursuant to chapter 233B of NRS, as
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	102	+	(b) Chapters 616A to 617, inclusive, of NRS for the 1
	103	+	determination of contested claims; 2
	104	+	(c) Chapter 91 of NRS for the judicial review of decisions of the 3
	105	+	Administrator of the Securities Division of the Office of the 4
	106	+	Secretary of State; and 5
	107	+	(d) NRS 90.800 for the use of summary orders in contested 6
	108	+	cases, 7
	109	+	 prevail over the general provisions of this chapter. 8
	110	+	4. The provisions of NRS 233B.122, 233B.124, 233B.125 and 9
	111	+	233B.126 do not apply to the Department of Health and Human 10
	112	+	Services in the adjudication of contested cases involving the 11
	113	+	issuance of letters of approval for health facilities and agencies. 12
	114	+	5. The provisions of this chapter do not apply to: 13
	115	+	(a) Any order for immediate action, including, but not limited 14
	116	+	to, quarantine and the treatment or cleansing of infected or infested 15
	117	+	animals, objects or premises, made under the authority of the State 16
	118	+	Board of Agriculture, the State Board of Health, or any other agency 17
	119	+	of this State in the discharge of a responsibility for the preservation 18
	120	+	of human or animal health or for insect or pest control; 19
	121	+	(b) An extraordinary regulation of the State Board of Pharmacy 20
	122	+	adopted pursuant to NRS 453.2184; 21
	123	+	(c) A regulation adopted by the State Board of Education 22
	124	+	pursuant to NRS 388.255 or 394.1694; 23
	125	+	(d) The judicial review of decisions of the Public Utilities 24
	126	+	Commission of Nevada; 25
	127	+	(e) The adoption, amendment or repeal of policies by the 26
	128	+	Rehabilitation Division of the Department of Employment, Training 27
	129	+	and Rehabilitation pursuant to NRS 426.561 or 615.178; 28
	130	+	(f) The adoption or amendment of a rule or regulation to be 29
	131	+	included in the State Plan for Services for Victims of Crime by the 30
	132	+	Department of Health and Human Services pursuant to 31
	133	+	NRS 217.130; 32
	134	+	(g) The adoption, amendment or repeal of rules governing the 33
	135	+	conduct of contests and exhibitions of unarmed combat by the 34
	136	+	Nevada Athletic Commission pursuant to NRS 467.075; 35
	137	+	(h) The adoption, amendment or repeal of regulations by the 36
	138	+	Director of the Department of Health and Human Services pursuant 37
	139	+	to NRS 447.335 to 447.350, inclusive; 38
	140	+	(i) The adoption, amendment or repeal of standards of content 39
	141	+	and performance for courses of study in public schools by the 40
	142	+	Council to Establish Academic Standards for Public Schools and the 41
	143	+	State Board of Education pursuant to NRS 389.520; 42
	144	+	(j) The adoption, amendment or repeal of the statewide plan to 43
	145	+	allocate money from the Fund for a Resilient Nevada created by 44
	146	+	NRS 433.732 established by the Department of Health and Human 45
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146		-	- 82nd Session (2023)
147		-	amended by section 1 of this act, to replace those regulations, as
148		-	required pursuant to subsection 2.
149		-	2. The Department shall, as soon as practicable, adopt
150		-	regulations pursuant to chapter 233B of NRS, as amended by
151		-	section 1 of this act, to replace the current regulations adopted by
152		-	the Department relating to fiscal policy, correspondence with
153		-	inmates and visitation with inmates.
154		-	Sec. 5. This act becomes effective on July 1, 2023.
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	151	+	Services pursuant to paragraph (b) of subsection 1 of NRS 433.734; 1
	152	+	or 2
	153	+	(k) The adoption or amendment of a data request by the 3
	154	+	Commissioner of Insurance pursuant to NRS 687B.404. 4
	155	+	6. The State Board of Parole Commissioners is subject to the 5
	156	+	provisions of this chapter for the purpose of adopting regulations but 6
	157	+	not with respect to any contested case. 7
	158	+	7. The Department of Corrections is subject to the provisions 8
	159	+	of this chapter for the purpose of adopting regulations but not 9
	160	+	with respect to any contested case. 10
	161	+	Sec. 2. NRS 209.221 is hereby amended to read as follows: 11
	162	+	209.221 1. The Offenders’ Store Fund is hereby created as a 12
	163	+	special revenue fund. All money received for the benefit of 13
	164	+	offenders through contributions, and from other sources not 14
	165	+	otherwise required to be deposited in another fund, must be 15
	166	+	deposited in the Offenders’ Store Fund. 16
	167	+	2. The Director shall: 17
	168	+	(a) Keep, or cause to be kept, a full and accurate account of the 18
	169	+	Fund; 19
	170	+	(b) Submit reports to the Board relative to money in the Fund as 20
	171	+	may be required from time to time; and 21
	172	+	(c) Submit a monthly report to the offenders of the amount of 22
	173	+	money in the Fund by posting copies of the report at locations 23
	174	+	accessible to offenders generally or by delivery of copies to the 24
	175	+	appropriate representatives of the offenders if any are selected. 25
	176	+	3. Except as otherwise provided in subsections 4 to 10, 26
	177	+	inclusive, money in the Offenders’ Store Fund, except interest 27
	178	+	earned upon it, must be expended for the welfare and benefit of all 28
	179	+	offenders or for any other purpose authorized by the Legislature. 29
	180	+	4. If necessary to cover a shortfall of money in the Prisoners’ 30
	181	+	Personal Property Fund, the Director may, after obtaining the 31
	182	+	approval of the Interim Finance Committee, authorize the State 32
	183	+	Controller to transfer money from the Offenders’ Store Fund to the 33
	184	+	Prisoners’ Personal Property Fund, and the State Controller shall 34
	185	+	make the transfer. 35
	186	+	5. If an offender has insufficient money in his or her individual 36
	187	+	account in the Prisoners’ Personal Property Fund to repay or defray 37
	188	+	costs assessed to the offender pursuant to NRS 209.246, the Director 38
	189	+	shall authorize the State Controller to transfer sufficient money from 39
	190	+	the Offenders’ Store Fund to the appropriate account in the State 40
	191	+	General Fund to pay costs remaining unpaid, and the State 41
	192	+	Controller shall make the transfer. Any money so transferred must 42
	193	+	be accounted for separately. The Director shall cause the Offenders’ 43
	194	+	Store Fund to be reimbursed from the offender’s individual account 44
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	199	+	in the Prisoners’ Personal Property Fund, as money becomes 1
	200	+	available. 2
	201	+	6. If the Department incurs costs related to state property that 3
	202	+	has been willfully damaged, destroyed or lost or incurs costs related 4
	203	+	to medical examination, diagnosis or treatment for an injury to an 5
	204	+	offender, the Director may authorize the State Controller to transfer 6
	205	+	money from the Offenders’ Store Fund to the appropriate account in 7
	206	+	the State General Fund to repay or defray those costs if: 8
	207	+	(a) The Director has reason to believe that an offender caused 9
	208	+	the damage, destruction, loss or injury; and 10
	209	+	(b) The identity of the offender is unknown or cannot be 11
	210	+	determined by the Director with reasonable certainty. 12
	211	+	 The State Controller shall make the transfer if authorized by the 13
	212	+	Director. Any money transferred must be accounted for separately. 14
	213	+	If the identity of the offender is determined after money has been 15
	214	+	transferred, the Director shall cause the Offenders’ Store Fund to be 16
	215	+	reimbursed from the offender’s individual account in the Prisoners’ 17
	216	+	Personal Property Fund, as money becomes available. 18
	217	+	7. The Director may, with approval of the Board, establish by 19
	218	+	regulation criteria for a reasonable deduction from money credited 20
	219	+	to the Offenders’ Store Fund to repay or defray the costs relating to 21
	220	+	the operation and maintenance of the offenders’ store, coffee shop, 22
	221	+	gymnasium and correctional officers’ salaries for visitation posts 23
	222	+	where they exist in each facility. [Any regulations adopted pursuant 24
	223	+	to this subsection must be adopted in accordance with the provisions 25
	224	+	of chapter 233B of NRS.] 26
	225	+	8. The Director may, with approval of the Board, establish by 27
	226	+	regulation a charge on the purchase of electronic devices by 28
	227	+	offenders to defray the costs relating to the operation of the devices. 29
	228	+	The Director shall utilize the proceeds collected from the charge 30
	229	+	established for operation of the devices to offset the energy costs of 31
	230	+	the facilities within the Department. [Any regulations adopted 32
	231	+	pursuant to this subsection must be adopted in accordance with the 33
	232	+	provisions of chapter 233B of NRS.] 34
	233	+	9. The Director may, with approval of the Board, establish by 35
	234	+	regulation a charge on the use by offenders of videoconferencing 36
	235	+	equipment for conducting visits to defray the costs relating to the 37
	236	+	operation and maintenance of the equipment. The Director shall 38
	237	+	utilize the proceeds collected from the charge established for the 39
	238	+	operation and maintenance of the equipment to offset the costs of 40
	239	+	operating and maintaining the videoconferencing equipment and 41
	240	+	correctional officers’ salaries for posts for conducting visits by 42
	241	+	videoconference where the posts exist in each facility. 43
	242	+	10. If an offender who has been assigned to a center for the 44
	243	+	purpose of making restitution is returned to an institution for 45
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	248	+	committing an infraction of the regulations of the Department and 1
	249	+	the center has not been fully compensated for the cost of providing 2
	250	+	the offender with housing, transportation, meals, or medical or 3
	251	+	dental services at the center, the Director may authorize the State 4
	252	+	Controller to transfer money from the Offenders’ Store Fund to the 5
	253	+	appropriate account in the State General Fund to repay or defray 6
	254	+	those costs. The State Controller shall make the transfer if 7
	255	+	authorized by the Director. Any money transferred must be 8
	256	+	accounted for separately. The Director shall cause the Offenders’ 9
	257	+	Store Fund to be reimbursed from the offender’s individual account 10
	258	+	in the Prisoners’ Personal Property Fund, as money becomes 11
	259	+	available. 12
	260	+	11. If an offender has insufficient money in his or her 13
	261	+	individual account in the Prisoners’ Personal Property Fund to repay 14
	262	+	or defray costs assessed to the offender pursuant to NRS 209.246, 15
	263	+	the offender shall sign a statement under penalty of perjury 16
	264	+	concerning his or her financial situation. Such a statement must 17
	265	+	include, but is not limited to, the following information: 18
	266	+	(a) The value of any interest the offender has in real estate; 19
	267	+	(b) The value of the personal property of the offender; 20
	268	+	(c) The assets in any bank account of the offender; and 21
	269	+	(d) The employment status of the offender. 22
	270	+	12. The statement required by subsection 11 must also 23
	271	+	authorize the Department to access any relevant document, for the 24
	272	+	purpose of verifying the accuracy of the information provided by the 25
	273	+	offender pursuant to this section, including, but not limited to, 26
	274	+	information regarding any bank account of the offender, information 27
	275	+	regarding any bank account held in trust for the offender and any 28
	276	+	federal income tax return, report or withholding form of the 29
	277	+	offender. 30
	278	+	13. An offender who conceals assets from the Department or 31
	279	+	provides false or misleading information on a statement prepared 32
	280	+	pursuant to this section is guilty of a gross misdemeanor. 33
	281	+	14. A person who aids or encourages an offender to conceal 34
	282	+	assets from the Department or to provide false or misleading 35
	283	+	information on a statement prepared pursuant to this section is guilty 36
	284	+	of a gross misdemeanor. 37
	285	+	Sec. 3. NRS 209.2473 is hereby amended to read as follows: 38
	286	+	209.2473 [1.] The Department may adopt regulations 39
	287	+	necessary to carry out the provisions of NRS 209.247 and 209.463. 40
	288	+	[2. Any regulations adopted pursuant to this section must be 41
	289	+	adopted in accordance with the provisions of chapter 233B of NRS.] 42
	290	+	Sec. 4. 1. Any current regulations adopted by the 43
	291	+	Department of Corrections, except for those regulations adopted by 44
	292	+	the Department pursuant to NRS 209.221 and 209.2473, as those 45
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	295	+
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	297	+	sections existed before July 1, 2023, must remain in effect until 1
	298	+	regulations are adopted pursuant to chapter 233B of NRS, as 2
	299	+	amended by section 1 of this act, to replace those regulations, as 3
	300	+	required pursuant to subsection 2. 4
	301	+	2. The Department shall, as soon as practicable, adopt 5
	302	+	regulations pursuant to chapter 233B of NRS, as amended by 6
	303	+	section 1 of this act, to replace the current regulations adopted by 7
	304	+	the Department, except for those regulations adopted by the 8
	305	+	Department pursuant to NRS 209.221 and 209.2473, as those 9
	306	+	sections existed before July 1, 2023. 10
	307	+	Sec. 5. This act becomes effective on July 1, 2023. 11
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