(Reprinted with amendments adopted on May 31, 2023)
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SENATE BILL NO. 294–SENATORS DONATE; FLORES,
D. HARRIS AND SCHEIBLE
MARCH 15, 2023
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JOINT SPONSOR: ASSEMBLYWOMAN BILBRAY-AXELROD
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Referred to Committee on Judiciary
SUMMARY—Revises provisions relating to the safe storage of
firearms. (BDR 15-47)
FISCAL NOTE: Effect on Local Government: May have Fiscal Impact.
Effect on the State: Yes.
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EXPLANATION – Matter in bolded italics is new; matter between brackets [omitted material] is material to be omitted.
AN ACT relating to firearms; requiring a licensed dealer to provide
a locking device capable of securing a firearm with each
sale or transfer of a firearm; requiring a licensed gun
dealer to post a notice on the premises which informs a
buyer that the unlawful storage of a firearm may result in
imprisonment or a fine; requiring the board of trustees of
each school district and the governing body of each
charter school to include certain provisions related to
active assailants in a plan for responding to a crisis,
emergency or suicide; requiring certain school police
officers to receive training in active assailant movement
techniques; requiring the Department of Health and
Human Services to develop and implement a safe firearm
storage education campaign; providing penalties; and
providing other matters properly relating thereto.
Legislative Counsel’s Digest:
Existing law: (1) prohibits a person from aiding or knowingly permitting a 1
child to handle, possess or control a firearm under certain circumstances; (2) 2
provides that a person does not aid or knowingly permit a child to violate such 3
existing law if the firearm was stored in a securely locked container or at a location 4
which a reasonable person would have believed to be secure; and (3) makes it a 5
misdemeanor to negligently store or leave a firearm at a location under his or her 6
control, if a person knows or has reason to know that there is a substantial risk that 7
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a child, who is otherwise prohibited from handling, possessing or controlling a 8
firearm, may obtain such a firearm. (NRS 202.300) 9
Section 4 of this bill requires a licensed dealer to: (1) provide with each firearm 10
sold or otherwise transferred a locking device capable of securing the firearm; and 11
(2) post in a conspicuous location on its premises a notice which informs a buyer 12
that the negligent storage of a firearm may result in imprisonment or a fine. A 13
licensed dealer who violates a requirement of section 4 is guilty of a misdemeanor 14
punishable by a fine of not more than $500. Section 5 of this bill makes a 15
conforming change to indicate the proper placement of section 4 in the Nevada 16
Revised Statutes. 17
Existing law requires the board of trustees of each school district and the 18
governing body of each charter school to establish a development committee to 19
develop a plan to be used by the schools in the district or the charter school in 20
responding to a crisis, emergency or suicide. Such a committee, under existing law, 21
is required to develop a plan which constitutes the minimum requirements of a plan 22
for a school to use. (NRS 388.241, 388.243) 23
Section 9.1 of this bill requires such a plan to include, if the school district has 24
school police officers, a plan to coordinate with local law enforcement agencies to 25
train school police officers in active assailant movement techniques. Section 9.1 26
additionally requires the plan to include a plan to: (1) coordinate with local law 27
enforcement agencies or public safety organizations to provide active assailant 28
trainings to employees of a school; (2) provide certain support to pupils and 29
members of the faculty and staff who have experienced a crisis or emergency; (3) 30
ensure that members of the faculty and staff and a pupil’s parents or legal guardians 31
are notified of the occurrence, development and conclusion of a crisis or an 32
emergency through any communication method established by a school; and (4) 33
inform a pupil’s parent or legal guardian of any state requirement related to the 34
storage of firearms. 35
Existing law authorizes: (1) the board of trustees of a school district to employ, 36
appoint or contract for the provision of school police officers; and (2) the governing 37
body of a charter school to contract with the board of trustees of the school district 38
in which the charter school is located to provide school police officers. (NRS 39
388A.384, 391.281) Sections 9.2 and 9.3 of this bill require school police officers 40
to receive training in active assailant movement techniques before beginning their 41
service as a school police officer. Section 9.1 defines the terms “active assailant 42
movement techniques” and “active assailant training” for the purpose of sections 43
9.1-9.3. 44
Existing law creates within the Department of Health and Human Services a 45
Statewide Program for Suicide Prevention and requires the Coordinator of the 46
Program to develop and maintain an Internet or network site with links to certain 47
resources for suicide prevention. (NRS 439.511) Section 10 of this bill requires the 48
Program, in consultation with the Department and to the extent that money is 49
available, to develop and implement a safe firearm storage education campaign to 50
inform and educate certain persons about certain information relating to the safe 51
storage of firearms. Section 10 authorizes the Program to: (1) develop and provide 52
to local law enforcement agencies and health care providers certain materials 53
relating to the safe storage of firearms; (2) provide owners of firearms with 54
information relating to the cost of purchasing locking devices, gun safes or other 55
secure storage containers for firearms; and (3) use any advertising medium or form 56
of messaging deemed appropriate by the Department in furtherance of the goals of 57
the education campaign. Under section 10, the Department of Health and Human 58
Services is required to post on the Internet or network site certain information about 59
community programs that allow owners of firearms to voluntarily and temporarily 60
store a firearm at certain secure locations outside of their homes. 61
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Section 11 of this bill further requires the Coordinator to post on the Internet or 62
network site information relating to: (1) the crime of negligent storage of a firearm; 63
(2) the penalties for such an offense; and (3) the requirement that a licensed dealer 64
provide a locking device with each firearm transferred. Section 11 also requires the 65
Coordinator to develop and provide to certain persons an informational pamphlet 66
which includes certain information about the offense of negligent storage of a 67
firearm. 68
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN
SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Chapter 202 of NRS is hereby amended by adding 1
thereto the provisions set forth as sections 2, 3 and 4 of this act. 2
Sec. 2. (Deleted by amendment.) 3
Sec. 3. (Deleted by amendment.) 4
Sec. 4. 1. Every licensed dealer shall: 5
(a) Provide with each firearm sold or otherwise transferred a 6
locking device capable of securing the firearm; and 7
(b) Post in a conspicuous location on its premises and at any 8
other location at which the dealer sells a firearm a sign which is 9
not less than 8.5 inches wide by 11 inches high and which 10
contains, in at least 24-point boldface type, the following: 11
NOTICE 12
Negligent storage of a firearm may result in imprisonment 13
or fine. 14
2. A licensed dealer who violates any provision of subsection 15
1 is guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punished by a fine of not 16
more than $500. 17
3. The provisions of this section do not apply to an antique 18
firearm or a firearm that has been determined to be a curio or 19
relic pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Chapter 44. 20
4. As used in this section: 21
(a) “Licensed dealer” has the meaning ascribed to it in 22
NRS 202.2546. 23
(b) “Locking device” means a device which prohibits the 24
operation or discharge of a firearm and which can only be 25
disabled with the use of a key, a combination, biometric data or 26
other similar means. 27
Sec. 5. NRS 202.253 is hereby amended to read as follows: 28
202.253 As used in NRS 202.253 to 202.369, inclusive [:] , 29
and section 4 of this act: 30
1. “Antique firearm” has the meaning ascribed to it in 18 31
U.S.C. § 921(a)(16). 32
2. “Explosive or incendiary device” means any explosive or 33
incendiary material or substance that has been constructed, altered, 34
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packaged or arranged in such a manner that its ordinary use would 1
cause destruction or injury to life or property. 2
3. “Firearm” means any device designed to be used as a 3
weapon from which a projectile may be expelled through the barrel 4
by the force of any explosion or other form of combustion. 5
4. “Firearm capable of being concealed upon the person” 6
applies to and includes all firearms having a barrel less than 12 7
inches in length. 8
5. “Firearms importer or manufacturer” means a person 9
licensed to import or manufacture firearms pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 10
Chapter 44. 11
6. “Machine gun” means any weapon which shoots, is 12
designed to shoot or can be readily restored to shoot more than one 13
shot, without manual reloading, by a single function of the trigger. 14
7. “Motor vehicle” means every vehicle that is self-propelled. 15
8. “Semiautomatic firearm” means any firearm that: 16
(a) Uses a portion of the energy of a firing cartridge to extract 17
the fired cartridge case and chamber the next shell or round; 18
(b) Requires a separate function of the trigger to fire each 19
cartridge; and 20
(c) Is not a machine gun. 21
9. “Unfinished frame or receiver” means a blank, a casting or a 22
machined body that is intended to be turned into the frame or lower 23
receiver of a firearm with additional machining and which has been 24
formed or machined to the point at which most of the major 25
machining operations have been completed to turn the blank, casting 26
or machined body into a frame or lower receiver of a firearm even if 27
the fire-control cavity area of the blank, casting or machined body is 28
still completely solid and unmachined. 29
Sec. 6. (Deleted by amendment.) 30
Sec. 7. (Deleted by amendment.) 31
Sec. 8. (Deleted by amendment.) 32
Sec. 9. (Deleted by amendment.) 33
Sec. 9.1. NRS 388.243 is hereby amended to read as follows: 34
388.243 1. Each emergency operations plan development 35
committee established by the board of trustees of a school district 36
shall develop one plan, which constitutes the minimum requirements 37
of a plan, to be used by all the public schools other than the charter 38
schools in the school district in responding to a crisis, emergency or 39
suicide and all other hazards. Each emergency operations plan 40
development committee established by the governing body of a 41
charter school shall develop a plan, which constitutes the minimum 42
requirements of a plan, to be used by the charter school in 43
responding to a crisis, emergency or suicide and all other hazards. 44
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Each emergency operations plan development committee shall, 1
when developing the plan: 2
(a) Consult with local social service agencies and local public 3
safety agencies in the county in which its school district or charter 4
school is located. 5
(b) If the school district has an emergency manager designated 6
pursuant to NRS 388.262, consult with the emergency manager. 7
(c) If the school district has school resource officers, consult 8
with the school resource officer or a person designated by him or 9
her. 10
(d) If the school district has school police officers, consult with 11
the chief of school police of the school district or a person 12
designated by him or her. 13
(e) Consult with the director of the local organization for 14
emergency management or, if there is no local organization for 15
emergency management, with the Chief of the Division of 16
Emergency Management of the Office of the Military or his or her 17
designee. 18
(f) Consult with the State Fire Marshal or his or her designee 19
and a representative of a local government responsible for 20
enforcement of the ordinances, codes or other regulations governing 21
fire safety. 22
(g) Determine which persons and organizations in the 23
community, including, without limitation, a provider of mental 24
health services which is operated by a state or local agency, that 25
could be made available to assist pupils and staff in recovering from 26
a crisis, emergency or suicide. 27
2. The plan developed pursuant to subsection 1 must include, 28
without limitation: 29
(a) The plans, procedures and information included in the model 30
plan developed by the Department pursuant to NRS 388.253; 31
(b) A procedure for responding to a crisis or an emergency and 32
for responding during the period after a crisis or an emergency has 33
concluded, including, without limitation, a crisis or an emergency 34
that results in immediate physical harm to a pupil or employee of a 35
school in the school district or the charter school; 36
(c) A procedure for enforcing discipline within a school in the 37
school district or the charter school and for obtaining and 38
maintaining a safe and orderly environment during a crisis or an 39
emergency; 40
(d) The names of persons and organizations in the community, 41
including, without limitation, a provider of mental health services 42
which is operated by a state or local agency, that are available to 43
provide counseling and other services to pupils and staff of the 44
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school to assist them in recovering from a crisis, emergency or 1
suicide; 2
(e) A plan for making the persons and organizations described in 3
paragraph (d) available to pupils and staff after a crisis, emergency 4
or suicide; 5
(f) A procedure for responding to a crisis or an emergency that 6
occurs during an extracurricular activity which takes place on school 7
grounds; 8
(g) A plan which includes strategies to assist pupils and staff at a 9
school in recovering from a suicide; [and] 10
(h) A description of the organizational structure which ensures 11
there is a clearly defined hierarchy of authority and responsibility 12
used by the school for the purpose of responding to a crisis, 13
emergency or suicide [.] ; 14
(i) If the school district has school police officers, a plan to 15
coordinate with local law enforcement agencies to train school 16
police officers in active assailant movement techniques; 17
(j) A plan to coordinate with local law enforcement agencies or 18
public safety organizations to provide active assailant trainings to 19
each employee of the school; 20
(k) A plan to provide support to: 21
(1) Pupils who have experienced a crisis or emergency by 22
using trauma-informed and age-appropriate resources; and 23
(2) Members of the faculty and staff who have experienced 24
a crisis or emergency by using trauma-informed resources; 25
(l) A plan to ensure that members of the faculty and staff and 26
a pupil’s parents or legal guardians are notified of the occurrence, 27
development and conclusion of a crisis or an emergency through 28
any communication method established by a school, including, 29
without limitation, communicating through text message or 30
electronic mail; and 31
(m) A plan to inform, at least twice each academic year, a 32
pupil’s parent or legal guardian of any state requirement related 33
to the storage of firearms, including, without limitation, the crimes 34
and penalties described in subsection 5 of NRS 202.300 and 35
section 4 of this act. 36
3. Each emergency operations plan development committee 37
shall provide for review a copy of the plan that it develops pursuant 38
to this section to the board of trustees of the school district that 39
established the committee or the governing body of the charter 40
school that established the committee. 41
4. The board of trustees of the school district that established 42
the committee or the governing body of the charter school that 43
established the committee shall submit for review to the Division of 44
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Emergency Management of the Office of the Military the plan 1
developed pursuant to this section. 2
5. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 388.249 and 388.251, 3
each public school must comply with the plan developed for it 4
pursuant to this section. 5
6. As used in this section: 6
(a) “Active assailant movement techniques” means any 7
training in the technical and tactical skills necessary for school 8
police officers to respond to a crisis or emergency concerning an 9
active assailant. 10
(b) “Active assailant training” means any training in 11
responding to a crisis or emergency concerning an active assailant 12
that is necessary to evacuate or secure the school. 13
Sec. 9.2. NRS 388A.384 is hereby amended to read as 14
follows: 15
388A.384 1. If the governing body of a charter school makes 16
a request to the board of trustees of the school district in which the 17
charter school is located for the provision of school police officers 18
pursuant to NRS 388A.378, the board of trustees of the school 19
district must enter into a contract with the governing body for that 20
purpose. Such a contract must provide for payment by the charter 21
school for the provision of school police officers by the school 22
district which must be in an amount not to exceed the actual cost to 23
the school district of providing the officers, including, without 24
limitation, any other costs associated with providing the officers. If 25
the school district is the sponsor of the charter school, the contract 26
entered into pursuant to this section must be separate from any other 27
contract or agreement with the sponsor. 28
2. Any contract for the provision of school police officers 29
pursuant to this section must be entered into between the governing 30
body of the charter school and the board of trustees of the school 31
district by not later than March 15 for the next school year and must 32
provide for the provision of school police officers for not less than 3 33
school years. 34
3. A school district that enters into a contract pursuant to this 35
section with a charter school for the provision of school police 36
officers is immune from civil and criminal liability for any act or 37
omission of a school police officer that provides services to the 38
charter school pursuant to the contract. 39
4. The governing body of a charter school shall ensure that 40
each school police officer receives training in active assailant 41
movement techniques before beginning his or her service as a 42
school police officer. 43
5. As used in this section, “active assailant movement 44
techniques” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 388.243. 45
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Sec. 9.3. NRS 391.281 is hereby amended to read as follows: 1
391.281 1. Each applicant for employment or appointment 2
pursuant to this section or employee, except a teacher or other 3
person licensed by the Superintendent of Public Instruction, must, 4
before beginning his or her employment or appointment and at least 5
once every 5 years thereafter, submit to the school district: 6
(a) A full set of the applicant’s or employee’s fingerprints and 7
written permission authorizing the school district to forward the 8
fingerprints to the Central Repository for Nevada Records of 9
Criminal History for its report on the criminal history of the 10
applicant or employee and for submission to the Federal Bureau of 11
Investigation for its report on the criminal history of the applicant or 12
employee. 13
(b) Written authorization for the board of trustees of the school 14
district to obtain any information concerning the applicant or 15
employee that may be available from the Statewide Central Registry 16
and any equivalent registry maintained by a governmental entity in a 17
jurisdiction in which the applicant or employee has resided within 18
the immediately preceding 5 years. 19
2. In conducting an investigation into the background of an 20
applicant or employee, a school district may cooperate with any 21
appropriate law enforcement agency to obtain information relating 22
to the criminal history of the applicant or employee, including, 23
without limitation, any record of warrants for the arrest of or 24
applications for protective orders against the applicant or employee. 25
3. The board of trustees of a school district may use a 26
substantiated report of the abuse or neglect of a child, as defined in 27
NRS 392.281, or a violation of NRS 201.540, 201.560, 392.4633 or 28
394.366 obtained from the Statewide Central Registry or an 29
equivalent registry maintained by a governmental agency in another 30
jurisdiction: 31
(a) In making determinations concerning assignments, requiring 32
retraining, imposing discipline, hiring or termination; and 33
(b) In any proceedings to which the report is relevant, including, 34
without limitation, an action for trespass or a restraining order. 35
4. The board of trustees of a school district: 36
(a) May accept any gifts, grants and donations to carry out the 37
provisions of subsections 1 and 2. 38
(b) May not be held liable for damages resulting from any action 39
of the board of trustees authorized by subsection 2 or 3. 40
5. The board of trustees of a school district may employ or 41
appoint persons to serve as school police officers. If the board of 42
trustees of a school district employs or appoints persons to serve as 43
school police officers, the board of trustees shall employ a law 44
enforcement officer to serve as the chief of school police who is 45
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supervised by the superintendent of schools of the school district. 1
The chief of school police shall supervise each person appointed or 2
employed by the board of trustees as a school police officer, 3
including any school police officer that provides services to a 4
charter school pursuant to a contract entered into with the board of 5
trustees pursuant to NRS 388A.384. In addition, persons who 6
provide police services pursuant to subsection 6 or 7 shall be 7
deemed school police officers. 8
6. The board of trustees of a school district in a county that has 9
a metropolitan police department created pursuant to chapter 280 of 10
NRS may contract with the metropolitan police department for the 11
provision and supervision of police services in the public schools 12
within the jurisdiction of the metropolitan police department and on 13
property therein that is owned by the school district and on property 14
therein that is owned or occupied by a charter school if the board of 15
trustees has entered into a contract with the charter school for the 16
provision of school police officers pursuant to NRS 388A.384. If a 17
contract is entered into pursuant to this subsection, the contract must 18
make provision for the transfer of each school police officer 19
employed by the board of trustees to the metropolitan police 20
department. If the board of trustees of a school district contracts 21
with a metropolitan police department pursuant to this subsection, 22
the board of trustees shall, if applicable, cooperate with appropriate 23
local law enforcement agencies within the school district for the 24
provision and supervision of police services in the public schools 25
within the school district, including, without limitation, any charter 26
school with which the school district has entered into a contract for 27
the provision of school police officers pursuant to NRS 388A.384, 28
and on property owned by the school district and, if applicable, the 29
property owned or occupied by the charter school, but outside the 30
jurisdiction of the metropolitan police department. 31
7. The board of trustees of a school district in a county that 32
does not have a metropolitan police department created pursuant to 33
chapter 280 of NRS may contract with the sheriff of that county for 34
the provision of police services in the public schools within the 35
school district, including, without limitation, in any charter school 36
with which the board of trustees has entered into a contract for the 37
provision of school police officers pursuant to NRS 388A.384, and 38
on property therein that is owned by the school district and, if 39
applicable, the property owned or occupied by the charter school. 40
8. The board of trustees of a school district shall ensure that 41
each school police officer receives training in [the] : 42
(a) The prevention of suicide ; and 43
(b) Active assailant movement techniques, 44
before beginning his or her service as a school police officer. 45
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9. As used in this section, “active assailant movement 1
techniques” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 388.243. 2
Sec. 10. Chapter 439 of NRS is hereby amended by adding 3
thereto a new section to read as follows: 4
1. To the extent that money is available, and in consultation 5
with the Department, the Statewide Program for Suicide 6
Prevention shall develop and implement a safe firearm storage 7
education campaign to inform and educate purchasers of 8
firearms, licensed dealers, shooting ranges and safety instructors 9
about the safe storage of firearms and state requirements related 10
to the safe storage of firearms. 11
2. As part of the education campaign, the Statewide Program 12
for Suicide Prevention may: 13
(a) Develop and provide materials to local law enforcement 14
agencies and health care providers to assist with educating the 15
public about the safe storage of firearms and state requirements 16
related to the storage of firearms; 17
(b) Provide information to owners of firearms about programs 18
that assist with the cost of purchasing locking devices for firearms, 19
gun safes or other secure storage containers for firearms, 20
including, without limitation, programs that provide free or 21
reduced-price locking devices; and 22
(c) In furtherance of the goals of the education campaign, use 23
any publishing, radio or other advertising medium or any other 24
form of messaging deemed appropriate by the Department. 25
3. The Department shall provide information on the Internet 26
or network site developed pursuant to paragraph (i) of subsection 27
3 of NRS 439.511, information about community programs that 28
allow owners of firearms to voluntarily and temporarily store a 29
firearm at a secure location outside of the home, including, 30
without limitation, a licensed dealer, gun range or law 31
enforcement agency. 32
4. The Department may provide assistance to any local entity 33
that facilitates a program described in subsection 3. 34
5. The Department may accept gifts, grants and donations 35
from any source for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of 36
this section. 37
Sec. 11. NRS 439.511 is hereby amended to read as follows: 38
439.511 1. There is hereby created within the Department a 39
Statewide Program for Suicide Prevention. The Department shall 40
implement the Statewide Program for Suicide Prevention, which 41
must, without limitation: 42
(a) Create public awareness for issues relating to suicide 43
prevention; 44
(b) Build community networks; and 45
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(c) Carry out training programs for suicide prevention for law 1
enforcement personnel, providers of health care, school employees, 2
family members of veterans, members of the military and other 3
persons at risk of suicide and other persons who have contact with 4
persons at risk of suicide. 5
2. The Director shall employ a Coordinator of the Statewide 6
Program for Suicide Prevention. The Coordinator: 7
(a) Must have at least the following education and experience: 8
(1) A bachelor’s degree in social work, psychology, 9
sociology, counseling or a closely related field and 5 years or more 10
of work experience in behavioral health or a closely related field; or 11
(2) A master’s degree or a doctoral degree in social work, 12
psychology, sociology, counseling, public health or a closely related 13
field and 2 years or more of work experience in behavioral health or 14
a closely related field. 15
(b) Should have as many of the following characteristics as 16
possible: 17
(1) Significant professional experience in social services, 18
mental health or a closely related field; 19
(2) Knowledge of group behavior and dynamics, methods of 20
facilitation, community development, behavioral health treatment 21
and prevention programs, and community-based behavioral health 22
problems; 23
(3) Experience in working with diverse community groups 24
and constituents; and 25
(4) Experience in writing grants and technical reports. 26
3. The Coordinator shall: 27
(a) Provide educational activities to the general public relating to 28
suicide prevention; 29
(b) Provide training to persons who, as part of their usual 30
routine, have face-to-face contact with persons who may be at risk 31
of suicide, including, without limitation, training to recognize 32
persons at risk of suicide and providing information on how to refer 33
those persons for treatment or supporting services, as appropriate; 34
(c) To the extent that money is available for this purpose, 35
provide training to family members of veterans, members of the 36
military and other persons at risk of suicide, including, without 37
limitation, training in recognizing and productively interacting with 38
persons at risk of suicide and the manner in which to refer those 39
persons to persons professionally trained in suicide intervention and 40
prevention; 41
(d) Develop and carry out public awareness and media 42
campaigns in each county targeting groups of persons who are at 43
risk of suicide; 44
(e) Enhance crisis services relating to suicide prevention; 45
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(f) Link persons trained in the assessment of and intervention in 1
suicide with schools, public community centers, nursing homes and 2
other facilities serving persons most at risk of suicide; 3
(g) Coordinate the establishment of local advisory groups in 4
each county to support the efforts of the Statewide Program; 5
(h) Work with groups advocating suicide prevention, 6
community coalitions, managers of existing crisis hotlines that are 7
nationally accredited or certified, and staff members of mental 8
health agencies in this State to identify and address the barriers that 9
interfere with providing services to groups of persons who are at 10
risk of suicide, including, without limitation, elderly persons, Native 11
Americans, youths and residents of rural communities; 12
(i) Develop and maintain an Internet or network site with links 13
to appropriate resource documents, suicide hotlines that are 14
nationally accredited or certified, licensed professional personnel, 15
state and local mental health agencies and appropriate national 16
organizations; 17
(j) Post on the Internet or network site developed and 18
maintained pursuant to paragraph (i) any applicable law relating 19
to the negligent storage of a firearm, including, without limitation, 20
the crimes and penalties described in subsection 5 of NRS 202.300 21
and section 4 of this act; 22
(k) Review current research on data collection for factors related 23
to suicide and develop recommendations for improved systems of 24
surveillance and uniform collection of data; 25
[(k)] (l) Develop and submit proposals for funding from 26
agencies of the Federal Government and nongovernmental 27
organizations; [and 28
(l)] (m) Oversee and provide technical assistance to each person 29
employed to act as a trainer for suicide prevention pursuant to NRS 30
439.513 [.] ; and 31
(n) Develop and provide to licensed dealers, shooting ranges, 32
safety instructors and health care providers an information 33
pamphlet which includes information about any applicable law 34
relating to the negligent storage of a firearm, including, without 35
limitation, subsection 5 of NRS 202.300 and section 4 of this act. 36
4. As used in this section: 37
(a) “Internet or network site” means any identifiable site on the 38
Internet or on a network and includes, without limitation: 39
(1) A website or other similar site on the World Wide Web; 40
(2) A site that is identifiable through a Uniform Resource 41
Locator; and 42
(3) A site on a network that is owned, operated, administered 43
or controlled by a provider of Internet service. 44
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(b) “Systems of surveillance” means systems pursuant to which 1
the health conditions of the general public are regularly monitored 2
through systematic collection, evaluation and reporting of 3
measurable information to identify and understand trends relating to 4
suicide. 5
Sec. 12. (Deleted by amendment.) 6
Sec. 13. This act becomes effective on July 1, 2023. 7
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