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3 | 3 | | A.B. 125 |
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5 | 5 | | - *AB125* |
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7 | 7 | | ASSEMBLY BILL NO. 125–ASSEMBLYMEMBER FLANAGAN |
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9 | 9 | | PREFILED JANUARY 27, 2025 |
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10 | 10 | | ____________ |
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12 | 12 | | Referred to Committee on Government Affairs |
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14 | 14 | | SUMMARY—Revises provisions relating to public bodies. |
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15 | 15 | | (BDR 18-909) |
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17 | 17 | | FISCAL NOTE: Effect on Local Government: May have Fiscal Impact. |
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18 | 18 | | Effect on the State: Yes. |
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22 | 22 | | EXPLANATION – Matter in bolded italics is new; matter between brackets [omitted material] is material to be omitted. |
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25 | 25 | | AN ACT relating to governmental administration; requiring that the |
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26 | 26 | | location on the official website of the State for the posting |
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27 | 27 | | of notices by public bodies that is maintained by the |
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28 | 28 | | Department of Administration includes a place to display |
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29 | 29 | | certain information relating to meetings; and providing |
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30 | 30 | | other matters properly relating thereto. |
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31 | 31 | | Legislative Counsel’s Digest: |
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32 | 32 | | The Open Meeting Law requires that written notice of all meetings of a public 1 |
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33 | 33 | | body be given at least 3 working days before the meeting. (NRS 241.020) The 2 |
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34 | 34 | | notice must be posted, among other certain locations, on the location on the official 3 |
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35 | 35 | | website of the State that is maintained by the Department of Administration for the 4 |
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36 | 36 | | posting of notices by public bodies. (NRS 232.2175) This bill requires that a 5 |
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37 | 37 | | schedule of meetings of public bodies also be posted on the location on the official 6 |
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38 | 38 | | website of the State that is maintained by the Department. 7 |
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41 | 41 | | THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN |
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42 | 42 | | SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: |
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44 | 44 | | Section 1. NRS 232.2175 is hereby amended to read as 1 |
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45 | 45 | | follows: 2 |
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46 | 46 | | 232.2175 1. The Department shall establish and maintain a 3 |
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47 | 47 | | location on the official website of the State for the posting of notices 4 |
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48 | 48 | | by public bodies as required pursuant to NRS 241.020. The location 5 |
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49 | 49 | | must be identified on the official website of the State in a clear and 6 |
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50 | 50 | | conspicuous manner. 7 |
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51 | 51 | | – 2 – |
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54 | 54 | | - *AB125* |
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55 | 55 | | 2. The location established pursuant to subsection 1 must 1 |
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56 | 56 | | include [a] : 2 |
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57 | 57 | | (a) A place to post a schedule of meetings of public bodies that, 3 |
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58 | 58 | | without limitation, provides notice to the public of a meeting of a 4 |
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59 | 59 | | public body at least 3 working days before the meeting. 5 |
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60 | 60 | | (b) A place for the posting of electronic links to the Internet 6 |
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61 | 61 | | website or any electronic mail addresses, if available, of each public 7 |
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62 | 62 | | body which has posted a notice pursuant to NRS 241.020, from 8 |
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63 | 63 | | which a person may request the information and supporting 9 |
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64 | 64 | | materials that a public body must provide to a requester pursuant to 10 |
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65 | 65 | | NRS 241.020. 11 |
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66 | 66 | | 3. The Department shall provide for: 12 |
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67 | 67 | | (a) The transmission to the Department by public bodies of: 13 |
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68 | 68 | | (1) Notices required pursuant to NRS 241.020; [and] 14 |
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69 | 69 | | (2) Schedules of meetings of public bodies; and 15 |
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70 | 70 | | (3) The Internet website or any electronic mail addresses, if 16 |
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71 | 71 | | available, of a public body that has submitted a notice for posting on 17 |
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72 | 72 | | the official website of the State. 18 |
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73 | 73 | | (b) The timely and efficient posting of such notices , schedules 19 |
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74 | 74 | | and electronic links to addresses on the official website of Nevada. 20 |
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75 | 75 | | 4. The Department may adopt regulations to carry out the 21 |
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76 | 76 | | provisions of this section. 22 |
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