A.B. 506
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ASSEMBLY BILL NO. 506–COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS
MARCH 24, 2025
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Referred to Committee on Ways and Means
SUMMARY—Revises provisions relating to governmental
administration. (BDR 18-934)
FISCAL NOTE: Effect on Local Government: No.
Effect on the State: No.
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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 governmental administration; eliminating
certain reporting requirements to the Legislative Branch
of State Government; and providing other matters
properly relating thereto.
Legislative Counsel’s Digest:
Existing law creates the Interim Finance Committee, commonly known as IFC, 1
which is authorized to exercise certain powers only when the Legislature is not in a 2
regular or special session. (NRS 218E.400, 218E.405) 3
Section 1 of this bill eliminates the requirement that the Attorney General 4
submit annually to IFC an itemized statement of the income and expenditures for 5
the Registry Account created in the State General Fund for purposes of depositing 6
the fees paid by certain telephone solicitors. 7
Section 2 of this bill eliminates the requirement that the Executive Director of 8
the Office of Economic Development within the Office of the Governor submit an 9
annual report to IFC relating to the Catalyst Account and certain transferable tax 10
credits to promote economic development. 11
Section 3 of this bill eliminates the requirement that the Director of the 12
Department of Corrections submit a report to each meeting of IFC identifying any 13
accounts receivable relating to a program for the employment of offenders. 14
Existing law creates the Legislative Bureau of Educational Accountability and 15
Program Evaluation within the Fiscal Analysis Division of the Legislative Counsel 16
Bureau, which has certain duties relating to: (1) collecting and analyzing data; and 17
(2) conducting studies and analyses relating to the public education system within 18
the State. Existing law further requires the Legislative Bureau of Educational 19
Accountability and Program Evaluation to submit a written report of its findings on 20
such issues: (1) on or before October 1 of each even-numbered year to the Director 21
of the Legislative Counsel Bureau for transmission to the next regular session; and 22
(2) on or before October 1 of each odd-numbered year to the Director for 23
transmission to the Legislative Commission and the Joint Interim Standing 24
Committee on Education. (NRS 218E.625) Section 4 of this bill eliminates the 25
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requirement that the Bureau submit a written report of its findings on or before 26
October 1 of each odd-numbered year to the Director for transmission to the 27
Legislative Commission and the Joint Interim Standing Committee on Education. 28
Under existing law, any state employee or group of state employees may 29
submit to the Merit Award Board an employee suggestion, which is a proposal that 30
would: (1) reduce, eliminate or avoid state expenditures; or (2) improve the 31
operation of the State Government. (NRS 285.014, 285.050) Existing law requires 32
the Board to provide a report relating to employee suggestions to the Budget 33
Division of the Office of Finance and IFC not later than 90 days after the end of 34
each fiscal year ending on June 30 of an even-numbered year. (NRS 285.060) 35
Section 5 of this bill eliminates the requirement that such a report be submitted to 36
IFC. 37
Existing law requires each local government that enters into a performance 38
contract to submit a report that includes certain information relating to such 39
contracts to the Director of the Legislative Counsel Bureau for transmittal to the 40
Legislature if the Legislature is in session or to the Interim Finance Committee if 41
the Legislature is not in session. (NRS 332.431) Section 6 of this bill eliminates the 42
requirement that the report be submitted to IFC when the Legislature is not in 43
session. 44
Existing law requires that every 6 months the Purchasing Division of the 45
Department of Administration submit to the Legislature, if it is in session, or to IFC 46
and the Legislative Committee on Senior Citizens, Veterans and Adults with 47
Special Needs, if the Legislature is not in session, a report that includes certain 48
information relating to state purchasing contracts and local businesses owned and 49
operated by a veteran with a service-connected disability that submitted bids or 50
proposals on state purchasing contracts. (NRS 333.3368) Section 7 of this bill 51
eliminates the requirement that the report be submitted to IFC when the Legislature 52
is not in session. 53
Existing law requires that, at least once every 6 months, each board or 54
commission of this State and each institution of the Nevada System of Higher 55
Education that employs a consultant submit a report to IFC setting forth certain 56
information about the consultant. (NRS 333.705) Section 8 of this bill eliminates 57
this requirement. 58
Existing law requires the Board of Trustees of the College Savings Plans of 59
Nevada to prepare an annual report setting forth in appropriate detail an accounting 60
and a description of the financial condition of the Nevada Higher Education 61
Prepaid Tuition Trust Fund at the close of each fiscal year. The Board is required to 62
submit the report: (1) in odd-numbered years, to the Governor, the Senate Standing 63
Committee on Finance and the Assembly Standing Committee on Ways and 64
Means; and (2) in even-numbered years, to the Governor and IFC. (NRS 353B.170) 65
Section 9 of this bill eliminates the requirement that such a report be submitted to 66
IFC in even-numbered years. 67
Section 10 of this bill eliminates the requirement that the State Board of 68
Education submit, on a quarterly basis, a report to IFC on certain variances from 69
the pupil-teacher ratios that are requested by a school district. 70
Section 11 of this bill eliminates the requirement that the Department of Health 71
and Human Services report to IFC any applications for and the receipt of any gifts 72
or grants that the Department is authorized to accept for the establishment of a 73
program for child care. 74
Section 12 of this bill eliminates the requirement that each local air pollution 75
control agency that receives certain money from the Pollution Control Account 76
submit to IFC an annual report on the use of such money received. Section 13 of 77
this bill makes a conforming change to reflect the elimination of the requirement in 78
section 12. 79
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Existing law provides that if a judicial or administrative proceeding has been 80
initiated, by or on behalf of a person or another entity from outside of this State, 81
that could adversely affect or place in jeopardy a water right or supply of water 82
within this State, a local government may submit a request to the Director of the 83
State Department of Conservation and Natural Resources for a special distribution 84
by the Interim Finance Committee from the Contingency Account. IFC may make a 85
special distribution from the Contingency Account if it makes certain findings. The 86
recipient of such a special distribution is required to report to IFC upon the 87
expenditure of the money at such times and in such detail as is required by IFC. 88
(NRS 538.650) Section 14 of this bill eliminates such reporting requirements. 89
Existing law establishes an account known as the “Recovery Fund,” which is 90
administered by the State Contractor’s Board. (NRS 624.470) Existing law 91
authorizes certain injured persons who suffer actual damages as a result of an act or 92
omission of a residential contractor to receive payment for damages from the 93
Recovery Fund. (NRS 624.510) Existing law requires the Board, on or before 94
February 1 of each year, to prepare and submit to the Director of the Legislative 95
Counsel Bureau for transmittal to the appropriate legislative committee if the 96
Legislature is in session, or to the Interim Finance Committee if the Legislature is 97
not in session, a statement of the condition of the Recovery Fund that is prepared in 98
accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. (NRS 624.540) Section 99
15 of this bill: (1) eliminates the requirement that the Board submit this report to 100
IFC when the Legislature is not in session; and (2) requires the report to be 101
submitted in February of each odd-numbered year to the Director of the Legislative 102
Counsel Bureau for transmittal to the appropriate legislative committee. 103
Existing law requires the University of Nevada, Reno, School of Medicine to 104
establish a program for the evaluation and research of the medical use of cannabis 105
in the care and treatment of persons who have been diagnosed with a chronic or 106
debilitating medical condition. The School of Medicine is required, on a quarterly 107
basis, to report to IFC with respect to: (1) the progress made by the School of 108
Medicine in obtaining federal approval for the research program; and (2) if the 109
research program receives federal approval, the status of, activities of and 110
information received from the research program. (NRS 678C.700) Section 16 of 111
this bill eliminates this reporting requirement. 112
Section 17 of this bill eliminates the requirement that the Department of 113
Employment, Training and Rehabilitation and the Housing Division of the 114
Department of Business and Industry each submit a report to IFC at each meeting 115
held by IFC relating to certain contractual relationships with one or more nonprofit 116
collaboratives to carry out the State’s mission of creating new jobs in the fields of 117
energy efficiency and renewable energy by combining job training with 118
weatherization, energy retrofit applications or the development of renewable energy 119
plants. 120
Section 18 of this bill eliminates the requirement that the State Public Works 121
Board, each of the school districts and the Board of Regents of the University of 122
Nevada each provide a report to IFC which describes certain projects for 123
weatherization and retrofitting. 124
Existing law authorizes, under certain circumstances, the Public Utilities 125
Commission of Nevada to alter the organization of the Commission and reassign 126
responsibilities and duties of the sections of the Commission as the Commission 127
deems necessary. Before reorganizing, the Commission is required to submit the 128
plan for reorganization to: (1) the Director of the Legislative Counsel Bureau for 129
transmittal to the appropriate legislative committee and IFC; and (2) the Director of 130
the Office of Finance. (NRS 703.025) Section 19 of this bill eliminates the 131
requirement that the plan for reorganization be submitted to IFC. 132
Section 20 of this bill eliminates the requirement under the Clark County Sales 133
and Use Tax Act of 2005 that certain governing bodies submit a copy of a report 134
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relating to the proceeds from certain sales and use tax to the Director of the 135
Legislative Counsel Bureau for transmittal to IFC. 136
Section 21 of this bill repeals the requirement that a school district submit to 137
IFC at least once every 6 months a report concerning certain consultants employed 138
by the district. 139
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN
SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. NRS 228.630 is hereby amended to read as follows: 1
228.630 1. The Registry Account is hereby created in the 2
State General Fund for the use of the Attorney General. 3
2. All money collected by the Attorney General pursuant to 4
NRS 228.580 must be deposited in the State General Fund for credit 5
to the Registry Account. The interest and income earned on the 6
money in the Registry Account, after deducting any applicable 7
charges, must be credited to the Registry Account. 8
3. Expenditures from the Registry Account must be made only 9
to administer and enforce the provisions of NRS 228.500 to 10
228.640, inclusive. 11
4. The Attorney General shall administer the Registry Account. 12
All claims against the Registry Account must be paid as other 13
claims against the State are paid. 14
5. Any money remaining in the Registry Account at the end of 15
a fiscal year does not revert to the State General Fund, and the 16
balance in the Registry Account must be carried forward to the next 17
fiscal year. 18
6. [Each year,] Before each legislative session, the Attorney 19
General shall submit to the Legislature an itemized statement of the 20
income and expenditures for the Registry Account . [: 21
(a) To the Legislature, if the Legislature is in session; or 22
(b) To the Interim Finance Committee, if the Legislature is not 23
in session.] 24
Sec. 2. NRS 231.0535 is hereby amended to read as follows: 25
231.0535 1. On or before November 1 of each year, the 26
Executive Director shall submit a report that includes the 27
information required by this section to: 28
(a) The Governor; and 29
(b) The Director of the Legislative Counsel Bureau for 30
transmittal to [: 31
(1) The Interim Finance Committee if the report is received 32
during an odd-numbered year; or 33
(2) The] the next regular session of the Legislature . [if the 34
report is received during an even-numbered year.] 35
2. The report must include, without limitation: 36
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(a) The amount of all grants, gifts and donations of money to the 1
Catalyst Account created by NRS 231.1573 which have been 2
applied for and accepted from public and private sources; 3
(b) The amount of all grants and loans of money from the 4
Catalyst Account which have been approved by the Executive 5
Director or the Board pursuant to NRS 231.1577; 6
(c) The amount of all transferable tax credits which have been 7
approved by the Executive Director or the Board pursuant to 8
NRS 231.1555; 9
(d) The number of businesses which have been created or 10
expanded in this State, or which have located to this State, because 11
of grants and loans of money from the Catalyst Account approved 12
pursuant to NRS 231.1577 or transferable tax credits approved 13
pursuant to NRS 231.1555; and 14
(e) The number of jobs which have been created or saved 15
because of grants and loans of money from the Catalyst Account 16
approved pursuant to NRS 231.1577 or transferable tax credits 17
approved pursuant to NRS 231.1555. 18
Sec. 3. NRS 209.461 is hereby amended to read as follows: 19
209.461 1. The Director shall: 20
(a) To the greatest extent possible, approximate the normal 21
conditions of training and employment in the community. 22
(b) Except as otherwise provided in this section, to the extent 23
practicable, require each offender, except those whose behavior is 24
found by the Director to preclude participation, to spend 40 hours 25
each week in vocational training or employment, unless excused for 26
a medical reason or to attend educational classes in accordance with 27
NRS 209.396. The Director shall require as a condition of 28
employment that an offender sign an authorization for the 29
deductions from his or her wages made pursuant to NRS 209.463. 30
Authorization to make the deductions pursuant to NRS 209.463 is 31
implied from the employment of an offender and a signed 32
authorization from the offender is not required for the Director to 33
make the deductions pursuant to NRS 209.463. 34
(c) Use the earnings from services and manufacturing conducted 35
by the institutions and the money paid by private employers who 36
employ the offenders to offset the costs of operating the prison 37
system and to provide wages for the offenders being trained or 38
employed. 39
(d) Provide equipment, space and management for services and 40
manufacturing by offenders. 41
(e) Employ craftsmen and other personnel to supervise and 42
instruct offenders. 43
(f) Contract with governmental agencies and private employers 44
for the employment of offenders, including their employment on 45
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public works projects under contracts with the State and with local 1
governments. 2
(g) Contract for the use of offenders’ services and for the sale of 3
goods manufactured by offenders. 4
(h) On or before January 1, 2014, and every 5 years thereafter, 5
submit a report to the Director of the Legislative Counsel Bureau for 6
distribution to the Joint Interim Standing Committee on the 7
Judiciary. The report must include, without limitation, an analysis of 8
existing contracts with private employers for the employment of 9
offenders and the potential impact of those contracts on private 10
industry in this State. 11
[(i) Submit a report to each meeting of the Interim Finance 12
Committee identifying any accounts receivable related to a program 13
for the employment of offenders.] 14
2. Every program for the employment of offenders established 15
by the Director must: 16
(a) Employ the maximum number of offenders possible; 17
(b) Except as otherwise provided in NRS 209.192, provide for 18
the use of money produced by the program to reduce the cost of 19
maintaining the offenders in the institutions; 20
(c) Have an insignificant effect on the number of jobs available 21
to the residents of this State; and 22
(d) Provide occupational training for offenders. 23
3. An offender may not engage in vocational training, 24
employment or a business that requires or permits the offender to: 25
(a) Telemarket or conduct opinion polls by telephone; or 26
(b) Acquire, review, use or have control over or access to 27
personal information concerning any person who is not incarcerated. 28
4. Each fiscal year, the cumulative profits and losses, if any, of 29
the programs for the employment of offenders established by the 30
Director must result in a profit for the Department. The following 31
must not be included in determining whether there is a profit for the 32
Department: 33
(a) Fees credited to the Fund for Prison Industries pursuant to 34
NRS 482.268, any revenue collected by the Department for the 35
leasing of space, facilities or equipment within the institutions or 36
facilities of the Department, and any interest or income earned on 37
the money in the Fund for Prison Industries. 38
(b) The selling expenses of the Central Administrative Office of 39
the programs for the employment of offenders. As used in this 40
paragraph, “selling expenses” means delivery expenses, salaries of 41
sales personnel and related payroll taxes and costs, the costs of 42
advertising and the costs of display models. 43
(c) The general and administrative expenses of the Central 44
Administrative Office of the programs for the employment of 45
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offenders. As used in this paragraph, “general and administrative 1
expenses” means the salary of the Deputy Director of Industrial 2
Programs and the salaries of any other personnel of the Central 3
Administrative Office and related payroll taxes and costs, the costs 4
of telephone usage, and the costs of office supplies used and postage 5
used. 6
5. If any state-sponsored program incurs a net loss for 2 7
consecutive fiscal years, the Director shall appear before the Joint 8
Interim Standing Committee on the Judiciary to explain the reasons 9
for the net loss and provide a plan for the generation of a profit in 10
the next fiscal year. If the program does not generate a profit in the 11
third fiscal year, the Director shall take appropriate steps to resolve 12
the issue. 13
6. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, the Director 14
may, with the approval of the Board: 15
(a) Lease spaces and facilities within any institution of the 16
Department to private employers to be used for the vocational 17
training and employment of offenders. 18
(b) Grant to reliable offenders the privilege of leaving 19
institutions or facilities of the Department at certain times for the 20
purpose of vocational training or employment. 21
7. Before entering into any contract with a private employer for 22
the employment of offenders pursuant to subsection 1, the Director 23
shall obtain from the private employer: 24
(a) A personal guarantee to secure an amount fixed by the 25
Director of: 26
(1) For a contract that does not relate to construction, not less 27
than 25 percent of the prorated annual amount of the contract but 28
not more than 100 percent of the prorated annual amount of the 29
contract, a surety bond made payable to the State of Nevada in an 30
amount fixed by the Director of not less than 25 percent of the 31
prorated annual amount of the contract but not more than 100 32
percent of the prorated annual amount of the contract and 33
conditioned upon the faithful performance of the contract in 34
accordance with the terms and conditions of the contract; or 35
(2) For a contract that relates to construction, not less than 36
100 percent of the prorated annual amount of the contract, a surety 37
bond made payable to the State of Nevada in an amount fixed by the 38
Director of not less than 100 percent of the prorated annual amount 39
of the contract and conditioned upon the faithful performance of the 40
contract in accordance with the terms and conditions of the contract, 41
or a security agreement to secure any debt, obligation or other 42
liability of the private employer under the contract, including, 43
without limitation, lease payments, wages earned by offenders and 44
compensation earned by personnel of the Department. The Director 45
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shall appear before the Joint Interim Standing Committee on the 1
Judiciary to explain the reasons for the amount fixed by the Director 2
for any personal guarantee or surety bond. 3
(b) A detailed written analysis on the estimated impact of the 4
contract on private industry in this State. The written analysis must 5
include, without limitation: 6
(1) The number of private companies in this State currently 7
providing the types of products and services offered in the proposed 8
contract. 9
(2) The number of residents of this State currently employed 10
by such private companies. 11
(3) The number of offenders that would be employed under 12
the contract. 13
(4) The skills that the offenders would acquire under the 14
contract. 15
8. The provisions of this chapter do not create a right on behalf 16
of the offender to employment or to receive the federal or state 17
minimum wage for any employment and do not establish a basis for 18
any cause of action against the State or its officers or employees for 19
employment of an offender or for payment of the federal or state 20
minimum wage to an offender. 21
9. As used in this section, “state-sponsored program” means a 22
program for the vocational training or employment of offenders 23
which does not include a contract of employment with a private 24
employer. 25
Sec. 4. NRS 218E.625 is hereby amended to read as follows: 26
218E.625 1. The Legislative Bureau of Educational 27
Accountability and Program Evaluation is hereby created within the 28
Fiscal Analysis Division. The Fiscal Analysts shall appoint to the 29
Legislative Bureau of Educational Accountability and Program 30
Evaluation a Chief and such other personnel as the Fiscal Analysts 31
determine are necessary for the Bureau to carry out its duties 32
pursuant to this section. 33
2. The Bureau shall, as the Fiscal Analysts determine is 34
necessary or at the request of the Joint Interim Standing Committee 35
on Education: 36
(a) Collect and analyze data and issue written reports 37
concerning: 38
(1) The effectiveness of the provisions of chapter 385A of 39
NRS in improving the accountability of the schools of this State; 40
(2) The statewide program to reduce the ratio of pupils per 41
class per licensed teacher prescribed in NRS 388.700, 388.710 and 42
388.720; 43
(3) The statewide program to educate persons with 44
disabilities that is set forth in NRS 388.5223 to 388.5243, inclusive; 45
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(4) The results of the examinations of the National 1
Assessment of Educational Progress that are administered pursuant 2
to NRS 390.830; and 3
(5) Any program or legislative measure, the purpose of 4
which is to reform the system of education within this State. 5
(b) Conduct studies and analyses to evaluate the performance 6
and progress of the system of public education within this State. 7
Such studies and analyses may be conducted: 8
(1) As the Fiscal Analysts determine are necessary; or 9
(2) At the request of the Legislature. 10
This paragraph does not prohibit the Bureau from contracting 11
with a person or entity to conduct studies and analyses on behalf of 12
the Bureau. 13
(c) On or before October 1 of each even-numbered year, submit 14
a written report of its findings pursuant to paragraphs (a) and (b) to 15
the Director for transmission to the next regular session. [The 16
Bureau shall, on or before October 1 of each odd-numbered year, 17
submit a written report of its findings pursuant to paragraphs (a) and 18
(b) to the Director for transmission to the Legislative Commission 19
and to the Joint Interim Standing Committee on Education.] 20
3. The Bureau may, pursuant to NRS 218F.620, require a 21
school, a school district, the Nevada System of Higher Education or 22
the Department of Education to submit to the Bureau books, papers, 23
records and other information that the Chief of the Bureau 24
determines are necessary to carry out the duties of the Bureau 25
pursuant to this section. An entity whom the Bureau requests to 26
produce records or other information shall provide the records or 27
other information in any readily available format specified by the 28
Bureau. 29
4. Except as otherwise provided in this subsection and NRS 30
239.0115, any information obtained by the Bureau pursuant to this 31
section shall be deemed a work product that is confidential pursuant 32
to NRS 218F.150. The Bureau may, at the discretion of the Chief 33
and after submission to the Legislature , [or Legislative 34
Commission, as appropriate,] publish reports of its findings pursuant 35
to paragraphs (a) and (b) of subsection 2. 36
5. This section does not prohibit the Department of Education 37
or the State Board of Education from conducting analyses, 38
submitting reports or otherwise reviewing educational programs in 39
this State. 40
Sec. 5. NRS 285.060 is hereby amended to read as follows: 41
285.060 1. Upon receiving an employee suggestion pursuant 42
to NRS 285.050, the Secretary of the Board shall: 43
(a) Record and acknowledge receipt of the employee suggestion; 44
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(b) Notify the state employee or each state employee of a group 1
of state employees who submitted the employee suggestion of any 2
undue delays in the consideration of the employee suggestion; and 3
(c) Refer the employee suggestion at once to the head of the 4
state agency or agencies affected, or his or her designee, for 5
consideration. 6
2. Within 30 days after receiving an employee suggestion that 7
is referred pursuant to subsection 1, the head of the state agency, or 8
his or her designee, shall report his or her findings and, if applicable, 9
recommendations to the Board unless the Board has, for good cause, 10
extended the period. The report must indicate: 11
(a) Whether the employee suggestion has been adopted. 12
(b) If adopted: 13
(1) The day on which the employee suggestion was put into 14
practice. 15
(2) The actual or estimated reduction, elimination or 16
avoidance of state expenditures or any improvement in the operation 17
of the State Government made possible by the employee suggestion. 18
(3) If the employee suggestion was submitted by a group of 19
state employees, a recommendation of the distribution of any 20
potential award made pursuant to NRS 285.070 to each state 21
employee in the group. Such a distribution must be made in equal 22
proportion to each state employee in the group. 23
(c) If rejected, the reasons for rejection. 24
(d) If applicable, whether legislation will be required before the 25
employee suggestion may be adopted. 26
3. The Board shall: 27
(a) Review the findings and, if applicable, recommendations of 28
the state agency and may obtain additional information or take such 29
other action as is necessary for prompt, thorough and impartial 30
consideration of each employee suggestion. 31
(b) Evaluate each employee suggestion, taking into 32
consideration any action by the state agency, staff recommendations 33
and the objectives of the Merit Award Program. 34
(c) Monitor the efficacy and progress of employee suggestions 35
that have been adopted and put into practice. 36
(d) Provide a report to the Budget Division of the Office of 37
Finance [and the Interim Finance Committee] not later than 90 days 38
after the end of each fiscal year ending on June 30 of an even-39
numbered year summarizing, for that fiscal year and the previous 40
fiscal year: 41
(1) The employee suggestions that were rejected by state 42
agencies. 43
(2) The employee suggestions that were adopted by state 44
agencies and detailing any actual reduction, elimination or 45
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avoidance of state expenditures or any improvement in the operation 1
of the State Government made possible by the employee suggestion. 2
(3) Any legislation required to be enacted before an 3
employee suggestion may be adopted. 4
Sec. 6. NRS 332.431 is hereby amended to read as follows: 5
332.431 1. Each local government that enters into a 6
performance contract pursuant to NRS 332.300 to 332.440, 7
inclusive, shall, on or before February 1 of each year, prepare and 8
submit a report to the Director of the Legislative Counsel Bureau for 9
transmittal to the Legislature . [if the Legislature is in session, or to 10
the Interim Finance Committee if the Legislature is not in session.] 11
2. The report required pursuant to subsection 1 must include, 12
without limitation: 13
(a) The status of the construction and financing of the operating 14
cost-savings measures described in the performance contract. 15
(b) The cumulative amount of operating cost-savings that have 16
resulted from the operating cost-savings measures. 17
(c) The amount of operating cost-savings that are projected for 18
the future. 19
(d) Any other information required by the Legislature . [or 20
Interim Finance Committee.] 21
Sec. 7. NRS 333.3368 is hereby amended to read as follows: 22
333.3368 The Purchasing Division shall, every 6 months, 23
submit to the Legislature, if it is in session, or to [the Interim 24
Finance Committee and] the Legislative Committee on Senior 25
Citizens, Veterans and Adults with Special Needs created by NRS 26
218E.750, if the Legislature is not in session, a report which must 27
contain, for the period since the submission of the last report: 28
1. The number of state purchasing contracts that were subject 29
to the provisions of NRS 333.3361 to 333.3369, inclusive. 30
2. The total dollar amount of state purchasing contracts that 31
were subject to the provisions of NRS 333.3361 to 333.3369, 32
inclusive. 33
3. The number of local businesses owned and operated by 34
veterans with service-connected disabilities that submitted a bid or 35
proposal on a state purchasing contract. 36
4. The number of state purchasing contracts that were awarded 37
to local businesses owned and operated by veterans with service-38
connected disabilities. 39
5. The total number of dollars’ worth of state purchasing 40
contracts that were awarded to local businesses owned and operated 41
by veterans with service-connected disabilities. 42
6. Any other information deemed relevant by the Director of 43
the Legislative Counsel Bureau. 44
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Sec. 8. NRS 333.705 is hereby amended to read as follows: 1
333.705 1. Except as otherwise provided in this section, a 2
using agency shall not enter into a contract with a person to provide 3
services for the using agency if: 4
(a) The person is a current employee of an agency of this State; 5
(b) The person is a former employee of an agency of this State 6
and less than 2 years have expired since the termination of the 7
person’s employment with the State; or 8
(c) The person is employed by the Department of Transportation 9
for a transportation project that is entirely funded by federal money 10
and the term of the contract is for more than 4 years, 11
unless the using agency submits a written disclosure to the State 12
Board of Examiners indicating the services to be provided pursuant 13
to the contract and the person who will be providing those services 14
and, after reviewing the disclosure, the State Board of Examiners 15
approves entering into a contract with the person. The requirements 16
of this subsection apply to any person employed by a business or 17
other entity that enters into a contract to provide services for a using 18
agency if the person will be performing or producing the services 19
for which the business or entity is employed. 20
2. The provisions of paragraph (b) of subsection 1 apply to 21
employment through a temporary employment service. A temporary 22
employment service providing employees for a using agency shall 23
provide the using agency with the names of the employees to be 24
provided to the agency. The State Board of Examiners shall not 25
approve a contract pursuant to paragraph (b) of subsection 1 unless 26
the Board determines that one or more of the following 27
circumstances exist: 28
(a) The person provides services that are not provided by any 29
other employee of the using agency or for which a critical labor 30
shortage exists; or 31
(b) A short-term need or unusual economic circumstance exists 32
for the using agency to contract with the person. 33
3. The approval by the State Board of Examiners to contract 34
with a person pursuant to subsection 1: 35
(a) May occur at the same time and in the same manner as the 36
approval by the State Board of Examiners of a proposed contract 37
pursuant to subsection 7 of NRS 333.700; and 38
(b) Must occur before the date on which the contract becomes 39
binding on the using agency. 40
4. A using agency may contract with a person pursuant to 41
paragraph (a) or (b) of subsection 1 without obtaining the approval 42
of the State Board of Examiners if the term of the contract is for less 43
than 4 months and the head of the using agency determines that an 44
emergency exists which necessitates the contract. If a using agency 45
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contracts with a person pursuant to this subsection, the using agency 1
shall submit a copy of the contract and a description of the 2
emergency to the State Board of Examiners, which shall review the 3
contract and the description of the emergency and notify the using 4
agency whether the State Board of Examiners would have approved 5
the contract if it had not been entered into pursuant to this 6
subsection. 7
5. Except as otherwise provided in subsection [9,] 8, a using 8
agency shall, not later than 10 days after the end of each fiscal 9
quarter, report to the Interim Finance Committee concerning all 10
contracts to provide services for the using agency that were entered 11
into by the using agency during the fiscal quarter with a person who 12
is a current or former employee of a department, division or other 13
agency of this State. 14
6. Except as otherwise provided in subsection [9,] 8, a using 15
agency shall not contract with a temporary employment service 16
unless the contracting process is controlled by rules of open 17
competitive bidding. 18
7. [Each board or commission of this State and each institution 19
of the Nevada System of Higher Education that employs a 20
consultant shall, at least once every 6 months, submit to the Interim 21
Finance Committee a report setting forth: 22
(a) The number of consultants employed by the board, 23
commission or institution; 24
(b) The purpose for which the board, commission or institution 25
employs each consultant; 26
(c) The amount of money or other remuneration received by 27
each consultant from the board, commission or institution; and 28
(d) The length of time each consultant has been employed by the 29
board, commission or institution. 30
8.] A using agency, board or commission of this State and each 31
institution of the Nevada System of Higher Education: 32
(a) Shall make every effort to limit the number of contracts it 33
enters into with persons to provide services which have a term of 34
more than 2 years and which are in the amount of less than 35
$1,000,000; and 36
(b) Shall not enter into a contract with a person to provide 37
services without ensuring that the person is in active and good 38
standing with the Secretary of State. 39
[9.] 8. The provisions of subsections 1 to 6, inclusive, do not 40
apply to: 41
(a) The Nevada System of Higher Education or a board or 42
commission of this State. 43
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(b) The employment of professional engineers by the 1
Department of Transportation if those engineers are employed for a 2
transportation project that is entirely funded by federal money. 3
(c) Contracts in the amount of $1,000,000 or more entered into: 4
(1) Pursuant to the State Plan for Medicaid established 5
pursuant to NRS 422.063. 6
(2) For financial services. 7
(3) Pursuant to the Public Employees’ Benefits Program. 8
(d) The employment of a person by a business or entity which is 9
a provider of services under the State Plan for Medicaid and which 10
provides such services on a fee-for-service basis or through 11
managed care. 12
(e) The employment of a former employee of an agency of this 13
State who is not receiving retirement benefits under the Public 14
Employees’ Retirement System during the duration of the contract. 15
Sec. 9. NRS 353B.170 is hereby amended to read as follows: 16
353B.170 The Board shall: 17
1. Prepare an annual report setting forth in appropriate detail an 18
accounting of the Trust Fund and a description of the financial 19
condition of the Trust Fund at the close of each fiscal year, 20
including, without limitation, a statement of projected receipts, 21
disbursements and operating costs of the Trust Fund. 22
2. Submit the report prepared pursuant to subsection 1 on or 23
before March 31 of each year: 24
(a) In odd-numbered years, to the Governor, the Senate Standing 25
Committee on Finance and the Assembly Standing Committee on 26
Ways and Means. 27
(b) In even-numbered years, to the Governor . [and the Interim 28
Finance Committee.] 29
Sec. 10. NRS 388.700 is hereby amended to read as follows: 30
388.700 1. Except as otherwise provided in this section, for 31
each school quarter of a school year, the ratio in each school district 32
of pupils per licensed teacher designated to teach, on a full-time 33
basis, in classes where core curriculum is taught: 34
(a) In kindergarten and grades 1 and 2, must not exceed 16 to 1, 35
and in grade 3, must not exceed 18 to 1; or 36
(b) If a plan is approved pursuant to subsection 3 of NRS 37
388.720, must not exceed the ratio set forth in that plan for the grade 38
levels specified in the plan. 39
In determining this ratio, all licensed educational personnel who 40
teach a grade level specified in paragraph (a) or a grade level 41
specified in a plan that is approved pursuant to subsection 3 of NRS 42
388.720, as applicable for the school district, must be counted 43
except teachers of art, music, physical education or special 44
education, teachers who teach one or two specific subject areas to 45
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more than one classroom of pupils, counselors, librarians, 1
administrators, deans, specialists, any administrators or other 2
licensed educational personnel, including, without limitation, 3
counselors, coaches and special education teachers, who may be 4
present in a classroom but do not teach every pupil in the classroom 5
and teachers who are not actively teaching pupils during a class 6
period or who do not teach a subject area for which the ratio of 7
pupils per licensed teacher is being determined. 8
2. A school district may, within the limits of any plan adopted 9
pursuant to NRS 388.720, assign a pupil whose enrollment in a 10
grade occurs after the end of a quarter during the school year to any 11
existing class regardless of the number of pupils in the class if the 12
school district requests and is approved for a variance from the State 13
Board pursuant to subsection 4. 14
3. Each school district that includes one or more elementary 15
schools which exceed the ratio of pupils per class during any quarter 16
of a school year, as reported to the Department pursuant to 17
NRS 388.725: 18
(a) Set forth in subsection 1; 19
(b) Prescribed in conjunction with a legislative appropriation for 20
the support of the class-size reduction program; or 21
(c) Defined by a legislatively approved alternative class-size 22
reduction plan, if applicable to that school district, 23
must request a variance for each such school for the next quarter 24
of the current school year if a quarter remains in that school year or 25
for the next quarter of the succeeding school year, as applicable, 26
from the State Board by providing a written statement that includes 27
the reasons for the request, the justification for exceeding the 28
applicable prescribed ratio of pupils per class and a plan of actions 29
that the school district will take to reduce the ratio of pupils per 30
class. 31
4. The State Board may grant to a school district a variance 32
from the limitation on the number of pupils per class set forth in 33
paragraph (a), (b) or (c) of subsection 3 for good cause, including 34
the lack of available financial support specifically set aside for the 35
reduction of pupil-teacher ratios. 36
5. [The State Board shall, on a quarterly basis, submit a report 37
to the Interim Finance Committee on each variance requested by a 38
school district pursuant to subsection 4 during the preceding quarter 39
and, if a variance was granted, an identification of each elementary 40
school for which a variance was granted and the specific 41
justification for the variance. 42
6.] The State Board shall, on or before February 1 of each odd-43
numbered year, submit a report to the Legislature on: 44
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(a) Each variance requested by a school district pursuant to 1
subsection 4 during the preceding biennium and, if a variance was 2
granted, an identification of each elementary school for which 3
variance was granted and the specific justification for the variance. 4
(b) The data reported to it by the various school districts 5
pursuant to subsection 2 of NRS 388.710, including an explanation 6
of that data, and the current pupil-teacher ratios per class in the 7
grade levels specified in paragraph (a) of subsection 1 or the grade 8
levels specified in a plan that is approved pursuant to subsection 3 9
of NRS 388.720, as applicable for the school district. 10
[7.] 6. The Department shall, on or before November 15 of 11
each year, report to the Chief of the Budget Division of the Office of 12
Finance and the Fiscal Analysis Division of the Legislative Counsel 13
Bureau: 14
(a) The number of teachers employed full-time; 15
(b) The number of teachers employed in order to attain the ratio 16
required by subsection 1; 17
(c) The number of substitute teachers filling vacancies or long-18
term positions; 19
(d) The number of pupils enrolled; and 20
(e) The number of teachers assigned to teach in the same 21
classroom with another teacher or in any other arrangement other 22
than one teacher assigned to one classroom of pupils, 23
during the current school year in the grade levels specified in 24
paragraph (a) of subsection 1 or the grade levels specified in a plan 25
that is approved pursuant to subsection 3 of NRS 388.720, as 26
applicable, for each school district. 27
[8.] 7. The provisions of this section do not apply to a charter 28
school or to a program of distance education provided pursuant to 29
NRS 388.820 to 388.874, inclusive. 30
Sec. 11. NRS 432A.055 is hereby amended to read as follows: 31
432A.055 [1.] Subject to the provisions of chapter 353 of 32
NRS, the Department may accept gifts and grants of money, 33
property and services for the establishment of a program for child 34
care. 35
[2. The Department shall report to the Interim Finance 36
Committee any applications for, and the receipt of, any gifts or 37
grants pursuant to subsection 1.] 38
Sec. 12. NRS 445B.830 is hereby amended to read as follows: 39
445B.830 1. In areas of the State where and when a program 40
is commenced pursuant to NRS 445B.770 to 445B.815, inclusive, 41
the following fees must be paid to the Department of Motor 42
Vehicles and accounted for in the Pollution Control Account, which 43
is hereby created in the State General Fund: 44
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(a) For the issuance and annual renewal of a license for an 1
authorized inspection station, authorized station or fleet 2
station ............................................................................................ $25 3
(b) For each set of 25 forms certifying emission control 4
compliance .................................................................................... 150 5
(c) For each form issued to a fleet station ................................... 6 6
2. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 6, and after 7
deduction of the amounts distributed pursuant to subsections 4 and 8
[7,] 6, money in the Pollution Control Account may, pursuant to 9
legislative appropriation or with the approval of the Interim Finance 10
Committee, be expended by the following agencies in the following 11
order of priority: 12
(a) The Department of Motor Vehicles to carry out the 13
provisions of NRS 445B.770 to 445B.845, inclusive. 14
(b) The State Department of Conservation and Natural 15
Resources to carry out the provisions of this chapter. 16
(c) The State Department of Agriculture to carry out the 17
provisions of NRS 590.010 to 590.150, inclusive. 18
(d) Local air pollution control agencies in nonattainment or 19
maintenance areas for an air pollutant for which air quality criteria 20
have been issued pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 7408, for programs related 21
to the improvement of the quality of the air. 22
(e) The Tahoe Regional Planning Agency to carry out the 23
provisions of NRS 277.200 with respect to the preservation and 24
improvement of air quality in the Lake Tahoe Basin. 25
3. The Department of Motor Vehicles may prescribe by 26
regulation routine fees for inspection at the prevailing shop labor 27
rate, including, without limitation, maximum charges for those fees, 28
and for the posting of those fees in a conspicuous place at an 29
authorized inspection station or authorized station. 30
4. The Department of Motor Vehicles shall make quarterly 31
distributions of money in the Pollution Control Account to local air 32
pollution control agencies in nonattainment or maintenance areas for 33
an air pollutant for which air quality criteria have been issued 34
pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 7408. The distributions of money made to 35
agencies in a county pursuant to this subsection must be made from 36
an amount of money in the Pollution Control Account that is equal 37
to one-sixth of the amount received for each form issued in the 38
county pursuant to subsection 1. 39
5. [Each local air pollution control agency that receives money 40
pursuant to subsections 4, 6 and 7 shall, not later than 45 days after 41
the end of the fiscal year in which the money is received, submit to 42
the Director of the Legislative Counsel Bureau for transmittal to the 43
Interim Finance Committee a report on the use of the money 44
received. 45
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6.] The Department of Motor Vehicles shall make annual 1
distributions of excess money in the Pollution Control Account to 2
local air pollution control agencies in nonattainment or maintenance 3
areas for an air pollutant for which air quality criteria have been 4
issued pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 7408, for programs related to the 5
improvement of the quality of the air. The distributions of excess 6
money made to local air pollution control agencies in a county 7
pursuant to this subsection must be made in an amount 8
proportionate to the number of forms issued in the county pursuant 9
to subsection 1. As used in this subsection, “excess money” means 10
the money in excess of $1,000,000 remaining in the Pollution 11
Control Account at the end of the fiscal year, after deduction of the 12
amounts distributed pursuant to subsections 4 and [7] 6 and any 13
disbursements made from the Account pursuant to subsection 2. 14
[7.] 6. If a board of county commissioners imposes an 15
additional fee pursuant to subsection 1 of NRS 445B.834, the 16
Department of Motor Vehicles shall: 17
(a) Upon receiving the notification pursuant to subsection 2 of 18
NRS 445B.834, collect the additional fee on behalf of the county 19
and account separately for money from the additional fee in the 20
Pollution Control Account; and 21
(b) Make quarterly distributions of the money in the Pollution 22
Control Account attributable to each county whose board of county 23
commissioners imposed the additional fee. The distributions made 24
pursuant to this paragraph must be equal to the amount of money 25
collected on behalf of the county pursuant to the additional fee 26
imposed by the board of county commissioners of the county. 27
[8.] 7. The Department of Motor Vehicles shall provide for the 28
creation of an advisory committee consisting of representatives of 29
state and local agencies involved in the control of emissions from 30
motor vehicles. The committee shall: 31
(a) Establish goals and objectives for the program for control of 32
emissions from motor vehicles; 33
(b) Identify areas where funding should be made available; and 34
(c) Review and make recommendations concerning regulations 35
adopted pursuant to NRS 445B.770. 36
Sec. 13. NRS 445B.834 is hereby amended to read as follows: 37
445B.834 1. The board of county commissioners of a county 38
whose population is 100,000 or more may by ordinance impose an 39
additional fee for each form certifying emission control compliance. 40
2. If a board of county commissioners imposes an additional 41
fee pursuant to subsection 1, the board of county commissioners 42
shall notify the Department of Motor Vehicles for the purposes of 43
collecting and distributing the additional fee pursuant to subsection 44
[7] 6 of NRS 445B.830. 45
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3. If a board of county commissioners imposes an additional 1
fee pursuant to subsection 1, the board shall: 2
(a) Subject to the provisions of paragraph (b), use any money 3
received from the additional fee to support the programs of local air 4
pollution control agencies to reduce emissions from a motor vehicle; 5
and 6
(b) Allocate at least 50 percent of any money received from the 7
additional fee to support the programs of local air pollution control 8
agencies to reduce emissions from a motor vehicle for the benefit of 9
historically underserved communities. 10
4. As used in this section: 11
(a) “Additional fee” does not include any fee that is imposed 12
pursuant to paragraph (a), (b) or (c) of subsection 1 of 13
NRS 445B.830. 14
(b) “Block” means the smallest geographical unit whose 15
boundaries were designated by the Bureau of the Census of the 16
United States Department of Commerce in its topographically 17
integrated geographic encoding and referencing system. 18
(c) “Block group” means a combination of blocks whose 19
numbers begin with the same digit. 20
(d) “Census tract” means a combination of block groups. 21
(e) “Historically underserved community” means: 22
(1) A census tract: 23
(I) Designated as a qualified census tract by the United 24
States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development pursuant to 26 25
U.S.C. § 42(d)(5)(B)(ii); or 26
(II) In which, in the immediately preceding census, at 27
least 20 percent of households were not proficient in the English 28
language; 29
(2) A community in this State with at least one public school: 30
(I) In which 75 percent or more of the enrolled pupils in 31
the school are eligible for free or reduced-price lunches pursuant to 32
42 U.S.C. §§ 1751 et seq.; or 33
(II) That participates in universal meal service in high 34
poverty areas pursuant to Section 104 of the Healthy, Hunger-Free 35
Kids Act of 2010, Public Law 111-296; or 36
(3) A community in this State located on qualified tribal 37
land, as defined in NRS 370.0325. 38
Sec. 14. NRS 538.650 is hereby amended to read as follows: 39
538.650 1. If a judicial or administrative proceeding has been 40
initiated, by or on behalf of a person or other entity from outside of 41
this state, that could adversely affect or place in jeopardy a water 42
right or supply of water within this state, a local government may 43
submit a request to the Director of the State Department of 44
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Conservation and Natural Resources for a special distribution by the 1
Interim Finance Committee from the Contingency Account. 2
2. The Director of the State Department of Conservation and 3
Natural Resources shall consider the request, may require from the 4
requester such additional information as it deems appropriate, and 5
shall, if the Director finds that a special distribution should be made, 6
request approval from the State Board of Examiners and amount of 7
the distribution to the Interim Finance Committee for its 8
independent evaluation and action. The Interim Finance Committee 9
is not bound to follow the recommendation of the State Board of 10
Examiners or the Director of the State Department of Conservation 11
and Natural Resources. 12
3. The State Board of Examiners and the Director of the State 13
Department of Conservation and Natural Resources shall transmit 14
its recommendation to the Director of the Legislative Counsel 15
Bureau, who shall notify the Chair of the Interim Finance 16
Committee. The Chair shall call a meeting of the Committee to 17
consider the recommendation. 18
4. The Interim Finance Committee may make a special 19
distribution from the Contingency Account if it finds that: 20
(a) The grant will be expended to assist local governments in the 21
defense and protection of water rights and supplies of water, on 22
behalf of the people of this state, from any challenge or 23
encroachment originating outside of this state; and 24
(b) The requester will provide an amount of money, at least 25
equal to the grant, for the same purpose. 26
5. The recipient of a special distribution made pursuant to this 27
section: 28
(a) Shall provide an amount of money at least equal to the 29
allocation which must be used for the same purpose. 30
(b) May, in accomplishing the public purpose set forth in 31
paragraph (a) of subsection 4, use the money to employ legal 32
counsel and other consultants necessary to participate in or negotiate 33
the settlement of judicial or administrative proceedings concerning 34
water rights or supplies of water. 35
[(c) Shall report to the Interim Finance Committee upon the 36
expenditure of the money at such times and in such detail as is 37
required by the Interim Finance Committee.] 38
6. The total of the special distributions made by the Interim 39
Finance Committee pursuant to this section must not exceed 40
$250,000 during each biennium. Any money distributed pursuant to 41
this section that is not expended for the purpose for which it was 42
distributed reverts to the Contingency Account at such time as is 43
specified by the Interim Finance Committee. 44
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7. As used in this section, “local government” means a political 1
subdivision of this state, including, without limitation, a city, 2
county, irrigation district, water district or water conservancy 3
district. 4
Sec. 15. NRS 624.540 is hereby amended to read as follows: 5
624.540 1. The Board shall: 6
(a) On or before February 1 of each odd-numbered year, prepare 7
and submit to the Director of the Legislative Counsel Bureau for 8
transmittal to the appropriate legislative committee [if the 9
Legislature is in session, or to the Interim Finance Committee if the 10
Legislature is not in session,] a statement of the condition of the 11
account that is prepared in accordance with generally accepted 12
accounting principles. 13
(b) Employ accountants as necessary for the performance of the 14
duties set forth in this section and pay any related expenses from the 15
money in the account. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, 16
the expenditures made by the Board pursuant to this paragraph must 17
not exceed $10,000 in any fiscal year. 18
(c) Employ or contract with persons and procure necessary 19
equipment, supplies and services to be paid from or purchased with 20
the money in the account as may be necessary to monitor or process 21
claims filed by injured persons that may result in a recovery from 22
the account. 23
2. Any interest earned on the money in the account must be 24
credited to the account. The Board may expend the interest earned 25
on the money in the account to increase public awareness of the 26
account. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, the 27
expenditures made by the Board for this purpose must not exceed 28
$50,000 in any fiscal year. 29
3. The total expenditures made by the Board pursuant to this 30
section must not exceed 10 percent of the account in any fiscal year. 31
Sec. 16. NRS 678C.700 is hereby amended to read as follows: 32
678C.700 1. The University of Nevada, Reno, School of 33
Medicine shall establish a program for the evaluation and research 34
of the medical use of cannabis in the care and treatment of persons 35
who have been diagnosed with a chronic or debilitating medical 36
condition. 37
2. Before the School of Medicine establishes a program 38
pursuant to subsection 1, the School of Medicine shall aggressively 39
seek and must receive approval of the program by the Federal 40
Government pursuant to 21 U.S.C. § 823 or other applicable 41
provisions of federal law, to allow the creation of a federally 42
approved research program for the use and distribution of cannabis 43
for medical purposes. 44
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3. A research program established pursuant to this section must 1
include residents of this State who volunteer to act as participants 2
and subjects, as determined by the School of Medicine. 3
4. A resident of this State who wishes to serve as a participant 4
and subject in a research program established pursuant to this 5
section may notify the School of Medicine and may apply to 6
participate by submitting an application on a form prescribed by the 7
Department of Administration of the School of Medicine. 8
[5. The School of Medicine shall, on a quarterly basis, report to 9
the Interim Finance Committee with respect to: 10
(a) The progress made by the School of Medicine in obtaining 11
federal approval for the research program; and 12
(b) If the research program receives federal approval, the status 13
of, activities of and information received from the research 14
program.] 15
Sec. 17. NRS 701B.921 is hereby amended to read as follows: 16
701B.921 1. The Department of Employment, Training and 17
Rehabilitation and the Housing Division of the Department of 18
Business and Industry shall establish contractual relationships with 19
one or more nonprofit collaboratives to carry out the State’s mission 20
of creating new jobs in the fields of energy efficiency and renewable 21
energy by combining job training with weatherization, energy 22
retrofit applications or the development of renewable energy plants. 23
2. To qualify as a nonprofit collaborative for the purposes of 24
this section, a nonprofit entity: 25
(a) Must enter into a written agreement relating to job training 26
and career development activities with: 27
(1) A labor management agency or other affiliated agency 28
which has established an apprenticeship program that is registered 29
and approved by the State Apprenticeship Council pursuant to 30
chapter 610 of NRS; and 31
(2) A community college or another institution of higher 32
education; and 33
(b) Must conduct or have the ability to conduct training 34
programs in at least one of the three geographic regions of this State, 35
including southern Nevada, northern Nevada and rural Nevada. 36
Such a nonprofit entity may also enter into a written agreement 37
relating to job training and career development activities with a 38
trade association which has an accredited job skills training 39
program. 40
3. Within the limits of money available to the Department for 41
this purpose, the Department shall contract with one or more 42
qualified nonprofit collaboratives to: 43
(a) Carry out programs for job training in fields relating to 44
energy efficiency and the use of renewable energy. 45
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(b) In concert with a labor management agency or other 1
affiliated agency which has established an apprenticeship program 2
that is registered and approved by the State Apprenticeship Council 3
pursuant to chapter 610 of NRS, develop apprenticeship programs to 4
train laborers in skills related to: 5
(1) The implementation of energy efficiency measures. 6
(2) The use of renewable energy. 7
(3) Performing audits of the energy efficiency of buildings, 8
facilities, residences and structures. 9
(4) The weatherization of buildings, facilities, residences and 10
structures. 11
(5) The retrofitting of buildings, facilities, residences and 12
structures. 13
(6) The construction and operation of centralized renewable 14
energy plants. 15
(7) The manufacturing of components relating to work 16
performed pursuant to subparagraphs (1) to (6), inclusive. 17
4. The job training described in subsection 3 must be 18
sufficiently detailed to allow workers, as applicable, to perform: 19
(a) The services set forth in NRS 702.270. 20
(b) The services set forth in NRS 618.910 to 618.936, inclusive. 21
(c) Such other vocational or professional services, or both, as the 22
Department deems appropriate. 23
5. Funding provided for the job training described in 24
subsection 3: 25
(a) Must, to the extent money is available for the purpose, 26
include the cost of tuition and supplies. 27
(b) May include a cost-of-living stipend which may or may not 28
be in addition to any available unemployment compensation. 29
6. Within the limits of money available to the Division for the 30
purpose, the Division shall contract with one or more governmental 31
entities, community action agencies or nonprofit organizations, 32
including, without limitation, qualified nonprofit collaboratives, to: 33
(a) Identify, in different regions of the State, neighborhoods that 34
will qualify for funding for residential weatherization projects 35
pursuant to federal programs focusing on residential weatherization; 36
and 37
(b) Issue requests for proposals for contractors and award 38
contracts for projects to promote energy efficiency through 39
weatherization. Any such requests for proposals and contracts must 40
include, without limitation: 41
(1) Provisions stipulating that all employees of the outside 42
contractors who work on the project must be paid prevailing wages; 43
(2) Provisions requiring that each outside contractor: 44
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(I) Employ on each such project a number of persons 1
trained as described in paragraph (b) of subsection 3 that is equal to 2
or greater than 50 percent of the total workforce the contractor 3
employs on the project; or 4
(II) If the Director of the Department determines in 5
writing, pursuant to a request submitted by the contractor, that the 6
contractor cannot reasonably comply with the provisions of sub-7
subparagraph (I) because there are not available a sufficient number 8
of such trained persons, employ a number of persons trained as 9
described in paragraph (b) of subsection 3 or trained through any 10
apprenticeship program that is registered and approved by the State 11
Apprenticeship Council pursuant to chapter 610 of NRS that is 12
equal to or greater than 50 percent of the total workforce the 13
contractor employs on the project; 14
(3) A component pursuant to which persons trained as 15
described in paragraph (b) of subsection 3 must be classified and 16
paid prevailing wages depending upon the classification of the skill 17
in which they are trained; and 18
(4) A component that requires each contractor to offer to 19
employees working on the project, and to their dependents, health 20
care in the same manner as a policy of insurance pursuant to 21
chapters 689A and 689B of NRS or the Employee Retirement 22
Income Security Act of 1974. 23
7. The Department and the Division: 24
(a) Shall apply for and accept any grant, appropriation, 25
allocation or other money available pursuant to: 26
(1) The Green Jobs Act of 2007, 29 U.S.C. § 2916(e); and 27
(2) The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, 28
Public Law 111-5; and 29
(b) May apply for and accept any other available gift, grant, 30
appropriation or donation from any public or private source, 31
to assist the Department and the Division in carrying out the 32
provisions of this section. 33
8. [The Department and the Division shall each report to the 34
Interim Finance Committee at each meeting held by the Interim 35
Finance Committee with respect to the activities in which they have 36
engaged pursuant to this section. 37
9.] As used in this section, “community action agencies” 38
means private corporations or public agencies established pursuant 39
to the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964, Public Law 88-452, 40
which are authorized to administer money received from federal, 41
state, local or private funding entities to assess, design, operate, 42
finance and oversee antipoverty programs. 43
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Sec. 18. NRS 701B.924 is hereby amended to read as follows: 1
701B.924 1. The State Public Works Board shall, within 90 2
days after June 9, 2009, determine the specific projects to 3
weatherize and retrofit public buildings, facilities and structures, 4
including, without limitation, traffic-control systems, and to 5
otherwise use sources of renewable energy to serve those buildings, 6
facilities and structures pursuant to the provisions of this section and 7
NRS 701B.921. The projects must be prioritized and selected on the 8
basis of the following criteria: 9
(a) The length of time necessary to commence the project. 10
(b) The number of workers estimated to be employed on the 11
project. 12
(c) The effectiveness of the project in reducing energy 13
consumption. 14
(d) The estimated cost of the project. 15
(e) Whether the project is able to be powered by or to otherwise 16
use sources of renewable energy. 17
(f) Whether the project has qualified for participation in one or 18
more of the following programs: 19
(1) The Solar Energy Systems Incentive Program created by 20
NRS 701B.240; 21
(2) The Renewable Energy School Pilot Program created by 22
NRS 701B.350; 23
(3) The Wind Energy Systems Demonstration Program 24
created by NRS 701B.580; 25
(4) The Waterpower Energy Systems Demonstration 26
Program created by NRS 701B.820; or 27
(5) An energy efficiency or energy conservation program 28
offered by a public utility, as defined in NRS 704.020, pursuant to a 29
plan approved by the Public Utilities Commission of Nevada 30
pursuant to NRS 704.741. 31
2. The board of trustees of each school district shall, within 90 32
days after June 9, 2009, determine the specific projects to 33
weatherize and retrofit public buildings, facilities and structures, 34
including, without limitation, traffic-control systems, and to 35
otherwise use sources of renewable energy to serve those buildings, 36
facilities and structures pursuant to the provisions of this section and 37
NRS 701B.921. The projects must be prioritized and selected on the 38
basis of the following criteria: 39
(a) The length of time necessary to commence the project. 40
(b) The number of workers estimated to be employed on the 41
project. 42
(c) The effectiveness of the project in reducing energy 43
consumption. 44
(d) The estimated cost of the project. 45
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(e) Whether the project is able to be powered by or to otherwise 1
use sources of renewable energy. 2
(f) Whether the project has qualified for participation in one or 3
more of the following programs: 4
(1) The Solar Energy Systems Incentive Program created by 5
NRS 701B.240; 6
(2) The Renewable Energy School Pilot Program created by 7
NRS 701B.350; 8
(3) The Wind Energy Systems Demonstration Program 9
created by NRS 701B.580; 10
(4) The Waterpower Energy Systems Demonstration 11
Program created by NRS 701B.820; or 12
(5) An energy efficiency or energy conservation program 13
offered by a public utility, as defined in NRS 704.020, pursuant to a 14
plan approved by the Public Utilities Commission of Nevada 15
pursuant to NRS 704.741. 16
3. The Board of Regents of the University of Nevada shall, 17
within 90 days after June 9, 2009, determine the specific projects to 18
weatherize and retrofit public buildings, facilities and structures, 19
including, without limitation, traffic-control systems, and to 20
otherwise use sources of renewable energy to serve those buildings, 21
facilities and structures pursuant to the provisions of this section and 22
NRS 701B.921. The projects must be prioritized and selected on the 23
basis of the following criteria: 24
(a) The length of time necessary to commence the project. 25
(b) The number of workers estimated to be employed on the 26
project. 27
(c) The effectiveness of the project in reducing energy 28
consumption. 29
(d) The estimated cost of the project. 30
(e) Whether the project is able to be powered by or to otherwise 31
use sources of renewable energy. 32
(f) Whether the project has qualified for participation in one or 33
more of the following programs: 34
(1) The Solar Energy Systems Incentive Program created by 35
NRS 701B.240; 36
(2) The Renewable Energy School Pilot Program created by 37
NRS 701B.350; 38
(3) The Wind Energy Systems Demonstration Program 39
created by NRS 701B.580; 40
(4) The Waterpower Energy Systems Demonstration 41
Program created by NRS 701B.820; or 42
(5) An energy efficiency or energy conservation program 43
offered by a public utility, as defined in NRS 704.020, pursuant to a 44
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plan approved by the Public Utilities Commission of Nevada 1
pursuant to NRS 704.741. 2
4. As soon as practicable after an entity described in 3
subsections 1, 2 and 3 selects a project, the entity shall proceed to 4
enter into a contract with one or more contractors to perform the 5
work on the project. The request for proposals and all contracts for 6
each project must include, without limitation: 7
(a) Provisions stipulating that all employees of the contractors 8
and subcontractors who work on the project must be paid prevailing 9
wages pursuant to the requirements of chapter 338 of NRS; 10
(b) Provisions requiring that each contractor and subcontractor 11
employed on each such project: 12
(1) Employ a number of persons trained as described in 13
paragraph (b) of subsection 3 of NRS 701B.921 that is equal to or 14
greater than 50 percent of the total workforce the contractor or 15
subcontractor employs on the project; or 16
(2) If the Director of the Department determines in writing, 17
pursuant to a request submitted by the contractor or subcontractor, 18
that the contractor or subcontractor cannot reasonably comply with 19
the provisions of subparagraph (1) because there are not available a 20
sufficient number of such trained persons, employ a number of 21
persons trained as described in paragraph (b) of subsection 3 of NRS 22
701B.921 or trained through any apprenticeship program that is 23
registered and approved by the State Apprenticeship Council 24
pursuant to chapter 610 of NRS that is equal to or greater than 50 25
percent of the total workforce the contractor or subcontractor 26
employs on the project; 27
(c) A component pursuant to which persons trained as described 28
in paragraph (b) of subsection 3 of NRS 701B.921 must be 29
classified and paid prevailing wages depending upon the 30
classification of the skill in which they are trained; and 31
(d) A component that requires each contractor or subcontractor 32
to offer to employees working on the project, and to their 33
dependents, health care in the same manner as a policy of insurance 34
pursuant to chapters 689A and 689B of NRS or the Employee 35
Retirement Income Security Act of 1974. 36
[5. The State Public Works Board, each of the school districts 37
and the Board of Regents of the University of Nevada shall each 38
provide a report to the Interim Finance Committee which describes 39
the projects selected pursuant to this section and a report of the dates 40
on which those projects are scheduled to be completed.] 41
Sec. 19. NRS 703.025 is hereby amended to read as follows: 42
703.025 1. The Commission, by majority vote, shall organize 43
the Commission into sections, alter the organization of the 44
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Commission and reassign responsibilities and duties of the sections 1
of the Commission as the Commission deems necessary to provide: 2
(a) Advice and guidance to the Commission on economic 3
policies relating to utilities under the jurisdiction of the 4
Commission, and the regulation of such utilities; 5
(b) Administrative, technical, legal and support services to the 6
Commission; and 7
(c) For the regulation of utilities governed by the Commission 8
and the services offered by such utilities, including, but not limited 9
to, licensing of such utilities and services and the resolution of 10
consumer complaints. 11
2. The Commission shall: 12
(a) Formulate the policies of the various sections of the 13
Commission; 14
(b) Coordinate the activities of the various sections of the 15
Commission; 16
(c) If customers are authorized by a specific statute to obtain a 17
competitive, discretionary or potentially competitive utility service, 18
take any actions which are consistent with the statute and which are 19
necessary to encourage and enhance: 20
(1) A competitive market for the provision of that utility 21
service to customers in this State; and 22
(2) The reliability and safety of the provision of that utility 23
service within that competitive market; and 24
(d) Adopt such regulations consistent with law as the 25
Commission deems necessary for the operation of the Commission 26
and the enforcement of all laws administered by the Commission. 27
3. Before reorganizing the Commission, the Commission shall 28
submit the plan for reorganization to: 29
(a) The Director of the Legislative Counsel Bureau for 30
transmittal to the appropriate legislative committee ; [and the 31
Interim Finance Committee;] and 32
(b) The Director of the Office of Finance. 33
Sec. 20. Section 13.3 of the Clark County Sales and Use Tax 34
Act of 2005, being chapter 249, Statutes of Nevada 2005, as added 35
by chapter 1, Statutes of Nevada 2013, 27th Special Session, and 36
amended by chapter 623, Statutes of Nevada 2019, at page 4192, is 37
hereby amended to read as follows: 38
Sec. 13.3. 1. The provisions of paragraph (b) of 39
subsection 1 and subsections 3 to 8, inclusive, of section 13 40
of this act do not apply to any expenditure of proceeds from 41
any sales and use tax imposed pursuant to this act on or after 42
July 1, 2013, but before July 1, 2016. 43
2. In addition to the requirements of section 13.5 of this 44
act , [: 45
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(a) The] the periodic reports required by that section must 1
include, with respect to the period covered by the report, a 2
separate detailed description of the expenditure of any 3
proceeds from the sales and use tax imposed pursuant to this 4
act as a result of the provisions of subsection 1 . [; and 5
(b) A governing body that is required to submit a report 6
pursuant to section 13.5 of this act shall submit a copy of the 7
separate detailed description required by paragraph (a) for the 8
period covered by the report to the Director of the Legislative 9
Counsel Bureau for transmittal to the Interim Finance 10
Committee on or before the date by which the governing 11
body is required to submit the report for that period to the 12
Department pursuant to section 13.5 of this act.] 13
Sec. 21. NRS 391.155 is hereby repealed. 14
Sec. 22. This act becomes effective on July 1, 2025. 15
TEXT OF REPEALED SECTION
391.155 School districts required to submit biannual report
to Interim Finance Committee concerning employment of
consultants. Each school district in this State that employs a
consultant shall, at least once every 6 months, submit to the Interim
Finance Committee a report setting forth:
1. The number of consultants employed by the school district;
2. The purpose for which the school district employs each
consultant;
3. The amount of money or other remuneration received by
each consultant from the school district; and
4. The length of time each consultant has been employed by
the school district.
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