REQUIRES TWO-THIRDS MAJORITY VOTE (§ 2)
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ASSEMBLY BILL NO. 520–COMMITTEE ON
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
(ON BEHALF OF THE JOINT INTERIM STANDING COMMITTEE
ON HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES)
MARCH 24, 2025
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Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services
SUMMARY—Revises provisions relating to adoption.
(BDR 11-356)
FISCAL NOTE: Effect on Local Government: No.
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 adoption; requiring background investigations
of certain persons who operate or provide services to
children at a child-placing agency; requiring the
maintenance of certain records of such background
investigations; authorizing the disclosure of information
from the State Register for Adoptions to certain persons
without the consent of the natural parent under
extenuating circumstances; authorizing certain persons to
attend an adoption hearing by a remote technology system
under certain circumstances; and providing other matters
properly relating thereto.
Legislative Counsel’s Digest:
Existing law: (1) requires certain persons who work with children or reside in 1
certain homes or facilities that provide services to children to undergo a 2
background investigation; (2) prohibits a person who has been convicted of certain 3
crimes from working or residing in such a home or facility; and (3) requires certain 4
homes and facilities to maintain records of background investigations. (NRS 5
62B.260-62B.280, 424.031-424.034, 432A.170-432A.1755, 433B.183-433B.187, 6
449.122-449.125) Existing law defines “child-placing agency” to mean a nonprofit 7
corporation that places children for adoption or permanent free care. (NRS 8
127.220) Existing regulations: (1) require an applicant for a license to operate a 9
child-placing agency or an employee, volunteer or independent contractor of a 10
child-placing agency to undergo a background investigation; and (2) prohibit the 11
director of adoption of a child-placing agency from allowing a person to provide 12
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services to children if the Division of Child and Family Services has, based on the 13
criminal history of the person, deemed the person to be unacceptable to provide 14
services to children. (NAC 127.140) 15
Sections 2-5 of this bill: (1) codify such requirements governing child-placing 16
agencies into existing law similarly to the manner in which the requirements 17
governing background investigations of the personnel of other homes or facilities 18
that provide services to children are codified; and (2) additionally require such 19
background investigations to be conducted every 5 years. Specifically, section 2 20
requires the Division to: (1) investigate the background and personal history of 21
every initial applicant for a license to operate a child-placing agency and every 22
employee, volunteer or independent contractor of a child-placing agency; and (2) 23
repeat such investigations every 5 years. Sections 3 and 11 of this bill prescribe the 24
procedure for conducting such an investigation. Section 3 authorizes the Division 25
to deny an application for a license to operate a child-placing agency or suspend or 26
revoke such a license if the Division determines that the applicant or licensee, as 27
applicable: (1) has a criminal history or a history of child abuse and neglect that 28
renders the person unacceptable to provide services to children; or (2) has allowed 29
an employee, volunteer or independent contractor who has such a history or has not 30
undergone such a background investigation to provide services to children. Section 31
4 prohibits an employee, volunteer or independent contractor of a child-placing 32
agency from providing services to children under such circumstances. Section 4 33
also requires an applicant for a license to operate a child-placing agency or the 34
holder of such a license to give an employee, independent contractor or volunteer 35
who believes that the information resulting from an investigation of his or her 36
background and criminal history is incorrect 30 days to correct the information. 37
Section 2 requires the Division to prescribe by regulation the conditions under 38
which the Division may deem a person to have a criminal history or a history of 39
child abuse and neglect that renders the person unacceptable to provide services to 40
children. Section 5 requires an applicant for a license to operate a child-placing 41
agency or the holder of such a license to maintain records of certain information 42
relating to background investigations of employees, volunteers and independent 43
contractors and make such records available to the Division upon request. Sections 44
7 and 9 of this bill prohibit a court from entering an order of adoption and declare 45
any order of adoption so entered to be void if the adoption was facilitated by a 46
child-placing agency that has failed to comply with sections 2-5. Section 10 of this 47
bill makes certain definitions applicable to sections 2-5. 48
Existing law requires the Division to maintain the State Register for Adoptions 49
to provide information to identify adults who were adopted and certain relatives of 50
such adults. Existing law authorizes the Division to release certain information 51
from the State Register to adopted persons and their relatives if: (1) the natural 52
parent of the adopted person has consented to the release; and (2) the adopted 53
person has not requested to restrict the release of the information. (NRS 127.007) 54
Section 6 of this bill authorizes the Division to release such information without the 55
written consent of the natural parent if the Division determines that extenuating 56
circumstances exist to justify the release of the information. 57
Existing law authorizes the prospective adoptive parents to attend a court 58
hearing concerning the adoption by telephone instead of in person if: (1) the 59
prospective adoptive parents reside in another state or jurisdiction; (2) the child 60
who is the subject of the hearing is in the custody of an agency which provides 61
child welfare services or a child-placing agency; and (3) a representative of the 62
agency responsible for supervising the child in the state where the child will be 63
placed attends the hearing by telephone. (NRS 127.145) Section 8 of this bill 64
additionally authorizes the prospective adoptive parents and the representative of 65
the agency responsible for supervising the child to attend a court hearing 66
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concerning the adoption by any other remote technology system under such 67
circumstances. 68
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN
SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Chapter 127 of NRS is hereby amended by adding 1
thereto the provisions set forth as sections 2 to 5, inclusive, of this 2
act. 3
Sec. 2. 1. The Division shall obtain from appropriate law 4
enforcement agencies information on the background and 5
personal history of each applicant for a license to operate a child-6
placing agency, person who is licensed to operate a child-placing 7
agency or employee, volunteer or independent contractor of such 8
an applicant or licensee who provides or will provide services to 9
children to determine whether the person investigated has a 10
criminal history or a history of child abuse and neglect that, in the 11
determination of the Division, renders the person unacceptable to 12
provide services to children. 13
2. The Division may charge each person investigated 14
pursuant to subsection 1 for the cost of the fees charged by any 15
local agencies of law enforcement, the Central Repository for 16
Nevada Records of Criminal History and the Federal Bureau of 17
Investigation for the handling of fingerprint cards and the 18
issuance of reports of criminal histories. 19
3. The Division shall: 20
(a) Conduct an investigation of each licensee, employee, 21
volunteer and independent contractor pursuant to this section at 22
least once every 5 years after the initial investigation; and 23
(b) Adopt regulations prescribing the conditions under which 24
the Division may deem a person investigated pursuant to 25
subsection 1 to have a criminal history or a history of child abuse 26
and neglect that renders the person unacceptable to provide 27
services to children. 28
Sec. 3. 1. Each applicant for a license to operate a child-29
placing agency, person who is licensed to operate a child-placing 30
agency or employee, volunteer or independent contractor of such 31
an applicant or licensee who provides services to children must 32
submit to the Division for the purposes of an investigation 33
pursuant to section 2 of this act: 34
(a) A complete set of fingerprints and written permission 35
authorizing the Division to forward those fingerprints to the 36
Central Repository for Nevada Records of Criminal History for 37
submission to the Federal Bureau of Investigation for its report to 38
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enable the Division to conduct an investigation pursuant to section 1
2 of this act; 2
(b) Written permission to conduct a child abuse and neglect 3
screening; and 4
(c) The first time the person is subject to such an investigation, 5
three satisfactory references. 6
2. For each person who submits the documentation required 7
pursuant to subsection 1, the Division shall conduct a child abuse 8
and neglect screening of the person in every state in which the 9
person has resided during the immediately preceding 5 years. 10
3. The Division may exchange with the Central Repository or 11
the Federal Bureau of Investigation any information relating to 12
the fingerprints submitted. 13
4. When the Central Repository receives a report from the 14
Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Central Repository shall 15
immediately forward a copy of the report to the Division. 16
5. Upon receiving a report pursuant to this section, the 17
Division shall determine whether the person has a criminal history 18
or a history of child abuse and neglect that renders the person 19
unacceptable to provide services to children. 20
6. The Division shall immediately inform the applicant for a 21
license to operate a child-placing agency or person who is licensed 22
to operate a child-placing agency whether an employee, volunteer 23
or independent contractor of the applicant or licensee has been 24
determined to have a criminal history or a history of child abuse 25
and neglect that renders the person unacceptable to provide 26
services to children. The information provided to the applicant for 27
a license to operate a child-placing agency or the person who is 28
licensed to operate a child-placing agency must not include 29
specific information relating to any criminal conviction, 30
including, without limitation, the specific crime for which the 31
person was convicted. 32
7. The Division may deny an application for a license to 33
operate a child-placing agency or may suspend or revoke such a 34
license if the Division determines that the applicant or licensee: 35
(a) Has a criminal history or a history of child abuse and 36
neglect that renders the person unacceptable to provide services to 37
children; or 38
(b) Has allowed an employee, volunteer or independent 39
contractor to provide services to children in violation of subsection 40
1 of section 4 of this act. 41
Sec. 4. 1. An applicant for a license to operate a child-42
placing agency or a person licensed to operate a child-placing 43
agency shall not allow an employee, volunteer or independent 44
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contractor of the applicant or licensee to provide services to 1
children if: 2
(a) The employee, volunteer or independent contractor has not 3
complied with subsection 1 of section 3 of this act; 4
(b) The applicant or licensee has not received a response from 5
the Division pursuant to subsection 6 of section 3 of this act 6
concerning the employee, volunteer or independent contractor; or 7
(c) The applicant or licensee has received information from 8
the Division or any other source that the employee, volunteer or 9
independent contractor has a criminal history or a history of child 10
abuse and neglect that, in accordance with the regulations adopted 11
pursuant to section 2 of this act, renders the employee, volunteer 12
or independent contractor unacceptable to provide services to 13
children. 14
2. If an employee, volunteer or independent contractor 15
believes that the information provided pursuant to paragraph (c) 16
of subsection 1 is incorrect, the employee, volunteer or 17
independent contractor must inform the applicant or licensee 18
immediately. An applicant or licensee that is so informed shall 19
give the employee, volunteer or independent contractor 30 days to 20
correct the information. 21
3. During the period in which an employee, volunteer or 22
independent contractor seeks to correct information pursuant to 23
subsection 2, the employee, volunteer or independent contractor 24
shall not provide services to children. 25
Sec. 5. 1. Each applicant for a license to operate a child-26
placing agency and each person licensed to operate a child-27
placing agency shall maintain records of the information 28
concerning its employees, volunteers and independent contractors 29
that is collected pursuant to sections 2, 3 and 4 of this act, 30
including, without limitation: 31
(a) A copy of the fingerprints that were submitted to the 32
Central Repository for Nevada Records of Criminal History and a 33
copy of the written authorization that was provided by the 34
employee, volunteer or independent contractor; 35
(b) Proof that the fingerprints of the employee, volunteer or 36
independent contractor were submitted to the Central Repository; 37
and 38
(c) Any other documentation of the information collected 39
pursuant to sections 2, 3 and 4 of this act. 40
2. An applicant for a license to operate a child-placing 41
agency or a person licensed to operate a child-placing agency 42
shall: 43
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(a) Maintain the records described in subsection 1 for the 1
period of the subject’s service as an employee, volunteer or 2
independent contractor of the child-placing agency; 3
(b) Make the records described in subsection 1 available for 4
inspection by the Division at any reasonable time; and 5
(c) Furnish copies of the records described in subsection 1 to 6
the Division upon request. 7
Sec. 6. NRS 127.007 is hereby amended to read as follows: 8
127.007 1. The Division shall maintain the State Register for 9
Adoptions, which is hereby established, in its central office to 10
provide information to identify adults who were adopted and 11
persons related to them within the third degree of consanguinity. 12
2. The State Register for Adoptions consists of: 13
(a) Names and other information, which the Administrator of the 14
Division deems to be necessary for the operation of the Register, 15
relating to persons who have released a child for adoption or have 16
consented to the adoption of a child, or whose parental rights 17
have been terminated by a court of competent jurisdiction, and who 18
have submitted the information voluntarily to the Division; 19
(b) Names and other necessary information of persons who are 20
18 years of age or older, who were adopted and who have submitted 21
the information voluntarily to the Division; and 22
(c) Names and other necessary information of persons who are 23
related within the third degree of consanguinity to adopted persons, 24
and who have submitted the information voluntarily to the Division. 25
Any person whose name appears in the Register may withdraw it 26
by requesting in writing that it be withdrawn. The Division shall 27
immediately withdraw a name upon receiving a request to do so, 28
and may not thereafter release any information to identify that 29
person, including the information that such a name was ever in the 30
Register. 31
3. Except as otherwise provided in subsection [4,] 5, the 32
Division may release information: 33
(a) About a person related within the third degree of 34
consanguinity to an adopted person; or 35
(b) About an adopted person to a person related within the third 36
degree of consanguinity, 37
under the circumstances described in subsection 4. 38
4. The Division may release the information described in 39
subsection 3 if [the] : 40
(a) The names and information about both persons are contained 41
in the Register ; and [written] 42
(b) Written consent for the release of such information is given 43
by the natural parent [.] or the Division determines that 44
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extenuating circumstances exist to justify the release of the 1
information. 2
[4.] 5. An adopted person may, by submitting a written request 3
to the Division, restrict the release of any information concerning 4
himself or herself to one or more categories of relatives within the 5
third degree of consanguinity. 6
Sec. 7. NRS 127.110 is hereby amended to read as follows: 7
127.110 1. A petition for adoption of a child who currently 8
resides in the home of the petitioners may be filed at any time after 9
the child has lived in the home for 30 days. 10
2. The petition for adoption must state, in substance, the 11
following: 12
(a) The full name and age of the petitioners. 13
(b) The age of the child sought to be adopted and the period that 14
the child has lived in the home of petitioners before the filing of the 15
petition. 16
(c) That it is the desire of the petitioners that the relationship of 17
parent and child be established between them and the child. 18
(d) Their desire that the name of the child be changed, together 19
with the new name desired. 20
(e) That the petitioners are fit and proper persons to have the 21
care and custody of the child. 22
(f) That they are financially able to provide for the child. 23
(g) That there has been a full compliance with the law in regard 24
to consent to adoption. 25
(h) That there has been a full compliance with NRS 127.220 to 26
127.310, inclusive. 27
(i) Whether the petitioners have reason to know that the child is 28
an Indian child. 29
(j) That there are no known signs that the child is currently 30
experiencing victimization from human trafficking, exploitation or 31
abuse. 32
3. No order of adoption may be entered unless there has been 33
full compliance with the provisions of NRS 127.220 to 127.310, 34
inclusive, and sections 2 to 5, inclusive, of this act, and the 35
provisions of NRS 125E.010 to 125E.370, inclusive, 127.041, 36
127.115, 127.151 and 127.1861 to 127.1869, inclusive. 37
Sec. 8. NRS 127.145 is hereby amended to read as follows: 38
127.145 1. The prospective adoptive parents may attend by 39
telephone [,] or any other remote-technology system, in lieu of 40
attending in person, any hearings held by the court concerning the 41
petition for adoption if: 42
(a) The prospective adoptive parents reside in another state or 43
jurisdiction; 44
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(b) The petition for adoption is filed for the adoption of a child 1
who is in the custody of an agency which provides child welfare 2
services or a child-placing agency licensed by the Division pursuant 3
to this chapter; and 4
(c) A representative of the agency responsible for supervising 5
the child in the state where the child will be placed appears at the 6
hearing by telephone [.] or any other remote-technology system. 7
2. The appearance of the prospective adoptive parents and the 8
representative of the agency described in paragraph (c) of subsection 9
1 must occur at the office of the agency or at the home of the 10
prospective adoptive parents, as determined by the agency. 11
3. If the prospective adoptive parents are attending a hearing by 12
[telephone] : 13
(a) Telephone pursuant to subsection 1, the court shall place the 14
telephone call to a telephone number known to be a telephone 15
number of the agency described in paragraph (c) of subsection 1 or 16
of the prospective adoptive parents. 17
(b) Any other remote-technology system pursuant to 18
subsection 1, the court shall provide instructions on how the 19
prospective adoptive parents may use the remote-technology 20
system to attend the hearing. 21
4. As used in this section, “remote-technology system” means 22
any system or other means of communication which uses any 23
electronic, digital or other similar technology to enable a person 24
from a remote location to attend any hearing held by the court 25
even though the person is not physically present at the hearing. 26
The term includes, without limitation, teleconference and 27
videoconference systems. 28
Sec. 9. NRS 127.155 is hereby amended to read as follows: 29
127.155 Any order or decree of adoption entered after July 1, 30
1963, and before July 1, 1965, by a court of competent jurisdiction 31
where there has not been a complete compliance with NRS 127.220 32
to 127.310, inclusive, and sections 2 to 5, inclusive, of this act is 33
hereby declared valid. 34
Sec. 10. NRS 127.220 is hereby amended to read as follows: 35
127.220 As used in NRS 127.220 to 127.310, inclusive, and 36
sections 2 to 5, inclusive, of this act, unless the context otherwise 37
requires: 38
1. “Agency which provides child welfare services” has the 39
meaning ascribed to it in NRS 432B.030. 40
2. “Arrange the placement of a child” means to make 41
preparations for or bring about any agreement or understanding 42
concerning the adoption of a child. 43
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3. “Child-placing agency” means a nonprofit corporation 1
organized pursuant to chapter 82 of NRS, and licensed by the 2
Division to place children for adoption or permanent free care. 3
4. “Person” includes a hospital. 4
5. “Recommend the placement of a child” means to suggest to 5
a child-placing agency that a prospective adoptive parent be allowed 6
to adopt a specific child, born or in utero. 7
Sec. 11. NRS 179A.075 is hereby amended to read as follows: 8
179A.075 1. The Central Repository for Nevada Records of 9
Criminal History is hereby created within the Records, 10
Communications and Compliance Division of the Department. 11
2. Each agency of criminal justice and any other agency 12
dealing with crime shall: 13
(a) Collect and maintain records, reports and compilations of 14
statistical data required by the Department; and 15
(b) Submit the information collected to the Central Repository: 16
(1) In the manner approved by the Director of the 17
Department; and 18
(2) In accordance with the policies, procedures and 19
definitions of the Uniform Crime Reporting Program of the Federal 20
Bureau of Investigation. 21
3. Each agency of criminal justice shall submit the information 22
relating to records of criminal history that it creates, issues or 23
collects, and any information in its possession relating to the DNA 24
profile of a person from whom a biological specimen is obtained 25
pursuant to NRS 176.09123 or 176.0913, to the Division. The 26
information must be submitted to the Division: 27
(a) Through an electronic network; 28
(b) On a medium of magnetic storage; or 29
(c) In the manner prescribed by the Director of the Department, 30
within 60 days after the date of the disposition of the case. If an 31
agency has submitted a record regarding the arrest of a person who 32
is later determined by the agency not to be the person who 33
committed the particular crime, the agency shall, immediately upon 34
making that determination, so notify the Division. The Division 35
shall delete all references in the Central Repository relating to that 36
particular arrest. 37
4. Each state and local law enforcement agency shall submit 38
Uniform Crime Reports to the Central Repository: 39
(a) In the manner prescribed by the Director of the Department; 40
(b) In accordance with the policies, procedures and definitions 41
of the Uniform Crime Reporting Program of the Federal Bureau of 42
Investigation; and 43
(c) Within the time prescribed by the Director of the 44
Department. 45
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5. The Division shall, in the manner prescribed by the Director 1
of the Department: 2
(a) Collect, maintain and arrange all information submitted to it 3
relating to: 4
(1) Records of criminal history; and 5
(2) The DNA profile of a person from whom a biological 6
specimen is obtained pursuant to NRS 176.09123 or 176.0913. 7
(b) When practicable, use a record of the personal identifying 8
information of a subject as the basis for any records maintained 9
regarding him or her. 10
(c) Upon request, provide, in paper or electronic form, the 11
information that is contained in the Central Repository to the 12
Committee on Domestic Violence appointed pursuant to NRS 13
228.470 when, pursuant to NRS 228.495, the Committee is 14
reviewing the death of the victim of a crime that constitutes 15
domestic violence pursuant to NRS 33.018. 16
6. The Division may: 17
(a) Disseminate any information which is contained in the 18
Central Repository to any other agency of criminal justice; 19
(b) Enter into cooperative agreements with repositories of the 20
United States and other states to facilitate exchanges of information 21
that may be disseminated pursuant to paragraph (a); and 22
(c) Request of and receive from the Federal Bureau of 23
Investigation information on the background and personal history of 24
any person whose record of fingerprints or other biometric identifier 25
the Central Repository submits to the Federal Bureau of 26
Investigation and: 27
(1) Who has applied to any agency of the State of Nevada or 28
any political subdivision thereof for a license which it has the power 29
to grant or deny; 30
(2) With whom any agency of the State of Nevada or any 31
political subdivision thereof intends to enter into a relationship of 32
employment or a contract for personal services; 33
(3) Who has applied to any agency of the State of Nevada or 34
any political subdivision thereof to attend an academy for training 35
peace officers approved by the Peace Officers’ Standards and 36
Training Commission; 37
(4) For whom such information is required or authorized to 38
be obtained pursuant to NRS 62B.270, 62G.223, 62G.353, 424.031, 39
432A.170, 432B.198, 433B.183, 449.123 and 449.4329 [;] and 40
section 3 of this act; or 41
(5) About whom any agency of the State of Nevada or any 42
political subdivision thereof is authorized by law to have accurate 43
personal information for the protection of the agency or the persons 44
within its jurisdiction. 45
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7. To request and receive information from the Federal Bureau 1
of Investigation concerning a person pursuant to subsection 6, the 2
Central Repository must receive: 3
(a) The person’s complete set of fingerprints for the purposes of: 4
(1) Booking the person into a city or county jail or detention 5
facility; 6
(2) Employment; 7
(3) Contractual services; or 8
(4) Services related to occupational licensing; 9
(b) One or more of the person’s fingerprints for the purposes of 10
mobile identification by an agency of criminal justice; or 11
(c) Any other biometric identifier of the person as it may require 12
for the purposes of: 13
(1) Arrest; or 14
(2) Criminal investigation, 15
from the agency of criminal justice or agency of the State of 16
Nevada or any political subdivision thereof and submit the received 17
data to the Federal Bureau of Investigation for its report. 18
8. The Central Repository shall: 19
(a) Collect and maintain records, reports and compilations of 20
statistical data submitted by any agency pursuant to subsection 2. 21
(b) Tabulate and analyze all records, reports and compilations of 22
statistical data received pursuant to this section. 23
(c) Disseminate to federal agencies engaged in the collection of 24
statistical data relating to crime information which is contained in 25
the Central Repository. 26
(d) Investigate the criminal history of any person who: 27
(1) Has applied to the Superintendent of Public Instruction 28
for the issuance or renewal of a license; 29
(2) Has applied to a county school district, charter school or 30
private school for employment or to serve as a volunteer; or 31
(3) Is employed by or volunteers for a county school district, 32
charter school or private school, 33
and immediately notify the superintendent of each county school 34
district, the governing body of each charter school and the 35
Superintendent of Public Instruction, or the administrator of each 36
private school, as appropriate, if the investigation of the Central 37
Repository indicates that the person has been convicted of a 38
violation of NRS 200.508, 201.230, 453.3385, 453.3387 or 453.339, 39
or convicted of a felony or any offense involving moral turpitude. 40
(e) Upon discovery, immediately notify the superintendent of 41
each county school district, the governing body of each charter 42
school or the administrator of each private school, as appropriate, by 43
providing the superintendent, governing body or administrator with 44
a list of all persons: 45
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(1) Investigated pursuant to paragraph (d); or 1
(2) Employed by or volunteering for a county school district, 2
charter school or private school whose fingerprints were sent 3
previously to the Central Repository for investigation, 4
who the Central Repository’s records indicate have been 5
convicted of a violation of NRS 200.508, 201.230, 453.3385, 6
453.3387 or 453.339, or convicted of a felony or any offense 7
involving moral turpitude since the Central Repository’s initial 8
investigation. The superintendent of each county school district, the 9
governing body of a charter school or the administrator of each 10
private school, as applicable, shall determine whether further 11
investigation or action by the district, charter school or private 12
school, as applicable, is appropriate. 13
(f) Investigate the criminal history of each person who submits 14
one or more fingerprints or other biometric identifier or has such 15
data submitted pursuant to NRS 62B.270, 62G.223, 62G.353, 16
424.031, 432A.170, 432B.198, 433B.183, 449.122, 449.123 or 17
449.4329 [.] or section 3 of this act. 18
(g) Provide an electronic means to access on the Central 19
Repository’s Internet website statistical data relating to crime. 20
(h) Provide an electronic means to access on the Central 21
Repository’s Internet website statistical data about domestic 22
violence in this State. 23
(i) Identify and review the collection and processing of 24
statistical data relating to criminal justice by any agency identified 25
in subsection 2 and make recommendations for any necessary 26
changes in the manner of collecting and processing statistical data 27
by any such agency. 28
(j) Adopt regulations governing biometric identifiers and the 29
information and data derived from biometric identifiers, including, 30
without limitation: 31
(1) Their collection, use, safeguarding, handling, retention, 32
storage, dissemination and destruction; and 33
(2) The methods by which a person may request the removal 34
of his or her biometric identifiers from the Central Repository and 35
any other agency where his or her biometric identifiers have been 36
stored. 37
9. The Central Repository may: 38
(a) In the manner prescribed by the Director of the Department, 39
disseminate compilations of statistical data and publish statistical 40
reports relating to crime. 41
(b) Charge a reasonable fee for any publication or special report 42
it distributes relating to data collected pursuant to this section. The 43
Central Repository may not collect such a fee from an agency of 44
criminal justice or any other agency dealing with crime which is 45
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required to submit information pursuant to subsection 2. All money 1
collected pursuant to this paragraph must be used to pay for the cost 2
of operating the Central Repository or for any other purpose 3
authorized by the Legislature, and any balance of the money 4
remaining at the end of a fiscal year reverts to the State General 5
Fund. 6
(c) In the manner prescribed by the Director of the Department, 7
use electronic means to receive and disseminate information 8
contained in the Central Repository that it is authorized to 9
disseminate pursuant to the provisions of this chapter. 10
10. As used in this section: 11
(a) “Mobile identification” means the collection, storage, 12
transmission, reception, search, access or processing of a biometric 13
identifier using a handheld device. 14
(b) “Personal identifying information” means any information 15
designed, commonly used or capable of being used, alone or in 16
conjunction with any other information, to identify a person, 17
including, without limitation: 18
(1) The name, driver’s license number, social security 19
number, date of birth and photograph or computer-generated image 20
of a person; and 21
(2) A biometric identifier of a person. 22
(c) “Private school” has the meaning ascribed to it in 23
NRS 394.103. 24
Sec. 12. 1. A person who is licensed to operate a child-25
placing agency or provides services to children in his or her capacity 26
as an employee, volunteer or independent contractor of a child-27
placing agency on the effective date of this act and who has not 28
undergone a background investigation pursuant to NAC 127.140 29
after October 1, 2020, shall submit the documentation and 30
fingerprints required to conduct such an investigation in accordance 31
with sections 2, 3 and 4 of this act on or before October 1, 2025, and 32
may continue to operate the child-placing agency or provide 33
services to children, as applicable, pending the results of the 34
investigation. 35
2. As used in this section, “child-placing agency” has the 36
meaning ascribed to it in NRS 127.220. 37
Sec. 13. This act becomes effective upon passage and 38
approval. 39
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