(Reprinted with amendments adopted on May 26, 2023)
THIRD REPRINT A.B. 74
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ASSEMBLY BILL NO. 74–COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION
(ON BEHALF OF THE JOINT INTERIM STANDING
COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION)
PREFILED JANUARY 30, 2023
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Referred to Committee on Education
SUMMARY—Revises provisions relating to agreements entered
into by public bodies. (BDR 34-377)
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 public bodies; authorizing the Board of Regents
of the University of Nevada to enter into an agreement to
affiliate with a public or private entity for certain
purposes; authorizing a public body to enter into a public-
private partnership in connection with certain facilities;
and providing other matters properly relating thereto.
Legislative Counsel’s Digest:
Existing law requires the Board of Regents of the University of Nevada to 1
establish policies governing the contracts that faculty members and employees of 2
the Nevada System of Higher Education may enter into or benefit from. (NRS 3
396.255) Existing law also authorizes certain faculty members of the System to bid 4
or enter into a contract with a governmental agency if the contract complies with 5
the policies established by the Board of Regents. (NRS 281.221) 6
Existing law requires that mechanics and workers employed on certain public 7
construction projects be paid at least the wage then prevailing for the type of work 8
that the mechanic or worker performs in the region in which the public work is 9
located. (NRS 338.020) Under existing law, any contract for construction work of 10
the System for which the estimated cost exceeds $100,000 is subject to the 11
prevailing wage requirements. (NRS 338.075) 12
Section 1 of this bill authorizes the Board of Regents to enter into an agreement 13
with a public or private entity, whether for profit or not for profit, to promote and 14
enhance an educational program or student life at an institution within the System. 15
Section 1 requires that such an agreement include certain provisions, including, 16
without limitation, a provision stating that the prevailing wage requirements apply 17
to any construction work performed under the agreement. Section 2 of this bill 18
establishes that any such agreement is subject to the policies established by the 19
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Board of Regents governing contracts that faculty members and employees of the 20
System may enter into or benefit from. 21
Existing law provides, in any county whose population is 700,000 or more 22
(currently Clark County), for the use of a public-private partnership to plan, 23
finance, design, construct, improve, maintain or operate a transportation facility. 24
(NRS 338.158-338.1602) Section 2.8 of this bill authorizes a public body to enter 25
into a public-private partnership to plan, finance, design, construct, improve, 26
maintain, operate or acquire a facility other than a transportation facility. Sections 27
2.1-2.7 of this bill define terms related to such public-private partnerships. Section 28
2.9 of this bill makes a conforming change to reflect that a public body may enter 29
into a public-private partnership in connection with certain facilities. 30
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN
SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Chapter 396 of NRS is hereby amended by adding 1
thereto a new section to read as follows: 2
1. The Board of Regents may enter into an agreement to 3
affiliate with a publicly or privately owned entity, whether for 4
profit or not for profit, to further promote and enhance an 5
educational program or student life at an institution within the 6
System. 7
2. An agreement entered into pursuant to this section must 8
include, without limitation: 9
(a) Standards that must be met by the entity; 10
(b) An allocation of any costs or profits that must be shared 11
between the entity and the institution; 12
(c) Identification of shared goals and responsibilities; 13
(d) Provisions governing the joint employment and supervision 14
of employees, if applicable; 15
(e) Provisions governing the shared review and allocation of 16
the use of facilities, resources and employees, if applicable; and 17
(f) A provision stating that the requirements of NRS 338.020 to 18
338.090, inclusive, apply to any construction work performed 19
under the agreement even if the construction work does not 20
qualify as a public work, as defined in NRS 338.010. 21
Sec. 2. NRS 396.255 is hereby amended to read as follows: 22
396.255 The Board of Regents shall, to carry out the purposes 23
of subsection 3 of NRS 281.221, subsection 3 of NRS 281.230, 24
subsection 3 of NRS 281A.430 and NRS 396.1215, and section 1 of 25
this act, establish policies governing the contracts that faculty 26
members and employees of the System may enter into or benefit 27
from. 28
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Sec. 2.1. Chapter 338 of NRS is hereby amended by adding 1
thereto the provisions set forth as sections 2.2 to 2.8, inclusive, of 2
this act. 3
Sec. 2.2. As used in sections 2.2 to 2.8, inclusive, of this act, 4
unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined 5
in sections 2.3 to 2.7, inclusive, of this act have the meanings 6
ascribed to them in those sections. 7
Sec. 2.3. “Concession” means any lease, ground lease, 8
operating agreement or other binding agreement between a public 9
body and a private partner for the use or control, in whole or in 10
part, of a facility by a private partner. 11
Sec. 2.4. “Facility” means any existing, enhanced, upgraded 12
or new facility used or useful for the use of persons, including, 13
without limitation, any construction, alteration, repair, renovation, 14
demolition or remodeling necessary to complete any building, 15
structure or other improvement that is predominantly vertical, 16
including, without limitation, a building, structure or improvement 17
for the support, shelter and enclosure of persons, animals, chattels 18
or movable property of any kind and any other work or 19
improvement appurtenant thereto. The term: 20
1. Includes related or ancillary facilities used or useful for 21
any purpose of the facility, including, without limitation, 22
administrative buildings, structures, parking facilities and other 23
related equipment or property that is needed or used to support the 24
facility. 25
2. Does not include a transportation facility as that term is 26
defined in NRS 338.1583. 27
Sec. 2.5. “Private partner” means a person with whom a 28
public body enters into a public-private partnership. 29
Sec. 2.6. “Public-private partnership” means a contract 30
entered into by a public body and a private partner. 31
Sec. 2.7. “User fee” means a fee or other similar charge, 32
including, without limitation, any incidental, account 33
maintenance or administrative fee or charge imposed on a person 34
for his or her use of a facility by a public body or private partner 35
pursuant to a public-private partnership. 36
Sec. 2.8. 1. A public body may enter into a public-private 37
partnership to plan, finance, design, construct, improve, maintain, 38
operate or acquire, or any combination thereof, a facility. 39
2. A public-private partnership may include, without 40
limitation: 41
(a) A predevelopment agreement leading to a nother 42
implementing agreement for a facility as described in this 43
subsection; 44
(b) A design-build contract; 45
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(c) A design-build contract that includes the financing, 1
maintenance or operation, or any combination thereof, of the 2
facility; 3
(d) A contract involving a construction manager at risk; 4
(e) A concession; 5
(f) A construction agreement that includes the financing, 6
maintenance or operation, or any combination thereof, of the 7
facility; 8
(g) An operation and maintenance agreement for a facility; 9
(h) Any other method or agreement for completion of the 10
facility that the public body determines will serve the public 11
interest; or 12
(i) Any combination of paragraphs (a) to (h), inclusive. 13
3. A public-private partnership shall include a provision 14
stating that: 15
(a) The requirements of NRS 338.013 to 338.090, inclusive, 16
apply to any construction work performed under the agreement 17
even if the construction work does not qualify as a public work, as 18
defined in NRS 338.010. 19
(b) The provisions of this chapter that require public bidding 20
apply with respect to the awarding of contracts or procurement of 21
goods in connection with the construction of a facility under the 22
agreement if 25 percent or more of the cost of constructing the 23
facility is financed with public money. Such public bidding is not 24
required if the method of procurement selected does not require 25
public bidding pursuant to this chapter. 26
Sec. 2.9. NRS 338.1711 is hereby amended to read as follows: 27
338.1711 1. Except as otherwise provided in this section and 28
NRS 338.158 to 338.16995, inclusive, and sections 2.1 to 2.8, 29
inclusive, of this act, a public body shall contract with a prime 30
contractor for the construction of a public work for which the 31
estimated cost exceeds $100,000. 32
2. A public body may contract with a design-build team for the 33
design and construction of a public work that is a discrete project if 34
the public body has approved the use of a design-build team for the 35
design and construction of the public work and the public work has 36
an estimated cost which exceeds $5,000,000. 37
Sec. 3. This act becomes effective on July 1, 2023. 38
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