S.B. 140
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SENATE BILL NO. 140–SENATOR OHRENSCHALL
PREFILED JANUARY 30, 2025
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Referred to Committee on Judiciary
SUMMARY—Revises provisions governing certain programs of
treatment established by the juvenile court.
(BDR 5-62)
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 juvenile justice; expanding the scope of a
program established by the juvenile court for the
treatment of children diagnosed with or suspected to have
autism spectrum disorders to include children diagnosed
with or suspected to have certain other neurobehavioral
disorders; and providing other matters properly relating
thereto.
Legislative Counsel’s Digest:
Existing law authorizes the juvenile court to establish an appropriate program 1
for the treatment of children diagnosed with or suspected to have autism spectrum 2
disorders and prescribes the criteria for eligibility to participate in such a program. 3
(NRS 62B.700) This bill: (1) expands the scope of the program to include children 4
diagnosed with or suspected to have neurobehavioral disorders associated with 5
prenatal exposure to alcohol or a controlled substance; and (2) authorizes the 6
juvenile court to assign a child who is diagnosed with or suspected to have any such 7
neurobehavioral disorder to the program under certain circumstances. 8
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN
SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. NRS 62B.700 is hereby amended to read as 1
follows: 2
62B.700 1. The juvenile court may establish an appropriate 3
program for the treatment of children diagnosed with or suspected to 4
have autism spectrum disorders or neurobehavioral disorders 5
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associated with prenatal exposure to alcohol or a controlled 1
substance to which it may assign a child who is alleged or 2
adjudicated to have committed a delinquent act if the child: 3
(a) Is diagnosed with, including, without limitation, through the 4
use of a standardized assessment, or suspected to have an autism 5
spectrum disorder [;] or neurobehavioral disorder associated with 6
prenatal exposure to alcohol or a controlled substance; 7
(b) Would benefit from assignment to the program; and 8
(c) Is not ineligible for assignment to the program pursuant to 9
any other provision of law. 10
2. The assignment of a child who is alleged or adjudicated to 11
have committed a delinquent act to a program pursuant to this 12
section must: 13
(a) Include: 14
(1) The terms and conditions for successful completion of the 15
program; and 16
(2) The terms and conditions of the informal supervision or 17
probation of the child, if applicable. 18
(b) Provide for progress reports at intervals set by the juvenile 19
court to ensure that the child is making satisfactory progress towards 20
completion of the program. 21
3. As used in this section [, “autism] : 22
(a) “Autism spectrum disorder” means a condition that meets 23
the diagnostic criteria for autism spectrum disorder published in the 24
current edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental 25
Disorders published by the American Psychiatric Association or the 26
edition thereof that was in effect at the time the condition was 27
diagnosed or determined. 28
(b) “Neurobehavioral disorder associated with prenatal 29
exposure to alcohol or a controlled substance” means a condition 30
that meets the diagnostic criteria for a neurobehavioral disorder 31
associated with prenatal exposure to alcohol or controlled 32
substances published in the current edition of the Diagnostic and 33
Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders published by the American 34
Psychiatric Association or the edition thereof that was in effect at 35
the time the condition was diagnosed or determined. The term 36
includes, without limitation, fetal alcohol spectrum disorders and 37
neonatal abstinence syndrome. 38
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