S.B. 162
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SENATE BILL NO. 162–SENATOR CRUZ-CRAWFORD
PREFILED FEBRUARY 3, 2025
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Referred to Committee on Government Affairs
SUMMARY—Revises provisions relating to state financing.
(BDR 31-789)
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 financial administration;
establishing certain conditions of the acceptance of an
appropriation; and providing other matters properly
relating thereto.
Legislative Counsel’s Digest:
Existing law establishes various provisions relating to state financing and the 1
process of appropriation. (NRS 353.150-353.246) This bill requires an entity, as a 2
condition of the acceptance of any appropriation of public money, to agree to 3
comply with certain civil rights or employment laws that are applicable to the 4
entity. 5
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN
SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Chapter 353 of NRS is hereby amended by adding 1
thereto a new section to read as follows: 2
1. As a condition of the acceptance of any appropriation of 3
public money, an entity must agree to comply with any civil rights 4
or employment laws applicable to the entity, including, without 5
limitation, such laws that contain protections against retaliation 6
for employees who seek to enforce, administer or otherwise 7
promote compliance with the law. 8
2. The acceptance of public money by an entity is deemed 9
the agreement by the entity to the conditions prescribed by 10
subsection 1. 11
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3. As used in this section, “civil rights or employment laws” 1
means any state or federal law which prohibits discrimination 2
because of race, creed, color, national origin, sex, sexual 3
orientation, gender identity or expression, age or disability. The 4
term includes, without limitation: 5
(a) Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. §§ 6
2000e et seq.; 7
(b) The Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, 29 8
U.S.C. §§ 621-634; 9
(c) The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, 42 U.S.C. §§ 10
12101 et seq.; and 11
(d) NRS 613.310 to 613.4383, inclusive. 12
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