Nevada Senate Bill SB226 Latest Draft

                              
  
  	S.B. 226 
 
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SENATE BILL NO. 226–COMMITTEE ON  
LEGISLATIVE OPERATIONS AND ELECTIONS 
 
(ON BEHALF OF THE JOINT INTERIM STANDING COMMITTEE  
ON LEGISLATIVE OPERATIONS AND ELECTIONS) 
 
FEBRUARY 19, 2025 
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Referred to Committee on Legislative Operations and Elections 
 
SUMMARY—Revises provisions relating to legislative affairs. 
(BDR 17-365) 
 
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 legislative affairs; making various changes 
relating to legislative interim committees and presiding 
officers of those committees; revising the deadline to 
submit an application to the Joint Interim Standing 
Committee on Education to serve on the Nevada State 
Teacher and Education Support Professional Recruitment 
and Retention Advisory Task Force; eliminating the 
requirement that the Joint Interim Standing Committee on 
Health and Human Services review certain regulations; 
making the Sunset Subcommittee of the Legislative 
Commission a stand-alone interim committee; revising 
provisions relating to legislative committee members and 
staff regulated by the Nevada Lobbying Disclosure and 
Regulation Act and Nevada Financial Disclosure Act;  
and providing other matters properly relating thereto. 
Legislative Counsel’s Digest: 
 Existing law establishes various legislative interim committees that are created 1 
or authorized to conduct studies or investigations or perform other legislative 2 
business during the interim between legislative sessions, and existing law provides 3 
for the appointment or designation of chairs and vice chairs of such interim 4 
committees. (Chapter 218E of NRS, NRS 232B.210-232B.250) Existing law also 5 
contains provisions that apply exclusively to such interim committees without 6 
applying to any session committees. (NRS 218E.105-218E.140) 7   
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 Under existing common-law principles of parliamentary law, the chair of a 8 
committee serves as the presiding officer of the committee and may take, direct or 9 
require any necessary and reasonable actions to carry out the committee’s 10 
management, government, budget, meetings and proceedings, subject to the laws 11 
and rules governing the committee. In addition, if a vacancy occurs in the position 12 
of chair, or if the chair is prohibited or disqualified from participating or acting on a 13 
particular matter for any reason or is absent, disabled or otherwise unavailable or 14 
unable to carry out the position for any reason, the vice chair of the committee 15 
serves as the acting chair, with all the powers, privileges and immunities of the 16 
position of chair, until the vacancy is filled or the chair is eligible, available or able 17 
to carry out the position again, as applicable. (Mason’s Manual of Legislative 18 
Procedure §§ 575-579, 608-611 (2020); Luther S. Cushing, Elements of the Law & 19 
Practice of Legislative Assemblies §§ 287, 308, 313, 314, 1910 (1856); Hicks v. 20 
Long Branch Comm’n, 55 A. 250, 250-51 (N.J. 1903)) To assist interim committees 21 
in conducting their legislative business consistently with existing common-law 22 
principles of parliamentary law, sections 2-4 of this bill codify those existing 23 
common-law principles into the statutory provisions that apply to interim 24 
committees. (Welfare Div. v. Maynard, 84 Nev. 525, 529 (1968) (“A statutory 25 
enactment can be simply a legislative pronouncement of already existing law.”); 26 
State Gaming Comm’n v. Southwest Sec., 108 Nev. 379, 383-84 (1992)) 27 
 Existing law: (1) establishes Joint Interim Standing Committees of the 28 
Legislature that are authorized to evaluate and review issues within the jurisdiction 29 
of the corresponding standing committees from the preceding regular session of the 30 
Legislature, exercise certain investigative powers and, under certain circumstances, 31 
conduct studies directed by the Legislature or the Legislative Commission; (2) 32 
provides for the appointment of regular members and alternate members to each 33 
Joint Interim Standing Committee; and (3) requires the Legislative Commission to 34 
select a Chair and a Vice Chair for each Joint Interim Standing Committee. (NRS 35 
218E.320, 218E.330)  36 
 Section 5 of this bill requires the appointing authorities to appoint the 37 
committee members for each Joint Interim Standing Committee, along with the 38 
Chairs and Vice Chairs, not later than August 31 following the adjournment of each 39 
regular session. Section 5 also clarifies the length of the terms that the committee 40 
members and the Chairs and Vice Chairs serve while qualified. 41 
 Section 6 of this bill requires the Joint Interim Standing Committees to begin 42 
holding their meetings on September 1 after the adjournment of each regular 43 
session, instead of November 1 under existing law. Section 6 provides that if a 44 
regular member cannot attend a meeting of the Committee, an alternate member 45 
must be of the same political party as the regular member, and section 6 clarifies 46 
that, when acting in place of a regular member, an alternate member has all the 47 
powers, privileges and immunities of a regular member. 48 
 Existing law requires that any recommended legislation proposed by a Joint 49 
Interim Standing Committee must be approved by a majority of the members of the 50 
Senate and a majority of the members of the Assembly serving on the Committee. 51 
(NRS 218E.325) Section 6 changes the approval required to a vote in favor of such 52 
legislation by at least five members of the eight-member Committee, regardless of 53 
their House. 54 
 Existing law requires the Joint Interim Standing Committee on Legislative 55 
Operations and Elections to evaluate and review issues relating to governmental 56 
purchasing. (NRS 218E.330) Section 7 of this bill transfers such duties to the Joint 57 
Interim Standing Committee on Government Affairs. Section 36 of this bill makes 58 
a conforming change to require that the biennial report on recommendations for 59 
legislation relating to governmental purchasing in existing law be submitted to the 60 
Joint Interim Standing Committee on Government Affairs. (NRS 332.215) 61   
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 Existing law creates the Subcommittee on Public Lands of the Joint Interim 62 
Standing Committee on Natural Resources and prescribes the Subcommittee’s 63 
powers and duties. (NRS 218E.500-218E.525, NRS 321.7355) Sections 8-10, 35 64 
and 43 of this bill eliminate the Subcommittee and transfer its powers and duties to 65 
the Joint Interim Standing Committee on Natural Resources and Public Lands, 66 
which is renamed as such by section 5. Sections 1 and 40 of this bill make 67 
conforming changes as a result of the renaming of this Committee. Section 9 68 
requires the renamed Joint Interim Standing Committee on Natural Resources and 69 
Public Lands to hold at least three meetings during each legislative interim where 70 
the primary physical location of the meeting is located in a different county for 71 
each such meeting other than Clark County, Washoe County or Carson City. 72 
However, section 9 does not prohibit the use of authorized remote-technology 73 
systems for each such meeting, including when necessary to connect the primary 74 
physical location of the meeting to additional physical locations for the meeting in 75 
Clark County, Washoe County or Carson City. 76 
 Existing law creates: (1) the Legislative Committee for the Review and 77 
Oversight of the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency and the Marlette Lake Water 78 
System; and (2) the Legislative Committee on Senior Citizens, Veterans and Adults 79 
With Special Needs. (NRS 218E.550-218E.570, 218E.745-218E.760) Sections 11 80 
and 12 of this bill revise the membership, organization and operations of these 81 
Committees. 82 
 Existing law creates the Sunset Subcommittee of the Legislative Commission. 83 
(NRS 232B.210-232B.250) Sections 26-32 and 43 of this bill: (1) make the Sunset 84 
Subcommittee a stand-alone interim committee instead of a subcommittee of the 85 
Legislative Commission and rename it as the Sunset Committee of the Legislature; 86 
and (2) revise the membership, organization and operations of the Sunset 87 
Committee. 88 
 Existing law authorizes Joint Interim Standing Committees and other interim 89 
committees to request the drafting of a certain number of legislative measures for 90 
each regular session. (NRS 218D.160) Section 1 revises the number of such 91 
requests that the renamed Sunset Committee of the Legislature is authorized to 92 
make. 93 
 Section 43 eliminates the requirement in existing law that the Joint Interim 94 
Standing Committee on Health and Human Services review certain regulations that 95 
are proposed or adopted by certain licensing boards and that are related to health 96 
care. (NRS 439B.225) Sections 33 and 34 of this bill make conforming changes as 97 
a result of the elimination of this requirement. 98 
 Existing law requires a teacher who wishes to serve on the Nevada State 99 
Teacher and Education Support Professional Recruitment and Retention Advisory 100 
Task Force to submit an application to the Joint Interim Standing Committee on 101 
Education on or before January 15 of an even-numbered year. (NRS 391.494) 102 
Section 38 of this bill moves the due date of the application to December 1 of an 103 
odd-numbered year. 104 
 Existing law requires various reports, documents and other information to be 105 
compiled by state or local governmental agencies or other entities and then reported 106 
to certain legislative committees or staff. (NRS 193.309, 209.192, 209.461, 107 
209.4818, 388.887, 449.242) Sections 22-25 and 37-39 of this bill revise those 108 
reporting requirements. 109 
 Under existing law, the Nevada Lobbying Disclosure and Regulation Act 110 
(Lobbying Act) prohibits, with certain exceptions, Legislators, legislative officers 111 
and legislative staff members from knowingly or willfully soliciting or accepting 112 
any gift from a lobbyist, whether or not the Legislature is in a regular or special 113 
session. (NRS 218H.060, 218H.090, 218H.930) Under existing exceptions to the 114 
gift prohibitions, if Legislators or members of their households receive anything of 115 
value from a lobbyist to undertake or attend any educational or informational 116   
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meetings, events or trips, such meetings, events or trips are excluded from the term 117 
“gift” under the Lobbying Act, but the Legislators are required to report the 118 
educational or informational meetings, events or trips on their financial disclosure 119 
statements under the Nevada Financial Disclosure Act (Financial Disclosure Act). 120 
(NRS 218H.045, 218H.060, 281.5583, 281.571) 121 
 Sections 13-20 of this bill create exceptions for legislative committee 122 
investigative meetings, events or trips. Section 15 defines a “legislative committee 123 
investigative meeting, event or trip” to include any meetings, events or trips that the 124 
chair of a legislative committee authorizes as official meetings, events or trips of 125 
the committee in order for the members of the committee and legislative staff 126 
members to investigate or otherwise receive any education or information on 127 
matters that are pertinent to the committee’s legislative business or possible future 128 
legislative action. Based on the exceptions in sections 17 and 19, such legislative 129 
committee investigative meetings, events or trips are not required to be reported on 130 
financial disclosure statements under the Financial Disclosure Act. (NRS 281.5583, 131 
281.5585) 132 
 Sections 17 and 19 also make the existing exceptions for educational or 133 
informational meetings, events or trips applicable to: (1) legislative officers, such as 134 
the Secretary of the Senate and the Chief Clerk of the Assembly; and (2) legislative 135 
staff members but only if such staff members have the approval of their chief 136 
administrative supervisors to undertake or attend the educational or informational 137 
meetings, events or trips. Because the Financial Disclosure Act applies to 138 
legislative officers, such as the Secretary of the Senate and the Chief Clerk of the 139 
Assembly, and to certain senior staff members of the Legislative Counsel Bureau, 140 
such as the Director and the chiefs of the divisions, they are required to report the 141 
educational or informational meetings, events or trips on financial disclosure 142 
statements. By contrast, if rank-and-file legislative staff members have the approval 143 
of their chief administrative supervisors to undertake or attend any educational or 144 
informational meetings, events or trips, they are not required to report the 145 
educational or informational meetings, events or trips on financial disclosure 146 
statements, unless they qualify as a public officer or candidate or a member of a 147 
public officer’s or candidate’s household for the purposes of the Financial 148 
Disclosure Act. (NRS 281.005, 281.558, 281.5583, 281.5587) 149 
 
 
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN 
SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: 
 
 Section 1.  NRS 218D.160 is hereby amended to read as 1 
follows: 2 
 218D.160 1.  The Chair of the Legislative Commission may 3 
request the drafting of not more than 10 legislative measures before 4 
the first day of a regular session, with the approval of the Legislative 5 
Commission, which relate to the affairs of the Legislature or its 6 
employees, including legislative measures requested by the 7 
legislative staff. 8 
 2.  The Chair of the Interim Finance Committee may request 9 
the drafting of not more than 10 legislative measures before the first 10 
day of a regular session, with the approval of the Committee, which 11 
relate to matters within the scope of the Committee. 12   
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 3.  Except as otherwise provided by a specific statute, joint rule 1 
or concurrent resolution: 2 
 (a) [Except as otherwise provided in paragraphs (b), (c) and (d), 3 
a] A Joint Interim Standing Committee may request the drafting of 4 
not more than 10 legislative measures which relate to matters within 5 
the scope of the Committee [. 6 
 (b) The] , unless another provision in this subsection 7 
authorizes a different number of requests for a specific Joint 8 
Interim Standing Committee. 9 
 (b) In addition to the number of requests authorized pursuant 10 
to paragraph (a), the Joint Interim Standing Committee on Health 11 
and Human Services may request the drafting of not more than [15] 12 
5 legislative measures [which relate to matters within the scope of 13 
the Committee, at least 5 of which must relate to matters] relating to 14 
child welfare. 15 
 (c) [The] In addition to the number of requests authorized 16 
pursuant to paragraph (a), the Joint Interim Standing Committee 17 
on the Judiciary may request the drafting of not more than [15] 5 18 
legislative measures [which relate to matters within the scope of the 19 
Committee, at least 5 of which must relate to matters] relating to 20 
juvenile justice. 21 
 (d) [The] In addition to the number of requests authorized 22 
pursuant to paragraph (a), the Joint Interim Standing Committee 23 
on Natural Resources and Public Lands may request the drafting of 24 
not more than [14] 4 legislative measures [which relate to matters 25 
within the scope of the Committee, at least 4 of which must relate to 26 
matters] relating to public lands . [based on the recommendations 27 
for legislation submitted by the Subcommittee on Public Lands 28 
pursuant to NRS 218E.525.] 29 
 (e) Any legislative committee created by a statute, other than the 30 
Legislative Committee on Senior Citizens, Veterans and Adults 31 
With Special Needs created by NRS 218E.750 , the Sunset 32 
Committee of the Legislature created by NRS 232B.210 or an 33 
interim legislative committee, may request the drafting of not more 34 
than 10 legislative measures which relate to matters within the scope 35 
of the committee. 36 
 (f) The Legislative Committee on Senior Citizens, Veterans and 37 
Adults With Special Needs created by NRS 218E.750 may request 38 
the drafting of not more than 6 legislative measures which relate to 39 
matters within the scope of the Committee. 40 
 (g) The Sunset Committee of the Legislature created by NRS 41 
232B.210 may request the drafting of not more than 5 legislative 42 
measures which relate to matters within the scope of the 43 
Committee, except that the Committee may request the drafting of 44   
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additional legislative measures if the Legislative Commission 1 
approves each additional request by a majority vote. 2 
 (h) Any committee or subcommittee established by an order of 3 
the Legislative Commission pursuant to NRS 218E.200 may request 4 
the drafting of not more than 5 legislative measures which relate to 5 
matters within the scope of the study or investigation, except that 6 
such a committee or subcommittee may request the drafting of 7 
additional legislative measures if the Legislative Commission 8 
approves each additional request by a majority vote. 9 
 [(h)] (i) Any other committee established by the Legislature 10 
which conducts an interim legislative study or investigation may 11 
request the drafting of not more than 5 legislative measures which 12 
relate to matters within the scope of the study or investigation. 13 
 The requests authorized pursuant to this subsection must be 14 
submitted to the Legislative Counsel on or before September 1 15 
preceding a regular session unless the Legislative Commission 16 
authorizes submitting a request after that date. 17 
 4.  Each request made pursuant to this section must be on a 18 
form prescribed by the Legislative Counsel. 19 
 Sec. 2.  NRS 218E.110 is hereby amended to read as follows: 20 
 218E.110 1.  “Committee” means the Legislative 21 
Commission, a Joint Interim Standing Committee , the Sunset 22 
Committee of the Legislature created by NRS 232B.210 and any 23 
other legislative committee or subcommittee created by the 24 
provisions of this chapter or a specific statute, concurrent resolution 25 
or order of the Legislative Commission to conduct studies or 26 
investigations or perform any other legislative business during the 27 
legislative interim. 28 
 2.  The term includes, without limitation, any interim, 29 
advisory or other similar committee or subcommittee for which 30 
legislative staff members serve as the primary administrative or 31 
professional staff. 32 
 3. The term does not include any legislative committee or 33 
subcommittee appointed by the Legislature or either House to 34 
conduct or perform legislative business during a regular or special 35 
session, including, without limitation, any joint, standing, 36 
temporary, special or select committee or committee of the whole. 37 
 Sec. 3.  NRS 218E.125 is hereby amended to read as follows: 38 
 218E.125 1.  The provisions of NRS 218E.105 to 218E.140, 39 
inclusive, are intended to supplement the other provisions of this 40 
chapter and any other [law] laws or rules governing the legislative 41 
proceedings of a committee, including, without limitation, any 42 
applicable principles of parliamentary law, and the provisions of 43 
NRS 218E.105 to 218E.140, inclusive, do not limit the application 44 
of such other [provisions.] legal authorities. 45   
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 2.  The powers, privileges and immunities granted by the 1 
provisions of NRS 218E.105 to 218E.140, inclusive, are in addition 2 
to any other powers, privileges and immunities recognized by [law,] 3 
any other laws or rules, including, without limitation, any 4 
applicable principles of parliamentary law, and all such powers, 5 
privileges and immunities are cumulative, so that the application or 6 
attempted application of any one does not bar the application or 7 
attempted application of any other. 8 
 Sec. 4.  NRS 218E.130 is hereby amended to read as follows: 9 
 218E.130 1.  A committee may conduct investigations and 10 
hold hearings regarding any matter which is pertinent to its 11 
legislative business or possible future legislative action and may 12 
exercise any of the investigative powers set forth in NRS 218E.105 13 
to 218E.140, inclusive. 14 
 2.  The secretary of the committee or any member of the 15 
committee may administer oaths to witnesses who appear before the 16 
committee. 17 
 3.  The chair of the committee, or the secretary of the 18 
committee on behalf of the chair, may cause the deposition of 19 
witnesses to be taken, whether the witnesses reside within or 20 
without the State, in the manner prescribed by court rules for taking 21 
depositions in civil actions in the district court. 22 
 4. The chair of the committee may take, direct or require any 23 
necessary and reasonable actions to carry out the committee’s 24 
management, government, budget, meetings and proceedings, 25 
subject to the laws and rules governing the committee, including, 26 
without limitation, any applicable principles of parliamentary law. 27 
 5. If a vacancy occurs in the position of chair of the 28 
committee, or if the chair is prohibited or disqualified from 29 
participating or acting on a particular matter for any reason or is 30 
absent, disabled or otherwise unavailable or unable to carry out 31 
the position for any reason, the vice chair of the committee shall 32 
serve as the acting chair, with all the powers, privileges and 33 
immunities of the position of chair, until the vacancy is filled or 34 
the chair is eligible, available or able to carry out the position 35 
again, as applicable. 36 
 Sec. 5.  NRS 218E.320 is hereby amended to read as follows: 37 
 218E.320 1.  There are hereby created the following Joint 38 
Interim Standing Committees of the Legislature: 39 
 (a) Commerce and Labor; 40 
 (b) Education; 41 
 (c) Government Affairs; 42 
 (d) Growth and Infrastructure; 43 
 (e) Health and Human Services; 44 
 (f) Judiciary; 45   
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 (g) Legislative Operations and Elections; 1 
 (h) Natural Resources [;] and Public Lands; and 2 
 (i) Revenue. 3 
 2.  Each Joint Interim Standing Committee consists of eight 4 
regular members and five alternate members. As soon as is 5 
practicable after the adjournment of each regular session [:] and not 6 
later than August 31 immediately following such adjournment: 7 
 (a) The Speaker of the Assembly shall appoint three members of 8 
the Assembly as regular members of each Committee and two 9 
members of the Assembly as alternate members of each Committee. 10 
 (b) The Minority Leader of the Assembly shall appoint two 11 
members of the Assembly as regular members of each Committee 12 
and one member of the Assembly as an alternate member of each 13 
Committee. 14 
 (c) The Majority Leader of the Senate shall appoint two 15 
Senators as regular members of each Committee and one Senator as 16 
an alternate member of each Committee. 17 
 (d) The Minority Leader of the Senate shall appoint one Senator 18 
as a regular member of each Committee and one Senator as an 19 
alternate member of each Committee. 20 
 3.  Before making their respective appointments, the Speaker of 21 
the Assembly, the Majority Leader of the Senate and the Minority 22 
Leaders of the Senate and Assembly shall consult so that, to the 23 
extent practicable: 24 
 (a) At least five of the regular members appointed to each Joint 25 
Interim Standing Committee served on the corresponding standing 26 
committee or committees during the preceding regular session. 27 
 (b) Not more than five of the regular members appointed to each 28 
Joint Interim Standing Committee are members of the same political 29 
party. 30 
 4.  The Legislative Commission shall [select] appoint the Chair 31 
and Vice Chair of each Joint Interim Standing Committee from 32 
among the members of the Committee [.] and shall make such 33 
appointments as soon as is practicable after the adjournment of 34 
each regular session and not later than August 31 immediately 35 
following such adjournment. The Chair must be appointed from 36 
one House of the Legislature and the Vice Chair from the other 37 
House. The position of Chair must alternate each biennium between 38 
the Houses of the Legislature. [Each of those officers] 39 
 5. Except as otherwise provided in this section, each Chair 40 
and Vice Chair holds the position , while qualified, until a 41 
successor is appointed after the next regular session. If a vacancy 42 
occurs in the position of Chair or Vice Chair, the vacancy must be 43 
filled in the same manner as the original [selection] appointment for 44 
the remainder of the unexpired term. 45   
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 [5.] 6.  Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, a 1 
member of a Joint Interim Standing Committee holds his or her 2 
membership on the Committee, while qualified, until a successor 3 
is appointed after the next regular session. The membership of any 4 
member of a Joint Interim Standing Committee who does not 5 
become a candidate for reelection or who is defeated for reelection 6 
terminates on the day next after the general election. The Speaker 7 
designate of the Assembly or the Majority Leader designate of the 8 
Senate, as the case may be, may appoint a member to fill the 9 
vacancy for the remainder of the unexpired term. 10 
 [6.] 7.  Vacancies on a Joint Interim Standing Committee must 11 
be filled in the same manner as original appointments. 12 
 Sec. 6.  NRS 218E.325 is hereby amended to read as follows: 13 
 218E.325 1.  Except as otherwise ordered by the Legislative 14 
Commission, the members of a Joint Interim Standing Committee 15 
shall meet not earlier than [November 1 of each odd-numbered year] 16 
September 1 immediately following the adjournment of each 17 
regular session and not later than August 31 of the following even-18 
numbered year at the times and places specified by a call of the 19 
Chair or a majority of the Committee. 20 
 2.  The Director or his or her designee shall act as the nonvoting 21 
recording Secretary of each Joint Interim Standing Committee. 22 
 3.  Five members of a Joint Interim Standing Committee 23 
constitute a quorum, and a quorum may exercise all the power and 24 
authority conferred on the Committee, except that any 25 
recommended legislation proposed by [a] the Committee must be 26 
approved by a [majority of the members of the Senate and a 27 
majority of the members of the Assembly serving on] vote in favor 28 
of such legislation by at least five members of the Committee. 29 
 4.  All requests for the drafting of recommended legislation 30 
approved by a Joint Interim Standing Committee must be made in 31 
accordance with NRS 218D.160. 32 
 5. If an alternate member of a Joint Interim Standing 33 
Committee attends a meeting of the Committee in place of a 34 
regular member who cannot attend the meeting, the alternate 35 
member who attends the meeting must be of the same political 36 
party as the regular member. When acting in place of a regular 37 
member, an alternate member has all the powers, privileges and 38 
immunities of a regular member. 39 
 6. Except during a regular or special session, for each day or 40 
portion of a day during which a member of a Joint Interim Standing 41 
Committee attends a meeting of the Committee or is otherwise 42 
engaged in the work of the Committee, the member is entitled to 43 
receive the: 44   
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 (a) Compensation provided for a majority of the members of the 1 
Legislature during the first 60 days of the preceding regular session; 2 
 (b) Per diem allowance provided for state officers and 3 
employees generally; and 4 
 (c) Travel expenses provided pursuant to NRS 218A.655. 5 
[]  6 
 7. The compensation, per diem allowances and travel expenses 7 
of the members of a Joint Interim Standing Committee must be 8 
paid from the Legislative Fund. 9 
 Sec. 7.  NRS 218E.330 is hereby amended to read as follows: 10 
 218E.330 1.  A Joint Interim Standing Committee may: 11 
 (a) Evaluate and review issues within the jurisdiction of the 12 
corresponding standing committee or committees from the 13 
preceding regular session; 14 
 (b) Exercise any of the investigative powers set forth in NRS 15 
218E.105 to 218E.140, inclusive; and  16 
 (c) Within the limits of the Committee’s budget, conduct studies 17 
directed by the Legislature or the Legislative Commission. 18 
 2.  In addition to the authorized scope of issues set forth in 19 
paragraph (a) of subsection 1: 20 
 (a) The Joint Interim Standing Committee on Health and Human 21 
Services shall, either as part of its regular work or through 22 
appointment of a subcommittee, evaluate and review issues relating 23 
to child welfare. 24 
 (b) The Joint Interim Standing Committee on the Judiciary shall, 25 
either as part of its regular work or through appointment of a 26 
subcommittee, evaluate and review issues relating to juvenile 27 
justice. 28 
 (c) The Joint Interim Standing Committee on [Legislative 29 
Operations and Elections] Government Affairs may evaluate and 30 
review issues relating to governmental purchasing, including, 31 
without limitation, recommendations submitted to the Joint Interim 32 
Standing Committee by the Commission to Study Governmental 33 
Purchasing pursuant to NRS 332.215. 34 
 3.  The Legislative Commission shall review and approve the 35 
budget and work program of each Joint Interim Standing Committee 36 
and any changes to the budget or work program. 37 
 4.  A Joint Interim Standing Committee shall prepare a 38 
comprehensive report of the Committee’s activities in the interim 39 
and its findings and any recommendations for proposed legislation. 40 
The report must be submitted to the Director for distribution to the 41 
next regular session. 42 
 Sec. 8.  NRS 218E.500 is hereby amended to read as follows: 43 
 218E.500 The Legislature finds and declares that: 44   
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 1.  Policies and issues relating to public lands and state 1 
sovereignty as impaired by federal ownership of land are matters of 2 
continuing concern to this State. 3 
 2.  This concern necessarily includes an awareness that all 4 
federal statutes, policies and regulations which affect the 5 
management of public lands are likely to have extensive effects 6 
within the State and must not be ignored or automatically dismissed 7 
as beyond the reach of the state’s policymakers. 8 
 3.  Experience with federal regulations relating to public lands 9 
has demonstrated that the State of Nevada and its citizens are 10 
subjected to regulations which sometimes are unreasonable, 11 
arbitrary, beyond the intent of the Congress or the scope of the 12 
authority of the agency adopting them and that as a result these 13 
regulations should be subjected to legislative review and comment, 14 
and judicially tested where appropriate, to protect the rights and 15 
interests of the State and its citizens. 16 
 4.  Other western states where public lands comprise a large 17 
proportion of the total area have shown an interest in matters 18 
relating to public lands and those states, along with Nevada, have 19 
been actively participating in cooperative efforts to acquire, evaluate 20 
and share information and promote greater understanding of the 21 
issues. Since Nevada can both contribute to and benefit from such 22 
interstate activities, it is appropriate that [a subcommittee on matters 23 
relating to public lands] the Joint Interim Standing Committee on 24 
Natural Resources and Public Lands be assigned primary 25 
responsibility for participating in them. 26 
 Sec. 9.  NRS 218E.520 is hereby amended to read as follows: 27 
 218E.520 1.  [The Subcommittee] During each legislative 28 
interim, the Joint Interim Standing Committee on Natural 29 
Resources and Public Lands shall hold at least three meetings 30 
where the primary physical location for the meeting is: 31 
 (a) Located in a different county for each such meeting; and 32 
 (b) Not located in Clark County, Washoe County or Carson 33 
City for each such meeting, 34 
 except that this subsection does not prohibit any additional 35 
physical locations for such a meeting from being located in Clark 36 
County, Washoe County or Carson City and connected to the 37 
primary physical location for the meeting through the use of any 38 
authorized remote-technology system or otherwise prohibit the use 39 
of any authorized remote-technology system for such a meeting. 40 
As used in this subsection, “authorized remote-technology system” 41 
has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 218A.806. 42 
 2. In addition to any other powers or duties, the Committee 43 
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 (a) Review and comment on any administrative policy, rule or 1 
regulation of the: 2 
  (1) Secretary of the Interior which pertains to policy 3 
concerning or management of public lands under the control of the 4 
Federal Government; and 5 
  (2) Secretary of Agriculture which pertains to policy 6 
concerning or management of national forests; 7 
 (b) Conduct investigations and hold hearings in connection with 8 
its review, including, but not limited to, investigating the effect on 9 
the State, its citizens, political subdivisions, businesses and 10 
industries of those policies, rules, regulations and related laws, and 11 
exercise any of the investigative powers set forth in NRS 218E.105 12 
to 218E.140, inclusive; 13 
 (c) Consult with and advise the State Land Use Planning 14 
Agency on matters concerning federal land use, policies and 15 
activities in this State; 16 
 (d) Direct the Legislative Counsel Bureau to assist in its 17 
research, investigations, review and comment; 18 
 (e) Recommend to the Legislature as a result of its review any 19 
appropriate state legislation or corrective federal legislation; 20 
 (f) Advise the Attorney General if it believes that any federal 21 
policy, rule or regulation which it has reviewed encroaches on the 22 
sovereignty respecting land or water or their use which has been 23 
reserved to the State pursuant to the Constitution of the United 24 
States; 25 
 (g) Enter into a contract for consulting services for land 26 
planning and any other related activities, including, but not limited 27 
to: 28 
  (1) Advising the [Subcommittee] Committee and the State 29 
Land Use Planning Agency concerning the revision of the plans 30 
pursuant to NRS 321.7355; 31 
  (2) Assisting local governments in the identification of lands 32 
administered by the Federal Government in this State which are 33 
needed for residential or economic development or any other 34 
purpose; and 35 
  (3) Assisting local governments in the acquisition of federal 36 
lands in this State; 37 
 (h) Apply for any available grants and accept any gifts, grants or 38 
donations to assist the [Subcommittee] Committee in carrying out 39 
its duties; and 40 
 (i) Review and comment on any other matter relating to the 41 
preservation, conservation, use, management or disposal of public 42 
lands deemed appropriate by the Chair of the [Subcommittee] 43 
Committee or by a majority of the members of the [Subcommittee.] 44 
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 [2.] 3.  Any reference in this section to federal policies, rules, 1 
regulations and related federal laws includes those which are 2 
proposed as well as those which are enacted or adopted. 3 
 Sec. 10.  NRS 218E.525 is hereby amended to read as follows: 4 
 218E.525 [1. The Subcommittee shall:] In addition to any 5 
other powers or duties, the Joint Interim Standing Committee on 6 
Natural Resources and Public Lands: 7 
 1. Shall: 8 
 (a) Actively support the efforts of state and local governments in 9 
the western states regarding public lands and state sovereignty as 10 
impaired by federal ownership of land. 11 
 (b) Advance knowledge and understanding in local, regional and 12 
national forums of Nevada’s unique situation with respect to public 13 
lands. 14 
 (c) Support legislation that will enhance state and local roles in 15 
the management of public lands and will increase the disposal of 16 
public lands. 17 
 [2. The Subcommittee: 18 
 (a) Shall review]  19 
 (d) Review the programs and activities of: 20 
  (1) The Colorado River Commission of Nevada; 21 
  (2) All public water authorities, districts and systems in the 22 
State of Nevada, including, without limitation, the Southern Nevada 23 
Water Authority, the Truckee Meadows Water Authority, the Virgin 24 
Valley Water District, the Carson Water Subconservancy District, 25 
the Humboldt River Basin Water Authority and the Truckee-Carson 26 
Irrigation District; and 27 
  (3) All other public or private entities with which any county 28 
in the State has an agreement regarding the planning, development 29 
or distribution of water resources, or any combination thereof . [; 30 
 (b) Shall submit recommendations for legislation to the Joint 31 
Interim Standing Committee on Natural Resources; 32 
 (c) Shall, on or before January 15 of each odd-numbered year, 33 
submit to the Joint Interim Standing Committee on Natural 34 
Resources for transmittal to the Legislature a report concerning the 35 
review conducted pursuant to paragraph (a); and 36 
 (d)] 2. May review and comment on other issues relating to 37 
water resources in this State, including, without limitation: 38 
  [(1)] (a) The laws, regulations and policies regulating the 39 
use, allocation and management of water in this State; and 40 
  [(2)] (b) The status of existing information and studies 41 
relating to water use, surface water resources and groundwater 42 
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 Sec. 11.  NRS 218E.555 is hereby amended to read as follows: 1 
 218E.555 1.  There is hereby created the Legislative 2 
Committee for the Review and Oversight of the Tahoe Regional 3 
Planning Agency and the Marlette Lake Water System . [consisting 4 
of three members of the Senate and three members of the Assembly, 5 
appointed by the Legislative Commission with]  6 
 2. The Committee consists of eight regular members and five 7 
alternate members who are appointed in the same manner as the 8 
members of a Joint Interim Standing Committee pursuant to NRS 9 
218E.320, except that the members of the Committee must be 10 
appointed, to the extent practicable: 11 
 (a) With appropriate regard for their experience with and 12 
knowledge of matters relating to the management of natural 13 
resources [. The members must be appointed to] ; and 14 
 (b) To provide representation from the various geographical 15 
regions of the State. 16 
 [2. The Legislative Commission shall review and approve the 17 
budget and work program for the Committee and any changes to the 18 
budget or work program. 19 
 3.  The members of the Committee shall elect a Chair from one 20 
House and a Vice Chair from the other House. Each Chair and Vice 21 
Chair holds office for a term of 2 years commencing on July 1 of 22 
each odd-numbered year. 23 
 4. Any member of the Committee who is not a candidate for 24 
reelection or who is defeated for reelection continues to serve after 25 
the general election until the next regular or special session 26 
convenes. 27 
 5. Vacancies on the Committee must be filled in the same 28 
manner as original appointments. 29 
 6. The Committee shall report annually to the Legislative 30 
Commission concerning its activities and any recommendations.] 31 
 3. Except as otherwise provided in this section, the provisions 32 
of NRS 218E.320, 218E.325 and 218E.330: 33 
 (a) Apply to the Committee in the same manner as a Joint 34 
Interim Standing Committee, including, without limitation, 35 
providing the Committee with any powers, privileges and 36 
immunities set forth in those provisions; and 37 
 (b) Control the Committee’s formation, organization and 38 
operations, including, without limitation, its membership, officers, 39 
management, government, budget, compensation, allowances, 40 
expenses, meetings and proceedings, but the Committee shall not 41 
be deemed a Joint Interim Standing Committee for the purposes of 42 
the number of requests that it may submit for the drafting of 43 
legislative measures pursuant to NRS 218D.160. 44   
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 4. If there is a conflict between the provisions of NRS 1 
218E.320, 218E.325 and 218E.330 and the provisions of a specific 2 
statute that applies to the Committee, the provisions of the specific 3 
statute control. 4 
 Sec. 12.  NRS 218E.750 is hereby amended to read as follows: 5 
 218E.750 1.  The Legislative Committee on Senior Citizens, 6 
Veterans and Adults With Special Needs [, consisting of six 7 
members,] is hereby created.  8 
 2. The [membership of the] Committee consists of [: 9 
 (a) Three members of the Senate appointed by the Majority 10 
Leader of the Senate, at least one of whom must be a member of the 11 
minority political party; and 12 
 (b) Three members of the Assembly appointed by the Speaker of 13 
the Assembly, at least one of whom must be a member of the 14 
minority political party. 15 
 2.  The Legislative Commission shall review and approve the 16 
budget and work program for the Committee and any changes to the 17 
budget or work program. 18 
 3.  The Legislative Commission shall select the Chair and Vice 19 
Chair of the Committee from among the members of the Committee. 20 
After the initial selection, each Chair and Vice Chair holds office for 21 
a term of 2 years commencing on July 1 of each odd-numbered year. 22 
The office of Chair of the Committee must alternate each biennium 23 
between the Houses. If a vacancy occurs in the office of Chair or 24 
Vice Chair, the vacancy must be filled in the same manner as the 25 
original selection for the remainder of the unexpired term. 26 
 4.  A member of the Committee who is not a candidate for 27 
reelection or who is defeated for reelection continues to serve after 28 
the general election until the next regular or special session 29 
convenes. 30 
 5.  A vacancy on the Committee must be filled in the same 31 
manner as the original appointment for the remainder of the 32 
unexpired term.] eight regular members and five alternate 33 
members who are appointed in the same manner as the members 34 
of a Joint Interim Standing Committee pursuant to 35 
NRS 218E.320. 36 
 3. Except as otherwise provided in this section, the provisions 37 
of NRS 218E.320, 218E.325 and 218E.330: 38 
 (a) Apply to the Committee in the same manner as a Joint 39 
Interim Standing Committee, including, without limitation, 40 
providing the Committee with any powers, privileges and 41 
immunities set forth in those provisions; and 42 
 (b) Control the Committee’s formation, organization and 43 
operations, including, without limitation, its membership, officers, 44 
management, government, budget, compensation, allowances, 45   
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expenses, meetings and proceedings, but the Committee shall not 1 
be deemed a Joint Interim Standing Committee for the purposes of 2 
the number of requests that it may submit for the drafting of 3 
legislative measures pursuant to NRS 218D.160. 4 
 4. If there is a conflict between the provisions of NRS 5 
218E.320, 218E.325 and 218E.330 and the provisions of a specific 6 
statute that applies to the Committee, the provisions of the specific 7 
statute control. 8 
 Sec. 13.  Chapter 218H of NRS is hereby amended by adding 9 
thereto the provisions set forth as sections 14 and 15 of this act. 10 
 Sec. 14.  1. “Legislative committee” means any committee, 11 
subcommittee, commission or similar body created or authorized 12 
by the Legislature or either House to conduct or perform 13 
legislative business at the direction of or on behalf of the 14 
Legislature or either House. 15 
 2. The term includes, without limitation, any interim, 16 
advisory or other committee, subcommittee, commission or similar 17 
body for which legislative staff members serve as the primary 18 
administrative or professional staff. 19 
 Sec. 15.  “Legislative committee investigative meeting, event 20 
or trip” means any meeting, event or trip that the chair of a 21 
legislative committee authorizes as an official meeting, event or 22 
trip of the committee in order for the members of the committee 23 
and legislative staff members to investigate or otherwise receive 24 
any education or information on matters that are pertinent to the 25 
committee’s legislative business or possible future legislative 26 
action. 27 
 Sec. 16.  NRS 218H.030 is hereby amended to read as follows: 28 
 218H.030 As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise 29 
requires, the words and terms defined in NRS 218H.033 to 30 
218H.110, inclusive, and sections 14 and 15 of this act, have the 31 
meanings ascribed to them in those sections. 32 
 Sec. 17.  NRS 218H.045 is hereby amended to read as follows: 33 
 218H.045 1. “Educational or informational meeting, event or 34 
trip” means any meeting, event or trip undertaken or attended by a 35 
Legislator [if,] or legislative officer, or any legislative staff member 36 
with the approval of his or her chief administrative supervisor, if 37 
in connection with the meeting, event or trip: 38 
 (a) The Legislator , legislative officer or legislative staff 39 
member, or a member of [the Legislator’s] his or her household , 40 
receives anything of value from a lobbyist to undertake or attend the 41 
meeting, event or trip; and 42 
 (b) The Legislator , legislative officer or legislative staff 43 
member provides or receives any education or information on 44   
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matters relating to the legislative, administrative or political action 1 
of the Legislator [.] or the Legislative Branch. 2 
 2. The term includes, without limitation, any reception, 3 
gathering, conference, convention, discussion, forum, roundtable, 4 
seminar, symposium, speaking engagement or other similar 5 
meeting, event or trip with an educational or informational 6 
component. 7 
 3. The term does not include: 8 
 (a) A meeting, event or trip undertaken or attended by a 9 
Legislator , legislative officer or legislative staff member, or a 10 
member of [the Legislator’s] his or her household , for personal 11 
reasons or for reasons relating to any professional or occupational 12 
license held by the [Legislator or the member of the Legislator’s 13 
household,] person, unless the [Legislator or the member of the 14 
Legislator’s household] person participates as one of the primary 15 
speakers, instructors or presenters at the meeting, event or trip. 16 
 (b) A meeting, event or trip undertaken or attended by a 17 
Legislator , legislative officer or legislative staff member, or a 18 
member of [the Legislator’s] his or her household , if the meeting, 19 
event or trip is undertaken or attended as part of his or her bona fide 20 
employment or service as an employee or independent contractor 21 
and anything of value received by the [Legislator or the member of 22 
the Legislator’s household] person for the meeting, event or trip or 23 
otherwise paid for or reimbursed to the [Legislator or the member of 24 
the Legislator’s household] person as part of his or her bona fide 25 
employment or service as an employee or independent contractor. 26 
 (c) A party, meal, function or other social event to which every 27 
Legislator is invited where educational or informational displays or 28 
materials are available but no formal speech, presentation or other 29 
similar action to educate or inform the Legislators occurs. 30 
 (d) A legislative committee investigative meeting, event or trip. 31 
 4. For the purposes of this section, “anything of value” 32 
includes, without limitation, any actual expenses for food, 33 
beverages, registration fees, travel or lodging provided or given to 34 
or paid for the benefit of the Legislator , legislative officer or 35 
legislative staff member, or a member of [the Legislator’s] his or 36 
her household , or reimbursement for any such actual expenses paid 37 
by the [Legislator or a member of the Legislator’s household,] 38 
person, if the expenses are incurred on a day during which the 39 
[Legislator or a member of the Legislator’s household] person 40 
undertakes or attends the meeting, event or trip or during which the 41 
[Legislator or a member of the Legislator’s household] person 42 
travels to or from the meeting, event or trip. 43 
 5. For the purposes of this section, if a legislative staff 44 
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the definition of “educational or informational meeting, event or 1 
trip” set forth in this section, the legislative staff member is not 2 
subject to the Nevada Financial Disclosure Act in NRS 281.5555 3 
to 281.581, inclusive, unless the legislative staff member is a 4 
public officer or candidate or a member of a public officer’s or 5 
candidate’s household for the purposes of that Act. 6 
 Sec. 18.  NRS 218H.050 is hereby amended to read as follows: 7 
 218H.050 1. “Expenditure” means any of the following acts 8 
by a lobbyist while the Legislature is in a regular or special session: 9 
 (a) Any payment, conveyance, transfer, distribution, deposit, 10 
advance, loan, forbearance, subscription, pledge or rendering of 11 
money, services or anything else of value; or 12 
 (b) Any contract, agreement, promise or other obligation, 13 
whether or not legally enforceable, to make any such expenditure. 14 
 2. The term includes, without limitation: 15 
 (a) Anything of value provided for an educational or 16 
informational meeting, event or trip [.] or a legislative committee 17 
investigative meeting, event or trip. 18 
 (b) The cost of a party, meal, function or other social event to 19 
which every Legislator is invited. 20 
 3. The term does not include: 21 
 (a) A prohibited gift. 22 
 (b) A lobbyist’s personal expenditures for his or her own food, 23 
beverages, lodging, travel expenses or membership fees or dues. 24 
 Sec. 19.  NRS 218H.060 is hereby amended to read as follows: 25 
 218H.060 1.  “Gift” means any payment, conveyance, 26 
transfer, distribution, deposit, advance, loan, forbearance, 27 
subscription, pledge or rendering of money, services or anything 28 
else of value, unless consideration of equal or greater value is 29 
received. 30 
 2.  The term does not include: 31 
 (a) Any political contribution of money or services related to a 32 
political campaign. 33 
 (b) Any commercially reasonable loan made in the ordinary 34 
course of business. 35 
 (c) Anything of value provided for an educational or 36 
informational meeting, event or trip [.] or a legislative committee 37 
investigative meeting, event or trip. 38 
 (d) The cost of a party, meal, function or other social event to 39 
which every Legislator is invited, including, without limitation, the 40 
cost of food or beverages provided at the party, meal, function or 41 
other social event. For the purposes of this paragraph, there is a 42 
presumption that every Legislator is invited if the party, meal, 43 
function or other social event is held at any governmental building, 44 
facility or other property or the invitation for or notice of the party, 45   
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meal, function or other social event indicates that it is a legislative 1 
event. 2 
 (e) Any ceremonial gifts received for a birthday, wedding, 3 
anniversary, holiday or other ceremonial occasion from a donor who 4 
is not a lobbyist. 5 
 (f) Anything of value received from a person who is: 6 
  (1) Related to the recipient, or to the spouse or domestic 7 
partner of the recipient, by blood, adoption, marriage or domestic 8 
partnership within the third degree of consanguinity or affinity; or 9 
  (2) A member of the recipient’s household. 10 
 (g) Anything of value received by a person as part of his or her 11 
bona fide employment or service as an employee or independent 12 
contractor or otherwise paid for or reimbursed to the person as part 13 
of his or her bona fide employment or service as an employee or 14 
independent contractor. 15 
 Sec. 20.  NRS 218H.092 is hereby amended to read as follows: 16 
 218H.092 “Member of the [Legislator’s] person’s household” 17 
[means] or “member of his or her household,” or any variation 18 
thereof, means: 19 
 1. For a person who is subject to the Nevada Financial 20 
Disclosure Act in NRS 281.5555 to 281.581, inclusive, a member 21 
of [the Legislator’s] his or her household for the purposes of that 22 
Act. 23 
 2. For any other person, a substantially similar member of 24 
his or her household as if the Nevada Financial Disclosure Act in 25 
NRS 281.5555 to 281.581, inclusive [.] , applied to the person but 26 
only for the limited purposes of this definition. 27 
 Sec. 21.  NRS 176.0129 is hereby amended to read as follows: 28 
 176.0129 1. The Office of Finance shall, on an annual basis, 29 
contract for the services of an independent contractor, in accordance 30 
with the provisions of NRS 333.700, to review sentences imposed in 31 
this State and the practices of the State Board of Parole 32 
Commissioners and project annually the number of persons who 33 
will be: 34 
 [1.] (a) In a facility or institution of the Department of 35 
Corrections; 36 
 [2.] (b) On probation; 37 
 [3.] (c) On parole; and 38 
 [4.] (d) Serving a term of residential confinement, 39 
 during the 10 years immediately following the date of the 40 
projection. 41 
 2. On or before December 1 of each year, the Office of 42 
Finance shall prepare an annual report of the review and 43 
projections made by the independent contractor pursuant to 44 
subsection 1 and provide the report to: 45   
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 (a) The Joint Interim Standing Committee on the Judiciary; 1 
and 2 
 (b) The Department of Sentencing Policy. 3 
 Sec. 22.  NRS 193.309 is hereby amended to read as follows: 4 
 193.309 1.  Each law enforcement agency shall annually 5 
make available to the public and on a monthly basis submit to the 6 
Central Repository a report that includes, without limitation, a 7 
compilation of statistics relating to incidents involving the use of 8 
force that occurred during the immediately preceding calendar year, 9 
or month, as applicable, including, without limitation: 10 
 (a) The number of complaints against peace officers employed 11 
by the law enforcement agency relating to the use of force and the 12 
number of such complaints that were substantiated; and 13 
 (b) A compilation of statistics relating to incidents involving the 14 
use of force that, for each incident, includes, without limitation, all 15 
information collected by the National Use-of-Force Data Collection 16 
of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. 17 
 2.  Each law enforcement agency shall submit the report 18 
required pursuant to subsection 1 in a manner approved by the 19 
Director of the Department of Public Safety and in accordance with 20 
the policies, procedures and definitions of the Department. 21 
 3. The Central Repository shall make the use-of-force data 22 
submitted by each law enforcement agency pursuant to subsection 1 23 
available for access by the public on the Internet website of the 24 
Central Repository. 25 
 4. The Central Repository may accept gifts, grants and 26 
donations from any source for the purpose of carrying out the 27 
provisions of this section. 28 
 5. To the extent of legislative appropriation, the Office of the 29 
Attorney General shall: 30 
 (a) Review the use-of-force data that is publicly available on the 31 
Internet website of the Central Repository; 32 
 (b) Prepare a report containing any conclusions or 33 
recommendations resulting from its review; and 34 
 (c) On or before December 1 of each year, submit to the 35 
Governor , the Joint Interim Standing Committee on the Judiciary 36 
and [to] the Director of the Legislative Counsel Bureau for 37 
transmittal to the Legislature the report prepared pursuant to 38 
paragraph (b). 39 
 6. Each law enforcement agency in this State shall participate 40 
in the National Use-of-Force Data Collection of the Federal Bureau 41 
of Investigation. 42 
 7. Information collected pursuant to this section must not be 43 
introduced into evidence or otherwise used in any way against a 44 
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 8. As used in this section: 1 
 (a) “Central Repository” means the Central Repository for 2 
Nevada Records of Criminal History. 3 
 (b) “Law enforcement agency” means: 4 
  (1) The sheriff’s office of a county; 5 
  (2) A metropolitan police department; 6 
  (3) A police department of an incorporated city; 7 
  (4) The Department of Corrections; 8 
  (5) The police department for the Nevada System of Higher 9 
Education; 10 
  (6) Any political subdivision of this State employing park 11 
rangers to enforce laws within its jurisdiction; or 12 
  (7) Any political subdivision of this State which has as its 13 
primary duty the enforcement of law and which employs peace 14 
officers to fulfill its duty. 15 
 Sec. 23.  NRS 209.192 is hereby amended to read as follows: 16 
 209.192 1.  There is hereby created in the State Treasury a 17 
Fund for New Construction of Facilities for Prison Industries as a 18 
capital projects fund. The Director shall deposit in the Fund the 19 
deductions made pursuant to subparagraph (3) of paragraph (a) of 20 
subsection 3 or subparagraph (2) of paragraph (a) of subsection 4 of 21 
NRS 209.463. The money in the Fund must only be expended: 22 
 (a) To house new industries or expand existing industries in the 23 
industrial program to provide additional employment of offenders; 24 
 (b) To relocate, expand, upgrade or modify an existing industry 25 
in the industrial program to enhance or improve operations or 26 
security or to provide additional employment or training of 27 
offenders; 28 
 (c) To purchase or lease equipment to be used for the training of 29 
offenders or in the operations of prison industries; 30 
 (d) To pay or fund the operations of prison industries, including, 31 
without limitation, paying the salaries of staff and wages of 32 
offenders if the cash balance in the Fund for Prison Industries is 33 
below the average monthly expenses for the operation of prison 34 
industries;  35 
 (e) To advertise and promote the goods produced and services 36 
provided by prison industries; or 37 
 (f) For any other purpose authorized by the Legislature. 38 
 2.  Before money in the Fund may be expended , [: 39 
 (a) As described in paragraphs (b) to (e), inclusive, of subsection 40 
1, the Director shall submit a proposal for the expenditure to the 41 
Joint Interim Standing Committee on the Judiciary and the State 42 
Board of Examiners.  43 
 (b) For construction,] the Director shall submit a proposal for 44 
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 3. Upon making a determination that the proposed expenditure 1 
is appropriate and necessary, the State Board of Examiners shall 2 
recommend to the Interim Finance Committee, or the Senate 3 
Standing Committee on Finance and the Assembly Standing 4 
Committee on Ways and Means when the Legislature is in general 5 
session, that the expenditure be approved. Upon approval of the 6 
appropriate committee or committees, the money may be so 7 
expended. 8 
 4.  If any money in the Fund is used as described in paragraph 9 
(d) of subsection 1, the Director shall repay the amount used as soon 10 
as sufficient money is available in the Fund for Prison Industries. 11 
 5.  The interest and income earned on the money in the Fund, 12 
after deducting any applicable charges, must be credited to the 13 
Fund. 14 
 6. As used in this section, “Fund” means Fund for New 15 
Construction of Facilities for Prison Industries. 16 
 Sec. 24.  NRS 209.461 is hereby amended to read as follows: 17 
 209.461 1.  The Director shall: 18 
 (a) To the greatest extent possible, approximate the normal 19 
conditions of training and employment in the community. 20 
 (b) Except as otherwise provided in this section, to the extent 21 
practicable, require each offender, except those whose behavior is 22 
found by the Director to preclude participation, to spend 40 hours 23 
each week in vocational training or employment, unless excused for 24 
a medical reason or to attend educational classes in accordance with 25 
NRS 209.396. The Director shall require as a condition of 26 
employment that an offender sign an authorization for the 27 
deductions from his or her wages made pursuant to NRS 209.463. 28 
Authorization to make the deductions pursuant to NRS 209.463 is 29 
implied from the employment of an offender and a signed 30 
authorization from the offender is not required for the Director to 31 
make the deductions pursuant to NRS 209.463. 32 
 (c) Use the earnings from services and manufacturing conducted 33 
by the institutions and the money paid by private employers who 34 
employ the offenders to offset the costs of operating the prison 35 
system and to provide wages for the offenders being trained or 36 
employed. 37 
 (d) Provide equipment, space and management for services and 38 
manufacturing by offenders. 39 
 (e) Employ craftsmen and other personnel to supervise and 40 
instruct offenders. 41 
 (f) Contract with governmental agencies and private employers 42 
for the employment of offenders, including their employment on 43 
public works projects under contracts with the State and with local 44 
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 (g) Contract for the use of offenders’ services and for the sale of 1 
goods manufactured by offenders. 2 
 (h) On or before January 1, 2014, and every 5 years thereafter, 3 
submit a report to the Director of the Legislative Counsel Bureau for 4 
distribution to the Joint Interim Standing Committee on the 5 
Judiciary. The report must include, without limitation, an analysis of 6 
existing contracts with private employers for the employment of 7 
offenders and the potential impact of those contracts on private 8 
industry in this State. 9 
 (i) Submit a report to each meeting of the Interim Finance 10 
Committee identifying any accounts receivable related to a program 11 
for the employment of offenders. 12 
 2.  Every program for the employment of offenders established 13 
by the Director must: 14 
 (a) Employ the maximum number of offenders possible; 15 
 (b) Except as otherwise provided in NRS 209.192, provide for 16 
the use of money produced by the program to reduce the cost of 17 
maintaining the offenders in the institutions; 18 
 (c) Have an insignificant effect on the number of jobs available 19 
to the residents of this State; and 20 
 (d) Provide occupational training for offenders. 21 
 3.  An offender may not engage in vocational training, 22 
employment or a business that requires or permits the offender to: 23 
 (a) Telemarket or conduct opinion polls by telephone; or 24 
 (b) Acquire, review, use or have control over or access to 25 
personal information concerning any person who is not incarcerated. 26 
 4.  Each fiscal year, the cumulative profits and losses, if any, of 27 
the programs for the employment of offenders established by the 28 
Director must result in a profit for the Department. The following 29 
must not be included in determining whether there is a profit for the 30 
Department: 31 
 (a) Fees credited to the Fund for Prison Industries pursuant to 32 
NRS 482.268, any revenue collected by the Department for the 33 
leasing of space, facilities or equipment within the institutions or 34 
facilities of the Department, and any interest or income earned on 35 
the money in the Fund for Prison Industries. 36 
 (b) The selling expenses of the Central Administrative Office of 37 
the programs for the employment of offenders. As used in this 38 
paragraph, “selling expenses” means delivery expenses, salaries of 39 
sales personnel and related payroll taxes and costs, the costs of 40 
advertising and the costs of display models. 41 
 (c) The general and administrative expenses of the Central 42 
Administrative Office of the programs for the employment of 43 
offenders. As used in this paragraph, “general and administrative 44 
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Programs and the salaries of any other personnel of the Central 1 
Administrative Office and related payroll taxes and costs, the costs 2 
of telephone usage, and the costs of office supplies used and postage 3 
used. 4 
 5.  If any state-sponsored program incurs a net loss for 2 5 
consecutive fiscal years, the Director shall appear before the [Joint 6 
Interim Standing Committee on the Judiciary] Interim Finance 7 
Committee to explain the reasons for the net loss and provide a plan 8 
for the generation of a profit in the next fiscal year. If the program 9 
does not generate a profit in the third fiscal year, the Director shall 10 
take appropriate steps to resolve the issue. 11 
 6.  Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, the Director 12 
may, with the approval of the Board: 13 
 (a) Lease spaces and facilities within any institution of the 14 
Department to private employers to be used for the vocational 15 
training and employment of offenders. 16 
 (b) Grant to reliable offenders the privilege of leaving 17 
institutions or facilities of the Department at certain times for the 18 
purpose of vocational training or employment. 19 
 7.  Before entering into any contract with a private employer for 20 
the employment of offenders pursuant to subsection 1, the Director 21 
shall obtain from the private employer: 22 
 (a) A personal guarantee to secure an amount fixed by the 23 
Director of: 24 
  (1) For a contract that does not relate to construction, not less 25 
than 25 percent of the prorated annual amount of the contract but 26 
not more than 100 percent of the prorated annual amount of the 27 
contract, a surety bond made payable to the State of Nevada in an 28 
amount fixed by the Director of not less than 25 percent of the 29 
prorated annual amount of the contract but not more than 100 30 
percent of the prorated annual amount of the contract and 31 
conditioned upon the faithful performance of the contract in 32 
accordance with the terms and conditions of the contract; or 33 
  (2) For a contract that relates to construction, not less than 34 
100 percent of the prorated annual amount of the contract, a surety 35 
bond made payable to the State of Nevada in an amount fixed by the 36 
Director of not less than 100 percent of the prorated annual amount 37 
of the contract and conditioned upon the faithful performance of the 38 
contract in accordance with the terms and conditions of the contract, 39 
 or a security agreement to secure any debt, obligation or other 40 
liability of the private employer under the contract, including, 41 
without limitation, lease payments, wages earned by offenders and 42 
compensation earned by personnel of the Department. The Director 43 
shall appear before the [Joint Interim Standing Committee on the 44 
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the amount fixed by the Director for any personal guarantee or 1 
surety bond. 2 
 (b) A detailed written analysis on the estimated impact of the 3 
contract on private industry in this State. The written analysis must 4 
include, without limitation: 5 
  (1) The number of private companies in this State currently 6 
providing the types of products and services offered in the proposed 7 
contract. 8 
  (2) The number of residents of this State currently employed 9 
by such private companies. 10 
  (3) The number of offenders that would be employed under 11 
the contract. 12 
  (4) The skills that the offenders would acquire under the 13 
contract. 14 
 8.  The provisions of this chapter do not create a right on behalf 15 
of the offender to employment or to receive the federal or state 16 
minimum wage for any employment and do not establish a basis for 17 
any cause of action against the State or its officers or employees for 18 
employment of an offender or for payment of the federal or state 19 
minimum wage to an offender. 20 
 9.  As used in this section, “state-sponsored program” means a 21 
program for the vocational training or employment of offenders 22 
which does not include a contract of employment with a private 23 
employer. 24 
 Sec. 25.  NRS 209.4818 is hereby amended to read as follows: 25 
 209.4818 1.  The [Joint Interim Standing Committee on the 26 
Judiciary] Interim Finance Committee shall: 27 
 (a) Be informed on issues and developments relating to 28 
industrial programs for correctional institutions; 29 
 (b) [Submit a semiannual report to the Interim Finance 30 
Committee before July 1 and December 1 of each year on the status 31 
of current and proposed industrial programs for correctional 32 
institutions; 33 
 (c)] Report to the Legislature on any [other] matter relating to 34 
industrial programs for correctional institutions that it deems 35 
appropriate; 36 
 [(d)] (c) Recommend three persons to the Director for 37 
appointment as the Deputy Director for Industrial Programs 38 
whenever a vacancy exists; 39 
 [(e)] (d) Before any new industrial program is established by 40 
the Director, review the proposed program for compliance with the 41 
requirements of subsections 2, 3, 4 and 7 of NRS 209.461 and 42 
submit to the Director its recommendations concerning the proposed 43 
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 [(f)] (e) Review each state-sponsored industry program 1 
established pursuant to subsection 2 of NRS 209.461 to determine 2 
whether the program is operating profitably. If the Committee 3 
determines that a program has incurred a net loss in 3 consecutive 4 
fiscal years, the Committee shall report its finding to the Director 5 
with a recommendation regarding whether the program should be 6 
continued or terminated. If the Director does not accept the 7 
recommendation of the Committee, the Director shall submit a 8 
written report to the Committee setting forth his or her reasons for 9 
rejecting the recommendation. 10 
 2.  Upon the request of the [Joint Interim Standing Committee 11 
on the Judiciary,] Interim Finance Committee, the Director and the 12 
Deputy Director for Industrial Programs shall provide to the 13 
Committee any information that the Committee determines is 14 
relevant to the performance of the duties of the Committee. 15 
 3. As used in this section, “state-sponsored industry program” 16 
means a program for the vocational training or employment of 17 
offenders which does not include a contract of employment with a 18 
private employer. 19 
 Sec. 26.  Chapter 232B of NRS is hereby amended by adding 20 
thereto a new section to read as follows: 21 
 As used in this section and NRS 232B.210 to 232B.240, 22 
inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires, “Sunset 23 
Committee” or “Committee” means the Sunset Committee of the 24 
Legislature created by NRS 232B.210. 25 
 Sec. 27.  NRS 232B.210 is hereby amended to read as follows: 26 
 232B.210 1. The Sunset [Subcommittee of the Legislative 27 
Commission, consisting of nine members,] Committee of the 28 
Legislature is hereby created. 29 
 2. The [membership of the Sunset Subcommittee] Committee 30 
consists of [: 31 
 (a) Three voting members of the Legislature appointed by the 32 
Majority Leader of the Senate, at least one of whom must be a 33 
member of the minority political party; 34 
 (b) Three voting members of the Legislature appointed by the 35 
Speaker of the Assembly, at least one of whom must be a member 36 
of the minority political party; and 37 
 (c) Three nonvoting members of the general public appointed by 38 
the Chair of the Legislative Commission from among the names of 39 
nominees submitted by the Governor pursuant to subsection 2. 40 
 2. The Governor shall, at least 30 days before the beginning of 41 
the term of any member appointed pursuant to paragraph (c) of 42 
subsection 1, or within 30 days after such a position on the Sunset 43 
Subcommittee becomes vacant, submit to the Legislative 44 
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membership on the Sunset Subcommittee. The Chair of the 1 
Legislative Commission shall appoint a new member or fill the 2 
vacancy from the list, or request a new list. The Chair of  3 
the Legislative Commission may appoint any qualified person who 4 
is a resident of this State to a position described in paragraph (c) of 5 
subsection 1. 6 
 3. Each member of the Sunset Subcommittee serves at the 7 
pleasure of the appointing authority. 8 
 4. The voting members of the Sunset Subcommittee shall elect 9 
a Chair from one House of the Legislature and a Vice Chair from 10 
the other House. Each Chair and Vice Chair holds office for a term 11 
of 2 years commencing on July 1 of each odd-numbered year. If a 12 
vacancy occurs in the office of Chair or Vice Chair, the vacancy 13 
must be filled in the same manner as the original selection for the 14 
remainder of the unexpired term. 15 
 5. The membership of any member of the Sunset 16 
Subcommittee who is a Legislator and who is not a candidate for 17 
reelection or who is defeated for reelection terminates on the day 18 
next after the general election. 19 
 6. A vacancy on the Sunset Subcommittee must be filled in the 20 
same manner as the original appointment. 21 
 7. The Sunset Subcommittee shall meet at the times and places 22 
specified by a call of the Chair. Four voting members of the Sunset 23 
Subcommittee constitute a quorum, and a quorum may exercise any 24 
power or authority conferred on the Sunset Subcommittee. 25 
 8. For each day or portion of a day during which a member of 26 
the Sunset Subcommittee who is a Legislator attends a meeting of 27 
the Sunset Subcommittee or is otherwise engaged in the business  28 
of the Sunset Subcommittee, except during a regular or special 29 
session of the Legislature, the Legislator is entitled to receive the: 30 
 (a) Compensation provided for a majority of the members of the 31 
Legislature during the first 60 days of the preceding regular session; 32 
 (b) Per diem allowance provided for state officers generally; and 33 
 (c) Travel expenses provided pursuant to NRS 218A.655. 34 
 The compensation, per diem allowances and travel expenses of 35 
the members of the Sunset Subcommittee who are Legislators must 36 
be paid from the Legislative Fund. 37 
 9. While engaged in the business of the Sunset Subcommittee, 38 
the members of the Subcommittee who are not Legislators are 39 
entitled to receive the per diem allowance and travel expenses 40 
provided for state officers and employees generally.] eight regular 41 
members and five alternate members who are appointed in the 42 
same manner as the members of a Joint Interim Standing 43 
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 3. Except as otherwise provided in this section, the provisions 1 
of NRS 218E.320, 218E.325 and 218E.330: 2 
 (a) Apply to the Committee in the same manner as a Joint 3 
Interim Standing Committee, including, without limitation, 4 
providing the Committee with any powers, privileges and 5 
immunities set forth in those provisions; and 6 
 (b) Control the Committee’s formation, organization and 7 
operations, including, without limitation, its membership, officers, 8 
management, government, budget, compensation, allowances, 9 
expenses, meetings and proceedings, but the Committee shall not 10 
be deemed a Joint Interim Standing Committee for the purposes of 11 
the number of requests that it may submit for the drafting of 12 
legislative measures pursuant to NRS 218D.160. 13 
 4. If there is a conflict between the provisions of NRS 14 
218E.320, 218E.325 and 218E.330 and the provisions of a specific 15 
statute that applies to the Committee, the provisions of the specific 16 
statute control. 17 
 Sec. 28.  NRS 232B.220 is hereby amended to read as follows: 18 
 232B.220 1. The Sunset [Subcommittee of the Legislative 19 
Commission] Committee shall conduct a review of each board and 20 
commission in this State which is not provided for in the Nevada 21 
Constitution or established by an executive order of the Governor to 22 
determine whether the board or commission should be terminated, 23 
modified, consolidated with another board or commission or 24 
continued. Such a review must include, without limitation: 25 
 (a) An evaluation of the major policies and programs of the 26 
board or commission, including, without limitation, an examination 27 
of other programs or services offered in this State to determine if 28 
any other provided programs or services duplicate those offered by 29 
the board or commission; 30 
 (b) Any recommendations for improvements in the policies and 31 
programs offered by the board or commission; and 32 
 (c) A determination of whether any statutory tax exemptions, 33 
abatements or money set aside to be provided to the board or 34 
commission should be terminated, modified or continued. 35 
 2. The [Sunset Subcommittee] Committee shall review not less 36 
than 10 boards and commissions specified in subsection 1 during 37 
each legislative interim. 38 
 3.  Any action taken by the [Sunset Subcommittee] Committee 39 
concerning a board or commission pursuant to NRS 232B.210 to 40 
[232B.250,] 232B.240, inclusive, and section 26 of this act is in 41 
addition or supplemental to any action taken by the Legislative 42 
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 Sec. 29.  NRS 232B.230 is hereby amended to read as follows: 1 
 232B.230 1. Each board and commission subject to review 2 
by the Sunset [Subcommittee of the Legislative Commission] 3 
Committee shall submit information to the [Sunset Subcommittee] 4 
Committee on a form prescribed by the [Sunset Subcommittee.] 5 
Committee. The information must include, without limitation: 6 
 (a) The name of the board or commission; 7 
 (b) The name of each member of the board or commission; 8 
 (c) The address of the Internet website established and 9 
maintained by the board or commission, if any; 10 
 (d) The name and contact information of the executive director 11 
of the board or commission, if any; 12 
 (e) A list of the members of the staff of the board or 13 
commission; 14 
 (f) The authority by which the board or commission was 15 
created; 16 
 (g) The governing structure of the board or commission, 17 
including, without limitation, information concerning the method, 18 
terms, qualifications and conditions of appointment and removal of 19 
the members of the board or commission; 20 
 (h) The duties of the board or commission; 21 
 (i) The operating budget of the board or commission; 22 
 (j) A statement setting forth the income and expenses of the 23 
board or commission for at least 3 years immediately preceding the 24 
date on which the board or commission submits the form required 25 
by this subsection, including the balances of any fund or account 26 
maintained by or on behalf of the board or commission; 27 
 (k) The most recent audit conducted of the board or 28 
commission, if any; 29 
 (l) The dates of the immediately preceding six meetings held by 30 
the board or commission; 31 
 (m) A statement of the objectives and programs of the board or 32 
commission; 33 
 (n) A conclusion concerning the effectiveness of the objectives 34 
and programs of the board or commission; 35 
 (o) Any recommendations for statutory changes which are 36 
necessary for the board or commission to carry out its objectives and 37 
programs; and  38 
 (p) Such other information as the [Sunset Subcommittee] 39 
Committee may require. 40 
 2. The [Sunset Subcommittee] Committee may direct the 41 
Legislative Counsel Bureau to assist in its research, investigations, 42 
review and analysis of the information submitted by each board and 43 
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 Sec. 30.  NRS 232B.235 is hereby amended to read as follows: 1 
 232B.235 1.  At any time during a legislative interim, if the 2 
Sunset [Subcommittee of the Legislative Commission] Committee 3 
determines that a board or commission subject to its review [by the 4 
Sunset Subcommittee] should be audited, the [Sunset 5 
Subcommittee] Committee shall make such a recommendation to 6 
the Legislative Commission. The [Sunset Subcommittee] 7 
Committee shall include with its recommendation a summary of the 8 
justification for the recommendation. 9 
 2.  After receiving a recommendation from the [Sunset 10 
Subcommittee] Committee pursuant to subsection 1, the Legislative 11 
Commission shall evaluate the recommendation and determine 12 
whether to direct the Legislative Auditor to perform an audit of the 13 
board or commission pursuant to NRS 218G.120. In making its 14 
determination, the Legislative Commission shall consider the 15 
current workload of the Audit Division of the Legislative Counsel 16 
Bureau. 17 
 3.  The Legislative Auditor shall not perform more than four 18 
audits directed by the Legislative Commission pursuant to this 19 
section during a legislative interim. 20 
 Sec. 31.  NRS 232B.237 is hereby amended to read as follows: 21 
 232B.237 1. The Sunset [Subcommittee of the Legislative 22 
Commission] Committee shall conduct a review of each 23 
professional or occupational licensing board and regulatory body in 24 
this State to determine whether the restrictions on the criminal 25 
history of an applicant for an occupational or professional license 26 
are appropriate. 27 
 2. Each professional or occupational licensing board and 28 
regulatory body subject to review pursuant to subsection 1 must 29 
submit information to the [Sunset Subcommittee] Committee on a 30 
form prescribed by the [Sunset Subcommittee.] Committee. The 31 
information must include, without limitation: 32 
 (a) The number of petitions submitted to a professional or 33 
occupational licensing board and regulatory body pursuant to NRS 34 
1.545, 240A.275, 244.33504, 361.2212, 379.00785, 435.3395, 35 
445B.7776, 449.03008, 449.4316, 450B.169, 455C.125, 457.1825, 36 
458.0258, 477.2233, 482.163, 487.006, 489.298, 490.195, 502.375, 37 
503.5831, 504.391, 505.013, 534.1405, 544.147, 555.305, 557.225, 38 
576.037, 581.1033, 582.035, 584.2165, 587.014, 599A.057, 39 
599B.127, 618.357, 622.085, 678B.630 and 706.4626; 40 
 (b) The number of determinations of disqualification made by 41 
the professional or occupational licensing board and regulatory body 42 
pursuant to NRS 1.545, 240A.275, 244.33504, 361.2212, 43 
379.00785, 435.3395, 445B.7776, 449.03008, 449.4316, 450B.169, 44 
455C.125, 457.1825, 458.0258, 477.2233, 482.163, 487.006, 45   
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489.298, 490.195, 502.375, 503.5831, 504.391, 505.013, 534.1405, 1 
544.147, 555.305, 557.225, 576.037, 581.1033, 582.035, 584.2165, 2 
587.014, 599A.057, 599B.127, 618.357, 622.085, 678B.630 and 3 
706.4626; and 4 
 (c) The reasons for such determinations of disqualification. 5 
 3. As used in this section, “regulatory body” has the meaning 6 
ascribed to it in NRS 622.060. 7 
 Sec. 32.  NRS 232B.240 is hereby amended to read as follows: 8 
 232B.240 1. The Sunset [Subcommittee of the Legislative 9 
Commission] Committee shall conduct public hearings for the 10 
purpose of obtaining comments on, and may require the Legislative 11 
Counsel Bureau to submit reports on, the need for the termination, 12 
modification, consolidation or continued operation of a board or 13 
commission. 14 
 2. The [Sunset Subcommittee] Committee shall consider any 15 
report submitted to it by the Legislative Counsel Bureau. 16 
 3. The Committee may exercise any of the investigative 17 
powers set forth in NRS 218E.105 to 218E.140, inclusive. 18 
 4. A board or commission has the burden of proving that there 19 
is a public need for its continued existence. 20 
 Sec. 33.  NRS 233B.063 is hereby amended to read as follows: 21 
 233B.063 1.  An agency that intends to adopt, amend or 22 
repeal a permanent regulation must deliver to the Legislative 23 
Counsel a copy of the proposed regulation. The Legislative Counsel 24 
shall examine and if appropriate revise the language submitted so 25 
that it is clear, concise and suitable for incorporation in the Nevada 26 
Administrative Code, but shall not alter the meaning or effect 27 
without the consent of the agency. 28 
 2.  Unless the proposed regulation is submitted to the 29 
Legislative Counsel between July 1 of an even-numbered year and 30 
July 1 of the succeeding odd-numbered year, the Legislative 31 
Counsel shall deliver the approved or revised text of the regulation 32 
within 30 days after it is submitted to the Legislative Counsel. If the 33 
proposed or revised text of a regulation is changed before adoption, 34 
the agency shall submit the changed text to the Legislative Counsel, 35 
who shall examine and revise it if appropriate pursuant to the 36 
standards of subsection 1. Unless it is submitted between July 1 of 37 
an even-numbered year and July 1 of the succeeding odd-numbered 38 
year, the Legislative Counsel shall return it with any appropriate 39 
revisions within 30 days. [If the agency is a licensing board as 40 
defined in NRS 439B.225 and the proposed regulation relates to 41 
standards for the issuance or renewal of licenses, permits or 42 
certificates of registration issued to a person or facility regulated by 43 
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the approved or revised text of the regulation to the Joint Interim 1 
Standing Committee on Health and Human Services.] 2 
 3.  An agency may adopt a temporary regulation between 3 
August 1 of an even-numbered year and July 1 of the succeeding 4 
odd-numbered year without following the procedure required by this 5 
section and NRS 233B.064, but any such regulation expires by 6 
limitation on November 1 of the odd -numbered year. A 7 
substantively identical permanent regulation may be subsequently 8 
adopted. 9 
 4.  An agency may amend or suspend a permanent regulation 10 
between August 1 of an even-numbered year and July 1 of the 11 
succeeding odd-numbered year by adopting a temporary regulation 12 
in the same manner and subject to the same provisions as prescribed 13 
in subsection 3. 14 
 Sec. 34.  NRS 233B.070 is hereby amended to read as follows: 15 
 233B.070 1.  A permanent regulation becomes effective when 16 
the Legislative Counsel files with the Secretary of State the original 17 
of the final draft or revision of a regulation, except as otherwise 18 
provided in NRS 293.247 or where a later date is specified in the 19 
regulation. 20 
 2.  Except as otherwise provided in NRS 233B.0633, an agency 21 
that has adopted a temporary regulation may not file the temporary 22 
regulation with the Secretary of State until 35 days after the date on 23 
which the temporary regulation was adopted by the agency. A 24 
temporary regulation becomes effective when the agency files with 25 
the Secretary of State the original of the final draft or revision of the 26 
regulation, together with the informational statement prepared 27 
pursuant to NRS 233B.066. The agency shall also file a copy of the 28 
temporary regulation with the Legislative Counsel, together with the 29 
informational statement prepared pursuant to NRS 233B.066. 30 
 3.  An emergency regulation becomes effective when the 31 
agency files with the Secretary of State the original of the final draft 32 
or revision of an emergency regulation, together with the 33 
informational statement prepared pursuant to NRS 233B.066. The 34 
agency shall also file a copy of the emergency regulation with the 35 
Legislative Counsel, together with the informational statement 36 
prepared pursuant to NRS 233B.066. 37 
 4.  The Secretary of State shall maintain the original of the final 38 
draft or revision of each regulation in a permanent file to be used 39 
only for the preparation of official copies. 40 
 5.  The Secretary of State shall file, with the original of each 41 
agency’s rules of practice, the current statement of the agency 42 
concerning the date and results of its most recent review of those 43 
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 6.  Immediately after each permanent or temporary regulation is 1 
filed, the agency shall deliver one copy of the final draft or revision, 2 
bearing the stamp of the Secretary of State indicating that it has 3 
been filed, including material adopted by reference which is not 4 
already filed with the State Library, Archives and Public Records 5 
Administrator, to the State Library, Archives and Public Records 6 
Administrator for use by the public. [If the agency is a licensing 7 
board as defined in NRS 439B.225 and it has adopted a permanent 8 
regulation relating to standards for the issuance or renewal of 9 
licenses, permits or certificates of registration issued to a person or 10 
facility regulated by the agency, the agency shall also deliver one 11 
copy of the regulation, bearing the stamp of the Secretary of State, 12 
to the Joint Interim Standing Committee on Health and Human 13 
Services within 10 days after the regulation is filed with the 14 
Secretary of State.] 15 
 7.  Each agency shall furnish a copy of all or part of that part of 16 
the Nevada Administrative Code which contains its regulations, to 17 
any person who requests a copy, and may charge a reasonable fee 18 
for the copy based on the cost of reproduction if it does not have 19 
money appropriated or authorized for that purpose. 20 
 8.  An agency which publishes any regulations included in the 21 
Nevada Administrative Code shall use the exact text of the 22 
regulation as it appears in the Nevada Administrative Code, 23 
including the leadlines and numbers of the sections. Any other 24 
material which an agency includes in a publication with its 25 
regulations must be presented in a form which clearly distinguishes 26 
that material from the regulations. 27 
 Sec. 35.  NRS 321.7355 is hereby amended to read as follows: 28 
 321.7355 1.  The State Land Use Planning Agency may 29 
prepare, in cooperation with appropriate federal and state agencies 30 
and local governments throughout the State, plans or statements of 31 
policy concerning the administration of lands in the State of Nevada 32 
that are under federal management. The plans or statements of 33 
policy must not include matters concerning zoning or the division of 34 
land and must be consistent with local plans and regulations 35 
concerning the use of private property. 36 
 2.  The State Land Use Planning Agency shall: 37 
 (a) Encourage public comment upon the various matters treated 38 
in a proposed plan or statement of policy throughout its preparation 39 
and incorporate such comments into the proposed plan or statement 40 
of policy as are appropriate; 41 
 (b) Submit its work on a plan or statement of policy periodically 42 
for review and comment by the Land Use Planning Advisory 43 
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Interim Standing Committee on Natural Resources [;] and Public 1 
Lands; and  2 
 (c) Provide written responses to written comments received 3 
from a county or city upon the various matters treated in a proposed 4 
plan or statement of policy. 5 
 3.  Whenever the State Land Use Planning Agency prepares 6 
plans or statements of policy pursuant to subsection 1 and submits 7 
those plans or statements of policy to the Governor, the Legislature, 8 
[the Subcommittee on Public Lands of] the Joint Interim Standing 9 
Committee on Natural Resources and Public Lands or an agency of 10 
the Federal Government, the State Land Use Planning Agency shall 11 
include with each plan or statement of policy the comments and 12 
recommendations of: 13 
 (a) The Land Use Planning Advisory Council; and 14 
 (b) The [Subcommittee on Public Lands of the] Joint Interim 15 
Standing Committee on Natural Resources [.] and Public Lands. 16 
 4.  A plan or statement of policy must be approved by the 17 
governing bodies of the county and cities affected by it before it is 18 
put into effect. 19 
 Sec. 36.  NRS 332.215 is hereby amended to read as follows: 20 
 332.215 1.  Each county of this state whose population is 21 
100,000 or more, must be a member of the Commission to Study 22 
Governmental Purchasing which is composed of all purchasing 23 
agents of the local governments within those counties. Each county 24 
whose population is less than 100,000 may participate as a voting 25 
member of the Commission. The members shall select a Chair from 26 
among their number. 27 
 2.  The Commission shall meet no less than quarterly or at the 28 
call of the Chair to study practices in governmental purchasing and 29 
laws relating thereto and shall make recommendations with respect 30 
to those laws to the next regular session of the Legislature. 31 
 3. On or before July 1 of each even-numbered year, the 32 
Commission shall submit a written report to the Joint Interim 33 
Standing Committee on [Legislative Operations and Elections] 34 
Government Affairs that includes any recommendations of the 35 
Commission for legislation relating to governmental purchasing.  36 
 Sec. 37.  NRS 388.887 is hereby amended to read as follows: 37 
 388.887 1.  The State Board shall create a subcommittee to 38 
review and make recommendations on the manner in which to 39 
provide age-appropriate and historically accurate instruction about 40 
the Holocaust and other genocides, such as the Armenian, 41 
Cambodian, Darfur, Guatemalan and Rwandan genocides, in social 42 
studies and language arts courses of study. 43   
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 2.  The review conducted and any recommendations made by 1 
the subcommittee pursuant to this section must include, without 2 
limitation: 3 
 (a) The manner in which to modify the curricula of relevant 4 
courses in social studies and language arts to include the instruction 5 
described in this section; 6 
 (b) An inventory of available classroom resources for educators 7 
to meet the requirements of this section; 8 
 (c) The professional development that may be necessary or 9 
appropriate for a teacher who provides the instruction described in 10 
this section; and 11 
 (d) Consideration of any similar instruction provided in another 12 
state or school district. 13 
 3.  The subcommittee shall link current standards with 14 
community resources that may assist in the implementation of the 15 
instruction described in subsection 1. The subcommittee shall 16 
review the manner in which the current standards support 17 
comprehensive education regarding the Holocaust and other 18 
genocides, such as the Armenian, Cambodian, Darfur, Guatemalan 19 
and Rwandan genocides, including, without limitation, by: 20 
 (a) Preparing pupils to confront the immorality of the Holocaust, 21 
other genocides, such as the Armenian, Cambodian, Darfur, 22 
Guatemalan and Rwandan genocides, and other acts of mass 23 
violence and to reflect on the causes of related historical events; 24 
 (b) Addressing the breadth of the history of the Holocaust, 25 
including, without limitation, the dictatorship of the Third Reich, the 26 
system of concentration camps, the persecution of both Jewish and 27 
non-Jewish people, the resistance to the Third Reich and the 28 
Holocaust by both Jewish and non-Jewish people and the various 29 
trials that occurred after the end of World War II; 30 
 (c) Developing the respect of pupils for cultural diversity and 31 
helping pupils to gain insight into the importance of international 32 
human rights for all people; 33 
 (d) Promoting the understanding of pupils of how the Holocaust 34 
contributed to the need for the term “genocide” and led to 35 
international legislation that recognized genocide as a crime; 36 
 (e) Communicating the impact of personal responsibility, civic 37 
engagement and societal responsiveness; 38 
 (f) Stimulating the reflection of pupils on the role and 39 
responsibility of citizens in democratic societies to combat 40 
misinformation, indifference and discrimination through the 41 
development of critical thinking skills and through tools of 42 
resistance such as protest, reform and celebration; 43 
 (g) Providing pupils with opportunities to contextualize and 44 
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belong in one or more categories, including, without limitation, 1 
perpetrator, collaborator, bystander, victim and rescuer; 2 
 (h) Enabling pupils to understand the ramifications of prejudice, 3 
racism and stereotyping; 4 
 (i) Preserving the memories of survivors of genocide and 5 
providing opportunities for pupils to discuss and honor the cultural 6 
legacies of survivors; 7 
 (j) Providing pupils with a foundation for examining the history 8 
of discrimination in this State; 9 
 (k) Including in curricula the use of personal narratives and 10 
multimedia primary source materials, which may include, without 11 
limitation, video testimony, photographs, artwork, diary entries, 12 
letters, government documents, maps and poems; and 13 
 (l) Exploring the various mechanisms of transitional and 14 
restorative justice that help humanity move forward in the aftermath 15 
of genocide. 16 
 4.  The subcommittee must be composed of the Superintendent 17 
of Public Instruction, or his or her designee, and the following 18 
members appointed by the Superintendent: 19 
 (a) Three members representing the Governor’s Advisory 20 
Council on Education Relating to the Holocaust created by  21 
NRS 233G.020; 22 
 (b) Three members representing nonprofit organizations that 23 
have developed curricula regarding the Holocaust for use in public 24 
schools; 25 
 (c) At least one member representing a school district in which 26 
60,000 or more pupils are enrolled; 27 
 (d) At least one member representing a school district in which 28 
fewer than 60,000 pupils are enrolled; 29 
 (e) At least one member representing a charter school located in 30 
this State; 31 
 (f) At least one member representing nonprofit organizations 32 
that have developed curricula for use in public schools regarding the 33 
Armenian genocide; and 34 
 (g) At least one member representing nonprofit organizations 35 
that have developed curricula for use in public schools regarding 36 
genocides other than the Holocaust and the Armenian genocide. 37 
 5.  On or before [October] July 1 of each even-numbered year, 38 
the State Board shall report its findings and any recommendations to 39 
the Joint Interim Standing Committee on Education, including, 40 
without limitation, any recommendations made by the subcommittee 41 
pursuant to subsection 1, as well as any actions the State Board has 42 
taken or intends to take to include the instruction in the relevant 43 
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 6.  On or before [February 1] August 31 of each [odd-1 
numbered] even-numbered year, the Joint Interim Standing 2 
Committee on Education shall consider the report submitted by the 3 
State Board and prepare and submit a written report to the Director 4 
of the Legislative Counsel Bureau for transmittal to the Legislature 5 
concerning the Committee’s consideration of the matters described 6 
in this section and any recommendations for legislation to ensure the 7 
instruction described in this section is included in the curricula for 8 
the relevant courses. 9 
 7.  As used in this section: 10 
 (a) “Genocide” means any of the following acts committed with 11 
intent to destroy, in whole or in part, a national, ethnic, racial or 12 
religious group and includes, without limitation, genocides and 13 
other acts of mass atrocities identified by the United States 14 
Holocaust Memorial Museum: 15 
  (1) Killing members of the group; 16 
  (2) Causing serious bodily or mental harm to members of the 17 
group; 18 
  (3) Deliberately inflicting on the group conditions of life 19 
calculated to bring about its physical destruction in whole or in part; 20 
  (4) Imposing measures intended to prevent births within the 21 
group; and 22 
  (5) Forcibly transferring children of the group to another 23 
group.  24 
 (b) “Holocaust” means the systematic, bureaucratic, state-25 
sponsored persecution and murder of approximately 6,000,000 26 
Jewish persons and 5,000,000 other persons by the Nazi regime and 27 
its collaborators. 28 
 Sec. 38.  NRS 391.494 is hereby amended to read as follows: 29 
 391.494 1. Each member of the Task Force must: 30 
 (a) Be a licensed teacher or an education support professional 31 
with at least 5 consecutive years of experience teaching or serving 32 
as an education support professional, as applicable, in a public 33 
school in this State;  34 
 (b) Be currently employed as a teacher or an education support 35 
professional and actively teaching or serving as an education 36 
support professional, as applicable, in a public school in this State, 37 
and remain employed as a teacher or an education support 38 
professional, as applicable, in a public school in this State for the 39 
duration of the member’s term; and 40 
 (c) Not be currently serving on any other education-related 41 
board, commission, council, task force or similar governmental 42 
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 2. On or before December 1, 2023, the Department shall 1 
prescribe a uniform application for a teacher or an education support 2 
professional to use to apply to serve on the Task Force. 3 
 3. A teacher or an education support professional who wishes 4 
to serve on the Task Force must submit an application prescribed 5 
pursuant to subsection 2 to the Joint Interim Standing Committee on 6 
Education on or before [January 15] December 1 of an [even-7 
numbered] odd-numbered year. On or before February 15 of each 8 
even-numbered year, the Joint Interim Standing Committee on 9 
Education shall select one or more teachers or education support 10 
professionals, as applicable, to serve as a member of the Task Force. 11 
 Sec. 39.  NRS 449.242 is hereby amended to read as follows: 12 
 449.242 1.  Except as otherwise provided in subsection 4, 13 
each hospital located in a county whose population is 100,000 or 14 
more and which is licensed to have more than 70 beds shall 15 
establish a staffing committee to develop a written policy as 16 
required pursuant to NRS 449.2423 and a documented staffing plan 17 
as required pursuant to NRS 449.2421. Each staffing committee 18 
established pursuant to this subsection must consist of: 19 
 (a) Not less than one-half of the total regular members of the 20 
staffing committee from the licensed nursing staff and certified 21 
nursing assistants who are providing direct patient care at the 22 
hospital. The members described in this paragraph must consist of: 23 
  (1) One member representing each unit of the hospital who is 24 
a licensed nurse who provides direct patient care on that unit, 25 
elected by the licensed nursing staff who provide direct patient care 26 
on the unit that the member will represent. 27 
  (2) One member representing each unit of the hospital who is 28 
a certified nursing assistant who provides direct patient care on that 29 
unit, elected by the certified nursing assistants who provide direct 30 
patient care on the unit that the member will represent. 31 
 (b) Not less than one-half of the total regular members of the 32 
staffing committee appointed by the administration of the hospital. 33 
 (c) One alternate member representing each unit of the hospital 34 
who is a licensed nurse or certified nursing assistant who provides 35 
direct patient care on that unit, elected by the licensed nursing staff 36 
and certified nursing assistants who provide direct patient care on 37 
the unit that the member represents. 38 
 2.  Each time a new staffing committee is formed pursuant to 39 
subsection 1, the administration of the hospital shall hold an election 40 
to select the members described in paragraphs (a) and (c) of 41 
subsection 1. Each licensed nurse and certified staffing assistant 42 
who provides direct patient care at the hospital must be allowed at 43 
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 (a) The regular member described in paragraph (a) of subsection 1 
1 who will represent his or her unit and profession; and 2 
 (b) The alternate member described in paragraph (c) of 3 
subsection 1 who will represent his or her unit. 4 
 3.  If a vacancy occurs in a position on a staffing committee 5 
described in paragraph (a) or (c) of subsection 1, a new regular or 6 
alternate member, as applicable, must be elected in the same manner 7 
as his or her predecessor.  8 
 4.  If a staffing committee is established for a health care 9 
facility described in subsection 1 through collective bargaining with 10 
an employee organization representing the licensed nursing staff and 11 
certified nursing assistants of the health care facility: 12 
 (a) The health care facility is not required to form a staffing 13 
committee pursuant to that subsection; and 14 
 (b) The staffing committee established pursuant to the collective 15 
bargaining agreement shall be deemed to be the staffing committee 16 
established for the health care facility pursuant to subsection 1. 17 
 5.  In developing the written policy and the staffing plan, the 18 
staffing committee shall consider, without limitation, the 19 
information received pursuant to paragraph (b) of subsection 5 of 20 
NRS 449.2423 regarding requests to be relieved of a work 21 
assignment, refusals of a work assignment and objections to a work 22 
assignment. 23 
 6.  The staffing committee of a hospital shall meet at least 24 
quarterly. 25 
 [7.  Each hospital that is required to establish a staffing 26 
committee pursuant to this section shall prepare a written report 27 
concerning the establishment of the staffing committee, the 28 
activities and progress of the staffing committee and a determination 29 
of the efficacy of the staffing committee. The hospital shall submit 30 
the report on or before December 31 of each: 31 
 (a) Even-numbered year to the Director of the Legislative 32 
Counsel Bureau for transmission to the next regular session of the 33 
Legislature. 34 
 (b) Odd-numbered year to the Joint Interim Standing Committee 35 
on Health and Human Services.] 36 
 Sec. 40.  NRS 459.0094 is hereby amended to read as follows: 37 
 459.0094 The Executive Director shall: 38 
 1.  Appoint, with the consent of the Commission, an 39 
Administrator of each Division of the Agency. 40 
 2.  Advise the Commission on matters relating to the potential 41 
disposal of radioactive waste in this State. 42 
 3.  Evaluate the potentially adverse effects of a facility for the 43 
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 4.  Consult frequently with local governments and state 1 
agencies that may be affected by a facility for the disposal of 2 
radioactive waste and appropriate legislative committees. 3 
 5.  Assist local governments in their dealings with the 4 
Department of Energy and its contractors on matters relating to 5 
radioactive waste. 6 
 6.  Carry out the duties imposed on the State by 42 U.S.C. §§ 7 
10101 to 10226, inclusive, as those sections existed on July 1, 1995. 8 
 7.  Cooperate with any governmental agency or other person to 9 
carry out the provisions of NRS 459.009 to 459.0098, inclusive. 10 
 8.  Provide semiannual written reports to the Joint Interim 11 
Standing Committees on Government Affairs, Growth and 12 
Infrastructure, Health and Human Services and Natural Resources 13 
[.] and Public Lands. The reports must contain: 14 
 (a) A summary of the status of the activities undertaken by the 15 
Agency since the previous report; 16 
 (b) A description of all contracts the Agency has with natural 17 
persons or organizations, including, but not limited to, the name of 18 
the recipient of each contract, the amount of the contract, the duties 19 
to be performed under the contract, the manner in which the contract 20 
assists the Agency in achieving its goals and responsibilities and the 21 
status of the performance of the terms of the contract; 22 
 (c) The status of any litigation relating to the goals and 23 
responsibilities of the Agency to which the State of Nevada is a 24 
party; and  25 
 (d) Any other information requested by any of the Committees. 26 
 Sec. 41.  The provisions of NRS 218D.380 do not apply to any 27 
provision of this act which adds or revises a requirement to submit a 28 
report to the Legislature. 29 
 Sec. 42.  1. If the provisions of any other statute or any other 30 
act or resolution passed by the Legislature conflict with the 31 
provisions of this act because they assign a power, duty or 32 
legislative study or investigation to a legislative committee, 33 
subcommittee or other body abolished by the provisions of this act 34 
or because they require the submission of a report, document or 35 
other information to a legislative committee, subcommittee or other 36 
body abolished by the provisions of this act: 37 
 (a) The conflicting provisions of the other statute, act or 38 
resolution are superseded and abrogated by the provisions of this 39 
act; and 40 
 (b) The power, duty or legislative study or investigation shall be 41 
deemed assigned to, or the report, document or other information 42 
shall be deemed required to be submitted to, the appropriate Joint 43 
Interim Standing Committee created by NRS 218E.320 which has 44 
jurisdiction over the subject matter, except that if the subject matter 45   
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falls within the jurisdiction of more than one Joint Interim Standing 1 
Committee, the Legislative Commission shall decide and resolve the 2 
matter in a manner that is consistent with the intent of the 3 
Legislature as determined by the Legislative Commission. 4 
 2. The Legislative Counsel shall, in preparing the reprint and 5 
supplements to the Nevada Revised Statutes and supplements to the 6 
Nevada Administrative Code: 7 
 (a) Make any revisions that are necessary to carry out the 8 
provisions of this section; and 9 
 (b) Change any references to a legislative committee, 10 
subcommittee or other body which has been abolished by the 11 
provisions of this act, or whose name has been changed or whose 12 
responsibilities have been transferred by the provisions of this act, 13 
so that such references refer to the appropriate legislative 14 
committee, subcommittee or other body. 15 
 3. As used in this section, “legislative study or investigation” 16 
includes, without limitation: 17 
 (a) Any interim legislative study or investigation; or 18 
 (b) Any legislative study or investigation assigned to a statutory 19 
legislative committee, subcommittee or other body. 20 
 Sec. 43.  NRS 218E.505, 218E.510, 218E.515, 218E.560, 21 
218E.755, 232B.250 and 439B.225 are hereby repealed. 22 
 Sec. 44.  1. This section and sections 1 to 21, inclusive, and 23 
23 to 43, inclusive, of this act become effective upon passage and 24 
approval. 25 
 2. Section 22 of this act becomes effective on the date that the 26 
Director of the Department of Public Safety determines that there is 27 
sufficient funding to carry out the provisions of NRS 193.309. 28 
 
 
LEADLINES OF REPEALED SECTIONS 
 
 
 218E.505  “Subcommittee” defined. 
 218E.510  Creation; membership; officers; terms; 
vacancies; alternates. 
 218E.515  Meetings; rules; quorum; compensation, 
allowances and expenses of members. 
 218E.560 Meetings; rules; quorum; compensation, 
allowances and expenses of members. 
 218E.755 Legislative Committee on Senior Citizens, 
Veterans and Adults With Special Needs: Meetings; quorum; 
compensation, allowances and expenses of members.   
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 439B.225  Committee to review certain regulations 
proposed or adopted by licensing boards; recommendations to 
Legislature. 
 
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