Nevada Senate Bill SB343 Introduced / Bill

                      
  
  	S.B. 343 
 
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SENATE BILL NO. 343–COMMITTEE ON NATURAL RESOURCES 
 
(ON BEHALF OF THE SUNSET SUBCOMMITTEE  
OF THE LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION) 
 
MARCH 12, 2025 
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Referred to Committee on Government Affairs 
 
SUMMARY—Revises provisions relating to governmental 
administration. (BDR 49-972) 
 
FISCAL NOTE: Effect on Local Government: No. 
 Effect on the State: No. 
 
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EXPLANATION – Matter in bolded italics is new; matter between brackets [omitted material] is material to be omitted. 
 
 
AN ACT relating to governmental administration; revising the name of 
the Agricultural Extension Department of the Public Service 
Division of the Nevada System of Higher Education; revising 
the purpose of the State 4-H Camp; revising the membership 
and duties of the State 4-H Camp Advisory Council; 
prohibiting the lease, exchange or sale of certain property 
without the express authority of the Legislature; abolishing and 
transferring the duties of the Technological Crime Advisory 
Board; abolishing the Council to Establish Academic 
Standards for Public Schools; exempting certain applicants for 
employment or contracts with a postsecondary educational 
institution from certain background investigations; abolishing 
and transferring the duties of the Advisory Committee on 
Medicaid Innovation in the Division of Health Care Financing 
and Policy of the Department of Health and Human Services; 
requiring the terms of the appointed members of the Rangeland 
Resources Commission to be staggered; abolishing the 
Commission to Review the Compensation of Constitutional 
Officers, Legislators, Supreme Court Justices, Judges of the 
Court of Appeals, District Judges and Elected County Officers; 
eliminating the requirement for the Division of Environmental 
Protection of the Department of Conservation and Natural 
Resources to establish certain working groups; abolishing the 
Advisory Board on Automotive Affairs; and providing other 
matters properly relating thereto.   
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Legislative Counsel’s Digest: 
 Existing law establishes the Agricultural Extension Department in the Public 1 
Service Division of the Nevada System of Higher Education. (NRS 396.600) 2 
Sections 1-5, 11-14, 20, 21, 44 and 45 of this bill change the name of the 3 
Agricultural Extension Department to the University of Nevada Cooperative 4 
Extension. 5 
 Existing law continues the State 4-H Camp Institute and Exhibit located in 6 
Douglas County, Nevada, and establishes branches in the respective counties of this 7 
State, as part of the cooperative extension work of this State. (NRS 550.020) 8 
Section 6 of this bill provides that the purpose of the State 4-H Camp is to provide 9 
a living and learning environment in a natural setting where members of the 4-H 10 
clubs and other youth groups may learn life skills, leadership, citizenship and an 11 
appreciation for nature.  12 
 Existing law creates the State 4-H Camp Advisory Council, which consists of 13 
12 members who serve terms of 3 years. The members include: (1) four members 14 
from the leaders of 4-H clubs in this State, elected by the leaders; (2) two  15 
members appointed by the President of the University of Nevada, Reno; (3) four 16 
members designated from among its members by the Nevada Farm Bureau; and (4) 17 
two members from the Agricultural Extension Service, elected by county agents. 18 
(NRS 550.035) Section 7 of this bill instead provides that four members are 19 
designated by the Nevada Farm Bureau and two members are designated by the 20 
Director of the University of Nevada Cooperative Extension. Section 7 further: (1) 21 
requires, to the extent practicable, that the terms of the members be staggered; (2) 22 
prohibits, with certain exceptions, a member from serving more than two 23 
consecutive terms unless there is a break in service of not less than 1 year; and (3) 24 
authorizes a member to serve three consecutive terms with the approval of the 25 
Director.  26 
 Existing law requires the Director of the Agricultural Extension Department to 27 
cooperate with the State 4-H Camp Advisory Council, the State 4-H Leaders’ 28 
Council, youth organizations, farm organizations, counties and cities in this State, 29 
and other private or government organizations or individuals for the purpose of 30 
carrying out the provisions of law governing the State 4-H Camp. (NRS 550.050) 31 
Section 8 of this bill eliminates this requirement. 32 
 Existing law grants the title to the site of the State 4-H Camp in Douglas 33 
County, Nevada, to the Board of Regents of the University of Nevada. (NRS 34 
550.100) Further, existing law authorizes the Board of Regents, upon the 35 
recommendation of the Director of the Agricultural Extension Department and the 36 
State 4-H Camp Advisory Council, with the approval of the Governor, to lease, 37 
exchange or sell any parcel or parcels of real property composing the State 4-H 38 
Camp when such land can no longer serve certain purposes. (NRS 550.070) 39 
Section 9 of this bill instead provides that any parcel or parcels of the State 4-H 40 
Camp may not be leased, exchanged or sold without express authority from the 41 
Legislature. Section 9 further authorizes the Board of Regents, upon the 42 
recommendation of the Director of the University of Nevada Cooperative 43 
Extension and the State 4-H Camp Advisory Council, with the approval of the 44 
Governor, to submit a recommendation to the Legislative Commission that such 45 
property composing the State 4-H Camp be leased, exchanged or sold. 46 
 Existing law authorizes the Director of the Agricultural Extension Department, 47 
with the approval of the Board of Regents and the 4-H Camp Advisory Council, to 48 
conduct negotiations with public or private agencies for certain rights, adjustments 49 
or services relating to real property. Under existing law, such negotiations are not 50 
binding on the Board of Regents unless or until the negotiations are ratified and 51 
authorized by the Board of Regents. (NRS 550.080) Section 10 of this bill 52 
additionally provides that such negotiations are not binding on the State unless or 53 
until the negotiations are ratified and authorized by the Legislature. 54   
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 Sections 8-10 authorize a designee of the Director of the University of Nevada 55 
Cooperative Extension to perform certain duties of the Director. 56 
 Existing law creates the Technological Crime Advisory Board to, among 57 
certain other duties, facilitate cooperation between state, local and federal officers 58 
in detecting, investigating and prosecuting technological crimes. (NRS 205A.010-59 
205A.100) Section 51 of this bill abolishes the Advisory Board. Section 15 of this 60 
bill makes a technical change to reorganize the definition of “technological crime” 61 
into certain existing provisions governing the forfeiture of property relating to 62 
technological crimes. (NRS 179.1217) Sections 17, 48 and 49 of this bill revise 63 
references to the definition of “technological crime.” Section 19 of this bill 64 
eliminates a reference to the Advisory Board. 65 
 Existing law also creates the Account for the Technological Crime Advisory 66 
Board and requires, with certain exceptions, money from the disposition of certain 67 
property acquired through the commission of a technological crime to be deposited 68 
into the Account. Such proceeds are required to be: (1) used to carry out the duties 69 
of the Advisory Board; and (2) distributed to the federal, state and local law 70 
enforcement agencies that participated in the investigation of the unlawful act 71 
giving rise to the criminal or civil forfeiture. (NRS 179.1233, 205A.090) Section 72 
51 abolishes the Account. Section 16 of this bill: (1) requires that the proceeds of 73 
such forfeitures be deposited in the State Treasury and accounted for separately in 74 
State General Fund; and (2) transfers to the Attorney General the duty of the 75 
distribution of the proceeds to certain federal, state and local law enforcement 76 
agencies.  77 
 Existing law creates the Council to Establish Academic Standards for Public 78 
Schools to establish standards of content and performance for certain courses of 79 
study. Additionally, existing law requires the board of trustees of each school 80 
district to conduct a periodic review of the courses of study offered in the public 81 
schools of the school district to determine compliance with the standards of content 82 
and performance established by the Council. (NRS 389.500-389.540) Section 51 83 
abolishes the Council and the requirement for the board of trustees to review the 84 
courses of study for compliance with the standards established by the Council. 85 
Sections 18, 22, 23, 26-35 and 37-41 of this bill eliminate references to the 86 
standards established by the Council. Sections 36 and 43 of this bill eliminate 87 
references to the Council.  88 
 Existing law requires, with certain exceptions, an applicant for certain positions 89 
or contracts with a postsecondary educational institution to submit certain 90 
information to the Administrator of the Commission on Postsecondary Education 91 
for the purposes of conducting a background investigation. (NRS 394.465) Section 92 
42 of this bill exempts an applicant from this requirement if the applicant holds a 93 
professional or occupational license in this State for which a background 94 
investigation was required.  95 
 Existing law creates the Advisory Committee on Medicaid Innovation in the 96 
Division of Health Care Financing and Policy of the Department of Health and 97 
Human Services. The Advisory Committee is required to provide certain 98 
recommendations to the Director of the Department, including, without limitation, 99 
to create or expand public or private prescription purchasing coalitions, encourage 100 
access to employer-based health insurance plans and waivers the State may apply 101 
for from the Federal Government relating to Medicaid. (NRS 422.162, 422.165) 102 
Section 51 abolishes the Advisory Committee. Section 46 of this bill transfers the 103 
duties of the Advisory Committee to the Division of Health Care Financing and 104 
Policy.  105 
 Existing law requires the Division of Environmental Protection of the State 106 
Department of Conservation and Natural Resources to establish a working group to 107 
study issues relating to environmental contamination resulting from perfluoroalkyl 108 
and polyfluoroalkyl substances in this State. (NRS 459.686) Section 51 abolishes 109   
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the working group. Section 47 of this bill eliminates a reference to the repealed 110 
section that establishes the working group.  111 
 Existing law creates the Rangeland Resources Commission. Under existing 112 
law, the Commission: (1) may establish programs to provide information to the 113 
residents of this State concerning livestock industry on grazing lands; (2) may 114 
support the responsible control, management or use of grazing lands; and (3) is 115 
required to charge and collect a fee from each person who grazed cattle or sheep on 116 
grazing lands under the authorization of the United States Forest Service or the 117 
Bureau of Land Management. The Commission consists of one member from each 118 
state grazing board and the president of: (1) the Nevada Cattlemen’s Association or 119 
its successor organization; (2) the Nevada Woolgrowers’ Association or its 120 
successor organization; and (3) the Nevada Farm Bureau or its successor 121 
organization. Each member who is appointed by a state grazing board serves a term 122 
of 4 years. (NRS 563.290, 563.320, 563.340) Section 50 of this bill requires, to the 123 
extent practicable, that the terms of the appointed members of the Commission are 124 
staggered. 125 
 Existing law creates the Nevada High-Speed Rail Authority and requires the 126 
Authority to select a franchisee for the construction and operation of a high-speed 127 
rail system. (NRS 705.850, 705.870) Section 51 abolishes the Nevada High-Speed 128 
Rail Authority.  129 
 Existing law creates the Advisory Committee on Rights of Survivors of Sexual 130 
Assault. The Advisory Committee is required to study certain practices and make 131 
recommendations relating to sexual assault victims’ advocates, the rights of 132 
survivors of sexual assault and the effectiveness of a certain statewide program to 133 
track sexual assault forensic evidence kits. (NRS 178A.300-178A.330) Section 51 134 
abolishes the Advisory Committee. 135 
 Existing law creates the Commission to Review the Compensation of 136 
Constitutional Officers, Legislators, Supreme Court Justices, Judges of the Court of 137 
Appeals, District Judges and Elected County Officers to make recommendations 138 
concerning the compensation of such positions. (NRS 281.1571-281.1575) Section 139 
51 abolishes the Commission.  140 
 Existing law creates the Advisory Board on Automotive Affairs to study and 141 
analyze certain regulations and consumer complaints relating to automotive affairs. 142 
(NRS 487.002) Section 51 abolishes the Advisory Board.  143 
 
 
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN 
SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: 
 
 Section 1.  NRS 549.010 is hereby amended to read as follows: 1 
 549.010 To provide for continued educational, research, 2 
outreach and service programs pertaining to agriculture, community 3 
development, health and nutrition, horticulture, personal and family 4 
development, and natural resources in the rural and urban 5 
communities in the State of Nevada, the Director of the 6 
[Agricultural] University of Nevada Cooperative Extension 7 
[Department] of the Public Service Division of the Nevada System 8 
of Higher Education and the boards of county commissioners of any 9 
or all of the respective counties of the State of Nevada may enter 10 
into cooperative agreements and activities subject to the provisions 11 
of this chapter. 12   
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 Sec. 2.  NRS 549.020 is hereby amended to read as follows: 1 
 549.020 1.  The Director of the [Agricultural] University of 2 
Nevada Cooperative Extension [Department] of the Public Service 3 
Division of the Nevada System of Higher Education shall prepare 4 
and submit to the board of county commissioners, for each county 5 
participating, an annual financial budget covering the county, state 6 
and federal funds cooperating in the cost of educational, research, 7 
outreach and service programs pertaining to agriculture, community 8 
development, health and nutrition, horticulture, personal and family 9 
development, and natural resources in the rural and urban 10 
communities in the State of Nevada. 11 
 2.  The budget must be adopted by the board of county 12 
commissioners and certified as a part of the annual county budget, 13 
and the county tax levy provided for agricultural extension work in 14 
the annual county budget must include a levy of not less than 1 cent 15 
on each $100 of taxable property. If the proceeds of the county tax 16 
levy of 1 cent are insufficient to meet the county’s share of the 17 
cooperative agricultural extension work, as provided in the 18 
combined annual financial budget, the board of county 19 
commissioners may, by unanimous vote, levy an additional tax so 20 
that the total in no instance exceeds 5 cents on each $100 of the 21 
county tax rate. 22 
 3.  The proceeds of such a tax must be placed in the agricultural 23 
extension fund in each county treasury and must be paid out on 24 
claims drawn by the agricultural extension agent of the county as 25 
designated by the Director of the [Agricultural] University of 26 
Nevada Cooperative Extension [Department] of the Public Service 27 
Division of the Nevada System of Higher Education, when 28 
approved by the Director and countersigned by the Treasurer of the 29 
Nevada System of Higher Education. 30 
 4.  A record of all such claims approved and paid, segregated by 31 
counties, must be kept by the Treasurer of the Nevada System of 32 
Higher Education. The cost of maintaining the record must be paid 33 
from state funds provided for by this chapter. 34 
 5.  The State’s cooperative share of the cost of such agricultural 35 
extension work, as entered in the budget described in this section, 36 
must not be more than a sum equal to the proceeds of 1 cent of such 37 
county tax rate; but when the proceeds of a 1-cent tax rate are 38 
insufficient to carry out the provisions of the budget previously 39 
adopted, the Director of the [Agricultural] University of Nevada 40 
Cooperative Extension [Department] of the Public Service Division 41 
of the Nevada System of Higher Education is authorized to 42 
supplement the State’s cooperative share from the funds as may be 43 
made available in the Public Service Division Fund of the Nevada 44 
System of Higher Education. 45   
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 Sec. 3.  NRS 549.030 is hereby amended to read as follows: 1 
 549.030 1.  A certified copy of the county extension work 2 
budget as adopted and approved pursuant to NRS 549.020 must be 3 
filed with the Treasurer of the Nevada System of Higher Education 4 
within 10 days after its approval by the board of county 5 
commissioners. 6 
 2.  Necessary modifications thereof, involving county and state 7 
funds, resulting from leaves of absence without pay, resignations, 8 
changes in salary, dismissals or employment of any cooperative 9 
agent, variations in expense accounts or otherwise, not involving an 10 
increase in the total expenditures provided to be paid from the funds 11 
and consistent with the purposes of this chapter, may be made by 12 
filing with the Treasurer of the Nevada System of Higher Education 13 
and the board of county commissioners a revised budget, approved 14 
by the Director of the [Agricultural] University of Nevada 15 
Cooperative Extension [Department] of the Public Service Division 16 
of the Nevada System of Higher Education and countersigned by the 17 
Treasurer of the Nevada System of Higher Education. 18 
 Sec. 4.  NRS 549.050 is hereby amended to read as follows: 19 
 549.050 All moneys appropriated pursuant to NRS 549.040 20 
must be expended under the direction of the Director of the 21 
[Agricultural] University of Nevada Cooperative Extension 22 
[Department] of the Public Service Division of the Nevada System 23 
of Higher Education to the extent of the financial budget for 24 
cooperation between the State and the respective counties provided 25 
for in NRS 549.020. 26 
 Sec. 5.  NRS 550.010 is hereby amended to read as follows: 27 
 550.010 As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise 28 
requires: 29 
 1.  “Board of Regents” means the Board of Regents of the 30 
University of Nevada. 31 
 2.  “Director” means the Director of the [Agricultural] 32 
University of Nevada Cooperative Extension [Department] of the 33 
Public Service Division of the Nevada System of Higher Education. 34 
 3.  “State 4-H Camp” means the State 4-H Camp Institute and 35 
Exhibit. 36 
 Sec. 6.  NRS 550.030 is hereby amended to read as follows: 37 
 550.030 The purpose of the State 4-H Camp is to provide a 38 
living and learning environment [to] in a natural setting where 39 
members of 4-H clubs and other youth groups [which is conducive 40 
to stimulating the development of youth to a high standard of useful] 41 
may learn life skills, leadership, citizenship and [productive 42 
citizenship.] an appreciation for nature. The State 4-H Camp shall 43 
render assistance and conduct such programs as will develop 44 
leadership aptitudes, skills and other attributes necessary for the 45   
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intellectual and physical development of the youth to be served and 1 
thus perpetuate the work embodied in the creed of the 4-H clubs of 2 
the United States. 3 
 Sec. 7.  NRS 550.035 is hereby amended to read as follows: 4 
 550.035 1. The State 4-H Camp Advisory Council is hereby 5 
created, to consist of 12 members chosen for terms of 3 years as 6 
follows: 7 
 [1.] (a) Four members from the leaders of 4-H clubs in this 8 
State, elected by the leaders. 9 
 [2.] (b) Two members appointed by the President of the 10 
University of Nevada, Reno. 11 
 [3.] (c) Four members designated [from among its members] by 12 
the Nevada Farm Bureau. 13 
 [4.] (d) Two members [from the Agricultural Extension 14 
Service, elected by the county agents.] designated by the Director. 15 
 2. To the extent practicable, the terms of the members of the 16 
Council must be staggered. 17 
 3. Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, a member 18 
may not serve more than two consecutive terms but may serve 19 
more than two terms if there is a break in service of not less than 1 20 
year. A member may serve three consecutive terms with the 21 
approval of the Director. 22 
 Sec. 8.  NRS 550.050 is hereby amended to read as follows: 23 
 550.050 [1.]  The Director, or his or designee, under the 24 
supervision and control of the Board of Regents, is authorized and 25 
directed: 26 
 [(a)] 1. To care for, manage and develop all property, lands, 27 
buildings and equipment of the State 4-H Camp. 28 
 [(b)] 2. To make uniform regulations for the use and 29 
occupancy thereof, not contrary to the provisions of this chapter, 30 
giving priority of use first to Nevada 4-H club members and second 31 
to other youth groups of the State. 32 
 [(c)] 3. To attend to the entire business and financial affairs of 33 
the State 4-H Camp, including submission of a specific budget to 34 
the Board of Regents for the development, operation and 35 
management of the property. 36 
 [2.  To that end, the Director shall cooperate with the State 4-H 37 
Camp Advisory Council, the State 4-H Leaders’ Council, youth 38 
organizations, farm organizations, counties and cities in this State, 39 
and other private or government organizations or individuals 40 
deemed advisable in order to carry out the purposes of this chapter.] 41 
 Sec. 9.  NRS 550.070 is hereby amended to read as follows: 42 
 550.070 1. Any parcel or parcels of real property composing 43 
the State 4-H Camp may not be leased, exchanged or sold except 44 
pursuant to the express authority of the Legislature. 45   
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 2. The Board of Regents, upon the recommendation of the 1 
Director or his or her designee, and the State 4-H Camp Advisory 2 
Council, and with the approval of the Governor, may [lease, 3 
exchange or sell any] submit a recommendation to the Legislative 4 
Commission that a parcel or parcels of real property composing the 5 
State 4-H Camp be leased, exchanged or sold when such land can 6 
no longer serve the purpose and intent of this chapter. When any 7 
such land is so leased or sold, the proceeds shall be credited to the 8 
Account of the State 4-H Camp and used, consistently with the 9 
purpose and intent of this chapter, only for: 10 
 [1.] (a) Further development and operations of the present State 11 
4-H Camp; 12 
 [2.] (b) Re-establishment and development of the State 4-H 13 
Camp on a new site; or 14 
 [3.] (c) Establishment and development of branches. 15 
 Sec. 10.  NRS 550.080 is hereby amended to read as follows: 16 
 550.080 1.  With the approval of the Board of Regents and the 17 
4-H Camp Advisory Council, the Director or his or her designee, is 18 
authorized to conduct negotiations with public or private agencies 19 
for: 20 
 (a) The acquisition or granting of rights-of-way. 21 
 (b) The adjustment of boundaries. 22 
 (c) Adequate highways and means of ingress and egress to and 23 
from the site of the State 4-H Camp. 24 
 (d) Adequate fire and other protection. 25 
 (e) Necessary water, sewer and utility services. 26 
 2.  No such negotiations shall bind the Board of Regents or the 27 
State or require the conveyance by [it] the Board of Regents or the 28 
State of any lands or rights in or to lands, unless or until the same 29 
shall be ratified and specifically authorized by the Board of Regents 30 
[.] and the Legislature. 31 
 Sec. 11.  NRS 553.040 is hereby amended to read as follows: 32 
 553.040 1.  Every agricultural demonstration farm or plot 33 
under the provisions of this chapter must be conducted by the 34 
owner, lessee or manager thereof under the supervision of the 35 
[Agricultural] University of Nevada Cooperative Extension 36 
[Department] of the Public Service Division of the Nevada System 37 
of Higher Education and in accordance with the terms of a written 38 
project agreement entered into with the [Agricultural] University of 39 
Nevada Cooperative Extension [Department] of the Public Service 40 
Division of the Nevada System of Higher Education and approved 41 
by the board of county commissioners of the county in which the 42 
agricultural farm or plot is located. 43 
 2.  The agreement must include the keeping by the owner, 44 
lessee or manager of accurate and systematic records and accounts 45   
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in the form prescribed by the [Agricultural] University of Nevada 1 
Cooperative Extension [Department] of the Public Service Division 2 
of the Nevada System of Higher Education. The records and 3 
accounts must be subject to inspection, use and publication in 4 
furtherance of the purposes of this chapter. 5 
 Sec. 12.  NRS 553.050 is hereby amended to read as follows: 6 
 553.050 1.  The purpose of demonstration farms is to 7 
demonstrate the results of improved systems of farm management 8 
and accountancy as prescribed by the [Agricultural] University of 9 
Nevada Cooperative Extension [Department] of the Public Service 10 
Division of the Nevada System of Higher Education and applied to 11 
the farm units. 12 
 2.  The purpose of demonstration plots is to demonstrate the 13 
value and importance of new or improved varieties of crops, soil 14 
management and soil and climate adaptability to certain crops. 15 
 Sec. 13.  NRS 553.070 is hereby amended to read as follows: 16 
 553.070 1.  Any county desiring to avail itself of the 17 
provisions of this chapter shall, by resolution of its board of county 18 
commissioners, bind itself to pay to the owner, lessee or manager of 19 
the demonstration farm or plot as follows: 20 
 (a) For each demonstration farm, the sum of $10 per acre, but 21 
not exceeding the sum of $100 for any such demonstration farm 22 
unit. 23 
 (b) For any demonstration plot, a minimum of $25 if it is less 24 
than 3 acres, and $10 per acre if it contains 3 acres or more. 25 
 2.  The sums must be paid annually for each year the 26 
demonstration is to be continued on the certification by the 27 
[Agricultural] University of Nevada Cooperative Extension 28 
[Department] of the Public Service Division of the Nevada System 29 
of Higher Education that the demonstration has been conducted in 30 
accordance with the agreement. 31 
 3.  A county is not obligated under the provisions of this 32 
section, except with respect to demonstration farms and plots which 33 
have been approved by the board of county commissioners as 34 
provided in NRS 553.040. 35 
 4.  The authority to provide for such expenditure in the county 36 
budget and to disburse the money is hereby granted to the board of 37 
county commissioners and the other officers of the several counties. 38 
 Sec. 14.  NRS 553.090 is hereby amended to read as follows: 39 
 553.090 The [Agricultural] University of Nevada Cooperative 40 
Extension [Department] of the Public Service Division of the 41 
Nevada System of Higher Education annually shall prepare the 42 
information resulting from the demonstration in a form serviceable 43 
to aid and advance agricultural welfare of the State. The 44 
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[Department] shall cause to be printed a number of copies thereof as 1 
may be deemed necessary, not exceeding 10,000, and shall 2 
distribute the copies without charge. 3 
 Sec. 15.  NRS 179.1217 is hereby amended to read as follows: 4 
 179.1217 “Technological crime” [has the meaning ascribed to 5 
it in NRS 205A.030.] means the commission of, attempt to commit 6 
or conspiracy to commit any crime that involves, directly or 7 
indirectly, any component, device, equipment, system or network 8 
that, alone or in conjunction with any other component, device, 9 
equipment, system or network, is designed or has the capability to: 10 
 1. Be programmed; or 11 
 2. Generate, process, store, retrieve, convey, emit, transmit, 12 
receive, relay, record or reproduce any data, information, image, 13 
program, signal or sound in a technological format, including, 14 
without limitation, a format that involves analog, digital, 15 
electronic, electromagnetic, magnetic or optical technology. 16 
 Sec. 16.  NRS 179.1233 is hereby amended to read as follows: 17 
 179.1233 1.  The State, county or city shall sell any property 18 
forfeited pursuant to NRS 179.1219 or 179.1229 as soon as 19 
commercially feasible. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 20 
2, the proceeds from such a sale must be used first for payment of 21 
all proper expenses of any proceedings for the forfeiture and sale, 22 
including, without limitation, any expenses for the seizure and 23 
maintenance of the property, advertising and court costs. The 24 
balance of the proceeds, if any, must be deposited in the [Account 25 
for the Technological Crime Advisory Board created pursuant to 26 
NRS 205A.090.] State Treasury and accounted for separately in 27 
the State General Fund. 28 
 2.  If the property forfeited is encumbered by a bona fide 29 
security interest and the secured party shows that the secured party 30 
did not consent or have knowledge of the violation causing the 31 
forfeiture, the State, county or city shall pay the existing balance or 32 
return the property to the secured party. 33 
 3. The proceeds deposited in the account pursuant to 34 
subsection 1: 35 
 (a) Must be distributed by the Attorney General to the federal, 36 
state and local law enforcement agencies that participated in the 37 
investigation of the unlawful act giving rise to the criminal or civil 38 
forfeiture in accordance with the level of participation of each law 39 
enforcement agency as determined by the Attorney General. If the 40 
participating law enforcement agencies have entered into an 41 
agreement to share any such money, the Attorney General shall 42 
distribute the money to the law enforcement agencies in 43 
accordance with the provisions of the agreement. 44   
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 (b) Do not revert to the State General Fund at the end of each 1 
fiscal year.  2 
 4. Any claims against the account must be paid as other 3 
claims against the State are paid. 4 
 Sec. 17.  NRS 228.178 is hereby amended to read as follows: 5 
 228.178 1.  The Attorney General may: 6 
 (a) Investigate and prosecute any alleged technological crime. 7 
 (b) Pursue the forfeiture of property relating to a technological 8 
crime in accordance with the provisions of NRS 179.1211 to 9 
179.1235, inclusive. 10 
 (c) Bring an action to enjoin or obtain any other equitable relief 11 
to prevent the occurrence or continuation of a technological crime. 12 
 2.  As used in this section, “technological crime” has the 13 
meaning ascribed to it in NRS [205A.030.] 179.1217. 14 
 Sec. 18.  NRS 233B.039 is hereby amended to read as follows: 15 
 233B.039 1.  The following agencies are entirely exempted 16 
from the requirements of this chapter: 17 
 (a) The Governor. 18 
 (b) Except as otherwise provided in subsection 7 and NRS 19 
209.221 and 209.2473, the Department of Corrections. 20 
 (c) The Nevada System of Higher Education. 21 
 (d) The Office of the Military. 22 
 (e) The Nevada Gaming Control Board. 23 
 (f) Except as otherwise provided in NRS 368A.140 and 463.765, 24 
the Nevada Gaming Commission. 25 
 (g) Except as otherwise provided in NRS 425.620, the Division 26 
of Welfare and Supportive Services of the Department of Health and 27 
Human Services. 28 
 (h) Except as otherwise provided in NRS 422.390, the Division 29 
of Health Care Financing and Policy of the Department of Health 30 
and Human Services. 31 
 (i) Except as otherwise provided in NRS 533.365, the Office of 32 
the State Engineer. 33 
 (j) The Division of Industrial Relations of the Department of 34 
Business and Industry acting to enforce the provisions of  35 
NRS 618.375. 36 
 (k) The Administrator of the Division of Industrial Relations of 37 
the Department of Business and Industry in establishing and 38 
adjusting the schedule of fees and charges for accident benefits 39 
pursuant to subsection 2 of NRS 616C.260. 40 
 (l) The Board to Review Claims in adopting resolutions to carry 41 
out its duties pursuant to NRS 445C.310. 42 
 (m) The Silver State Health Insurance Exchange. 43 
 2.  Except as otherwise provided in subsection 5 and NRS 44 
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Employees’ Benefits Program and the Commission on Professional 1 
Standards in Education are subject to the provisions of this chapter 2 
for the purpose of adopting regulations but not with respect to any 3 
contested case. 4 
 3.  The special provisions of: 5 
 (a) Chapter 612 of NRS for the adoption of an emergency 6 
regulation or the distribution of regulations by and the judicial 7 
review of decisions of the Employment Security Division of the 8 
Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation; 9 
 (b) Chapters 616A to 617, inclusive, of NRS for the 10 
determination of contested claims; 11 
 (c) Chapter 91 of NRS for the judicial review of decisions of the 12 
Administrator of the Securities Division of the Office of the 13 
Secretary of State; and 14 
 (d) NRS 90.800 for the use of summary orders in contested 15 
cases, 16 
 prevail over the general provisions of this chapter. 17 
 4.  The provisions of NRS 233B.122, 233B.124, 233B.125 and 18 
233B.126 do not apply to the Department of Health and Human 19 
Services in the adjudication of contested cases involving the 20 
issuance of letters of approval for health facilities and agencies. 21 
 5.  The provisions of this chapter do not apply to: 22 
 (a) Any order for immediate action, including, but not limited 23 
to, quarantine and the treatment or cleansing of infected or infested 24 
animals, objects or premises, made under the authority of the State 25 
Board of Agriculture, the State Board of Health, or any other agency 26 
of this State in the discharge of a responsibility for the preservation 27 
of human or animal health or for insect or pest control; 28 
 (b) An extraordinary regulation of the State Board of Pharmacy 29 
adopted pursuant to NRS 453.2184; 30 
 (c) A regulation adopted by the State Board of Education 31 
pursuant to NRS 388.255 or 394.1694; 32 
 (d) The judicial review of decisions of the Public Utilities 33 
Commission of Nevada; 34 
 (e) The adoption, amendment or repeal of policies by the 35 
Rehabilitation Division of the Department of Employment, Training 36 
and Rehabilitation pursuant to NRS 426.561 or 615.178; 37 
 (f) The adoption or amendment of a rule or regulation to be 38 
included in the State Plan for Services for Victims of Crime by the 39 
Department of Health and Human S ervices pursuant to  40 
NRS 217.130; 41 
 (g) The adoption, amendment or repeal of rules governing the 42 
conduct of contests and exhibitions of unarmed combat by the 43 
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 (h) [The adoption, amendment or repeal of standards of content 1 
and performance for courses of study in public schools by the 2 
Council to Establish Academic Standards for Public Schools and the 3 
State Board of Education pursuant to NRS 389.520; 4 
 (i)] The adoption, amendment or repeal of the statewide plan to 5 
allocate money from the Fund for a Resilient Nevada created by 6 
NRS 433.732 established by the Department of Health and Human 7 
Services pursuant to paragraph (b) of subsection 1 of NRS 433.734; 8 
or 9 
 [(j)] (i) The adoption or amendment of a data request by the 10 
Commissioner of Insurance pursuant to NRS 687B.404. 11 
 6.  The State Board of Parole Commissioners is subject to the 12 
provisions of this chapter for the purpose of adopting regulations but 13 
not with respect to any contested case. 14 
 7.  The Department of Corrections is subject to the provisions 15 
of this chapter for the purpose of adopting regulations relating to 16 
fiscal policy, correspondence with inmates and visitation with 17 
inmates of the Department of Corrections. 18 
 Sec. 19.  NRS 242.183 is hereby amended to read as follows: 19 
 242.183 1.  The Chief of the Office of Information Security 20 
shall investigate and resolve any breach of an information system of 21 
a state agency or elected officer that uses the equipment or services 22 
of the Office of the Chief Information Officer or an application of 23 
such an information system or unauthorized acquisition of 24 
computerized data that materially compromises the security, 25 
confidentiality or integrity of such an information system. 26 
 2.  The Chief Information Officer or Chief of the Office of 27 
Information Security, at his or her discretion, may inform members 28 
of the [Technological Crime Advisory Board created by NRS 29 
205A.040, the] Nevada Commission on Homeland Security created 30 
by NRS 239C.120 and the Information Technology Advisory Board 31 
created by NRS 242.122 of any breach of an information system of 32 
a state agency or elected officer or application of such an 33 
information system or unauthorized acquisition of computerized 34 
data or information that materially compromises the security, 35 
confidentiality or integrity of such an information system. 36 
 Sec. 20.  NRS 284.140 is hereby amended to read as follows: 37 
 284.140 The unclassified service of the State consists of the 38 
following state officers or employees in the Executive Department 39 
of the State Government who receive annual salaries for their 40 
services: 41 
 1.  Members of boards and commissions, and heads of 42 
departments, agencies and institutions required by law to be 43 
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 2.  Except as otherwise provided in NRS 223.085, 223.600 and 1 
232.461 all persons required by law to be appointed by the 2 
Governor or heads of departments or agencies appointed by the 3 
Governor or by boards. 4 
 3.  All employees other than clerical in the Office of the 5 
Attorney General and the State Public Defender required by law to 6 
be appointed by the Attorney General or the State Public Defender. 7 
 4.  Except as otherwise provided by the Board of Regents of the 8 
University of Nevada pursuant to NRS 396.251, officers and 9 
members of the teaching staff and the staffs of the [Agricultural] 10 
University of Nevada Cooperative Extension [Department] and 11 
Experiment Station of the Nevada System of Higher Education, or 12 
any other state institution of learning, and student employees of 13 
these institutions. Custodial, clerical or maintenance employees of 14 
these institutions are in the classified service. The Board of Regents 15 
of the University of Nevada shall assist the Administrator in 16 
carrying out the provisions of this chapter applicable to the Nevada 17 
System of Higher Education. 18 
 5.  All other officers and employees authorized by law to be 19 
employed in the unclassified service. 20 
 Sec. 21.  NRS 284.343 is hereby amended to read as follows: 21 
 284.343 1.  Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, 22 
after consultation with appointing authorities, and in cooperation 23 
with the State Board of Examiners, the Commission shall adopt 24 
regulations for all training of employees in the state service. 25 
Professional employees of the teaching staff, [Agricultural] 26 
University of Nevada Cooperative Extension [Service] and Nevada 27 
Agricultural Experiment Station staffs of the Nevada System of 28 
Higher Education, or any other state institution of learning and 29 
student employees of such an institution are exempt from the 30 
provisions of this section. 31 
 2.  The regulations adopted pursuant to subsection 1 must: 32 
 (a) Include requirements for the training of supervisors and 33 
managerial employees concerning implicit bias. 34 
 (b) Set forth the conditions under which educational leave 35 
stipends may be paid to any officer or employee of the State. Except 36 
as otherwise provided in NRS 612.230 and with the exception of 37 
intermittent course work not leading to the awarding of a degree, no 38 
person may be granted educational leave stipends until the person 39 
has entered into a contract with the person’s employing agency 40 
whereby the person agrees to pursue only those courses required for 41 
a degree related to the person’s employment with the State and to 42 
return to the employ of the person’s employing agency on the basis 43 
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the total amount of the stipends regardless of the balance at the time 1 
of separation. 2 
 3.  This section does not prevent the granting of sabbatical 3 
leaves by the Board of Regents of the University of Nevada. 4 
 4.  Where practicable all training for state employees must be 5 
presented through established educational institutions within the 6 
State. 7 
 5.  The Division shall coordinate all training activities related to 8 
remedial programs and programs for career development designed 9 
to correct educational and training deficiencies of state employees 10 
and create employment opportunities for the disadvantaged. In 11 
connection with these activities, the Division, with the approval of 12 
the Governor, is designated to enter into contractual arrangements 13 
with the Federal Government and others that provide grants or other 14 
money for educational and training activities. 15 
 Sec. 22.  NRS 385.114 is hereby amended to read as follows: 16 
 385.114 1.  Except as otherwise provided in subsections 2 and 17 
3, the State Board shall prescribe and cause to be enforced the 18 
courses of study for the public schools of this State. [The courses of 19 
study prescribed and enforced by the State Board must comply with 20 
the standards of content and performance established by the Council 21 
to Establish Academic Standards for Public Schools pursuant to 22 
NRS 389.520.] 23 
 2.  For those courses of study prescribed by the State Board: 24 
 (a) High schools may have modified courses of study, subject to 25 
the approval of the State Board; and 26 
 (b) Any high school offering courses normally accredited as 27 
being beyond the level of the 12th grade shall, before offering such 28 
courses, have them approved by the State Board. 29 
 3.  A charter school is not required to offer the courses of study 30 
prescribed by the State Board except for those courses of study 31 
which are required for promotion to the next grade or graduation 32 
from high school. 33 
 Sec. 23.  NRS 385.635 is hereby amended to read as follows: 34 
 385.635 1.  The Office of Parental Involvement and Family 35 
Engagement created by NRS 385.630 shall: 36 
 (a) Review and evaluate the programs implemented by the 37 
school districts and public schools, including, without limitation, 38 
programs which are supported in part with money received from the 39 
Federal Government, for carrying out and increasing parental 40 
involvement and family engagement in the public schools. The 41 
review and evaluation must include an identification of current 42 
strategies and practices for effective parental involvement and 43 
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 (b) Develop a list of practices which have been proven effective 1 
in increasing the involvement of parents and the engagement of 2 
families in the education of their children, including, without 3 
limitation, practices that increase the ability of school districts and 4 
public schools to effectively reengage parents and families and 5 
provide those parents and families with the skills and resources 6 
necessary to support the academic achievement of their children. 7 
 (c) Work in cooperation with the Statewide Council for the 8 
Coordination of the Regional Training Programs in carrying out the 9 
duties of the Office, including, without limitation, the establishment 10 
of a statewide training program concerning parental involvement 11 
and family engagement required pursuant to NRS 391A.135.  12 
 (d) Provide information to the school districts and public 13 
schools on the availability of competitive grants for programs which 14 
offer: 15 
  (1) Professional development for educational personnel on 16 
practices to reengage disengaged parents and families in the 17 
education of their children; 18 
  (2) Training for parents and families in skills of leadership 19 
and volunteerism; 20 
  (3) Family literacy training; 21 
  (4) Home visitation programs to encourage the involvement 22 
of parents and the engagement of families in the education of their 23 
children; and 24 
  (5) Other innovative programs that are designed to increase 25 
the involvement of parents and the engagement of families in the 26 
academic achievement of their children. 27 
 (e) Provide support to those school districts which have 28 
established an advisory council on parental involvement and family 29 
engagement pursuant to NRS 385.625 and encourage those school 30 
districts which have not established such an advisory council to 31 
consider creating an advisory council for the school district. 32 
 (f) Build the capacity of public schools to work in collaboration 33 
with parents to establish policies for the involvement of parents and 34 
the engagement of families, including, without limitation, policies 35 
that focus on partnerships between public schools and the parents 36 
and families of children enrolled in public schools and the 37 
empowerment of parents and families in support of the education of 38 
their children. 39 
 (g) Work in cooperation with the Commission on Professional 40 
Standards in Education in developing the regulations required by 41 
paragraph (g) of subsection 1 of NRS 391.019 and monitoring the 42 
implementation of those regulations. 43 
 (h) [Establish, in collaboration with the State Board, guidelines 44 
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standards of content and performance adopted by the State Board 1 
pursuant to NRS 389.520. 2 
 (i)] Collaborate with the Nevada State Parent Information and 3 
Resource Center, the Parent Training and Information Centers, the 4 
Nevada Parent Teacher Association, the Advisory Council and the 5 
teachers who are trained to serve as liaisons to parents and legal 6 
guardians of pupils enrolled in public schools to plan and implement 7 
a statewide summit on parental involvement and family 8 
engagement, which must be held at least biennially. After each 9 
summit, the Office of Parental Involvement and Family Engagement 10 
shall evaluate the success of the summit in consultation with the 11 
entities identified in this paragraph. 12 
 [(j)] (i) Assist each school district and the public schools within 13 
the school district with incorporating strategies and practices for 14 
effective parental involvement and family engagement into the plans 15 
to improve the achievement of pupils prepared by the public schools 16 
pursuant to NRS 385A.650. 17 
 [(k)] (j) Work in partnership with the Advisory Council to: 18 
  (1) Review and evaluate the annual reports of accountability 19 
prepared by the board of trustees of each school district pursuant to 20 
NRS 385A.070 relating to parental involvement and family 21 
engagement in the school districts and public schools; 22 
  (2) Review and evaluate the plans to improve the 23 
achievement of pupils prepared by each public school pursuant to 24 
NRS 385A.650 relating to the strategies and practices for effective 25 
parental involvement and family engagement incorporated into the 26 
plans; and 27 
  (3) Review the status of the implementation of the provisions 28 
of this section and the effectiveness of the Office in carrying out the 29 
duties prescribed in this section. 30 
 2.  On or before August 1 of each year, the Office of Parental 31 
Involvement and Family Engagement shall prepare a report which 32 
includes a summary of the: 33 
 (a) Status of the progress made by the school districts and public 34 
schools in effectively involving parents and engaging families in the 35 
education of their children and an identification of any areas where 36 
further improvement is needed; and 37 
 (b) Activities of the Office during the immediately preceding 38 
school year, including the progress made by the Office, in 39 
consultation with the Advisory Council, in assisting the school 40 
districts and public schools with increasing the effectiveness of 41 
involving parents and engaging families in the education of their 42 
children. 43 
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 (a) The list of practices developed by the Office of Parental 1 
Involvement and Family Engagement pursuant to paragraph (b) of 2 
subsection 1; 3 
 (b) The report prepared by the Office pursuant to subsection 2; 4 
and 5 
 (c) Any other information that the Office finds useful for the 6 
school districts, public schools, parents, families and general public 7 
relating to effective parental involvement and family engagement. 8 
 Sec. 24.  NRS 385A.290 is hereby amended to read as follows: 9 
 385A.290 The annual report of accountability prepared 10 
pursuant to NRS 385A.070 must include, for each school in the 11 
district and the district as a whole, including, without limitation, 12 
each charter school sponsored by the district, information on pupils 13 
enrolled in career and technical education, including, without 14 
limitation: 15 
 1.  The number of pupils enrolled in a course of career and 16 
technical education; 17 
 2.  The number of pupils who completed a course of career and 18 
technical education; 19 
 3.  The average daily attendance of pupils who are enrolled in a 20 
program of career and technical education; 21 
 4.  The annual rate of pupils who dropped out of school and 22 
were enrolled in a program of career and technical education before 23 
dropping out; 24 
 5.  The number and percentage of pupils who completed a 25 
program of career and technical education and who received a 26 
standard high school diploma, an adjusted diploma or an alternative 27 
diploma; and 28 
 6.  The number and percentage of pupils who completed a 29 
program of career and technical education and who did not receive a 30 
high school diploma because the pupils failed to satisfy the 31 
requirements of subsection 3 [or 4] of NRS 390.600 or the criteria 32 
prescribed by the State Board pursuant to subsection 1 of  33 
NRS 390.600. 34 
 Sec. 25.  NRS 385A.500 is hereby amended to read as follows: 35 
 385A.500 The annual report of accountability prepared by the 36 
State Board pursuant to NRS 385A.400 must include for each 37 
school district, including, without limitation, each charter school in 38 
the district and for this State as a whole, information on pupils 39 
enrolled in career and technical education, including, without 40 
limitation: 41 
 1.  The number of pupils enrolled in a course of career and 42 
technical education; 43 
 2.  The number of pupils who completed a course of career and 44 
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 3.  The average daily attendance of pupils who are enrolled in a 1 
program of career and technical education; 2 
 4.  The annual rate of pupils who dropped out of school and 3 
were enrolled in a program of career and technical education before 4 
dropping out; 5 
 5.  The number and percentage of pupils who completed a 6 
program of career and technical education and who received a 7 
standard high school diploma, an adjusted diploma or an alternative 8 
diploma; and 9 
 6.  The number and percentage of pupils who completed a 10 
program of career and technical education and who did not receive a 11 
high school diploma because the pupils failed to satisfy the 12 
requirements of subsection 3 [or 4] of NRS 390.600 or the criteria 13 
prescribed by the State Board pursuant to subsection 1 of  14 
NRS 390.600. 15 
 Sec. 26.  NRS 387.652 is hereby amended to read as follows: 16 
 387.652 1.  The Department shall, to the extent money is 17 
available, award grants of money to school districts, sponsors of 18 
charter schools and nonprofit organizations to support 19 
prekindergarten programs. Each prekindergarten program supported 20 
by a grant awarded pursuant to this section must: 21 
 (a) Employ at least one teacher per classroom who has a 22 
bachelor’s degree or higher in early childhood education and 23 
compensate those teachers with pay and benefits similar to those 24 
provided to licensed teachers by the school district in which the 25 
prekindergarten program is located; 26 
 (b) Serve children who are 4 years of age at the beginning of the 27 
school year and whose household has a household income which is 28 
not more than 200 percent of the federally designated level 29 
signifying poverty; 30 
 (c) Provide instruction in prekindergarten for at least 25 hours 31 
each week for the entire school year; 32 
 (d) [Utilize a comprehensive curriculum for prekindergarten that 33 
is aligned to any standards of content and performance established 34 
for prekindergarten pursuant to NRS 389.520; 35 
 (e)] Maintain the size of each class at not more than 20 pupils 36 
and a ratio of not more than 10 pupils for each adult with 37 
supervision in the classroom; 38 
 [(f)] (e) Participate in any evaluation of the program or the 39 
pupils who participate in the program that is prescribed by the 40 
regulations adopted pursuant to NRS 387.656; 41 
 [(g)] (f) Effectively engage the parents or guardians of pupils 42 
and participate in any evaluation of such engagement that is 43 
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 [(h)] (g) Serve pupils with disabilities at a rate that is not less 1 
than the percentage of pupils in this State or in the United States, 2 
whichever is greater, who are 4 years of age at the beginning of the 3 
school year who receive services funded pursuant to 20 U.S.C. § 4 
1419; 5 
 [(i)] (h) Ensure that the percentage of pupils with disabilities in 6 
each class is less than 49 percent of the total number of pupils; 7 
 [(j)] (i) Provide appropriate individualized accommodations and 8 
supports for pupils with disabilities; 9 
 [(k)] (j) Provide the comprehensive services prescribed 10 
pursuant to NRS 387.656; and 11 
 [(l)] (k) Meet the minimum standards of performance 12 
prescribed pursuant to NRS 387.656. 13 
 2.  The board of trustees of a school district, the sponsor of a 14 
charter school or a nonprofit organization that wishes to receive a 15 
grant of money pursuant to this section must submit an application 16 
to the Department. The application must include, without limitation: 17 
 (a) A detailed description of the manner in which the board of 18 
trustees, sponsor of a charter school or nonprofit organization 19 
proposes to: 20 
  (1) Ensure that the prekindergarten program supported by the 21 
grant meets the requirements of subsection 1; and 22 
  (2) Use the grant of money; and 23 
 (b) Any other information required by the Department. 24 
 Sec. 27.  NRS 388.134 is hereby amended to read as follows: 25 
 388.134 Each governing body shall: 26 
 1.  Adopt the policy prescribed pursuant to NRS 388.133 . [and 27 
the policy prescribed pursuant to subsection 2 of NRS 389.520.] The 28 
governing body may adopt an expanded policy for [one or both of] 29 
the [policies] policy if [each] the expanded policy complies with the 30 
policy prescribed pursuant to NRS 388.133 . [or pursuant to 31 
subsection 2 of NRS 389.520, as applicable.] 32 
 2.  Provide for the appropriate training of members of the 33 
governing body and all administrators, teachers and all other 34 
personnel employed by the governing body in accordance with the 35 
[policies] policy prescribed pursuant to NRS 388.133 . [and pursuant 36 
to subsection 2 of NRS 389.520.] For members of the governing 37 
body who have not previously served on the governing body or for 38 
employees of the school district or school who have not previously 39 
been employed by the district or school, the training required by this 40 
subsection must be provided within 180 days after the member 41 
begins his or her service or after the employee begins his or her 42 
employment, as applicable. 43 
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 4.  Ensure that the parents and legal guardians of pupils 1 
enrolled in the school district or school have sufficient information 2 
concerning the availability of the [policies,] policy, including, 3 
without limitation, information that describes how to access the 4 
[policies] policy on the Internet website maintained by the school 5 
district or school. Upon the request of a parent or legal guardian, the 6 
school district or school shall provide the parent or legal guardian 7 
with a written copy of the [policies.] policy. 8 
 5.  Review the [policies] policy adopted pursuant to subsection 9 
1 on an annual basis and update the [policies] policy if necessary. If 10 
the governing body updates the [policies,] policy, the governing 11 
body must submit a copy of the updated [policies] policy to the 12 
Department within 30 days after the update. 13 
 Sec. 28.  NRS 388.518 is hereby amended to read as follows: 14 
 388.518 The Advisory Committee on Language Development 15 
for Children Who Are Deaf, Hard of Hearing, Blind or Visually 16 
Impaired shall: 17 
 1.  Recommend to the State Board criteria for use by parents or 18 
guardians to evaluate the development of language and literacy 19 
skills by children who are less than 6 years of age and are deaf, hard 20 
of hearing, blind or visually impaired, including, without limitation, 21 
children who are both deaf and blind. The criteria must be: 22 
 (a) Appropriate for use to evaluate the development of language 23 
and literacy skills by children who: 24 
  (1) Communicate using primarily spoken or written English, 25 
with or without the use of visual supplements, or American Sign 26 
Language; or 27 
  (2) Read using braille; 28 
 (b) Described in terms used to describe the typical development 29 
of children, including, without limitation, children who do not have 30 
a disability, and according to the age of the child; and 31 
 (c) [Aligned with the standards adopted pursuant to NRS 32 
389.520 for English language arts and any standards adopted 33 
pursuant to that section for early childhood education; and 34 
 (d)] Aligned with the Individuals with Disabilities Education 35 
Act, 20 U.S.C. §§ 1400 et seq., and any other federal law applicable 36 
to the assessment of the development of children with disabilities. 37 
 2.  Make recommendations to the State Board and, where 38 
appropriate, the Aging and Disability Services Division of the 39 
Department of Health and Human Services concerning: 40 
 (a) The development of criteria pursuant to NRS 388.519; 41 
 (b) The examination of children with disabilities pursuant to 42 
NRS 388.433; and 43 
 (c) Ways to improve the assessment of language and literacy 44 
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impaired, including, without limitation, children who are both deaf 1 
and blind. 2 
 Sec. 29.  NRS 388A.405 is hereby amended to read as follows: 3 
 388A.405 1.  To the extent money is available from 4 
legislative appropriation or otherwise, a charter school may apply to 5 
the Department for money for facilities if: 6 
 (a) The charter school has been operating in this State for at 7 
least 5 consecutive years and is in good financial standing; 8 
 (b) Each financial audit and each performance audit of the 9 
charter school required by the Department pursuant to NRS 10 
388A.105 or 388A.110 contains no major notations, corrections or 11 
errors concerning the charter school for at least 5 consecutive years; 12 
 (c) The charter school has met or exceeded the school 13 
achievement targets and performance targets established pursuant to 14 
the statewide system of accountability for public schools or has 15 
demonstrated improvement in the achievement of pupils enrolled in 16 
the charter school, as indicated by those school achievement targets 17 
and performance targets, for the majority of the years of its 18 
operation; and 19 
 (d) At least 75 percent of the pupils enrolled in grade 12 in the 20 
charter school in the immediately preceding school year have 21 
satisfied the requirements of subsection 3 [or 4] of NRS 390.600 or 22 
the criteria prescribed by the State Board pursuant to subsection 1 of 23 
NRS 390.600, if the charter school enrolls pupils at a high school 24 
grade level. 25 
 2.  A charter school that satisfies the requirements of subsection 26 
1 shall submit to a performance audit as required by the Department 27 
one time every 3 years. The sponsor of the charter school and the 28 
Department shall not request a performance audit of the charter 29 
school more frequently than every 3 years without reasonable 30 
evidence of noncompliance in achieving the educational goals and 31 
objectives of the charter school based upon the annual report 32 
submitted to the Department pursuant to NRS 388A.351. If the 33 
charter school no longer satisfies the requirements of subsection 1 or 34 
if reasonable evidence of noncompliance in achieving the 35 
educational goals and objectives of the charter school exists based 36 
upon the annual report, the charter school shall, upon written notice 37 
from the sponsor, submit to an annual performance audit. 38 
Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph (b) of subsection 1, 39 
such a charter school: 40 
 (a) May, after undergoing the annual performance audit, reapply 41 
to the sponsor to determine whether the charter school satisfies the 42 
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 (b) Is not eligible for any available money pursuant to 1 
subsection 1 until the sponsor determines that the charter school 2 
satisfies the requirements of that subsection. 3 
 3.  A charter school that does not satisfy the requirements of 4 
subsection 1 shall submit a quarterly report of the financial status of 5 
the charter school if requested by the sponsor of the charter school. 6 
 Sec. 30.  NRS 388C.120 is hereby amended to read as follows: 7 
 388C.120 1.  A university school for profoundly gifted pupils 8 
shall determine the eligibility of a pupil for admission to the school 9 
based upon a comprehensive assessment of the pupil’s potential for 10 
academic and intellectual achievement at the school, including, 11 
without limitation, intellectual and academic ability, motivation, 12 
emotional maturity and readiness for the environment of an 13 
accelerated educational program. The assessment must be conducted 14 
by a broad-based committee of professionals in the field of 15 
education. 16 
 2.  A person who wishes to apply for admission to a university 17 
school for profoundly gifted pupils must: 18 
 (a) Submit to the governing body of the school: 19 
  (1) A completed application; 20 
  (2) Evidence that the applicant possesses advanced 21 
intellectual and academic ability, including, without limitation, 22 
proof that he or she satisfies the requirements of NRS 388C.030; 23 
  (3) At least three letters of recommendation from teachers or 24 
mentors familiar with the academic and intellectual ability of the 25 
applicant;  26 
  (4) A transcript from each school previously attended by the 27 
applicant; and 28 
  (5) Such other information as may be requested by the 29 
university school or governing body of the school. 30 
 (b) If requested by the governing body of the school, participate 31 
in an on-campus interview. 32 
 3.  The curriculum developed for pupils in a university school 33 
for profoundly gifted pupils must provide exposure to the subject 34 
areas required of pupils enrolled in other public schools. 35 
 4.  The Superintendent of Public Instruction shall, upon 36 
recommendation of the governing body, issue a high school diploma 37 
to a pupil who is enrolled in a university school for profoundly 38 
gifted pupils if that pupil: 39 
 (a) Satisfies the requirements of subsection 3 [or 4] of NRS 40 
390.600; or 41 
 (b) Satisfies the criteria prescribed by the State Board pursuant 42 
to subsection 1 of NRS 390.600, successfully passes the courses in 43 
American government and American history as required by NRS 44 
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established by the State Board of Education for graduation from 1 
high school. 2 
 5.  On or before March 1 of each odd-numbered year, the 3 
governing body of a university school for profoundly gifted pupils 4 
shall prepare and submit to the Superintendent of Public Instruction, 5 
the president of the university where the university school for 6 
profoundly gifted pupils is located, the State Board and the Director 7 
of the Legislative Counsel Bureau a report that contains information 8 
regarding the school, including, without limitation, the process used 9 
by the school to identify and recruit profoundly gifted pupils from 10 
diverse backgrounds and with diverse talents, and data assessing the 11 
success of the school in meeting the educational needs of its pupils. 12 
 Sec. 31.  NRS 388G.210 is hereby amended to read as follows: 13 
 388G.210 1. Except as otherwise provided pursuant to a 14 
waiver granted in accordance with NRS 388G.130 or 388G.140, 15 
each empowerment school, each person employed by an 16 
empowerment school and each pupil enrolled in an empowerment 17 
school shall comply with the applicable requirements of state law, 18 
including, without limitation, [the standards of content and 19 
performance prescribed pursuant to NRS 389.520 and] the 20 
examinations that are administered pursuant to NRS 390.105 and 21 
the college and career readiness assessment administered pursuant 22 
to NRS 390.610. 23 
 2.  Each empowerment school may accept gifts, grants and 24 
donations from any source for the support of its empowerment plan. 25 
A person who gives a gift, grant or donation may designate all or 26 
part of the gift, grant or donation specifically to carry out the 27 
incentive pay structure of the school, if applicable. 28 
 Sec. 32.  NRS 389.003 is hereby amended to read as follows: 29 
 389.003 Except as otherwise provided in NRS 389.041, boards 30 
of trustees of school districts in this State shall enforce in schools [: 31 
 1.  The standards of content and performance established by the 32 
Council to Establish Academic Standards for Public Schools 33 
pursuant to NRS 389.520 and the courses of study related to those 34 
standards; and 35 
 2.  The] the courses of study prescribed and adopted by the 36 
State Board. 37 
 Sec. 33.  NRS 389.061 is hereby amended to read as follows: 38 
 389.061 1. The board of trustees of each school district and 39 
the governing body of each charter school shall ensure that 40 
instruction is provided to pupils enrolled in kindergarten through 41 
grade 12 in each public school within the school district or in the 42 
charter school, as applicable, on the history and contributions to 43 
science, the arts and humanities of: 44 
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 (b) Persons of marginalized sexual orientation or gender 1 
identity; 2 
 (c) Persons with disabilities; 3 
 (d) Persons from various racial and ethnic backgrounds, 4 
including, without limitation, persons who are African-American, 5 
Basque, Hispanic or Asian or Pacific Islander; 6 
 (e) Persons from various socioeconomic statuses; 7 
 (f) Immigrants or refugees; 8 
 (g) Persons from various religious backgrounds; and 9 
 (h) Any other group of persons the board of trustees of a school 10 
district or the governing body of a charter school deems appropriate. 11 
 2. [The standards of content and performance for the 12 
instruction required by subsection 1 must be included in the 13 
standards of content and performance established by the Council to 14 
Establish Academic Standards for Public Schools pursuant to NRS 15 
389.520.] The instruction required by subsection 1 must be: 16 
 (a) Age-appropriate; and 17 
 (b) Included within one or more courses of study for which the 18 
Council has established the relevant standards of content and 19 
performance. 20 
 Sec. 34.  NRS 389.074 is hereby amended to read as follows: 21 
 389.074 1.  The board of trustees of each school district and 22 
the governing body of each charter school shall ensure that 23 
instruction in financial literacy is provided to pupils enrolled in 24 
grades 3 to 12, inclusive, in each public school within the school 25 
district or in the charter school, as applicable. The instruction must 26 
include, without limitation: 27 
 (a) The skills necessary to develop financial responsibility, 28 
including, without limitation: 29 
  (1) Making reasonable financial decisions by analyzing the 30 
alternatives and consequences of those financial decisions; 31 
  (2) Locating and evaluating financial information from 32 
various sources; 33 
  (3) Judging the quality of services offered by a financial 34 
institution; 35 
  (4) Developing communication strategies to discuss financial 36 
issues; 37 
  (5) Controlling personal information; and 38 
  (6) Reviewing and summarizing federal and state consumer 39 
protection laws. 40 
 (b) The skills necessary to manage finances, including, without 41 
limitation: 42 
  (1) Developing a plan for spending and saving; 43 
  (2) Developing a system for keeping and using financial 44 
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  (3) Developing a personal financial plan. 1 
 (c) The skills necessary to understand the use of credit and the 2 
incurrence of debt, including, without limitation: 3 
  (1) Identifying the costs and benefits of various types of 4 
credit; 5 
  (2) Understanding the methods to manage debt and the 6 
consequences of acquiring debt; 7 
  (3) Understanding how interest rates, compounding 8 
frequency and the terms of a loan can affect the cost of credit; 9 
  (4) Completing an application for a loan; 10 
  (5) Understanding different types of loans, including, without 11 
limitation, payday loans, automobile loans, student loans and 12 
mortgages; 13 
  (6) Explaining the purpose of a credit report, including, 14 
without limitation, the manner in which a credit report is used by 15 
lenders; 16 
  (7) Describing the rights of a borrower regarding his or her 17 
credit report; 18 
  (8) Identifying methods to avoid and resolve debt problems; 19 
and 20 
  (9) Reviewing and summarizing federal and state consumer 21 
credit protection laws. 22 
 (d) The skills necessary to understand the basic principles of 23 
saving and investing, including, without limitation: 24 
  (1) Understanding how saving and investing contribute to 25 
financial well-being; 26 
  (2) Understanding the methods of investing and alternatives 27 
to investing; 28 
  (3) Understanding how to buy and sell investments; 29 
  (4) Understanding compound interest, including, without 30 
limitation, in the context of investments; 31 
  (5) Understanding various types of securities, including, 32 
without limitation, stocks and bonds; and 33 
  (6) Understanding how the regulation of financial institutions 34 
protects investors. 35 
 (e) The skills necessary to prevent and limit the consequences of 36 
identity theft and fraud. 37 
 (f) The skills necessary to understand the basic assessment of 38 
taxes, including, without limitation, understanding the matter in 39 
which taxes are computed by local, state and federal governmental 40 
entities.  41 
 (g) The skills necessary to understand the basic principles of 42 
insurance, including, without limitation: 43 
  (1) Understanding the function of various insurance policies; 44 
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  (2) Determining the quality of an insurance provider. 1 
 (h) The skills necessary to plan for higher education and career 2 
choices, including, without limitation: 3 
  (1) Information concerning institutions of higher education 4 
and college preparedness; 5 
  (2) Information concerning career options; 6 
  (3) Writing a resume; 7 
  (4) Information concerning opportunities for financial aid, 8 
including the Free Application for Federal Student Aid and the 9 
programs of the Western Interstate Commission for Higher 10 
Education, and the manner in which to qualify for such 11 
opportunities; 12 
  (5) Information concerning scholarship opportunities, 13 
including, without limitation, the Governor Guinn Millennium 14 
Scholarship Program and Silver State Opportunity Grant Program; 15 
and 16 
  (6) Information concerning prepaid tuition and college 17 
savings programs and plans established pursuant to chapter 353B of 18 
NRS and section 529 of the Internal Revenue Code, 26 U.S.C. § 19 
529. 20 
 2.  [The standards of content and performance for the 21 
instruction in financial literacy required by subsection 1 must be 22 
included in the standards of content and performance established by 23 
the Council to Establish Academic Standards for Public Schools 24 
pursuant to NRS 389.520.] The instruction required by subsection 1 25 
must be: 26 
 (a) Age-appropriate; and 27 
 (b) Included within a course of study for which the Council has 28 
established the relevant standards of content and performance, 29 
including, without limitation, a course of study in economics, 30 
mathematics or social studies. 31 
 3. The board of trustees of each school district and the 32 
governing body of each charter school in which pupils are enrolled 33 
in any grade of grades 3 to 12, inclusive, shall encourage: 34 
 (a) Persons to volunteer time, expertise and resources to assist a 35 
school district, governing body of a charter school, public school or 36 
teacher in the provision of instruction in financial literacy; and 37 
 (b) Partnerships between a school district or charter school and 38 
relevant persons, businesses or entities in which those persons, 39 
businesses or entities provide the resources necessary to provide 40 
instruction in financial literacy. 41 
 Sec. 35.  NRS 389.850 is hereby amended to read as follows: 42 
 389.850 1.  The State Board shall make the final selection of 43 
all textbooks to be used in the public schools in this State, except for 44 
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area for which standards of content have been established by the 1 
Council to Establish Academic Standards for Public Schools 2 
pursuant to NRS 389.520, the State Board shall not select the 3 
textbook unless the State Board determines that the textbook 4 
adequately supports the standards for that subject area.] 5 
 2.  A textbook must not be selected by the State Board pursuant 6 
to subsection 1 for use in the public schools in classes in literature, 7 
history or social sciences unless it accurately portrays the cultural 8 
and racial diversity of our society, including lessons on the 9 
contributions made to our society by men and women from various 10 
racial and ethnic backgrounds. 11 
 3. Instructional materials, including, without limitation, a 12 
textbook, must not be selected by the State Board pursuant to 13 
subsection 1 for use in the public schools unless the State Board 14 
determines that the instructional materials accurately portray the 15 
history and contributions to science, the arts and humanities of the 16 
groups of persons described in NRS 389.061. 17 
 Sec. 36.  NRS 390.105 is hereby amended to read as follows: 18 
 390.105 1.  Except as otherwise provided in subsection 6, the 19 
State Board shall [, in consultation with the Council to Establish 20 
Academic Standards for Public Schools,] prescribe examinations 21 
that comply with 20 U.S.C. § 6311(b)(2) and that measure the 22 
achievement and proficiency of pupils: 23 
 (a) For grades 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8, in the standards of content 24 
established by the Council for the subjects of English language arts 25 
and mathematics. 26 
 (b) For grades 5 and 8, in the standards of content established by 27 
the Council for the subject of science. 28 
 (c) For grades 9, 10, 11 and 12, in the standards of content 29 
established by the Council for the subjects required to comply with 30 
20 U.S.C. § 6311(b)(2). 31 
 The examinations prescribed pursuant to this subsection must be 32 
written, developed, printed and scored by a nationally recognized 33 
testing company. 34 
 2.  In addition to the examinations prescribed pursuant to 35 
subsection 1, the State Board shall [, in consultation with the 36 
Council to Establish Academic Standards for Public Schools,] 37 
prescribe a writing examination for grades 5 and 8. 38 
 3.  The Department shall ensure the availability of: 39 
 (a) The examinations prescribed pursuant to subsections 1 and 2 40 
to pupils in any language in which those examinations are 41 
published; and 42 
 (b) Authorized supports to pupils who are English learners for 43 
the examinations prescribed pursuant to subsections 1 and 2. 44 
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 (a) The minimum number of school days that must take place 1 
before the examinations prescribed by the State Board pursuant to 2 
subsection 1 may be administered to pupils; and 3 
 (b) The period during which the examinations prescribed by the 4 
State Board pursuant to subsection 1 must be administered. 5 
 5. The board of trustees of each school district and the 6 
governing body of each charter school shall administer the 7 
examinations prescribed by the State Board at such times as 8 
prescribed by the State Board pursuant to subsection 4. The 9 
examinations must be: 10 
 (a) Administered in each school in accordance with uniform 11 
procedures adopted by the State Board. The Department shall 12 
monitor the school districts and individual schools to ensure 13 
compliance with the uniform procedures. 14 
 (b) Administered in each school in accordance with the plan 15 
adopted pursuant to NRS 390.270 by the Department and with the 16 
plan adopted pursuant to NRS 390.275 by the board of trustees of 17 
the school district in which the examinations are administered. The 18 
Department shall monitor the compliance of school districts and 19 
individual schools with: 20 
  (1) The plan adopted by the Department; and 21 
  (2) The plan adopted by the board of trustees of the 22 
applicable school district, to the extent that the plan adopted by the 23 
board of trustees of the school district is consistent with the plan 24 
adopted by the Department. 25 
 6. The Department may temporarily waive or otherwise pause 26 
the requirement to administer examinations that comply with 20 27 
U.S.C. § 6311(b)(2) pursuant to this section if the United States 28 
Department of Education grants a waiver from or otherwise pauses 29 
the requirements of 20 U.S.C. § 6311(b)(2). 30 
 Sec. 37.  NRS 390.600 is hereby amended to read as follows: 31 
 390.600 1.  The State Board shall adopt regulations that [, 32 
except as otherwise provided in subsection 3,] prescribe the criteria 33 
for a pupil to receive a standard high school diploma, which must 34 
include, without limitation, the requirement that: 35 
 (a) A pupil enrolled in grade 11 take the college and career 36 
readiness assessment administered pursuant to NRS 390.610; and 37 
 (b) Commencing with the graduating class of 2022 and each 38 
graduating class thereafter, a pupil successfully complete a course of 39 
study designed to prepare the pupil for graduation from high school 40 
and for readiness for college and career. 41 
 2. The criteria prescribed by the State Board pursuant to 42 
subsection 1 for a pupil to receive a standard high school diploma 43 
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readiness assessment administered to the pupil in grade 11 pursuant 1 
to NRS 390.610. 2 
 3.  [A pupil with a disability who does not satisfy the 3 
requirements to receive a standard high school diploma prescribed 4 
by the State Board pursuant to subsection 1 may receive a standard 5 
high school diploma if the pupil demonstrates, through a portfolio of 6 
the pupil’s work, proficiency in the standards of content and 7 
performance established by the Council to Establish Academic 8 
Standards for Public Schools pursuant to NRS 389.520.  9 
 4.] A pupil with a disability who does not satisfy the 10 
requirements for receipt of a standard high school diploma 11 
prescribed [in subsection 3 or] by the State Board pursuant to 12 
subsection 1 may receive a diploma designated as an: 13 
 (a) Adjusted diploma if the pupil satisfies the requirements set 14 
forth in his or her individualized education program; or 15 
 (b) Alternative diploma if the pupil: 16 
  (1) Has a significant cognitive disability; and 17 
  (2) Participates in an alternate assessment prescribed by the 18 
State Board. 19 
 [5.] 4.  If a pupil does not satisfy the requirements to receive a 20 
standard high school diploma prescribed by [subsection 3 or by] the 21 
State Board pursuant to subsection 1, the pupil must not be issued a 22 
certificate of attendance or any other document indicating that the 23 
pupil attended high school but did not satisfy the requirements for 24 
such a diploma. The provisions of this subsection do not apply to a 25 
pupil who receives an adjusted diploma or an alternative diploma 26 
pursuant to subsection [4.] 3. 27 
 [6.] 5.  As used in this section, “individualized education 28 
program” has the meaning ascribed to it in 20 U.S.C. § 29 
1414(d)(1)(A). 30 
 Sec. 38.  NRS 390.830 is hereby amended to read as follows: 31 
 390.830 1.  The State Board shall: 32 
 (a) In accordance with guidelines established by the National 33 
Assessment Governing Board and National Center for Education 34 
Statistics and in accordance with 20 U.S.C. §§ 6301 et seq. and the 35 
regulations adopted pursuant thereto, adopt regulations requiring the 36 
schools of this State that are selected by the National Assessment 37 
Governing Board or the National Center for Education Statistics to 38 
participate in the examinations of the National Assessment of 39 
Educational Progress. 40 
 (b) Report the results of those examinations to the: 41 
  (1) Governor; 42 
  (2) Board of trustees of each school district of this State; 43 
  (3) Joint Interim Standing Committee on Education created 44 
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  (4) Legislative Bureau of Educational Accountability and 1 
Program Evaluation created pursuant to NRS 218E.625. 2 
 (c) Include in the report required pursuant to paragraph (b) an 3 
analysis and comparison of the results of pupils in this State on the 4 
examinations required by this section with: 5 
  (1) The results of pupils throughout this country who 6 
participated in the examinations of the National Assessment of 7 
Educational Progress; and 8 
  (2) The results of pupils on the achievement and proficiency 9 
examinations administered pursuant to this chapter. 10 
 2.  If the report required by subsection 1 indicates that the 11 
percentage of pupils enrolled in the public schools in this State who 12 
are proficient on the National Assessment of Educational Progress 13 
differs by more than 10 percent of the pupils who are proficient on 14 
the examinations administered pursuant to NRS 390.105, the 15 
Department shall prepare a written report describing the 16 
discrepancy. The report must include, without limitation, a 17 
comparison and evaluation of [: 18 
 (a) The standards of content and performance for English 19 
language arts and mathematics established pursuant to NRS 389.520 20 
with the standards for English language arts and mathematics that 21 
are tested on the National Assessment. 22 
 (b) The] the standards for proficiency established for the 23 
National Assessment with the standards for proficiency established 24 
for the examinations that are administered pursuant to NRS 390.105. 25 
 3.  The report prepared by the Department pursuant to 26 
subsection 2 must be submitted to the: 27 
 (a) Governor; 28 
 (b) Joint Interim Standing Committee on Education; and 29 
 (c) Legislative Bureau of Educational Accountability and 30 
Program Evaluation . [; and 31 
 (d) Council to Establish Academic Standards for Public Schools. 32 
 4.  The Council to Establish Academic Standards for Public 33 
Schools shall review and evaluate the report provided to the Council 34 
pursuant to subsection 3 to identify any discrepancies in the 35 
standards of content and performance established by the Council 36 
that require revision and a timeline for carrying out the revision, if 37 
necessary. The Council shall submit a written report of its review 38 
and evaluation to the Joint Interim Standing Committee on 39 
Education and Legislative Bureau of Educational Accountability 40 
and Program Evaluation.] 41 
 Sec. 39.  NRS 391.038 is hereby amended to read as follows: 42 
 391.038 1.  The Commission, in consultation with educational 43 
institutions in this State which offer courses of study and training 44 
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district in this State and other educational personnel, shall review 1 
and evaluate a course of study and training offered by an 2 
educational institution which is designed to provide the education 3 
required for: 4 
 (a) The licensure of teachers or other educational personnel;  5 
 (b) The renewal of licenses of teachers or other educational 6 
personnel; or 7 
 (c) An endorsement in a field of specialization. 8 
 If the course of study and training meets the requirements 9 
established by the Commission, it must be approved by the 10 
Commission. [The Commission shall not approve a course of study 11 
or training unless the course of study and training provides 12 
instruction, to the extent deemed necessary by the Commission, in 13 
the standards of content and performance prescribed by the Council 14 
to Establish Academic Standards for Public Schools pursuant to 15 
NRS 389.520.] 16 
 2.  The Commission may review and evaluate such courses of 17 
study and training itself or may recognize a course of study and 18 
training approved by a national agency for accreditation acceptable 19 
to the Commission. 20 
 3.  The Commission shall adopt regulations establishing fees 21 
for the review by the Commission of a course of study and training 22 
submitted to the Commission by an educational institution. 23 
 4.  The Commission, in consultation with educational 24 
institutions in this State which offer courses of study and training 25 
for the education of teachers and other educational personnel, shall 26 
adopt regulations governing the approval by the Commission of 27 
courses of study and training. 28 
 5.  If the Commission denies or withdraws its approval of a 29 
course of study or training, the educational institution is entitled to a 30 
hearing and judicial review of the decision of the Commission. 31 
 Sec. 40.  NRS 391A.125 is hereby amended to read as follows: 32 
 391A.125 1.  Based upon the assessment of needs for training 33 
within the region and priorities of training adopted by the governing 34 
body pursuant to NRS 391A.175, each regional training program 35 
shall provide: 36 
 (a) Training for teachers and other licensed educational 37 
personnel in the: 38 
  (1) [Standards established by the Council to Establish 39 
Academic Standards for Public Schools pursuant to NRS 389.520; 40 
  (2)] Curriculum and instruction required for the standards 41 
adopted by the State Board; 42 
  [(3)] (2) Curriculum and instruction recommended by the 43 
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  [(4)] (3) Culturally relevant pedagogy, taking into account 1 
cultural diversity and demographic differences throughout this State. 2 
 (b) Through the Nevada Early Literacy Intervention Program 3 
established for the regional training program, training for teachers 4 
who teach kindergarten and grades 1, 2 or 3 on methods to teach 5 
fundamental reading skills, including, without limitation: 6 
  (1) Phonemic awareness; 7 
  (2) Phonics; 8 
  (3) Vocabulary; 9 
  (4) Fluency; 10 
  (5) Comprehension; and 11 
  (6) Motivation. 12 
 (c) Training for administrators who conduct the evaluations 13 
required pursuant to NRS 391.685, 391.690, 391.705 and 391.710 14 
relating to the manner in which such evaluations are conducted. 15 
Such training must be developed in consultation with the Teachers 16 
and Leaders Council of Nevada created by NRS 391.455. 17 
 (d) Training for teachers, administrators and other licensed 18 
educational personnel relating to correcting deficiencies and 19 
addressing recommendations for improvement in performance that 20 
are identified in the evaluations conducted pursuant to NRS 21 
391.685, 391.690, 391.705 or 391.710. 22 
 (e) Training for teachers on methods to teach computer literacy 23 
or computer science to pupils. 24 
 (f) At least one of the following types of training: 25 
  (1) Training for teachers and school administrators in the 26 
assessment and measurement of pupil achievement and the effective 27 
methods to analyze the test results and scores of pupils to improve 28 
the achievement and proficiency of pupils. 29 
  (2) Training for teachers in specific content areas to enable 30 
the teachers to provide a higher level of instruction in their 31 
respective fields of teaching. Such training must include instruction 32 
in effective methods to teach in a content area provided by teachers 33 
who are considered masters in that content area. 34 
  (3) In addition to the training provided pursuant to paragraph 35 
(b), training for teachers in the methods to teach basic skills to 36 
pupils, such as providing instruction in reading with the use of 37 
phonics and providing instruction in basic skills of mathematics 38 
computation. 39 
 (g) In accordance with the program established by the Statewide 40 
Council pursuant to paragraph (b) of subsection 2 of NRS 391A.135 41 
training for: 42 
  (1) Teachers on how to engage parents and families, 43 
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of their children and to build the capacity of parents and families to 1 
support the learning and academic achievement of their children. 2 
  (2) Training for teachers and paraprofessionals on working 3 
with parent liaisons in public schools to carry out strategies and 4 
practices for effective parental involvement and family engagement. 5 
 (h) Training and continuing professional development for 6 
teachers who receive an endorsement to teach courses relating to 7 
financial literacy pursuant to NRS 391.019 and 396.5198. 8 
 2.  The training required pursuant to subsection 1 must:  9 
 (a) Include the activities set forth in 20 U.S.C. § 7801(42), as 10 
deemed appropriate by the governing body for the type of training 11 
offered. 12 
 (b) Include appropriate procedures to ensure follow-up training 13 
for teachers and administrators who have received training through 14 
the program.  15 
 (c) Incorporate training that addresses the educational needs of:  16 
  (1) Pupils with disabilities who participate in programs of 17 
special education; and 18 
  (2) Pupils who are English learners. 19 
 3.  The governing body of each regional training program shall 20 
prepare and maintain a list that identifies programs for the 21 
professional development of teachers and administrators that 22 
successfully incorporate: 23 
 (a) [The standards of content and performance established by the 24 
Council to Establish Academic Standards for Public Schools 25 
pursuant to NRS 389.520; 26 
 (b)] Fundamental reading skills; and 27 
 [(c)] (b) Other training listed in subsection 1. 28 
 The governing body shall provide a copy of the list on an annual 29 
basis to school districts for dissemination to teachers and 30 
administrators. 31 
 4.  A regional training program may include model classrooms 32 
that demonstrate the use of educational technology for teaching and 33 
learning. 34 
 5.  A regional training program may contract with the board of 35 
trustees of a school district that is served by the regional training 36 
program as set forth in NRS 391A.120 to provide professional 37 
development to the teachers and administrators employed by the 38 
school district that is in addition to the training required by this 39 
section. Any training provided pursuant to this subsection must 40 
include the activities set forth in 20 U.S.C. § 7801(42), as deemed 41 
appropriate by the governing body for the type of training offered. 42 
 6.  To the extent money is available from legislative 43 
appropriation or otherwise, a regional training program may provide 44 
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 7.  To the extent that money is available, the Department shall 1 
administer the training required pursuant to paragraph (h) of 2 
subsection 1. 3 
 8.  As used in this section, “paraprofessional” has the meaning 4 
ascribed to it in NRS 391.008. 5 
 Sec. 41.  NRS 391A.190 is hereby amended to read as follows: 6 
 391A.190 1.  The governing body of each regional training 7 
program shall: 8 
 (a) Establish a method for the evaluation of the success of the 9 
regional training program, including, without limitation, the Nevada 10 
Early Literacy Intervention Program. The method must be consistent 11 
with the uniform procedures and criteria adopted by the Statewide 12 
Council pursuant to NRS 391A.135 and the standards for 13 
professional development training adopted by the State Board 14 
pursuant to subsection 1 of NRS 391A.370.  15 
 (b) On or before September 1 of each year and before submitting 16 
the annual report pursuant to paragraph (c), submit the annual report 17 
to the Statewide Council for its review and incorporate into the 18 
annual report any revisions recommended by the Statewide Council. 19 
 (c) On or before December 1 of each year, submit an annual 20 
report to the State Board, the board of trustees of each school district 21 
served by the regional training program, the Commission on 22 
Professional Standards in Education, the Joint Interim Standing 23 
Committee on Education and the Legislative Bureau of Educational 24 
Accountability and Program Evaluation that includes, without 25 
limitation:  26 
  (1) The priorities for training adopted by the governing body 27 
pursuant to NRS 391A.175. 28 
  (2) The type of training offered through the regional training 29 
program in the immediately preceding year. 30 
  (3) The number of teachers and administrators who received 31 
training through the regional training program in the immediately 32 
preceding year. 33 
  (4) The number of administrators who received training 34 
pursuant to paragraph (c) of subsection 1 of NRS 391A.125 in the 35 
immediately preceding year. 36 
  (5) The number of teachers, administrators and other licensed 37 
educational personnel who received training pursuant to paragraph 38 
(d) of subsection 1 of NRS 391A.125 in the immediately preceding 39 
year. 40 
  (6) The number of teachers who received training pursuant to 41 
subparagraph (1) of paragraph (g) of subsection 1 of NRS 391A.125 42 
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  (7) The number of paraprofessionals, if any, who received 1 
training through the regional training program in the immediately 2 
preceding year. 3 
  (8) An evaluation of the effectiveness of the regional training 4 
program, including, without limitation, the Nevada Early Literacy 5 
Intervention Program, in accordance with the method established 6 
pursuant to paragraph (a). 7 
  (9) An evaluation of whether the training included the: 8 
   (I) [Standards of content and performance established by 9 
the Council to Establish Academic Standards for Public Schools 10 
pursuant to NRS 389.520; 11 
   (II)] Curriculum and instruction required for the common 12 
core standards adopted by the State Board; 13 
   [(III)] (II) Curriculum and instruction recommended by 14 
the Teachers and Leaders Council of Nevada created by NRS 15 
391.455; and 16 
   [(IV)] (III) Culturally relevant pedagogy, taking into 17 
account cultural diversity and demographic differences throughout 18 
this State. 19 
  (10) An evaluation of the effectiveness of training on 20 
improving the quality of instruction and the achievement of pupils. 21 
  (11) A description of the gifts and grants, if any, received by 22 
the governing body in the immediately preceding year and the gifts 23 
and grants, if any, received by the Statewide Council during the 24 
immediately preceding year on behalf of the regional training 25 
program. The description must include the manner in which the gifts 26 
and grants were expended. 27 
  (12) The 5-year plan for the regional training program 28 
prepared pursuant to NRS 391A.175 and any revisions to the plan 29 
made by the governing body in the immediately preceding year. 30 
 2.  The information included in the annual report pursuant to 31 
paragraph (c) of subsection 1 must be aggregated for each regional 32 
training program and disaggregated for each school district served 33 
by the regional training program. 34 
 3. As used in this section, “paraprofessional” has the meaning 35 
ascribed to it in NRS 391.008. 36 
 Sec. 42.  NRS 394.465 is hereby amended to read as follows: 37 
 394.465 1.  Except as otherwise provided in subsection 6, 38 
before a postsecondary educational institution employs or contracts 39 
with a person: 40 
 (a) To occupy an instructional position; 41 
 (b) To occupy an administrative or financial position, including 42 
a position as school director, personnel officer, counselor, admission 43 
representative, solicitor, canvasser, surveyor, financial aid officer or 44 
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 (c) To act as an agent for the institution, 1 
 the applicant must submit to the Administrator the information 2 
set forth in subsection 2. 3 
 2.  The applicant must submit to the Administrator: 4 
 (a) A complete set of fingerprints taken by a law enforcement 5 
agency and written permission authorizing the Administrator to 6 
submit the applicant’s fingerprints to the Central Repository for 7 
Nevada Records of Criminal History for submission to the Federal 8 
Bureau of Investigation for a report on the applicant’s background 9 
and to such other law enforcement agencies as the Administrator 10 
deems necessary; or 11 
 (b) Written verification, on a form prescribed by the 12 
Administrator, stating that the fingerprints of the applicant were 13 
taken and directly forwarded electronically or by another means to 14 
the Central Repository and that the applicant has given written 15 
permission to the law enforcement agency or other authorized entity 16 
taking the fingerprints to submit the fingerprints to the Central 17 
Repository for submission to the Federal Bureau of Investigation for 18 
a report on the applicant’s background and to such other law 19 
enforcement agencies as the Administrator deems necessary. 20 
 3.  The Administrator may: 21 
 (a) Unless the applicant’s fingerprints are directly forwarded 22 
pursuant to paragraph (b) of subsection 2, submit those fingerprints 23 
to the Central Repository for submission to the Federal Bureau of 24 
Investigation and to such other law enforcement agencies as the 25 
Administrator deems necessary; and 26 
 (b) Request from each such agency any information regarding 27 
the applicant’s background as the Administrator deems necessary. 28 
 4.  Except as otherwise provided in NRS 239.0115, the 29 
Administrator shall keep the results of the investigation confidential. 30 
 5.  The applicant shall pay the cost of the investigation. 31 
 6.  An applicant is not required to satisfy the requirements of 32 
this section if the applicant: 33 
 (a) Is licensed by the Superintendent of Public Instruction; 34 
 (b) Is an employee of the United States Department of Defense; 35 
 (c) Is a member of the faculty of an accredited postsecondary 36 
educational institution in another state who is domiciled in a state 37 
other than Nevada and is present in Nevada for a temporary period 38 
to teach at a branch of that accredited institution; 39 
 (d) Is an instructor who provides instruction from a location 40 
outside this State through a program of distance education for a 41 
postsecondary educational institution licensed by the Commission 42 
who previously underwent an investigation of his or her background 43 
and the Administrator determines that an additional investigation is 44 
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 (e) Has satisfied the requirements of subsection 1 within the 1 
immediately preceding 5 years [.] ; or 2 
 (f) Holds a professional or occupational license in this State 3 
for which a background investigation was required. 4 
 7.  As used in this section, “distance education” means 5 
instruction delivered by means of video, computer, television, or the 6 
Internet or other electronic means of communication, or any 7 
combination thereof, in such a manner that the person supervising or 8 
providing the instruction and the student receiving the instruction 9 
are separated geographically. 10 
 Sec. 43.  NRS 396.5195 is hereby amended to read as follows: 11 
 396.5195 The Board of Regents shall, in cooperation with the 12 
State Board , [and the Council to Establish Academic Standards for 13 
Public Schools,] ensure that students enrolled in a program 14 
developed by the System for the education of teachers are provided 15 
instruction regarding the standards of content and performance 16 
required of pupils enrolled in high schools in this State. 17 
 Sec. 44.  NRS 396.600 is hereby amended to read as follows: 18 
 396.600 The Public Service Division of the System consists of 19 
the following public service departments: 20 
 1.  [Agricultural] University of Nevada Cooperative Extension. 21 
 2.  Agricultural Experiment Station. 22 
 3.  Bureau of Mines and Geology. 23 
 4.  Such other departments as the Board of Regents may 24 
designate. 25 
 Sec. 45.  NRS 396.690 is hereby amended to read as follows: 26 
 396.690 1.  The assent of the State of Nevada by its 27 
Legislature is hereby given to the provisions and requirements of an 28 
Act of Congress entitled “An Act to provide for cooperative 29 
extension work between the agricultural colleges in the several 30 
States receiving the benefits of an Act of Congress approved  31 
July second, eighteen hundred and sixty-two, and of Acts 32 
supplementary thereto, and the United States Department of 33 
Agriculture,” approved May 8, 1914 (c. 79, 38 Stat. 372), and any 34 
acts amendatory thereof and supplemental thereto. The Board of 35 
Regents is hereby authorized and empowered to receive the grants 36 
of money appropriated under such federal acts, and to organize and 37 
conduct agricultural extension work which must be carried on in 38 
connection with the College of Agriculture of the System, in 39 
accordance with the terms and conditions expressed in such Acts of 40 
Congress. 41 
 2. The Director of the [Agricultural] University of Nevada 42 
Cooperative Extension [Department] of the Public Service Division 43 
of the System shall conduct all business of the [Agricultural] 44 
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administer all funds of the [Agricultural] University of Nevada 1 
Cooperative Extension , [Department,] including, without 2 
limitation, in each county that has entered into an agreement with or 3 
participates in a program of the [Agricultural] University of Nevada 4 
Cooperative Extension . [Department.] 5 
 Sec. 46.  NRS 422.165 is hereby amended to read as follows: 6 
 422.165 1. The [Advisory Committee on Medicaid 7 
Innovation created by NRS 422.162] Division shall study: 8 
 (a) The manner in which to create or expand public or private 9 
prescription purchasing coalitions. 10 
 (b) The manner in which to encourage access to employer-based 11 
health insurance plans, including, without limitation: 12 
  (1) Coordinating coverage provided by the State Plan for 13 
Medicaid and private health insurance which may be provided by an 14 
employer to a person eligible for Medicaid; and 15 
  (2) Providing assistance to a person who is eligible for 16 
Medicaid to allow the person to purchase private health insurance. 17 
 (c) Opportunities to apply to the Secretary of the United States 18 
Department of Health and Human Services for certain waivers 19 
pursuant to 42 U.S.C. §§ 1315 and 18052. 20 
 2. At least once each year, the [Advisory Committee] Division 21 
shall make such recommendations to the Director as it deems 22 
appropriate relating to opportunities to improve Medicaid or to 23 
increase access to health insurance. 24 
 Sec. 47.  NRS 459.670 is hereby amended to read as follows: 25 
 459.670 As used in NRS 459.670 to [459.686,] 459.684, 26 
inclusive, the words and terms defined in NRS 459.672 to 459.678, 27 
inclusive, have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections. 28 
 Sec. 48.  NRS 480.140 is hereby amended to read as follows: 29 
 480.140 The primary functions and responsibilities of the 30 
divisions of the Department are as follows: 31 
 1.  The Investigation Division shall: 32 
 (a) Execute, administer and enforce the provisions of chapter 33 
453 of NRS relating to controlled substances and chapter 454 of 34 
NRS relating to dangerous drugs; 35 
 (b) Investigate technological crime, as defined in NRS 36 
[205A.030,] 179.1217, and enforce the provisions of the law of this 37 
State relating to technological crime, as defined in NRS [205A.030;] 38 
179.1217; 39 
 (c) Provide investigative services to the divisions of the 40 
Department as determined by the Director; 41 
 (d) Assist the Secretary of State in carrying out an investigation 42 
pursuant to NRS 293.124; 43 
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  (1) The Department of Taxation in carrying out a criminal 1 
investigation relating to cannabis pursuant to NRS 372A.200 to 2 
372A.380, inclusive, and chapter 678A of NRS; 3 
  (2) The Division of Public and Behavioral Health of the 4 
Department of Health and Human Services in carrying out a 5 
criminal investigation relating to cannabis pursuant to chapter 678C 6 
of NRS; and 7 
  (3) The Cannabis Compliance Board in carrying out a 8 
criminal investigation pursuant to title 56 of NRS; and 9 
 (f) Perform such duties and exercise such powers as may be 10 
conferred upon it pursuant to this chapter and any other specific 11 
statute. 12 
 2.  The Nevada Highway Patrol Division shall, in conjunction 13 
with the Department of Motor Vehicles, execute, administer and 14 
enforce the provisions of chapters 484A to 484E, inclusive, of NRS 15 
and perform such duties and exercise such powers as may be 16 
conferred upon it pursuant to NRS 480.360 and any other specific 17 
statute. 18 
 3.  The State Fire Marshal Division shall execute, administer 19 
and enforce the provisions of chapter 477 of NRS and perform such 20 
duties and exercise such powers as may be conferred upon it 21 
pursuant to chapter 477 of NRS and any other specific statute. 22 
 4.  The Division of Parole and Probation shall execute, 23 
administer and enforce the provisions of chapters 176A and 213 of 24 
NRS relating to parole and probation and perform such duties and 25 
exercise such powers as may be conferred upon it pursuant to those 26 
chapters and any other specific statute. 27 
 5.  The Capitol Police Division shall assist in the enforcement 28 
of subsection 1 of NRS 331.140. 29 
 6.  The Nevada Office of Cyber Defense Coordination shall: 30 
 (a) Serve as the strategic planning, facilitating and coordinating 31 
office for cybersecurity policy and planning in this State; and 32 
 (b) Execute, administer and enforce the provisions of NRS 33 
480.900 to 480.950, inclusive, and perform such duties and exercise 34 
such powers as may be conferred upon it pursuant to NRS 480.900 35 
to 480.950, inclusive, and any other specific statute. 36 
 7. The Training Division shall provide training to the 37 
employees of the Department. 38 
 8.  The Records, Communications and Compliance Division 39 
shall: 40 
 (a) Execute, administer and enforce the provisions of chapter 41 
179A of NRS and perform such duties and exercise such powers as 42 
may be conferred upon it pursuant to chapter 179A of NRS and any 43 
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 (b) Provide dispatch services for the Department and other 1 
agencies as determined by the Director; 2 
 (c) Maintain records of the Department as determined by the 3 
Director; and 4 
 (d) Provide support services to the Director, the divisions of the 5 
Department and the Nevada Criminal Justice Information System as 6 
may be imposed by the Director. 7 
 Sec. 49.  NRS 480.460 is hereby amended to read as follows: 8 
 480.460 The Chief of the Investigation Division shall: 9 
 1. Furnish services relating to the investigation of crimes, 10 
including interrogation with the use of polygraph instruments, upon 11 
the request of the following: 12 
 (a) The Attorney General; 13 
 (b) The head of any agency, bureau, board, commission, 14 
department, division, office or other unit of the Executive 15 
Department of the State Government which is authorized or required 16 
to conduct criminal investigations; or 17 
 (c) Any sheriff, chief of police or district attorney. 18 
 2. Disseminate information relating to the dangers of the use of 19 
controlled substances and dangerous drugs. 20 
 3. Provide and operate a system of recording all information 21 
received by the Investigation Division relating to persons who have 22 
alleged connections with organized crime or have some connection 23 
with violations of laws regulating controlled substances or 24 
dangerous drugs. 25 
 4. Arrange for the purchase of controlled substances and 26 
dangerous drugs when such a purchase is necessary in an 27 
investigation of offenses relating to controlled substances and 28 
dangerous drugs. 29 
 5. Procure from law enforcement agencies and other reliable 30 
sources information relating to violators of laws which govern 31 
controlled substances and dangerous drugs, including information 32 
about their character, probable motives, circumstances of arrest, 33 
methods of operation and other pertinent information. 34 
 6. Enforce the provisions of chapter 453 of NRS. 35 
 7. Furnish information relating to any person of whom he or 36 
she maintains a record to any law enforcement agency. 37 
 8. Assist the Secretary of State in carrying out an investigation 38 
pursuant to NRS 293.124. 39 
 9. Upon request, assist: 40 
 (a) The Department of Taxation in carrying out a criminal 41 
investigation relating to cannabis pursuant to NRS 372A.200 to 42 
372A.380, inclusive, and chapter 678A of NRS; 43 
 (b) The Division of Public and Behavioral Health of the 44 
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criminal investigation relating to cannabis pursuant to chapter 678C 1 
of NRS; and 2 
 (c) The Cannabis Compliance Board in carrying out a criminal 3 
investigation pursuant to title 56 of NRS. 4 
 10. Investigate technological crime, as defined in NRS 5 
[205A.030,] 179.1217, and enforce the provisions of the law of this 6 
State relating to technological crime, as defined in NRS [205A.030.] 7 
179.1217. 8 
 Sec. 50.  NRS 563.290 is hereby amended to read as follows: 9 
 563.290 1.  The Rangeland Resources Commission is hereby 10 
created. The Commission consists of: 11 
 (a) One member from each state grazing board; and 12 
 (b) The president of: 13 
  (1) The Nevada Cattlemen’s Association or its successor 14 
organization; 15 
  (2) The Nevada Woolgrowers’ Association or its successor 16 
organization; and 17 
  (3) The Nevada Farm Bureau or its successor organization. 18 
 Each member specified in this paragraph serves as an ex officio 19 
member of the Commission and may designate another person to 20 
serve on the member’s behalf. 21 
 2.  Not less than 30 days before the expiration of the term of a 22 
member of the Commission, the state grazing board from which the 23 
member was appointed shall submit to the Governor a written list of 24 
two persons for appointment to the Commission. A person 25 
nominated by a state grazing board must be a member of that board. 26 
If such a list is submitted to the Governor by a state grazing board 27 
within the period prescribed in this subsection, the Governor shall 28 
appoint to the Commission one member from the list. If the list is 29 
not submitted to the Governor by a state grazing board within that 30 
period, the Governor shall appoint to the Commission one member 31 
who is a member of that board. 32 
 3.  The members of the Commission shall elect a Chair and 33 
Vice Chair by a majority vote. After the initial election, the Chair 34 
and Vice Chair serve in the office for a term of 1 year beginning on 35 
July 1 of each year. If a vacancy occurs in the office of the Chair or 36 
Vice Chair, the members of the Commission shall elect a Chair or 37 
Vice Chair from among its members to serve for the remainder of 38 
the unexpired term. 39 
 4.  After the initial terms, each member of the Commission who 40 
is appointed serves for a term of 4 years. To the extent practicable, 41 
the terms of the appointed members must be staggered. 42 
 5.  A vacancy on the Commission must be filled in the same 43 
manner as the original appointment. 44 
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 (a) Serves without compensation; and 1 
 (b) While engaged in the business of the Commission, and to the 2 
extent that money is available for that purpose from the fees 3 
collected pursuant to NRS 563.340, is entitled to receive the per 4 
diem allowance and travel expenses provided for state officers and 5 
employees generally. 6 
 7.  The per diem allowance and travel expenses of a member of 7 
the Commission must be paid from the fees collected pursuant to 8 
NRS 563.340. 9 
 Sec. 51.  NRS 178A.300, 178A.310, 178A.320, 178A.330, 10 
205A.010, 205A.020, 205A.030, 205A.040, 205A.050, 205A.060, 11 
205A.070, 205A.080, 205A.090, 205A.100, 281.157, 281.1571, 12 
281.1572, 281.1573, 281.1574, 281.1575, 389.500, 389.505, 13 
389.510, 389.520, 389.525, 389.530, 389.540, 390.115, 422.162, 14 
459.686, 487.002, 705.800, 705.810, 705.820, 705.830, 705.840, 15 
705.850, 705.860, 705.870, 705.880, 705.890 and 705.900 are 16 
hereby repealed. 17 
 Sec. 52.  1. Any administrative regulations adopted by an 18 
officer or an agency whose name has been changed or whose 19 
responsibilities have been transferred pursuant to the provisions of 20 
this act to another officer or agency remain in force until amended 21 
by the officer or agency to which the responsibility for the adoption 22 
of the regulations has been transferred. 23 
 2. Any contracts or other agreements entered into by an officer 24 
or agency whose name has been changed or whose responsibilities 25 
have been transferred pursuant to the provisions of this act to 26 
another officer or agency are binding upon the officer or agency to 27 
which the responsibility for the administration of the provisions of 28 
the contract or other agreement has been transferred. Such contracts 29 
and other agreements may be enforced by the officer or agency to 30 
which the responsibility for the enforcement of the provisions of the 31 
contract or other agreement has been transferred. 32 
 3. Any action taken by an officer or agency whose name has 33 
been changed or whose responsibilities have been transferred 34 
pursuant to the provisions of this act to another officer or agency 35 
remains in effect as if taken by the officer or agency to which the 36 
responsibility for the enforcement of such actions has been 37 
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 178A.310 Creation; members and appointing authorities; 
terms; vacancies; Chair; meetings; quorum; voting; per diem; 
staff. 
 178A.320 Duties; retention of experts; report. 
 178A.330 Grants, bequests, devises, donations or gifts; 
Special Account for the Support of the Advisory Committee. 
 205A.010  Definitions. 
 205A.020  “Board” defined. 
 205A.030  “Technological crime” defined. 
 205A.040  Creation; membership; terms of members; 
election of Chair and Vice Chair; vacancies; members serve 
without compensation; members holding public office or 
employed by governmental entity. 
 205A.050  Meetings; designation of representative; quorum; 
effect of membership upon holding public office or public 
employment. 
 205A.060  General duties of Board. 
 205A.070  Executive Director: Appointment; Board to 
establish qualifications, powers and duties. 
 205A.080  Appointment of full-time administrative 
assistant. 
 205A.090  Account for the Technological Crime Advisory 
Board: Creation; use; distribution of money in Account as 
result of certain criminal or civil forfeitures. 
 205A.100  Gifts, grants, appropriations or donations; 
deposit of money in designated Account. 
 281.157  Commission to Review Compensation: Definition. 
 281.1571  Commission to Review Compensation: Creation; 
composition. 
 281.1572  Commission to Review Compensation: 
Notification of appointment; terms; removal; vacancy. 
 281.1573  Commission to Review Compensation: Salary; 
meetings; administrative support. 
 281.1574  Commission to Review Compensation: Quorum; 
vote required to approve recommendations rega rding 
compensation. 
 281.1575  Commission to Review Compensation: Duties. 
 389.500  “Council” defined. 
 389.505 Superintendent of Public Instruction required to 
ensure Council carries out duties successfully. 
 389.510  Creation; membership; terms; compensation. 
 389.520  Establishment of standards; periodic review of 
standards; adoption of standards by State Board; establishment 
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 389.525 Establishment of standards of content and 
performance for ethnic and diversity studies for pupils enrolled 
in high school; provision of instruction in ethnic and diversity 
studies; regulations. 
 389.530  Duty of Department to provide support; assistance 
from other state agencies. 
 389.540  Review of courses of study to determine 
compliance with standards. 
 390.115  Council to Establish Academic Standards for 
Public Schools required to review and evaluate results of 
examinations; report of evaluation. 
 422.162 Creation; appointment of members; terms; Chair; 
members serve without additional compensation; member who 
is state employee must be relieved from duties to prepare for 
and attend meetings. 
 459.686 Working group to study issues relating to 
environmental contamination: Establishment; composition; 
duties; members serve without compensation. 
 487.002  Advisory Board on Automotive Affairs: Creation; 
members; terms; officers; meetings; expenses; duties. 
 705.800 Legislative declaration. 
 705.810 Definitions. 
 705.820 “Authority” defined. 
 705.830 “Nevada High-Speed Rail System” defined. 
 705.840 “Southern California” defined. 
 705.850 Authority: Creation; membership; terms. 
 705.860 Purpose of Authority. 
 705.870 Selection of franchisee by Authority; criteria; 
rights and duties of franchisee. 
 705.880 Incorporation of Authority; immunity from 
liability. 
 705.890 Authority authorized to incur debt; payment and 
security of debt; financing agreements. 
 705.900 Declaration of completion by Governor. 
 
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