Synopsis: The mission of the Lake's Crossing Center facility is to provide statewide forensic mental health services in a secure setting to mentally disordered offenders who have been deemed incompetent to stand trial, referred from the court system, so they can be restored to competency and can be referred back to the court system to stand trial. Lake's Crossing Center also treats very difficult to manage patients from other facilities in the state until they can return to a less restrictive setting, as well as clients acquitted as not guilty by reason of insanity; and dangerous, unrestorable clients. Statutory Authority: NRS 175, 178 and 433.

Synopsis: Southern Nevada Child and Adolescent Services (SNCAS) provides assessment, care coordination, and a comprehensive continuum of mental health care services for emotionally disturbed children and adolescents from birth through eighteen years of age in accordance with NRS 433B. Children served are uninsured, under-insured, or fee-for-service Medicaid recipients. Services are provided in five Neighborhood Family Service Centers. SNCAS center services are both office and home-based and include early childhood mental health services and outpatient children's clinical services providing individual, group and family therapies, intensive clinical case management, and early childhood day treatment. Intensive clinical case management services through the Wraparound in Nevada Program (WIN), budget account 3278, are also provided from the five centers. Residential services are provided at the West Charleston campus and include the Oasis On-Campus Treatment Homes which provides intensive treatment home services and Desert Willow Treatment Center, which provide inpatient acute psychiatric and residential treatment center services. Psychiatric services are provided for children in early childhood mental health, outpatient, and residential services. Services are provided in strength-based, individualized processes that respect and value the family's decision-making and culture. The goal for every child is to provide services within the least restrictive environment and support remaining in or returning to family care with the support of community-based services. Statutory Authority: NRS Chapters 433, 433A and 433B

Synopsis: Rural Clinics facilitates the delivery of essential, evidence-based outpatient mental health services for adults and children in collaboration with community partners in rural Nevada. Statutory Authority: NRS 433.

Synopsis: The mission of the Office of the Military is to enlist, organize, arm, equip, and train the state's military and National Guard units to defend the Constitution and protect the lives and property of the public in times of emergency, disorder, or disaster. The federal mission of the department is to provide soldiers and airmen to respond to federal mobilization as directed by the President or Congress. The Adjutant General provides administrative oversight for the department, which consists of the Army National Guard and the Air National Guard. Statutory Authority: NRS 412.

Synopsis: This budget account supports the Carlin Readiness Center. This location was the previous Fire Science Academy operated by the Nevada System of Higher Education. In July of 2012, the location was purchased by the Office of the Military and is being converted to the Carlin Readiness Center for the National Guard. Statutory Authority: NRS 412.

Synopsis: The Adjutant General's Special Facility Account provides authority for funds received from the rental of the armories or other facilities. The funds may be used for necessary repairs and improvements to the armories or facilities, to fund military activities and affairs, and to further relations in the community or state. Statutory Authority: NRS 412.

Synopsis: The National Guard Benefit Program encourages the recruitment and retention of active members of the National Guard. The Adjutant General may authorize payment of up to one hundred percent of the credit hour costs incurred within the Nevada System of Higher Education for any guardsman attending summer school as a full or part-time student. Reimbursement is dependent upon being a guard member in good standing and receiving passing grades of "C" or higher. Statutory Authority: NRS 412.143.

Synopsis: The Patriot Relief Fund provides funds to reimburse Nevada National Guardsmen for college textbooks, Servicemen's Group Life Insurance (SGLI) premiums, and funds for relief from financial hardship caused by the federal activation of the National Guard. Statutory Authority: NRS 412.

Synopsis: This budget account provides revenue and expense authorizations to provide for custodial, maintenance and utility support for the Emergency Operations Center (EOC) building within the Office of the Military complex in Carson City. The Office of the Military performs these functions much like Buildings and Grounds does for other state buildings. Statutory Authority: NRS 412.

Synopsis: The new Budget Account 3660 will allow the Nevada Counterdrug Task Force to participate in the Federal Asset Forfeiture Equitable Sharing Program. Statutory Authority: NRS 179.1187.

Synopsis: Homeowners Disaster Assistance Program (HDAP) was created in the 2005 Legislative Session to provide funds to homeowners who have had their homes damaged or destroyed by a disaster and who are not eligible for other forms of assistance.

Synopsis: Under the authority of NRS 414, the Division of Emergency Management (DEM) coordinates the efforts of the state and its political subdivisions together in partnership with private and volunteer organizations and tribal nations in reducing the impact of emergencies. The DEM is given oversight and coordination responsibility for all statewide emergency preparedness, pre and post emergency mitigation efforts, and the development, review, approval, and integration of state emergency response planning. This includes the integration of volunteer organizations and the private sector in the state emergency management process as well as oversight of response exercises, training, and emergency operations planning. The DEM is responsible for assuring the state's readiness and ability to respond to and recover from natural and technological emergencies and disasters by assisting local governments with their emergency preparedness, response, and recovery efforts while providing a crucial link for accessing state and federal assistance and support. The division's operations also include those of the Office of Homeland Security.

Synopsis: Since 2006, this budget account has been a pass-through account for federal funds received to reduce the impact of emergencies within the State of Nevada. This budget account also provides operational support to the Division of Emergency Management, budget account 3673 and the Office of Homeland Security, budget account 3675.

Synopsis: The mission of the Nevada Office of Homeland Security is to collaborate, advise, assist, and engage with various federal, state, local, and tribal entities, private sector, non-governmental partners, and the general public to prevent, detect, and deter terrorism activity in order to minimize the impact on lives, property, and the economy. The Homeland Security Office was created by the 2003 Legislature, Assembly Bill 441. Statutory Authority: NRS 239C

Synopsis: The mission of the Medical Division of the Nevada Department of Corrections (NDOC) is to provide quality, constitutionally mandated health care using an efficient system of managed care that is professional, humane, and appropriate. Inmate health care is comprised of medical, dental, and clinical mental health care. To fulfill its mission, the Medical Division operates infirmaries or clinics at all NDOC institutions. The major medical facility for the department is the Regional Medical Facility, integrated into the operation and perimeter of the Northern Nevada Correctional Center. This provides inpatient medical care for serious medical ailments, surgical aftercare, inpatient mental health care, structured living unit for mental health patients after discharge from inpatient services, and long term care for fragile, aging, and disabled inmates. Mental health extended care is also provided at High Desert State Prison. The camps, Restitution Center and Transitional Housing Center obtain medical services from institutions specifically assigned to support them. In fiscal year 2003, the Medical Division resumed the provision of health care services for Ely State Prison and in fiscal year 2005, resumed the provision of health care services for Florence McClure Women's Correctional Facility from two different private health care contractors. In fiscal year 2004, inmate programming moved from the Medical Division and organized into a separate Programs Division, budget account 3711, which was funded by the Legislature. The Medical Division is not National Commission on Correctional Health Care (NCCHC) accredited; however, NCCHC standards are used as a guideline for policy and procedure development.

Synopsis: The Offenders' Store Fund (OSF) is a special revenue fund generated by proceeds from the inmate stores and coffee shops, located at most of the institutions, as well as the inmate telephone system. The account funds its own inventory, operating costs, data processing costs, travel, and equipment. Profits from the operations are transferred to the Inmate Welfare Fund, budget account 240-3763, to maintain the inmate law libraries and for the welfare and benefit of all inmates. In addition, costs absorbed by the Medical Division and the Director's Office on behalf of indigent inmates are reimbursed by the profits from OSF. Statutory Authority: NRS 209.221.

Synopsis: The Nevada Department of Corrections' (NDOC) mission is to protect the public by confining convicted felons according to the law, while keeping staff and inmates safe. The NDOC philosophy is to pursue this mission with integrity, act in a professional and ethical manner, be responsible for its actions, and raise the department to the highest standards. The NDOC provides professional staff to protect the community and provides opportunities for offenders to successfully re-enter the community through education, training, treatment, work, and spiritual development; and at the same time is sensitive to the rights and needs of victims. Major tasks of the Director's Office include long-range planning, classification of inmates, inmate records, transportation of inmates, investigations, information services, food services, plant operations, safety and health assurance, accounting, fiscal and personnel services, training, contract services, and procurement. Statutory Authority: NRS 209 and the Nevada Constitution Article 5, Section 21.

Synopsis: In 2003, the Nevada Legislature approved a reorganization of existing staff positions to form the Nevada Department of Corrections' (NDOC) Programs Division. The division provides psycho-educational programs, substance abuse treatment, religious services, vocational training, counseling and therapy for the general population (i.e., outpatient mental health), educational liaison, re-entry and transitional services, special "needs" programs (for youth, aging, etc.), and intake assessments. The Correctional Programs Division professional staff includes counselors, psychologists, social workers, chaplains, program officers, caseworkers, and support staff. The division's inmate programs are funded in part by grants obtained by the NDOC or by partnerships with community organizations that obtain the grants and bring services to Nevada's inmates. Statutory Authority: NRS 209.4887.

Synopsis: The mission of Parole Services is to promote the successful reintegration of offenders into society, through proactive supervision, in a manner that is consistent with the principles of public safety, offender accountability and the protection of victims' rights.

Synopsis: The Southern Nevada Correctional Center (SNCC) is a medium security facility located approximately thirty miles south of Las Vegas in Jean. The institution opened in January 1978, and closed in September 2000 when the High Desert State Prison opened in Indian Springs. SNCC was reopened in August 2006 as a Youthful Offender Correctional Center and was closed again in June 2008, with all inmates and staff (except one maintenance worker) being transferred to other facilities in Southern Nevada.

Synopsis: The Warm Springs Correctional Center (WSCC) was authorized by and constructed through appropriations from the 1961 Legislature and was known as the Nevada Women's Correctional Center until September of 1997. It was converted to a medium security men's prison in 1998 and to a minimum custody facility in July 2003. The institution has been remodeled and expanded four times over the past forty-seven years. A second housing unit was added in 1979 and a third in 1987. The core services building, which houses food services, health care services, education facilities, and the gymnasium was added in 1981. The 1995 and 1997 Legislatures authorized a fourth housing unit, two new towers, a new security fence, additional classrooms, and a complete remodeling of the kitchen, dining room, and entrance building. The completion of this project in July 1998 (funded in part with federal monies) brought the budgeted capacity of WSCC from 260 to 547 inmates. In July 2008, WSCC was converted back to a men's medium custody institution. WSCC provides program opportunities including literacy training, high school, adult basic education, vocational training, community college, addiction recovery, and a variety of socialization programs offered by the out-patient psychology division. WSCC also accommodates a variety of religious services through an active chapel, which includes music and choir. The Carson City School District offers high school diplomas and adult basic education General Education Diplomas, literacy and English as a Second Language. Vocational training includes culinary arts, computer science, and a Prison Industry Card Program.

Synopsis: The Northern Nevada Correctional Center (NNCC) opened in 1964 as a medium custody facility with three housing units. From 1964 until 2008, seven additional housing units were added. NNCC provides intake for the Northern region and houses the Regional Medical Facility (RMF) for the Department of Corrections. The RMF provides inpatient medical and mental health services. In addition, there is a Medical Intermediate Care Unit and Structured Care Unit for inmates for which medical and mental health situations are stable, but require additional staff monitoring. NNCC also houses the Regional Warehouse which is the distribution center for the facilities located in Carson City and Reno. Educational services are conducted by Carson School District staff and include high school diploma, General Education Diploma, literacy programs, and English as a Second Language. College courses are available and are provided through Western Nevada College. A wide range of self-help and treatment programs are available and administered by medical, mental health, and program staff. Programs include Offender Acting in Solitarity to Insure Sobriety (OASIS), a nine to twelve month drug and alcohol rehabilitation program; Senior Structured Living Program for inmates sixty years of age and older; and a New Beginnings Program to prepare inmates for reintegration into society. Current vocational programs being offered are: auto mechanics/auto shop, computer science, and dry cleaning. Silver State Industries manufactures a variety of products for governmental agencies and private entities through programs including a wood shop, a metal shop, a paint shop, and an upholstery shop. Prison Industries has also partnered a private company operating inside the facility to manufacture a variety of vinyl materials including mattresses.

Synopsis: The Nevada State Prison (NSP) is located in Carson City. NSP was established in 1862, when the Nevada Legislature purchased the Warm Springs Hotel and twenty acres of land for $80,000. NSP was one of the oldest operating prisons in the United States, until the facility was officially decommissioned May 18, 2012. Offenders under sentence of death are incarcerated at the Ely State Prison; but executions, as mandated by the state constitution, will continue to be conducted at NSP. The Department of Motor Vehicles continues to operate a license plate plant at the facility.

Synopsis: The mission of Prison Industries (Silver State Industries) is to reduce government operating costs, provide inmates the skills necessary to successfully re-enter society, and enhance the safe operation of correctional facilities. To fulfill its mission, Prison Industries operates as a self-supporting operation, providing meaningful work and job training for prison inmates in the production of goods and services at little or no direct cost to the taxpayer. Operations include furniture and metal fabrication shops at Northern Nevada Correctional Center (NNCC), a printing/bindery shop at NNCC, a garment sewing factory and mattress factory at Lovelock Correctional Center, a drapery sewing shop at Ely State Prison, and an automobile refurbishing/repair and motorcycle manufacturing/repair shop at Southern Desert Correctional Center (SDCC). Prison Industries also operates used playing card recycling operations at Warm Springs Correctional Center, High Desert State Prison (HDSP), and SDCC. In addition, the Department of Motor Vehicles operates a license plate plant at the Nevada State Prison. Private businesses utilize inmates as part of the Prison Industries program. Approximately four hundred inmates work in Prison Industries' programs.

Synopsis: The Stewart Conservation Camp (SCC) is adjacent to the Northern Nevada Correctional Center and originally opened in 1978. In 1995, SCC was rebuilt and more than doubled the size of the original camp. SCC houses minimum custody and community trustee inmates in five dormitory type units. Inmates at SCC can earn their General Education Diploma. In addition, inmates can participate in several self-help and treatment programs conducted by medical and mental health staff in the evenings. The majority of the inmates at SCC work for the Nevada Division of Forestry and are assigned to twelve-man fire crews. Inmates also work for Prison Industries which runs the ranch, dairy, and the Wild Horse Training Program. Under the supervision of Prison Industries, the ranch operates a commercial dairy, grows alfalfa, breeds and raises cattle, and cares for horses in coordination with the Department of Agriculture and the Bureau of Land Management. The Wild Horse Training Program involves inmates training horses for adoption by the public. Some of the inmates are classified as community trustees who provide support services for several state agencies in Carson City, Nevada.

Synopsis: The Pioche Conservation Camp (PCC) located approximately three miles northeast of Pioche, was opened in May of 1980 and then rebuilt in 1995. PCC houses an all male minimum custody population in an open facility. Inmates can obtain credit by attending General Education Diploma or high school classes. Self help programs such as anger management and substance abuse are also available. The inmate crews support the Nevada Division of Forestry program by working on conservation projects and fire suppression activities.

Synopsis: The Northern Nevada Restitution Center (NNRC) is located in Reno and functions as a community assignment facility housing inmates who are employed in the community. From earned income, inmates make restitution payments to victims and to criminal justice agencies, and may accumulate funds above restitution payments to facilitate their release in the community. The center moved to its current site in April 1993. Pursuant to AB299 of the 2005 Nevada Legislature, State Public Works Division has entered into a contract with Reno Sparks Indian Colony as the primary project manager for a land exchange wherein a new Restitution Center would be constructed for the NDOC.

Synopsis: The Three Lakes Valley Correction Center (TLVCC) is a minimum custody facility, adjacent to the Southern Desert Correctional Center (SDCC) at Indian Springs. This institution initially opened in 1982 as Indian Springs Conservation Camp with the opening of SDCC. At that time, the facility housed a male inmate population in an open bay facility. The institution opened with a 108 bed capacity, but was expanded to 150 beds in 1990. In 1994, the camp layout was restructured for better security and the capacity was increased to 248 inmates; then, in 2007, it was expanded to a capacity of 404 inmates. In 2008, the facility was renamed Three Lakes Valley Correction Center (TLVCC), and in 2010, TLVCC was expanded further to incorporate a new facility that increased its total capacity to 594 inmates. The inmates at TLVCC support the Nevada Division of Forestry's (NDF) programs for conservation and fire suppression. In addition to the NDF program, there is the Program of Regimental Discipline (commonly known as the "Boot Camp") which routinely accommodates about sixty-five offenders in a military style program that includes intensive instruction in discipline, respect, motivation, leadership, life skills, substance abuse counseling, and physical exercise as an alternative to standard incarceration.

Synopsis: The mission of Prison Industries (Silver State Industries) is to reduce government operating costs, provide inmates the skills necessary to successfully re-enter society, and enhance the safe operation of correctional facilities. To fulfill its mission, Prison Industries operates as a self-supporting operation, providing meaningful work and job training for prison inmates, in the production of goods and services, at little or no direct cost to the taxpayer. One of Prison Industries' operations is the Prison Ranch. The Prison Ranch is self-supporting; operating from revenue derived from processed milk sold to the Department of Corrections and other state agencies, as well as from the sale of cream and surplus raw milk to private vendors. Additional income is generated from the sale of livestock, renting unused grazing land, and boarding of both estray horses (Department of Agriculture) and wild horses (Bureau of Land Management), until they have been adopted or sold to private individuals or moved to another holding facility. The Prison Ranch currently provides work for forty-six inmates.

Synopsis: The Southern Desert Correctional Center (SDCC) is a male medium security institution with a housing capacity of 2,100 inmates. It is located approximately forty miles north of Las Vegas. The institution opened in 1982 with six housing units and a capacity of six hundred inmates. Subsequently, additional housing units were constructed in 1984, 1988, and 2007, bringing the total at this facility to ten housing units. SDCC houses general population, disciplinary, and administrative segregation inmates. SDCC provides educational and vocational programs through Clark County School District, College of Southern Nevada, and Prison Industries. Prison Industry programs include auto maintenance, auto restoration, furniture manufacturing, stained glass fixtures, and other various industries. A therapeutic substance abuse community, Offenders Acting in Solidarity to Insure Sobriety (OASIS), was added in fiscal year 2002. The program is designed as a four-phase system of intensive substance abuse treatment and a community based aftercare program is currently being developed. The Level Excellence and Programming (LEAP) Unit is a high-intensity programming unit for those offenders who have made the decision to take control of their lives. The program is designed to provide education and programming opportunities that will enable participants to improve their lives within the system and upon release.

Synopsis: The Wells Conservation Camp (WCC), located approximately twelve miles east of Wells, was opened in October 1985 and houses an all male minimum custody population in an open facility. Inmates can obtain credit by attending General Education Diploma or high school classes. Self help programs such as anger management and substance abuse are also available. The inmate crews support the Nevada Division of Forestry program by working on conservation projects and fire suppression activities.

Synopsis: The mission of the Division of Parole and Probation is to ensure public safety, offender accountability, and victims' rights through effective community corrections. Statutory Authority: NRS Chapters 176, 176A, 209 and 213.

Synopsis: The Humboldt Conservation Camp (HCC), located approximately ten miles west of Winnemucca, was opened in 1986 and houses an all male minimum custody population in an open facility. Inmates can obtain credit by attending General Education Diploma or high school classes. Self help programs such as anger management and substance abuse are also available. The inmate crews support the Nevada Division of Forestry program by working on conservation projects and fire suppression activities.

Synopsis: The Department of Public Safety, Investigation Division, is a law enforcement agency with statewide jurisdiction dedicated to public safety. The primary missions of the division are to provide comprehensive investigative services upon request to all criminal justice agencies; to support law enforcement statewide through the collection and dissemination of relevant and timely criminal information; and to deter and disrupt the trafficking and availability of narcotics and dangerous drugs statewide through the supervision of and participation in multi-jurisdictional task forces within fourteen of Nevada's seventeen counties. Statutory Authority: Nevada Revised Statutes (NRS) 480.140, 480.400 through 480.610, NRS 453.271, NRS 179; and primary enforcement of NRS Chapters 453 and 454.

Synopsis: The Ely Conservation Camp (ECC), located approximately eighteen miles south of Ely, was opened in October 1984 and houses an all male minimum custody population in an open facility. Inmates can obtain credit by attending General Education Diploma or high school classes. Self help programs such as anger management and substance abuse are also available. The inmate crews support the Nevada Division of Forestry program by working on conservation projects and fire suppression activities.

Synopsis: The Jean Conservation Camp (JCC) houses female minimum custody inmates. Its parent institution is the Florence McClure Womens' Correctional Center (FMWCC), which is forty-five miles away. The inmates housed at this facility support the Nevada Division of Forestry program for conservation and fire suppression. The camp was originally occupied in August 1988. New construction, completed in the spring of 1999, replaced existing housing units and increased capacity from 112 to 240 inmates. JCC was converted to a female institution when the High Desert State Prison opened in September 2000.

Synopsis: The Silver Springs Conservation Camp (SSCC) is a minimum security, female custody facility, located approximately thirty miles east of Carson City. The facility was authorized by the 1989 Legislature and opened in September 1991. Inmates worked primarily for the Nevada Division of Forestry on conservation, fire suppression, and public service projects. The Warden of the Warm Springs Correctional Center administered SSCC with a Correctional Lieutenant and Sergeant providing on-site management. With a declining female inmate population, SSCC closed in July 2008 and the remaining inmates were transferred to other institutions.

Synopsis: Ely State Prison (ESP) is located approximately nine miles north of Ely and is a maximum security institution. The site for ESP was acquired in 1987. Phase I construction was completed in July 1989 with Phase II construction being completed in November 1990. ESP was converted to a maximum security custody housing upon the opening of Phase I of the medium security Lovelock Correctional Center. ESP is equipped to house and care for the most unmanageable inmates, and provide protective custody and segregation to its population. ESP has a prison textile industry that manufactures drapes, bedspreads, etc. Religious, substance-abuse, and educational programs are offered to the inmates. Recreational and other work experience programs are also available.

Synopsis: The Carlin Conservation Camp (CCC), located approximately one mile east of Carlin, was opened in July 1988 and houses an all male minimum custody population in an open facility. Inmates can obtain credit by attending General Education Diploma or high school classes. Self help programs such as anger management and substance abuse are also available. The inmate crews support the Nevada Division of Forestry program by working on conservation projects and fire suppression activities.

Synopsis: The Tonopah Conservation Camp (TCC) was opened in 1990 as a minimum custody camp with a capacity of seventy-two to house male inmates. The facility was later expanded to house a capacity of 150 inmates. Inmate work crews support the Nevada Division of Forestry's program of conservation, fire suppression, and public service projects within an immediate geographical area. TCC currently offers some adult basic educational services. The Warden of High Desert Correctional Center administers TCC with a Correctional Lieutenant providing on-site management.

Synopsis: The Lovelock Correctional Center (LCC) is primarily a medium security institution but has a large population of close custody protective segregation inmates requiring special handling and security. LCC was approved by the 1989 Legislature with Phase I becoming operational in October 1995 and Phase II in November 1997. LCC has an active, broad based religious program available to all inmates. Coal Canyon High School, sponsored by the Pershing County School District, runs literacy programs, General Education Diploma and high school diploma courses, a variety of college level classes and several vocational programs. Vocational programs include an auto shop and dry cleaning certification. In addition, LCC has a sex offender treatment, drug and alcohol counseling, the Structured Living Program, and mental health programs. Prison Industries has two programs in Lovelock, one manufactures prison clothing for all NDOC institutions and the other manufactures mattresses for NDOC facilities and the general public.

Synopsis: Casa Grande opened in December 2005 and provides a security level that permits eligible inmates who are near release a transitional period for reentering public life. The transitional services include employment assistance, education, vocational training, treatment referrals, and other re-entry services. The residents at Casa Grande pay rent for their housing.

Synopsis: This facility was created in 1996 to house women incarcerated in the Nevada Department of Corrections (NDOC). The Corrections Corporation of America (CCA) owned and operated the facility until its purchase by the State of Nevada in October 2001. Effective October 1, 2004, NDOC took possession of the facility, eliminating the need to contract with the CCA. Formerly known as the Southern Nevada Womens' Correctional Center, the facility was renamed in 2007 as the Florence McClure Womens' Correctional Center (FMWCC) in honor of Florence McClure and her contributions to improving conditions for incarcerated women. FMWCC houses all custody levels of female inmates in Nevada. Capacity was increased in 2008 with the addition of a 240-bed dorm and in 2009 with a 300-bed addition to the main facility.

Synopsis: High Desert State Prison (HDSP) is part of a correctional complex, located in Indian Springs approximately thirty-eight miles north of Las Vegas. HDSP houses medium custody inmates, and provides segregation housing and protective segregation housing. HDSP also serves as the Southern Nevada intake center for male inmates. The maximum capacity is 4,070 inmates.

Synopsis: The Inmate Welfare Fund (IWF) is a fiduciary fund that is supplemented by profits transferred from the Offender's Store Fund, budget account 240-3708. The IWF provides funding such as the law libraries, recreational programs, satellite television, drug/alcohol rehabilitation programs, and costs associated with the Medical Division and the Director's Office on behalf of indigent inmates. Statutory Authority: NRS 209.221.

Synopsis: The Commission on Peace Officers' Standards and Training (POST) establishes and regulates the minimum qualifications and professional standards for peace officers within the State of Nevada. POST certifies peace officers, conducts law enforcement training, conducts basic law enforcement academy training, certifies and audits continuing education courses, and certifies and audits all 133 criminal justice agencies and twenty-four basic law enforcement training academies. Statutory Authority: NRS 289.

Synopsis: The central purpose and role of the Nevada Department of Public Safety, Training Division is to develop, deliver, and facilitate training which promotes professionalism and competency within the ranks of the Nevada Public Safety agencies thereby enhancing the individual and collective ability to provide service to the citizens of the State of Nevada. Statutory Authority: NRS 480.130 and NRS 480.140.

Synopsis: The mission of the Nevada Board of Parole Commissioners is to conduct prompt, fair, impartial hearings on parole applications and parole violation matters and take appropriate action. Statutory Authority: NRS 213

Synopsis: This account covers costs associated with the investigation of new applicants, regulatory action against licensees and unlicensed activities, and related contracts for outside investigative matters. The account acts as a contingency for costs associated with unexpected events. Statutory Authority: NRS 658.

Synopsis: This account was closed pursuant to the passage of Assembly Bill 561 of the 2009 Legislative Session and signed by the Governor on June 8, 2009.

Synopsis: The Insurance Division is charged with protecting the rights of the consumer, the public's interest in dealings with the insurance industry, and is responsible under Title 57 of the NRS for regulation of the insurance industry. The division regulates and licenses insurance producers and other professionals; sets ethical and financial standards for insurance companies; and reviews rates. The division also reviews programs operated by self-insured employers for worker's compensation. Statutory Authority: NRS 232.805 - 232.840, 449, 452, 616A-616D, 617 and Title 57.

Synopsis: The Manufactured Housing Division's principal responsibility is to ensure that manufactured homes, mobile homes, travel trailers, commercial coaches, manufactured buildings, and modular components are constructed and installed in a manner which provides reasonable safety and protection to owners and consumers (NRS 489). The division licenses the various professionals including manufacturers, dealers, responsible managing employees, salespersons, general servicemen, and specialty servicemen (NRS 489). The division investigates consumer complaints against licensees on service and products, including manufacturer home warranty issues. The division maintains mobile and manufactured home title records, issues certificates of ownership, and conversions to real property, and property liens (NRS 489). Revenue for this budget is generated by user fees including licensing fees to industry professionals, fees charged for issuance of certificates of ownership, liens, conversions to real property and title searches. The division also receives revenues from the installation and safety seals for inspections of mobile and manufactured homes, commercial coaches, and factory-built housing, manufacturing, construction and/or modification plan review, and non-grant federal (H.U.D) funds.

Synopsis: The Unclaimed Property Program, administered by the State Treasurer, reunites property owners with their unclaimed property that has been turned over to the state. The Program ensures that businesses and government entities report and remit unclaimed property in a timely manner. Statutory authority: NRS 120A.025 "Administrator" defined. "Administrator" means the State Treasurer in his or her capacity as the Administrator of Unclaimed Property. NRS 120A.620 Abandoned Property Trust Account. 1. There is hereby created in the State General Fund the Abandoned Property Trust Account. 2. All money received by the Administrator under this chapter, including the proceeds from the sale of abandoned property, must be deposited by the Administrator in the State General Fund for credit to the Account.

Synopsis: The mission of the State Fire Marshal Division is to protect life, property and the environment from fires and hazardous materials in the State of Nevada. This is accomplished through the development and application of fire code and standards, fire prevention education, fire service training, fire protection engineering, licensing and permitting, and investigative/enforcement services delivered directly or in coordination with the public safety community. Statutory Authority: Nevada Revised Statute Chapter 477.

Synopsis: The Insurance Examination Fund was established pursuant to NRS 679B.300 to provide for the examination of the affairs, transaction accounts, records, and assets of each authorized insurer. Each authorized insurer is examined not less than every five years and each insurer applying for an initial certificate of authority is examined. Examinations are of financial or market conduct and the examined company pays the cost of the examination plus an administrative fee designed to defray expenses incurred by the division. Statutory Authority: NRS 679B.230 - 679B.300.

Synopsis: A captive insurer is an insurance company established and owned by a parent firm in order to insure its loss exposures while reducing premium costs, providing easier access to a reinsurer, and perhaps easing tax burdens. A risk retention group (RRG) and risk purchasing group (RPG) are similar insurers, owned by their members or purchase insurance as a group, respectively by virtue of federal law. The captive insurer section's budget was established by the 1999 Legislative Session. All fees and assessments received by the division pursuant to NRS 694C must be credited to the account. In addition, 25 percent of the premium tax imposed under NRS 694C.450 must be deposited for the regulation and supervision of captive insurers. Of that 25 percent, 2 percent is paid to the Commission on Economic Development for promotional services. At the end of each fiscal year, that portion of the balance in the account that exceeds $500,000 must be transferred to the state General Fund. Statutory Authority: NRS 694C and 695E.

Synopsis: The Cigarette Fire Safety Standard and Firefighter Protection Fund is a special revenue fund for the purpose of supporting fire safety and fire prevention programs. This fund was created through Assembly Bill 229 of the 2009 Legislative Session. NRS 477.172 through 477.250 authorizes this budget and allows the State Fire Marshal Division to enforce regulations concerning the standards for fire-safe cigarettes; and all such cigarettes sold in Nevada must be certified by the State Fire Marshal Division. The division may expend money in the fund to support fire safety and fire prevention programs.

Synopsis: The Common-Interest Communities program assists and educates boards and owners who live within common-interest communities to understand and properly apply laws. The program also assists in resolving disputes within homeowner associations by attempting to facilitate resolution through the ombudsman's conferencing program and by investigating unresolved issues though the Compliance Section of the program. The Alternative Dispute Resolution program under NRS 38 is facilitated through the Office of the Ombudsman. The seven-member Commission for Common-Interest Communities and Condominium Hotels was created in 2003 to conduct disciplinary hearings, adopt regulations, and act in an advisory capacity for the program. Statutory Authority: NRS 38.300 through 38.360; NRS 116.600 through NRS 116.795; NRS 116A.200 through NRS 116A.470; NRS 116B.870 through NRS 116B.915.

Synopsis: The Insurance Recovery Fund was created to provide a means of partially satisfying claims against persons licensed under NRS 683A-Persons Involved in Sale or Administration of Insurance, 684A-Adjusters, 685A-Nonadmitted Insurance and 692A-Title Insurance, by replacing the bonding requirements for brokers, surplus lines brokers and adjusters. Statutory Authority: NRS679B.305

Synopsis: The Nevada Real Estate Division safeguards and promotes the public interest in real estate transactions by developing an informed public and a professional real estate industry. The division carries out the statutory duties of administration and enforcement of laws and regulations governing real estate licensees, appraisers of real estate, appraisal management companies, community managers for homeowner associations, timeshare agents and representatives, property managers, asset management companies and asset managers for real property before a foreclosure sale or in preparation for liquidation of real property pursuant to a foreclosure sale, inspectors of structures, energy auditors, and business brokers. In addition, the division registers and regulates the sale of subdivided land, timeshare development and sales, campground sales, reserve study specialists, and common-interest communities and condominium hotels. Statutory Authority: NRS 119.114; NRS119A.652 and .660; NRS119B.380; NRS116.615; NRS 116A.200; NRS 116B.805; NRS 645.045; NRS 645C.170; NRS 645D.110, and 645H.280.

Synopsis: The Insurance Education and Research account was established to fund: insurance education and research; consumer and producer education; and staff training and professional development for the Insurance Division. The budget also funds projects to educate the general public, insurance companies, licensees, and legislators through various publications such as newsletters, bulletins, guides, and public education multi-media campaigns. Statutory Authority: NRS 679B.305.

Synopsis: The real estate education and research program promotes and ensures awareness of relevant laws and practices required of real estate licensees, and provides information to the public regarding laws, requirements of licensees, and all parties in a real estate transaction. The program also prepares and distributes statutorily mandated disclosure information to both sellers and buyers in residential real estate transactions. The duties and mission of the real estate education and research program are accomplished through publication of printed materials, proactive oversight of real estate education offerings to licensees, the division website, public information initiatives, contracted education programs, and research contracts. This program processes pre-licensing, post-licensing, and continuing education courses in order to assure the highest standard quality of education for licensees; conducts audits of approved courses; develops educational programs; and provides immediate accessibility for licensees and the public to division forms and information through internet access. Statutory Authority: NRS 645.842.

Synopsis: The Real Estate Recovery Fund is statutorily authorized in NRS 645.841 as a special revenue fund. The fund is to be used for satisfying claims against persons licensed under NRS 645.

Synopsis: The National Association of Insurance Commissioners account provides funding to assist the Insurance Division with the costs necessary to communicate and participate in insurance issues on a national level with insurance officials from other states, provinces, or countries. As a member of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC), state representatives are assigned to various committees and task forces for the purposes of resolving insurance problems affecting many states and developing uniform model laws and regulations. The fund helps pay for the reasonable and necessary travel and related expenses incurred by state staff to attend association meetings as well as staff training associated with national accreditation standards. Statutory Authority: NRS 680B.070.

Synopsis: The Insurance Cost Stabilization develops methods of stabilizing prices for property and casualty insurance, encourages competition, ensures adequate insurance is provided at reasonable rates, sets financial standards for insurance companies, ensures the financial solvency of insurers, and reviews rates. The division must make this information available to the public and must present a report of findings to the Legislature. Statutory Authority: NRS 679B.450.

Synopsis: The Financial Institutions Division maintains a safe and sound financial institutions system that promotes a conducive business environment, protects consumers and defends the public interest through the efficient, effective and equitable licensing, examination and enforcement of depository, lending, debt collection, and money transmission activities. Statutory Authority: NRS 604A, 645G, 649, 657-668, 669, 670, 670A, 671, 673, 675, 676, 677, and 678.

Synopsis: The Low Income Housing Trust Fund assists and encourages the private sector and other governmental entities in creating and maintaining affordable housing throughout the state and serves as the main source of matching funds for federal housing programs. This program supports bricks and mortar initiatives or rental assistance for families whose incomes fall at or below sixty percent of median income. Additionally, the fund provides down payment assistance for first time home buyers. Statutory Authority: NRS 319.500.

Synopsis: The Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008 established the Neighborhood Stabilization Program to purchase foreclosed or abandoned homes and to rehabilitate, resell or redevelop these homes in order to stabilize neighborhoods and stem the decline of house values of neighboring homes.

Synopsis: The Housing Division assists and encourages the private sector and other governmental entities in the financing, creation and maintenance of affordable housing throughout the state. Statutory Authority: NRS 319.

Synopsis: The Lot Rent Subsidy program provides financial aid to qualifying low-income mobile home park residents by paying up to 20 percent of their monthly space rent, not to exceed $100.00. To qualify for assistance, an eligible applicant must meet requirements such as residency and income. The sole source of revenue for this program is the mobile home trust fund fees that the division collects annually from the manufactured and mobile home communities in Nevada. Statutory Authority: NRS 118B.211.

Synopsis: The Landlord/Tenant program handles complaints and disputes between the landlord/owner and the tenants who rent space but own their own manufactured home. Complaints range from improper eviction notices, violation of park rules and regulations, unequal enforcement of park rules, and lease agreements. The program is supported by annual fees paid by the park owners per NRS 118B.185. Fees are collected based on the number of spaces in the park at $5.00 per space, less spaces with park-owned homes.

Synopsis: The Manufactured Housing Education and Recovery Program administers, monitors, and maintains educational and training programs for the manufactured housing industry. The recovery fund is used to compensate consumers who incur losses based on the actions of individuals and/or businesses licensed by the division. Payments are made through the recovery of court ordered payments to consumers in legal actions against licensees for fraud, misrepresentation, or deceit. The revenue source for this budget comes from a portion of the licensing fees paid to the division by industry professionals. Statutory Authority: NRS 489.4979 and 489.4971.

Synopsis: The Financial Institutions Audit Program is responsible for conducting independent audits of division licensees, upon request of the commissioner. The program also reviews annual financial information provided by existing licensees and for applicants for new licenses. Statutory Authority NRS 658.055.

Synopsis: MISSION As the principal labor and industrial relations regulatory agency, the mission of the Office of the Labor Commissioner is to enforce all labor and industrial relations laws of the State of Nevada, to protect the interest of working families, and to provide for the fair and lawful conduct of commerce by Nevada. STATUTORY MANDATES NRS 607, 608, 609, 610, 611, 613, 614, and 338.

Synopsis: The Division of Mortgage Lending licenses and regulates mortgage brokers, agents, bankers, escrow agencies, and covered service providers. Through examinations of licensees, investigations of consumer complaints, and actions taken to curtail unlicensed activity, the division safeguards public interests and promotes professionalism, education, and ethics in the mortgage lending and escrow industries. NRS 645A, 645B, 645E, 645F.

Synopsis: The Public Utilities Commission of Nevada (PUCN) regulates public companies engaged in: electric, natural gas, telephone, water, and sewer services; gas and electric master meter service at mobile home parks; and some propane systems. In addition, it monitors gas pipeline and railroad safety. Statutory Authority: NRS 703-705, 704A, 705B, 707-710.

Synopsis: The Nevada Transportation Authority provides fair and impartial regulation of motor carriers to promote safe, adequate, economical and efficient service, and to foster sound economic conditions in motor transportation. The Nevada Transportation Authority encourages the establishment and maintenance of reasonable charges for intrastate transportation by fully regulated carriers and non-consent towing services. Pursuant to NRS 706, the Nevada Transportation Authority has statewide regulatory responsibility for the household goods industry, tow car industry, bus industry, and limousine industry. In addition, the Nevada Transportation Authority has responsibility for the taxicab industry throughout the state except in Clark County. Statutory Authority: NRS 706.

Synopsis: A special fund for use of the Nevada Transportation Authority was established in 1997 pursuant to NRS 706.771, which requires that all administrative fines imposed and collected by the Nevada Transportation Authority are credited to a separate account to be used by the Authority to enforce the statutory provisions. Statutory Authority NRS 706.

Synopsis: The Athletic Commission regulates all contests or exhibitions of unarmed combat, including the licensure and supervision of promoters, boxers, mixed martial artists, kick boxers, seconds, ring officials, managers, and matchmakers. In 1941, the Nevada Athletic Commission was established by an act of the Nevada legislature. Since that time, the Commission has regulated professional unarmed combat (e.g., boxing, kick boxing and mixed martial arts/MMA) in Nevada. The conduct and regulation of unarmed combat in Nevada are governed by NRS Chapter 467, and are further clarified by the Regulations of the Commission (Chapter 467 of the Nevada Administrative Code). The Commission administers the State laws and regulations governing unarmed combat for the protection of the public and to ensure the health and safety of the contestants.