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Assembly Bill No. 577Committee on Ways and Means
CHAPTER 274
[Approved: June 5, 2025]
AN ACT making appropriations to the State Department of Conservation and Natural Resources for a certain new website and database and for the replacement of vehicles and computer hardware and associated software; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.
EXPLANATION Matter in bolded italics is new; matter between
brackets [omitted material] is material to be
omitted.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN
SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. There is hereby appropriated from the State General Fund to the State Department of Conservation and Natural Resources the sum of $257,400 for the Conservation and Natural Resources Administration budget account for a new website and online database for the Sagebrush Ecosystem Technical Team.
Sec. 2. There is hereby appropriated from the State General Fund to the State Department of Conservation and Natural Resources the sum of $144,032 for the Conservation Districts Program budget account for the replacement of vehicles.
Sec. 3. There is hereby appropriated from the State General Fund to the Division of Water Resources of the State Department of Conservation and Natural Resources the sum of $129,539 for the replacement of vehicles.
Sec. 4. There is hereby appropriated from the State General Fund to the Division of Water Resources of the State Department of Conservation and Natural Resources the sum of $15,953 for the replacement of computer hardware and associated software.
Sec. 5. Any remaining balance of the appropriations made by sections 1 to 4, inclusive, of this act must not be committed for expenditure after June 30, 2027, by the entity to which the appropriation is made or any entity to which money from the appropriation is granted or otherwise transferred in any manner, and any portion of the appropriated money remaining must not be spent for any purpose after September 17, 2027, by either the entity to which the money was appropriated or the entity to which the money was subsequently granted or transferred, and must be reverted to the State General Fund on or before September 17, 2027.
Sec. 6. This act becomes effective on July 1, 2025.
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Assembly Bill No. 578Committee on Ways and Means
CHAPTER 275
[Approved: June 5, 2025]
AN ACT making appropriations to the State Department of Conservation and Natural Resources for the replacement of computer and information technology equipment, vehicles and other equipment and for certain projects; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.
EXPLANATION Matter in bolded italics is new; matter between
brackets [omitted material] is material to be
omitted.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN
SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. There is hereby appropriated from the State General Fund to the Division of Forestry of the State Department of Conservation and Natural Resources the sum of $6,000,000 for grants and operating expenses for conservation projects through the Nevada Shared Stewardship Agreement.
Sec. 2. There is hereby appropriated from the State General Fund to the Division of Forestry of the State Department of Conservation and Natural Resources the sum of $67,279 for the replacement of computer and information technology equipment.
Sec. 3. There is hereby appropriated from the State General Fund to the Division of Forestry of the State Department of Conservation and Natural Resources the sum of $2,048,082 for deferred maintenance projects.
Sec. 4. There is hereby appropriated from the State General Fund to the State Department of Conservation and Natural Resources the sum of $2,592,156 for the Forestry Conservation Camps budget account for the replacement of vehicles.
Sec. 5. There is hereby appropriated from the State General Fund to the State Department of Conservation and Natural Resources the sum of $932,918 for the Forestry Conservation Camps budget account for deferred facilities maintenance projects.
Sec. 6. Any remaining balance of an appropriation made by sections 1 to 5, inclusive, of this act must not be committed for expenditure after June 30, 2027, by the entity to which the appropriation is made or any entity to which money from the appropriation is granted or otherwise transferred in any manner, and any portion of the appropriated money remaining must not be spent for any purpose after September 17, 2027, by either the entity to which the money was appropriated or the entity to which the money was subsequently granted or transferred, and must be reverted to the fund from which it was appropriated on or before September 17, 2027.
Sec. 7. 1. There is hereby appropriated from the State General Fund to the State Department of Conservation and Natural Resources for the Forestry Conservation Camps budget account for the replacement of equipment the following sums:
For the Fiscal Year 2025-2026.................................................... $111,690
For the Fiscal Year 2026-2027.................................................... $111,690
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2. Any balance of the sums appropriated by subsection 1 remaining at the end of the respective fiscal years must not be committed for expenditure after June 30 of the respective fiscal years by the entity to which the appropriation is made or any entity to which money from the appropriation is granted or otherwise transferred in any manner, and any portion of the appropriated money remaining must not be spent for any purpose after September 18, 2026, and September 17, 2027, respectively, by either the entity to which the money was appropriated or the entity to which the money was subsequently granted or transferred, and must be reverted to the State General Fund on or before September 18, 2026, and September 17, 2027, respectively.
Sec. 8. 1. There is hereby appropriated from the State General Fund to the State Department of Conservation and Natural Resources for the Forestry Conservation Camps budget account for the replacement of computer and information technology equipment the following sums:
For the Fiscal Year 2025-2026....................................................... $19,270
For the Fiscal Year 2026-2027....................................................... $13,972
2. Any balance of the sums appropriated by subsection 1 remaining at the end of the respective fiscal years must not be committed for expenditure after June 30 of the respective fiscal years by the entity to which the appropriation is made or any entity to which money from the appropriation is granted or otherwise transferred in any manner, and any portion of the appropriated money remaining must not be spent for any purpose after September 18, 2026, and September 17, 2027, respectively, by either the entity to which the money was appropriated or the entity to which the money was subsequently granted or transferred, and must be reverted to the State General Fund on or before September 18, 2026, and September 17, 2027, respectively.
Sec. 9. This act becomes effective on July 1, 2025.
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Assembly Bill No. 579Committee on Ways and Means
CHAPTER 276
[Approved: June 5, 2025]
AN ACT making an appropriation to the Department of Education for the replacement of the information technology system for educator licensure; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.
EXPLANATION Matter in bolded italics is new; matter between
brackets [omitted material] is material to be
omitted.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN
SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. 1. There is hereby appropriated from the State General Fund to the Department of Education the sum of $1,472,641 for the Educator Licensure budget account for the replacement of the information technology system for educator licensure.
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2. Any remaining balance of the appropriation made by subsection 1 must not be committed for expenditure after June 30, 2027, by the entity to which the appropriation is made or any entity to which money from the appropriation is granted or otherwise transferred in any manner, and any portion of the appropriated money remaining must not be spent for any purpose after September 17, 2027, by either the entity to which the money was appropriated or the entity to which the money was subsequently granted or transferred, and must be reverted to the State General Fund on or before September 17, 2027.
Sec. 2. This act becomes effective on July 1, 2025.
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Assembly Bill No. 582Committee on Ways and Means
CHAPTER 277
[Approved: June 5, 2025]
AN ACT relating to state financial administration; revising provisions relating to the Governor Guinn Millennium Scholarship Program; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.
Legislative Counsels Digest:
Existing law requires the State Treasurer to administer the Nevada College Savings Trust Fund and to establish and administer certain accounts, including an Endowment Account in the State General Fund, to carry out the duties of the State Treasurer with respect to the Nevada College Savings Program. Specifically, existing law requires that the Endowment Account be used for the deposit of any money received by the Nevada College Savings Program that is not received pursuant to a savings trust agreement and which the State Treasurer determines is not necessary for certain administration and marketing activities. (NRS 353B.300, 353B.350) Among other things, existing law authorizes the State Treasurer to expend money from the Endowment Account for purposes related to the Governor Guinn Millennium Scholarship Program, including, without limitation, to cover the costs of administering the Governor Guinn Millennium Scholarship Program, if the expenditure does not exceed an amount equal to 3 percent of the anticipated annual revenue to this State from the settlement agreements with and civil actions against manufacturers of tobacco products anticipated for deposit in the Trust Fund. (NRS 353B.350, 396.926) This bill: (1) increases from 3 to 13 percent the maximum amount that the State Treasurer is authorized to expend from the Endowment Account for the Governor Guinn Millennium Scholarship Program; and (2) specifies that the reference to Trust Fund for such expenditures related to the Governor Guinn Millennium Scholarship Program is the Millennium Scholarship Trust Fund.
EXPLANATION Matter in bolded italics is new; matter between
brackets [omitted material] is material to be
omitted.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN
SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. NRS 353B.350 is hereby amended to read as follows:
353B.350 1. The Trust Fund and any account established by the State Treasurer pursuant to this section must be administered by the State Treasurer.
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2. The State Treasurer shall establish such accounts as he or she determines necessary to carry out his or her duties pursuant to NRS 353B.300 to 353B.370, inclusive, including, without limitation:
(a) A Program Account in the Trust Fund; and
(b) An Administrative Account and an Endowment Account in the State General Fund.
3. The Program Account must be used for the receipt, investment and disbursement of money pursuant to savings trust agreements.
4. The Administrative Account must be used for the deposit and disbursement of money to administer and market the Nevada College Savings Program and to supplement the administration and marketing of the Nevada Higher Education Prepaid Tuition Program set forth in NRS 353B.010 to 353B.190, inclusive.
5. In addition to the money transferred pursuant to NRS 353B.335 and deposited pursuant to NRS 353B.360, the Endowment Account must be used for the deposit of any money received by the Nevada College Savings Program that is not received pursuant to a savings trust agreement and, in the determination of the State Treasurer, is not necessary for the use of the Administrative Account. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 353B.360, the money in the Endowment Account may be expended for any purpose related to:
(a) The funding of accounts created under the Nevada College Kick Start Program established pursuant to NRS 353B.335;
(b) The Governor Guinn Millennium Scholarship Program created pursuant to NRS 396.926, including, without limitation, the costs of administering the Program, but such costs must not exceed an amount equal to [3] 13 percent of the anticipated annual revenue to the State of Nevada from the settlement agreements with and civil actions against manufacturers of tobacco products anticipated for deposit in the Millennium Scholarship Trust Fund [;] created by NRS 396.926;
(c) The administrative costs, as approved by the Legislature or the Interim Finance Committee, of activities related to the Nevada Higher Education Prepaid Tuition Program set forth in NRS 353B.010 to 353B.190, inclusive, and the Nevada College Savings Program set forth in NRS 353B.300 to 353B.370, inclusive, including the Nevada College Kick Start Program;
(d) The costs of marketing related to the Nevada Higher Education Prepaid Tuition Program set forth in NRS 353B.010 to 353B.190, inclusive, and the Nevada College Savings Program set forth in NRS 353B.300 to 353B.370, inclusive, including the Nevada College Kick Start Program, but such costs must not exceed an amount equal to 7 percent of the money in the Endowment Account, other than money deposited pursuant to NRS 353B.360, that was received during the first fiscal year of the immediately preceding biennium by the Nevada College Savings Program, was not received pursuant to a savings trust agreement and, in the determination of the State Treasurer, was not necessary for the use of the Administrative Account;
(e) The costs of providing programs for the financial education of residents of this State and the Nevada ABLE Savings Program, including, without limitation, the costs related to administering such programs, the costs of employing a Deputy of Financial Literacy and Security pursuant to subsection 1 of NRS 226.100 and the costs of carrying out the provisions of NRS 427A.882 to 427A.896, inclusive, but such costs must not exceed an amount equal to 10 percent of the money in the Endowment Account that was received during the first fiscal year of the immediately preceding biennium by the Nevada College Savings Program, was not received pursuant to a savings trust agreement and, in the determination of the State Treasurer, was not necessary for the use of the Administrative Account; or
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NRS 427A.882 to 427A.896, inclusive, but such costs must not exceed an amount equal to 10 percent of the money in the Endowment Account that was received during the first fiscal year of the immediately preceding biennium by the Nevada College Savings Program, was not received pursuant to a savings trust agreement and, in the determination of the State Treasurer, was not necessary for the use of the Administrative Account; or
(f) The costs of carrying out the provisions of NRS 226.500 to 226.590, inclusive.
Sec. 2. This act becomes effective on July 1, 2025.
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Assembly Bill No. 590Committee on Ways and Means
CHAPTER 278
[Approved: June 5, 2025]
AN ACT making appropriations to and authorizing the expenditure of money by the Office of the Military for certain projects, programs, equipment and contractual costs; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.
EXPLANATION Matter in bolded italics is new; matter between
brackets [omitted material] is material to be
omitted.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN
SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. 1. There is hereby appropriated from the State General Fund to the Office of the Military for facilities maintenance projects for Nevada National Guard facilities the following sums:
For the Fiscal Year 2025-2026................................................. $1,018,487
For the Fiscal Year 2026-2027................................................. $1,018,487
2. Expenditure of the following sums not appropriated from the State General Fund or the State Highway Fund is hereby authorized by the Office of the Military for the same purposes as set forth in subsection 1:
For the Fiscal Year 2025-2026................................................. $2,164,630
For the Fiscal Year 2026-2027................................................. $2,164,630
3. The sums appropriated by subsection 1 are available for either fiscal year. Any remaining balance of those sums must not be committed for expenditure after June 30, 2027, by the entity to which the appropriation is made or any entity to which money from the appropriation is granted or otherwise transferred in any manner, and any portion of the appropriated money remaining must not be spent for any purpose after September 17, 2027, by either the entity to which the money was appropriated or the entity to which the money was subsequently granted or transferred, and must be reverted to the State General Fund on or before September 17, 2027.
Sec. 2. 1. There is hereby appropriated from the State General Fund to the Office of the Military for the purchase of facilities maintenance equipment the following sums:
For the Fiscal Year 2025-2026.................................................... $117,723
For the Fiscal Year 2026-2027.................................................... $101,256
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2. Expenditure of the following sums not appropriated from the State General Fund or the State Highway Fund is hereby authorized by the Office of the Military for the same purposes as set forth in subsection 1:
For the Fiscal Year 2025-2026....................................................... $98,172
For the Fiscal Year 2026-2027......................................................... $2,100
3. The sums appropriated by subsection 1 are available for either fiscal year. Any remaining balance of those sums must not be committed for expenditure after June 30, 2027, by the entity to which the appropriation is made or any entity to which money from the appropriation is granted or otherwise transferred in any manner, and any portion of the appropriated money remaining must not be spent for any purpose after September 17, 2027, by either the entity to which the money was appropriated or the entity to which the money was subsequently granted or transferred, and must be reverted to the State General Fund on or before September 17, 2027.
Sec. 3. 1. There is hereby appropriated from the State General Fund to the Office of the Military for the State Active Duty budget account for the costs of the Nevada National Guard Resiliency Program the following sums:
For the Fiscal Year 2025-2026.................................................... $250,000
For the Fiscal Year 2026-2027.................................................... $250,000
2. The sums appropriated by subsection 1 are available for either fiscal year. Any remaining balance of those sums must not be committed for expenditure after June 30, 2027, by the entity to which the appropriation is made or any entity to which money from the appropriation is granted or otherwise transferred in any manner, and any portion of the appropriated money remaining must not be spent for any purpose after September 17, 2027, by either the entity to which the money was appropriated or the entity to which the money was subsequently granted or transferred, and must be reverted to the State General Fund on or before September 17, 2027.
Sec. 4. 1. There is hereby appropriated from the State General Fund to the Office of the Military the sum of $4,164,800 for a payment associated with the termination of an agreement between the Federal Government and the State requiring the maintenance of members of the Nevada National Guard at the National Guard facility in Carlin.
2. Any remaining balance of the appropriation made by subsection 1 must not be committed for expenditure after June 30, 2027, by the entity to which the appropriation is made or any entity to which money from the appropriation is granted or otherwise transferred in any manner, and any portion of the appropriated money remaining must not be spent for any purpose after September 17, 2027, by either the entity to which the money was appropriated or the entity to which the money was subsequently granted or transferred, and must be reverted to the State General Fund on or before September 17, 2027.
Sec. 5. This act becomes effective on July 1, 2025.
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Assembly Bill No. 553Committee on Ways and Means
CHAPTER 279
[Approved: June 5, 2025]
AN ACT relating to emergency management; transferring the Division of Emergency Management and its powers and duties from the Office of the Military to the Office of the Governor; renaming the Division of Emergency Management to the Office of Emergency Management; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.
Legislative Counsels Digest:
Existing law creates the Division of Emergency Management in the Office of the Military. (NRS 414.040) Existing law requires the Division to carry out various duties relating to emergencies, disasters and homeland security, including, providing assistance to the Nevada Commission on Homeland Security and the Nevada Resiliency Advisory Committee, coordinating with schools in this State concerning crisis, disaster and emergency preparation and response and administering the Nevada Intrastate Mutual Aid System. (Chapter 239C of NRS, NRS 388.1324, 388.229-388.266, 394.168-394.1699, 414.040, 414A.100) Sections 39 and 43 of this bill: (1) transfer the Division to the Office of the Governor; and (2) rename the Division to the Office of Emergency Management. Sections 40 and 43 of this bill reorganize the duties of the Office to execute, administer and enforce certain provisions of existing law relating to emergency management and the Nevada Intrastate Mutual Aid System. Section 40 also removes the duty of the Office of the Military to supervise the emergency management affairs of this State.
Sections 1, 2, 5, 6, 8-16, 19-38, 42, 44-50, 53-57 and 60-71 of this bill revise references of the Division to the Office.
Existing law requires the Adjutant General of the Office of the Military to appoint the Chief of the Division and provides that the Chief must carry out the program for emergency management in this State subject to the direction and control of the Adjutant General. (NRS 414.040) Section 43 provides that the Chief of the Office is appointed by, serves at the pleasure of and must carry out the program of emergency management subject to the direction and control of the Governor.
Existing law authorizes the Adjutant General to employ such persons in the classified service of the State as the Adjutant General determines to be necessary to carry out the duties of the Commission. (NRS 239C.175) Section 7 of this bill authorizes the Chief of the Office to employ such persons to carry out the duties of the Commission.
Existing law authorizes the Adjutant General to supervise and control certain activities of the Chief of the Division, including administering the Nevada Intrastate Mutual Aid System. (NRS 239C.400, 414A.100) Sections 12 and 53 instead authorize the Governor to supervise and control such activities.
Sections 3, 17, 41, 51 and 58 of this bill make conforming changes to define the term Office to mean the Office of Emergency Management.
Section 4 of this bill applies the definitions in existing law and section 3 to existing provisions governing homeland security.
Section 18 of this bill applies the definitions in existing law and section 17 to existing provisions governing the Disaster Relief Account.
Section 52 of this bill applies the definitions in existing law and section 51 to existing provisions governing the Nevada Intrastate Mutual Aid System.
Section 59 of this bill applies the definitions in existing law and section 58 to existing provisions governing emergency volunteer health practitioners.
Section 74 of this bill repeals: (1) certain provisions that define the Division of Emergency Management; and (2) the authority of the Adjutant General to appoint a Chief of the Division.
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EXPLANATION Matter in bolded italics is new; matter between
brackets [omitted material] is material to be
omitted.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN
SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. NRS 232.3532 is hereby amended to read as follows:
232.3532 1. The Department shall develop a written plan to address behavioral health needs in an emergency or disaster. Such a plan must, without limitation:
(a) Prescribe a process for assessing the need for behavioral health resources during or after an emergency or disaster based on the estimated impact of the emergency or disaster and the estimated depletion of resources during the emergency or disaster;
(b) Ensure continuity of services for existing patients with a mental illness, developmental disability or intellectual disability during an emergency or disaster;
(c) Prescribe strategies to deploy triage and psychological first-aid services during an emergency or disaster;
(d) Identify opportunities for the rendering of mutual aid during an emergency or disaster;
(e) Prescribe procedures to address the behavioral health needs of first responders during and after an emergency or disaster; and
(f) Prescribe measures to aid the recovery of the behavioral health system after an emergency or disaster.
2. On or before December 31 of each year, the Department shall:
(a) Review the plan developed pursuant to subsection 1 and revise the plan as necessary; and
(b) Transmit the plan to the Chief of the [Division] Office of Emergency Management [of] within the Office of the [Military.] Governor.
3. As used in this section:
(a) Disaster has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 414.0335.
(b) Emergency has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 414.0345.
Sec. 2. NRS 233F.170 is hereby amended to read as follows:
233F.170 In the event of any emergency, the Governor may direct the [Division] Office of Emergency Management [of] within the Office of the [Military] Governor to assume control over all or part of the state communications system.
Sec. 3. Chapter 239C of NRS is hereby amended by adding thereto a new section to read as follows:
Office means the Office of Emergency Management within the Office of the Governor.
Sec. 4. NRS 239C.020 is hereby amended to read as follows:
239C.020 As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NRS 239C.030 to 239C.110, inclusive, and section 3 of this act have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections.
Sec. 5. NRS 239C.120 is hereby amended to read as follows:
239C.120 1. The Nevada Commission on Homeland Security is hereby created.
2. The Governor shall appoint to the Commission 16 voting members that the Governor determines to be appropriate and who serve at the Governors pleasure, which must include at least:
(a) The sheriff of each county whose population is 100,000 or more.
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(b) The chief of the county fire department in each county whose population is 100,000 or more.
(c) A member of the medical community in a county whose population is 700,000 or more.
(d) An employee of the largest incorporated city in each county whose population is 700,000 or more.
(e) A representative recommended by the Inter-Tribal Council of Nevada, Inc., or its successor organization, to represent tribal governments in Nevada.
(f) The Director of the Department of Public Safety or his or her designee.
3. The Governor shall appoint the President and CEO, or his or her designee, of the Nevada Broadcasters Association, or its successor organization, to serve as an ex officio voting member of the Commission.
4. The Governor shall appoint:
(a) An officer of the United States Department of Homeland Security whom the Department of Homeland Security has designated for this State;
(b) The agent in charge of the office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation in this State;
(c) The Chief of the [Division;] Office; and
(d) The Administrator of the Nevada Office of Cyber Defense Coordination appointed pursuant to NRS 480.920,
Κ as nonvoting members of the Commission.
5. The Senate Majority Leader shall appoint one member of the Senate as a nonvoting member of the Commission.
6. The Speaker of the Assembly shall appoint one member of the Assembly as a nonvoting member of the Commission.
7. The term of office of each member of the Commission who is a Legislator is 2 years.
8. The Governor or his or her designee shall:
(a) Serve as Chair of the Commission; and
(b) Appoint a member of the Commission to serve as Vice Chair of the Commission.
Sec. 6. NRS 239C.160 is hereby amended to read as follows:
239C.160 The Commission shall, within the limits of available money:
1. Make recommendations to the Governor, the Legislature, agencies of this State, political subdivisions, tribal governments, businesses located within this State and private persons who reside in this State with respect to actions and measures that may be taken to protect residents of this State and visitors to this State from potential acts of terrorism and related emergencies.
2. Upon consideration of the most recent statewide strategic plan prepared by the Nevada Office of Cyber Defense Coordination pursuant to NRS 480.930, make recommendations to the Governor, through the [Division,] Office, on the use of money received by the State from any homeland security grant or related program, including, without limitation, the State Homeland Security Grant Program and Urban Area Security Initiative, in accordance with the following:
(a) The [Division] Office shall provide the Commission with program guidance and briefings;
(b) The Commission must be provided briefings on existing and proposed projects, and shall consider statewide readiness capabilities and priorities for the use of money, administered by the [Division,] Office, from any homeland security grant or related program;
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(c) The Commission shall serve as the public body which reviews and makes recommendations for the States applications to the Federal Government for homeland security grants or related programs, as administered by the [Division;] Office; and
(d) The Commission shall serve as the public body which recommends, subject to approval by the Governor, the distribution of money from any homeland security grant or related program for use by state, local and tribal government agencies and private sector organizations.
3. Propose goals and programs that may be set and carried out, respectively, to counteract or prevent potential acts of terrorism and related emergencies before such acts of terrorism and related emergencies can harm or otherwise threaten residents of this State and visitors to this State.
4. With respect to buildings, facilities, geographic features and infrastructure that must be protected from acts of terrorism and related emergencies to ensure the safety of the residents of this State and visitors to this State, including, without limitation, airports other than international airports, the Capitol Complex, dams, gaming establishments, governmental buildings, highways, hotels, information technology infrastructure, lakes, places of worship, power lines, public buildings, public utilities, reservoirs, rivers and their tributaries, and water facilities:
(a) Identify and categorize such buildings, facilities, geographic features and infrastructure according to their susceptibility to and need for protection from acts of terrorism and related emergencies; and
(b) Study and assess the security of such buildings, facilities, geographic features and infrastructure from acts of terrorism and related emergencies.
5. Examine the use, deployment and coordination of response agencies within this State to ensure that those agencies are adequately prepared to protect residents of this State and visitors to this State from acts of terrorism and related emergencies.
6. Assess, examine and review the use of information systems and systems of communication used by response agencies within this State to determine the degree to which such systems are compatible and interoperable. After conducting the assessment, examination and review, the Commission shall:
(a) Establish a state plan setting forth criteria and standards for the compatibility and interoperability of those systems when used by response agencies within this State; and
(b) Advise and make recommendations to the Governor relative to the compatibility and interoperability of those systems when used by response agencies within this State, with particular emphasis upon the compatibility and interoperability of public safety radio systems.
7. Assess, examine and review the operation and efficacy of telephone systems and related systems used to provide emergency 911 service.
8. To the extent practicable, cooperate and coordinate with the [Division] Office to avoid duplication of effort in developing policies and programs for preventing and responding to acts of terrorism and related emergencies.
9. Submit an annual briefing to the Governor assessing the preparedness of the State to counteract, prevent and respond to potential acts of terrorism and related emergencies, including, but not limited to, an assessment of response plans and vulnerability assessments of utilities, public entities and private business in this State. The briefing must be based on information and documents reasonably available to the Commission and must be compiled with the advice of the [Division] Office after all utilities, public entities and private businesses assessed have a reasonable opportunity to review and comment on the Commissions findings.
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must be compiled with the advice of the [Division] Office after all utilities, public entities and private businesses assessed have a reasonable opportunity to review and comment on the Commissions findings.
10. Perform any other acts related to their duties set forth in subsections 1 to 9, inclusive, that the Commission determines are necessary to protect or enhance:
(a) The safety and security of the State of Nevada;
(b) The safety of residents of the State of Nevada; and
(c) The safety of visitors to the State of Nevada.
Sec. 7. NRS 239C.175 is hereby amended to read as follows:
239C.175 1. The [Adjutant General] Chief of the Office [of the Military] may employ such persons in the classified service of the State as the [Adjutant General] Chief determines to be necessary to carry out the duties of the Commission, including, without limitation, an Executive Assistant to the Commission, a Policy Analyst to the Commission, a Grant Analyst to the Commission and a Specialist in Public Information to the Commission.
2. If the [Adjutant General] Chief of the Office [of the Military] employs persons pursuant to subsection 1, the salaries for those positions must be paid from the State General Fund or from money received as grants from the Federal Government to the extent allowable pursuant to federal law, or both.
Sec. 8. NRS 239C.250 is hereby amended to read as follows:
239C.250 1. Each political subdivision shall adopt and maintain a response plan. Each new or revised plan must be filed within 10 days after adoption or revision with:
(a) The [Division;] Office; and
(b) Each response agency that provides services to the political subdivision.
2. The response plan required by subsection 1 and any revised response plan pursuant to subsection 3 must include:
(a) A drawing or map of the layout and boundaries of the political subdivision;
(b) A drawing or description of the streets and highways within, and leading into and out of, the political subdivision, including any approved routes for evacuation;
(c) The location and inventory of emergency response equipment and resources within the political subdivision;
(d) The location of any unusually hazardous substances within the political subdivision;
(e) A telephone number that may be used by residents of the political subdivision to receive information and to make reports with respect to an act of terrorism or related emergency;
(f) The location of one or more emergency response command posts that are located within the political subdivision;
(g) A depiction of the location of each police station, sheriffs office and fire station that is located within the political subdivision;
(h) Plans for the continuity of the operations and services of the political subdivision, which plans must be consistent with the provisions of NRS 239C.260; and
(i) Any other information that the Commission may determine to be relevant.
3. Each political subdivision shall review its response plan at least once each year and, as soon as practicable after the review is completed but not later than December 31 of each year, file with the [Division] Office and each response agency that provides services to the political subdivision:
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later than December 31 of each year, file with the [Division] Office and each response agency that provides services to the political subdivision:
(a) Any revised response plan resulting from the review; or
(b) A written certification that the most recent response plan filed pursuant to subsection 1 is the current response plan for the political subdivision.
4. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 239.0115, a plan filed pursuant to the requirements of this section, including any revisions adopted thereto, is confidential and must be securely maintained by the entities with whom it is filed pursuant to subsection 1 or 3. An officer, employee or other person to whom the plan is entrusted by the entity with whom it is filed shall not disclose the contents of such a plan except:
(a) Upon the lawful order of a court of competent jurisdiction;
(b) As is reasonably necessary in the case of an act of terrorism or related emergency; or
(c) Pursuant to the provisions of NRS 239.0115.
Sec. 9. NRS 239C.270 is hereby amended to read as follows:
239C.270 1. Each utility and each provider of new electric resources shall:
(a) Conduct a vulnerability assessment in accordance with the requirements of the federal and regional agencies that regulate the utility or provider; and
(b) Prepare and maintain an emergency response plan in accordance with the requirements of the federal and regional agencies that regulate the utility or provider.
2. Each utility shall:
(a) As soon as practicable but not later than December 31, 2003, submit its vulnerability assessment and emergency response plan to the [Division;] Office; and
(b) At least once each year thereafter, review its vulnerability assessment and emergency response plan and, as soon as practicable after its review is completed but not later than December 31 of each year, submit the results of its review and any additions or modifications to its emergency response plan to the [Division.] Office.
3. Each provider of new electric resources shall:
(a) As soon as practicable but not later than December 31, 2019, submit its vulnerability assessment and emergency response plan to the [Division;] Office; and
(b) At least once each year thereafter, review its vulnerability assessment and emergency response plan and, as soon as practicable after its review is completed but not later than December 31 of each year, submit the results of its review and any additions or modifications to its emergency response plan to the [Division.] Office.
4. On or before June 30 of each year, the Public Utilities Commission of Nevada, the Division of Environmental Protection of the State Department of Conservation and Natural Resources and the Office of Energy shall coordinate with the [Division] Office to compile a list of each utility and provider of new electric resources required to submit a vulnerability assessment and an emergency response plan pursuant to subsection 2 or 3.
5. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 239.0115, each vulnerability assessment and emergency response plan of a utility or provider of new electric resources and any other information concerning a utility or provider that is necessary to carry out the provisions of this section is confidential and must be securely maintained by each person or entity that has possession, custody or control of the information.
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that is necessary to carry out the provisions of this section is confidential and must be securely maintained by each person or entity that has possession, custody or control of the information.
6. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 239C.210, a person shall not disclose such information, except:
(a) Upon the lawful order of a court of competent jurisdiction;
(b) As is reasonably necessary to carry out the provisions of this section or the operations of the utility or provider of new electric resources, as determined by the [Division;] Office;
(c) As is reasonably necessary in the case of an emergency involving public health or safety, as determined by the [Division;] Office; or
(d) Pursuant to the provisions of NRS 239.0115.
7. If a person knowingly and unlawfully discloses such information or assists, solicits or conspires with another person to disclose such information, the person is guilty of:
(a) A gross misdemeanor; or
(b) A category C felony and shall be punished as provided in NRS 193.130 if the person acted with the intent to:
(1) Commit, cause, aid, further or conceal, or attempt to commit, cause, aid, further or conceal, any unlawful act involving terrorism or sabotage; or
(2) Assist, solicit or conspire with another person to commit, cause, aid, further or conceal any unlawful act involving terrorism or sabotage.
8. As used in this section, provider of new electric resources has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 704B.130.
Sec. 10. NRS 239C.300 is hereby amended to read as follows:
239C.300 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, if the State, a political subdivision or a tribal government submits an application to and is approved to receive money from the Federal Government, this State, any other state, a local government, any agency or instrumentality of those governmental entities, or any private entity, to pay for a project or program relating to the prevention of, detection of, mitigation of, preparedness for, response to and recovery from acts of terrorism, the State, political subdivision or tribal government shall, not later than 60 days after receiving such approval, submit to the Commission a written report that includes, without limitation:
(a) The total amount of money that the State, political subdivision or tribal government has been approved to receive for the project or program;
(b) A description of the project or program, unless the State, political subdivision or tribal government previously submitted a written report pursuant to this section relating to the same project or program; and
(c) The items to be paid for with the money that the State, political subdivision or tribal government has been approved to receive for the project or program.
2. A project or program for which the State, a political subdivision or a tribal government is required to report the receipt of money pursuant to subsection 1 includes, without limitation, a project or program related to:
(a) Homeland security;
(b) Emergency management;
(c) Health or hospitals;
(d) Emergency medical services; and
(e) Chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, explosive, agricultural or environmental acts of terrorism.
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3. A report is not required to be submitted to the Commission if the money was awarded by the [Division] Office pursuant to the regulations adopted pursuant to NRS 414.040.
Sec. 11. NRS 239C.310 is hereby amended to read as follows:
239C.310 1. The State and each political subdivision and tribal government shall:
(a) Adopt any national system that is required as a condition to the receipt of money from the Federal Government by the United States Department of Homeland Security pursuant to federal law in preparation for, prevention of, detection of, mitigation of, response to and recovery from a domestic incident, including, without limitation, an act of terrorism.
(b) Submit to the [Division] Office documentation evidencing that the State, political subdivision or tribal government has adopted the national system.
2. The [Division] Office shall submit on a quarterly basis documentation to the Commission evidencing the compliance of this State and each political subdivision and tribal government with the provisions of paragraph (a) of subsection 1.
Sec. 12. NRS 239C.400 is hereby amended to read as follows:
239C.400 1. The Nevada Resilience Advisory Committee is hereby created.
2. With the approval of the [Adjutant General of the Office of the Military,] Governor, the Chief of the [Division] Office shall appoint to the Committee not more than 34 voting members that the Chief determines to be appropriate and who have expertise in:
(a) Emergency management;
(b) Homeland security;
(c) Public safety;
(d) Cybersecurity;
(e) School safety; or
(f) Public health.
3. With the approval of the [Adjutant General of the Office of the Military,] Governor, the Chief of the Office or his or her designee shall:
(a) Serve as the Chair and a voting member of the Committee; and
(b) Appoint one voting member of the Committee to serve as Vice Chair.
4. The term of office of each voting member of the Committee is 2 years. This term limit does not apply to the Chair. A member may be reappointed.
Sec. 13. NRS 239C.440 is hereby amended to read as follows:
239C.440 The Nevada Resilience Advisory Committee shall, within the limits of available money:
1. Annually develop state resilience goals and related objectives for the Committee;
2. Formulate advisory recommendations and policies regarding the emergency management, emergency response and homeland security efforts for the State, as well as statewide mitigation, preparedness, response and recovery efforts;
3. In accordance with the state resilience goals and related objectives developed pursuant to subsection 1:
(a) Review grants proposed by state agencies, political subdivisions or tribal governments that are responsible for homeland security and make recommendations and provide related advice concerning such grants to the Committee on Finance appointed pursuant to NRS 239C.170;
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(b) Review grants proposed by agencies of this State, political subdivisions or tribal governments that are responsible for emergency management or emergency response and make recommendations and provide related advice concerning such grants to the Chief of the [Division;] Office; and
(c) Review statewide mitigation, preparedness, response and recovery efforts in consultation with political subdivisions and tribal governments and make recommendations to such political subdivisions and tribal governments concerning these coordination efforts; and
4. Develop the annual report required pursuant to NRS 239C.480.
Sec. 14. NRS 239C.460 is hereby amended to read as follows:
239C.460 The Chief of the [Division] Office shall provide such staff assistance to the Nevada Resilience Advisory Committee as the Chief deems appropriate.
Sec. 15. NRS 281.149 is hereby amended to read as follows:
281.149 1. Any public officer or employee of the State or any agency thereof, or of a political subdivision or an agency of a political subdivision, who is an emergency communications technician must be relieved from the officers or employees duties, upon the request of the [Division] Office of Emergency Management [of] within the Office of the [Military] Governor or a local organization for emergency management and the approval of the employer of the officer or employee, to assist the [Division] Office of Emergency Management or local organization for emergency management during a disaster or emergency that occurs in this state, California, Oregon, Idaho, Utah or Arizona, without loss of the officers or employees regular compensation for a period of not more than 15 working days in any calendar year. No such absence may be a part of the annual vacation of the public officer or employee which is provided for by law.
2. As used in this section:
(a) Disaster has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 414.0335.
(b) Emergency has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 414.0345.
(c) Emergency communications technician means a person who is:
(1) Licensed by the Federal Communications Commission as an amateur radio operator; and
(2) A member of:
(I) The Radio Amateur Civil Emergency Service or a successor organization sponsored by the agency of the Federal Government for emergency management; or
(II) The Amateur Radio Emergency Service or a successor organization sponsored by the American Radio Relay League or its successor.
(d) Local organization for emergency management has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 414.036.
Sec. 16. NRS 289.270 is hereby amended to read as follows:
289.270 1. The following persons have the powers of a peace officer:
(a) The Director of the Department of Public Safety.
(b) The chiefs of the divisions of the Department of Public Safety.
(c) The deputy directors of the Department of Public Safety employed pursuant to NRS 480.120.
(d) The sworn personnel of the Department of Public Safety.
(e) The Chief of the [Division] Office of Emergency Management [of] within the Office of the [Military.] Governor.
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2. Administrators and investigators of the Division of Compliance Enforcement of the Department of Motor Vehicles have the powers of a peace officer to enforce any law of the State of Nevada in carrying out their duties pursuant to NRS 481.048.
3. Officers and investigators of the Section for the Control of Emissions From Vehicles and the Enforcement of Matters Related to the Use of Special Fuel of the Department of Motor Vehicles, appointed pursuant to NRS 481.0481, have the powers of peace officers in carrying out their duties under that section.
Sec. 17. Chapter 353 of NRS is hereby amended by adding thereto a new section to read as follows:
Office means the Office of Emergency Management within the Office of the Governor.
Sec. 18. NRS 353.2705 is hereby amended to read as follows:
353.2705 As used in NRS 353.2705 to 353.2771, inclusive, and section 17 of this act, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NRS 353.2707 to 353.2731, inclusive, and section 17 of this act have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections.
Sec. 19. NRS 353.271 is hereby amended to read as follows:
353.271 Disaster means a fire, flood, earthquake, drought, explosion, civil disturbance, crisis involving violence on school property, at a school activity or on a school bus, or any other occurrence or threatened occurrence that, regardless of cause:
1. Results in, or may result in, widespread or severe damage to property or injury to or the death of persons in this State; and
2. As determined by:
(a) The Governor; or
(b) The governing body of a local government pursuant to NRS 414.090 or an agreement entered into pursuant to NRS 353.2739 and the [Division] Office pursuant to NRS 353.2753,
Κ requires immediate action to protect the health, safety and welfare of the residents of this State.
Sec. 20. NRS 353.2735 is hereby amended to read as follows:
353.2735 1. The Disaster Relief Account is hereby created in the State General Fund. The Interim Finance Committee shall administer the Disaster Relief Account.
2. The [Division] Office may accept grants, gifts or donations for deposit in the Disaster Relief Account. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, money received from:
(a) A direct legislative appropriation to the Disaster Relief Account;
(b) A transfer from the State General Fund in an amount equal to not more than 10 percent of the aggregate balance in the Account to Stabilize the Operation of the State Government made pursuant to NRS 353.288; and
(c) A grant, gift or donation to the Disaster Relief Account,
Κ must be deposited in the Disaster Relief Account. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 414.135, the interest and income earned on the money in the Disaster Relief Account must, after deducting any applicable charges, be credited to the Disaster Relief Account.
3. If, at the end of each quarter of a fiscal year, the balance in the Disaster Relief Account exceeds 0.75 percent of the total amount of all appropriations from the State General Fund for the operation of all departments, institutions and agencies of State Government and authorized expenditures from the State General Fund for the regulation of gaming for that fiscal year, the State Controller shall not, until the balance in the Disaster Relief Account is 0.75 percent or less of that amount, transfer any money in the Account to Stabilize the Operation of the State Government from the State General Fund to the Disaster Relief Account pursuant to the provisions of NRS 353.288.
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Controller shall not, until the balance in the Disaster Relief Account is 0.75 percent or less of that amount, transfer any money in the Account to Stabilize the Operation of the State Government from the State General Fund to the Disaster Relief Account pursuant to the provisions of NRS 353.288.
4. Money in the Disaster Relief Account may be used for any purpose authorized by the Legislature or distributed through grants to persons who own and occupy homes damaged by a disaster pursuant to NRS 353.2737 or through grants and loans to state agencies and local governments as provided in NRS 353.2705 to 353.2771, inclusive. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 353.276, grants to state agencies and local governments will be disbursed on the basis of reimbursement of costs authorized pursuant to NRS 353.274 and 353.2745.
5. If the State Board of Examiners receives a notice submitted to and forwarded by the [Division] Office pursuant to subsections 1 and 2 of NRS 353.2755, the State Board of Examiners shall estimate:
(a) The money in the Disaster Relief Account that is available for grants and loans for the disaster that is the subject of the notice pursuant to the provisions of NRS 353.2705 to 353.2771, inclusive; and
(b) The anticipated amount of those grants and loans for the disaster.
Κ Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, if the anticipated amount determined pursuant to paragraph (b) exceeds the available money in the Disaster Relief Account for such grants and loans, all grants and loans from the Disaster Relief Account for the disaster must be reduced in the same proportion that the anticipated amount of the grants and loans exceeds the money in the Disaster Relief Account that is available for grants and loans for the disaster. If the reduction of a grant or loan from the Disaster Relief Account would result in a reduction in the amount of money that may be received by a state agency or local government from the Federal Government, the reduction in the grant or loan must not be made.
Sec. 21. NRS 353.2737 is hereby amended to read as follows:
353.2737 1. The [Division] Office shall establish a revolving account within the State General Fund for the awarding of grants by the [Division] Office from the revolving account to persons who own and occupy homes damaged by a disaster for costs related to the damages.
2. Upon the declaration of a disaster pursuant to NRS 414.070, the Chief of the [Division] Office may request approval of the Interim Finance Committee for the transfer of money from the Disaster Relief Account to the revolving account. The Interim Finance Committee shall not approve such a transfer of money to the revolving account if the transfer would result in a balance in the revolving account that is more than 25 percent of the balance of the Disaster Relief Account.
3. The [Division] Office shall adopt such regulations as are necessary to carry out the provisions of this section, including, without limitation, regulations prescribing standards for eligibility for a grant pursuant to this section.
Sec. 22. NRS 353.2739 is hereby amended to read as follows:
353.2739 1. The Attorney General may enter into an agreement with a tribal government to provide for the distribution of money from the Account as a grant or loan to the tribal government because of a disaster. The provisions of such an agreement must require:
(a) The tribal government to substantially comply with the provisions of NRS 353.2705 to 353.2771, inclusive, as those provisions apply to a local government; and
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(b) The [Division] Office to administer such a grant or loan.
2. Tribal government has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 239C.105.
Sec. 23. NRS 353.2753 is hereby amended to read as follows:
353.2753 1. A state agency or local government may request the [Division] Office to provide technical assistance to the state agency or local government by conducting an assessment of the damages related to an event for which the state agency or local government seeks a grant or loan from the Account.
2. Upon receipt of such a request, the [Division] Office shall:
(a) Notify the State Board of Examiners of the request;
(b) Investigate the event or cause the event to be investigated to make an assessment of the damages related to the event; and
(c) Make or cause to be made a written report of the damages.
3. As soon as practicable after completion of the investigation and preparation of the report of damages, the [Division] Office shall:
(a) Determine whether the event constitutes a disaster for which the state agency or local government may seek a grant or loan from the Account; and
(b) Submit the report prepared pursuant to this section and its written determination regarding whether the event constitutes a disaster to the state agency or local government.
4. The [Division] Office shall prescribe by regulation the information that must be included in a report of damages, including, without limitation, a description of the damage caused by the event, an estimate of the costs to repair such damage and a specification of whether the purpose of the project is for repair or replacement, emergency response or mitigation.
Sec. 24. NRS 353.2754 is hereby amended to read as follows:
353.2754 A local government may request a grant or loan from the Account if:
1. Pursuant to NRS 414.090 or an agreement entered into pursuant to NRS 353.2739, the governing body of the local government determines that an event which has occurred constitutes a disaster; and
2. After the [Division] Office conducts an assessment of the damages pursuant to NRS 353.2753, the [Division] Office determines that an event has occurred that constitutes a disaster.
Sec. 25. NRS 353.2755 is hereby amended to read as follows:
353.2755 1. Not later than 60 days after the Governor, in the case of a notice by a state agency, or the governing body of a local government determines that an event constitutes a disaster, a state agency or local government may submit to the [Division] Office a written notice of the state agencys or local governments intention to request a grant or loan from the Account as provided in NRS 353.2705 to 353.2771, inclusive, if:
(a) The agency or local government finds that, because of a disaster, it is unable to pay for an expense or grant match specified in NRS 353.274, 353.2745 or 353.2751 from money appropriated or otherwise available to the agency or local government;
(b) The request has been approved by the chief administrative officer of the state agency or the governing body of the local government; and
(c) If the requester is an incorporated city, the city has requested financial assistance from the county and was denied all or a portion of the requested assistance.
2. Not later than 10 working days after it receives a notice from a state agency or local government pursuant to subsection 1, the [Division] Office shall forward a copy of the notice to the State Board of Examiners and the Fiscal Analysis Division of the Legislative Counsel Bureau.
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shall forward a copy of the notice to the State Board of Examiners and the Fiscal Analysis Division of the Legislative Counsel Bureau.
3. A request by a state agency or local government for a grant or loan from the Account:
(a) Must be submitted to the [Division] Office and the Department of Taxation not later than 18 months after the Governor, in the case of a request by a state agency, or the governing body of the local government determines that an event constitutes a disaster, unless the Chief of the [Division] Office grants an extension of time; and
(b) Must include:
(1) A statement specifying whether the request is for a grant or loan and setting forth the amount of money requested by the state agency or local government;
(2) An assessment of the need of the state agency or local government for the money requested;
(3) If the request is submitted by a local government that has established a fund pursuant to NRS 354.6115 to mitigate the effects of a natural disaster, a statement of the amount of money that is available in that fund, if any, for the payment of expenses incurred by the local government as a result of a disaster;
(4) A determination of the type, value and amount of resources the state agency or local government may be required to provide as a condition for the receipt of a grant or loan from the Account;
(5) A written report of damages prepared by the [Division] Office and the written determination made by the [Division] Office that the event constitutes a disaster pursuant to NRS 353.2753; and
(6) If the requester is an incorporated city, all documents which relate to a request for assistance submitted to the board of county commissioners of the county in which the city is located.
Κ Any additional documentation relating to the request that is requested by the [Division] Office or the Department of Taxation must be submitted to the [Division] Office or the Department, as the case may be, within 10 working days after the date of the [Divisions] Offices or the Departments request unless the Chief of the [Division] Office or the Executive Director of the Department, as applicable, or his or her designee, grants an extension.
4. Not later than 60 days after the [Division] Office receives a request for a grant or loan and receives any additional information requested by the [Division,] Office, the [Division] Office shall:
(a) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, review the request to determine whether it contains the information necessary for the State Board of Examiners and the Interim Finance Committee to act upon the request and otherwise complies with the requirements of NRS 353.2705 to 353.2771, inclusive;
(b) Prepare a written report of the determination required by paragraph (a);
(c) Submit a copy of the request and its report to the State Board of Examiners and to the Fiscal Analysis Division of the Legislative Counsel Bureau; and
(d) Provide a copy of its report to the state agency or local government, as applicable, and the Department of Taxation.
Κ The [Division] Office shall coordinate its review of the request with the Department of Taxation to ensure, to the extent practicable, that the [Divisions] Offices review does not duplicate the review conducted by the Department pursuant to subsection 5.
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5. Not later than 60 days after the Department of Taxation receives a request for a grant or loan and receives any additional information requested by the Department, the Department shall:
(a) Review any financial information submitted in support of the request which the Department believes to be relevant, including, without limitation:
(1) The report of damages prepared by the [Division] Office pursuant to NRS 353.2753;
(2) Information relating to the expenses for which the grant or loan is requested;
(3) If the requester is a local government and is requesting a loan, information relating to the current ability of the local government to meet its financial obligations; and
(4) If the requester is a local government and is requesting a grant or loan for the payment of any grant match described in NRS 353.2745 or 353.2751, information relating to the grant or grant match;
(b) Prepare a written report of its findings;
(c) Submit a copy of its report to the State Board of Examiners and to the Fiscal Analysis Division of the Legislative Counsel Bureau; and
(d) Provide a copy of the report to the state agency or local government, as applicable, and the [Division.] Office.
6. Upon its receipt of a request for a grant or loan submitted pursuant to this section and the reports of the [Division] Office and the Department of Taxation relating to the request, the State Board of Examiners:
(a) Shall consider the request and the reports; and
(b) May require any additional information that it determines is necessary to make a recommendation.
7. If the State Board of Examiners finds that a grant or loan is appropriate, it shall include in its recommendation to the Interim Finance Committee the proposed amount of the grant or loan. If the State Board of Examiners recommends a grant, it shall include a recommendation regarding whether or not the state agency or local government requires an advance to avoid severe financial hardship. If the State Board of Examiners recommends a loan for a local government, it shall include the information required pursuant to subsection 1 of NRS 353.2765. If the State Board of Examiners finds that a grant or loan is not appropriate, it shall include in its recommendation the reason for its determination.
8. The provisions of this section do not prohibit a state agency or local government from submitting more than one request for a grant or loan from the Account.
9. As used in this section, the term natural disaster has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 354.6115.
Sec. 26. NRS 353.353 is hereby amended to read as follows:
353.353 1. If, during a state of emergency or declaration of disaster proclaimed pursuant to NRS 414.070, the Chief of the [Division] Office of Emergency Management [of] within the Office of the [Military] Governor determines that the balance in the Emergency Assistance Account created by NRS 414.135 is insufficient to cover the expenses relating to the emergency or disaster that are authorized pursuant to NRS 414.135, the Chief may request from the Director of the Office of Finance a temporary advance from the State General Fund to the Emergency Assistance Account for the payment of those expenses.
2. The Director of the Office of Finance shall notify the State Controller and the Fiscal Analysis Division of the Legislative Counsel Bureau of his or her approval of a request made pursuant to subsection 1.
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Bureau of his or her approval of a request made pursuant to subsection 1. The State Controller shall draw his or her warrant upon receipt of the approval by the Director of the Office of Finance.
3. Any money which is advanced from the State General Fund to the Emergency Assistance Account pursuant to subsection 1 must be repaid as soon as the money which the advance replaced is deposited in the Emergency Assistance Account.
Sec. 27. NRS 388.1324 is hereby amended to read as follows:
388.1324 1. The Governor shall appoint a committee on statewide school safety. Appointments must be made to represent each of the geographic areas of the State.
2. The committee must consist of:
(a) One representative of the Department of Education;
(b) One representative of the Department of Public Safety;
(c) One representative of the [Division] Office of Emergency Management [of] within the Office of the [Military;] Governor;
(d) One representative of the Department of Health and Human Services;
(e) One representative who is a licensed teacher in this State;
(f) One representative who is the principal of a school in this State;
(g) One superintendent of a school district in this State;
(h) One school resource officer assigned to a school in this State;
(i) One person employed as a paraprofessional, as defined in NRS 391.008, by a school in this State;
(j) One school psychologist employed by a school in this State;
(k) One provider of mental health other than a psychologist who provides services to pupils at a school in this State;
(l) The State Fire Marshal or his or her designee;
(m) One parent or legal guardian of a pupil enrolled in a school in this State;
(n) At least two pupils enrolled in a school in this State; and
(o) Any other representative the Governor deems appropriate.
3. The committee shall:
(a) Establish methods which facilitate the ability of a pupil enrolled in a school in this State to express his or her ideas related to school safety and the well-being of pupils enrolled in schools in this State;
(b) Evaluate the impact of social media on school safety and the well-being of pupils enrolled in schools in this State; and
(c) Discuss and make recommendations to the Governor and the Department related to the findings of the committee.
4. As used in this section, social media has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 232.003.
Sec. 28. NRS 388.243 is hereby amended to read as follows:
388.243 1. Each emergency operations plan development committee established by the board of trustees of a school district shall develop one plan, which constitutes the minimum requirements of a plan, to be used by all the public schools other than the charter schools in the school district in responding to a crisis, emergency or suicide and all other hazards. Each emergency operations plan development committee established by the governing body of a charter school shall develop a plan, which constitutes the minimum requirements of a plan, to be used by the charter school in responding to a crisis, emergency or suicide and all other hazards. Each emergency operations plan development committee shall, when developing the plan:
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(a) Consult with local social service agencies and local public safety agencies in the county in which its school district or charter school is located.
(b) If the school district has an emergency manager designated pursuant to NRS 388.262, consult with the emergency manager.
(c) If the school district has school resource officers, consult with the school resource officer or a person designated by him or her.
(d) If the school district has school police officers, consult with the chief of school police of the school district or a person designated by him or her.
(e) Consult with the director of the local organization for emergency management or, if there is no local organization for emergency management, with the Chief of the [Division] Office of Emergency Management [of] within the Office of the [Military] Governor or his or her designee.
(f) Consult with the State Fire Marshal or his or her designee and a representative of a local government responsible for enforcement of the ordinances, codes or other regulations governing fire safety.
(g) Determine which persons and organizations in the community, including, without limitation, a provider of mental health services which is operated by a state or local agency, that could be made available to assist pupils and staff in recovering from a crisis, emergency or suicide.
2. The plan developed pursuant to subsection 1 must include, without limitation:
(a) The plans, procedures and information included in the model plan developed by the Department pursuant to NRS 388.253;
(b) A procedure for responding to a crisis or an emergency and for responding during the period after a crisis or an emergency has concluded, including, without limitation, a crisis or an emergency that results in immediate physical harm to a pupil or employee of a school in the school district or the charter school;
(c) A procedure for enforcing discipline within a school in the school district or the charter school and for obtaining and maintaining a safe and orderly environment during a crisis or an emergency;
(d) The names of persons and organizations in the community, including, without limitation, a provider of mental health services which is operated by a state or local agency, that are available to provide counseling and other services to pupils and staff of the school to assist them in recovering from a crisis, emergency or suicide;
(e) A plan for making the persons and organizations described in paragraph (d) available to pupils and staff after a crisis, emergency or suicide;
(f) A procedure for responding to a crisis or an emergency that occurs during an extracurricular activity which takes place on school grounds;
(g) A plan which includes strategies to assist pupils and staff at a school in recovering from a suicide;
(h) A description of the organizational structure which ensures there is a clearly defined hierarchy of authority and responsibility used by the school for the purpose of responding to a crisis, emergency or suicide;
(i) If the school district has school police officers, a plan to coordinate with local law enforcement agencies to train school police officers in active assailant movement techniques;
(j) A plan to coordinate with local law enforcement agencies or public safety organizations to provide active assailant trainings to each employee of the school;
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(k) A plan to provide support to:
(1) Pupils who have experienced a crisis or emergency by using trauma-informed and age-appropriate resources; and
(2) Members of the faculty and staff who have experienced a crisis or emergency by using trauma-informed resources;
(l) A plan to ensure that members of the faculty and staff and a pupils parents or legal guardians are notified of the occurrence, development and conclusion of a crisis or an emergency through any communication method established by a school, including, without limitation, communicating through text message or electronic mail; and
(m) A plan to inform, at least twice each academic year, a pupils parent or legal guardian of any state requirement related to the storage of firearms, including, without limitation, the crimes and penalties described in subsection 5 of NRS 202.300 and 202.3623.
3. Each emergency operations plan development committee shall provide for review a copy of the plan that it develops pursuant to this section to the board of trustees of the school district that established the committee or the governing body of the charter school that established the committee.
4. The board of trustees of the school district that established the committee or the governing body of the charter school that established the committee shall submit for review to the [Division] Office of Emergency Management [of] within the Office of the [Military] Governor the plan developed pursuant to this section.
5. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 388.249 and 388.251, each public school must comply with the plan developed for it pursuant to this section.
6. As used in this section:
(a) Active assailant movement techniques means any training in the technical and tactical skills necessary for school police officers to respond to a crisis or emergency concerning an active assailant.
(b) Active assailant training means any training in responding to a crisis or emergency concerning an active assailant that is necessary to evacuate or secure the school.
Sec. 29. NRS 388.245 is hereby amended to read as follows:
388.245 1. Each emergency operations plan development committee shall, at least once each year, review and update as appropriate the plan that it developed pursuant to NRS 388.243. In reviewing and updating the plan, the emergency operations plan development committee shall consult with the director of the local organization for emergency management or, if there is no local organization for emergency management, with the Chief of the [Division] Office of Emergency Management [of] within the Office of the [Military] Governor or his or her designee.
2. On or before August 1 of each year, each emergency operations plan development committee shall provide an updated copy of the plan to the board of trustees of the school district that established the committee or the governing body of the charter school that established the committee.
3. On or before August 15 of each year, the board of trustees of the school district that established the committee or the governing body of the charter school that established the committee shall submit for review to the [Division] Office of Emergency Management [of] within the Office of the [Military] Governor the plan updated pursuant to subsection 1.
4. The board of trustees of each school district and the governing body of each charter school shall:
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(a) Post a notice of the completion of each review and update that its emergency operations plan development committee performs pursuant to subsection 1 on the Internet website maintained by the school district or governing body and by each school in the school district or by the charter school, as applicable;
(b) File with the Department a copy of the notice posted pursuant to paragraph (a);
(c) Post a link to NRS 388.229 to 388.266, inclusive, on the Internet website maintained by each school in its school district or by the charter school;
(d) Retain a copy of each plan developed pursuant to NRS 388.243, each plan updated pursuant to subsection 1 and each deviation approved pursuant to NRS 388.251;
(e) Provide a copy of each plan developed pursuant to NRS 388.243 and each plan updated pursuant to subsection 1 to:
(1) Each local public safety agency in the county in which the school district or charter school is located; and
(2) The local organization for emergency management, if any;
(f) Upon request, provide a copy of each plan developed pursuant to NRS 388.243 and each plan updated pursuant to subsection 1 to a local agency that is included in the plan and to an employee of a school who is included in the plan;
(g) Provide a copy of each deviation approved pursuant to NRS 388.251 as soon as practicable to:
(1) The Department;
(2) A local public safety agency in the county in which the school district or charter school is located;
(3) The [Division] Office of Emergency Management [of] within the Office of the [Military;] Governor;
(4) The local organization for emergency management, if any;
(5) A local agency that is included in the plan; and
(6) An employee of a school who is included in the plan; and
(h) At least once each year, provide training in responding to a crisis and training in responding to an emergency to each employee of the school district or of the charter school, including, without limitation, training concerning drills for evacuating and securing schools.
5. The board of trustees of each school district and the governing body of each charter school may apply for and accept gifts, grants and contributions from any public or private source to carry out the provisions of NRS 388.229 to 388.266, inclusive.
Sec. 30. NRS 388.246 is hereby amended to read as follows:
388.246 The [Division] Office of Emergency Management [of] within the Office of the [Military:] Governor:
1. Shall prepare a report regarding the extent to which:
(a) The board of trustees of each school district, governing body of a charter school and each public school has complied with the provisions of NRS 388.243 and 388.245; and
(b) Each private school has complied with the provisions of NRS 394.1687 and 394.1688;
2. Shall, on or before January 1 of each year, submit the report prepared pursuant to subsection 1 to the Director of the Legislative Counsel Bureau for transmittal to the Legislature or, if the Legislature is not in session, to the Joint Interim Standing Committee on Education; and
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3. May conduct on a random basis audits of any plan submitted pursuant to NRS 388.243 and 388.245.
Sec. 31. NRS 388.253 is hereby amended to read as follows:
388.253 1. The Department shall, with assistance from other state agencies, including, without limitation, the [Division] Office of Emergency Management [of] within the Office of the [Military] Governor and the Investigation Division and the Nevada Highway Patrol Division of the Department of Public Safety, develop a model plan for the management of:
(a) A suicide;
(b) A crisis or emergency that involves a public school or a private school and that requires immediate action; and
(c) All other hazards.
2. The model plan must include, without limitation, a procedure for:
(a) In response to a crisis or emergency:
(1) Coordinating the resources of local, state and federal agencies, officers and employees, as appropriate;
(2) Accounting for all persons within a school;
(3) Assisting persons within a school in a school district, a charter school or a private school to communicate with each other;
(4) Assisting persons within a school in a school district, a charter school or a private school to communicate with persons located outside the school, including, without limitation, relatives of pupils and relatives of employees of such a school, the news media and persons from local, state or federal agencies that are responding to a crisis or an emergency;
(5) Assisting pupils of a school in the school district, a charter school or a private school, employees of such a school and relatives of such pupils and employees to move safely within and away from the school, including, without limitation, a procedure for evacuating the school and a procedure for securing the school;
(6) Reunifying a pupil with his or her parent or legal guardian;
(7) Providing any necessary medical assistance;
(8) Recovering from a crisis or emergency;
(9) Carrying out a lockdown at a school;
(10) Providing shelter in specific areas of a school; and
(11) Providing disaster behavioral health related to a crisis, emergency or suicide;
(b) Providing specific information relating to managing a crisis or emergency that is a result of:
(1) An incident involving hazardous materials;
(2) An incident involving mass casualties;
(3) An incident involving an active shooter;
(4) An incident involving a fire, explosion or other similar situation;
(5) An outbreak of disease, including, without limitation, an epidemic;
(6) Any threat or hazard identified in the hazard mitigation plan of the county in which the school district is located, if such a plan exists; or
(7) Any other situation, threat or hazard deemed appropriate;
(c) Providing pupils and staff at a school that has experienced a crisis or emergency with access to counseling and other resources to assist in recovering from the crisis or emergency;
(d) Evacuating pupils and employees of a charter school to a designated space within an identified public middle school, junior high school or high school in a school district that is separate from the general population of the school and large enough to accommodate the charter school, and such a space may include, without limitation, a gymnasium or multipurpose room of the public school;
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school and large enough to accommodate the charter school, and such a space may include, without limitation, a gymnasium or multipurpose room of the public school;
(e) Selecting an assessment tool which assists in responding to a threat against the school by a pupil or pupils;
(f) On an annual basis, providing drills to instruct pupils in the appropriate procedures to be followed in response to a crisis or an emergency. Such drills must occur:
(1) At different times during normal school hours; and
(2) In cooperation with other state agencies, pursuant to this section.
(g) Responding to a suicide or attempted suicide to mitigate the effects of the suicide or attempted suicide on pupils and staff at the school, including, without limitation, by making counseling and other appropriate resources to assist in recovering from the suicide or attempted suicide available to pupils and staff;
(h) Providing counseling and other appropriate resources to pupils and school staff who have contemplated or attempted suicide;
(i) Outreach to persons and organizations located in the community in which a school that has had a suicide by a pupil, including, without limitation, religious and other nonprofit organizations, that may be able to assist with the response to the suicide;
(j) Addressing the needs of pupils at a school that has experienced a crisis, emergency or suicide who are at a high risk of suicide, including, without limitation, pupils who are members of the groups described in subsection 3 of NRS 388.256; and
(k) Responding to a pupil who is determined to be a person in mental health crisis, as defined in NRS 433A.0175, including, without limitation:
(1) Utilizing mobile mental health crisis response units, where available, before transporting the pupil to a public or private mental health facility pursuant to subparagraph (2); and
(2) Transporting the pupil to a public or private mental health facility or hospital for placement on a mental health crisis hold pursuant to NRS 433A.160.
3. In developing the model plan, the Department shall consider the plans developed pursuant to NRS 388.243 and 394.1687 and updated pursuant to NRS 388.245 and 394.1688.
4. The Department shall require a school district to ensure that each public school in the school district identified pursuant to paragraph (d) of subsection 2 is prepared to allow a charter school to evacuate to the school when necessary in accordance with the procedure included in the model plan developed pursuant to subsection 1. A charter school shall hold harmless, indemnify and defend the school district to which it evacuates during a crisis or an emergency against any claim or liability arising from an act or omission by the school district or an employee or officer of the school district.
5. The Department may disseminate to any appropriate local, state or federal agency, officer or employee, as the Department determines is necessary:
(a) The model plan developed by the Department pursuant to subsection 1;
(b) A plan developed pursuant to NRS 388.243 or updated pursuant to NRS 388.245;
(c) A plan developed pursuant to NRS 394.1687 or updated pursuant to NRS 394.1688; and
(d) A deviation approved pursuant to NRS 388.251 or 394.1692.
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6. The Department shall, at least once each year, review and update as appropriate the model plan developed pursuant to subsection 1.
Sec. 32. NRS 388.257 is hereby amended to read as follows:
388.257 1. If a crisis or an emergency that requires immediate action occurs at a public school or a suicide occurs, the principal of the school involved, or the principals designated representative, shall, in accordance with the plan developed for the school pursuant to NRS 388.243 and in accordance with any deviation approved pursuant to NRS 388.251, contact all appropriate local agencies, including, without limitation, a provider of mental health services which is operated by a state or local agency, to respond to the crisis, emergency or suicide.
2. If a local agency that is responsible for responding to a crisis or an emergency is contacted pursuant to subsection 1 and the local agency determines that the crisis or the emergency requires assistance from a state agency, the local agency may:
(a) If a local organization for emergency management has been established in the city or county in which the local agency that was contacted is located, through such local organization for emergency management, notify the [Division] Office of Emergency Management [of] within the Office of the [Military] Governor of the crisis or the emergency and request assistance from the [Division] Office of Emergency Management in responding to the crisis or the emergency; or
(b) If a local organization for emergency management has not been established in the city or county in which the local agency that was contacted is located, directly notify the [Division] Office of Emergency Management [of] within the Office of the [Military] Governor of the crisis or the emergency and request assistance from the [Division] Office of Emergency Management in responding to the crisis or the emergency.
3. If the [Division] Office of Emergency Management [of] within the Office of the [Military] Governor receives notification of a crisis or an emergency and a request for assistance pursuant to subsection 2 and the Governor or the Governors designated representative determines that the crisis or the emergency requires assistance from a state agency, the [Division] Office of Emergency Management shall carry out its duties set forth in the model plan developed pursuant to NRS 388.253 and its duties set forth in chapter 414 of NRS, including, without limitation, addressing the immediate crisis or emergency and coordinating the appropriate and available local, state and federal resources to provide support services and counseling to pupils, teachers, and parents or legal guardians of pupils, and providing support for law enforcement agencies, for as long as is reasonably necessary.
4. If a local law enforcement agency responds to a crisis, emergency or suicide that occurs at a public school or notifies a public school regarding a crisis, emergency or suicide that occurs outside of the public school, the local law enforcement agency must consider whether it is necessary and appropriate to notify any other public school or any private school of the crisis, emergency or suicide. Such notification must include, without limitation, any information necessary for the public school or private school to appropriately respond to the crisis, emergency or suicide.
Sec. 33. NRS 388.261 is hereby amended to read as follows:
388.261 The provisions of chapter 241 of NRS do not apply to a meeting of:
1. An emergency operations plan development committee;
2. A school committee;
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3. The board of trustees of a school district or governing body of a charter school if the meeting concerns the review of a plan submitted pursuant to subsection 3 of NRS 388.243 or a summary presented or provided pursuant to paragraph (e) or (i) of subsection 2 of NRS 388.910;
4. The State Board if the meeting concerns a regulation adopted pursuant to NRS 388.255;
5. The Department of Education if the meeting concerns the model plan developed pursuant to NRS 388.253; or
6. The [Division] Office of Emergency Management [of] within the Office of the [Military] Governor if the meeting concerns the review of a plan developed pursuant to NRS 388.243 or the review of a plan updated pursuant to NRS 388.245.
Sec. 34. NRS 388.264 is hereby amended to read as follows:
388.264 1. The board of trustees of each school district and the governing body of each charter school shall consult with the person described in subsection 2 or 3, as applicable, regarding safety in schools before:
(a) Designing, constructing or purchasing new buildings for schools or related facilities;
(b) Enlarging, remodeling or renovating existing buildings for schools or related facilities; or
(c) Acquiring sites for building schools or related facilities.
2. In a county whose population is 100,000 or more, the board of trustees of a school district or the governing body of a charter school that plans to take an action described in subsection 1 shall consult with the emergency manager designated pursuant to NRS 388.262 or, if the school district has school police officers, the chief of school police of the school district or a person designated by him or her.
3. In a county whose population is less than 100,000, the board of trustees of a school district or the governing body of a charter school that plans to take an action described in subsection 1 shall consult with:
(a) If the school district has school police officers, the chief of school police of the school district or a person designated by him or her or, if the school district has designated a full-time employee to serve as an emergency manager, the emergency manager; or
(b) If the county has not designated a full-time employee to serve as an emergency manager and does not have school police officers, the [Division] Office of Emergency Management [of] within the Office of the [Military.] Governor.
Sec. 35. NRS 388.265 is hereby amended to read as follows:
388.265 1. The Department of Education shall, at least once each year, coordinate with the [Division] Office of Emergency Management [of] within the Office of the [Military,] Governor, any emergency manager designated pursuant to NRS 388.262, any chief of police of a school district that has police officers and any school resource officer to conduct a conference regarding safety in public schools.
2. The board of trustees of each school district shall designate persons to attend the conference held pursuant to subsection 1. The persons so designated must include, without limitation:
(a) An administrator from the school district;
(b) If the school district has school resource officers, a school resource officer or a person designated by him or her;
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(c) If the school district has school police officers, the chief of school police of the school district or a person designated by him or her; and
(d) If the school district has an emergency manager designated pursuant to NRS 388.262, the emergency manager.
3. The conference conducted pursuant to subsection 1 may be attended by:
(a) A licensed teacher of a school or charter school;
(b) Educational support personnel employed by a school district or charter school;
(c) The parent or legal guardian of a pupil who is enrolled in a public school;
(d) An employee of a local law enforcement agency; and
(e) A person employed or appointed to serve as a school police officer.
4. The State Public Charter School Authority shall annually, at a designated meeting of the State Public Charter School Authority or at a workshop or conference coordinated by the State Public Charter School Authority, discuss safety in charter schools. The governing body of each charter school shall designate persons to attend a meeting, workshop or conference at which such a discussion will take place pursuant to this subsection.
Sec. 36. NRS 394.1687 is hereby amended to read as follows:
394.1687 1. Each emergency operations plan development committee shall develop a plan to be used by its school in responding to a crisis, emergency or suicide and all other hazards. Each emergency operations plan development committee shall, when developing the plan:
(a) Consult with local social service agencies and local public safety agencies in the county in which its school is located.
(b) Consult with the director of the local organization for emergency management or, if there is no local organization for emergency management, with the Chief of the [Division] Office of Emergency Management [of] within the Office of the [Military] Governor or his or her designee.
2. The plan developed pursuant to subsection 1 must include, without limitation:
(a) The plans, procedures and information included in the model plan developed by the Department pursuant to NRS 388.253;
(b) A procedure for immediately responding to a crisis or an emergency and for responding during the period after a crisis or an emergency has concluded, including, without limitation, a crisis or an emergency that results in immediate physical harm to a pupil or employee of the school; and
(c) A procedure for enforcing discipline within the school and for obtaining and maintaining a safe and orderly environment during a crisis or an emergency.
3. Each emergency operations plan development committee shall provide for review a copy of the plan that it develops pursuant to this section to the governing body of the school that established the committee.
4. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 394.1691 and 394.1692, each private school must comply with the plan developed for it pursuant to this section.
Sec. 37. NRS 394.1688 is hereby amended to read as follows:
394.1688 1. Each emergency operations plan development committee shall, at least once each year, review and update as appropriate the plan that it developed pursuant to NRS 394.1687. In reviewing and updating the plan, the emergency operations plan development committee shall consult with the director of the local organization for emergency management or, if there is no local organization for emergency management, with the Chief of the [Division] Office of Emergency Management [of] within the Office of the [Military] Governor or his or her designee.
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director of the local organization for emergency management or, if there is no local organization for emergency management, with the Chief of the [Division] Office of Emergency Management [of] within the Office of the [Military] Governor or his or her designee.
2. On or before August 1 of each year, each emergency operations plan development committee shall provide an updated copy of the plan to the governing body of the school.
3. The governing body of each private school shall:
(a) Post a notice of the completion of each review and update that its emergency operations plan development committee performs pursuant to subsection 1 on the Internet website maintained by the school;
(b) File with the Department a copy of the notice posted pursuant to paragraph (a);
(c) Post a link to NRS 388.253 and 394.168 to 394.1699, inclusive, on the Internet website maintained by the school;
(d) Retain a copy of each plan developed pursuant to NRS 394.1687, each plan updated pursuant to subsection 1 and each deviation approved pursuant to NRS 394.1692;
(e) On or before August 15 of each year, provide a copy of each plan developed pursuant to NRS 394.1687 and each plan updated pursuant to subsection 1 to:
(1) Each local public safety agency in the county in which the school is located;
(2) The [Division] Office of Emergency Management [of] within the Office of the [Military;] Governor; and
(3) The local organization for emergency management, if any;
(f) Upon request, provide a copy of each plan developed pursuant to NRS 394.1687 and each plan updated pursuant to subsection 1 to a local agency that is included in the plan and to an employee of the school who is included in the plan;
(g) Upon request, provide a copy of each deviation approved pursuant to NRS 394.1692 to:
(1) The Department;
(2) A local public safety agency in the county in which the school is located;
(3) The [Division] Office of Emergency Management [of] within the Office of the [Military;] Governor;
(4) The local organization for emergency management, if any;
(5) A local agency that is included in the plan; and
(6) An employee of the school who is included in the plan; and
(h) At least once each year, provide training in responding to a crisis and training in responding to an emergency to each employee of the school, including, without limitation, training concerning drills for evacuating and securing the school.
4. As used in this section, public safety agency has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 388.2345.
Sec. 38. NRS 394.1696 is hereby amended to read as follows:
394.1696 1. If a crisis or an emergency that requires immediate action occurs at a private school or a suicide occurs, the principal or other person in charge of the private school involved, or his or her designated representative, shall, in accordance with the plan developed for the school pursuant to NRS 394.1687 and in accordance with any deviation approved pursuant to NRS 394.1692, contact all appropriate local agencies, including, without limitation, a provider of mental health services which is operated by a state or local agency, to respond to the crisis, emergency or suicide.
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limitation, a provider of mental health services which is operated by a state or local agency, to respond to the crisis, emergency or suicide.
2. If a local agency that is responsible for responding to a crisis or an emergency is contacted pursuant to subsection 1 and the local agency determines that the crisis or the emergency requires assistance from a state agency, the local agency may:
(a) If a local organization for emergency management has been established in the city or county in which the local agency that was contacted is located, through such local organization for emergency management, notify the [Division] Office of Emergency Management [of] within the Office of the [Military] Governor of the crisis or the emergency and request assistance from the [Division] Office of Emergency Management in responding to the crisis or the emergency; or
(b) If a local organization for emergency management has not been established in the city or county in which the local agency that was contacted is located, directly notify the [Division] Office of Emergency Management [of] within the Office of the [Military] Governor of the crisis or the emergency and request assistance from the [Division] Office of Emergency Management in responding to the crisis or the emergency.
3. If the [Division] Office of Emergency Management [of] within the Office of the [Military] Governor receives notification of a crisis or an emergency and a request for assistance pursuant to subsection 2 and the Governor or the Governors designated representative determines that the crisis or the emergency requires assistance from a state agency, the [Division] Office of Emergency Management shall carry out its duties set forth in the model plan developed pursuant to NRS 388.253 and its duties set forth in chapter 414 of NRS, including, without limitation, addressing the immediate crisis or emergency and coordinating the appropriate and available local, state and federal resources to provide support services and counseling to pupils, teachers, and parents or legal guardians of pupils, and providing support for law enforcement agencies, for as long as is reasonably necessary.
4. If a local law enforcement agency responds to a crisis, emergency or suicide that occurs at a private school or notifies a private school regarding a crisis, emergency or suicide that occurs outside of the private school, the local law enforcement agency must consider whether it is necessary and appropriate to notify any public school or any other private school of the crisis, emergency or suicide. Such notification must include, without limitation, any information necessary for the public school or private school to appropriately respond to the crisis, emergency or suicide.
Sec. 39. NRS 412.014 is hereby amended to read as follows:
412.014 Office means the Office of the Military, including, without limitation, the Nevada Army National Guard [,] and the Nevada Air National Guard . [and the Division of Emergency Management.]
Sec. 40. NRS 412.064 is hereby amended to read as follows:
412.064 1. The Office of the Military is hereby established. The Office, under the direction of the Governor, shall supervise the military [and emergency management] affairs of the State.
2. The Office shall adopt, subject to the approval of the Governor, necessary regulations for the organization, government, armament, equipment, training and compensation of the militia of the State in conformity with the provisions of this chapter and the laws of the United States.
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3. The Office shall make such changes in the military organization of the Nevada National Guard as are necessary from time to time to conform to the requirements of the laws of the United States and the directives of the National Guard Bureau.
4. The Office shall fix the location of the units and headquarters of the Nevada National Guard, and shall, subject to the approval of the National Guard Bureau, transfer, attach, consolidate or inactivate any organization or unit when in its judgment the efficiency of the present organization will be increased thereby.
5. The Office may establish and continue awards and decorations and approve the design therefor, which must conform to the requirements of the laws of the United States and the directives of the National Guard Bureau.
[6. The Division of Emergency Management of the Office of the Military shall execute, administer and enforce the provisions of chapters 414 and 414A of NRS and perform such duties and exercise such powers as may be conferred upon it pursuant to chapters 414 and 414A of NRS and any other statute.]
Sec. 41. Chapter 414 of NRS is hereby amended by adding thereto a new section to read as follows:
Office means the Office of Emergency Management within the Office of the Governor.
Sec. 42. NRS 414.0315 is hereby amended to read as follows:
414.0315 Chief means the Chief of the [Division] Office of Emergency Management [of] within the Office of the [Military.] Governor.
Sec. 43. NRS 414.040 is hereby amended to read as follows:
414.040 1. [A Division] An Office of Emergency Management is hereby created within the Office of the [Military.] Governor. The Chief of the [Division] Office of Emergency Management is appointed by and holds office at the pleasure of the [Adjutant General of the Office of the Military.] Governor. The [Division] Office of Emergency Management is the State Agency for Emergency Management [and the State Agency for Civil Defense] for the purposes of the Compact ratified by the Legislature pursuant to NRS 415.010. The Chief is the States Director of Emergency Management [and the States Director of Civil Defense] for the purposes of that Compact.
2. The Chief may employ technical, clerical, stenographic and other personnel as may be required, and may make such expenditures therefor and for other expenses of his or her office within the appropriation therefor, or from other money made available to him or her for purposes of emergency management, as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this chapter.
3. The Chief, subject to the direction and control of the [Adjutant General,] Governor, shall carry out the program for emergency management in this State. The Chief shall coordinate the activities of all organizations for emergency management within the State, maintain liaison with and cooperate with agencies and organizations of other states and of the Federal Government for emergency management and carry out such additional duties as may be prescribed by the [Adjutant General.] Governor.
4. The Chief shall assist in the development of comprehensive, coordinated plans for emergency management by adopting an integrated process, using the partnership of governmental entities, business and industry, volunteer organizations and other interested persons, for the mitigation of, preparation for, response to and recovery from emergencies or disasters. In adopting this process, the Chief shall:
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(a) Except as otherwise provided in NRS 232.3532, develop written plans for the mitigation of, preparation for, response to and recovery from emergencies and disasters. The plans developed by the Chief pursuant to this paragraph must include the information prescribed in NRS 414.041 to 414.044, inclusive.
(b) Conduct activities designed to:
(1) Eliminate or reduce the probability that an emergency will occur or to reduce the effects of unavoidable disasters;
(2) Prepare state and local governmental agencies, private organizations and other persons to be capable of responding appropriately if an emergency or disaster occurs by fostering the adoption of plans for emergency operations, conducting exercises to test those plans, training necessary personnel and acquiring necessary resources;
(3) Test periodically plans for emergency operations to ensure that the activities of state and local governmental agencies, private organizations and other persons are coordinated;
(4) Provide assistance to victims, prevent further injury or damage to persons or property and increase the effectiveness of recovery operations; and
(5) Restore the operation of vital community life-support systems and return persons and property affected by an emergency or disaster to a condition that is comparable to or better than what existed before the emergency or disaster occurred.
5. In addition to any other requirement concerning the program of emergency management in this State, the Chief shall:
(a) Maintain an inventory of any state or local services, equipment, supplies, personnel and other resources related to participation in the Nevada Intrastate Mutual Aid System established pursuant to NRS 414A.100;
(b) Coordinate the provision of resources and equipment within this State in response to requests for mutual aid pursuant to NRS 414.075 or chapter 414A of NRS;
(c) Coordinate with state agencies, local governments, Indian tribes or nations and special districts to use the personnel and equipment of those state agencies, local governments, Indian tribes or nations and special districts as agents of the State during a response to a request for mutual aid pursuant to NRS 414.075 or 414A.130; and
(d) Provide notice:
(1) On or before February 15 of each year to the governing body of each political subdivision of whether the political subdivision has complied with the requirements of NRS 239C.250;
(2) On or before February 15 of each year to the Chair of the Public Utilities Commission of Nevada of whether each utility that is not a governmental utility and each provider of new electric resources has complied with the requirements of NRS 239C.270;
(3) On or before February 15 of each year to the Governor of whether each governmental utility described in subsection 1 of NRS 239C.050 and each provider of new electric resources has complied with the requirements of NRS 239C.270;
(4) On or before February 15 of each year to the governing body of each governmental utility described in subsection 2 of NRS 239C.050 and each provider of new electric resources of whether each such governmental utility has complied with the requirements of NRS 239C.270;
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(5) On or before November 15 of each year to the Superintendent of Public Instruction of whether each board of trustees of a school district, governing body of a charter school or governing body of a private school has complied with the requirements of NRS 388.243 or 394.1687, as applicable; and
(6) On or before November 15 of each year to the Chair of the Nevada Gaming Control Board of whether each resort hotel has complied with the requirements of NRS 463.790.
6. The [Division] Office shall:
(a) Execute, administer and enforce the provisions of chapters 414 and 414A of NRS and perform such duties and exercise such powers required pursuant to those chapters;
(b) Perform the duties required pursuant to chapter 415A of NRS;
[(b)] (c) Perform the duties required pursuant to NRS 353.2753 at the request of a state agency or local government;
[(c)] (d) Adopt regulations setting forth the manner in which federal funds received by the [Division] Office to finance projects related to emergency management and homeland security are allocated, except with respect to any funds committed by specific statute to the regulatory authority of another person or agency, including, without limitation, funds accepted by the State Emergency Response Commission pursuant to NRS 459.740; and
[(d)] (e) Submit a written report to the Nevada Commission on Homeland Security within 60 days of making a grant of money to a state agency, political subdivision or tribal government to pay for a project or program relating to the prevention of, detection of, mitigation of, preparedness for, response to and recovery from acts of terrorism that includes, without limitation:
(1) The total amount of money that the state agency, political subdivision or tribal government has been approved to receive for the project or program;
(2) A description of the project or program; and
(3) An explanation of how the money may be used by the state agency, political subdivision or tribal government.
7. The [Division] Office shall develop a written guide for the preparation and maintenance of an emergency response plan to assist a person or governmental entity that is required to file a plan pursuant to NRS 239C.250, 239C.270, 388.243, 394.1687 or 463.790. The [Division] Office shall review the guide on an annual basis and revise the guide if necessary. On or before January 15 of each year, the [Division] Office shall post the guide on a publicly accessible Internet website maintained by the [Division.] Office.
8. The [Division] Office shall provide a copy of the written guide developed pursuant to subsection 7 to a person or governmental entity that is required to file a plan pursuant to NRS 239C.250, 239C.270, 388.243, 394.1687 or 463.790 upon the request of such a person or entity.
Sec. 44. NRS 414.044 is hereby amended to read as follows:
414.044 1. The written plan for recovery from an emergency or disaster required by paragraph (a) of subsection 4 of NRS 414.040 must, without limitation:
(a) Establish an organizational structure that facilitates support by the [Division of Emergency Management of the] Office [of the Military] of any recovery activities conducted by local governments and Indian tribes or nations after an emergency or disaster;
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(b) Assign roles and responsibilities to state agencies to support recovery activities;
(c) Identify persons who are employees of federal agencies, state and local governmental agencies, Indian tribes or nations, private organizations or other entities identified by the [Division] Office who will serve as liaisons between those agencies, organizations or entities and the [Division] Office to coordinate recovery activities; and
(d) Facilitate the stabilization, rebuilding and revitalization of communities impacted by an emergency or disaster.
2. Upon request of a state agency, local government or Indian tribe or nation, the [Division] Office shall provide training regarding the plan.
3. On or before December 31 of each year, the Chief shall review and revise the plan as necessary.
Sec. 45. NRS 414.135 is hereby amended to read as follows:
414.135 1. There is hereby created in the State General Fund the Emergency Assistance Account. Beginning with the fiscal year that begins on July 1, 1999, the State Controller shall, at the end of each fiscal year, transfer the interest earned during the previous fiscal year on the money in the Disaster Relief Account created pursuant to NRS 353.2735 to the Emergency Assistance Account in an amount not to exceed $500,000.
2. The [Division of Emergency Management of the] Office [of the Military] shall administer the Emergency Assistance Account. The [Division] Office may adopt regulations authorized by this section before, on or after July 1, 1999.
3. Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (d), all expenditures from the Emergency Assistance Account must be approved in advance by the [Division.] Office. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 4, all money in the Emergency Assistance Account must be expended:
(a) To provide supplemental emergency assistance to this State or to local governments in this State that are severely and adversely affected by a natural, technological or man-made emergency or disaster for which available resources of this State or the local government are inadequate to provide a satisfactory remedy;
(b) To pay any actual expenses incurred by the [Division] Office for administration during a natural, technological or man-made emergency or disaster;
(c) To pay any actual expenses incurred by the [Division] Office for the purpose of emergency management, regardless of whether the Governor or the Legislature proclaims that an emergency or disaster exists; and
(d) For any other purpose authorized by the Legislature.
4. Beginning with the fiscal year that begins on July 1, 1999, if any balance remains in the Emergency Assistance Account at the end of a fiscal year and the balance has not otherwise been committed for expenditure, the [Division] Office may, with the approval of the Interim Finance Committee, allocate all or any portion of the remaining balance, not to exceed $250,000, to this State or to a local government to:
(a) Purchase equipment or supplies required for emergency management;
(b) Provide training to personnel related to emergency management; and
(c) Carry out the provisions of NRS 388.229 to 388.266, inclusive.
5. Beginning with the fiscal year that begins on July 1, 1999, the [Division] Office shall, at the end of each quarter of a fiscal year, submit to the Interim Finance Committee a report of the expenditures made from the Emergency Assistance Account for the previous quarter.
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6. The [Division] Office shall adopt such regulations as are necessary to administer the Emergency Assistance Account.
7. The [Division] Office may adopt regulations to provide for reimbursement of expenditures made from the Emergency Assistance Account. If the [Division] Office requires such reimbursement, the Attorney General shall take such action as is necessary to recover the amount of any unpaid reimbursement plus interest at a rate determined pursuant to NRS 17.130, computed from the date on which the money was removed from the Disaster Relief Account, upon request by the [Division.] Office.
Sec. 46. NRS 414.165 is hereby amended to read as follows:
414.165 1. The Nevada Tribal Emergency Coordinating Council, consisting of not more than 27 members appointed by the Chief, is hereby created within the [Division of Emergency Management of the] Office . [of the Military.] The Chief shall appoint each member from a different federally recognized Indian tribe or nation, all or part of which is located within the boundaries of this State. A member of the Council may not represent more than one federally recognized Indian tribe or nation.
2. The term of office of each member of the Council is 2 years.
3. The Council shall meet at the call of the Chief as frequently as required to perform its duties, but not less than once each quarter.
4. The [Division of Emergency Management] Office shall provide the Council with administrative support.
5. The Council shall:
(a) Advise the Chief regarding emergency management on tribal lands;
(b) Assist in the coordination of mitigation, preparedness, response and recovery activities related to an emergency on tribal lands; and
(c) Submit an annual report to the Chief on or before January 31 of each year which must include, without limitation:
(1) A summary of the activities of the Council during the immediately preceding calendar year; and
(2) Recommendations relating to emergency management on tribal lands.
6. The Attorney General shall enter into any agreements necessary to carry out the provisions of this section.
Sec. 47. NRS 414.200 is hereby amended to read as follows:
414.200 The Chief, with the advice of the Board, shall appoint an employee of the [Division of Emergency Management of the] Office [of the Military] as Coordinator of Search and Rescue.
Sec. 48. NRS 414.270 is hereby amended to read as follows:
414.270 1. A State Disaster Identification Coordination Committee is hereby established within the [Division of Emergency Management of the] Office . [of the Military.] The Chief shall appoint to the State Disaster Identification Coordination Committee:
(a) One or more representatives of a state or local organization for emergency management;
(b) One or more representatives of the office of a county coroner;
(c) One or more representatives of the Office of the Attorney General;
(d) One or more representatives of the Nevada Hospital Association or its successor organization;
(e) One or more representatives of a state or local public health agency whose duties relate to emergency preparedness;
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(f) The Chief Medical Officer;
(g) An employee of the Department of Health and Human Services whose duties relate to ensuring compliance with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, Public Law 104-191, as amended, and any applicable regulations; and
(h) A consumer of healthcare services.
2. The State Disaster Identification Coordination Committee shall meet at the call of the Chief as frequently as required to perform its duties, but not less than once each calendar year.
3. The provisions of chapter 241 of NRS do not apply to any meeting held by the State Disaster Identification Coordination Committee or a subcommittee thereof.
Sec. 49. NRS 414.300 is hereby amended to read as follows:
414.300 The [Division of Emergency Management of the] Office [of the Military] shall adopt such regulations as are necessary to govern the State Disaster Identification Coordination Committee.
Sec. 50. NRS 414.310 is hereby amended to read as follows:
414.310 Broadcasters in this State shall, in cooperation with the [Division of Emergency Management of the] Office [of the Military] and the Nevada Broadcasters Association or its successor organization, develop comprehensive, coordinated plans for preparing for and responding appropriately to an emergency or disaster.
Sec. 51. Chapter 414A of NRS is hereby amended by adding thereto a new section to read as follows:
Office means the Office of Emergency Management within the Office of the Governor.
Sec. 52. NRS 414A.010 is hereby amended to read as follows:
414A.010 As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NRS 414A.015 to 414A.070, inclusive, and section 51 of this act have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections.
Sec. 53. NRS 414A.100 is hereby amended to read as follows:
414A.100 1. The Nevada Intrastate Mutual Aid System is hereby established within the [Division.] Office.
2. The Chief of the [Division,] Office, subject to the direction and control of the [Adjutant General of the Office of the Military,] Governor, shall administer the System pursuant to the provisions of this chapter and shall:
(a) Coordinate the provision of mutual aid during the response to and recovery from an emergency or disaster;
(b) Maintain records of the requests for and provision of mutual aid throughout this State;
(c) Identify, maintain an inventory of and coordinate participant personnel and equipment available for intrastate mutual aid response;
(d) Provide information and assistance, upon request, to participants concerning reimbursement for services and other guidelines and procedures developed by the Intrastate Mutual Aid Committee pursuant to subsection 4 of NRS 414A.110; and
(e) Adopt regulations relating to the administration of the System.
Sec. 54. NRS 414A.110 is hereby amended to read as follows:
414A.110 1. The Intrastate Mutual Aid Committee is hereby created. The Committee shall advise the Chief of the [Division] Office on issues related to emergency management and intrastate mutual aid in this State.
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2. The Committee consists of the following members:
(a) The Chief of the [Division,] Office, or his or her designee, who serves as the Chair of the Committee and is a nonvoting member; and
(b) Not more than 19 voting members, each of whom:
(1) Is appointed by the Chief of the [Division;] Office;
(2) Is selected from participating public agencies or tribal governments;
(3) Must have responsibility for public safety programs or activities within his or her public agency or tribe or nation; and
(4) After the initial terms, serves a term of 2 years, and may be reappointed.
3. The Committee shall select a Vice Chair from among the voting members of the Committee. The Vice Chair serves as Vice Chair until the end of his or her current term as a voting member, and may be reselected.
4. The Committee shall develop comprehensive guidelines and procedures regarding, without limitation:
(a) Requesting intrastate mutual aid;
(b) Responding to a request for intrastate mutual aid;
(c) Recordkeeping during an emergency or disaster for which intrastate mutual aid has been requested; and
(d) Reimbursement of costs to assisting participants.
5. The Committee shall meet at least annually to evaluate the effectiveness and efficiency of the System and provide recommendations, if any, to the Chief of the [Division] Office to improve the System.
Sec. 55. NRS 414A.120 is hereby amended to read as follows:
414A.120 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, each public agency shall participate in the System.
2. Any participant may elect to withdraw from participation in the System by:
(a) Adopting a resolution declaring that the participant elects not to participate in the System; and
(b) Providing a copy of the resolution to the [Division] Office and the Governor.
3. Any federally recognized Indian tribe or nation, all or part of which is located within the boundaries of this State, may choose to become a participant in the System by:
(a) Adopting a resolution declaring that the tribe or nation elects to participate in the System and agreeing to be bound by the provisions of this chapter; and
(b) Providing a copy of the resolution to the [Division] Office and the Governor.
4. Each participant shall:
(a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection 4 of NRS 414A.140, ensure that the participant is able to provide intrastate mutual aid in response to a request pursuant to NRS 414A.130;
(b) Provide training to each emergency responder on procedures related to his or her respective role within the System;
(c) Actively monitor events in this State to determine the possibility of requesting or providing intrastate mutual aid;
(d) Maintain a current list of personnel and any equipment of the participant available for intrastate mutual aid and submit the list at least annually to the [Division;] Office;
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(e) Conduct joint planning, information sharing and capability and vulnerability analyses with other participants and conduct joint training exercises, if practicable; and
(f) Develop, carry out and periodically revise plans of operation, which must include, without limitation, the methods by which any resources, facilities and services of the participant must be available and furnished to other participants.
Sec. 56. NRS 414A.130 is hereby amended to read as follows:
414A.130 1. Any participant may request intrastate mutual aid before, during or after a declared or undeclared emergency or disaster for:
(a) Response, mitigation or recovery activities related to the emergency or disaster; and
(b) Participation in drills or exercises in preparation for an emergency or disaster.
2. A participant may make a request for intrastate mutual aid:
(a) Through the [Division;] Office; or
(b) If an urgent response is needed, directly to a participant, except that any request for a responding state agency must be made as provided in paragraph (a).
3. Each request for intrastate mutual aid must be documented and forwarded to the [Division] Office not more than 24 hours after the request is made.
4. A requesting participant shall:
(a) Adequately describe the resources needed by the requesting participant;
(b) Provide logistical and technical support, as needed, to any emergency responders provided by an assisting participant; and
(c) Reimburse the assisting participant for costs incurred, if applicable, by the assisting participant in a timely manner.
Sec. 57. NRS 414A.150 is hereby amended to read as follows:
414A.150 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, within 10 business days after the completion of all activities taken in response to a request for intrastate mutual aid, each assisting participant shall provide a written notice to the requesting participant if the assisting participant intends to seek reimbursement from the requesting participant.
2. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, within 60 calendar days after the completion of the activities specified in subsection 1, the assisting participant shall provide to the requesting participant a final request for reimbursement which must include:
(a) A summary of the services provided;
(b) An invoice setting forth all services provided and the total amount of the reimbursement requested;
(c) Any supporting documentation;
(d) Any additional forms required by the System; and
(e) The name and contact information of a person to contact if more information is needed.
3. If an assisting participant requires additional time to comply with the provisions of subsection 1 or 2, the assisting participant must request an extension in writing from the requesting participant. A requesting participant may, for good cause shown, grant an extension for an additional reasonable period.
4. A requesting participant shall reimburse an assisting participant for all reasonable costs incurred by the assisting participant in responding to the request for intrastate mutual aid, including, without limitation, any costs related to the use of personnel and equipment and travel.
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request for intrastate mutual aid, including, without limitation, any costs related to the use of personnel and equipment and travel. All costs must be documented in order to be eligible for reimbursement pursuant to this section, unless otherwise agreed upon by the requesting participant and assisting participant. Any costs associated with resources which were used without request are not eligible for reimbursement.
5. Reimbursement may be facilitated through the [Division,] Office, upon request.
6. If a dispute between participants occurs regarding reimbursement, the participant disputing the reimbursement shall provide a written notice to the other participant setting forth the issues in dispute. If the dispute is not resolved within 90 days after the notice is provided, either participant may submit the matter to binding arbitration, which must be conducted pursuant to the rules for commercial arbitration established by the American Arbitration Association.
7. The [Division] Office is not liable for any claim relating to the reimbursement of costs for providing intrastate mutual aid.
Sec. 58. Chapter 415A of NRS is hereby amended by adding thereto a new section to read as follows:
Office means the Office of Emergency Management within the Office of the Governor.
Sec. 59. NRS 415A.020 is hereby amended to read as follows:
415A.020 As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NRS 415A.030 to 415A.180, inclusive, and section 58 of this act have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections.
Sec. 60. NRS 415A.030 is hereby amended to read as follows:
415A.030 Disaster relief organization means an entity which provides emergency or disaster relief services that include health or veterinary services provided by volunteer health practitioners and which:
1. Is designated or recognized as a provider of those services pursuant to a disaster response and recovery plan adopted by an agency of the Federal Government, the Governor or the [Division;] Office; or
2. Regularly plans and conducts its activities in coordination with an agency of the Federal Government or the [Division.] Office.
Sec. 61. NRS 415A.200 is hereby amended to read as follows:
415A.200 1. While an emergency declaration is in effect, the [Division] Office may by order limit, restrict or otherwise regulate:
(a) The duration of practice by volunteer health practitioners;
(b) The geographical areas in which volunteer health practitioners may practice;
(c) The types of volunteer health practitioners who may practice; and
(d) Any other matters necessary to coordinate effectively the provision of health or veterinary services during the emergency.
2. An order issued pursuant to subsection 1 may take effect immediately, without prior notice or comment, and is not a regulation for the purposes of chapter 233B of NRS.
3. A host entity that uses volunteer health practitioners to provide health or veterinary services in this State shall:
(a) Consult with and coordinate its activities with the [Division] Office to the extent practicable to provide for the efficient and effective use of those volunteer health practitioners; and
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(b) Comply with any laws other than this chapter relating to the management of emergency health or veterinary services, including, without limitation, the provisions of chapters 414 and 414A of NRS.
Sec. 62. NRS 415A.210 is hereby amended to read as follows:
415A.210 1. To qualify as a registration system for volunteer health practitioners, a system must:
(a) Accept applications for the registration of volunteer health practitioners before an emergency and for the provisional registration of volunteer health practitioners while an emergency declaration is in effect;
(b) Include information about the licensure and standing of health practitioners which is accessible by authorized persons;
(c) Be capable of confirming the accuracy of information concerning whether a health practitioner is licensed and in good standing before the practitioner provides health services or veterinary services pursuant to this chapter; and
(d) Meet one of the following conditions:
(1) Be an emergency system for advance registration of volunteer health care practitioners established by a state and funded through the United States Department of Health and Human Services under Section 319I of the Public Health Service Act, 42 U.S.C. § 247d-7b, as amended;
(2) Be a local unit consisting of trained and equipped emergency response, public health and medical personnel formed pursuant to Section 2801 of the Public Health Service Act, 42 U.S.C. § 300hh, as amended;
(3) Be operated by a:
(I) Disaster relief organization;
(II) Licensing board;
(III) National or regional association of licensing boards or health practitioners;
(IV) Health facility that provides comprehensive inpatient and outpatient health care services, including, without limitation, a hospital; or
(V) Governmental entity; or
(4) Be designated by the [Division] Office as a registration system for the purposes of this chapter.
2. While an emergency declaration is in effect, the [Division,] Office, a person authorized to act on behalf of the [Division] Office or a host entity may confirm whether volunteer health practitioners utilized in this State are registered or provisionally registered with a registration system that complies with subsection 1. Confirmation is limited to obtaining identities of the practitioners from the system and determining whether the system indicates that the practitioners are licensed and in good standing.
3. Upon the request of a person or entity in this State authorized to do so pursuant to subsection 2, or a similarly authorized person or entity in another state, a registration system located in this State must notify the person or entity of the identities of volunteer health practitioners and whether the practitioners are licensed and in good standing.
4. A host entity is not required to use the services of a volunteer health practitioner even if the practitioner is registered or provisionally registered with a registration system which indicates that the practitioner is licensed and in good standing.
5. The [Division] Office shall adopt regulations which provide for the expedited granting of provisional registration to volunteer health practitioners while an emergency declaration is in effect.
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Sec. 63. NRS 415A.240 is hereby amended to read as follows:
415A.240 1. Subject to subsections 2 and 3, a volunteer health practitioner shall adhere to the scope of practice for a similarly licensed practitioner established by the licensing provisions, practice acts or other laws of this State.
2. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, this chapter does not authorize a volunteer health practitioner to provide services that are outside the practitioners scope of practice, even if a similarly licensed practitioner in this State would be allowed to provide the services.
3. The [Division] Office may modify or restrict the health or veterinary services that volunteer health practitioners may provide pursuant to this chapter. An order under this subsection may take effect immediately, without prior notice or comment, and is not a regulation for the purposes of chapter 233B of NRS.
4. A host entity may restrict the health or veterinary services that a volunteer health practitioner is allowed to provide pursuant to this chapter.
5. A volunteer health practitioner does not engage in unauthorized practice unless the practitioner has reason to know of any limitation, modification or restriction under this section or that a similarly licensed practitioner in this State would not be allowed to provide the services. A volunteer health practitioner has reason to know of a limitation, modification or restriction or that a similarly licensed practitioner in this State would not be allowed to provide a service if:
(a) The practitioner actually knows that the limitation, modification or restriction exists or that a similarly licensed practitioner in this State would not be allowed to provide the service; or
(b) From all the facts and circumstances known to the practitioner at the relevant time, a reasonable person would conclude that the limitation, modification or restriction exists or that a similarly licensed practitioner in this State would not be allowed to provide the service.
6. In addition to the authority granted by the laws of this State other than this chapter to regulate the conduct of health practitioners, a licensing board or other disciplinary authority in this State:
(a) May impose administrative sanctions upon a health practitioner licensed in this State for conduct outside of this State in response to an out-of-state emergency;
(b) May impose administrative sanctions upon a practitioner not licensed in this State for conduct in this State in response to an in-state emergency; and
(c) Shall report any administrative sanctions imposed upon a practitioner licensed in another state to the appropriate licensing board or other disciplinary authority in any other state in which the practitioner is known to be licensed.
7. In determining whether to impose administrative sanctions pursuant to subsection 6, a licensing board or other disciplinary authority shall consider the circumstances in which the conduct took place, including, without limitation, any exigent circumstances and the practitioners scope of practice, education, training, experience and specialized skill.
Sec. 64. NRS 415A.250 is hereby amended to read as follows:
415A.250 1. This chapter does not limit any rights, privileges or immunities provided to volunteer health practitioners by laws other than this chapter. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, this chapter does not affect requirements for the use of health practitioners pursuant to the Emergency Management Assistance Compact.
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does not affect requirements for the use of health practitioners pursuant to the Emergency Management Assistance Compact.
2. The [Division,] Office, pursuant to the Emergency Management Assistance Compact, may incorporate into the emergency personnel of this State volunteer health practitioners who are not officers or employees of this State, a political subdivision of this State or a municipality or other local government within this State.
Sec. 65. NRS 415A.260 is hereby amended to read as follows:
415A.260 The [Division] Office may adopt regulations to carry out this chapter. In doing so, the [Division] Office shall consult with the Governor and consider any pertinent rules or regulations promulgated by similarly empowered agencies in other states to promote uniformity in the application of this chapter and make the emergency response systems in the various states reasonably compatible.
Sec. 66. NRS 459.796 is hereby amended to read as follows:
459.796 A person is entitled to immunity under subsection 2 of NRS 459.792 only if:
1. In the case of one furnishing advice or assistance, the person is qualified by training, education or experience in the handling of hazardous materials and provides advice or assistance within the area of his or her qualifications; and
2. The person was requested to provide the equipment, advice or other assistance by:
(a) The person responsible for the discharge;
(b) The [Division] Office of Emergency Management [of] within the Office of the [Military;] Governor;
(c) The Division of Industrial Relations of the Department of Business and Industry;
(d) The Division of Environmental Protection of the State Department of Conservation and Natural Resources;
(e) The Nevada Highway Patrol Division of the Department of Public Safety;
(f) The State Fire Marshal Division of the Department of Public Safety;
(g) The State Emergency Response Commission or a local emergency planning committee appointed by the Commission;
(h) A local fire department; or
(i) A local agency for law enforcement.
Sec. 67. NRS 463.790 is hereby amended to read as follows:
463.790 1. Each resort hotel shall adopt and maintain an emergency response plan. Each new or revised plan must be filed within 3 days after adoption or revision with each local fire department and local law enforcement agency whose jurisdiction includes the area in which the resort hotel is located and with the [Division] Office of Emergency Management [of] within the Office of the [Military.] Governor.
2. The emergency response plan required by subsection 1 must include:
(a) A drawing or map of the layout of all areas within the building or buildings and grounds that constitute a part of the resort hotel and its support systems and a brief description of the purpose or use for each area;
(b) A drawing or description of the internal and external access routes;
(c) The location and inventory of emergency response equipment and resources;
(d) The location of any unusually hazardous substances;
(e) The name and telephone number of:
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(1) The emergency response coordinator for the resort hotel; and
(2) The person responsible for ensuring that the resort hotel is in compliance with this section;
(f) The location of one or more site emergency response command posts;
(g) A description of any special equipment needed to respond to an emergency at the resort hotel;
(h) An evacuation plan;
(i) A description of any public health or safety hazards present on the site; and
(j) Any other information requested by a local fire department or local law enforcement agency whose jurisdiction includes the area in which the resort hotel is located or by the [Division] Office of Emergency Management.
3. Each resort hotel shall review its emergency response plan at least once each year and, as soon as practicable after the review is completed but not later than November 1 of each year, file with each local fire department and local law enforcement agency whose jurisdiction includes the area in which the resort hotel is located and with the [Division] Office of Emergency Management:
(a) Any revised emergency response plan resulting from the review; or
(b) A written certification that the most recent emergency response plan filed pursuant to this subsection or subsection 1 is the current emergency response plan for the resort hotel.
4. A plan filed pursuant to the requirements of this section, including any revisions adopted thereto, is confidential and must be securely maintained by the department, agency and [Division] Office of Emergency Management with whom it is filed. An officer, employee or other person to whom the plan is entrusted by the department, agency or [Division] Office shall not disclose the contents of such a plan except:
(a) Upon the lawful order of a court of competent jurisdiction; or
(b) As is reasonably necessary in the case of an emergency involving public health or safety.
5. If the Board maintains a list of resort hotels, the Board shall provide a copy of the list to the [Division] Office of Emergency Management, upon request, for purposes of this section.
6. As used in this section, the term local law enforcement agency means:
(a) The sheriffs office of a county;
(b) A metropolitan police department; or
(c) A police department of an incorporated city.
Sec. 68. NRS 480.425 is hereby amended to read as follows:
480.425 Public safety agency means:
1. A public fire department, fire protection district or other agency of this State or a political subdivision of this State, the primary functions of which are to control, extinguish and suppress fires;
2. A law enforcement agency as defined in NRS 277.035;
3. An emergency medical service;
4. The [Division] Office of Emergency Management [of] within the Office of the [Military;] Governor; or
5. A local organization for emergency management, as defined in NRS 414.036.
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Sec. 69. NRS 480.540 is hereby amended to read as follows:
480.540 1. The Nevada Threat Analysis Center Advisory Committee is hereby created within the Investigation Division. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, the Advisory Committee consists of 2 ex officio nonvoting members pursuant to subsection 2 and not more than 15 voting members, which must include, without limitation:
(a) The Chief of the Investigation Division;
(b) The Chief of the Nevada Highway Patrol of the Department;
(c) The Chief of the [Division] Office of Emergency Management [of] within the Office of the [Military or another person designated by the Adjutant General of the Office of the Military who has experience relating to homeland security;] Governor;
(d) Three members appointed by the Nevada Sheriffs and Chiefs Association or its legal successor who are representatives of the Association or its legal successor;
(e) One member appointed by the Director of the Department who is a representative of the Nevada Fire Chiefs Association or its legal successor;
(f) One member appointed by the Director of the Department who is employed as a police officer by an Indian tribe;
(g) One member appointed by the sheriff of each county in which a metropolitan police department has been established who is a representative of the metropolitan police department; and
(h) Any other members appointed by the Director of the Department based on their experience or knowledge.
2. Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, the following persons are ex officio nonvoting members of the Advisory Committee:
(a) The Director of the Nevada Threat Analysis Center created by NRS 480.530.
(b) The Director of the Department or his or her designee except, in the case of a tie vote on any question, the Director or his or her designee shall cast the deciding vote.
3. The Director of the Department or his or her designee shall:
(a) Serve as the Chair of the Committee; and
(b) Select from the members a Vice Chair.
4. Appointed members of the Advisory Committee serve at the pleasure of the appointing authority.
5. The Advisory Committee shall meet at least twice annually at the call of the Chair and in conformance with NRS 480.545.
6. Members of the Advisory Committee serve without compensation and are not entitled to receive a per diem allowance or travel expenses.
7. The Advisory Committee shall advise the Nevada Threat Analysis Center created by NRS 480.530 on best practices for the collection, maintenance, analysis and dissemination of criminal intelligence information.
Sec. 70. NRS 480.926 is hereby amended to read as follows:
480.926 The Office shall:
1. Establish partnerships with:
(a) Local governments;
(b) The Nevada System of Higher Education; and
(c) Private entities, to the extent practicable,
Κ to encourage the development of strategies to prepare for and mitigate risks to, and otherwise protect, the security of information systems that are operated or maintained by a public or private entity in this State.
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2. Establish partnerships to assist and receive assistance from local governments and appropriate agencies of the Federal Government regarding the development of strategies to prepare for and mitigate risks to, and otherwise protect, the security of information systems.
3. Consult with the [Division] Office of Emergency Management [of] within the Office of the [Military] Governor and the Office of the Chief Information Officer within the Office of the Governor regarding the development of strategies to prepare for and mitigate risks to, and otherwise protect, the security of information systems.
4. Coordinate with the Investigation Division of the Department regarding gathering intelligence on and initiating investigations of cyber threats and incidents.
Sec. 71. NRS 616A.140 is hereby amended to read as follows:
616A.140 A member of the Nevada Wing of the Civil Air Patrol who participates:
1. In a mission; or
2. In training,
Κ which has been authorized by the [Division] Office of Emergency Management [of] within the Office of the [Military] Governor shall be deemed for the purposes of chapters 616A to 616D, inclusive, of NRS to be an employee of the [Division] Office of Emergency Management at the wage of $600 per month and, in the event of injury during such a mission or training, is entitled to the benefits of those chapters.
Sec. 72. 1. Any administrative regulations adopted by an officer or an agency whose name has been changed or whose responsibilities have been transferred pursuant to the provisions of this act to another officer or agency remain in force until amended by the officer or agency to which the responsibility for the adoption of the regulations has been transferred.
2. Any contracts or other agreements entered into by an officer or agency whose name has been changed or whose responsibilities have been transferred pursuant to the provisions of this act to another officer or agency are binding upon the officer or agency to which the responsibility for the administration of the provisions of the contract or other agreement has been transferred. Such contracts and other agreements may be enforced by the officer or agency to which the responsibility for the enforcement of the provisions of the contract or other agreement has been transferred.
3. Any action taken by an officer or agency whose name has been changed or whose responsibilities have been transferred pursuant to the provisions of this act to another officer or agency remains in effect as if taken by the officer or agency to which the responsibility for the enforcement of such actions has been transferred.
Sec. 73. The Legislative Counsel shall, in preparing supplements to the Nevada Administrative Code, appropriately change any references to an officer, agency or other entity whose name is changed or whose responsibilities are transferred pursuant to the provisions of this act to refer to the appropriate officer, agency or other entity.
Sec. 74. NRS 239C.045, 353.2712, 412.069, 414A.025 and 415A.040 are hereby repealed.
Sec. 75. This act becomes effective on July 1, 2025.
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Assembly Bill No. 551Committee on Ways and Means
CHAPTER 280
[Approved: June 5, 2025]
AN ACT relating to background investigations; requiring a background investigation of employees, prospective employees, contractors and prospective contractors of the Division of Welfare and Supportive Services of the Department of Health and Human Services and the Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.
Legislative Counsels Digest:
Existing state law requires the Department of Health and Human Services, through the Division of Welfare and Supportive Services of the Department, to administer certain programs of public assistance. (NRS 232.320, 422A.338) Under existing federal law, any officer or employee of any State who is authorized by federal law to obtain information from federal tax returns for the purpose of administering provisions of state or federal law is prohibited from disclosing any information obtained from those returns. (26 U.S.C. § 6103) As a condition of receiving such information, federal law requires state officers and employees to comply with certain safeguards prescribed by the United States Secretary of the Treasury to ensure the confidentiality of the federal tax returns and the information contained in those returns. (26 U.S.C. § 6103(p)(4)) Publication 1075 of the United States Internal Revenue Service: (1) establishes the Tax Information Security Guidelines for Federal, State and Local Agencies to provide guidance to federal, state and local agencies to ensure that the policies, practices, controls and safeguards of those agencies adequately protect the confidentiality of federal taxpayer information; and (2) includes in those Guidelines requirements related to conducting background investigations of employees and contractors of an agency that have access to federal taxpayer information.
Assembly Bill No. 530 of the 2019 Session of the Nevada Legislature requires: (1) the Department of Taxation to conduct a background investigation of each employee or contractor of the Department upon initial employment or contract and at least once every 5 years thereafter; and (2) such employees and contractors to submit to the Department proof of citizenship or eligibility to legally work in the United States and two complete sets of fingerprints for the purposes of the background investigation. (NRS 360.142) Sections 1 and 1.5 of this bill enact identical provisions governing employees and contractors of the Division of Welfare and Supportive Services of the Department of Health and Human Services and the Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation. Section 1.8 of this bill applies certain definitions to section 1.5. Sections 2 and 2.5 of this bill require: (1) current employees of the Division of Welfare and Supportive Services or the Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation to submit information to the Division or the Department, as applicable, for such background investigations by January 1, 2026; and (2) current contractors of the Division or Department to submit information to the Division or Department, as applicable, for such a background investigation when the contract is being renewed.
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EXPLANATION Matter in bolded italics is new; matter between
brackets [omitted material] is material to be
omitted.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN
SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Chapter 422A of NRS is hereby amended by adding thereto a new section to read as follows:
1. The Division shall secure from appropriate law enforcement agencies information on the background and personal history of a prospective employee or prospective contractor, as applicable, of the Division.
2. A prospective employee or prospective contractor, as applicable, of the Division must submit to the Division:
(a) Proof that he or she is a citizen of the United States or is lawfully entitled to remain and work in the United States; and
(b) Two complete sets of fingerprints and written authorization to forward those fingerprints to the Central Repository for submission to:
(1) The Federal Bureau of Investigation for a report on his or her background; and
(2) Any appropriate law enforcement agency that the Division deems necessary.
3. The Division shall submit the fingerprints submitted pursuant to subsection 2 to the Central Repository for submission to:
(a) The Federal Bureau of Investigation for a report on the background of the prospective employee or prospective contractor, as applicable; and
(b) Any appropriate law enforcement agency that the Division deems necessary.
4. When a report from the Federal Bureau of Investigation or any information from an appropriate law enforcement agency is received by the Central Repository, the Central Repository shall immediately forward a copy of the report or the information to the Division.
5. The Division shall conduct an investigation of each employee and contractor of the Division pursuant to this section at least once every 5 years after the initial investigation.
6. Only the Central Repository may:
(a) Receive fingerprints from the Division for submission to the Federal Bureau of Investigation pursuant to this section;
(b) Submit the fingerprints to the Federal Bureau of Investigation; and
(c) Receive a report from the Federal Bureau of Investigation based on the submission of the fingerprints.
7. As used in this section:
(a) Appropriate law enforcement agency means the local law enforcement agency with jurisdiction in each location where the prospective employee or prospective contractor, as applicable, of the Division lived, worked or attended school within the immediately preceding 5 years.
(b) Central Repository means the Central Repository for Nevada Records of Criminal History.
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Sec. 1.5. Chapter 232 of NRS is hereby amended by adding thereto a new section to read as follows:
1. The Department shall secure from appropriate law enforcement agencies information on the background and personal history of a prospective employee or prospective contractor, as applicable, of the Department.
2. A prospective employee or prospective contractor, as applicable, of the Department must submit to the Department:
(a) Proof that he or she is a citizen of the United States or is lawfully entitled to remain and work in the United States; and
(b) Two complete sets of fingerprints and written authorization to forward those fingerprints to the Central Repository for submission to:
(1) The Federal Bureau of Investigation for a report on his or her background; and
(2) Any appropriate law enforcement agency that the Department deems necessary.
3. The Department shall submit the fingerprints submitted pursuant to subsection 2 to the Central Repository for submission to:
(a) The Federal Bureau of Investigation for a report on the background of the prospective employee or prospective contractor, as applicable; and
(b) Any appropriate law enforcement agency that the Department deems necessary.
4. When a report from the Federal Bureau of Investigation or any information from an appropriate law enforcement agency is received by the Central Repository, the Central Repository shall immediately forward a copy of the report or the information to the Department.
5. The Department shall conduct an investigation of each employee and contractor of the Department pursuant to this section at least once every 5 years after the initial investigation.
6. Only the Central Repository may:
(a) Receive fingerprints from the Department for submission to the Federal Bureau of Investigation pursuant to this section;
(b) Submit the fingerprints to the Federal Bureau of Investigation; and
(c) Receive a report from the Federal Bureau of Investigation based on the submission of the fingerprints.
7. As used in this section:
(a) Appropriate law enforcement agency means the local law enforcement agency with jurisdiction in each location where the prospective employee or prospective contractor, as applicable, of the Department lived, worked or attended school within the immediately preceding 5 years.
(b) Central Repository means the Central Repository for Nevada Records of Criminal History.
Sec. 1.8. NRS 232.900 is hereby amended to read as follows:
232.900 As used in NRS 232.900 to 232.990, inclusive, and section 1.5 of this act unless the context otherwise requires:
1. Department means the Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation.
2. Director means the Director of the Department.
Sec. 2. 1. For the purpose of the Division of Welfare and Supportive Services of the Department of Health and Human Services conducting an investigation pursuant to section 1 of this act, a person who is an employee of the Division on July 1, 2025, shall submit the information required by subsection 2 of section 1 of this act on or before January 1, 2026.
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investigation pursuant to section 1 of this act, a person who is an employee of the Division on July 1, 2025, shall submit the information required by subsection 2 of section 1 of this act on or before January 1, 2026.
2. For the purpose of the Division conducting an investigation pursuant to section 1 of this act, a person who is a contractor of the Division on July 1, 2025, shall submit the information required by subsection 2 of section 1 of this act on or before the date that the contractor next renews his or her contract with the Division.
Sec. 2.5. 1. For the purpose of the Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation conducting an investigation pursuant to section 1.5 of this act, a person who is an employee of the Department on July 1, 2025, shall submit the information required by subsection 2 of section 1.5 of this act on or before January 1, 2026.
2. For the purpose of the Department conducting an investigation pursuant to section 1.5 of this act, a person who is a contractor of the Department on July 1, 2025, shall submit the information required by subsection 2 of section 1.5 of this act on or before the date that the contractor next renews his or her contract with the Department.
Sec. 3. This act becomes effective on July 1, 2025.
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Assembly Bill No. 544Committee on Ways and Means
CHAPTER 281
[Approved: June 5, 2025]
AN ACT relating to health care; revising the expiration date of certain licenses issued by the Division of Public and Behavioral Health of the Department of Health and Human Services; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.
Legislative Counsels Digest:
Existing law requires a medical facility or a facility for the dependent to obtain a license from the Division of Public and Behavioral Health of the Department of Health and Human Services. (NRS 449.030) Under existing law, each such license expires on December 31 of each year and may be renewed annually. (NRS 449.089) Section 1 of this bill instead provides that any such license: (1) expires 1 year after the date on which the license is issued, rather than on December 31; and (2) may be renewed annually.
EXPLANATION Matter in bolded italics is new; matter between
brackets [omitted material] is material to be
omitted.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN
SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. NRS 449.089 is hereby amended to read as follows:
449.089 1. Each license issued pursuant to NRS 449.029 to 449.2428, inclusive, expires 1 year after the date on [December 31 following its issuance and is renewable for 1 year] which it was issued. Such a license may be renewed annually upon reapplication and payment of all fees required pursuant to subsection 4 and NRS 449.050, as applicable, unless the Division finds, after an investigation, that the facility has not:
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required pursuant to subsection 4 and NRS 449.050, as applicable, unless the Division finds, after an investigation, that the facility has not:
(a) Satisfactorily complied with the provisions of NRS 449.029 to 449.2428, inclusive, or the standards and regulations adopted by the Board;
(b) Obtained the approval of the Director of the Department of Health and Human Services before undertaking a project, if such approval is required by NRS 439A.100 or 439A.102; or
(c) Conformed to all applicable local zoning regulations.
2. Each reapplication for an agency to provide personal care services in the home, an agency to provide nursing in the home, a community health worker pool, a facility for intermediate care, a facility for skilled nursing, a provider of community-based living arrangement services, a hospital described in 42 U.S.C. § 1395ww(d)(1)(B)(iv), a psychiatric hospital that provides inpatient services to children, a psychiatric residential treatment facility, a residential facility for groups, a program of hospice care, a home for individual residential care, a facility for the care of adults during the day, a facility for hospice care, a nursing pool, the distinct part of a hospital which meets the requirements of a skilled nursing facility or nursing facility pursuant to 42 C.F.R. § 483.5, a hospital that provides swing-bed services as described in 42 C.F.R. § 482.58 or, if residential services are provided to children, a medical facility or facility for the treatment of alcohol or other substance use disorders must include, without limitation, a statement that the facility, hospital, agency, program, pool or home is in compliance with the provisions of NRS 449.115 to 449.125, inclusive, and 449.174.
3. Each reapplication for an agency to provide personal care services in the home, a community health worker pool, a facility for intermediate care, a facility for skilled nursing, a facility for the care of adults during the day, a residential facility for groups or a home for individual residential care must include, without limitation, a statement that the holder of the license to operate, and the administrator or other person in charge and employees of, the facility, agency, pool or home are in compliance with the provisions of NRS 449.093.
4. Each reapplication for a surgical center for ambulatory patients, facility for the treatment of irreversible renal disease, facility for hospice care, program of hospice care, hospital, facility for intermediate care, facility for skilled nursing, agency to provide personal care services in the home or rural clinic must be accompanied by the fee prescribed by the State Board of Health pursuant to NRS 457.240, in addition to the fees imposed pursuant to NRS 449.050.
Sec. 2. (Deleted by amendment.)
Sec. 3. This act becomes effective on January 1, 2026.
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Assembly Bill No. 541Committee on Ways and Means
CHAPTER 282
[Approved: June 5, 2025]
AN ACT relating to postconviction proceedings; revising provisions relating to the payment of necessary costs and expenses associated with certain proceedings based upon a postconviction petition for a writ of habeas corpus; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.
Legislative Counsels Digest:
Existing law authorizes an offender who is convicted of a crime and under a sentence of death or imprisonment to file a postconviction petition for a writ of habeas corpus to challenge the validity of a judgment of conviction or the computation of time that the person has served pursuant to a judgment of conviction. (NRS 34.724) Such a petition may allege that the petitioner is unable to pay the costs of the proceedings or to employ counsel. Under existing law, if the court determines that the petitioner is unable to pay all necessary costs and expenses incident to the proceedings and certain other requirements are met, the costs must be paid from money appropriated to the Office of State Public Defender for that purpose. After appropriations for that purpose are exhausted, existing law requires that money be allocated to the Office of State Public Defender from the Reserve for Statutory Contingency Account for the payment of the costs, expenses and compensation. (NRS 34.750) Section 1 of this bill instead requires those costs to be paid from money appropriated to the Department of Indigent Defense Services for that purpose. After those appropriations are exhausted, section 1 requires that money be allocated to the Department of Indigent Defense Services from the Reserve for Statutory Contingency Account for the payment of the costs, expenses and compensation. Section 2 of this bill makes the same change in certain generally applicable statutory provisions relating to the payment of compensation and expenses of an attorney appointed to represent an indigent defendant or petitioner.
EXPLANATION Matter in bolded italics is new; matter between
brackets [omitted material] is material to be
omitted.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN
SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. NRS 34.750 is hereby amended to read as follows:
34.750 1. A petition may allege that the petitioner is unable to pay the costs of the proceedings or to employ counsel. If the court is satisfied that the allegation of indigency is true and the petition is not dismissed summarily, the court may appoint counsel to represent the petitioner. In making its determination, the court may consider, among other things, the severity of the consequences facing the petitioner and whether:
(a) The issues presented are difficult;
(b) The petitioner is unable to comprehend the proceedings; or
(c) Counsel is necessary to proceed with discovery.
2. If the court determines that the petitioner is unable to pay all necessary costs and expenses incident to the proceedings of the trial court and the reviewing court, including court costs, stenographic services, printing and reasonable compensation for legal services, all costs must be paid from money appropriated to the [office of the State Public Defender] Department of Indigent Defense Services for that purpose. After appropriations for that purpose are exhausted, money must be allocated to the [office of the State Public Defender] Department of Indigent Defense Services from the Reserve for Statutory Contingency Account for the payment of the costs, expenses and compensation.
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appropriations for that purpose are exhausted, money must be allocated to the [office of the State Public Defender] Department of Indigent Defense Services from the Reserve for Statutory Contingency Account for the payment of the costs, expenses and compensation.
3. After appointment by the court, counsel for the petitioner may file and serve supplemental pleadings, exhibits, transcripts and documents within 30 days after:
(a) The date the court orders the filing of a response or answer; or
(b) The date of counsels appointment,
Κ whichever is later. If it has not previously been filed, the response or answer by the respondent must be filed within 15 days after receipt of the supplemental pleadings and include any response to the supplemental pleadings.
4. The petitioner shall respond within 15 days after service to a motion by the State to dismiss the action.
5. No further pleadings may be filed except as ordered by the court.
Sec. 2. NRS 7.155 is hereby amended to read as follows:
7.155 Except as otherwise provided in NRS 180.008, the compensation and expenses of an attorney appointed to represent a defendant must be paid from the county treasury unless the proceedings are based upon a postconviction petition for habeas corpus challenging a judgment of conviction or sentence, in which case the compensation and expenses must be paid from money appropriated to the [Office of State Public Defender,] Department of Indigent Defense Services, but after the appropriation for such expenses is exhausted, money must be allocated to the [Office of State Public Defender] Department of Indigent Defense Services from the Reserve for Statutory Contingency Account for the payment of such compensation and expenses.
Sec. 3. 1. This section becomes effective upon passage and approval.
2. Sections 1 and 2 of this act become effective:
(a) Upon passage and approval for the purpose of adopting any regulations and performing any other preparatory administrative tasks that are necessary to carry out the provisions of this act; and
(b) On July 1, 2025, for all other purposes.
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Assembly Bill No. 406Assemblymembers Jackson and Nadeem
CHAPTER 283
[Approved: June 5, 2025]
AN ACT relating to health; prohibiting certain uses of artificial intelligence in public schools; requiring the Department of Education to develop a policy concerning certain uses of artificial intelligence; imposing certain restrictions relating to the marketing and programming of artificial intelligence systems; prohibiting certain persons from representing themselves as qualified to provide mental or behavioral health care; imposing certain restrictions relating to the use of artificial intelligence by providers of mental or behavioral health care; providing civil penalties; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.
Legislative Counsels Digest:
Existing law prescribes the authority and duties of a school counselor, school psychologist and school social worker. (NRS 391.293, 391.294, 391.296) Section 2 of this bill prohibits a public school from using artificial intelligence to perform the functions and duties of a school counselor, school psychologist or school social worker which relate to the mental health of pupils. Section 2 additionally requires the Department of Education to develop a policy for the use of artificial intelligence by such school employees while providing therapy, counseling or other mental or behavioral health services to pupils. Section 2 requires the policy to include a method for the Department to examine the accuracy and efficacy of the use of artificial intelligence for such purposes.
Existing law: (1) regulates the practice and requires the licensure of certain mental health professionals, including psychiatrists, psychologists, marriage and family therapists, clinical professional counselors, registered nurses, social workers, alcohol and drug counselors and problem gambling counselors; and (2) prohibits unlicensed persons from engaging in the practices of those professions. (Chapters 630, 632, 633 and 641-641C of NRS) Section 7 of this bill prohibits, with certain exceptions, an artificial intelligence provider from offering to users in this State an artificial intelligence system that is specifically programmed to provide a user with a service or an experience that would constitute the practice of professional mental or behavioral health care if provided by a natural person. Section 7 also prohibits, with certain exceptions, an artificial intelligence provider or a natural person who is not licensed to practice professional mental or behavioral health care from making certain representations that would lead a person to believe that the provider, the artificial intelligence system operated by the provider or the natural person is capable of or qualified to provide mental or behavioral health care. Section 8 of this bill imposes certain restrictions and prohibitions on the use of an artificial intelligence system by a licensed provider of mental and behavioral health care.
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EXPLANATION Matter in bolded italics is new; matter between
brackets [omitted material] is material to be
omitted.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN
SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. (Deleted by amendment.)
Sec. 2. Chapter 391 of NRS is hereby amended by adding thereto a new section to read as follows:
1. A public school, including, without limitation, a charter school or university school for profoundly gifted pupils, shall not use artificial intelligence to perform the functions and duties of a school counselor, school psychologist or school social worker as prescribed in NRS 391.293, 391.294 and 391.296, respectively, which relate to the mental health of pupils.
2. The Department shall develop a policy for the use of artificial intelligence by a school counselor, school psychologist, school social worker or other educational personnel while providing therapy, counseling or other mental or behavioral health services to pupils. The policy developed pursuant to this subsection must include, without limitation, a method for the Department to examine the accuracy and efficacy of any artificial intelligence used for such purposes. The Department may collaborate with the Division of Public and Behavioral Health of the Department of Health and Human Services in developing the policy.
3. The provisions of subsection 1 do not prohibit a school counselor, school psychologist, school social worker or other educational personnel from using artificial intelligence in accordance with the policy developed pursuant to subsection 2 or to perform tasks for administrative support, which may include, without limitation:
(a) Scheduling;
(b) Managing records;
(c) Analyzing data for operational purposes; and
(d) Organizing, tracking and managing files or notes pertaining to a pupil.
4. As used in this section, artificial intelligence means a machine-based system that, for any explicit or implicit objective, infers from the inputs the system receives how to generate outputs, including, without limitation, content, decisions, predictions or recommendations, that can influence physical or virtual environments.
Secs. 3-6. (Deleted by amendment.)
Sec. 7. Chapter 433 of NRS is hereby amended by adding thereto a new section to read as follows:
1. An artificial intelligence provider shall not make any representation or statement or knowingly cause or program an artificial intelligence system made available for use by a person in this State to make any representation or statement that explicitly or implicitly indicates that:
(a) The artificial intelligence system is capable of providing professional mental or behavioral health care;
(b) A user of the artificial intelligence system may interact with any feature of the artificial intelligence system which simulates human conversation in order to obtain professional mental or behavioral health care; or
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(c) The artificial intelligence system, or any component, feature, avatar or embodiment of the artificial intelligence system is a provider of mental or behavioral health care, a therapist, a clinical therapist, a counselor, a psychiatrist, a doctor or any other term commonly used to refer to a provider of professional mental health or behavioral health care.
2. An artificial intelligence provider shall not make available for use by a person in this State an artificial intelligence system that is specifically programmed to provide a service or experience to a user that would constitute the practice of professional mental or behavioral health care if provided by a natural person.
3. A natural person shall not represent himself or herself as being qualified to provide professional mental or behavioral health care, including, without limitation, by using the title of therapist, psychotherapist or counselor, or any similar title, if the person does not possess a valid credential issued by a governmental entity that authorizes the person to practice professional mental or behavioral health care in this State.
4. The Division:
(a) May investigate potential violations of this section.
(b) May bring an action to recover a civil penalty pursuant to subsection 5.
(c) Shall deposit any money received from a civil penalty into the State General Fund.
(d) Shall develop and disseminate to the public educational materials which contain:
(1) Information describing how a person may obtain professional mental or behavioral health care from a licensed or certified provider of professional mental or behavioral health care.
(2) Information about free or low-cost services or options that are available to persons in this State who are experiencing a mental or behavioral health crisis.
(3) Recommended best practices relating to the use or potential use of artificial intelligence by a person who is seeking care or relief from a mental or behavioral health condition, or who is experiencing a mental or behavioral health event, which may include, without limitation, recommendations concerning the circumstances under which such a person should seek the assistance or care of a provider of professional mental or behavioral health care.
5. A person who violates any provision of subsection 1, 2 or 3 is subject to a civil penalty not to exceed $15,000 per violation.
6. This section shall not be construed to prohibit:
(a) Any advertisement, statement or representation for or relating to materials, literature and other products which are meant to provide advice and guidance for self-help relating to mental or behavioral health, if the material, literature or product does not purport to offer or provide professional mental or behavioral health care.
(b) Offering or operating an artificial intelligence system that is designed to be used by a provider of professional mental or behavioral health care to perform tasks for administrative support in conformity with subsection 2 of section 8 of this act.
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7. As used in this section:
(a) Artificial intelligence provider means a person who operates or provides an artificial intelligence system.
(b) Artificial intelligence system means a machine-based system that, for any explicit or implicit objective, infers from the inputs the system receives how to generate outputs, including, without limitation, content, decisions, predictions or recommendations, that can influence physical or virtual environments.
(c) Professional mental or behavioral health care:
(1) Means mental or behavioral health care or services relating to the diagnosis, treatment or prevention of mental illnesses or emotional or behavioral disorders which are typically provided by a provider of mental or behavioral health care within his or her authorized scope of practice.
(2) Includes, without limitation, the practice of:
(I) Psychology, as defined in NRS 641.025.
(II) Clinical professional counseling, as defined in NRS 641A.065.
(III) Marriage and family therapy, as defined in NRS 641A.080.
(IV) Social work and clinical social work, as defined in NRS 641B.030.
(V) Counseling persons with alcohol and other substance use disorders and counseling persons with an addictive disorder related to gambling, as defined in NRS 641C.100 and 641C.105, respectively.
(VI) Psychiatry.
Sec. 8. Chapter 629 of NRS is hereby amended by adding thereto a new section to read as follows:
1. Except as otherwise provided by subsection 2 and, where applicable, the policy adopted by the Department of Education pursuant to section 2 of this act, a provider of mental and behavioral health care shall not use an artificial intelligence system in connection with providing professional mental and behavioral health care directly to a patient.
2. A provider of mental and behavioral health care may use an artificial intelligence system to assist the provider with performing tasks for administrative support, which may include, without limitation:
(a) Scheduling appointments;
(b) Managing records;
(c) Billing patients and managing records relating to billing;
(d) Analyzing data for operational purposes; and
(e) Organizing, tracking and managing files or notes relating to an individual session with a patient.
3. If a provider of mental and behavioral health care uses an artificial intelligence system for any purpose authorized in subsection 2, the provider shall ensure that such use complies with all applicable federal and state laws governing patient privacy and the security of electronic health records, health-related information and other related data, including, without limitation:
(a) The Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act, 42 U.S.C. §§ 300jj et seq. and 17901 et seq.;
(b) The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, Public Law 104-191, as amended; and
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(c) The provisions of NRS 439.581 to 439.597, inclusive.
4. A provider of mental and behavioral health care shall independently review the accuracy of any report, data or other information compiled, summarized, analyzed or generated by an artificial intelligence system for a purpose described in paragraph (c) or (e) of subsection 2.
5. A provider of mental and behavioral health care who violates any provision of this section is guilty of unprofessional conduct and is subject to disciplinary action by the board, agency or other entity in this State by which he or she is licensed or certified.
6. As used in this section:
(a) Artificial intelligence system means a machine-based system that, for any explicit or implicit object, infers from the inputs the system receives how to generate outputs, including, without limitation, content, decisions, predictions or recommendations, that can influence physical or virtual environments.
(b) Professional mental and behavioral health care means psychotherapy, psychiatry, counseling, therapy or other care or services relating to the diagnosis, treatment or prevention of mental illnesses or emotional or behavioral disorders which are provided by a provider of mental and behavioral health care within his or her authorized scope of practice.
(c) Provider of mental and behavioral health care means:
(1) A psychiatrist licensed to practice medicine in this State pursuant to chapter 630 or 633 of NRS;
(2) A psychologist licensed to practice in this State pursuant to chapter 641 of NRS;
(3) A social worker licensed in this State as an independent social worker or a clinical social worker pursuant to chapter 641B of NRS;
(4) A registered nurse holding a masters degree in the field of psychiatric nursing and licensed to practice professional nursing in this State pursuant to chapter 632 of NRS;
(5) A marriage and family therapist or clinical professional counselor licensed in this State pursuant to chapter 641A of NRS;
(6) An alcohol and drug counselor or problem gambling counselor who is licensed or certified pursuant to chapter 641C of NRS; and
(7) A person who provides counseling services as part of his or her training for any of the professions listed in subparagraphs (1) to (6), inclusive.
Sec. 9. (Deleted by amendment.)
Sec. 10. 1. This section becomes effective upon passage and approval.
2. Sections 1 to 9, inclusive, of this act become effective:
(a) Upon passage and approval for the purpose of adopting any regulations and performing any other preparatory administrative tasks that are necessary to carry out the provisions of this act; and
(b) On July 1, 2025, for all other purposes.
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Assembly Bill No. 289Assemblymembers Nguyen, Hibbetts, Nadeem, Marzola; Anderson, Brown-May, Carter, Considine, Dalia, DSilva, Edgeworth, Gallant, Gonzαlez, Goulding, Gray, Hansen, Hunt, Jackson, Karris, La Rue Hatch, Miller, Moore and Roth
Joint Sponsors: Senators Krasner, Nguyen, Doρate; Cruz-Crawford, Flores, Pazina and Rogich
CHAPTER 284
[Approved: June 5, 2025]
AN ACT relating to education; authorizing the Board of Regents of the University of Nevada to establish a course of study in financial literacy; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.
Legislative Counsels Digest:
Article 11 of the Nevada Constitution requires the Nevada Legislature to provide for the establishment of a State University that is controlled by a Board of Regents whose duties are prescribed by law. (Nev. Const. Art. 11, § 4) Existing law establishes the Nevada System of Higher Education, which consists of the State University and certain other educational institutions, programs and operations. (NRS 396.020) Existing law authorizes the Board of Regents of the University of Nevada to prescribe the course of study for the System. (NRS 396.440) This bill authorizes the Board of Regents to establish a course of study in financial literacy.
EXPLANATION Matter in bolded italics is new; matter between
brackets [omitted material] is material to be
omitted.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN
SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Chapter 396 of NRS is hereby amended by adding thereto a new section to read as follows:
The Board of Regents may establish a course of study in financial literacy.
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Senate Bill No. 464Committee on Finance
CHAPTER 285
[Approved: June 5, 2025]
AN ACT relating to mining; enacting the Interstate Mining Compact; authorizing the Governor to designate an alternate as the official representative for the purposes of the Compact; establishing provisions relating to the inspection of the books, records and bylaws of the Interstate Mining Commission; establishing certain duties of the Division of Minerals of the Commission on Mineral Resources relating to the Compact; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.
Legislative Counsels Digest:
The Interstate Mining Compact is an interstate compact which addresses issues relating to mining, including, without limitation, the economic impacts, the effects on natural resources, the protection of the environment and public health and safety. The Compact requires each state that is a party to formulate and establish a program for the conservation and use of mined lands for certain purposes. The Compact creates the Interstate Mining Commission composed of one commissioner from each party state who is the governor of that state or an alternate designated by the Governor. The Commission is charged with certain duties, which include: (1) studying issues relating to mining operations, processes and techniques and the conservation and restoration of land affected by mining; (2) making recommendations relating to mining; (3) gathering and disseminating information relating to mining; (4) cooperating with the Federal Government and any public and private entities interested in mining; and (5) upon the request of a party state, consulting with officials in the state on issues relating to mining.
Section 2 of this bill enacts the Interstate Mining Compact. Section 3 of this bill authorizes the Governor to designate a representative to serve as the alternate of the Governor to the Compact and on the Commission.
Section 4 of this bill provides that: (1) the provisions of the Compact and any policy of the Commission do not limit, repeal or supersede any law of this State; and (2) the State of Nevada is not liable for certain obligations or solvency of the Commission.
Section 5 of this bill provides that the Governor and the Legislature or their designated agents have the right to inspect the books and accounts of the Commission.
Section 6 of this bill requires: (1) the Interstate Mining Commission, as directed in the Compact, to file a copy of the bylaws of the Commission with the Division of Minerals of the Commission on Mineral Resources; and (2) the Division to make a copy of the bylaws available for inspection by the public or the Legislature. Section 6 also requires the Administrator of the Division to pay the annual membership dues of the Interstate Mining Commission from the Account for the Division of Minerals or, if authorized, from certain grants from the Federal Government.
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EXPLANATION Matter in bolded italics is new; matter between
brackets [omitted material] is material to be
omitted.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN
SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Chapter 513 of NRS is hereby amended by adding thereto the provisions set forth as sections 2 to 6, inclusive, of this act.
Sec. 2. The Interstate Mining Compact is hereby ratified, enacted and entered into with all jurisdictions legally joining the Compact, in substantially the form set forth in this section:
INTERSTATE MINING COMPACT
ARTICLE I. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES
(a) The party States find that:
1. Mining and the contributions thereof to the economy and well-being of every State are of basic significance.
2. The effects of mining on the availability of land, water and other resources for other uses present special problems which properly can be approached only with due consideration for the rights and interests of those engaged in mining, those using or proposing to use these resources for other purposes, and the public.
3. Measures for the reduction of the adverse effects of mining on land, water and other resources may be costly and the devising of means to deal with them are of both public and private concern.
4. Such variables as soil structure and composition, physiography, climatic conditions, and the needs of the public make impracticable the application to all mining areas of a single standard for the conservation, adaptation, or restoration of mined land, or the development of mineral and other natural resources; but justifiable requirements of law and practice relating to the effects of mining on lands, water, and other resources may be reduced in equity or effectiveness unless they pertain similarly from State to State for all mining operations similarly situated.
5. The States are in a position and have the responsibility to assure that mining shall be conducted in accordance with sound conservation principles, and with due regard for local conditions.
(b) The purposes of this Compact are to:
1. Advance the protection and restoration of land, water and other resources affected by mining.
2. Assist in the reduction or elimination or counteracting of pollution or deterioration of land, water and air attributable to mining.
3. Encourage, with due recognition of relevant regional, physical, and other differences, programs in each of the party States which will achieve comparable results in protecting, conserving, and improving the usefulness of natural resources, to the end that the most desirable conduct of mining and related operations may be universally facilitated.
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4. Assist the party States in their efforts to facilitate the use of land and other resources affected by mining, so that such use may be consistent with sound land use, public health, and public safety, and to this end to study and recommend, wherever desirable, techniques for the improvement, restoration or protection of such land and other resources.
5. Assist in achieving and maintaining an efficient and productive mining industry and in increasing economic and other benefits attributable to mining.
ARTICLE II. DEFINITIONS
As used in this Compact, the term:
(a) Mining means the breaking of the surface soil in order to facilitate or accomplish the extraction or removal of minerals, ores, or other solid matter, any activity or process constituting all or part of a process for the extraction or removal of minerals, ores, and other solid matter from its original location, and the preparation, washing, cleaning, or other treatment of minerals, ores, or other solid matter so as to make them suitable for commercial, industrial, or construction use; but shall not include those aspects of deep mining not having significant effect on the surface, and shall not include excavation of grading when conducted solely in aid of on-site farming or construction.
(b) State means a State of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or a Territory or Possession of the United States.
ARTICLE III. STATE PROGRAMS
Each party State agrees that within a reasonable time it will formulate and establish an effective program for the conservation and use of mined land, by the establishment of standards, enactment of laws, or the continuing of the same in force, to accomplish:
1. The protection of the public and the protection of adjoining and other landowners from damage to their lands and the structures and other property thereon resulting from the conduct of mining operations or the abandonment or neglect of land and property formerly used in the conduct of such operations.
2. The conduct of mining and the handling of refuse and other mining wastes in ways that will reduce adverse effects on the economic, residential, recreational or aesthetic value and utility of land and water.
3. The institution and maintenance of suitable programs of adaptation, restoration, and rehabilitation of mined lands.
4. The prevention, abatement and control of water, air and soil pollution resulting from mining - present, past and future.
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ARTICLE IV. POWERS
In addition to any other powers conferred upon the Interstate Mining Commission, established by Article V of this Compact, such Commission shall have power to:
1. Study mining operations, processes and techniques for the purpose of gaining knowledge concerning the effects of such operations, processes and techniques on land, soil, water, air, plant and animal life, recreation, and patterns of community or regional development or change.
2. Study the conservation, adaptation, improvement and restoration of land and related resources affected by mining.
3. Make recommendations concerning any aspect or aspects of law or practice and governmental administration dealing with matters within the purview of this Compact.
4. Gather and disseminate information relating to any of the matters within the purview of this Compact.
5. Cooperate with the federal government and any public or private entities having interests in any subject coming within the purview of this Compact.
6. Consult, upon the request of a party State and within available resources, with the officials of such State in respect to any problem within the purview of this Compact.
7. Study and make recommendations with respect to any practice, process, technique, or course of action that may improve the efficiency of mining or the economic yield from mining operations.
8. Study and make recommendations relating to the safeguarding of access to resources which are or may become the subject of mining operations to the end that the needs of the economy for the products of mining may not be adversely affected by unplanned or inappropriate use of land and other resources containing minerals or otherwise connected with actual or potential mining sites.
ARTICLE V. THE COMMISSION
(a) There is hereby created an agency of the party States to be known as the Interstate Mining Commission, hereinafter called the Commission. The Commission shall be composed of one commissioner from each party State who shall be the Governor thereof. Pursuant to the laws of the party State, each Governor shall have the assistance of an advisory body (including membership from mining industries, conservation interests, and such other public and private interests as may be appropriate) in considering problems relating to mining and in discharging the responsibilities as a Commissioner on the Commission. In any instance where a Governor is unable to attend a meeting of the Commission or perform any other function in connection with the business of the Commission, he or she shall designate an alternate, from among the members of the advisory body required by this paragraph, who shall represent him or her and act in his or her place and stead. The designation of an alternate shall be communicated by the Governor to the Commission in such manner as its bylaws may provide.
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(b) The Commissioners shall be entitled to one vote each on the Commission. No action of the Commission making a recommendation pursuant to Article IV-3, IV-7, and IV-8 or requesting, accepting or disposing of funds, services, or other property pursuant to this paragraph, Article V(g), V(h), or VII shall be valid unless taken at a meeting at which a majority of the total number of votes on the Commission is cast in favor thereof. All other action shall be by a majority of those present and voting: provided that action of the Commission shall be only at a meeting at which a majority of the Commissioners, or their alternates, is present. The Commission may establish and maintain such facilities as may be necessary for the transaction of its business. The Commission may acquire, hold, and convey real and personal property and any interest therein.
(c) The Commission shall have a seal.
(d) The Commission shall elect annually, from among its members, a Chairman, a Vice-chairman, and a Treasurer. The Commission shall appoint an Executive Director and fix his or her duties and compensation. Such Executive Director shall serve at the pleasure of the Commission. The Executive Director, the Treasurer, and such other personnel as the Commission shall designate shall be bonded. The amount or amounts of such bond or bonds shall be determined by the Commission.
(e) Irrespective of the civil service, personnel or other merit system laws of any of the party States, the Executive Director, with the approval of the Commission, shall appoint, remove or discharge such personnel as may be necessary for the performance of the Commissions functions, and shall fix the duties and compensation of such personnel.
(f) The Commission may establish and maintain independently or in conjunction with a party State, a suitable retirement system for its employees. Employees of the Commission shall be eligible for social security coverage in respect of old age and survivors insurance provided that the Commission takes such steps as may be necessary pursuant to the laws of the United States, to participate in such program of insurance as a governmental agency or unit. The Commission may establish and maintain or participate in such additional programs of employee benefits as it may deem appropriate.
(g) The Commission may borrow, accept or contract for the services of personnel from any State, the United States, or any other governmental agency, or from any person, firm, association or corporation.
(h) The Commission may accept for any of its purposes and functions under this Compact any and all donations, and grants of money, equipment, supplies, materials and services, conditional or otherwise, from any State, the United States, or any other governmental agency, or from any person, firm, association or corporation, and may receive, utilize and dispose of the same. Any donation or grant accepted by the Commission pursuant to this paragraph or services borrowed pursuant to paragraph (g) of the Article shall be reported in the annual report of the Commission. Such report shall include the nature, amount and conditions, if any, of the donation, grant or services borrowed and the identity of the donor or lender.
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(i) The Commission shall adopt bylaws for the conduct of its business and shall have the power to amend and rescind these bylaws. The Commission shall publish its bylaws in convenient form and shall file a copy thereof and a copy of any amendment thereto, with the appropriate agency or officer in each of the party States.
(j) The Commission annually shall make to the Governor, legislature and advisory body required by Article V(a) of each party State a report covering the activities of the Commission for the preceding year, and embodying such recommendations as may have been made by the Commission. The Commission may make such additional reports as it may deem desirable.
ARTICLE VI. ADVISORY, TECHNICAL, AND REGIONAL COMMITTEES
The Commission shall establish such advisory, technical, and regional committees as it may deem necessary, membership on which shall include private persons and public officials, and shall cooperate with the use and services of any such committees and the organizations which the members represent in furthering any of its activities. Such committees may be formed to consider problems of special interest to any party States, problems dealing with particular commodities or types of mining operations, problems related to reclamation, development, or use of mined land, or any other matters of concern to the Commission.
ARTICLE VII. FINANCE
(a) The Commission shall submit to the Governor or designated officer or officers of each party State a budget of its estimated expenditures for such period as may be required by the laws of that party State for presentation to the legislature thereof.
(b) Each of the Commissions budgets of estimated expenditures shall contain specific recommendations of the amount or amounts to be appropriated by each of the party States. The total amount of appropriations requested under any such budget shall be apportioned among the party States as follows: one-half in equal shares, and the remainder in proportion to the value of minerals, ores, and other solid matter mined. In determining such values, the Commission shall employ such available public source or sources of information as, in its judgment, present the most equitable and accurate comparisons among the party States. Each of the Commissions budgets of estimated expenditures and requests for appropriations shall indicate the source or sources used in obtaining information concerning value of minerals, ores, and other solid matter mined.
(c) The Commission shall not pledge the credit of any party State. The Commission may meet any of its obligations in whole or in part with funds available to it under Article V(h) of this Compact; provided that the
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Commission takes specific action setting aside such funds prior to incurring any obligation to be met in whole or in part in such manner. Except where the Commission makes use of funds available to it under Article V(h) hereof, the Commission shall not incur any obligation prior to the allotment of funds by the party States adequate to meet the same.
(d) The Commission shall keep accurate accounts of all receipts and disbursements. The receipts and disbursements of the Commission shall be subject to the audit and accounting procedures established under its bylaws. All receipts and disbursements of funds handled by the Commission shall be audited yearly by a qualified public accountant and the report of the audit shall be included in and become part of the annual report of the Commission.
(e) The accounts of the Commission shall be open at any reasonable time for inspection by duly constituted officers of the party States and by any persons authorized by the Commission.
(f) Nothing contained herein shall be construed to prevent Commission compliance with laws relating to audit or inspection of accounts by or on behalf of any government contributing to the support of the Commission.
ARTICLE VIII. ENTRY INTO FORCE AND WITHDRAWAL
(a) This Compact shall enter into force when enacted into law by any four or more States. Thereafter, this Compact shall become effective as to any other State upon its enactment thereof.
(b) Any party State may withdraw from this Compact by enacting a statute repealing the same, but no such withdrawal shall take effect until 1 year after the Governor of the withdrawing State has given notice in writing of the withdrawal to the Governors of all other party States. No withdrawal shall affect any liability already incurred by or chargeable to a party State prior to the time of such withdrawal.
ARTICLE IX. EFFECT ON OTHER LAWS
Nothing in this Compact shall be construed to limit, repeal or supersede any other law of any party State.
ARTICLE X. CONSTRUCTION AND SEVERABILITY
This Compact shall be liberally construed so as to effectuate the purposes thereof. The provisions of this Compact shall be severable and if any phrase, clause, sentence or provision of this Compact is declared to be contrary to the constitution of any State or of the United States, or the applicability thereof to any government, agency, person or circumstance is
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held invalid, the validity of the remainder of this Compact and the applicability thereof to any government, agency, person or circumstance shall not be affected thereby. If this Compact shall be held contrary to the constitution of any State participating herein, the Compact shall remain in full force and effect as to the remaining party States and in full force and effect as to the State affected as to all severable matters.
Sec. 3. In accordance with Article V of the Interstate Mining Compact enacted pursuant to section 2 of this act, the Governor may designate a representative to serve as the alternate of the Governor to the Interstate Mining Compact and on the Interstate Mining Commission.
Sec. 4. 1. No provision of the Interstate Mining Compact enacted pursuant to section 2 of this act or any policy of the Interstate Mining Commission may be construed to limit, repeal or supersede any law of the State of Nevada.
2. The State of Nevada is not liable for the obligations or solvency of the retirement system or program of employee benefits described in paragraph (f) of Article V of the Interstate Mining Compact.
3. The Interstate Mining Commission is not an agency of this State or a political subdivision of this State.
Sec. 5. The Governor and the Legislature or the designated agents thereof shall have the right to inspect the books and accounts of the Interstate Mining Commission at any reasonable time while Nevada is a member.
Sec. 6. 1. As required by Article V of the Interstate Mining Compact enacted pursuant to section 2 of this act, the Interstate Mining Commission shall file a copy of the bylaws of the Commission with the Division of Minerals. The Division shall make a copy of the bylaws of the Interstate Mining Commission available for inspection by the public or the Legislature at any reasonable time.
2. The Administrator of the Division shall pay any annual membership dues owed to the Interstate Mining Commission from the Account for the Division of Minerals created pursuant to NRS 513.103 or, if authorized, from grants of money from the United States Department of the Interior.
Sec. 7. This act becomes effective on July 1, 2025.
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Senate Bill No. 373Senator Steinbeck
CHAPTER 286
[Approved: June 5, 2025]
AN ACT relating to business; requiring the governing body of certain counties and incorporated cities to take certain actions relating to the establishment of a multi-jurisdictional business license; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.
Legislative Counsels Digest:
Existing law authorizes a board of county commissioners of a county or governing body of a city to regulate all character of lawful trades, callings, industries, occupations, professions and business conducted within its county or city, as applicable. (NRS 244.335, 266.355, 268.095) Existing law also requires certain boards of county commissioners and governing bodies of a city to enter into an agreement to establish a multijurisdictional business license for certain contractors. (NRS 244.33501, 268.0951) Sections 1 and 2 of this bill require, in a county whose population is 700,000 or more (currently only Clark County), the board of county commissioners and each governing body of an incorporated city in the county to adopt an ordinance for the establishment of a multi-jurisdictional business license and set forth certain requirements for such an ordinance, including requiring the ordinance to establish the proposed categories of businesses for which a multi-jurisdictional business license will be issued.
Sections 1 and 2 also require the board of county commissioners and each governing body of an incorporated city to: (1) cooperate with the board of county commissioners and each governing body of an incorporated city in the county to enter into an agreement to establish such a multi-jurisdictional business license for any specified category of business; and (2) consider certain factors relating to the similarity of any existing county or city requirements for such businesses when entering into such an agreement. Lastly, sections 1 and 2 require that each board and governing body shall: (1) establish by ordinance a system for issuing the multi-jurisdictional business license; and (2) integrate the application for the multi-jurisdictional business license with the state business portal.
EXPLANATION Matter in bolded italics is new; matter between
brackets [omitted material] is material to be
omitted.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN
SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Chapter 244 of NRS is hereby amended by adding thereto a new section to read as follows:
1. In a county whose population is 700,000 or more the board of county commissioners shall adopt an ordinance for the establishment of a multi-jurisdictional business license within the county and each incorporated city located in the county, which must, without limitation:
(a) Establish a system for issuing a multi-jurisdictional business license for categories of businesses set forth in the ordinance to engage in such business within the county;
(b) Include the requirements for obtaining the multi-jurisdictional business license;
(c) Include a revenue-sharing structure for participating jurisdictions; and
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(d) Include any other requirement necessary to establish the system for issuing the multi-jurisdictional business license.
2. The board of county commissioners shall cooperate with the governing body of each incorporated city in the county to enter into an agreement in accordance with the provisions of NRS 277.080 to 277.180, inclusive, to establish a multi-jurisdictional business license as agreed to by all the participating jurisdictions for any specified category of business in accordance with the ordinance adopted pursuant to subsection 1 or section 2 of this act, as applicable. An agreement entered into pursuant to this subsection must set forth the purposes, powers, rights, obligations and responsibilities, financial and otherwise, of the county and each incorporated city that enters into the agreement.
3. In entering into an agreement pursuant to subsection 2 to establish a multi-jurisdictional business license for a specified category of business, the board of county commissioners and governing bodies shall consider whether the existing requirements of the county or incorporated city for any business that falls within the proposed category:
(a) Provide for the same or substantially similar fees for an application for or an application to renew the existing license for that business;
(b) Establish the same or substantially similar renewal periods for the existing license for that business; and
(c) Regulate the business in the same or a substantially similar manner with respect to any time, place or manner requirements.
4. Upon entering into an agreement pursuant to subsection 2 to create a multi-jurisdictional business license:
(a) The board of county commissioners shall establish by ordinance a system for issuing such a multi-jurisdictional business license that authorizes a person that operates a business in the specified category of business to engage in that business within the county and each incorporated city located in the county in which the person intends to conduct business;
(b) The issuance of the multi-jurisdictional business license must comply with the requirements of NRS 244.33506, 244.33507 and 244.33508; and
(c) The board of county commissioners and each governing body of an incorporated city located in the county shall integrate the application for the multi-jurisdictional business license with the state business portal pursuant to paragraph (c) of subsection 3 of NRS 75A.100.
Sec. 2. Chapter 268 of NRS is hereby amended by adding thereto a new section to read as follows:
1. Each governing body of an incorporated city in a county whose population is 700,000 or more shall adopt an ordinance for the establishment of a multi-jurisdictional business license within the county and each incorporated city located in the county, which must, without limitation:
(a) Establish a system for issuing a multi-jurisdictional business license for categories of businesses set forth in the ordinance to engage in such business within the county;
(b) Include the requirements for obtaining the multi-jurisdictional business license;
(c) Include a revenue-sharing structure for participating jurisdictions; and
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(d) Include any other requirement necessary to establish the system for issuing the multi-jurisdictional business license.
2. Each governing body of an incorporated city shall cooperate with each other governing body of an incorporated city and board of county commissioners in the county to enter into an agreement in accordance with the provisions of NRS 277.080 to 277.180, inclusive, to establish a multi-jurisdictional business license as agreed to by all the participating jurisdictions for any specified category of business in accordance with the ordinance adopted pursuant to subsection 1 or section 1 of this act, as applicable. An agreement entered into pursuant to this subsection must set forth the purposes, powers, rights, obligations and responsibilities, financial and otherwise, of the county and each incorporated city that enters into the agreement.
3. In entering into an agreement pursuant to subsection 2 to establish a multi-jurisdictional business license for a specified category of business, the governing bodies and board of county commissioners shall consider whether the existing requirements of the incorporated city or county for any business that falls within the proposed category:
(a) Provide for the same or substantially similar fees for an application for or an application to renew the existing license for that business;
(b) Establish the same or substantially similar renewal periods for the existing license for that business; and
(c) Regulate the business in the same or a substantially similar manner with respect to any time, place or manner requirements.
4. Upon entering into an agreement pursuant to subsection 2 to create a multi-jurisdictional business license:
(a) The governing body shall establish by ordinance a system for issuing such a multi-jurisdictional business license that authorizes a person that operates a business in the specified category of business to engage in that business within the county and each incorporated city located in the county in which the person intends to conduct business;
(b) The issuance of the multi-jurisdictional business license must comply with the requirements of NRS 266.358, 266.362 and 266.368; and
(c) The governing body and each other governing body of an incorporated city located in the county and board of county commissioners shall integrate the application for the multi-jurisdictional business license with the state business portal pursuant to paragraph (c) of subsection 3 of NRS 75A.100.
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Senate Bill No. 292Senator Lange
CHAPTER 287
[Approved: June 5, 2025]
AN ACT relating to insurance; requiring certain insurers to allow certain persons who are less than 65 years of age to purchase a Medicare supplemental policy that the insurer makes available for purchase to new insureds who are 65 years of age or older; imposing certain restrictions on the limitations, terms and conditions such an insurer may impose and the premiums such an insurer may charge for such policies to persons who are less than 65 years of age; requiring such an insurer to establish certain open enrollment periods for the purchase of a Medicare supplemental policy; prohibiting an insurer from imposing an exclusion of certain benefits with respect to a Medicare supplemental policy issued during an open enrollment period; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.
Legislative Counsels Digest:
Existing federal law establishes the Medicare program, which is a public health insurance program for persons 65 years of age or older and specified persons with disabilities or end-stage renal disease who are less than 65 years of age. (42 U.S.C. §§ 1395 et seq.) Existing federal law defines the term Medicare supplemental policy to mean a policy offered by a private insurer that is primarily designed to pay expenses not reimbursed under Medicare because of certain limitations under Medicare. Existing federal law requires the issuance of a Medicare supplemental policy under certain circumstances but does not require a private insurer to sell or issue a Medicare supplemental policy to a person who is less than 65 years of age and enrolled in Medicare on the basis of a disability or end-stage renal disease. (42 U.S.C. § 1395ss)
Section 4 of this bill requires an insurer that offers a Medicare supplemental policy in this State, including an insurer that provides coverage to state and local government employees, to allow a person who is less than 65 years of age and enrolled in Medicare on the basis of a disability or end-stage renal disease to purchase any Medicare supplemental policy that the insurer offers to new insureds in this State who are 65 years of age or older. Section 4 imposes certain limitations on the premium rate that such an insurer may charge such persons for a Medicare supplemental policy and prohibits insurers from imposing additional limitations, terms or conditions on such persons with respect to the policy that the insurer would not impose on persons who are 65 years of age or older.
Existing law requires an insurer offering a Medicare supplemental policy to annually offer an open enrollment period for persons currently covered by a Medicare supplemental policy, during which the insurer is prohibited from taking certain actions with respect to the issuance or effectiveness of, or price charged for, a policy offered to a person during the open enrollment period. (NRS 687B.352) Section 4 requires an insurer to establish a similar open enrollment period which allows an eligible person who is less than 65 years of age to purchase a Medicare supplemental policy during a 6-month period commencing on the first day of the first month during which the person enrolled in coverage under Part B of Medicare, which provides coverage for certain medically necessary services provided outside of a hospital. During that open enrollment period, section 4 prohibits an insurer from taking certain actions with respect to the issuance or effectiveness of a policy offered to the person. Section 4 also prohibits an insurer from imposing an exclusion of benefits under a Medicare supplemental policy during that open enrollment period based on a preexisting condition. Section 6 of this bill adds a similar prohibition with regard to the open enrollment period established under existing law which will apply to both persons who are 65 years of age or older and persons who are less than 65 years of age and suffering from a disability or end-stage renal disease.
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the open enrollment period established under existing law which will apply to both persons who are 65 years of age or older and persons who are less than 65 years of age and suffering from a disability or end-stage renal disease. Section 10 of this bill requires an insurer to establish a similar open enrollment period, which commences on October 1, 2025, and remains open through April 1, 2026, for persons who are: (1) less than 65 years of age; (2) suffering from a disability or end-stage renal disease; and (3) enrolled in coverage under Part B of Medicare as of October 1, 2025, on the basis of the disability or end-stage renal disease.
Sections 7-9 of this bill establish the applicability of section 4 to: (1) a hospital or medical services corporation; and (2) state and local governments that offer insurance to employees. Section 3 of this bill defines the term Medicare supplemental policy to have the same meaning as is ascribed to it in federal regulations, and section 2 of this bill establishes the applicability of that definition. Sections 5 and 6 of this bill make conforming changes to remove duplicative language from other existing provisions.
EXPLANATION Matter in bolded italics is new; matter between
brackets [omitted material] is material to be
omitted.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN
SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Chapter 687B of NRS is hereby amended by adding thereto the provisions set forth as sections 2, 3 and 4 of this act.
Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NRS 687B.015 and section 3 of this act have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections.
Sec. 3. Medicare supplemental policy has the meaning ascribed to it in 42 C.F.R. § 403.205.
Sec. 4. 1. An insurer that offers any Medicare supplemental policy for delivery in this State shall allow a person who is less than 65 years of age and eligible for and enrolled in Medicare on the basis of a disability or end-stage renal disease to purchase any Medicare supplemental policy that the insurer offers to new insureds in this State who are 65 years of age or older.
2. An insurer shall not impose any limitation, term or condition relating to coverage, benefits, protections, policies or procedures with respect to a Medicare supplemental policy issued to a person who is less than 65 years of age pursuant to subsection 1 if the limitation, term or condition is not imposed with respect to a Medicare supplemental policy offered by the insurer to a person who is 65 years of age or older.
3. An insurer shall not charge a person described in subsection 1:
(a) For a Standardized Benefit Plan A, Plan B or Plan D Medicare supplemental policy, a premium rate that exceeds the premium rate that the insurer would charge a person who is exactly 65 years of age for the same Medicare supplemental policy.
(b) For a standardized benefit plan not described in paragraph (a), a premium rate that exceeds 200 percent of the premium rate that the insurer would charge a person who is exactly 65 years of age for the same Medicare supplemental policy.
4. An insurer shall offer to a person who is less than 65 years of age and eligible to purchase a Medicare supplemental policy pursuant to subsection 1 an open enrollment period commencing on the first day of the first month that the person enrolled in coverage pursuant to Medicare Part B, 42 U.S.C. §§ 1395j et seq., and remaining open for at least 6 months thereafter, during which the person may purchase any Medicare supplemental policy made available by the insurer to new insureds in this State.
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thereafter, during which the person may purchase any Medicare supplemental policy made available by the insurer to new insureds in this State.
5. During the open enrollment period offered pursuant to subsection 4, an insurer shall not:
(a) Deny or condition the issuance or effectiveness of a Medicare supplemental policy based on the health status, claims experience, receipt of health care or medical condition of a person described in subsection 4; or
(b) Impose an exclusion of benefits provided under the Medicare supplemental policy based on a preexisting medical condition of a person described in subsection 4.
6. As used in this section, standardized benefit plan:
(a) Means a Medicare supplemental policy with a particular package of benefits as required by federal law; and
(b) Includes, without limitation, any Medicare supplemental policy designated as Standardized Benefit Plan A to N, inclusive, any high deductible version of any such plan and any other standardized package of benefits for Medicare supplemental policies that may be established by federal law.
Sec. 5. NRS 687B.015 is hereby amended to read as follows:
687B.015 [As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires, binder] Binder means an oral or written contract for temporary insurance which is used when a policy is not immediately issued to evidence that the coverage attaches at a specified time and continues until the policy is issued or the risk is declined.
Sec. 6. NRS 687B.352 is hereby amended to read as follows:
687B.352 1. An insurer that issues a Medicare supplemental policy shall offer to a person currently insured under any such policy an annual open enrollment period commencing with the first day of the birthday month of the person and remaining open for at least 60 days thereafter, during which the person may purchase any Medicare supplemental policy made available by the insurer in this State that includes the same or lesser benefits. Innovative benefits, as described in 42 U.S.C. § 1395ss(p)(4)(B), must not be considered when determining whether a Medicare supplemental policy includes the same benefits as or lesser benefits than another such policy.
2. During the open enrollment period offered pursuant to subsection 1, an insurer shall not [deny] :
(a) Deny or condition the issuance or effectiveness, or discriminate in the price of coverage, of a Medicare supplemental policy based on the health status, claims experience, receipt of health care or medical condition of a person described in subsection 1 [.] ; or
(b) Impose an exclusion of benefits provided under the Medicare supplemental policy based on a preexisting medical condition of a person described in subsection 1.
3. At least 30 days before the beginning of the open enrollment period offered pursuant to subsection 1 but not more than 60 days before the beginning of that period, an insurer that issues a Medicare supplemental policy shall notify each person to whom the open enrollment period applies of:
(a) The dates on which the open enrollment period begins and ends and the rights of the person established by the provisions of this section; and
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(b) Any modification to the benefits provided by the policy under which the person is currently insured or adjustment to the premiums charged for that policy.
4. An insurer or other person or entity shall not vary the commission associated with the purchase of Medicare supplemental policies during the open enrollment period offered pursuant to subsection 1, pay differential commissions associated with the purchase of Medicare supplemental policies during that open enrollment period or otherwise treat Medicare supplemental policies purchased during that open enrollment period differently for the purposes of commission for any reason, including, without limitation:
(a) Because the Medicare supplemental policy was purchased during the open enrollment period offered pursuant to subsection 1;
(b) Because the Medicare supplemental policy is classified as guaranteed issue under 42 U.S.C. § 1395ss or any other applicable federal or state law or regulations; or
(c) Because of the health status, claims experience, receipt of health care or medical condition of the insured.
5. An insurer or other person or entity must treat the purchase of a Medicare supplemental policy during the open enrollment period offered pursuant to subsection 1 in the same manner as the renewal of a Medicare supplemental policy for all purposes relating to the payment of a commission.
[6. As used in this section, Medicare supplemental policy has the meaning ascribed to it in 42 C.F.R. § 403.205 and additionally includes policies offered by public entities that otherwise meet the requirements of that section.]
Sec. 7. NRS 695B.320 is hereby amended to read as follows:
695B.320 1. Nonprofit hospital and medical or dental service corporations are subject to the provisions of this chapter, and to the provisions of chapters 679A and 679B of NRS, subsections 2, 4, 17, 18 and 30 of NRS 680B.010, NRS 680B.025 to 680B.060, inclusive, chapter 681B of NRS, NRS 686A.010 to 686A.315, inclusive, 686B.010 to 686B.175, inclusive, 687B.010 to 687B.040, inclusive, 687B.070 to 687B.140, inclusive, 687B.150, 687B.160, 687B.180, 687B.200 to 687B.255, inclusive, 687B.270, 687B.310 to 687B.380, inclusive, and section 4 of this act, 687B.410, 687B.420, 687B.430, 687B.500 and chapters 692B, 692C, 693A and 696B of NRS, to the extent applicable and not in conflict with the express provisions of this chapter.
2. For the purposes of this section and the provisions set forth in subsection 1, a nonprofit hospital and medical or dental service corporation is included in the meaning of the term insurer.
Sec. 8. NRS 287.010 is hereby amended to read as follows:
287.010 1. The governing body of any county, school district, municipal corporation, political subdivision, public corporation or other local governmental agency of the State of Nevada may:
(a) Adopt and carry into effect a system of group life, accident or health insurance, or any combination thereof, for the benefit of its officers and employees, and the dependents of officers and employees who elect to accept the insurance and who, where necessary, have authorized the governing body to make deductions from their compensation for the payment of premiums on the insurance.
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(b) Purchase group policies of life, accident or health insurance, or any combination thereof, for the benefit of such officers and employees, and the dependents of such officers and employees, as have authorized the purchase, from insurance companies authorized to transact the business of such insurance in the State of Nevada, and, where necessary, deduct from the compensation of officers and employees the premiums upon insurance and pay the deductions upon the premiums.
(c) Provide group life, accident or health coverage through a self-insurance reserve fund and, where necessary, deduct contributions to the maintenance of the fund from the compensation of officers and employees and pay the deductions into the fund. The money accumulated for this purpose through deductions from the compensation of officers and employees and contributions of the governing body must be maintained as an internal service fund as defined by NRS 354.543. The money must be deposited in a state or national bank or credit union authorized to transact business in the State of Nevada. Any independent administrator of a fund created under this section is subject to the licensing requirements of chapter 683A of NRS, and must be a resident of this State. Any contract with an independent administrator must be approved by the Commissioner of Insurance as to the reasonableness of administrative charges in relation to contributions collected and benefits provided. The provisions of NRS 439.581 to 439.597, inclusive, 686A.135, 687B.352, 687B.408, 687B.692, 687B.723, 687B.725, 687B.805, 689B.030 to 689B.0317, inclusive, paragraphs (b) and (c) of subsection 1 of NRS 689B.0319, subsections 2, 4, 6 and 7 of NRS 689B.0319, 689B.033 to 689B.0369, inclusive, 689B.0375 to 689B.050, inclusive, 689B.0675, 689B.265, 689B.287 and 689B.500 and section 4 of this act apply to coverage provided pursuant to this paragraph, except that the provisions of NRS 689B.0378, 689B.03785 and 689B.500 only apply to coverage for active officers and employees of the governing body, or the dependents of such officers and employees.
(d) Defray part or all of the cost of maintenance of a self-insurance fund or of the premiums upon insurance. The money for contributions must be budgeted for in accordance with the laws governing the county, school district, municipal corporation, political subdivision, public corporation or other local governmental agency of the State of Nevada.
2. If a school district offers group insurance to its officers and employees pursuant to this section, members of the board of trustees of the school district must not be excluded from participating in the group insurance. If the amount of the deductions from compensation required to pay for the group insurance exceeds the compensation to which a trustee is entitled, the difference must be paid by the trustee.
3. In any county in which a legal services organization exists, the governing body of the county, or of any school district, municipal corporation, political subdivision, public corporation or other local governmental agency of the State of Nevada in the county, may enter into a contract with the legal services organization pursuant to which the officers and employees of the legal services organization, and the dependents of those officers and employees, are eligible for any life, accident or health insurance provided pursuant to this section to the officers and employees, and the dependents of the officers and employees, of the county, school district, municipal corporation, political subdivision, public corporation or other local governmental agency.
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4. If a contract is entered into pursuant to subsection 3, the officers and employees of the legal services organization:
(a) Shall be deemed, solely for the purposes of this section, to be officers and employees of the county, school district, municipal corporation, political subdivision, public corporation or other local governmental agency with which the legal services organization has contracted; and
(b) Must be required by the contract to pay the premiums or contributions for all insurance which they elect to accept or of which they authorize the purchase.
5. A contract that is entered into pursuant to subsection 3:
(a) Must be submitted to the Commissioner of Insurance for approval not less than 30 days before the date on which the contract is to become effective.
(b) Does not become effective unless approved by the Commissioner.
(c) Shall be deemed to be approved if not disapproved by the Commissioner within 30 days after its submission.
6. As used in this section, legal services organization means an organization that operates a program for legal aid and receives money pursuant to NRS 19.031.
Sec. 9. NRS 287.04335 is hereby amended to read as follows:
287.04335 If the Board provides health insurance through a plan of self-insurance, it shall comply with the provisions of NRS 439.581 to 439.597, inclusive, 686A.135, 687B.352, 687B.409, 687B.692, 687B.723, 687B.725, 687B.805, 689B.0353, 689B.255, 695C.1723, 695G.150, 695G.155, 695G.160, 695G.162, 695G.1635, 695G.164, 695G.1645, 695G.1665, 695G.167, 695G.1675, 695G.170 to 695G.1712, inclusive, 695G.1714 to 695G.174, inclusive, 695G.176, 695G.177, 695G.200 to 695G.230, inclusive, 695G.241 to 695G.310, inclusive, 695G.405 and 695G.415, and section 4 of this act, in the same manner as an insurer that is licensed pursuant to title 57 of NRS is required to comply with those provisions.
Sec. 10. 1. In addition to the open enrollment period described in subsection 4 of section 4 of this act, an insurer that offers any Medicare supplemental policy for delivery in this State as of October 1, 2025, shall offer to a person who is less than 65 years of age and is eligible for and enrolled in coverage pursuant to Medicare Part B, 42 U.S.C. §§ 1395j et seq., on October 1, 2025, on the basis of a disability or end-stage renal disease, an open enrollment period commencing on October 1, 2025, and remaining open through April 1, 2026.
2. During the open enrollment period offered pursuant to subsection 1, an insurer shall not:
(a) Deny or condition the issuance or effectiveness of a Medicare supplemental policy based on the health status, claims experience, receipt of health care or medical condition of a person described in subsection 1; or
(b) Impose an exclusion of benefits provided under the Medicare supplemental policy based on a preexisting medical condition of a person described in subsection 1.
3. As used in this section:
(a) Insurer has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 679A.100 and additionally includes:
(1) A governing body of any county, school district, municipal corporation, political subdivision, public corporation or other local governmental agency of the State of Nevada that provides Medicare supplemental policies through a self-insurance reserve fund pursuant to NRS 287.010; and
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governmental agency of the State of Nevada that provides Medicare supplemental policies through a self-insurance reserve fund pursuant to NRS 287.010; and
(2) The Public Employees Benefits Program.
(b) Medicare supplemental policy has the meaning ascribed to it in 42 C.F.R. § 403.205.
Sec. 11. The provisions of NRS 354.599 do not apply to any additional expenses of a local government that are related to the provisions of this act.
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Senate Bill No. 246Senators Lange, Cruz-Crawford, Pazina, Taylor; Daly, Flores, Nguyen and Scheible
CHAPTER 288
[Approved: June 5, 2025]
AN ACT relating to insurance; requiring certain health plans to authorize a woman covered by such a plan to obtain covered gynecological or obstetrical services without first receiving authorization or a referral from her primary care physician; requiring such health plans to authorize a woman covered by such a plan to designate an obstetrician or gynecologist as her primary care physician under certain circumstances; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.
Legislative Counsels Digest:
Existing law requires certain public and private health insurance plans to include a provision authorizing a woman covered by such a plan to obtain covered gynecological or obstetrical services without first receiving authorization from the insurer or a referral from her primary care physician. (NRS 287.010, 687B.225, 689A.0413, 689B.031, 695B.1914, 695C.1713) Sections 1-6, 8 and 9 of this bill apply this requirement to: (1) health plans that provide medical care to certain private-sector employees of small employers and their dependents; (2) benefit contracts issued by fraternal benefit societies; (3) managed care organizations; (4) the Public Employees Benefits Program; and (5) Medicaid. Sections 1.3-6, 8 and 9 require all public and private health insurance plans which are subject to this requirement to additionally authorize a woman covered by the plan to designate as her primary care physician an obstetrician or gynecologist who meets certain criteria.
Section 7 of this bill makes a conforming change to require the Director of the Department of Health and Human Services to administer the provisions of section 9 in the same manner as other requirements governing Medicaid.
EXPLANATION Matter in bolded italics is new; matter between
brackets [omitted material] is material to be
omitted.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN
SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. NRS 687B.225 is hereby amended to read as follows:
687B.225 1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 689A.0405, 689A.0412, 689A.0413, 689A.0418, 689A.0437, 689A.044, 689A.0445, 689A.0459, 689B.031, 689B.0312, 689B.0313, 689B.0315, 689B.0317, 689B.0319, 689B.0374, 689B.0378, 689C.1665, 689C.1671, 689C.1675, 689C.1676, 695A.1843, 695A.1856, 695A.1865, 695A.1874, 695B.1912, 695B.1913, 695B.1914, 695B.1919, 695B.19197, 695B.1924, 695B.1925, 695B.
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689B.0319, 689B.0374, 689B.0378, 689C.1665, 689C.1671, 689C.1675, 689C.1676, 695A.1843, 695A.1856, 695A.1865, 695A.1874, 695B.1912, 695B.1913, 695B.1914, 695B.1919, 695B.19197, 695B.1924, 695B.1925, 695B.1942, 695C.1696, 695C.1699, 695C.1713, 695C.1735, 695C.1737, 695C.1743, 695C.1745, 695C.1751, 695G.170, 695G.1705, 695G.171, 695G.1714, 695G.1715, 695G.1719 and 695G.177, and sections 2, 4 and 6 of this act, any contract for group, blanket or individual health insurance or any contract by a nonprofit hospital, medical or dental service corporation or organization for dental care which provides for payment of a certain part of medical or dental care may require the insured or member to obtain prior authorization for that care from the insurer or organization. The insurer or organization shall:
(a) File its procedure for obtaining approval of care pursuant to this section for approval by the Commissioner; and
(b) Unless a shorter time period is prescribed by a specific statute, including, without limitation, NRS 689A.0446, 689B.0361, 689C.1688, 695A.1859, 695B.19087, 695C.16932 and 695G.1703, respond to any request for approval by the insured or member pursuant to this section within 20 days after it receives the request.
2. The procedure for prior authorization may not discriminate among persons licensed to provide the covered care.
Sec. 1.3. NRS 689A.0413 is hereby amended to read as follows:
689A.0413 1. A policy of health insurance must include a provision authorizing a woman covered by the policy to [obtain] :
(a) Obtain covered gynecological or obstetrical services without first receiving authorization or a referral from her primary care physician.
(b) Designate as her primary care physician an obstetrician or gynecologist who:
(1) Participates in the network plan of the insurer;
(2) Satisfies the criteria established by the insurer for designation as a primary care provider under the policy of health insurance; and
(3) Agrees to abide by all terms and conditions imposed by the insurer on other primary care physicians generally.
2. [The provisions of this section do not authorize a woman covered by a policy of health insurance to designate an obstetrician or gynecologist as her primary care physician.
3.] A policy subject to the provisions of this chapter that is delivered, issued for delivery or renewed on or after [October] January 1, [1999,] 2026, has the legal effect of including the coverage required by this section, and any provision of the policy or the renewal which is in conflict with this section is void.
[4.] 3. As used in this section [, primary] :
(a) Network plan means a policy of health insurance offered by an insurer under which the financing and delivery of medical care, including items and services paid for as medical care, are provided, in whole or in part, through a defined set of providers under contract with the insurer. The term does not include an arrangement for the financing of premiums.
(b) Primary care physician has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 695G.060.
Sec. 1.7. NRS 689B.031 is hereby amended to read as follows:
689B.031 1. A policy of group health insurance must include a provision authorizing a woman covered by the policy to [obtain] :
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(a) Obtain covered gynecological or obstetrical services without first receiving authorization or a referral from her primary care physician.
(b) Designate as her primary care physician an obstetrician or gynecologist who:
(1) Participates in the network plan of the insurer;
(2) Satisfies the criteria established by the insurer for designation as a primary care provider under the policy of group health insurance; and
(3) Agrees to abide by all terms and conditions imposed by the insurer on other primary care physicians generally.
2. [The provisions of this section do not authorize a woman covered by a policy of group health insurance to designate an obstetrician or gynecologist as her primary care physician.
3.] A policy subject to the provisions of this chapter that is delivered, issued for delivery or renewed on or after [October] January 1, [1999,] 2026, has the legal effect of including the coverage required by this section, and any provision of the policy or the renewal which is in conflict with this section is void.
[4.] 3. As used in this section [, primary] :
(a) Network plan means a policy of group health insurance offered by an insurer under which the financing and delivery of medical care, including items and services paid for as medical care, are provided, in whole or in part, through a defined set of providers under contract with the insurer. The term does not include an arrangement for the financing of premiums.
(b) Primary care physician has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 695G.060.
Sec. 2. Chapter 689C of NRS is hereby amended by adding thereto a new section to read as follows:
1. A carrier that offers or issues a health benefit plan shall include in the plan a provision authorizing a woman covered by the plan to:
(a) Obtain covered gynecological or obstetrical services without first receiving authorization or a referral from her primary care physician.
(b) Designate as her primary care physician an obstetrician or gynecologist who:
(1) Participates in the network plan of the carrier;
(2) Satisfies the criteria established by the carrier for designation as a primary care provider under the health benefit plan; and
(3) Agrees to abide by all terms and conditions imposed by the carrier on other primary care physicians generally.
2. A health benefit plan subject to the provisions of this chapter that is delivered, issued for delivery or renewed on or after January 1, 2026, has the legal effect of including the coverage required by this section, and any provision of the plan or renewal of the plan which is in conflict with this section is void.
3. As used in this section, primary care physician has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 695G.060.
Sec. 3. NRS 689C.425 is hereby amended to read as follows:
689C.425 A voluntary purchasing group and any contract issued to such a group pursuant to NRS 689C.360 to 689C.600, inclusive, are subject to the provisions of NRS 689C.015 to 689C.355, inclusive, and section 2 of this act to the extent applicable and not in conflict with the express provisions of NRS 687B.408 and 689C.360 to 689C.600, inclusive.
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Sec. 4. Chapter 695A of NRS is hereby amended by adding thereto a new section to read as follows:
1. A society that offers or issues a benefit contract shall include in the contract a provision authorizing a woman covered by the plan to:
(a) Obtain covered gynecological or obstetrical services without first receiving authorization or a referral from her primary care physician.
(b) Designate as her primary care physician an obstetrician or gynecologist who:
(1) Participates in the network plan of the society;
(2) Satisfies the criteria established by the society for designation as a primary care provider under the benefit contract; and
(3) Agrees to abide by all terms and conditions imposed by the society on other primary care physicians generally.
2. A benefit contract subject to the provisions of this chapter that is delivered, issued for delivery or renewed on or after January 1, 2026, has the legal effect of including the coverage required by this section, and any provision of the benefit contract or renewal of the benefit contract which is in conflict with this section is void.
3. As used in this section:
(a) Network plan means a benefit contract offered by a society under which the financing and delivery of medical care, including items and services paid for as medical care, are provided, in whole or in part, through a defined set of providers under contract with the society. The term does not include an arrangement for the financing of premiums.
(b) Primary care physician has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 695G.060.
Sec. 4.5. NRS 695B.1914 is hereby amended to read as follows:
695B.1914 1. A contract for hospital or medical service must include a provision authorizing a woman covered by the contract to [obtain] :
(a) Obtain covered gynecological or obstetrical services without first receiving authorization or a referral from her primary care physician.
(b) Designate as her primary care physician an obstetrician or gynecologist who:
(1) Participates in the network plan of the hospital or medical services corporation;
(2) Satisfies the criteria established by the hospital or medical services corporation for designation as a primary care provider under the contract; and
(3) Agrees to abide by all terms and conditions imposed by the hospital or medical services corporation on other primary care physicians generally.
2. [The provisions of this section do not authorize a woman covered by a contract for hospital or medical service to designate an obstetrician or gynecologist as her primary care physician.
3.] A contract subject to the provisions of this chapter that is delivered, issued for delivery or renewed on or after [October] January 1, [1999,] 2026, has the legal effect of including the coverage required by this section, and any provision of the contract or the renewal which is in conflict with this section is void.
[4.] 3. As used in this section [, primary] :
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(a) Network plan means a policy of health insurance offered by a hospital or medical services corporation under which the financing and delivery of medical care, including items and services paid for as medical care, are provided, in whole or in part, through a defined set of providers under contract with the hospital or medical services corporation. The term does not include an arrangement for the financing of premiums.
(b) Primary care physician has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 695G.060.
Sec. 5. NRS 695C.050 is hereby amended to read as follows:
695C.050 1. Except as otherwise provided in this chapter or in specific provisions of this title, the provisions of this title are not applicable to any health maintenance organization granted a certificate of authority under this chapter. This provision does not apply to an insurer licensed and regulated pursuant to this title except with respect to its activities as a health maintenance organization authorized and regulated pursuant to this chapter.
2. Solicitation of enrollees by a health maintenance organization granted a certificate of authority, or its representatives, must not be construed to violate any provision of law relating to solicitation or advertising by practitioners of a healing art.
3. Any health maintenance organization authorized under this chapter shall not be deemed to be practicing medicine and is exempt from the provisions of chapter 630 of NRS.
4. The provisions of NRS 695C.110, 695C.125, 695C.1691, 695C.1693, 695C.170, 695C.1703, 695C.1705, 695C.1709 to 695C.1712, inclusive, 695C.1717 to 695C.173, inclusive, 695C.1733, 695C.17335, 695C.1734, 695C.1751, 695C.1755, 695C.1759, 695C.176 to 695C.200, inclusive, and 695C.265 do not apply to a health maintenance organization that provides health care services through managed care to recipients of Medicaid under the State Plan for Medicaid or insurance pursuant to the Childrens Health Insurance Program pursuant to a contract with the Division of Health Care Financing and Policy of the Department of Health and Human Services. This subsection does not exempt a health maintenance organization from any provision of this chapter for services provided pursuant to any other contract.
5. The provisions of NRS 695C.16932 to 695C.1699, inclusive, 695C.1701, 695C.1708, 695C.1713, 695C.1728, 695C.1731, 695C.17333, 695C.17345, 695C.17347, 695C.1736 to 695C.1745, inclusive, 695C.1757 and 695C.204 apply to a health maintenance organization that provides health care services through managed care to recipients of Medicaid under the State Plan for Medicaid.
6. The provisions of NRS 695C.17095 do not apply to a health maintenance organization that provides health care services to members of the Public Employees Benefits Program. This subsection does not exempt a health maintenance organization from any provision of this chapter for services provided pursuant to any other contract.
7. The provisions of NRS 695C.1735 do not apply to a health maintenance organization that provides health care services to:
(a) The officers and employees, and the dependents of officers and employees, of the governing body of any county, school district, municipal corporation, political subdivision, public corporation or other local governmental agency of this State; or
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(b) Members of the Public Employees Benefits Program.
Κ This subsection does not exempt a health maintenance organization from any provision of this chapter for services provided pursuant to any other contract.
Sec. 5.5. NRS 695C.1713 is hereby amended to read as follows:
695C.1713 1. A health care plan must include a provision authorizing a woman covered by the plan to [obtain] :
(a) Obtain covered gynecological or obstetrical services without first receiving authorization or a referral from her primary care physician.
(b) Designate as her primary care physician an obstetrician or gynecologist who:
(1) Participates in the network plan of the health maintenance organization;
(2) Satisfies the criteria established by the health maintenance organization for designation as a primary care provider under the health care plan; and
(3) Agrees to abide by all terms and conditions imposed by the health maintenance organization on other primary care physicians generally.
2. [The provisions of this section do not authorize a woman covered by a health care plan to designate an obstetrician or gynecologist as her primary care physician.
3.] An evidence of coverage subject to the provisions of this chapter that is delivered, issued for delivery or renewed on or after [October] January 1, [1999,] 2026, has the legal effect of including the coverage required by this section, and any provision of the evidence of coverage or the renewal which is in conflict with this section is void.
[4.] 3. As used in this section [, primary] :
(a) Network plan means a health care plan offered by a health maintenance organization under which the financing and delivery of medical care, including items and services paid for as medical care, are provided, in whole or in part, through a defined set of providers under contract with the health maintenance organization. The term does not include an arrangement for the financing of premiums.
(b) Primary care physician has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 695G.060.
Sec. 6. Chapter 695G of NRS is hereby amended by adding thereto a new section to read as follows:
1. A managed care organization that offers or issues a health care plan shall include in the plan a provision authorizing a woman covered by the plan to:
(a) Obtain covered gynecological or obstetrical services without first receiving authorization or a referral from her primary care physician.
(b) Designate as her primary care physician an obstetrician or gynecologist who:
(1) Participates in the network plan of the managed care organization;
(2) Satisfies the criteria established by the managed care organization for designation as a primary care provider under the health care plan; and
(3) Agrees to abide by all terms and conditions imposed by the managed care organization on other primary care physicians generally.
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2. A health care plan subject to the provisions of this chapter that is delivered, issued for delivery or renewed on or after January 1, 2026, has the legal effect of including the coverage required by this section, and any provision of the plan or renewal of the plan which is in conflict with this section is void.
3. As used in this section, network plan means a health care plan offered by a managed care organization under which the financing and delivery of medical care, including items and services paid for as medical care, are provided, in whole or in part, through a defined set of providers under contract with the managed care organization. The term does not include an arrangement for the financing of premiums.
Sec. 7. NRS 232.320 is hereby amended to read as follows:
232.320 1. The Director:
(a) Shall appoint, with the consent of the Governor, administrators of the divisions of the Department, who are respectively designated as follows:
(1) The Administrator of the Aging and Disability Services Division;
(2) The Administrator of the Division of Welfare and Supportive Services;
(3) The Administrator of the Division of Child and Family Services;
(4) The Administrator of the Division of Health Care Financing and Policy; and
(5) The Administrator of the Division of Public and Behavioral Health.
(b) Shall administer, through the divisions of the Department, the provisions of chapters 63, 424, 425, 427A, 432A to 442, inclusive, 446 to 450, inclusive, 458A and 656A of NRS, NRS 127.220 to 127.310, inclusive, 422.001 to 422.410, inclusive, and section 9 of this act, 422.580, 432.010 to 432.133, inclusive, 432B.6201 to 432B.626, inclusive, 444.002 to 444.430, inclusive, and 445A.010 to 445A.055, inclusive, and all other provisions of law relating to the functions of the divisions of the Department, but is not responsible for the clinical activities of the Division of Public and Behavioral Health or the professional line activities of the other divisions.
(c) Shall administer any state program for persons with developmental disabilities established pursuant to the Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act of 2000, 42 U.S.C. §§ 15001 et seq.
(d) Shall, after considering advice from agencies of local governments and nonprofit organizations which provide social services, adopt a master plan for the provision of human services in this State. The Director shall revise the plan biennially and deliver a copy of the plan to the Governor and the Legislature at the beginning of each regular session. The plan must:
(1) Identify and assess the plans and programs of the Department for the provision of human services, and any duplication of those services by federal, state and local agencies;
(2) Set forth priorities for the provision of those services;
(3) Provide for communication and the coordination of those services among nonprofit organizations, agencies of local government, the State and the Federal Government;
(4) Identify the sources of funding for services provided by the Department and the allocation of that funding;
(5) Set forth sufficient information to assist the Department in providing those services and in the planning and budgeting for the future provision of those services; and
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(6) Contain any other information necessary for the Department to communicate effectively with the Federal Government concerning demographic trends, formulas for the distribution of federal money and any need for the modification of programs administered by the Department.
(e) May, by regulation, require nonprofit organizations and state and local governmental agencies to provide information regarding the programs of those organizations and agencies, excluding detailed information relating to their budgets and payrolls, which the Director deems necessary for the performance of the duties imposed upon him or her pursuant to this section.
(f) Has such other powers and duties as are provided by law.
2. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Director, or the Directors designee, is responsible for appointing and removing subordinate officers and employees of the Department.
Sec. 8. NRS 287.04335 is hereby amended to read as follows:
287.04335 If the Board provides health insurance through a plan of self-insurance, it shall comply with the provisions of NRS 439.581 to 439.597, inclusive, 686A.135, 687B.352, 687B.409, 687B.692, 687B.723, 687B.725, 687B.805, 689B.0353, 689B.255, 695C.1723, 695G.150, 695G.155, 695G.160, 695G.162, 695G.1635, 695G.164, 695G.1645, 695G.1665, 695G.167, 695G.1675, 695G.170 to 695G.1712, inclusive, 695G.1714 to 695G.174, inclusive, and section 6 of this act, 695G.176, 695G.177, 695G.200 to 695G.230, inclusive, 695G.241 to 695G.310, inclusive, 695G.405 and 695G.415, in the same manner as an insurer that is licensed pursuant to title 57 of NRS is required to comply with those provisions.
Sec. 9. Chapter 422 of NRS is hereby amended by adding thereto a new section to read as follows:
1. The Department shall include under Medicaid a provision authorizing a woman who is a recipient of Medicaid to:
(a) Obtain covered gynecological or obstetrical services without first receiving authorization or a referral from her primary care physician.
(b) Designate as her primary care physician an obstetrician or gynecologist who:
(1) Satisfies the criteria established by the Department for designation as a primary care provider under Medicaid; and
(2) Agrees to abide by all terms and conditions imposed by the Department on other primary care physicians generally.
2. As used in this section, primary care physician has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 695G.060.
Sec. 9.5. The provisions of NRS 354.599 do not apply to any additional expenses of a local government that are related to the provisions of this act.
Sec. 10. 1. This section becomes effective upon passage and approval.
2. Sections 1 to 9.5, inclusive, of this act become effective:
(a) Upon passage and approval for the purpose of adopting any regulations and performing any other preparatory administrative tasks that are necessary to carry out the provisions of this act; and
(b) On January 1, 2026, for all other purposes.
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Senate Bill No. 191Senator Daly
CHAPTER 289
[Approved: June 5, 2025]
AN ACT relating to professions; requiring the Certified Court Reporters Board of Nevada to prescribe by regulation certain fees; authorizing a municipal court to designate a person who is not required to be a certified court reporter to operate certain sound recording equipment; increasing the compensation for certain services provided by a court reporter in district court; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.
Legislative Counsels Digest:
Existing law sets forth the Nevada Certified Court Reporters and Licensed Court Reporting Firms Law, which provides for the certification and regulation of certified court reporters and the licensure and regulation of court reporting firms by the Certified Court Reporters Board of Nevada. (Chapter 656 of NRS)
Existing law sets forth certain fees applicable to certified court reporters and court reporting firms. (NRS 656.220) Section 11.7 of this bill removes the amounts for such fees and instead requires the Board to prescribe by regulation initial reasonable fees for certified court reporters and court reporting firms. Section 11.7 requires those fees to be equal to the fees set forth in existing law as of December 31, 2025. Section 11.7 authorizes the Board, after prescribing such initial fees, to increase or decrease a fee by regulation to an amount that is not less than 90 percent and not more than 125 percent of the current fee. Section 17.5 of this bill provides that the existing fees remain in effect until the Board has established such fees by regulation. Sections 7 and 9 of this bill make conforming changes to reflect the requirement imposed in section 11.7 that the Board prescribe fees for certified court reporters by regulation.
Existing law authorizes certain courts and magistrates to designate a person who is not required to be a certified court reporter to operate sound recording equipment to record certain proceedings. (NRS 3.380, 4.400, 171.198) Section 16.3 of this bill similarly authorizes a municipal court to make such a designation.
Existing law sets forth the compensation that must be paid for various services provided by the official reporter or reporter pro tempore in a state district court. (NRS 3.370) Section 16 of this bill increases the compensation that must be paid to such court reporters for certain transcription and reporting services.
EXPLANATION Matter in bolded italics is new; matter between
brackets [omitted material] is material to be
omitted.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN
SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Sections 1-3, 3.5, 4, 4.3, 4.7, 5, 5.3, 5.7 and 6. (Deleted by amendment.)
Sec. 7. NRS 656.150 is hereby amended to read as follows:
656.150 1. Each applicant for a certificate must file an application with the Executive Secretary of the Board at least 30 days before the date fixed for examination. The application must be accompanied by the required fee and all information required to complete the application.
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2. No certificate may be issued until the applicant has:
(a) Passed the examination prescribed by the Board;
(b) Passed one of the examinations described in paragraph (b) of subsection 2 of NRS 656.170; and
(c) Paid the fee [as provided in] prescribed by the Board pursuant to NRS 656.220.
Sec. 8. (Deleted by amendment.)
Sec. 9. NRS 656.170 is hereby amended to read as follows:
656.170 1. Examinations must be held not less than twice a year at such times and places as the Board may designate.
2. No natural person may be admitted to the examination unless the natural person first applies to the Board as required by NRS 656.150. The application must include, without limitation, satisfactory evidence to the Board that the applicant has, at the time of filing his or her application:
(a) Satisfied the requirements set forth in subsections 1 to 4, inclusive, of NRS 656.180;
(b) Received a passing grade on:
(1) The National Court Reporters Associations examination for registered professional reporters; or
(2) The National Verbatim Reporters Associations examination for certified verbatim reporters;
(c) Received one of the following:
(1) A certificate as a registered professional reporter issued to the applicant by the National Court Reporters Association;
(2) A certificate as a registered merit reporter issued to the applicant by the National Court Reporters Association;
(3) A certificate as a certified verbatim reporter issued to the applicant by the National Verbatim Reporters Association; or
(4) A valid certificate or license to practice court reporting issued to the applicant by another state if the requirements for certification or licensure in that state are substantially equivalent to the requirements of this State for obtaining a certificate;
(d) Either:
(1) At least 1 year of continuous experience within the 5 years immediately preceding the application, in the practice of court reporting or producing verbatim records of meetings and conferences by the use of voice writing or any system of manual or mechanical shorthand writing and transcribing those records; or
(2) Obtained in the 12 months immediately preceding the application, a certificate of satisfactory completion of a prescribed course of study from a court reporting program that, as determined by the Board, evidences a proficiency substantially equivalent to subparagraph (1); and
(e) Paid the fee for filing an application for an examination [set forth in] prescribed by the Board pursuant to NRS 656.220.
3. As used in this section, practice of court reporting includes reporting by use of voice writing or any system of manual or mechanical shorthand writing, regardless of the state in which the reporting took place.
Secs. 10, 11, 11.1 and 11.3. (Deleted by amendment.)
Sec. 11.5. NRS 656.200 is hereby amended to read as follows:
656.200 1. To renew a certificate of registration a certified court reporter must:
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(a) Apply to the Board for renewal;
(b) Pay the annual renewal fee prescribed by the Board;
(c) Submit evidence to the Board of completion of the requirements for continuing education established by the Board; and
(d) Submit all information required to complete the renewal.
2. The Board shall adopt regulations requiring certified court reporters to participate in continuing education or training as a prerequisite to the renewal or restoration of a certificate. If a certified court reporter fails to comply with the requirements, the Board may suspend or revoke his or her certificate.
3. The failure of any certified court reporter to submit all information required to complete the renewal or pay in advance the annual renewal fee which may be fixed by the Board as necessary to defray the expense of administering the provisions of this chapter results in the suspension of the reporters right to engage in the practice of court reporting. The suspension must not be terminated until all required information has been submitted and all delinquent fees have been paid.
4. A certified court reporter whose certificate of registration has been suspended because of failure to submit all required information or pay the renewal fee:
(a) May within 2 years thereafter have the certificate reinstated without examination upon submission of all required information and payment of the fees [set forth in] prescribed by the Board pursuant to paragraph [(e)] (d) of subsection 1 of NRS 656.220.
(b) While he or she was on active military duty or in training before induction, may have the certificate renewed without payment of any fee if he or she files an application for renewal, an affidavit of such service with the Board within 2 years after the termination of the service and all information required to complete the renewal.
Sec. 11.7. NRS 656.220 is hereby amended to read as follows:
656.220 1. The Board shall, in accordance with subsection 3, prescribe by regulation reasonable initial fees [required by this chapter are fixed by] for the following : [schedule:]
(a) The fee for filing an application for an examination . [must be fixed by the Board annually at not more than $250 and not less than $90.]
(b) The fee for the original issuance of a certificate . [must be fixed by the Board annually at not more than $250 and not less than $150.]
(c) [For a certificate issued after July 1, 1973, the fee is an amount equal to the renewal fee in effect on the last regular renewal date before the date on which the certificate is issued, except that if the certificate will expire less than 1 year after its issuance, then the fee is 50 percent of the renewal fee in effect on the last regular renewal date before the date on which the certificate is issued. The Board may by regulation provide for the waiver or refund of the initial certificate fee if the certificate is issued less than 45 days before the date on which it will expire.
(d)] The annual renewal fee for a certificate . [must be fixed by the Board annually at not more than $250 and not less than $150.] Every holder of a certificate desiring renewal must pay the annual renewal fee to the Board on or before May 15 of each year.
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[(e) For]
(d) The fee for the renewal of a certificate which was suspended for failure to renew, [the fee is] which must be an amount equal to all unpaid renewal fees accrued plus a reinstatement fee . [that must be fixed by the Board annually at not more than $125 and not less than $75.
(f)] (e) The fee for the original issuance of a license as a court reporting firm . [is $250.
(g)] (f) The fee for the annual renewal of a license as a court reporting firm . [is $175.
(h)] (g) The fee for the reinstatement of a license as a court reporting firm . [is $175.]
2. In addition to the fees set forth in subsection 1, the Board may charge and collect a fee for the expedited processing of a request or for any other incidental service it provides. The fee must not exceed the cost incurred by the Board to provide the service.
3. The initial fees prescribed by the Board pursuant to subsection 1 must be equal to the fees established in this section or prescribed by regulation, as applicable, as such fees existed on December 31, 2025.
4. After the Board prescribes the initial fees pursuant to subsection 1, the Board may by regulation increase or decrease a fee to an amount that is not less than 90 percent and not more than 125 percent of the current fee.
Secs. 11.9, 12, 12.1, 12.2, 12.3, 12.4, 12.5, 12.6 and 13-15. (Deleted by amendment.)
Sec. 16. NRS 3.370 is hereby amended to read as follows:
3.370 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, for his or her services the official reporter or reporter pro tempore is entitled to the following compensation:
(a) For being available to report civil and criminal testimony and proceedings when the court is sitting during traditional business hours on any day except Saturday or Sunday, [$250] $395 per day, to be paid by the county as provided in subsection 4.
(b) For being available to report civil and criminal testimony and proceedings when the court is sitting beyond traditional business hours or on Saturday or Sunday:
(1) If the reporter has been available to report for at least 4 hours, [$35] $75 per hour for each hour of availability; or
(2) If the reporter has been available to report for fewer than 4 hours, a pro rata amount based on the daily rate set forth in paragraph (a),
Κ to be paid by the county as provided in subsection 4.
(c) For transcription:
(1) Except as otherwise provided in subparagraph (2), for the original draft and any copy to be delivered:
(I) Within 24 hours after it is requested, [$8.03] $10 per page for the original draft and one copy, and [$3.62] $3.75 per page for each additional copy;
(II) Within 48 hours after it is requested, [$6.01] $8 per page for the original draft and one copy, and [$2.72] $2.80 per page for each additional copy;
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(III) Within 4 days after it is requested, [$5.01] $7 per page for the original draft and one copy, and [$2.26] $2.30 per page for each additional copy; or
(IV) More than 4 days after it is requested, [$3.80] $5.50 per page for the original draft and one copy, and [$1.00] $1.50 per page for each additional copy.
(2) For civil litigants who are ordering the original draft and are represented by a nonprofit legal corporation or a program for pro bono legal assistance, for the original draft and any copy to be delivered:
(I) Within 24 hours after it is requested, [$5.50] $7 per page and $1.10 per page for each additional copy;
(II) Within 48 hours after it is requested, [$4.13] $5 per page and [83 cents] $1 per page for each additional copy;
(III) Within 4 days after it is requested, [$3.44] $4 per page and [69 cents] $1 per page for each additional copy; or
(IV) More than 4 days after it is requested, [$2.75] $3.50 per page and [55 cents] $1 per page for each additional copy.
(3) For any party other than the party ordering the original draft, for the copy of the draft to be delivered:
(I) Within 24 hours after it is requested, [$1.10] $1.50 per page;
(II) Within 48 hours after it is requested, [83 cents] $1 per page;
(III) Within 4 days after it is requested, [69 cents] $1 per page; or
(IV) More than 4 days after it is requested, [55 cents] $1 per page.
(d) For reporting all civil matters, in addition to the compensation provided in paragraphs (a) and (b), $40 for each hour or fraction thereof actually spent, to be taxed as costs pursuant to subsection 5.
(e) For providing an instantaneous translation of testimony into English which appears on a computer that is located at a table in the courtroom where the attorney who requested the translation is seated:
(1) Except as otherwise provided in this subparagraph, in all criminal matters in which a party requests such a translation, in addition to the compensation provided pursuant to paragraphs (a) and (b), [$140] $300 for the first day and [$90] $200 per day for each subsequent day from the party who makes the request. This additional compensation must be paid by the county as provided pursuant to subsection 4 only if the court issues an order granting the translation service to the prosecuting attorney or to an indigent defendant who is represented by a county or state public defender.
(2) In all civil matters in which a party requests such a translation, in addition to the compensation provided pursuant to paragraphs (a), (b) and (d), [$140] $300 for the first day and [$90] $200 per day for each subsequent day, to be paid by the party who requests the translation.
(f) For providing a diskette containing testimony prepared from a translation provided pursuant to paragraph (e):
(1) Except as otherwise provided in this subparagraph, in all criminal matters in which a party requests the diskette and the reporter agrees to provide the diskette, in addition to the compensation provided pursuant to paragraphs (a), (b) and (e), $1.50 per page of the translation contained on the diskette from the party who makes the request. This additional compensation must be paid by the county as provided pursuant to subsection 4 only if the court issues an order granting the diskette to the prosecuting attorney or to an indigent defendant who is represented by a county or state public defender.
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(2) In all civil matters in which a party requests the diskette and the reporter agrees to provide the diskette, in addition to the compensation provided pursuant to paragraphs (a), (b), (d) and (e), $1.50 per page of the translation contained on the diskette, to be paid by the party who requests the diskette.
2. For the purposes of subsection 1, a page is a sheet of paper 8 1/2 by 11 inches and does not include a condensed transcript. The left margin must not be more than 1 [1/2] 3/4 inches from the left edge of the paper. The right margin must not be more than three-fourths of an inch from the right edge of the paper. Each sheet must be numbered on the left margin and must contain at least [24] 25 lines of type. The first line of each question and of each answer may be indented not more than five spaces from the left margin. The first line of any paragraph or other material may be indented not more than 10 spaces from the left margin. There must not be more than one space between words or more than two spaces between sentences. The type size must [not] be [larger] at least 9 characters per inch and not more than 10 characters per inch. The lines of type may be double spaced or one and one-half spaced.
3. If the court determines that the services of more than one reporter are necessary to deliver transcripts on a daily basis in a criminal proceeding, each reporter is entitled to receive:
(a) The compensation set forth in paragraphs (a) and (b) of subsection 1 and subparagraph (1) of paragraph (e) of subsection 1, as appropriate; and
(b) Compensation of [$7.50] $10 per page for the original draft and one copy, and [$2] $3 per page for each additional copy for transcribing a proceeding of which the transcripts are ordered by the court to be delivered on or before the start of the next day the court is scheduled to conduct business.
4. The compensation specified in paragraphs (a) and (b) of subsection 1, the compensation for transcripts in criminal cases ordered by the court to be made, the compensation for transcripts in civil cases ordered by the court pursuant to NRS 12.015, the compensation for transcripts for parents or guardians or attorneys of parents or guardians who receive transcripts pursuant to NRS 432B.459, the compensation in criminal cases that is ordered by the court pursuant to subparagraph (1) of paragraph (e) and subparagraph (1) of paragraph (f) of subsection 1 and the compensation specified in subsection 3 must be paid out of the county treasury upon the order of the court. When there is no official reporter in attendance and a reporter pro tempore is appointed, his or her reasonable expenses for traveling and detention must be fixed and allowed by the court and paid in the same manner. The respective district judges may, with the approval of the respective board or boards of county commissioners within the judicial district, fix a monthly salary to be paid to the official reporter in lieu of per diem. The salary, and also actual traveling expenses in cases where the reporter acts in more than one county, must be prorated by the judge on the basis of time consumed by work in the respective counties and must be paid out of the respective county treasuries upon the order of the court.
5. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 4, in civil cases, the compensation prescribed in paragraph (d) of subsection 1 and for transcripts ordered by the court to be made must be paid by the parties in equal proportions, and either party may, at the partys option, pay the entire compensation.
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compensation. In either case, all amounts so paid by the party to whom costs are awarded must be taxed as costs in the case. The compensation for transcripts and copies ordered by the parties must be paid by the party ordering them. No reporter may be required to perform any service in a civil case until his or her compensation has been paid to him or her.
6. Where a transcript is ordered by the court or by any party, the compensation for the transcript must be paid to the reporter before the furnishing of the transcript.
Sec. 16.3. NRS 5.015 is hereby amended to read as follows:
5.015 1. If a municipal court has been designated as a court of record pursuant to NRS 5.010, any proceeding before a jury in the municipal court may be recorded by using sound recording equipment.
2. Each municipal court judge may, with the approval of the city council or other governing body of the city, appoint and fix the compensation of a person, who need not be a certified court reporter and may have other responsibilities in the court, to operate the sound recording equipment. The person so appointed shall subscribe to an oath that the person will so operate it as to record all of the proceedings.
3. The municipal court judge may designate the same or another person to transcribe the recording into a written transcript. The person so designated shall subscribe to an oath that the person has correctly transcribed it. The transcript may be used for all purposes for which transcripts are used and is subject to correction in the same manner as other transcripts.
Secs. 16.7 and 17. (Deleted by amendment.)
Sec. 17.5. Notwithstanding the amendatory provisions of this act, the fees set forth in NRS 656.220, as that section existed on December 31, 2025, remain in effect until the regulations establishing fees pursuant to NRS 656.220, as amended by section 11.7 of this act, are adopted by the Certified Court Reporters Board of Nevada and filed with the Secretary of State.
Sec. 18. 1. This section becomes effective upon passage and approval.
2. Sections 1 to 17.5, inclusive, of this act become effective:
(a) Upon passage and approval for the purpose of adopting any regulations and performing any other preparatory administrative tasks that are necessary to carry out the provisions of this act; and
(b) On January 1, 2026, for all other purposes.
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Senate Bill No. 130Senators Doρate, Flores and Steinbeck
CHAPTER 290
[Approved: June 5, 2025]
AN ACT relating to contractors; providing for issuance by the State Contractors Board of a restricted license; setting forth various requirements relating to restricted licenses; requiring the Board to adopt regulations governing restricted licenses; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.
Legislative Counsels Digest:
Existing law provides for the licensure and regulation of contractors by the State Contractors Board. (Chapter 624 of NRS) Section 2 of this bill authorizes the Board to issue a restricted license that authorizes a person to perform certain work of a type for which a contractors license is required, within the scope and monetary limit of the restricted license, to a person who satisfies certain requirements, which include, without limitation, the requirement to have obtained certain experience and, within the year immediately preceding the application, to have completed a course in business counseling or a similar curriculum.
Existing regulations establish a classification B license in the branch of general building and the subclassification B-7, which authorizes a person who holds such a license to perform the remodeling and improvement of an existing, detached, stand-alone single-family residence or single-family residential unit within a structure that does not extend more than three stories above the ground and one story below the ground. (NAC 624.160, 624.170) Existing regulations provide that a subclassification B-7 license does not authorize a person to increase the existing enclosed space of the residential structure. (NAC 624.170) Section 2 provides that a restricted license may only be issued in a classification or subclassification which authorizes the holder to perform the type of work for which the holder of a subclassification B-7 license is authorized to perform under existing regulations. Section 2 additionally authorizes the holder of a restricted license to enter into a contract for a construction project that involves one or more building trades or crafts, subject to certain limitations.
Section 2 sets forth certain bonding requirements for applicants for a restricted license and authorizes a person who has held such a license for not less than 2 years to apply for a contractors license that is not a restricted license under certain circumstances. Under section 2, the requirements generally applicable to the issuance and renewal of a contractors license do not apply to the issuance and renewal of a restricted license, with certain exceptions. Rather, sections 2 and 3 of this bill require the Board, on or before January 1, 2027, to adopt regulations necessary to provide for the issuance and renewal of a restricted license. The regulations are required to, among other things: (1) establish the monetary limit of a restricted license, which must be $7,000, including labor and materials, or a greater amount that the Board determines to be appropriate; (2) set forth certain application requirements and procedures for the issuance and renewal of a restricted license; and (3) establish reasonable fees associated with the issuance and renewal of a restricted license.
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EXPLANATION Matter in bolded italics is new; matter between
brackets [omitted material] is material to be
omitted.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN
SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. (Deleted by amendment.)
Sec. 2. Chapter 624 of NRS is hereby amended by adding thereto a new section to read as follows:
1. The Board may issue a restricted license that authorizes the holder to perform certain work for which a contractors license is required, within the scope and monetary limit of the restricted license, to a person who submits to the Board:
(a) An application containing any information required by the Board by regulation;
(b) Any fees required for the issuance of the license established by the Board by regulation; and
(c) Proof satisfactory to the Board that the person:
(1) Has not less than 2 years of experience in a trade, which may include, without limitation:
(I) Work experience of a particular type or within a particular classification;
(II) Alternative training in a program which is offered at an accredited college or university, apprenticeship or equivalent program accepted by the Board; or
(III) Completion of any other program or obtaining any other qualification acceptable to the Board; and
(2) Completed, within the year immediately preceding the date on which the application is submitted, a course in business counseling or a similar curriculum which consists of a minimum number of hours and any other requirements established by the Board.
2. Before issuing a restricted license to an applicant, the Board shall require the applicant to file with the Board a surety bond or cash deposit in an amount determined by the Board by regulation, which must be not less than $2,000.
3. A restricted license issued pursuant to this section is valid for 2 years and may be renewed in accordance with the procedures for the renewal of a restricted license established by the Board by regulation. A person who has held a restricted license for a period of 2 years or more may, in accordance with the provisions of this chapter and the regulations adopted pursuant thereto governing the issuance of a contractors license that is not a restricted license, apply for a contractors license that is not a restricted license if the person is not the subject of any open or unresolved complaints.
4. Except for the provisions of NRS 624.268 and except as otherwise provided by the regulations adopted by the Board pursuant to subsection 7, the provisions of NRS 624.240 to 624.288, inclusive, that apply to a contractors license that is not a restricted license do not apply to a restricted license issued pursuant to this section.
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5. A restricted license issued pursuant to this section may only be issued in a classification and subclassification prescribed by the Board which:
(a) Authorizes the holder of the restricted license to perform the remodeling and improvement of an existing, detached, stand-alone single-family residence or single-family residential unit within a structure that does not extend more than three stories above the ground and one story below the ground; and
(b) Does not authorize the holder of the restricted license to increase the existing enclosed space of the residential structure.
6. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the holder of a restricted license issued pursuant to this section may enter into a contract for a construction project that involves one or more building trades or crafts that the Board may determine to be appropriate, which must not include any building trade or craft involving the performance of any work of a type described in paragraph (b) or (c) of subsection 6 of NRS 624.031.
7. The Board shall adopt regulations necessary to provide for the issuance and renewal of a restricted license pursuant to this section. The regulations must:
(a) Establish the monetary limit for a restricted license, which must be $7,000, including labor and materials, or a greater amount that the Board determines to be appropriate.
(b) Set forth the required contents of an application for the issuance or renewal of a restricted license and any additional procedures for the issuance and renewal of a restricted license that the Board determines to be necessary. The regulations must not require an applicant for the issuance or renewal of a restricted license to submit a financial statement prepared by a certified public accountant pursuant to NRS 624.263 or 624.264.
(c) Establish reasonable fees for an application and for a restricted license to be paid by applicants for the issuance or renewal of a restricted license, which must not exceed the amount of the fees set forth in NRS 624.280.
(d) Set forth any additional requirements, restrictions or conditions governing restricted licenses that the Board determines to be necessary.
Sec. 3. The Board shall adopt the regulations necessary to provide for the issuance and renewal of restricted licenses required by section 2 of this act on or before January 1, 2027.
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Senate Bill No. 108Senator Titus
CHAPTER 291
[Approved: June 5, 2025]
AN ACT relating to water; revising provisions governing the Account for the Channel Clearance, Maintenance, Restoration, Surveying and Monumenting Program; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.
Legislative Counsels Digest:
Existing law: (1) creates the Account for the Channel Clearance, Maintenance, Restoration, Surveying and Monumenting Program in the State General Fund; and (2) requires that the money in this Account be used to award grants under the Program to cities, counties and other political subdivisions of this State and tribal governments in this State as equivalent matching money for projects for the clearance, maintenance, restoration, surveying and monumenting of navigable rivers. Under existing law, the State Engineer is required to administer the Account and the Program. (NRS 532.220, 532.230) Existing law also creates the Contingency Account in the State General Fund and prescribes a procedure for allocation of money in that Account by the Interim Finance Committee, upon the recommendation of the State Board of Examiners, for prescribed purposes, including as provided in specific statute. (NRS 353.266, 353.268, 353.269) Under existing law, the State Engineer is required to request an allocation from the Contingency Account if the balance in the Account for the Channel Clearance, Maintenance, Restoration, Surveying and Monumenting Program is not sufficient to provide a grant under the Program. In addition, the State Engineer is authorized to request an allocation from the Contingency Account if the balance in the Account for the Channel Clearance, Maintenance, Restoration, Surveying and Monumenting Program is below $250,000. (NRS 532.230) This bill: (1) increases this balance for triggering discretionary requests from the Contingency Account to $500,000; and (2) provides that only money in the Account for the Channel Clearance, Maintenance, Restoration, Surveying and Monumenting Program that is not committed for expenditure is included in the calculation of that balance.
EXPLANATION Matter in bolded italics is new; matter between
brackets [omitted material] is material to be
omitted.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN
SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. NRS 532.230 is hereby amended to read as follows:
532.230 1. The Account for the Channel Clearance, Maintenance, Restoration, Surveying and Monumenting Program is hereby created in the State General Fund.
2. The money in the Account must be administered by the State Engineer and must be expended only to aid local governments or tribal governments in the manner provided in NRS 532.220.
3. If the balance in the Account that is not committed for expenditure is below [$250,000,] $500,000, the State Engineer may request an allocation from the Contingency Account pursuant to NRS 353.266, 353.268 and 353.269.
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4. If the balance in the Account is not sufficient to provide a grant of money to an incorporated city, a county, a political subdivision of this State or a tribal government in this State, the State Engineer shall request an allocation from the Contingency Account pursuant to NRS 353.266, 353.268 and 353.269.
Sec. 2. This act becomes effective on July 1, 2025.
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Senate Bill No. 36Committee on Natural Resources
CHAPTER 292
[Approved: June 5, 2025]
AN ACT relating to water; requiring the State Engineer to retire certain groundwater rights; creating the Nevada Conservation and Recreation Program; creating the Account for Retiring Water Rights; establishing the Nevada Voluntary Water Rights Retirement Program; requiring the Director of the State Department of Conservation and Natural Resources to purchase certain water rights for the purpose of retiring the water rights; revising provisions governing a program to provide grants of money for certain purposes relating to improvements to water systems and to conserve water; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.
Legislative Counsels Digest:
Under existing law, any person who wishes to appropriate public waters, or to change the place of diversion, manner of use or place of use of water already appropriated, must apply to the State Engineer for a permit to do so. (NRS 533.325) Existing law further provides that all underground waters within the boundaries of the State are subject to appropriation for beneficial use only under the laws of this State relating to the appropriation and use of water. (NRS 534.020) Section 10.5 of this bill creates the Account for Retiring Water Rights, to be administered by the Director of the State Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, and requires that the money in the Account only be used for the purchase of decreed or certificated groundwater rights for certain purposes. Section 10.7 of this bill establishes the Nevada Voluntary Water Rights Retirement Program in the Nevada Conservation and Recreation Program, to be administered by the Director and establishes requirements for: (1) the purchase and retirement of decreed or certificated groundwater rights; and (2) the acceptance of donations of decreed or certificated groundwater rights. Section 10.7 also prohibits the Director from accepting donations or applications for the purchase and retirement of such groundwater rights after June 30, 2035. Section 16 of this bill makes conforming changes to reflect that the Director may not accept applications or donations after this date.
Section 8 of this bill: (1) requires the State Engineer to retire all decreed or certificated groundwater rights purchased by or donated to the Nevada Voluntary Water Rights Retirement Program; and (2) prohibits the State Engineer from retiring any groundwater rights from the Program unless the purchase or donation of the groundwater right was approved by the Director on or before June 30, 2035.
Sections 1-3 of this bill prohibit the appropriation of water for which rights have been retired pursuant to the Nevada Voluntary Water Rights Retirement Program.
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Existing law requires the Department to make grants to state agencies, local governments, water conservancy districts, conservation districts and certain nonprofit organizations to protect, preserve and obtain the benefits of the property and natural and cultural resources of this State and requires the Director to adopt regulations to make such grants. (Section 2 of Assembly Bill No. 84, chapter 480, Statutes of Nevada 2019, at page 2861) Existing regulations establish the Nevada Conservation and Recreation Program to make such grants. (LCB File No. R025-22) Section 10.3 of this bill creates the Program in statute. Section 10.3 further provides that the Program consists of a grant program to make such grants and the Nevada Voluntary Water Rights Retirement Program. Section 12 of this bill provides that the Program is within the Department. Section 11 of this bill applies the definitions in existing law relating to the Department to the provisions of sections 10.3-10.7.
Existing law establishes a program to provide grants of money to purveyors of water and eligible recipients to pay for certain costs related to capital improvements to water systems and water conservation. Under this program, eligible recipients may receive grants of money to pay the cost of improvements to conserve water. (NRS 349.981) Section 14 of this bill includes the permanent retirement of groundwater rights for certain purposes in the types of improvements for which an eligible recipient could receive a grant.
Existing law requires certain recipients of a grant of money from this program to provide an amount of money determined by the Board for Financing Water Projects that will be used for the same purpose as the grant and which must be based upon the average household income of the customers of the recipient. (NRS 349.983) Section 15 of this bill instead requires the amount of money provided by a recipient to be based upon the median household income of the customers of the recipient.
EXPLANATION Matter in bolded italics is new; matter between
brackets [omitted material] is material to be
omitted.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN
SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. NRS 533.030 is hereby amended to read as follows:
533.030 1. Subject to existing rights, and except as otherwise provided in this section and NRS 533.0241, 533.027 and 533.028, and section 8 of this act, all water may be appropriated for beneficial use as provided in this chapter and not otherwise.
2. The use of water, from any stream system as provided in this chapter and from underground water as provided in NRS 534.080, for any recreational purpose, or the use of water from the Muddy River or the Virgin River to create any developed shortage supply or intentionally created surplus, is hereby declared to be a beneficial use. As used in this subsection:
(a) Developed shortage supply has the meaning ascribed to it in Volume 73 of the Federal Register at page 19884, April 11, 2008, and any subsequent amendment thereto.
(b) Intentionally created surplus has the meaning ascribed to it in Volume 73 of the Federal Register at page 19884, April 11, 2008, and any subsequent amendment thereto.
3. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 4, in any county whose population is 700,000 or more:
(a) The board of county commissioners may prohibit or restrict by ordinance the use of water and effluent for recreational purposes in any artificially created lake or stream located within the unincorporated areas of the county.
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(b) The governing body of a city may prohibit or restrict by ordinance the use of water and effluent for recreational purposes in any artificially created lake or stream located within the boundaries of the city.
4. In any county whose population is 700,000 or more, the provisions of subsection 1 and of any ordinance adopted pursuant to subsection 3 do not apply to:
(a) Water stored in an artificially created reservoir for use in flood control, in meeting peak water demands or for purposes relating to the treatment of sewage;
(b) Water used in a mining reclamation project; or
(c) A body of water located in a recreational facility that is open to the public and owned or operated by the United States or the State of Nevada.
Sec. 2. NRS 533.370 is hereby amended to read as follows:
533.370 1. Except as otherwise provided in this section and NRS 533.0241, 533.345, 533.371, 533.372 and 533.503, and section 8 of this act, the State Engineer shall approve an application submitted in proper form which contemplates the application of water to beneficial use if:
(a) The application is accompanied by the prescribed fees;
(b) The proposed use or change, if within an irrigation district, does not adversely affect the cost of water for other holders of water rights in the district or lessen the efficiency of the district in its delivery or use of water; and
(c) The applicant provides proof satisfactory to the State Engineer of the applicants:
(1) Intention in good faith to construct any work necessary to apply the water to the intended beneficial use with reasonable diligence; and
(2) Financial ability and reasonable expectation actually to construct the work and apply the water to the intended beneficial use with reasonable diligence.
2. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 10, [where there] the State Engineer shall reject an application and refuse to issue the requested permit if:
(a) There is no unappropriated water in the proposed source of supply [, where the] ;
(b) The groundwater that has not been committed for use has been reserved pursuant to NRS 533.0241 ;
(c) The application requests a change to or reinstatement of groundwater rights that have been retired pursuant to section 8 of this act; or [where its]
(d) The proposed use or change conflicts with existing rights or with protectable interests in existing domestic wells as set forth in NRS 533.024, or threatens to prove detrimental to the public interest . [, the State Engineer shall reject the application and refuse to issue the requested permit.]
Κ If a previous application for a similar use of water within the same basin has been rejected on those grounds, the new application may be denied without publication.
3. In addition to the criteria set forth in subsections 1 and 2, in determining whether an application for an interbasin transfer of groundwater must be rejected pursuant to this section, the State Engineer shall consider:
(a) Whether the applicant has justified the need to import the water from another basin;
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(b) If the State Engineer determines that a plan for conservation of water is advisable for the basin into which the water is to be imported, whether the applicant has demonstrated that such a plan has been adopted and is being effectively carried out;
(c) Whether the proposed action is environmentally sound as it relates to the basin from which the water is exported;
(d) Whether the proposed action is an appropriate long-term use which will not unduly limit the future growth and development in the basin from which the water is exported; and
(e) Any other factor the State Engineer determines to be relevant.
4. Except as otherwise provided in this subsection and subsections 6 and 10 and NRS 533.365, the State Engineer shall approve or reject each application within 2 years after the final date for filing a protest. The State Engineer may postpone action:
(a) Upon written authorization to do so by the applicant.
(b) If an application is protested.
(c) If the purpose for which the application was made is municipal use.
(d) In areas where studies of water supplies have been determined to be necessary by the State Engineer pursuant to NRS 533.368.
(e) Where court actions or adjudications are pending, which may affect the outcome of the application.
(f) In areas in which adjudication of vested water rights is deemed necessary by the State Engineer.
(g) On an application for a permit to change a vested water right in a basin where vested water rights have not been adjudicated.
(h) Where authorized entry to any land needed to use the water for which the application is submitted is required from a governmental agency.
(i) On an application for which the State Engineer has required additional information pursuant to NRS 533.375.
5. If the State Engineer does not act upon an application in accordance with subsections 4 and 6, the application remains active until approved or rejected by the State Engineer.
6. Except as otherwise provided in this subsection and subsection 10, the State Engineer shall approve or reject, within 6 months after the final date for filing a protest, an application filed to change the point of diversion of water already appropriated when the existing and proposed points of diversion are on the same property for which the water has already been appropriated under the existing water right or the proposed point of diversion is on real property that is proven to be owned by the applicant and is contiguous to the place of use of the existing water right. The State Engineer may postpone action on the application pursuant to subsection 4.
7. If the State Engineer has not approved, rejected or held a hearing on an application within 7 years after the final date for filing a protest, the State Engineer shall cause notice of the application to be republished and reposted pursuant to NRS 533.360 immediately preceding the time at which the State Engineer is ready to approve or reject the application. The cost of the republication must be paid by the applicant. After such republication and reposting, a protest may be filed in accordance with NRS 533.365.
8. If a hearing is held regarding an application, the decision of the State Engineer must be in writing and include findings of fact, conclusions of law and a statement of the underlying facts supporting the findings of fact. The written decision may take the form of a transcription of an oral ruling. The rejection or approval of an application must be endorsed on a copy of the original application, and a record must be made of the endorsement in the records of the State Engineer.
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rejection or approval of an application must be endorsed on a copy of the original application, and a record must be made of the endorsement in the records of the State Engineer. The copy of the application so endorsed must be returned to the applicant. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 11, if the application is approved, the applicant may, on receipt thereof, proceed with the construction of the necessary works and take all steps required to apply the water to beneficial use and to perfect the proposed appropriation. If the application is rejected, the applicant may take no steps toward the prosecution of the proposed work or the diversion and use of the public water while the rejection continues in force.
9. If a person is the successor in interest of an owner of a water right or an owner of real property upon which a domestic well is located and if the former owner of the water right or real property on which a domestic well is located had previously filed a written protest against the granting of an application, the successor in interest must be allowed to pursue that protest in the same manner as if the successor in interest were the former owner whose interest he or she succeeded. If the successor in interest wishes to pursue the protest, the successor in interest must notify the State Engineer in a timely manner on a form provided by the State Engineer.
10. The provisions of subsections 1 to 9, inclusive, do not apply to an application for an environmental permit or a temporary permit issued pursuant to NRS 533.436 or 533.504.
11. The provisions of subsection 8 do not authorize the recipient of an approved application to use any state land administered by the Division of State Lands of the State Department of Conservation and Natural Resources without the appropriate authorization for that use from the State Land Registrar.
12. As used in this section, domestic well has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 534.350.
Sec. 3. NRS 533.371 is hereby amended to read as follows:
533.371 The State Engineer shall reject the application and refuse to issue a permit to appropriate water for a specified period if the State Engineer determines that:
1. The application is incomplete;
2. The prescribed fees have not been paid;
3. The proposed use is not temporary;
4. There is no water available from the proposed source of supply without exceeding the perennial yield or safe yield of that source;
5. The groundwater that has not been committed for use from the proposed source of supply has been reserved pursuant to NRS 533.0241;
6. The application requests a change to or reinstatement of groundwater rights that have been retired pursuant to section 8 of this act;
7. The proposed use conflicts with existing rights; or
[7.] 8. The proposed use threatens to prove detrimental to the public interest.
Sec. 4. Chapter 534 of NRS is hereby amended by adding thereto the provisions set forth as sections 5 to 9, inclusive, of this act.
Secs. 5-7. (Deleted by amendment.)
Sec. 8. 1. The State Engineer shall retire all decreed or certificated groundwater rights purchased by or donated to the Nevada Voluntary Water Rights Retirement Program pursuant to section 10.7 of this act using any appropriate mechanism, as determined by the State Engineer, and preclude that groundwater from appropriation.
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and preclude that groundwater from appropriation. Any decreed or certificated groundwater right that has been retired pursuant to this section is not available for any use and shall be deemed to be retired in the source in perpetuity.
2. The State Engineer shall not retire any decreed or certificated groundwater rights pursuant to subsection 1 unless the purchase of the groundwater right or donation of the groundwater right was approved by the Director of the State Department of Conservation and Natural Resources pursuant to section 10.7 of this act on or before June 30, 2035.
Sec. 9. (Deleted by amendment.)
Sec. 10. Chapter 232 of NRS is hereby amended by adding the provisions set forth as sections 10.3, 10.5 and 10.7 of this act.
Sec. 10.3. 1. The Nevada Conservation and Recreation Program is hereby created within the Department to protect, preserve and obtain the benefits of the property and natural and cultural resources of this State. The Director shall administer the Program.
2. The Nevada Conservation and Recreation Program consists of:
(a) A grant program to make grants in accordance with subsections 8, 9 and 10 of section 2 of chapter 480, Statutes of Nevada 2019, at page 2861; and
(b) The Nevada Voluntary Water Rights Retirement Program established by section 10.7 of this act.
3. The Director may adopt regulations to carry out the provisions of this section.
Sec. 10.5. 1. The Account for Retiring Water Rights is hereby created in the State General Fund.
2. The Account for Retiring Water Rights must be administered by the Director in accordance with the Nevada Voluntary Water Rights Retirement Program established by section 10.7 of this act. In addition to any direct legislative appropriation, the Director may apply for and accept any gift, donation, bequest, grant, federal money or other source of money for deposit in the Account for Retiring Water Rights.
3. The money in the Account for Retiring Water Rights must only be used for administering the Nevada Voluntary Water Rights Retirement Program established by section 10.7 of this act, to purchase decreed or certificated groundwater rights for retirement pursuant to section 10.7 of this act and to provide matching money required as a condition of accepting any source of money that would result in the retirement of groundwater rights pursuant to sections 8 and 10.7 of this act.
4. The money in the Account for Retiring Water Rights or any portion of the money in the Account for Retiring Water Rights may be invested or reinvested in accordance with the provisions of chapter 355 of NRS. The proceeds of such investments and the interest and income earned on the money in the Account for Retiring Water Rights, after deducting any applicable charges, must be credited to the Account for Retiring Water Rights.
5. Any money remaining in the Account for Retiring Water Rights at the end of a fiscal year does not revert to the State General Fund, and the balance in the Account for Retiring Water Rights must be carried forward to the next fiscal year.
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6. The Director may enter into an agreement with a public or private entity to apply for, obtain or manage any money contributed to the Account for Retiring Water Rights.
Sec. 10.7. 1. The Nevada Voluntary Water Rights Retirement Program is hereby established in the Nevada Conservation and Recreation Program created by section 10.3 of this act to purchase and retire decreed or certificated groundwater rights from willing sellers and to accept donations of groundwater rights for retirement in order to:
(a) Protect the natural resources of this State;
(b) Address declining levels of groundwater; or
(c) Address conflicts with existing rights or with protectable interests in existing domestic wells.
2. The Nevada Voluntary Water Rights Retirement Program must be administered by the Director. In administering the Program, the Director shall, to the extent money is available in the Account for Retiring Water Rights created by section 10.5 of this act, identify and purchase decreed or certificated groundwater rights for retirement by the State Engineer pursuant to section 8 of this act from persons willing to retire those groundwater rights in groundwater basins where:
(a) An order issued by the State Engineer precludes the issuance of permits for new appropriations of groundwater in the groundwater basin; or
(b) The retirement of groundwater rights in the groundwater basin meets any purpose set forth in subsection 1.
3. The Director shall document in writing the purpose of each decreed or certificated groundwater right that is purchased by or donated to the Program and file the written document with the State Engineer.
4. When sufficient money is available in the Account for Retiring Water Rights created by section 10.5 of this act, the Director may accept applications for the purchase and retirement of decreed or certificated groundwater rights.
5. The Director shall not accept donations or applications for the purchase and retirement of decreed or certificated groundwater rights after June 30, 2035.
Sec. 11. NRS 232.010 is hereby amended to read as follows:
232.010 As used in NRS 232.010 to 232.162, inclusive [:] , and sections 10.3, 10.5 and 10.7 of this act:
1. Department means the State Department of Conservation and Natural Resources.
2. Director means the Director of the State Department of Conservation and Natural Resources.
Sec. 12. NRS 232.090 is hereby amended to read as follows:
232.090 1. The Department consists of the Director and the following:
(a) The Division of Water Resources.
(b) The Division of State Lands.
(c) The Division of Forestry.
(d) The Division of State Parks.
(e) The Division of Environmental Protection.
(f) The Office of Historic Preservation.
(g) The Division of Outdoor Recreation.
(h) The Division of Natural Heritage.
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(i) Such other divisions as the Director may from time to time establish.
2. The State Environmental Commission, the State Conservation Commission, the Commission for Cultural Centers and Historic Preservation, the Commission on Off-Highway Vehicles, the Conservation Districts Program, the Sagebrush Ecosystem Council , the Nevada Conservation and Recreation Program and the Board to Review Claims are within the Department.
Sec. 13. (Deleted by amendment.)
Sec. 14. NRS 349.981 is hereby amended to read as follows:
349.981 1. There is hereby established a program to provide grants of money to:
(a) A purveyor of water to pay for costs of capital improvements to publicly owned community water systems and publicly owned nontransient water systems required or made necessary by the State Environmental Commission pursuant to NRS 445A.800 to 445A.955, inclusive, or made necessary by the Safe Drinking Water Act, 42 U.S.C. §§ 300f et seq., and the regulations adopted pursuant thereto.
(b) An eligible recipient to pay for the cost of improvements to conserve water, including, without limitation:
(1) Piping or lining of an irrigation canal;
(2) [Recovery] Recovering or recycling [of] wastewater or tailwater;
(3) Scheduling of irrigation;
(4) [Measurement] Measuring or metering [of] the use of water;
(5) Improving the efficiency of irrigation operations; [and]
(6) Improving the efficiency of the operation of a facility for the storage of water, including, without limitation, efficiency in diverting water to such a facility [.] ; and
(7) Permanently retiring groundwater rights pursuant to section 8 of this act to:
(I) Protect the natural resources of this State;
(II) Address declining levels of groundwater; or
(III) Address conflicts with existing rights or with protectable interests in existing domestic wells.
(c) An eligible recipient to pay the following costs associated with connecting a domestic well or well with a temporary permit to a municipal water system, if the well was in existence on or before October 1, 1999, and the well is located in an area designated by the State Engineer pursuant to NRS 534.120 as an area where the groundwater basin is being depleted:
(1) Any local or regional fee for connection to the municipal water system.
(2) The cost of any capital improvement that is required to comply with a decision or regulation of the State Engineer.
(d) An eligible recipient to pay the following costs associated with abandoning an individual sewage disposal system and connecting the property formerly served by the abandoned individual sewage disposal system to a community sewage disposal system, if the Division of Environmental Protection requires the individual sewage disposal system to be abandoned and the property upon which the individual sewage disposal system was located to be connected to a community sewage disposal system pursuant to the provisions of NRS 445A.300 to 445A.730, inclusive, or any regulations adopted pursuant thereto:
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(1) Any local or regional fee for connection to the community sewage disposal system.
(2) The cost of any capital improvement that is required to comply with a statute of this State or a decision, directive, order or regulation of the Division of Environmental Protection.
(e) An eligible recipient to pay the following costs associated with abandoning an individual sewage disposal system and connecting the property formerly served by the abandoned individual sewage disposal system to a community sewage disposal system, if the Division of Environmental Protection approves a program or project for the protection of groundwater quality developed by the State or a local government that provides for the abandonment of an individual sewage disposal system and the connection of the property upon which the individual sewage disposal system was located to a community sewage disposal system pursuant to the provisions of NRS 445A.300 to 445A.730, inclusive, or any regulations adopted pursuant thereto:
(1) Any local or regional fee for connection to the community sewage disposal system.
(2) The cost of any capital improvement that is required to comply with a statute of this State or a decision, directive, order or regulation of the Division of Environmental Protection.
(f) An eligible recipient to pay the following costs associated with plugging and abandoning a well and connecting the property formerly served by the well to a municipal water system, if the State Engineer requires the plugging of the well pursuant to subsection 3 of NRS 534.180 or if the quality of the water of the well fails to comply with the standards of the Safe Drinking Water Act, 42 U.S.C. §§ 300f et seq., and the regulations adopted pursuant thereto:
(1) Any local or regional fee for connection to the municipal water system.
(2) The cost of any capital improvement that is required for the water quality in the area where the well is located to comply with the standards of the Safe Drinking Water Act, 42 U.S.C. §§ 300f et seq., and the regulations adopted pursuant thereto.
(3) The cost of plugging and abandoning a well and connecting the property formerly served by the well to a municipal water system.
(g) A governing body to pay the costs associated with developing and maintaining a water resource plan.
2. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 349.983, the determination of who is to receive a grant is solely within the discretion of the Board.
3. For any construction work paid for in whole or in part by a grant provided pursuant to this section to a nonprofit association or nonprofit cooperative corporation that is an eligible recipient, the provisions of NRS 338.013 to 338.090, inclusive, apply to:
(a) Require the nonprofit association or nonprofit cooperative corporation to include in the contract for the construction work the contractual provisions and stipulations that are required to be included in a contract for a public work pursuant to those statutory provisions.
(b) Require the nonprofit association or nonprofit cooperative corporation to comply with those statutory provisions in the same manner as if it was a public body that had undertaken the project or had awarded the contract.
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(c) Require the contractor who is awarded the contract for the construction work, or a subcontractor on the project, to comply with those statutory provisions in the same manner as if he or she was a contractor or subcontractor, as applicable, engaged on a public work.
4. As used in this section:
(a) Eligible recipient means:
(1) A political subdivision of this State, including, without limitation, a city, county, unincorporated town, water authority, conservation district, irrigation district, water district or water conservancy district.
(2) A nonprofit association or nonprofit cooperative corporation that provides water service only to its members.
(b) Governing body has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 278.015.
(c) Water resource plan means a water resource plan created pursuant to NRS 278.0228.
Sec. 15. NRS 349.983 is hereby amended to read as follows:
349.983 1. Grants may be made pursuant to paragraph (a) of subsection 1 of NRS 349.981 only for the Lincoln County Water District and those community and nontransient water systems that:
(a) Were in existence on January 1, 1995; and
(b) Are currently publicly owned.
2. In making its determination of which purveyors of water are to receive grants pursuant to paragraph (a) of subsection 1 of NRS 349.981, the Board shall give preference to those purveyors of water whose public water systems regularly serve fewer than 6,000 persons.
3. Each recipient of a grant pursuant to paragraph (a) of subsection 1 of NRS 349.981 shall provide an amount of money for the same purpose. The Board shall develop a scale to be used to determine that amount, but the recipient must not be required to provide an amount less than 15 percent or more than 75 percent of the total cost of the project for which the grant is awarded. The scale must be based upon the [average] median household income of the customers of the recipient, and provide adjustments for the demonstrated economic hardship of those customers, the existence of an imminent risk to public health and any other factor that the Board determines to be relevant.
Sec. 16. Section 10.7 of this act is hereby amended to read as follows:
Sec. 10.7. 1. The Nevada Voluntary Water Rights Retirement Program is hereby established in the Nevada Conservation and Recreation Program created by section 10.3 of this act to purchase and retire decreed or certificated groundwater rights from willing sellers and to accept donations of groundwater rights for retirement in order to:
(a) Protect the natural resources of this State;
(b) Address declining levels of groundwater; or
(c) Address conflicts with existing rights or with protectable interests in existing domestic wells.
2. The Nevada Voluntary Water Rights Retirement Program must be administered by the Director. [In administering the Program, the Director shall, to the extent money is available in the Account for Retiring Water Rights created by section 10.5 of this act, identify and purchase decreed or certificated groundwater rights for retirement by the State Engineer pursuant to section 8 of this act from persons willing to retire those groundwater rights in groundwater basins where:
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(a) An order issued by the State Engineer precludes the issuance of permits for new appropriations of groundwater in the groundwater basin; or
(b) The retirement of groundwater rights in the groundwater basin meets any purpose set forth in subsection 1.]
3. [The Director shall document in writing the purpose of each decreed or certificated groundwater right that is purchased by or donated to the Program and file the written document with the State Engineer.
4. When sufficient money is available in the Account for Retiring Water Rights created by section 10.5 of this act, the Director may accept applications for the purchase and retirement of decreed or certificated groundwater rights.
5.] The Director shall not accept donations or applications for the purchase and retirement of decreed or certificated groundwater rights after June 30, 2035.
Sec. 17. 1. This section and sections 1 to 15, inclusive, of this act become effective on July 1, 2025.
2. Section 10.5 of this act expires by limitation on June 30, 2035.
3. Section 16 of this act becomes effective on July 1, 2035.
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Senate Bill No. 27Committee on Government Affairs
CHAPTER 293
[Approved: June 5, 2025]
AN ACT relating to museums; changing the name of the Nevada State Museum to the Nevada State Museum Carson City; revising the powers and duties of the Board of Museums and History; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.
Legislative Counsels Digest:
Existing law establishes certain museums and historical societies as institutions of the Division of Museums and History of the Department of Tourism and Cultural Affairs. (NRS 381.004) Section 1 of this bill revises the name of one such museum by changing the name of the Nevada State Museum to the Nevada State Museum Carson City. Sections 4-11 of this bill make conforming changes to reflect the change in name.
Existing law creates the Board of Museums and History and prescribes certain powers and duties of the Board relating to the functions of the Division. (NRS 381.002, 381.0045) Section 2 of this bill requires the Board to establish policies and charges for certain services provided by the Division and its institutions. Existing law requires the Administrator of the Division to authorize or require a museum director to: (1) establish certain programs deemed proper and necessary by the Administrator and the Board; and (2) house, preserve, care for and display or exhibit property received by an institution administered by the museum director. (NRS 381.0063) Section 3 of this bill removes the authority of the Board to make determinations regarding such programs and eliminates the requirement that actions related to property received by an institution be subject to the sole discretion of the Board.
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EXPLANATION Matter in bolded italics is new; matter between
brackets [omitted material] is material to be
omitted.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN
SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. NRS 381.004 is hereby amended to read as follows:
381.004 1. The Division of Museums and History is hereby created in the Department.
2. The Division consists of the Office of the Administrator and a state system of museums consisting of the following museums and historical societies, which are hereby established as institutions of the Division:
(a) The Nevada State Museum [;] Carson City;
(b) The Lost City Museum;
(c) The Nevada State Museum Las Vegas;
(d) The Nevada Historical Society;
(e) The East Ely Depot Museum;
(f) The Nevada State Railroad Museum in Carson City; and
(g) The Nevada State Railroad Museum in Boulder City.
3. Each institution shall, in accordance with the duties assigned to it by the Administrator, collect, preserve and interpret the history, prehistory and natural history of this State.
Sec. 2. NRS 381.0045 is hereby amended to read as follows:
381.0045 The Board shall establish:
1. Categories of memberships in the institutions and the fees to be charged for the memberships.
2. Fees for admission to the institutions. Children under the age of 18 years must be admitted free of charge.
3. Fees for train rides provided by an institution.
4. Policies and charges for the incidental use, rental and lease of the buildings, equipment, fixtures and other property of the Division and its institutions.
5. Policies and charges for services provided by the Division and its institutions, including, without limitation, storage, curation, repair and conducting studies.
Sec. 3. NRS 381.0063 is hereby amended to read as follows:
381.0063 1. The Administrator shall, in accordance with any directive received from the Director pursuant to NRS 232.005, authorize or require each museum director to perform such duties set forth in subsections 2 and 3 as are necessary for the operation of the institution administered by the museum director, after giving consideration to:
(a) The size and complexity of the programs the museum director is required to administer;
(b) The number of personnel needed to carry out those programs;
(c) Requirements for accreditation; and
(d) Such other factors as are relevant to the needs of the institution and the Division.
2. The Administrator may authorize or require a museum director to:
(a) Oversee duties related to the auditing and approval of all bills, claims and accounts of the institution administered by the museum director.
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(b) Receive, collect, exchange, preserve, house, care for, document, interpret, display and exhibit, particularly, but not exclusively, respecting the State of Nevada:
(1) Samples of the useful and fine arts, sciences and industries, relics, memorabilia, products, works, records, rare and valuable articles and objects, including, without limitation, drawings, etchings, lithographs, photographs, paintings, statuary, sculpture, fabrics, furniture, implements, machines, geological and mineral specimens, precious, semiprecious and commercial minerals, metals, earths, gems and stones.
(2) Books, papers, records and documents of historic, artistic, literary or industrial value or interest by reason of rarity, representative character or otherwise.
(c) Collect, gather and prepare the natural history of Nevada and the Great Basin.
(d) Establish such programs in history, archeology, anthropology, paleontology, mineralogy, ethnology, ornithology and such other programs as in the judgment of the [Board and] Administrator may be proper and necessary to carry out the objects and purposes appropriate to the institution administered by the museum director.
(e) Receive and collect property from any appropriate agency of the State of Nevada, or from accessions, gifts, exchanges, loans or purchases from any other agencies, persons or sources.
(f) House and preserve, care for and display or exhibit property received by an institution. This paragraph does not prevent the permanent or temporary retention, placement, housing or exhibition of a portion of the property in other places or locations in or outside of the State . [at the sole discretion of the Board.]
(g) Make and obtain plans and specifications and let and supervise contracts for work or have the work done on force account or day labor, supplying material or labor, or otherwise.
(h) Receive, accept and obtain by exchange in the name of the State of Nevada all property loaned to the institution administered by the museum director for preservation, care, display or exhibit, or decline and reject the property in his or her discretion, and undertake to be responsible for all property loaned to the institution or make just payment of any reasonable costs or rentals therefor.
(i) Apply for and expend all gifts and grants that the institution administered by the museum director is authorized to accept in accordance with the terms and conditions of the gift or grant.
(j) Govern, manage and control the exhibit and display of all property and things of the institution administered by the museum director at other exhibits, expositions, worlds fairs and places of public or private exhibition. Any property of the State of Nevada that may be placed on display or on exhibition at any worlds fair or exposition must be taken into custody by the Administrator at the conclusion of the worlds fair or exposition and placed and kept in the institution, subject to being removed and again exhibited at the discretion of the Administrator or a person designated by the Administrator.
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(k) Negotiate and consult with and agree with other institutions, departments, officers and persons or corporations of and in the State of Nevada and elsewhere respecting quarters for and the preservation, care, transportation, storage, custody, documentation, interpretation, display and exhibit of articles and things controlled by the institutions and respecting the terms and cost, the manner, time, place and extent, and the return thereof.
(l) Trade, exchange and transfer exhibits and duplicates when the Administrator deems it proper. Such transactions shall not be deemed sales.
(m) Establish the qualifications for life, honorary, annual, sustaining and such other memberships as are established by the Board pursuant to NRS 381.0045.
(n) Adopt rules for the internal operations of the institution administered by the museum director, including, without limitation, the operation of equipment of the institution.
(o) Establish procedures that enable the accessibility of the exhibits in an institution administered by the museum director for persons who are blind or visually impaired, including, without limitation, by providing audio guides, audio descriptive displays, tactile displays and experiences, dedicated tours for persons who are blind or visually impaired, Braille signage and descriptions, temporary lighting and adapted educational classes.
3. The Administrator shall require a museum director to serve as, or to designate an employee to serve as, ex officio State Paleontologist. The State Paleontologist shall, within the limits of available time, money and staff:
(a) Systematically inventory the paleontological resources within the State of Nevada;
(b) Compile a database of fossil resources within this State;
(c) Coordinate and promote paleontological research activities within this State, including, without limitation, regulating and issuing permits to engage in such activities;
(d) Disseminate and assist other persons in disseminating information gained from research conducted by the State Paleontologist; and
(e) Display and promote, and assist other persons in displaying and promoting, the paleontological resources of this State to enhance education, culture and tourism within this State.
4. The enumeration of the powers and duties that may be assigned to a museum director pursuant to this section is not exclusive of other general objects and purposes appropriate to a public museum.
5. The provisions of this section do not prohibit the Administrator from making such administrative and organizational changes as are necessary for the efficient operation of the Division and its institutions and to ensure that an institution properly carries out the duties and responsibilities assigned to that institution.
Sec. 4. NRS 381.0068 is hereby amended to read as follows:
381.0068 Notwithstanding any provision of this chapter to the contrary:
1. A person is not required to obtain a permit pursuant to NRS 381.196 if the person has obtained a permit pursuant to federal law for the same purpose; and
2. The Administrator, Museum Director of the Nevada State Museum Carson City or the museum director of an institution are not required to provide notice to, consult with or return items to an Indian tribe as required pursuant to this chapter if the Administrator, Museum Director of the Nevada State Museum Carson City or the museum director [,] of the institution, as applicable, provides such notice to, consults with or returns items to the Indian tribe in accordance with the repatriation process required pursuant to federal law.
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State Museum Carson City or the museum director [,] of the institution, as applicable, provides such notice to, consults with or returns items to the Indian tribe in accordance with the repatriation process required pursuant to federal law.
Sec. 5. NRS 381.0069 is hereby amended to read as follows:
381.0069 1. The Museum Director of the Nevada State Museum Carson City shall adopt regulations as necessary to carry out the provisions of NRS 381.0066 to 381.0069, inclusive, and 381.195 to 381.227, inclusive, including, without limitation, regulations which set forth the process for repatriation of prehistoric native Indian human remains and funerary objects.
2. Any regulations adopted pursuant to this section must be developed in consultation with Indian tribes and incorporate the values, beliefs and traditions of the Indian tribes as determined and conveyed by the members of the Indian tribes during the consultation with the Museum Director.
Sec. 6. NRS 381.195 is hereby amended to read as follows:
381.195 As used in NRS 381.195 to 381.227, inclusive:
1. Historic means from the middle of the 18th century until 50 years before the current year.
2. Historic site means a site, landmark or monument of historical significance pertaining to the history of the settlement of Nevada, or Indian campgrounds, shelters, petroglyphs, pictographs and burials.
3. Museum Director means the Museum Director of the Nevada State Museum [.] Carson City.
4. Prehistoric means before the middle of the 18th century.
5. Prehistoric site means any archeological or paleontological site, ruin, deposit, fossilized footprints and other impressions, petroglyphs and pictographs, habitation caves, rock shelters, natural caves, burial ground or sites of religious or cultural importance to an Indian tribe.
Sec. 7. NRS 381.207 is hereby amended to read as follows:
381.207 1. The holder of a permit described in NRS 381.197, except as otherwise provided in subsections 2 and 3, who does work upon aboriginal mounds and earthworks, ancient burial grounds, prehistoric sites, deposits of fossil bones or other archeological and vertebrate paleontological features within the State shall give to the State 50 percent of all articles, implements and materials found or discovered of which the holder retained possession after completion of the process set forth in subsection 4, to be deposited with the Nevada State Museum [,] Carson City, for exhibition or other use within the State as determined by the Museum Director. The Museum Director may accept less than 50 percent of such items. Upon receipt of items pursuant to this subsection, the Museum Director shall notify the Office of Historic Preservation.
2. The holder of a permit described in NRS 381.197 who does any such work within the State under the authority and direction of the Nevada Historical Society, the Nevada State Museum Las Vegas, or an institution or political subdivision of the State shall give 50 percent of all articles, implements and materials found or discovered of which the holder retained possession after completion of the process set forth in subsection 4, to the Society, institution or political subdivision. The holder of the permit may retain the other 50 percent.
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3. If the Nevada Historical Society, the Nevada State Museum Las Vegas, or an institution or political subdivision of the State is the holder of the permit, it may retain all articles, implements and materials found or discovered of which it retained possession after completion of the process set forth in subsection 4.
4. If any of the articles, implements or materials found or discovered are prehistoric native Indian human remains or funerary objects, the Museum Director shall:
(a) Provide notice to and consult with each applicable Indian tribe in accordance with NRS 381.0066;
(b) Determine which Indian tribe has the closest cultural affiliation to the prehistoric native Indian human remains or funerary objects in accordance with NRS 381.0067; and
(c) Return any prehistoric native Indian human remains or funerary objects discovered to the closest culturally affiliated Indian tribe in accordance with the repatriation process adopted pursuant to NRS 381.0069, if a request for repatriation is made.
5. Whenever the Office of Historic Preservation acquires articles, implements and materials under the provisions of this section, they must be transferred to the Museum Director for exhibition or other use within the State as determined by the Museum Director.
Sec. 8. NRS 120A.610 is hereby amended to read as follows:
120A.610 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsections 5 to 9, inclusive, all abandoned property other than money delivered to the Administrator under this chapter must, within 2 years after the delivery, be sold by the Administrator to the highest bidder at public sale in whatever manner affords, in his or her judgment, the most favorable market for the property. The Administrator may decline the highest bid and reoffer the property for sale if the Administrator considers the bid to be insufficient.
2. At least 21 days before a sale held under this section, the Administrator shall provide notice to the public of the sale by posting notice of the sale:
(a) At the principal office of the Administrator;
(b) At not less than three other prominent places within this State;
(c) On the website of the Administrator; and
(d) By press release.
3. The Administrator may provide additional notice of a sale held under this section at any time and in any manner that the Administrator selects.
4. The purchaser of property at any sale conducted by the Administrator pursuant to this chapter takes the property free of all claims of the owner or previous holder and of all persons claiming through or under them. The Administrator shall execute all documents necessary to complete the transfer of ownership.
5. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 6, the Administrator need not offer any property for sale if the Administrator considers that the probable cost of the sale will exceed the proceeds of the sale. The Administrator may destroy or otherwise dispose of such property or may transfer it to:
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(a) The Nevada State Museum Las Vegas, the Nevada State Museum Carson City or the Nevada Historical Society, upon its written request, if the property has, in the opinion of the requesting institution, historical, artistic or literary value and is worthy of preservation; or
(b) A genealogical library, upon its written request, if the property has genealogical value and is not wanted by the Nevada State Museum Las Vegas, the Nevada State Museum Carson City or the Nevada Historical Society.
Κ An action may not be maintained by any person against the holder of the property because of that transfer, disposal or destruction.
6. The Administrator shall transfer property to the Department of Veterans Services, upon its written request, if the property has military value.
7. Securities delivered to the Administrator pursuant to this chapter may be sold by the Administrator at any time after the delivery. Securities listed on an established stock exchange must be sold at the prevailing price for that security on the exchange at the time of sale. Other securities not listed on an established stock exchange may be sold:
(a) Over the counter at the prevailing price for that security at the time of sale; or
(b) By any other method the Administrator deems acceptable.
8. The Administrator shall hold property that was removed from a safe-deposit box or other safekeeping repository for 1 year after the date of the delivery of the property to the Administrator, unless that property is a will or a codicil to a will, in which case the Administrator shall hold the property for 10 years after the date of the delivery of the property to the Administrator. If no claims are filed for the property within that period and the Administrator determines that the probable cost of the sale of the property will exceed the proceeds of the sale, it may be destroyed.
9. All proceeds received by the Administrator from abandoned gift certificates must be accounted for separately in the Abandoned Property Trust Account in the State General Fund. At the end of each fiscal year, before any other money in the Abandoned Property Trust Account is transferred pursuant to NRS 120A.620, the balance in the subaccount created pursuant to this subsection, less any costs, service charges or claims chargeable to the subaccount, must be transferred to the State Education Fund.
Sec. 9. NRS 331.130 is hereby amended to read as follows:
331.130 1. At all times the maintenance of the Capitol Building is under the supervision of the Administrator, and it must be kept clean, orderly and presentable as befitting public property.
2. The former Assembly, Senate and Supreme Court chambers on the second floor of the Capitol Building are under the management of the Museum Director of the Nevada State Museum Carson City for the purpose of establishing and maintaining a Government Museum. The remainder of the second floor of the Capitol Building is under the management of the Administrator.
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Sec. 10. NRS 331.133 is hereby amended to read as follows:
331.133 The Museum Director of the Nevada State Museum Carson City shall:
1. Prepare and present exhibits in the Government Museum.
2. Conduct, in an appropriate manner, tours of the Government Museum.
3. In cooperation with other state agencies and departments, provide for the security of the Government Museum.
Sec. 11. NRS 417.090 is hereby amended to read as follows:
417.090 1. The Director shall:
(a) Assist veterans, and those presently serving in the Armed Forces of the United States who are residents of the State of Nevada, their spouses, domestic partners, widows, widowers, children, dependents, administrators, executors and personal representatives, in preparing, submitting and presenting any claim against the United States, or any state, for insurance, pension, disability compensation, vocational training, education, rehabilitation or any other benefit to which they may be entitled under the laws of the United States or of any of the states, and assist them in obtaining any aid or benefit to which they may be entitled under the laws of the United States or of any of the states.
(b) Aid, assist, encourage and cooperate with every service organization recognized nationally or in this State insofar as the activities of such organizations are for the benefit of veterans, servicemen and servicewomen and the spouses, domestic partners, widows, widowers, children, dependents, administrators, executors or personal representatives of such veterans, servicemen and servicewomen.
(c) Give aid, assistance and counsel to each and every problem, question and situation, individual as well as collective, affecting any veteran, serviceman or servicewoman, or their dependents, or any group of veterans, servicemen and servicewomen, when in their opinion such comes within the scope of this chapter.
(d) Coordinate activities of veterans organizations.
(e) Serve as a clearinghouse and disseminate information relating to veterans benefits.
(f) Conduct any studies which will assist veterans to obtain compensation, insurance, pension, disability compensation, vocational training, education, rehabilitation or any other benefit to which veterans may be entitled under the laws of the United States or of any state.
(g) Aid, assist and cooperate with the office of coordinator of services for veterans created in a county pursuant to NRS 244.401.
(h) Take possession of any abandoned or unclaimed artifacts or other property that has military or historical value for safekeeping. The Director may:
(1) Transfer such an artifact or other property to:
(I) The Nevada State Museum Carson City or the Nevada Historical Society, upon its written request, if the artifact or other property has, in the opinion of the requesting institution, historical value and is worthy of preservation; or
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(II) Any other governmental agency or nonprofit entity, including, without limitation, a veterans organization and the United States Department of Veterans Affairs, upon its written request, if the artifact or other property was not requested by the Nevada State Museum Carson City or the Nevada Historical Society; or
(2) Destroy or otherwise dispose of the artifact or other property.
Κ An action may not be maintained by any person against the holder or former holder of an artifact or other property because of the transfer, destruction or other disposal of the artifact or other property pursuant to this paragraph.
(i) Develop plans and programs to assist veterans who have suffered sexual trauma while on active duty or during military training.
(j) Create and maintain a statewide database of information relating to veterans to assist the Department in identifying and communicating with veterans and connecting veterans with benefits and opportunities for which they are eligible.
(k) Create and maintain a registry of governmental agencies and private entities that provide services and resources to veterans, service members and their families and publish a digital copy of the registry on the Internet website maintained by the Department.
(l) Ensure that each generation of veterans is recognized annually through a ceremony, information campaign or other form of public acknowledgment.
(m) Establish, operate and maintain veterans cemeteries in this State, and may, within the limits of legislative authorization, employ personnel and purchase equipment and supplies necessary for the operation and maintenance of the cemeteries.
(n) Establish, manage, maintain and operate veterans homes in this State, and may, within the limits of legislative authorization, employ personnel and purchase equipment and supplies necessary for the operation and maintenance of veterans homes.
(o) If the board of county commissioners of any county makes the request required pursuant to subsection 2 of NRS 244.401, provide to the coordinator of services for veterans in the county training and certification as a veterans service officer.
(p) If training and certification is requested pursuant to paragraph (o), submit an application, on behalf of the coordinator of services for veterans, to the United States Department of Veterans Affairs for accreditation or official recognition as a veterans service officer.
(q) Serve as the primary public advocate for Nevada veterans.
(r) Ensure that each person who participates as an advocate for veterans in this State in a volunteer program sponsored by the Department is:
(1) Offered the opportunity to participate in annual training; and
(2) If requested by the volunteer, provided mentorship.
(s) Provide quarterly training to each veterans service officer employed by the Department regarding the benefits, services, programs and assistance available to veterans.
(t) Additionally offer the quarterly training described in paragraph (s) to representatives of veterans service organizations who are accredited by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs.
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(u) Connect veterans experiencing homelessness to housing and organizations that provide support in housing and other related areas to decrease homelessness among veterans.
(v) Create, coordinate and support programs and resources for the prevention of suicide among veterans, including, without limitation, programs and resources to increase knowledge of how to recognize the signs of a potentially suicidal veteran and resources to which veterans who are potentially suicidal may be referred.
2. The Director shall:
(a) Establish an internal policy for guidance to employees of the Department regarding the transfer, destruction or other disposal of artifacts and other property pursuant to paragraph (h) of subsection 1; and
(b) Post the policy on the Internet website maintained by the Department.
Sec. 12. The Legislative Counsel shall, in preparing supplements to the Nevada Administrative Code, appropriately change any references to an officer, agency or other entity whose name is changed or whose responsibilities are transferred pursuant to the provisions of this act to refer to the appropriate officer, agency or other entity.
Sec. 13. 1. Any administrative regulations adopted by an officer or an agency whose name has been changed or whose responsibilities have been transferred pursuant to the provisions of this act to another officer or agency remain in force until amended by the officer or agency to which the responsibility for the adoption of the regulations has been transferred.
2. Any contracts or other agreements entered into by an officer or agency whose name has been changed or whose responsibilities have been transferred pursuant to the provisions of this act to another officer or agency are binding upon the officer or agency to which the responsibility for the administration of the provisions of the contract or other agreement has been transferred. Such contracts and other agreements may be enforced by the officer or agency to which the responsibility for the enforcement of the provisions of the contract or other agreement has been transferred.
3. Any action taken by an officer or agency whose name has been changed or whose responsibilities have been transferred pursuant to the provisions of this act to another officer or agency remains in effect as if taken by the officer or agency to which the responsibility for the enforcement of such actions has been transferred.
Sec. 14. This act becomes effective on July 1, 2025.
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Senate Bill No. 12Committee on Government Affairs
CHAPTER 294
[Approved: June 5, 2025]
AN ACT relating to governmental administration; creating and setting forth the composition of the Governors Technology Office within the Office of the Governor; transferring the powers and duties of the Office of the Chief Information Officer within the Office of the Governor to the Governors Technology Office; revising the classification and duties of the Deputy Chief of the Office of Information Security; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.
Legislative Counsels Digest:
Existing law creates the Office of the Chief Information Officer within the Office of the Governor, consisting of certain units, offices and other units, groups divisions or departments. (NRS 242.080) Existing law sets forth certain duties and responsibilities of the Office of the Chief Information Officer, including providing certain information services to state agencies, elected state officers and, under certain circumstances, agencies not under the control of the Governor and local government agencies. (NRS 242.131, 242.141)
Section 6 of this bill renames the Office of the Chief Information Officer as the Governors Technology Office. Sections 1, 3-5, 7, 9, 11-14, 16, 18 and 23-30 of this bill make conforming changes by applying various provisions of the Nevada Revised Statutes relating to the Office of the Chief Information Officer instead to the Governors Technology Office.
Existing law provides that the Office of the Chief Information Officer is composed of: (1) the Administration Unit; (2) the Client Services Unit; (3) the Computing Services Unit; (4) the Network Services Unit, including a Network Transport Services Group and a Telecommunications Group; (5) the Office of Information Security; and (6) certain other units, groups, divisions or departments deemed necessary by the Chief Information Officer. (NRS 242.080) Section 6 provides instead that the Governors Technology Office is composed of: (1) the Directors Office; (2) the Client Services Division; (3) the Computing Services Division; (4) the Network Services Division, including a Network Transport Services Unit and a Unified Communications Unit; (5) the Office of Information Security; and (6) certain other units, groups, divisions or departments deemed necessary by the Chief Information Officer. Sections 10, 17, 19-22 and 25 of this bill make conforming changes to apply various provisions of the Nevada Revised Statutes relating to the former units, groups, offices, divisions or departments of the Office of the Chief Information Officer instead to the units, groups, offices, divisions or departments of the Governors Technology Office.
Existing law requires the Chief Information Officer to appoint a Deputy Chief of the Office of Information Security who is in the classified service of the State. (NRS 242.101) Section 7 instead places the Deputy Chief of the Office of Information Security in the unclassified service of the State. Section 31 of this bill clarifies that the person who is in the position of Deputy Chief of the Office on July 1, 2025, is in the classified service and must remain in the classified service until he or she vacates that position.
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Existing law creates an Information Technology Advisory Board, which has various duties including: (1) advising the Office of the Chief Information Officer concerning issues relating to information technology; (2) periodically reviewing the Offices statewide strategic plans and standards manual for information technology; (3) reviewing the Offices budget; and (4) consulting and coordinating with state agencies on certain regulations, policies, standards and guidelines. (NRS 242.122, 242.124, 242.125) Section 8 of this bill replaces the Director of the Department of Administration as a member of the Advisory Board with the Chief Information Officer.
Existing law: (1) requires the Chief of the Office of Information Security to investigate and resolve certain breaches related to an information system of a state agency or elected official in certain circumstances; and (2) authorizes the Chief of the Office of Information Security to notify members of certain boards and commissions of a breach of certain information systems in certain circumstances. (NRS 242.183) Section 9 instead: (1) requires the Deputy Chief of the Office of Information Security to investigate and resolve such breaches; and (2) authorizes the Deputy Chief to provide such notifications.
Senate Bill No. 431 of the 2023 Legislative Session eliminated the Division of Enterprise Information Technology Services of the Department of Administration and transferred the powers and duties of the Division to the Office of the Chief Information Officer. (Chapter 532, Statutes of Nevada 2023, at page 3544) Existing law defines the terms Administrator, Department and Division as they relate to the former Division. (NRS 233F.015, 233F.055, 233F.059, 242.013, 242.031, 242.045) Section 34 of this bill repeals these obsolete definitions. Sections 2 and 15 of this bill make conforming changes to eliminate references to certain repealed definitions.
EXPLANATION Matter in bolded italics is new; matter between
brackets [omitted material] is material to be
omitted.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN
SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. NRS 239.073 is hereby amended to read as follows:
239.073 1. The Committee to Approve Schedules for the Retention and Disposition of Official State Records, consisting of six members, is hereby created.
2. The Committee consists of:
(a) The Secretary of State;
(b) The Attorney General;
(c) The Director of the Department of Administration;
(d) The State Library, Archives and Public Records Administrator;
(e) The Chief of the Governors Technology Office [of the Chief Information Officer] within the Office of the Governor; and
(f) One member who is a representative of the general public appointed by the Governor.
Κ All members of the Committee, except the representative of the general public, are ex officio members of the Committee.
3. The Secretary of State or a person designated by the Secretary of State shall serve as Chair of the Committee. The State Library, Archives and Public Records Administrator shall serve as Secretary of the Committee and prepare and maintain the records of the Committee.
4. The Committee shall meet at least quarterly and may meet upon the call of the Chair.
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5. An ex officio member of the Committee may designate a person to represent the ex officio member at any meeting of the Committee. The person designated may exercise all the duties, rights and privileges of the member that the person represents.
6. The Committee may adopt rules and regulations for its management.
Sec. 2. NRS 242.011 is hereby amended to read as follows:
242.011 As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NRS [242.013] 242.015 to 242.068, inclusive, have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections.
Sec. 3. NRS 242.017 is hereby amended to read as follows:
242.017 Chief or Chief Information Officer means the Chief of the Governors Technology Office [of the Chief Information Officer] within the Office of the Governor.
Sec. 4. NRS 242.062 is hereby amended to read as follows:
242.062 Office means the Governors Technology Office [of the Chief Information Officer] within the Office of the Governor.
Sec. 5. NRS 242.071 is hereby amended to read as follows:
242.071 1. The Legislature hereby determines and declares that the creation of the Governors Technology Office [of the Chief Information Officer] within the Office of the Governor is necessary for the coordinated, orderly and economical processing of data and information in State Government, to ensure economical use of information systems and to prevent the unnecessary proliferation of equipment and personnel among the various state agencies.
2. The purposes of the Office are:
(a) To perform information services for state agencies.
(b) To provide technical advice but not administrative control of the information systems within the state agencies and, as authorized, of local governmental agencies.
Sec. 6. NRS 242.080 is hereby amended to read as follows:
242.080 1. The Governors Technology Office [of the Chief Information Officer] is hereby created within the Office of the Governor.
2. The Office consists of the Chief Information Officer and:
(a) The [Administration Unit.] Directors Office. The Chief is the head of the [Administration Unit.] Directors Office.
(b) The Client Services [Unit.] Division.
(c) The Computing Services [Unit.] Division.
(d) The Network Services [Unit.] Division.
(e) The Office of Information Security.
(f) Other units, groups, divisions or departments deemed necessary by the Chief to the extent such functions are supported by the appropriations allocated to the functions of the Office.
3. A Network Transport Services [Group] Unit and a [Telecommunications Group] Unified Communications Unit are hereby created within the Network Services [Unit] Division of the Office.
Sec. 7. NRS 242.101 is hereby amended to read as follows:
242.101 1. The Chief Information Officer shall:
(a) Appoint a Deputy Chief of the Office of Information Security who is in the [classified] unclassified service of the State;
(b) Administer the provisions of this chapter and other provisions of law relating to the duties of the Governors Technology Office ; [of the Chief Information Officer;]
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(c) Employ, within the limits of the approved budget of the Office, such other staff as is necessary for the performance of the duties of the Office; and
(d) Carry out other duties and exercise other powers specified by law.
2. The Chief may form committees to establish standards and determine criteria for evaluation of policies relating to informational services.
Sec. 8. NRS 242.122 is hereby amended to read as follows:
242.122 1. There is hereby created an Information Technology Advisory Board. The Board consists of:
(a) One member appointed by the Majority Floor Leader of the Senate from the membership of the Senate Standing Committee on Finance.
(b) One member appointed by the Speaker of the Assembly from the membership of the Assembly Standing Committee on Ways and Means.
(c) Two representatives of using agencies which are major users of the services of the Office. The Governor shall appoint the two representatives. Each such representative serves for a term of 4 years. For the purposes of this paragraph, an agency is a major user if it is among the top five users of the services of the Office, based on the amount of money paid by each agency for the services of the Office during the immediately preceding biennium.
(d) The [Director] Chief of the [Department] Office or his or her designee.
(e) The Attorney General or his or her designee.
(f) Five persons appointed by the Governor as follows:
(1) Three persons who represent a city or county in this State, at least one of whom is engaged in information technology or information security; and
(2) Two persons who represent the information technology industry but who:
(I) Are not employed by this State;
(II) Do not hold any elected or appointed office in State Government;
(III) Do not have an existing contract or other agreement to provide information services, systems or technology to an agency of this State; and
(IV) Are independent of and have no direct or indirect pecuniary interest in a corporation, association, partnership or other business organization which provides information services, systems or technology to an agency of this State.
2. Each person appointed pursuant to paragraph (f) of subsection 1 serves for a term of 4 years. No person so appointed may serve more than 2 consecutive terms.
3. At the first regular meeting of each calendar year, the members of the Board shall elect a Chair by majority vote.
Sec. 9. NRS 242.183 is hereby amended to read as follows:
242.183 1. The Deputy Chief of the Office of Information Security shall investigate and resolve any breach of an information system of a state agency or elected officer that uses the equipment or services of the Governors Technology Office [of the Chief Information Officer] or an application of such an information system or unauthorized acquisition of computerized data that materially compromises the security, confidentiality or integrity of such an information system.
2. The Chief Information Officer or Deputy Chief of the Office of Information Security, at his or her discretion, may inform members of the Technological Crime Advisory Board created by NRS 205A.040, the Nevada Commission on Homeland Security created by NRS 239C.120 and the Information Technology Advisory Board created by NRS 242.122 of any breach of an information system of a state agency or elected officer or application of such an information system or unauthorized acquisition of computerized data or information that materially compromises the security, confidentiality or integrity of such an information system.
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Technological Crime Advisory Board created by NRS 205A.040, the Nevada Commission on Homeland Security created by NRS 239C.120 and the Information Technology Advisory Board created by NRS 242.122 of any breach of an information system of a state agency or elected officer or application of such an information system or unauthorized acquisition of computerized data or information that materially compromises the security, confidentiality or integrity of such an information system.
Sec. 10. NRS 242.191 is hereby amended to read as follows:
242.191 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, the amount receivable from a state agency or officer or local governmental agency which uses the services of the Office must be determined by the Chief in each case and include:
(a) The annual expense, including depreciation, of operating and maintaining the Network Services [Unit,] Division, distributed among the agencies in proportion to the services performed for each agency.
(b) A service charge in an amount determined by distributing the monthly installment for the construction costs of the computer facility among the agencies in proportion to the services performed for each agency.
2. The Chief shall prepare and submit monthly to the state agencies and officers and local governmental agencies for which services of the Office have been performed an itemized statement of the amount receivable from each state agency or officer or local governmental agency.
3. The Chief may authorize, if in his or her judgment the circumstances warrant, a fixed cost billing, including a factor for depreciation, for services rendered to a state agency or officer or local governmental agency.
Sec. 11. NRS 205.4765 is hereby amended to read as follows:
205.4765 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 6, a person who knowingly, willfully and without authorization:
(a) Modifies;
(b) Damages;
(c) Destroys;
(d) Discloses;
(e) Uses;
(f) Transfers;
(g) Conceals;
(h) Takes;
(i) Retains possession of;
(j) Copies;
(k) Obtains or attempts to obtain access to, permits access to or causes to be accessed; or
(l) Enters,
Κ data, a program or any supporting documents which exist inside or outside a computer, system or network is guilty of a misdemeanor.
2. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 6, a person who knowingly, willfully and without authorization:
(a) Modifies;
(b) Destroys;
(c) Uses;
(d) Takes;
(e) Damages;
(f) Transfers;
(g) Conceals;
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(h) Copies;
(i) Retains possession of; or
(j) Obtains or attempts to obtain access to, permits access to or causes to be accessed,
Κ equipment or supplies that are used or intended to be used in a computer, system or network is guilty of a misdemeanor.
3. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 6, a person who knowingly, willfully and without authorization:
(a) Destroys;
(b) Damages;
(c) Takes;
(d) Alters;
(e) Transfers;
(f) Discloses;
(g) Conceals;
(h) Copies;
(i) Uses;
(j) Retains possession of; or
(k) Obtains or attempts to obtain access to, permits access to or causes to be accessed,
Κ a computer, system or network is guilty of a misdemeanor.
4. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 6, a person who knowingly, willfully and without authorization:
(a) Obtains and discloses;
(b) Publishes;
(c) Transfers; or
(d) Uses,
Κ a device used to access a computer, network or data is guilty of a misdemeanor.
5. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 6, a person who knowingly, willfully and without authorization introduces, causes to be introduced or attempts to introduce a computer contaminant into a computer, system or network is guilty of a misdemeanor.
6. If the violation of any provision of this section:
(a) Was committed to devise or execute a scheme to defraud or illegally obtain property;
(b) Caused response costs, loss, injury or other damage in excess of $500; or
(c) Caused an interruption or impairment of a public service, including, without limitation, a governmental operation, a system of public communication or transportation or a supply of water, gas or electricity,
Κ the person is guilty of a category C felony and shall be punished as provided in NRS 193.130, and may be further punished by a fine of not more than $100,000. In addition to any other penalty, the court shall order the person to pay restitution.
7. The provisions of this section do not apply to a person performing any testing, including, without limitation, penetration testing, of an information system of an agency that uses the equipment or services of the Governors Technology Office [of the Chief Information Officer] within the Office of the Governor that is authorized by the Chief [of that Office] Information Officer or the head of the Office of Information Security of the Governors Technology Office .
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Information Officer or the head of the Office of Information Security of the Governors Technology Office . [of the Chief Information Officer.] As used in this subsection:
(a) Information system has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 242.057.
(b) Penetration testing has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 242.171.
Sec. 12. NRS 205A.040 is hereby amended to read as follows:
205A.040 1. The Technological Crime Advisory Board is hereby created.
2. The Board consists of 13 members as follows:
(a) The Attorney General.
(b) The Chief Information Officer of the Governors Technology Office [of the Chief Information Officer] within the Office of the Governor.
(c) One member of the Senate appointed by the Majority Leader of the Senate.
(d) One member of the Assembly appointed by the Speaker of the Assembly.
(e) Nine other persons appointed by the Governor as follows:
(1) Two or more persons who represent major sectors of the economy of this State that are impacted significantly by technological crimes.
(2) One or more persons who are employees of a law enforcement agency of this State.
(3) One or more persons who are employees of a public educational institution within this State.
(4) One or more persons who are residents of this State and who are employed by the Federal Government.
3. Each member of the Board who is appointed to the Board serves for a term of 4 years. A vacancy on the Board in an appointed position must be filled in the same manner as the original appointment. A member may be reappointed to the Board.
4. The members of the Board shall elect a Chair and Vice Chair by majority vote. After the initial election, the Chair and Vice Chair shall hold office for a term of 1 year beginning on July 1 of each year. If the position of Chair or Vice Chair becomes vacant, the members of the Board shall elect a Chair or Vice Chair, as appropriate, from among its members for the remainder of the unexpired term.
5. The members of the Board:
(a) Serve without compensation; and
(b) May, upon written request, receive the per diem allowance and travel expenses provided for state officers and employees generally while engaged in the business of the Board.
6. A member of the Board who is an officer or employee of this State or a political subdivision of this State must be relieved from duties without loss of regular compensation so that the officer or employee may prepare for and attend meetings of the Board and perform any work necessary to carry out the duties of the Board in the most timely manner practicable. A state agency or political subdivision of this State shall not require an officer or employee who is a member of the Board to make up the time the officer or employee is absent from work to carry out duties as a member of the Board or use annual vacation or compensatory time for the absence.
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Sec. 13. NRS 205A.050 is hereby amended to read as follows:
205A.050 1. The Board shall meet at least once every quarter and at the times and places specified by a call of the Chair or a majority of the members of the Board.
2. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, a member of the Board may designate in writing a person to represent him or her at a meeting of the Board if it is impractical for the member of the Board to attend the meeting. A representative who has been so designated:
(a) Shall be deemed to be a member of the Board for the purpose of determining a quorum at the meeting; and
(b) May vote on any matter that is voted on by the regular members of the Board at the meeting.
3. The Attorney General may designate a representative to serve in his or her place on the Board or attend a meeting of the Board in his or her place. The Chief Information Officer of the Governors Technology Office [of the Chief Information Officer] within the Office of the Governor may designate a representative to serve in his or her place on the Board or attend a meeting of the Board in his or her place.
4. Seven members of the Board constitute a quorum. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 205A.070 and 205A.080, a quorum may exercise all the power and authority conferred on the Board.
5. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a member of the Board:
(a) Is not disqualified from public employment or holding a public office because of membership on the Board; and
(b) Does not forfeit public office or public employment because of membership on the Board.
Sec. 14. NRS 205A.060 is hereby amended to read as follows:
205A.060 The Board shall:
1. Facilitate cooperation between state, local and federal officers in detecting, investigating and prosecuting technological crimes.
2. Establish, support and assist in the coordination of activities between two multiagency task forces on technological crime, one based in Reno and one based in Las Vegas, consisting of investigators and forensic examiners who are specifically trained to investigate technological crimes.
3. Coordinate and provide training and education for members of the general public, private industry and governmental agencies, including, without limitation, law enforcement agencies, concerning the statistics and methods of technological crimes and how to prevent, detect and investigate technological crimes.
4. Assist the Governors Technology Office [of the Chief Information Officer] within the Office of the Governor in securing governmental information systems against illegal intrusions and other criminal activities.
5. Evaluate and recommend changes to the existing civil and criminal laws relating to technological crimes in response to current and projected changes in technology and law enforcement techniques.
6. Distribute money deposited pursuant to NRS 179.1233 into the Account for the Technological Crime Advisory Board in accordance with the provisions of NRS 205A.090.
7. Authorize the payment of expenses incurred by the Board in carrying out its duties pursuant to this chapter.
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Sec. 15. NRS 233F.010 is hereby amended to read as follows:
233F.010 As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NRS [233F.015] 233F.020 to 233F.065, inclusive, have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections.
Sec. 16. NRS 233F.035 is hereby amended to read as follows:
233F.035 Chief means the Chief Information Officer of the Governors Technology Office within the Office of the Governor.
Sec. 17. NRS 233F.0593 is hereby amended to read as follows:
233F.0593 Network Transport Services [Group] Unit means the Network Transport Services [Group] Unit of the Network Services [Unit] Division of the Office.
Sec. 18. NRS 233F.0595 is hereby amended to read as follows:
233F.0595 Office means the Governors Technology Office [of the Chief Information Officer] within the Office of the Governor.
Sec. 19. NRS 233F.065 is hereby amended to read as follows:
233F.065 [Telecommunications Group] Unified Communications Unit means the [Telecommunications Group] Unified Communications Unit of the Network Services [Unit] Division of the Office.
Sec. 20. NRS 233F.117 is hereby amended to read as follows:
233F.117 If a state agency other than the Network Transport Services [Group] Unit adds equipment which extends the state communications system to another location, the extension, if approved by the Chief, becomes part of the state communications system. An approved extension of the system is subject to the provisions of this chapter relating to the system.
Sec. 21. NRS 233F.260 is hereby amended to read as follows:
233F.260 The Board shall provide advice to the [Telecommunications Group] Unified Communications Unit on the use of telecommunications by the State Government, including:
1. The development of policies, standards, plans and designs;
2. The procurement of systems, facilities and services;
3. The integration of telecommunications systems with other state and local governmental systems; and
4. New technology that may become or is available.
Sec. 22. NRS 233F.270 is hereby amended to read as follows:
233F.270 1. The [Telecommunications Group,] Unified Communications Unit, with the advice of the Board, shall:
(a) Plan, carry out and administer a state telecommunications system. When available at a competitive cost, the [Telecommunications Group] Unified Communications Unit shall use the facilities of telephone companies providing local exchange service.
(b) Make arrangements for the installation of a central telephone switchboard or switchboards to serve the state offices in one or more buildings as may be practical or feasible.
2. The system must be integrated and may include services between the State and any cities, counties and schools.
3. The Office may consider for the system all the telecommunications requirements of the State and its political subdivisions.
Sec. 23. NRS 408.55028 is hereby amended to read as follows:
408.55028 1. The Telecommunications Advisory Council is hereby created.
2. The Council consists of seven members appointed by the Governor. The Governor shall appoint to the Council:
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(a) One member from the Office of Science, Innovation and Technology in the Office of the Governor;
(b) One member from the Department of Transportation;
(c) One member from the Department of Education;
(d) One member from the Nevada Office of Rural Health;
(e) One member from the Department of Public Safety;
(f) One member from the Nevada System of Higher Education; and
(g) One member from the Governors Technology Office [of the Chief Information Officer] within the Office of the Governor.
3. The member appointed from the Office of Science, Innovation and Technology in the Office of the Governor shall serve as the Chair of the Council.
4. The Council shall meet as necessary at the call of the Chair.
5. The Director of the Office of Science, Innovation and Technology in the Office of the Governor shall provide staff support to the Council.
6. A majority of the members of the Council constitutes a quorum for the transaction of business.
7. The members of the Council receive no compensation for their services, but are entitled to be reimbursed for all travel and other expenses actually and necessarily incurred by them in the performance of their duties, within the limits of money available to the Council.
8. The members of the Council may request assistance from technical advisors as the Council deems necessary.
9. The Council shall:
(a) Provide information, advice, strategic plans, priorities and recommendations to assist the Department in administering access to rights-of-way to telecommunications providers for statewide telecommunications purposes;
(b) Assist the Department in valuing in-kind compensation pursuant to NRS 408.5501 to 408.55029, inclusive, and approve or deny any valuation thereof;
(c) Seek input from telecommunications providers and the public relating to broadband access;
(d) Coordinate and exchange information with other entities of this State and its political subdivisions relating to technology and telecommunications;
(e) Approve or deny any agreement between the Department and a telecommunications provider proposed pursuant to NRS 408.5502, if the Council finds that the agreement is competitively neutral and nondiscriminatory; and
(f) Provide other assistance as requested by the Department.
Sec. 24. NRS 439.942 is hereby amended to read as follows:
439.942 1. The Division may establish a secure Internet website which makes certain information available for a website client to conduct an investigation into the background and personal history of a person that is required pursuant to the provisions of this chapter or chapter 62B, 63, 424, 427A, 432, 432A, 432B, 433, 433B, 435 or 449 of NRS.
2. To become a website client, a person or governmental entity must:
(a) Create an account on the Internet website;
(b) Comply with NRS 439.942 to 439.948, inclusive, and any regulations adopted pursuant thereto governing use of the Internet website; and
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(c) Designate a website client administrator who is responsible for:
(1) Determining the persons who are authorized to use the Internet website;
(2) Providing the Division with the names of the persons who are authorized to use the Internet website;
(3) Ensuring that only those authorized persons have access to the Internet website; and
(4) Notifying the Division of any change in the persons who are authorized to use the Internet website.
3. Authorized employees of the Division and of the Department of Public Safety may be designated to serve as administrators of the Internet website with access to all the data and information on the Internet website.
4. Except as otherwise provided in this section and NRS 239.0115, information collected, maintained, stored, backed up or on file on the Internet website is confidential, not subject to subpoena or discovery and is not subject to inspection by the general public.
5. The Division shall ensure that any information collected, maintained and stored on the Internet website is protected adequately from fire, theft, loss, destruction, other hazards and unauthorized access, and is backed-up in a manner that ensures proper confidentiality and security.
6. The Internet website must be maintained in accordance with any requirements of the Governors Technology Office [of the Chief Information Officer] within the Office of the Governor established for use of the equipment or services of the Office pursuant to NRS 242.181.
Sec. 25. NRS 459.742 is hereby amended to read as follows:
459.742 The Commission, in carrying out its duties and within the limits of legislative appropriations and other available money, may:
1. Enter into contracts, leases or other agreements or transactions;
2. Provide grants of money to local emergency planning committees to improve their ability to respond to emergencies involving hazardous materials;
3. Assist with the development of comprehensive plans for responding to such emergencies in this State;
4. Provide technical assistance and administrative support to the [Telecommunications Group] Unified Communications Unit of the Network Services [Unit] Division of the Governors Technology Office [of the Chief Information Officer] within the Office of the Governor for the development of systems for communication during such emergencies;
5. Provide technical and administrative support and assistance for training programs;
6. Develop a system to provide public access to data relating to hazardous materials;
7. Support any activity or program eligible to receive money from the Contingency Account for Hazardous Materials;
8. Approve programs developed to address planning for and responding to emergencies involving hazardous materials; and
9. Coordinate the activities administered by state agencies to carry out the provisions of this chapter, 42 U.S.C. §§ 11001 et seq. and 49 U.S.C. §§ 5101 et seq.
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Sec. 26. NRS 480.926 is hereby amended to read as follows:
480.926 The Office shall:
1. Establish partnerships with:
(a) Local governments;
(b) The Nevada System of Higher Education; and
(c) Private entities, to the extent practicable,
Κ to encourage the development of strategies to prepare for and mitigate risks to, and otherwise protect, the security of information systems that are operated or maintained by a public or private entity in this State.
2. Establish partnerships to assist and receive assistance from local governments and appropriate agencies of the Federal Government regarding the development of strategies to prepare for and mitigate risks to, and otherwise protect, the security of information systems.
3. Consult with the Division of Emergency Management of the Office of the Military and the Governors Technology Office [of the Chief Information Officer] within the Office of the Governor regarding the development of strategies to prepare for and mitigate risks to, and otherwise protect, the security of information systems.
4. Coordinate with the Investigation Division of the Department regarding gathering intelligence on and initiating investigations of cyber threats and incidents.
Sec. 27. NRS 493.118 is hereby amended to read as follows:
493.118 1. The Department shall, to the extent that money is available for this purpose, establish and maintain a registry of unmanned aerial vehicles that are operated by public agencies in this State. The Department shall include on its Internet website the information that is maintained in the registry.
2. A public agency shall, for each unmanned aerial vehicle the public agency intends to operate, submit to the Department, on a form provided by the Department, for inclusion in the registry:
(a) The name of the public agency;
(b) The name and contact information of each operator of the unmanned aerial vehicle;
(c) Sufficient information to identify the unmanned aerial vehicle; and
(d) A statement describing the use of the unmanned aerial vehicle by the public agency.
3. The Department shall, on or before February 1 of each year, prepare and submit to the Director of the Legislative Counsel Bureau for submission to the Legislature, or to the Legislative Commission when the Legislature is not in regular session, a report outlining the activities of public agencies with respect to the operation of unmanned aerial vehicles in this State.
4. The Department shall adopt regulations prescribing the public purposes for which a public agency may operate an unmanned aerial vehicle that is registered with the Department pursuant to this section, including, without limitation:
(a) The provision of fire services.
(b) The provision of emergency medical services.
(c) The protection of a critical facility that is public property.
(d) Search and rescue operations conducted for persons and property in distress.
5. The regulations adopted by the Department pursuant to subsection 4 must include provisions that:
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(a) Authorize, as a public purpose, a public agency to operate an unmanned aerial vehicle that is registered with the Department in order to conduct a scheduled inspection to ensure compliance with building or fire codes or laws, ordinances, regulations or rules adopting or establishing building or fire codes that are enforced by the public agency.
(b) Prohibit a public agency from collecting any photograph, image or recording through the operation of an unmanned aerial vehicle during a scheduled inspection described in paragraph (a). If any photograph, image or recording is collected in violation of such a regulation or if any other information is collected through the operation of an unmanned aerial vehicle during such a scheduled inspection, the photograph, image, recording or other information:
(1) Is not admissible and must not be disclosed in any judicial, administrative or other adjudicatory proceeding other than a proceeding relating to the purpose of the scheduled inspection; and
(2) May not be used to establish reasonable suspicion or probable cause as the basis for the investigation or prosecution of a crime or other offense.
6. In addition to the regulations adopted pursuant to subsection 4, the Department shall adopt regulations to establish:
(a) A list of countries, businesses and entities from which a public agency or law enforcement agency shall not purchase or acquire any unmanned aerial vehicle or other equipment or service relating to the operation of an unmanned aerial vehicle; and
(b) A list of unmanned aerial vehicles and other related equipment or services that a public agency or law enforcement agency shall not operate, purchase or acquire.
7. The lists established pursuant to subsection 6 must include, without limitation:
(a) Any country, business or entity identified by the Secretary of Defense of the United States Department of Defense pursuant to Section 1260H of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021, Public Law 116-283, any amendments thereto or any subsequent federal law establishing such a list;
(b) Any unmanned aerial vehicle or other equipment or service relating to the operation of an unmanned aerial vehicle sold, manufactured or distributed by an entity identified by the Secretary of Defense of the United States Department of Defense pursuant to Section 1260H of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021, Public Law 116-283, any amendments thereto or any subsequent federal law establishing such a list;
(c) Any hardware, software, vendor or service prohibited from being used by a state agency in Nevada by a regulation, guideline or policy adopted by the Governors Technology Office [of the Chief Information Officer] within the Office of the Governor pursuant to NRS 242.111 and 242.115; and
(d) Any other unmanned aerial vehicle or other equipment or service relating to the operation of an unmanned aerial vehicle, as determined by the Department.
Sec. 28. NRS 603A.210 is hereby amended to read as follows:
603A.210 1. A data collector that maintains records which contain personal information of a resident of this State shall implement and maintain reasonable security measures to protect those records from unauthorized access, acquisition, destruction, use, modification or disclosure.
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reasonable security measures to protect those records from unauthorized access, acquisition, destruction, use, modification or disclosure.
2. If a data collector is a governmental agency and maintains records which contain personal information of a resident of this State, the data collector shall, to the extent practicable, with respect to the collection, dissemination and maintenance of those records, comply with the current version of the CIS Controls as published by the Center for Internet Security, Inc. or its successor organization, or corresponding standards adopted by the National Institute of Standards and Technology of the United States Department of Commerce.
3. A contract for the disclosure of the personal information of a resident of this State which is maintained by a data collector must include a provision requiring the person to whom the information is disclosed to implement and maintain reasonable security measures to protect those records from unauthorized access, acquisition, destruction, use, modification or disclosure.
4. If a state or federal law requires a data collector to provide greater protection to records that contain personal information of a resident of this State which are maintained by the data collector and the data collector is in compliance with the provisions of that state or federal law, the data collector shall be deemed to be in compliance with the provisions of this section.
5. The Office of Information Security of the Governors Technology Office [of the Chief Information Officer] within the Office of the Governor shall create, maintain and make available to the public a list of controls and standards with which the State is required to comply pursuant to any federal law, regulation or framework that also satisfy the controls and standards set forth in subsection 2.
Sec. 29. NRS 603A.215 is hereby amended to read as follows:
603A.215 1. If a data collector doing business in this State accepts a payment card in connection with a sale of goods or services, the data collector shall comply with the current version of the Payment Card Industry (PCI) Data Security Standard, as adopted by the PCI Security Standards Council or its successor organization, with respect to those transactions, not later than the date for compliance set forth in the Payment Card Industry (PCI) Data Security Standard or by the PCI Security Standards Council or its successor organization.
2. A data collector doing business in this State to whom subsection 1 does not apply shall not:
(a) Transfer any personal information through an electronic, nonvoice transmission other than a facsimile to a person outside of the secure system of the data collector unless the data collector uses encryption to ensure the security of electronic transmission; or
(b) Move any data storage device containing personal information beyond the logical or physical controls of the data collector, its data storage contractor or, if the data storage device is used by or is a component of a multifunctional device, a person who assumes the obligation of the data collector to protect personal information, unless the data collector uses encryption to ensure the security of the information.
3. A data collector shall not be liable for damages for a breach of the security of the system data if:
(a) The data collector is in compliance with this section; and
(b) The breach is not caused by the gross negligence or intentional misconduct of the data collector, its officers, employees or agents.
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4. The requirements of this section do not apply to:
(a) A telecommunication provider acting solely in the role of conveying the communications of other persons, regardless of the mode of conveyance used, including, without limitation:
(1) Optical, wire line and wireless facilities;
(2) Analog transmission; and
(3) Digital subscriber line transmission, voice over Internet protocol and other digital transmission technology.
(b) Data transmission over a secure, private communication channel for:
(1) Approval or processing of negotiable instruments, electronic fund transfers or similar payment methods; or
(2) Issuance of reports regarding account closures due to fraud, substantial overdrafts, abuse of automatic teller machines or related information regarding a customer.
5. As used in this section:
(a) Data storage device means any device that stores information or data from any electronic or optical medium, including, but not limited to, computers, cellular telephones, magnetic tape, electronic computer drives and optical computer drives, and the medium itself.
(b) Encryption means the protection of data in electronic or optical form, in storage or in transit, using:
(1) An encryption technology that has been adopted by an established standards setting body, including, but not limited to, the Federal Information Processing Standards issued by the National Institute of Standards and Technology, which renders such data indecipherable in the absence of associated cryptographic keys necessary to enable decryption of such data;
(2) Appropriate management and safeguards of cryptographic keys to protect the integrity of the encryption using guidelines promulgated by an established standards setting body, including, but not limited to, the National Institute of Standards and Technology; and
(3) Any other technology or method identified by the Office of Information Security of the Governors Technology Office [of the Chief Information Officer] within the Office of the Governor in regulations adopted pursuant to NRS 603A.217.
(c) Facsimile means an electronic transmission between two dedicated fax machines using Group 3 or Group 4 digital formats that conform to the International Telecommunications Union T.4 or T.38 standards or computer modems that conform to the International Telecommunications Union T.31 or T.32 standards. The term does not include onward transmission to a third device after protocol conversion, including, but not limited to, any data storage device.
(d) Multifunctional device means a machine that incorporates the functionality of devices, which may include, without limitation, a printer, copier, scanner, facsimile machine or electronic mail terminal, to provide for the centralized management, distribution or production of documents.
(e) Payment card has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 205.602.
(f) Telecommunication provider has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 704.027.
Sec. 30. NRS 603A.217 is hereby amended to read as follows:
603A.217 Upon receipt of a well-founded petition, the Governors Technology Office [of the Chief Information Officer] within the Office of the Governor may, pursuant to chapter 233B of NRS, adopt regulations which identify alternative methods or technologies which may be used to encrypt data pursuant to NRS 603A.215.
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the Governor may, pursuant to chapter 233B of NRS, adopt regulations which identify alternative methods or technologies which may be used to encrypt data pursuant to NRS 603A.215.
Sec. 31. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, a person who has been appointed to or is otherwise incumbent in the position of Deputy Chief of the Office of Information Security as of July 1, 2025, is in the classified service of the State and must remain in the classified service of the State until he or she vacates the position.
Sec. 32. The Legislative Counsel shall:
1. In preparing the reprint and supplements to the Nevada Revised Statutes, appropriately change any references to an officer, agency or other entity whose name is changed or whose responsibilities are transferred pursuant to the provisions of this act to refer to the appropriate officer, agency or other entity.
2. In preparing supplements to the Nevada Administrative Code, appropriately change any references to an officer, agency or other entity whose name is changed or whose responsibilities are transferred pursuant to the provisions of this act to refer to the appropriate officer, agency or other entity.
Sec. 33. 1. Any administrative regulations adopted by an officer or an agency whose name has been changed or whose responsibilities have been transferred pursuant to the provisions of this act to another officer or agency remain in force until amended by the officer or agency to which the responsibility for the adoption of the regulations has been transferred.
2. Any contracts or other agreements entered into by an officer or agency whose name has been changed or whose responsibilities have been transferred pursuant to the provisions of this act to another officer or agency are binding upon the officer or agency to which the responsibility for the administration of the provisions of the contract or other agreement has been transferred. Such contracts and other agreements may be enforced by the officer or agency to which the responsibility for the enforcement of the provisions of the contract or other agreement has been transferred.
3. Any action taken by an officer or agency whose name has been changed or whose responsibilities have been transferred pursuant to the provisions of this act to another officer or agency remains in effect as if taken by the officer or agency to which the responsibility for the enforcement of such actions has been transferred.
Sec. 34. NRS 233F.015, 233F.055, 233F.059, 242.013, 242.031 and 242.045 are hereby repealed.
Sec. 35. This act becomes effective on July 1, 2025.
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