Statutes of the State of Nevada - Seventeenth Special Session, 2001
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1AN ACT relating to the protection of children; transferring certain duties of the division of child and family services of the department of human resources to an agency of the county in certain large counties; establishing a legislative committee on children, youth and families; making appropriations; and providing other matters properly relating thereto. Assembly Bill No. 1—Joint Rules Committee. Approved June 15, 20011
2AN ACT relating to public employees; authorizing a leave of absence for certain public officers and employees to assist the division of emergency management of the department of motor vehicles and public safety or a local organization for emergency management during a disaster or emergency; authorizing payment for the unused sick leave of state employees that is accrued but not carried forward in certain circumstances; increasing the maximum authorized amount of money from the reserve for statutory contingency account that the state board of examiners may authorize for payment of the salary of a replacement officer or employee following the purchase of certain leave of a former officer or employee; and providing other matters properly relating thereto. Assembly Bill No. 2—Joint Rules Committee. Approved June 15, 200163
3AN ACT relating to real property; requiring an affidavit in support of an action concerning constructional defects against a design professional; and providing other matters properly relating thereto. Assembly Bill No. 3—Joint Rules Committee. Approved June 15, 200166
4AN ACT relating to the judiciary; establishing a judicial retirement system for certain justices of the supreme court and district court judges; providing a penalty; and providing other matters properly relating thereto. Assembly Bill No. 4—Joint Rules Committee. Approved June 15, 200168
5AN ACT relating to public highways; directing the Department of Transportation, Clark County and the City of Las Vegas to conduct certain assessments concerning the need for the abatement of traffic noise; and providing other matters properly relating thereto. Assembly Bill No. 6—Joint Rules Committee. Approved June 15, 2001104
6AN ACT relating to natural resources; directing the submission to a vote of the people of a proposal to issue state general obligation bonds to protect, preserve and obtain the benefits of the property and natural resources of this state; providing for the use of the proceeds if the issue is approved; creating the fund to protect natural resources; and providing other matters properly relating thereto. Assembly Bill No. 9—Joint Rules Committee. Approved June 15, 2001104
7AN ACT relating to taxation; revising the formula for the distribution of certain revenues among local governments; providing for an adjustment to the base allocation of certain local governments; extending the date for expiration of the legislative committee to study distribution among local governments of revenue from state and local taxes; requiring the advisory committee to the committee to conduct a study; and providing other matters properly relating thereto. Assembly Bill No. 10—Joint Rules Committee. Approved June 15, 2001109
8AN ACT relating to Nevada Revised Statutes; making technical corrections to inappropriate or inaccurate provisions; clarifying ambiguous provisions; and providing other matters properly relating thereto. Assembly Bill No. 11—Joint Rules Committee. Approved June 15, 2001121
9AN ACT relating to liquor; authorizing a transfer of liquor between certain affiliated retailers; providing for the enforcement of certain provisions of chapter 369 of NRS; providing a civil penalty; and providing other matters properly relating thereto. Assembly Bill No. 12—Joint Rules Committee. Approved June 15, 2001164
10AN ACT making an appropriation to the legislative fund for the costs of the 17th Special Session; and providing other matters properly relating thereto. Senate Bill No. 1—Senators Raggio and Titus. Approved June 15, 2001166
11AN ACT relating to elections; requiring the secretary of state and each city clerk to design the form to be used by a candidate for reporting in kind campaign contributions and expenses; removing the requirement that campaign expenses under a certain amount be separately listed on forms for reporting; revising provisions governing the listing of certain categories of campaign expenses and expenditures; and providing other matters properly relating thereto. Assembly Bill No. 8—Joint Rules Committee. Approved June 15, 2001166
12AN ACT making an appropriation to the Interim Finance Committee for certain contractual services related to the financial reporting of school districts and charter schools; and providing other matters properly relating thereto. Senate Bill No. 2—Joint Rules Committee. Approved June 15, 2001171
13AN ACT relating to education; revising provisions relating to the achievement and proficiency examinations administered in public schools; revising provisions governing the increase of salary for a teacher who is certified by the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards; requiring the boards of trustees of school districts to pay the increase of salary retroactively under certain circumstances; authorizing under certain circumstances the employment of licensed teachers who do not hold endorsements in a particular subject area; requiring certain school districts to create and operate regional training programs for the professional development of teachers and administrators; creating the statewide council for the coordination of the regional training programs; authorizing under certain circumstances the licensure and employment of teachers who are not citizens of the United States; prohibiting persons from making certain threats to pupils and employees of school districts, charter schools and private schools; providing for the reimbursement of certain costs of teachers who acquire certification by the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards if money is made available; providing a penalty; and providing other matters properly relating thereto. Senate Bill No. 3—Joint Rules Committee. Approved June 15, 2001172
14AN ACT relating to the department of prisons; allowing the director to establish a system for offender management in each institution and facility of the department; allowing the director to continue to develop and implement a program of facility training for correctional staff in each institution and facility of the department; changing the name of the department; and providing other matters properly relating thereto. Senate Bill No. 4—Joint Rules Committee. Approved June 15, 2001192
15AN ACT relating to insurance for motor vehicles; specifying that any information except the name of the owner of a motor vehicle may be used as the primary means to verify that a motor vehicle is insured; providing that an operator’s policy of liability insurance may only be issued to certain persons; allowing the release of information related to insurance policies under certain circumstances; and providing other matters properly relating thereto. Senate Bill No. 5—Joint Rules Committee. Approved June 15, 2001251
16AN ACT relating to mental health; providing for the establishment by a district court of a program for the treatment of mentally ill offenders; authorizing justices’ courts and municipal courts to transfer original jurisdiction of certain cases to the district court for the purpose of assigning offenders to the program of treatment; enacting various provisions pertaining to the program of treatment; and providing other matters properly relating thereto. Senate Bill No. 6—Joint Rules Committee. Approved June 15, 2001256
17AN ACT making appropriations to the Peace Officers’ Standards and Training Commission for an analysis of job tasks and a study of physical fitness validation for peace officers and to the Department of Motor Vehicles and Public Safety for various information technology upgrades; and providing other matters properly relating thereto. Senate Bill No. 7—Joint Rules Committee. Approved June 15, 2001262
18AN ACT relating to financial administration; revising the amounts paid to certain public officers and employees as allowances for certain expenses; making appropriations to the contingency fund to restore and increase the balance in the fund; making appropriations to the Interim Finance Committee to assist state agencies and school districts in paying for certain energy needs; and providing other matters properly relating thereto. Senate Bill No. 8—Joint Rules Committee. Approved June 15, 2001263
19AN ACT making an appropriation to the Interim Finance Committee to provide assistance to certain educational programs; and providing other matters properly relating thereto. Senate Bill No. 9—Joint Rules Committee. Approved June 15, 2001267
20AN ACT relating to education; expressing the sense of the Nevada Legislature regarding available methods to improve the reading proficiency of Nevada’s school children at an early grade level; and providing other matters properly relating thereto. Senate Bill No. 10—Joint Rules Committee. Approved June 15, 2001268
21AN ACT relating to the training of drivers; requiring the state board of education to adopt regulations governing automobile driver education in public schools; prohibiting certain younger drivers from transporting certain persons as passengers for a certain period after obtaining a driver’s license; requiring certain younger drivers to hold an instruction permit for a certain period before applying for a driver’s license; extending the period for which a person is authorized to hold an instruction permit; authorizing licensed schools for training drivers to use certain interactive technologies in lieu of actual classroom instruction; requiring an instructor of a school for training drivers to complete certain training before his license as an instructor may be renewed by the department of motor vehicles and public safety; and providing other matters properly relating thereto. Senate Bill No. 12—Joint Rules Committee. Approved June 15, 2001269
22AN ACT making an appropriation to the Department of Education for the development of a new criterion-referenced test for pupils in grade 8; and providing other matters properly relating thereto. Senate Bill No. 13—Joint Rules Committee. Approved June 15, 2001274
23AN ACT relating to elections; revising the districts from which members of the state legislature are elected; changing the number of members of the state board of education; revising the districts from which members of the state board of education are elected; changing the number of members of the board of regents; revising the districts from which members of the board of regents are elected; revising the districts from which Representatives in Congress are elected; and providing other matters properly relating thereto. Senate Bill No. 14—Joint Rules Committee. Approved June 15, 2001275