Assembly Bill No. 121

Assembly Bill No. 121-Committee on Government Affairs

February 3, 1997
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Referred to Committee on Government Affairs

SUMMARY--Makes various changes relating to the creation and review of state agencies. (BDR 18-235)

FISCAL NOTE: Effect on Local Government: No.

Effect on the State or on Industrial Insurance: Yes.

EXPLANATION - Matter in italics is new; matter in brackets [ ] is material to be omitted.

AN ACT relating to state government; requiring the periodic review of state agencies by the legislative commission; providing for the prospective expiration of newly created state agencies; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

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Section 1 Chapter 232B of NRS is hereby amended by adding thereto a new section to read as follows:
If the legislature creates a new agency on or after July 1, 1997, the legislative measure in which the agency is created must include a provision which states that each section of the measure relating to the creation of the agency expires by limitation at the end of the calendar year that is 4 years after the calendar year in which the agency was created unless the legislature continues the existence of the agency.
Sec. 2 NRS 232B.010 is hereby amended to read as follows:
232B.010As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires, "agency" means [any public agency which the legislature has designated to be the subject of a review by the legislative commission.] an agency, bureau, board, commission, department, division or any other unit of the executive department of state government.
Sec. 3 NRS 232B.040 is hereby amended to read as follows:
232B.040 1. The legislative commission shall [conduct the reviews of agencies directed by the legislature] review each agency, including an agency whose existence has been continued by the legislature pursuant to section 1 of this act, at least once every 10 years to determine whether [each] the agency should be terminated, consolidated with another agency or continued. [The legislative commission shall begin each review on July 1 of the second year preceding the scheduled date for terminating the agency.]
2. The legislative commission shall determine the membership and method of appointment of committees or subcommittees appointed to carry out the reviews.
3. The legislative commission shall transmit its review and recommendations to the legislature at the beginning of its next regular session.
Sec. 4 NRS 284.254 is hereby amended to read as follows:
284.254In establishing lists of eligible persons, a preference must be allowed for each person in the classified service who has been separated from the service because the agency by which he was employed was terminated pursuant to NRS 232B.100 [.] or section 1 of this act.