SUMMARY--Authorizes temporary advance from state general fund for Nevada equal rights commission. (BDR 31-1600)
FISCAL NOTE: Effect on Local Government: No.
Effect on the State or on Industrial Insurance: No.
EXPLANATION - Matter in italics is new; matter in brackets [ ] is material to be omitted.
AN ACT relating to state financial administration; authorizing a temporary advance from the state general fund for the Nevada equal rights commission; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1 Chapter 353 of NRS is hereby amended by adding thereto a new section to read as follows:
1. If the director of the department of employment, training and rehabilitation determines that current claims exceed the amount of money available because revenue from billed services has not been collected or because of a delay in the receipt of money from federal grants, he may request from the director of the department of administration a temporary advance from the state general fund for the payment of authorized expenses.
2. The director of the department of administration shall notify the state controller and the fiscal analysis division of the legislative counsel bureau of his approval of a request made pursuant to subsection 1. The state controller shall draw his warrant upon receipt of the approval by the director of the department of administration.
3. An advance from the state general fund:
(a) May be approved by the director of the department of administration for the budget account of the Nevada equal rights commission of the department of employment, training and rehabilitation.
(b) Is limited to 25 percent of the revenue expected to be received in the current fiscal year from any source other than legislative appropriation.
4. Any money which is temporarily advanced from the state general fund to an account pursuant to subsection 3 must be repaid by August 31 following the end of the immediately preceding fiscal year.
Sec. 2. This act becomes effective upon passage and approval.