Senate Bill No. 275

Senate Bill No. 275-Senator Neal

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AN ACT relating to labor; requiring certain employers to conduct a study to determine the feasibility of providing child care for their employees or reimbursing their employees for the costs of obtaining child care under certain circumstances; providing a penalty; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

[Approved July 17, 1997]

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

Section 1. Chapter 608 of NRS is hereby amended by adding thereto a new section to read as follows:
1. Any employer who employs at least 300 persons in private employment at one location in this state shall conduct a study to determine the desirability of and need for child care and the feasibility of:
(a) Providing affordable child care for his employees at the location of employment or at another location that is conveniently accessible;
(b) Reimbursing his employees for all or a portion of the costs of obtaining conveniently accessible child care; or
(c) Furnishing child care that is accessible to persons with special needs, including, without limitation, persons with disabilities and persons who need child care to be available 24 hours a day or on weekends,
if at least 10 percent of the employees request such a study. After conducting the study, the employer shall notify the employees of his findings and submit a report of those findings to the labor commissioner.
2. An employer is not required to conduct a study described in subsection 1 if he:
(a) Has conducted such a study within the preceding 12 months; or
(b) Submits satisfactory evidence to the labor commissioner that he is currently providing child care for his employees or is reimbursing his employees for all or a portion of the costs of obtaining child care.
3. The labor commissioner shall adopt such regulations as are necessary to carry out the provisions of this section, including, without limitation:
(a) The deadline for notifying employees of the findings of a study requested pursuant to subsection 1 and submitting the report of his findings to the labor commissioner; and
(b) The information that must be included in the report submitted to the labor commissioner.
Sec. 2. NRS 608.180 is hereby amended to read as follows:
608.180The labor commissioner or his representative shall cause the provisions of NRS 608.005 to 608.170, inclusive, and section 1 of this act, to be enforced, and upon notice from the labor commissioner or his representative:
1. The district attorney of any county in which a violation of those sections has occurred;
2. The deputy labor commissioner, as provided in NRS 607.050;
3. The attorney general, as provided in NRS 607.160; or
4. The special counsel, as provided in NRS 607.065,
shall prosecute the action for enforcement according to law.
Sec. 3. The amendatory provisions of this act do not apply to offenses that are committed before October 1, 1997.
Sec. 4. The provisions of subsection 1 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. 5. This act expires by limitation on June 30, 1999.
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