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NV Rev Stat § 218G.250 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 218G - Legislative Audits|NRS 218G.250 - Notice to agency of acceptance of final report; submission of plan for corrective action.

  1. The Legislative Commission or the Audit Subcommittee shall notify an agency of the State of its acceptance of a final written report of an audit by the Legislative Auditor that concerns the agency and contains any recommendations for corrective action. Within 60 working days after the receipt of notification, if corrective action is recommended for:  (a) The Judicial Department, the Court Administrator shall submit a plan for corrective action to the Legislative Auditor and a copy of the plan to the Director of the Office of Finance.  (b) An elected officer of the State, the officer shall submit a plan for corrective action to the Legislative Auditor and a copy of the plan to the Director of the Office of Finance.  (c) Any other agency of the State, the agency shall submit a plan for corrective action to the Director of the Office of Finance and a copy of the plan to the Legislative Auditor. The agency shall commence corrective action pursuant to the plan immediately after its submission.  2. The Legislative Auditor shall notify the:  (a) Audit Subcommittee, if the final written report was first presented to the Audit Subcommittee pursuant to regulations adopted by the Legislative Commission; or  (b) Legislative Commission, if the final written report was first presented to the Legislative Commission,  of any failure to submit a plan pursuant to subsection 1.  (Added to NRS by 1987, 959; A 1991, 393; 2011, 3249)
NV Rev Stat § 218G.260 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 218G - Legislative Audits|NRS 218G.260 - Order to withhold appropriated money from agency for failure to submit or comply with plan for corrective action.

  1. The Director of the Office of Finance shall enforce the provisions of paragraph (c) of subsection 1 of NRS 218G.250.  2. The Director of the Office of Finance may, if the Director determines that such an order is necessary and in the public interest, order the withholding of any portion of the money appropriated to an agency, including the salary of an officer of the agency in the unclassified service of the State, for the failure or refusal to submit or perform pursuant to a plan for corrective action.  3. An order to withhold money must not be entered except upon a hearing following reasonable notice to an affected agency of the State.  4. The Director of the Office of Finance shall notify the Interim Finance Committee and the State Controller of the amount of money ordered to be withheld, and the State Controller shall not allow or draw a warrant for that amount unless the order is cancelled or withdrawn.  (Added to NRS by 1987, 960)
NV Rev Stat § 218G.270 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 218G - Legislative Audits|NRS 218G.270 - Report on agency’s implementation of recommendations made by Legislative Auditor; review of report.

  1. Each person who submits a plan pursuant to paragraph (a) or (b) of subsection 1 of NRS 218G.250 shall, within 6 months after submission of the plan, submit to the Legislative Auditor a report specifying the extent to which the recommendations of the Legislative Auditor have been carried out, the extent to which the recommendations have not been carried out and the reasons for any failure to carry out the recommendations.  2. The Director of the Office of Finance shall, within 6 months after the period for submission of plans pursuant to paragraph (c) of subsection 1 of NRS 218G.250, submit to the Legislative Auditor a report specifying the extent to which the recommendations of the Legislative Auditor have been carried out, the extent to which the recommendations have not been carried out and the reasons for any failure to carry out the recommendations.  3. The Legislative Auditor shall submit each report received pursuant to subsections 1 and 2 to the Legislative Commission and the Interim Finance Committee. If the Legislature is in a regular session, the Legislative Auditor shall also submit the reports to each member of the Assembly Standing Committee on Ways and Means and the Senate Standing Committee on Finance. The Legislative Commission may review the reports, conduct hearings to examine any justification for a failure to carry out the recommendations of the Legislative Auditor and report its findings to the Legislature.  4. The Legislative Auditor shall notify the:  (a) Audit Subcommittee, if so authorized by regulations adopted by the Legislative Commission; or  (b) Legislative Commission,  of any failure to submit a report pursuant to subsection 1 or 2.  5. The Legislative Commission may by regulation:  (a) Provide that reports received by the Legislative Auditor pursuant to subsections 1 and 2 must be submitted to the Audit Subcommittee before they are submitted to the Legislative Commission.  (b) Authorize the Audit Subcommittee to:  (1) Review the reports;  (2) Conduct hearings to examine any justification for a failure to carry out the recommendations of the Legislative Auditor; and  (3) Report its findings to the Legislative Commission.  (Added to NRS by 1987, 960; A 1989, 264; 1991, 394; 2011, 3249)
NV Rev Stat § 218G.330 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 218G - Legislative Audits|NRS 218G.330 - Arrangements with Legislative Auditor to conduct audit; payment of cost of audit; creation and purpose of Audit Contingency Account.

  1. Each state agency which is awarded a federal grant, a condition of which is the requirement that an audit be conducted to ensure compliance with federal regulations, shall arrange with the Legislative Auditor for the conducting of the audit and remit to the Legislative Auditor, upon the Legislative Auditor’s request, a sum fixed by the Legislative Auditor which approximates the cost of the audit. That amount may later be adjusted to the actual cost of the audit. The amount of the cost of the audit which the state agency does not contribute must be paid from the Audit Contingency Account which is hereby created in the Legislative Fund.  2. If a single audit is required to be conducted pursuant to 31 U.S.C. § 7502, the Office of Finance shall arrange with the Legislative Auditor for the conducting of the single audit and remit to the Legislative Auditor, upon the Legislative Auditor’s request, a sum fixed by the Legislative Auditor which approximates the cost of the audit applicable to the additional federal audit requirements. That cost may later be adjusted to the actual cost of the audit. The costs of the single audit may be included in the statewide cost allocation plan prepared pursuant to NRS 353.331.  3. The Legislative Auditor shall deposit any sum remitted pursuant to subsections 1 and 2 with the State Treasurer for credit to the Audit Contingency Account in the Legislative Fund. Expenditures from the Account may be made only to pay the cost of audits described in subsections 1 and 2. All vouchers for expenses must be approved by the Legislative Auditor and paid as other claims against the Legislative Fund are paid.  (Added to NRS by 1981, 1176; A 1983, 161; 1997, 106)
NV Rev Stat § 218G.340 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 218G - Legislative Audits|NRS 218G.340 - Certain audits may be conducted by Legislative Auditor or private firms; procedure for evaluating qualifications of firms; combining of audits to obtain services from single source.

  1. The Audit Subcommittee may require the Legislative Auditor to conduct, or may choose to contract with a qualified accounting firm to perform, an audit which is a prerequisite to the award of a grant from the Federal Government to a state agency.  2. The Legislative Auditor shall keep a list of firms qualified and willing to perform this kind of audit. Firms desiring to be included on the list must annually submit to the Legislative Auditor statements of qualifications and data relating to the performance of the firm, including relevant information regarding any consultants used or to be used by the firm.  3. When the Audit Subcommittee chooses to contract with a firm to perform an audit, the Legislative Auditor shall evaluate the data on file for each firm, together with any statements which firms may submit regarding the proposed audit and any other pertinent information. The Legislative Auditor shall prepare a list of not fewer than three firms which, in the judgment of the Legislative Auditor, are qualified to perform the proposed audit. The Legislative Auditor shall submit the list to the Audit Subcommittee.  4. Two or more separate audits may be combined by the Audit Subcommittee to obtain auditing services from a single source. Audits combined in this manner shall be deemed a single audit for purposes of compliance with NRS 218G.330, 218G.340 and 218G.350.  (Added to NRS by 1981, 1177; A 1983, 161)
NV Rev Stat § 218G.350 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 218G - Legislative Audits|NRS 218G.350 - Selection of private firms; execution of contract; oversight; performance of audit; submission, presentation and distribution of report.

  1. The Audit Subcommittee shall confer with the Legislative Auditor to establish standards of performance to be required of a firm chosen to perform an audit. The Audit Subcommittee shall conduct negotiations with each of the firms recommended for consideration by the Legislative Auditor and shall select the firm or firms which, in the judgment of the Audit Subcommittee, are best qualified to meet the standards of performance established. During the negotiations and in making its selection, the Audit Subcommittee shall consider:  (a) The competency of the firms being considered;  (b) The estimated cost of the services required to conduct the audit; and  (c) The scope and complexity of the services required.  2. Each contract for an audit must be signed by the Legislative Auditor and an authorized representative of the firm selected to perform the audit. The Legislative Auditor shall periodically inspect the performance of the firm performing the audit to ensure that the terms of the contract are being complied with.  3. Except as otherwise provided in this section and NRS 218G.330 and 218G.340, the officers and employees of a firm performing an audit shall keep information disclosed by an audit in strict confidence and shall not disclose the contents of an audit before it is presented to the Audit Subcommittee or submitted to the appropriate federal agency or an entity designated by the federal agency. The officers and employees of the firm have the same rights of access to books, accounts, records, files, correspondence or other documents that the Legislative Auditor has.  4. At the conclusion of the audit, the firm or firms which have performed the audit shall submit a written report of the audit to the Legislative Auditor. The Legislative Auditor shall follow the procedures set forth in NRS 218G.230, concerning preliminary audit reports and shall attend, or have a member of the Legislative Auditor’s staff attend, the discussion held pursuant to that section.  5. The Legislative Commission may by regulation provide for the distribution of copies of the written report submitted to the Legislative Auditor pursuant to subsection 4, to each member of the Audit Subcommittee before the report is presented to the Audit Subcommittee pursuant to subsection 6.  6. The Legislative Auditor shall present the final audit report to the Audit Subcommittee and thereafter distribute the report or a summary of the report to Legislators, other appropriate state officers and the head of the agency audited. If federal law requires the Legislative Auditor to submit the final audit report to a federal agency or an entity designated by the federal agency, the Legislative Auditor may submit the report to the federal agency or entity before the Legislative Auditor presents it to the Audit Subcommittee.  (Added to NRS by 1981, 1177; A 1983, 162; 1991, 394; 1997, 107; 2011, 3250)
NV Rev Stat § 218G.450 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 218G - Legislative Audits|NRS 218G.450 - Special audits required of non-state entities which receive public money; duty of entity to make all information available; duty extends to confidential information.

  1. The Legislative Auditor, as directed by the Legislative Commission pursuant to NRS 218G.120, shall conduct a special audit of an entity which is not an agency of this State but which receives an appropriation of public money during any fiscal year. Such an audit must, without limitation, examine the use of the public money received by the entity.  2. As a condition of the acceptance of any appropriation of public money, an entity which is not an agency of this State must agree to make available to the Legislative Auditor all books, accounts, claims, reports, vouchers or other records of information, confidential or otherwise and irrespective of their form or location, that the Legislative Auditor determines to be necessary to conduct an audit pursuant to this section.  (Added to NRS by 2007, 613)
NV Rev Stat § 218G.500 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 218G - Legislative Audits|NRS 218G.500 - Definitions.

As used in NRS 218G.500 to 218G.595, inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NRS 218G.505 to 218G.535, inclusive, have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections.  (Added to NRS by 2007, 198; A 2009, 4) — (Substituted in revision for NRS 218.862)
NV Rev Stat § 218G.505 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 218G - Legislative Audits|NRS 218G.505 - "Abuse or neglect of a child" defined.

Abuse or neglect of a child has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 432B.020.  (Added to NRS by 2007, 198)
NV Rev Stat § 218G.510 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 218G - Legislative Audits|NRS 218G.510 - "Agency which provides child welfare services" defined.

Agency which provides child welfare services has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 432B.030.  (Added to NRS by 2007, 198)
NV Rev Stat § 218G.515 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 218G - Legislative Audits|NRS 218G.515 - "Family foster home" defined.

Family foster home has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 424.013.  (Added to NRS by 2009, 2)
NV Rev Stat § 218G.520 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 218G - Legislative Audits|NRS 218G.520 - "Governmental facility for children" defined.

  1. "Governmental facility for children" means any facility, detention center, treatment center, hospital, institution, group shelter or other establishment which is owned or operated by a governmental entity and which has physical custody of children pursuant to the order of a court.  2. The term does not include any facility, detention center, treatment center, hospital, institution, group shelter or other establishment which is licensed as a family foster home or group foster home, except one which provides emergency shelter care or which is capable of handling children who require special care for physical, mental or emotional reasons.  (Added to NRS by 2009, 2)
NV Rev Stat § 218G.525 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 218G - Legislative Audits|NRS 218G.525 - "Group foster home" defined.

Group foster home has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 424.015.  (Added to NRS by 2009, 2)
NV Rev Stat § 218G.530 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 218G - Legislative Audits|NRS 218G.530 - "Near fatality" defined.

Near fatality means an act that places a child in serious or critical condition as verified orally or in writing by a physician, a registered nurse or other licensed provider of health care. Such verification may be given in person or by telephone, mail, electronic mail or facsimile.  (Added to NRS by 2007, 198)
NV Rev Stat § 218G.535 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 218G - Legislative Audits|NRS 218G.535 - "Private facility for children" defined.

  1. "Private facility for children" means any facility, detention center, treatment center, hospital, institution, group shelter or other establishment which is owned or operated by a person and which has physical custody of children pursuant to the order of a court.  2. The term does not include any facility, detention center, treatment center, hospital, institution, group shelter or other establishment which is licensed as a family foster home or group foster home, except one which provides emergency shelter care or which is capable of handling children who require special care for physical, mental or emotional reasons.  (Added to NRS by 2009, 2)
NV Rev Stat § 218G.550 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 218G - Legislative Audits|NRS 218G.550 - Duty of agency to notify Legislative Auditor of cases involving fatality or near fatality of child; review of agency’s handling of case; duty of agency to cooperate with review.

  1. Any time that a child who has had contact with, or who has been in the custody of, an agency which provides child welfare services suffers a fatality or a near fatality, the agency which provides child welfare services shall notify the Legislative Auditor or the Legislative Auditor’s designee and shall forward to the Legislative Auditor or designee as soon as possible any files, notes, information and records which the agency has concerning the child, the manner in which the case was handled, any services that were provided to the child or the family of the child and any other relevant information.  2. The Legislative Auditor or designee shall review the information obtained pursuant to subsection 1 to determine whether the case was handled in a manner which is consistent with state and federal law and to determine whether any measures, procedures or protocols could have assisted in preventing the fatality or near fatality.  3. Each agency which provides child welfare services shall:  (a) Cooperate fully with the Legislative Auditor or designee;  (b) Provide the Legislative Auditor or designee with any data, reports or information concerning a report or investigation of the abuse or neglect of a child and the response by the agency; and  (c) Allow the Legislative Auditor to inspect, review and copy any records, reports and other documents relevant to his or her duties pursuant to this section.  (Added to NRS by 2007, 198)
NV Rev Stat § 218G.570 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 218G - Legislative Audits|NRS 218G.570 - Performance audits of governmental facilities for children.

The Legislative Auditor, as directed by the Legislative Commission pursuant to NRS 218G.120, shall conduct performance audits of governmental facilities for children.  (Added to NRS by 2009, 3)
NV Rev Stat § 218G.575 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 218G - Legislative Audits|NRS 218G.575 - Inspection, review and survey of governmental facilities for children and private facilities for children.

The Legislative Auditor or the Legislative Auditor’s designee shall inspect, review and survey governmental facilities for children and private facilities for children to determine whether such facilities adequately protect the health, safety and welfare of the children in the facilities and whether the facilities respect the civil and other rights of the children in their care.  (Added to NRS by 2009, 3)
NV Rev Stat § 218G.580 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 218G - Legislative Audits|NRS 218G.580 - Scope of inspection, review and survey.

The Legislative Auditor or the Legislative Auditor’s designee, in performing his or her duties pursuant to NRS 218G.575, shall:  1. Receive and review copies of all guidelines used by governmental facilities for children and private facilities for children concerning the health, safety, welfare, and civil and other rights of children;  2. Receive and review copies of each complaint that is filed by any child or other person on behalf of a child who is under the care of a governmental facility for children or private facility for children concerning the health, safety, welfare, and civil and other rights of the child;  3. Perform unannounced site visits and on-site inspections of governmental facilities for children and private facilities for children;  4. Review reports and other documents prepared by governmental facilities for children and private facilities for children concerning the disposition of any complaint which was filed by any child or other person on behalf of a child concerning the health, safety, welfare, and civil and other rights of the child;  5. Review the practices, policies and procedures of governmental facilities for children and private facilities for children for filing and investigating complaints made by children under their care or by any other person on behalf of such children concerning the health, safety, welfare, and civil and other rights of the children; and  6. Receive, review and evaluate all information and reports from a governmental facility for children or private facility for children relating to a child who suffers a fatality or near fatality while under the care or custody of the facility.  (Added to NRS by 2009, 3)
NV Rev Stat § 218G.585 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 218G - Legislative Audits|NRS 218G.585 - Duty of facilities to cooperate with inspection, review and survey.

Each governmental facility for children and private facility for children shall:  1. Cooperate fully with the Legislative Auditor or the Legislative Auditor’s designee in the performance of his or her duties pursuant to NRS 218G.575 and 218G.580;  2. Allow the Legislative Auditor or designee to enter the facility and any area within the facility with or without prior notice;  3. Allow the Legislative Auditor or designee to interview children and staff at the facility;  4. Allow the Legislative Auditor or designee to inspect, review and copy any records, reports and other documents relevant to his or her duties; and  5. Forward to the Legislative Auditor or designee copies of any complaint that is filed by a child under the care or custody of a governmental facility for children or private facility for children or by any other person on behalf of such a child concerning the health, safety, welfare, and civil and other rights of the child.  (Added to NRS by 2009, 3)
NV Rev Stat § 218G.590 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 218G - Legislative Audits|NRS 218G.590 - Duty to report deficiencies of facilities.

After concluding, as the result of an inspection, review and survey of a governmental facility for children or a private facility for children pursuant to NRS 218G.575, that the facility has deficiencies in policies or procedures that could be detrimental to the health, safety or welfare of children in the care of the facility or violate the civil or other rights of such children, the Legislative Auditor or the Legislative Auditor’s designee shall provide a report of those deficiencies to any licensing entity from which the facility is required to obtain a license or, if the facility is not required to obtain a license, to the Division of Child and Family Services of the Department of Health and Human Services.  (Added to NRS by 2017, 4216)
NV Rev Stat § 218H.010 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 218H - Lobbying|NRS 218H.010 - Short title.

This chapter may be cited as the Nevada Lobbying Disclosure and Regulation Act.  (Added to NRS by 1975, 1170; A 1977, 1528; 2019, 2987)