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NV Rev Stat § 218E.700 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 218E - Legislative Investigations and Hearings; Legislative Commission and Other Committees|NRS 218E.700 - "Committee" defined.

As used in NRS 218E.700 to 218E.720, inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires, "Committee" means the Legislative Committee on Child Welfare and Juvenile Justice.  (Added to NRS by 2009, 2545; A 2013, 3751)
NV Rev Stat § 218E.705 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 218E - Legislative Investigations and Hearings; Legislative Commission and Other Committees|NRS 218E.705 - Creation; membership; budget; officers; terms; vacancies.

  1. The Legislative Committee on Child Welfare and Juvenile Justice is hereby created. The membership of the Committee consists of three members of the Senate and three members of the Assembly, appointed by the Legislative Commission.  2. The Legislative Commission shall review and approve the budget and work program for the Committee and any changes to the budget or work program.  3. The Legislative Commission shall select the Chair and Vice Chair of the Committee from among the members of the Committee. After the initial selection, each Chair and Vice Chair holds office for a term of 2 years commencing on July 1 of each odd-numbered year. The office of Chair of the Committee must alternate each biennium between the Houses. If a vacancy occurs in the office of Chair or Vice Chair, the vacancy must be filled in the same manner as the original selection for the remainder of the unexpired term.  4. A member of the Committee who is not a candidate for reelection or who is defeated for reelection continues to serve after the general election until the next regular or special session convenes.  5. A vacancy on the Committee must be filled in the same manner as the original appointment for the remainder of the unexpired term.  (Added to NRS by 2009, 2545; A 2011, 3233)
NV Rev Stat § 218E.710 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 218E - Legislative Investigations and Hearings; Legislative Commission and Other Committees|NRS 218E.710 - Meetings; quorum; compensation, allowances and expenses of members.

  1. Except as otherwise ordered by the Legislative Commission, the members of the Committee shall meet not earlier than September 1 of each odd-numbered year and not later than August 31 of the following even-numbered year at the times and places specified by a call of the Chair or a majority of the Committee.  2. The Director or the Director’s designee shall act as the nonvoting recording Secretary of the Committee.  3. Four members of the Committee constitute a quorum, and a quorum may exercise all the power and authority conferred on the Committee.  4. Except during a regular or special session, for each day or portion of a day during which a member of the Committee attends a meeting of the Committee or is otherwise engaged in the business of the Committee, the member is entitled to receive the:  (a) Compensation provided for a majority of the Legislators during the first 60 days of the preceding regular session;  (b) Per diem allowance provided for state officers and employees generally; and  (c) Travel expenses provided pursuant to NRS 218A.655.  5. All such compensation, per diem allowances and travel expenses must be paid from the Legislative Fund.  (Added to NRS by 2009, 2546; A 2011, 3233; 2019, 3126)
NV Rev Stat § 218E.715 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 218E - Legislative Investigations and Hearings; Legislative Commission and Other Committees|NRS 218E.715 - General duties.

The Committee shall evaluate and review issues relating to:  1. The provision of child welfare services in this State, including, without limitation:  (a) Programs for the provision of child welfare services;  (b) Licensing and reimbursement of providers of foster care;  (c) The provision of foster care, including, without limitation, reunification of foster children with a birth parent and adoption of foster children by a foster parent;  (d) Mental health services; and  (e) Compliance with federal requirements regarding child welfare; and  2. Juvenile justice in this State, including, without limitation:  (a) The coordinated continuum of care in which community-based programs and services are combined to ensure that health services, treatment for substance use disorder, education, training and care are compatible with the needs of each juvenile in the juvenile justice system;  (b) Individualized supervision, care and treatment to accommodate the individual needs and potential of the juvenile and the juvenile’s family, and treatment programs which integrate the juvenile into situations of living and interacting that are compatible with a healthy, stable and familial environment;  (c) Programs for aftercare and reintegration in which juveniles will continue to receive treatment after their active rehabilitation in a facility to prevent the relapse or regression of progress achieved during the recovery process;  (d) Overrepresentation and disparate treatment of minorities in the juvenile justice system, including, without limitation, a review of the various places where bias may influence decisions concerning minorities;  (e) Gender-specific services, including, without limitation, programs for female juvenile offenders which consider female development in their design and implementation and which address the needs of females, including issues relating to:  (1) Victimization and abuse;  (2) Substance use disorder;  (3) Mental health;  (4) Education; and  (5) Vocational and skills training;  (f) The quality of care provided for juvenile offenders in state institutions and facilities, including, without limitation:  (1) The qualifications and training of staff;  (2) The documentation of the performance of state institutions and facilities;  (3) The coordination and collaboration of agencies; and  (4) The availability of services relating to mental health, substance use disorder, education, vocational training and treatment of sex offenders and violent offenders;  (g) The feasibility and necessity for the independent monitoring of state institutions and facilities for the quality of care provided to juvenile offenders; and  (h) Programs developed in other states which provide a system of community-based programs that place juvenile offenders in more specialized programs according to the needs of the juveniles.  (Added to NRS by 2009, 2546; A 2015, 1186)
NV Rev Stat § 218E.720 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 218E - Legislative Investigations and Hearings; Legislative Commission and Other Committees|NRS 218E.720 - General powers.

  1. The Committee may:  (a) Conduct investigations and hold hearings in connection with its duties pursuant to NRS 218E.715 and exercise any of the investigative powers set forth in NRS 218E.105 to 218E.140, inclusive;  (b) Request that the Legislative Counsel Bureau assist in the research, investigations, hearings and reviews of the Committee; and  (c) Propose recommended legislation concerning child welfare and juvenile justice to the Legislature including, without limitation, recommended legislation concerning the provision of foster care as described in paragraph (c) of subsection 1 of NRS 218E.715.  2. The Committee shall, on or before January 15 of each odd-numbered year, submit to the Director for transmittal to the Legislature a report concerning the evaluation and review conducted pursuant to NRS 218E.715.  (Added to NRS by 2009, 2547; A 2011, 3233; 2013, 3751; 2015, 1187)
NV Rev Stat § 218E.745 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 218E - Legislative Investigations and Hearings; Legislative Commission and Other Committees|NRS 218E.745 - "Committee" defined.

As used in NRS 218E.745 to 218E.760, inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires, "Committee" means the Legislative Committee on Senior Citizens, Veterans and Adults With Special Needs.  (Added to NRS by 2009, 2412; A 2013, 3751)
NV Rev Stat § 218E.750 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 218E - Legislative Investigations and Hearings; Legislative Commission and Other Committees|NRS 218E.750 - Creation; membership; budget; officers; terms; vacancies.

  1. The Legislative Committee on Senior Citizens, Veterans and Adults With Special Needs, consisting of six members, is hereby created. The membership of the Committee consists of:  (a) Three members of the Senate appointed by the Majority Leader of the Senate, at least one of whom must be a member of the minority political party; and  (b) Three members of the Assembly appointed by the Speaker of the Assembly, at least one of whom must be a member of the minority political party.  2. The Legislative Commission shall review and approve the budget and work program for the Committee and any changes to the budget or work program.  3. The Legislative Commission shall select the Chair and Vice Chair of the Committee from among the members of the Committee. After the initial selection, each Chair and Vice Chair holds office for a term of 2 years commencing on July 1 of each odd-numbered year. The office of Chair of the Committee must alternate each biennium between the Houses. If a vacancy occurs in the office of Chair or Vice Chair, the vacancy must be filled in the same manner as the original selection for the remainder of the unexpired term.  4. A member of the Committee who is not a candidate for reelection or who is defeated for reelection continues to serve after the general election until the next regular or special session convenes.  5. A vacancy on the Committee must be filled in the same manner as the original appointment for the remainder of the unexpired term.  (Added to NRS by 2009, 2412; A 2011, 3235)
NV Rev Stat § 218E.755 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 218E - Legislative Investigations and Hearings; Legislative Commission and Other Committees|NRS 218E.755 - Meetings; quorum; compensation, allowances and expenses of members.

  1. Except as otherwise ordered by the Legislative Commission, the members of the Committee shall meet not earlier than September 1 of each odd-numbered year and not later than August 31 of the following even-numbered year at the times and places specified by a call of the Chair or by a majority of the Committee.  2. The Director or the Director’s designee shall act as the nonvoting recording Secretary of the Committee.  3. Four members of the Committee constitute a quorum, and a quorum may exercise all the power and authority conferred on the Committee.  4. Except during a regular or special session, for each day or portion of a day during which a member of the Committee attends a meeting of the Committee or is otherwise engaged in the business of the Committee, the member is entitled to receive the:  (a) Compensation provided for a majority of the Legislators during the first 60 days of the preceding regular session;  (b) Per diem allowance provided for state officers and employees generally; and  (c) Travel expenses provided pursuant to NRS 218A.655.  5. All such compensation, per diem allowances and travel expenses must be paid from the Legislative Fund.  (Added to NRS by 2009, 2412; A 2011, 3235; 2019, 3126)
NV Rev Stat § 218E.800 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 218E - Legislative Investigations and Hearings; Legislative Commission and Other Committees|NRS 218E.800 - "Committee" defined.

As used in NRS 218E.800 to 218E.815, inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires, "Committee" means the Legislative Committee on Energy.  (Added to NRS by 2013, 3343)
NV Rev Stat § 218E.805 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 218E - Legislative Investigations and Hearings; Legislative Commission and Other Committees|NRS 218E.805 - Creation of Legislative Committee on Energy; membership; budget; officers; terms; vacancies.

  1. The Legislative Committee on Energy, consisting of six legislative members, is hereby created. The membership of the Committee consists of:  (a) Three members appointed by the Majority Leader of the Senate, at least one of whom must be a member of the minority political party.  (b) Three members appointed by the Speaker of the Assembly, at least one of whom must be a member of the minority political party.  2. The Legislative Commission shall review and approve the budget and work program for the Committee and any changes to the budget or work program.  3. The Legislative Commission shall select the Chair and Vice Chair of the Committee from among the members of the Committee. Each Chair and Vice Chair holds office for a term of 2 years commencing on July 1 of each odd-numbered year. The office of Chair of the Committee must alternate each biennium between the Houses. If a vacancy occurs in the office of Chair or Vice Chair, the vacancy must be filled in the same manner as the original selection for the remainder of the unexpired term.  4. A member of the Committee who is not a candidate for reelection or who is defeated for reelection continues to serve after the general election until the next regular or special session convenes.  5. A vacancy on the Committee must be filled in the same manner as the original appointment for the remainder of the unexpired term.  (Added to NRS by 2013, 3343)
NV Rev Stat § 218E.810 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 218E - Legislative Investigations and Hearings; Legislative Commission and Other Committees|NRS 218E.810 - Meetings; quorum; compensation, allowances and expenses of members.

  1. Except as otherwise ordered by the Legislative Commission, the members of the Committee shall meet not earlier than September 1 of each odd-numbered year and not later than August 31 of the following even-numbered year at the times and places specified by a call of the Chair or a majority of the Committee.  2. The Director or the Director’s designee shall act as the nonvoting recording Secretary of the Committee.  3. Four members of the Committee constitute a quorum, and a quorum may exercise all the power and authority conferred on the Committee.  4. Except during a regular or special session, for each day or portion of a day during which a member of the Committee attends a meeting of the Committee or is otherwise engaged in the business of the Committee, the member is entitled to receive the:  (a) Compensation provided for a majority of the Legislators during the first 60 days of the preceding regular session;  (b) Per diem allowance provided for state officers and employees generally; and  (c) Travel expenses provided pursuant to NRS 218A.655.  5. All such compensation, per diem allowances and travel expenses must be paid from the Legislative Fund.  (Added to NRS by 2013, 3343; A 2019, 3127)
NV Rev Stat § 218E.815 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 218E - Legislative Investigations and Hearings; Legislative Commission and Other Committees|NRS 218E.815 - General powers.

  1. The Committee may:  (a) Evaluate, review and comment upon matters related to energy policy within this State, including, without limitation:  (1) Policies, plans or programs relating to the production, consumption or use of energy in this State;  (2) Legislative measures regarding energy policy;  (3) The progress made by this State in satisfying the goals and objectives of Senate Bill No. 123 of the 77th Session of the Nevada Legislature;  (4) The effect of any policy, plan, program or legislation on rates or rate payers;  (5) The effect of any policy, plan, program or legislation on economic development in this State;  (6) The effect of any policy, plan, program or legislation on the environment;  (7) Any contracts or requests for proposals relating to the purchase of capacity;  (8) The effect of any policy, plan, program or legislation which provides for the construction or acquisition of facilities for the generation of electricity;  (9) The effect of any policy, plan, program or legislation on the development of a market in this State for electricity generated from renewable energy;  (10) The infrastructure and transmission requirements of any policy, plan, program or legislation; and  (11) Any other matters or topics that, in the determination of the Committee, affect energy policy in this State.  (b) Conduct investigations and hold hearings in connection with its duties pursuant to this section and exercise any of the investigative powers set forth in NRS 218E.105 to 218E.140, inclusive.  (c) Request that the Legislative Counsel Bureau assist in the research, investigations, hearings and reviews of the Committee.  (d) Make recommendations to the Legislature concerning the manner in which energy policy may be implemented or improved.  2. As used in this section, "renewable energy" has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 701.070.  (Added to NRS by 2013, 3344; A 2013, 3346)
NV Rev Stat § 218F.020 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 218F - Legislative Counsel Bureau|NRS 218F.020 - "Agency of the State" defined.

As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires, "agency of the State" includes all offices, departments, boards, commissions and institutions of the State.  [1:205:1949; A 1953, 169] — (NRS A 1979, 67; 1981, 1517; 1983, 1576; 1985, 850; 1987, 961; 1995, 2674; 1999, 1806, 2201; 2001, 115, 3205; 2009, 1563; 2011, 3238) — (Substituted in revision for NRS 218.610)
NV Rev Stat § 218F.100 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 218F - Legislative Counsel Bureau|NRS 218F.100 - Creation and composition; administration of divisions; appointment of Director and chiefs of divisions; designation of Deputy Director.

  1. There is hereby created the Legislative Counsel Bureau, which consists of a Legislative Commission, an Interim Finance Committee, a Director, an Audit Division, a Fiscal Analysis Division, a Legal Division, a Research Division and an Administrative Division.  2. The Legislative Auditor is the chief of the Audit Division.  3. The Legislative Counsel and the General Counsel are the chiefs of the Legal Division. The Director shall designate from time to time the Legislative Counsel or the General Counsel or an employee of the Legal Division to be responsible for the administration of the Legal Division.  4. The Research Director is the chief of the Research Division.   5. The Senate Fiscal Analyst and the Assembly Fiscal Analyst are the chiefs of the Fiscal Analysis Division. The Director shall designate from time to time one of the Fiscal Analysts or an employee of the Fiscal Analysis Division to be responsible for the administration of the Fiscal Analysis Division.  6. The Legislative Commission shall appoint the Director. The Director shall appoint the Chief of the Administrative Division and the chiefs of the other divisions with the approval of the Legislative Commission, and may serve as the chief of any division.  7. The Director may, with the consent of the Legislative Commission, designate one of the chiefs of the divisions or an employee of the Legislative Counsel Bureau as the Deputy Director.  [1:134:1953] — (NRS A 1963, 1014; 1967, 1371; 1969, 1014; 1973, 1352, 1659; 1975, 1395; 1977, 344; 1979, 67; 1981, 559; 1985, 398; 2005, 1234; 2011, 3671; 2020, 32nd Special Session, 14)
NV Rev Stat § 218F.110 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 218F - Legislative Counsel Bureau|NRS 218F.110 - Director is executive head of Legislative Counsel Bureau; general powers and duties; administrative supervision of chiefs; employment, salaries and leave of personnel; exemption of personnel from State Personnel System.

  1. The Director serves as the executive head of the Legislative Counsel Bureau and shall direct and supervise all of its administrative and technical activities. The chiefs of the divisions of the Legislative Counsel Bureau shall perform the respective duties assigned to them by law under the administrative supervision of the Director.  2. The Director shall, consistent with the budget approved by the Legislative Commission and within the limits of legislative appropriations and other available funds, employ and fix the salaries of or contract for the services of such professional, technical, clerical and operational personnel and consultants as the execution of the Director’s duties and the operation of the Legislative Counsel Bureau may require.  3. All of the personnel of the Legislative Counsel Bureau are:  (a) Exempt from the provisions of chapter 284 of NRS.  (b) Entitled to such leaves of absence as the Legislative Commission shall prescribe.  [6:134:1953] — (NRS A 1963, 485, 1016; 1965, 1456; 1971, 1546; 1973, 1352; 1977, 345, 753; 1985, 1132; 2003, 2092; 2011, 3238, 3671) — (Substituted in revision for NRS 218.683)
NV Rev Stat § 218F.120 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 218F - Legislative Counsel Bureau|NRS 218F.120 - Employment of personnel for legislative duties between regular sessions; payment of salaries and related costs.

  1. Notwithstanding the provisions of NRS 218A.510 and 218A.540, between regular sessions, the Director, with the approval of the Legislative Commission, may appoint such technical, clerical and operational staff as the functions and operations of the Legislature may require.  2. Salaries and related costs must be paid from the Legislative Fund.  (Added to NRS by 1963, 40; A 1963, 1009; 1971, 1546; 1999, 2202; 2011, 3238) — (Substituted in revision for NRS 218.685)
NV Rev Stat § 218F.150 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 218F - Legislative Counsel Bureau|NRS 218F.150 - Officers and employees of Legislative Counsel Bureau not to oppose or urge legislation; exceptions; conditions and limitations on disclosure of information.

  1. The Director and other officers and employees of the Legislative Counsel Bureau shall not:  (a) Oppose or urge legislation, except as the duties of the Director, the Legislative Auditor, the Legislative Counsel, the General Counsel, the Research Director and the Fiscal Analysts require them to make recommendations to the Legislature.  (b) Except as otherwise provided in this section, NRS 218D.130, 218D.135, 218D.250 and 353.211, disclose to any person outside the Legislative Counsel Bureau the nature or content of any matter entrusted to the Legislative Counsel Bureau, and such matter is confidential and privileged and is not subject to discovery or subpoena, unless the person entrusting the matter to the Legislative Counsel Bureau requests or consents to the disclosure.  2. The nature or content of any work produced by the officers and employees of the Research Division may be disclosed if or to the extent that the disclosure does not reveal the identity of the person who requested it or include any matter submitted by the requester which has not been published or publicly disclosed.  3. The nature and content of any work produced by the officers and employees of the Legal Division and the Fiscal Analysis Division and any matter entrusted to those officers and employees to produce such work are confidential and privileged and are not subject to discovery or subpoena.  4. The provisions of subsections 1, 2 and 3 apply to any matter or work in any form, including, without limitation, in any oral, written, audio, visual, digital or electronic form, and such matter or work includes, without limitation, any communications, information, answers, advice, opinions, recommendations, drafts, documents, records, questions, inquiries or requests in any such form.  5. When a statute has been enacted or a resolution adopted, the Legislative Counsel shall upon request disclose to any person the state or other jurisdiction from whose law it appears to have been adopted.  6. The records of the travel expenses of Legislators and officers and employees of the Legislature and the Legislative Counsel Bureau are available for public inspection at such reasonable hours and under such other conditions as the Legislative Commission prescribes.  (Added to NRS by 1977, 340; A 1979, 1327; 1985, 1131; 1987, 1167; 1989, 267; 1991, 462, 1835, 2447; 1993, 574, 575; 1995, 1107, 1950; 2011, 3238, 3672; 2015, 3192; 2020, 32nd Special Session, 14)