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2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 425 - Support of Dependent Children › NRS 425.610 - Committee to Review Child Support Guidelines: Creation; membership; term; Chair; meetings; quorum.

1. The Committee to Review Child Support Guidelines is hereby created. The Committee consists of:
(a) The presiding judge of the Family Division of the Second Judicial District Court or his or her designee;
(b) The presiding judge of the Family Division of the Eighth Judicial District Court or his or her designee;
(c) One member who is a district court judge or master from a judicial district other than the Second or Eighth Judicial District, appointed by the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court;
(d) One member who is a justice or retired justice of the Supreme Court, appointed by the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court;
(e) One member who is a district attorney in Clark County, appointed by the governing body of the Nevada District Attorneys Association, or his or her designee;
(f) One member who is a district attorney in Washoe County, appointed by the governing body of the Nevada District Attorneys Association, or his or her designee;
(g) One member who is a district attorney in a county other than Clark or Washoe County, appointed by the governing body of the Nevada District Attorneys Association, or his or her designee;
(h) Two members who are members of the Family Law Section of the State Bar of Nevada, appointed by the Executive Council of the Family Law Section;
(i) One member who is an employee of the Division, appointed by the Administrator;
(j) One member who has expertise in economics and child support, appointed by the Administrator;
(k) Two members who are Senators, one of whom is appointed by the Majority Leader of the Senate and one of whom is appointed by the Minority Leader of the Senate; and
(l) Two members who are members of the Assembly, one of whom is appointed by the Speaker of the Assembly and one of whom is appointed by the Minority Leader of the Assembly.
If any association listed in this subsection ceases to exist, the appointment required by this subsection must be made by the association’s successor in interest or, if there is no successor in interest, by the Governor.
2. Each appointed member serves a term of 4 years. Members may be reappointed for additional terms of 4 years in the same manner as the original appointments. Any vacancy occurring in the membership of the Committee must be filled in the same manner as the original appointment not later than 30 days after the vacancy occurs.
3. At the first regular meeting every 4 years, the members of the Committee shall elect a Chair by majority vote who shall serve until the next Chair is elected.
4. The Committee shall convene on or before September 1, 2017, and shall meet at least once every 4 years thereafter. The Committee may also meet at such further times as deemed necessary by the Chair.
5. A majority of the members of the Committee constitutes a quorum for the transaction of business, and a majority of those members present at any meeting is sufficient for any official action taken by the Committee.
(Added to NRS by 2017, 2287)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 425 - Support of Dependent Children › NRS 425.620 - Review of guidelines for support of children; recommendations of Committee; regulations of Administrator.

1. On or before July 1, 2018, the Committee shall review the existing guidelines established in this State for the support of one or more children and provide any recommendations for revisions to the Administrator.
2. The Administrator shall review and consider any recommendations of the Committee to revise the guidelines. After reviewing and considering such recommendations, the Administrator shall adopt regulations establishing the guidelines in this State for the support of one or more children in accordance with the requirements set forth in 42 U.S.C. § 667 and 45 C.F.R. § 302.56.
3. In accordance with the provisions of 42 U.S.C. § 667(a) and 45 C.F.R. § 302.56(e), the Committee shall review the guidelines established by regulation pursuant to subsection 2 at least once every 4 years to ensure the maintenance of effective, efficient and appropriate guidelines that best serve the interests of the children of this State and that comply with any requirements set forth in federal law.
4. After each review of the guidelines by the Committee pursuant to subsection 3, the Committee shall provide any recommendations for revisions to the Administrator. The Administrator shall review and consider any such recommendations and may revise or adopt any regulations that the Administrator deems appropriate.
5. The Administrator shall ensure that any recommendations for revisions to the guidelines received from the Committee pursuant to this section are made available to the public.
6. The regulations adopted pursuant to this section must be adopted in accordance with the provisions of chapter 233B of NRS and must be codified in the Nevada Administrative Code.
(Added to NRS by 2017, 2288)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 426 - Persons With Disabilities › NRS 426.010 - Purposes of chapter.

The purposes of this chapter are:
1. To relieve persons with disabilities from the distress of poverty;
2. To encourage and assist persons with disabilities in their efforts to render themselves more self-supporting; and
3. To enlarge the opportunities of persons with disabilities to obtain education, vocational training and employment.
[1:369:1953]—(NRS A 1963, 316; 1993, 2789; 2003, 2629)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 426 - Persons With Disabilities › NRS 426.031 - Definitions.

As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NRS 426.045 to 426.099, inclusive, have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections.
(Added to NRS by 1981, 1916; A 1987, 823; 1993, 1616; 1995, 1992; 2003, 2974)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 426 - Persons With Disabilities › NRS 426.068 - "Disability" defined.

"Disability" means, with respect to a person:
1. A physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more of the major life activities of the person;
2. A record of such an impairment; or
3. Being regarded as having such an impairment.
(Added to NRS by 2003, 2973)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 426 - Persons With Disabilities › NRS 426.082 - "Person who is blind" defined.

"Person who is blind" means any person whose visual acuity with correcting lenses does not exceed 20/200 in the better eye, or whose vision in the better eye is restricted to a field which subtends an angle of not greater than 20°.
(Added to NRS by 1981, 1916)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 426 - Persons With Disabilities › NRS 426.084 - "Person who is deaf" defined.

"Person who is deaf" means any person who, by reason of the loss or impairment of hearing, has an aural disability which limits, contributes to limiting or which, if not corrected, will probably result in limiting the activities or functions of the person.
(Added to NRS by 1981, 1916; A 2003, 2630)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 426 - Persons With Disabilities › NRS 426.097 - "Service animal" defined.

"Service animal" has the meaning ascribed to it in 28 C.F.R. § 36.104 and includes a miniature horse that has been trained to do work or perform tasks for the benefit of a person with a disability.
(Added to NRS by 1995, 1992; A 1999, 2515; 2003, 2630, 2974; 2015, 270)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 426 - Persons With Disabilities › NRS 426.401 - Definitions.

As used in NRS 426.401 to 426.461, inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NRS 426.411, 426.421 and 426.431 have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections.
(Added to NRS by 1999, 1158)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 426 - Persons With Disabilities › NRS 426.421 - "Expedited service permit" defined.

"Expedited service permit" means a permit that:
1. Is issued by the Department pursuant to the provisions of NRS 426.441 to a person with a permanent disability; and
2. Entitles the person to expedited service pursuant to the provisions of NRS 426.451.
(Added to NRS by 1999, 1158)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 426 - Persons With Disabilities › NRS 426.431 - "Person with a permanent disability" defined.

"Person with a permanent disability" means a person:
1. With a disability which limits or impairs the ability to walk, as defined in NRS 482.3835; and
2. Whose disability has been certified by a licensed physician as irreversible.
(Added to NRS by 1999, 1158)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 426 - Persons With Disabilities › NRS 426.441 - Application; issuance; requirements; review of eligibility; fee; regulations.

1. A person with a permanent disability may apply to the Department for an expedited service permit. The application must:
(a) Be submitted on a form approved by the Department; and
(b) Include a statement from a licensed physician certifying that the applicant is a person with a permanent disability.
2. Upon receipt of a completed application pursuant to subsection 1 and the payment of any required fee, the Department shall issue a permit to the applicant. The permit must:
(a) Set forth the name and address of the person to whom it is issued;
(b) Include a colored photograph of the applicant and the international symbol of access which must be white on a blue background;
(c) Include any other information the Department may require; and
(d) Be the same size as a driver’s license issued by the Department pursuant to the provisions of chapter 483 of NRS.
3. A permit is valid for 10 years after the date of issuance.
4. The Department may:
(a) At any time review its determination of whether a holder of a permit is eligible for issuance of the permit pursuant to the provisions of this section. If the Department determines that a holder of a permit is not eligible for issuance of the permit, the Department shall notify the person of that fact in writing. Upon receipt of the notice, the holder shall, as soon as practicable, surrender the permit to the Department.
(b) Charge a fee for the issuance of a permit pursuant to the provisions of this section.
(c) Adopt regulations necessary to carry out the provisions of NRS 426.401 to 426.461, inclusive.
(Added to NRS by 1999, 1158; A 2005, 231)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 426 - Persons With Disabilities › NRS 426.451 - Presentation to officer or employee of state agency; duty of officer or employee to provide expedited services.

1. A person to whom an expedited service permit is issued pursuant to the provisions of NRS 426.441, or a person who is assisting him or her, may present the permit to any officer or employee of a state agency who is, at the time the permit is presented, providing any services of the agency to the public. The permit must be presented during the regular business hours of the agency.
2. Upon presentation of the permit, the officer or employee to whom the permit is presented shall, before serving any other person who is waiting to receive services, serve or otherwise accommodate the person to whom the permit is issued.
(Added to NRS by 1999, 1159)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 426 - Persons With Disabilities › NRS 426.461 - Unlawful acts; penalty.

1. It is unlawful for a person, other than a person to whom an expedited service permit is issued pursuant to the provisions of NRS 426.441, to use or attempt to use such a permit to obtain services from a state agency pursuant to the provisions of NRS 426.451.
2. A person who violates a provision of this subsection is guilty of a misdemeanor.
(Added to NRS by 1999, 1159)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 426 - Persons With Disabilities › NRS 426.510 - Restrictions on use of service animal and white or metallic cane; duties of pedestrian; penalty.

1. Except as otherwise provided in subsections 2, 3 and 4, a person shall not:
(a) Use a service animal; or
(b) Carry or use on any street or highway or in any other public place a cane or walking stick which is white or metallic in color, or white tipped with red.
2. A person who is blind may use a service animal and a cane or walking stick which is white or metallic in color, or white tipped with red.
3. A person who is deaf may use a service animal.
4. A person with a disability not described in subsection 2 or 3 may use a service animal.
5. Any pedestrian who approaches or encounters a person who is blind using a service animal or carrying a cane or walking stick, white or metallic in color, or white tipped with red, shall immediately come to a full stop and take such precautions before proceeding as may be necessary to avoid accident or injury to the person who is blind.
6. Any person other than a person who is blind who:
(a) Uses a service animal or carries a cane or walking stick such as is described in this section, contrary to the provisions of this section;
(b) Fails to heed the approach of a person using a service animal or carrying such a cane as is described by this section;
(c) Fails to come to a stop upon approaching or coming in contact with a person so using a service animal or so carrying such a cane or walking stick; or
(d) Fails to take precaution against accident or injury to such a person after coming to a stop as provided for in this section,
is guilty of a misdemeanor.
7. This section does not apply to any person who is instructing a person who is blind, person who is deaf or person with any other disability or training a service animal.
[1:58:1939; 1931 NCL § 2323] + [2:58:1939; 1931 NCL § 2323.01] + [3:58:1939; 1931 NCL § 2323.02]—(NRS A 1969, 511; 1981, 670, 1916; 1987, 823; 1995, 1992; 2003, 2630, 2974; 2005, 626; 2015, 270, 1673)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 426 - Persons With Disabilities › NRS 426.515 - Failure to carry white or metallic cane or use service animal as evidence of contributory negligence in action against common carrier or place of public accommodation.

The failure of a:
1. Person who is blind to carry a white or metallic colored cane or to use a service animal;
2. Person who is deaf to use a service animal; or
3. Person with a disability not described in subsection 1 or 2 to use a service animal,
does not constitute contributory negligence per se, but may be admissible as evidence of contributory negligence in a personal injury action by that person against a common carrier or any other means of public conveyance or transportation or a place of public accommodation as defined by NRS 651.050 when the injury arises from the person who is blind, person who is deaf or person with any other disability making use of the facilities or services offered by the carrier or place of public accommodation.
(Added to NRS by 1971, 807; A 1981, 1917; 1987, 824; 1995, 1993; 2003, 2631; 2005, 627; 2015, 271)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 426 - Persons With Disabilities › NRS 426.517 - Purposes of provisions.

The purposes of NRS 426.517 to 426.610, inclusive, are to:
1. Provide vocational rehabilitation services to persons who are blind so that they may prepare for and engage in competitive integrated employment;
2. Promote vocational rehabilitation services and related activities which will assist persons who are blind to reach their fullest potential; and
3. Encourage and develop facilities and other resources needed by persons who are blind to engage in competitive integrated employment.
(Added to NRS by 2017, 260)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 426 - Persons With Disabilities › NRS 426.518 - Definitions.

As used in NRS 426.517 to 426.610, inclusive, the words and terms defined in NRS 426.519 to 426.526, inclusive, have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections.
(Added to NRS by 2005, 112; A 2017, 260)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 426 - Persons With Disabilities › NRS 426.520 - "Person who is blind" further defined.

"Person who is blind" means a person who:
1. Is described in NRS 426.082; and
2. Has a loss or impairment of eyesight which constitutes a substantial impediment to employment for which vocational rehabilitation services:
(a) May reasonably be expected to prepare the person to engage in competitive integrated employment which is consistent with the abilities of the person; or
(b) Are necessary to determine the rehabilitation potential of the person.
(Added to NRS by 1957, 781; A 1959, 148; 1963, 920; 1965, 771; 1967, 1162; 1973, 1388; 1981, 1917; 2005, 114; 2017, 260)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 426 - Persons With Disabilities › NRS 426.523 - "Substantial impediment to employment" defined.

"Substantial impediment to employment" means that a loss or impairment of eyesight, in light of attendant medical, psychological, vocational, cultural, social or environmental factors, hampers a person’s occupational performance by preventing the person from obtaining, retaining or preparing for competitive integrated employment consistent with the capabilities and abilities of the person.
(Added to NRS by 2017, 260)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 426 - Persons With Disabilities › NRS 426.550 - Administrator as head of Bureau; powers and duties of Bureau.

1. The Bureau must be headed by the Administrator.
2. The Bureau shall:
(a) Assist persons who are blind in achieving physical and psychological orientation and inform persons who are blind of available services to assist persons who are blind in achieving their vocational goals.
(b) Provide intensive programs of education, training, job development, physical restoration and such other services and equipment as may prepare persons who are blind to engage in competitive integrated employment.
(c) Provide vocational rehabilitation services directly or through other governmental entities or persons to any person who is blind, including any person who is blind who is eligible under the terms of an agreement or arrangement with the Federal Government, another state or an Indian tribe.
3. The Bureau may:
(a) Provide for treatment or operations to prevent blindness or restore vision to recipients of services to persons who are blind who request and are eligible for such services under federal law and make written application for such treatment or operations; and
(b) Pay for necessary expenses incurred in connection with the diagnosis and treatment provided under paragraph (a).
4. As used in this section, "state" includes, without limitation, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands and Guam.
(Added to NRS by 1957, 782; A 1959, 148; 1963, 318, 1183; 1965, 771; 1967, 1162; 1973, 1388; 1975, 1008; 2005, 114, 627; 2017, 261)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 426 - Persons With Disabilities › NRS 426.555 - Administrator to prepare required reports.

Subject to the approval of the Director, the Administrator or a representative designated by the Administrator shall prepare reports for the Federal Government pursuant to the Vocational Rehabilitation Act Amendments of 1965, Title 29 of U.S.C., as amended, any future amendments thereof and the regulations promulgated thereunder.
(Added to NRS by 1967, 803; A 1973, 419, 1389; 1975, 68; 2005, 114)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 426 - Persons With Disabilities › NRS 426.560 - Regulations.

1. Subject to the approval of the Department, the Division shall direct the Bureau to adopt administrative regulations to enforce the provisions of this chapter related to services for persons who are blind, which regulations must not conflict with the provisions of this chapter.
2. The regulations must recognize that the vocational needs and problems of persons who are blind are unique to them and may differ materially from the vocational needs and problems of other persons.
(Added to NRS by 1957, 782; A 1963, 319, 1183; 1965, 771; 1967, 1162; 1973, 1389; 1981, 1918; 2005, 628; 2017, 261)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 426 - Persons With Disabilities › NRS 426.561 - Authority of Division to adopt, amend and repeal policies; public meeting required.

1. To the extent required by 34 C.F.R. § 361.50, the Division may adopt, amend and repeal policies concerning the nature and scope of vocational rehabilitation services provided to persons who are blind.
2. Any adoption, amendment or repeal of a policy pursuant to subsection 1 must occur at a public meeting held in compliance with the provisions set forth in chapter 241 of NRS concerning open meetings.
(Added to NRS by 2017, 260)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 426 - Persons With Disabilities › NRS 426.563 - Costs of administration.

Costs of administration of NRS 426.517 to 426.715, inclusive, shall be paid out on claims presented by the Bureau in the same manner as other claims against the State are paid.
(Added to NRS by 1967, 1579; A 1973, 1389; 2021, 839)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 426 - Persons With Disabilities › NRS 426.567 - State Grant and Gift Account for Persons Who Are Blind.

1. All gifts of money which the Bureau is authorized to accept must be deposited in the State Treasury for credit to the State Grant and Gift Account for Persons Who Are Blind in the Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation’s Gift Fund.
2. The State Grant and Gift Account must be used for the purposes specified by the donor or for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this chapter and other programs or laws administered by the Bureau.
3. All claims must be approved by the Administrator before they are paid.
(Added to NRS by 1967, 804; A 1973, 1390; 1979, 621; 1981, 77; 1993, 1617; 2005, 114)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 426 - Persons With Disabilities › NRS 426.570 - Employees.

1. All employees of the Bureau are directly responsible to the Administrator.
2. Such employees must consist of persons skilled in the vocational rehabilitation of persons who are blind to allow such persons to engage in competitive integrated employment.
(Added to NRS by 1957, 782; A 1963, 921; 1965, 771; 1973, 1390; 2005, 115; 2017, 261)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 426 - Persons With Disabilities › NRS 426.573 - Confidentiality of information concerning applicant for or recipient of services; exceptions; penalty.

1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, a person shall not solicit, disclose, receive or make use of, or authorize, knowingly permit, participate in or acquiesce in the use of any list of, or names of, or any information concerning persons who are blind applying for or receiving any services directly or indirectly derived from the records, papers, files or communications of the Bureau, or acquired in the course of the performance of its official duties.
2. Information with respect to any individual applying for or receiving services for persons who are blind may be received, used or disclosed by the Bureau or any of its employees to any person, association or body:
(a) If such receipt, use or disclosure is related directly to carrying out the provisions of NRS 426.517 to 426.610, inclusive;
(b) As required by statute, regulation or court order;
(c) To protect an applicant, recipient or other person if the applicant or recipient poses a threat to his or her own safety or the safety of others; or
(d) Upon written permission of the applicant or recipient.
3. A person who violates the provisions of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor.
(Added to NRS by 1967, 805; A 1973, 1390; 2005, 628; 2017, 262)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 426 - Persons With Disabilities › NRS 426.575 - Payment of allowance for maintenance to trainee in advance.

When a person who is blind who is eligible to receive a maintenance allowance while pursuing a training program administered by the Bureau is accepted for such a training program, the Bureau may in its discretion pay any installment of such maintenance allowance in advance, based upon the amount allowed to the person, and adjust any succeeding payment to reflect actual duration of training during the period for which such advance was made.
(Added to NRS by 1967, 876; A 1973, 1391)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 426 - Persons With Disabilities › NRS 426.590 - Bureau as licensing agency under federal law.

The Bureau is hereby designated as the licensing agency for the purposes of 20 U.S.C. §§ 107a to 107f, inclusive, and acts amendatory thereto, and the Bureau is authorized to comply with such requirements as may be necessary to qualify for federal approval and achieve maximum federal participation in the Vending Facility Program established by NRS 426.630 to 426.715, inclusive, under such federal statutes.
(Added to NRS by 1957, 782; A 1965, 772; 1973, 1391; 1975, 127; 2021, 839)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 426 - Persons With Disabilities › NRS 426.600 - Denial of services prohibited; exceptions.

1. Unless comparable services and benefits must be used pursuant to 34 C.F.R. § 361.53, no person who is blind who may benefit from services authorized under NRS 426.517 to 426.610, inclusive, and is eligible to receive such services under federal law may be denied such services except the services for which a determination of economic need is required by the policies adopted pursuant to NRS 426.561.
2. As used in this section, "comparable services and benefits" has the meaning ascribed to it in 34 C.F.R. § 361.5.
(Added to NRS by 1957, 782; A 1963, 319; 1967, 1056; 1981, 1904; 2017, 262)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 426 - Persons With Disabilities › NRS 426.610 - Fair hearing before hearing officer; judicial review.

1. A person who is blind applying for or receiving services from the Bureau who is aggrieved by an act, determination or omission of the Bureau is entitled, in accordance with regulations, to a fair hearing before a hearing officer.
2. A person who is blind who is aggrieved by the decision of a hearing officer is entitled to judicial review of the decision in the manner provided by chapter 233B of NRS.
(Added to NRS by 1957, 782; A 1959, 148; 1963, 921; 1965, 772; 1967, 1163; 1973, 1391; 1989, 1654; 2005, 628; 2017, 262)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 426 - Persons With Disabilities › NRS 426.630 - Definitions.

As used in NRS 426.630 to 426.715, inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires:
1. "Licensee" means a person who is blind and who is licensed by the Bureau to operate a vending facility in or on a public building or property or on federal property.
2. "Nevada Committee of Vendors Who Are Blind" means the Committee of Vendors Who Are Blind elected pursuant to NRS 426.670 and 34 C.F.R. § 395.14.
3. "Operate" means to be responsible for the day-to-day operation of a vending facility, including, without limitation, purchasing products for resale, hiring employees and performing other duties associated with managing a vending facility.
4. "Public building or property":
(a) Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (b), means any portion of any building, land or other real property, owned, leased or occupied by any public entity except public elementary and secondary schools, the Nevada System of Higher Education, the Nevada State Park System, the Department of Corrections, an airport authority operating in this State and a department of aviation which is operated by a political subdivision of this State.
(b) Does not include any building, land or other real property that is:
(1) Leased to a private entity; or
(2) Operated pursuant to an operating agreement,
for the purposes of live entertainment, as defined in NRS 368A.090.
5. "Public entity" means any department, agency or political subdivision of the State, any department or agency of a political subdivision of the State or any public or quasi-public corporation that is supported in whole or in part by public money. The term includes, without limitation, a regional transportation commission, an irrigation district or water district created under the laws of the State of Nevada, and all boards, commissions and committees created by a public entity or the Legislature.
6. "Vending facility" means an automatic vending machine, cafeteria, snack bar, cart service, shelter, counter and other appropriate auxiliary equipment that is necessary for the sale of newspapers, periodicals, confections, tobacco products, foods, beverages and other articles or services dispensed or provided automatically or manually. The term includes, without limitation, the vending or exchange of tickets or similar items for participation in any lottery that is authorized under the laws of this State and is conducted by an agency of this State within this State.
7. "Vending Facility Program" means the program established by NRS 426.630 to 426.715, inclusive, to provide for the operation of vending facilities by licensees.
(Added to NRS by 1959, 169; A 1961, 330; 1963, 921; 1965, 772; 1967, 1163; 1969, 1448; 1973, 73, 1392, 1495; 1981, 1918; 1985, 2313; 1987, 1741; 1993, 401; 2001 Special Session, 239; 2021, 840)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 426 - Persons With Disabilities › NRS 426.650 - Notice to Bureau by public entity of location of and license, permit and lease for any vending facility.

Each head of the public entity that has care, custody and control of public buildings or properties shall:
1. Not less than 60 days prior to the request for proposals concerning, occupation of, reactivation of, leasing of, re-leasing of, licensing of or issuance of a permit for operation of any vending facility in or on a public building or property, inform the Bureau of such contemplated action.
2. Inform the Bureau of any locations where such vending facilities are planned in or about other public buildings or properties as may now or thereafter come under the jurisdiction of a public entity, such information to be given not less than 60 days prior to the request for proposals concerning, occupation of, reactivation of, leasing of, re-leasing of, licensing of or issuance of a permit for operation of any vending facility in or on such public building or property.
(Added to NRS by 1959, 170; A 1963, 922; 1965, 773; 1973, 1393; 2021, 842)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 426 - Persons With Disabilities › NRS 426.660 - Acquisition, construction, remodeling or improvement of public building: Planning for vending facility.

To effectuate further the purposes of NRS 426.630 to 426.715, inclusive, when new construction, remodeling, leasing, acquisition or improvement of public buildings or properties is authorized, consideration must be given to planning and making available suitable space and facilities for the establishment of at least one vending facility to be operated by a licensee. Written notice must be given to the Bureau by the person or agency having charge of the planning and design of any such project within 30 days after the commencement of the planning and design of the project.
(Added to NRS by 1959, 170; A 1973, 73, 1393; 1989, 1596; 2021, 842)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 426 - Persons With Disabilities › NRS 426.665 - Construction of building by Bureau; approval of Legislature.

If a suitable location is available for a vending facility which requires the construction of a permanent building, the Bureau may construct such building, but only after obtaining approval of the Legislature.
(Added to NRS by 1961, 330; A 1965, 773; 1973, 1393; 2021, 842)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 426 - Persons With Disabilities › NRS 426.672 - Powers and duties of Bureau concerning training.

1. The Bureau shall establish a training program for persons who wish to become licensees. The training must include, without limitation, a standard curriculum and on-the-job training while working for a vending facility.
2. The Bureau may designate not more than two vending facilities as training sites to be operated by the Bureau or a third-party vendor.
3. The Bureau may waive any training required pursuant to this section for a person who is blind and is otherwise qualified to operate a vending facility.
4. The Bureau shall:
(a) Provide licensees with upward mobility training; and
(b) Assist the Nevada Committee of Vendors Who Are Blind in sponsoring meetings and training conferences for licensees.
(Added to NRS by 2021, 839)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 426 - Persons With Disabilities › NRS 426.675 - Business Enterprise Account for Persons Who Are Blind.

1. The Business Enterprise Account for Persons Who Are Blind is hereby created within the State General Fund and must be managed by the Administrator of the Division.
2. Money received by the Bureau under the provisions of NRS 426.670, except commissions assigned to licensees, must:
(a) Be deposited in the Business Enterprise Account for Persons Who Are Blind.
(b) Except as otherwise provided in subsection 5, remain in the Account and not revert to the State General Fund.
(c) Be used for:
(1) Purchasing, maintaining or replacing vending facilities or the equipment therein;
(2) Maintaining a stock of equipment, parts, accessories and merchandise used or planned for use in the Vending Facility Program;
(3) Management services, including, without limitation, supervision, inspection, quality control, consultation, accounting, regulating, in-service training and other related services provided on a systematic basis to support and improve vending facilities; and
(4) Other purposes, consistent with NRS 426.640, as may be provided by regulation.
3. Purchases made pursuant to paragraph (c) of subsection 2 are exempt from the provisions of the State Purchasing Act at the discretion of the Administrator of the Purchasing Division of the Department of Administration or his or her designated representative.
4. The Bureau shall:
(a) Maintain current inventory records of all equipment, parts, accessories and merchandise charged to the Business Enterprise Account for Persons Who Are Blind;
(b) Conduct a periodic physical count of all such equipment, parts, accessories and merchandise; and
(c) Reconcile the results of the periodic physical count with the inventory records and cash balance in the Account.
5. If the Business Enterprise Account for Persons Who Are Blind is dissolved or the Vending Facility Program is terminated, the Administrator of the Division shall, within 60 days after the dissolution or termination:
(a) Provide an accounting of the money remaining in the Account to all licensees; and
(b) Distribute any money remaining in the Account to each licensee in proportion to the amount of time that the licensee has held his or her license.
The Division shall, in consultation with the Nevada Committee of Vendors Who Are Blind or its successor organization, adopt regulations to carry out the provisions of this subsection.
6. Money from any source which may lawfully be used for the Vending Facility Program may be transferred or deposited by the Bureau to the Business Enterprise Account for Persons Who Are Blind.
7. The interest and income earned on the money in the Business Enterprise Account for Persons Who Are Blind, after deducting any applicable charges, must be credited to the Account.
(Added to NRS by 1961, 330; A 1963, 923; 1965, 774; 1973, 74, 1394; 1975, 199; 1977, 44; 1983, 1585; 1989, 1471; 1993, 1618; 2005, 115; 2013, 828; 2021, 844)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 426 - Persons With Disabilities › NRS 426.677 - Management of money received from vending facility when licensee unavailable or temporarily unable to operate facility.

1. The Bureau may, in interim periods when a licensee is not available to operate a vending facility and its continuous operation is required, establish a checking account in a depository bank or credit union qualified to receive deposits of public money pursuant to chapter 356 of NRS. All money received from the vending facility during the interim period must be deposited to the account, and all expenses necessary to maintain the interim operation of the facility must be paid from the account.
2. If the licensee who operated the vending facility returns after a temporary disability less than 6 months after becoming unavailable to operate the vending facility because of the disability, the Bureau shall prepare a financial report and close the checking account by making a check in the amount of any balance remaining in the account payable to the licensee.
3. If the licensee who operated the vending facility experiences a disability and is unable to return within 6 months after becoming unavailable to operate the vending facility because of the disability, the Bureau shall prepare a financial report and make a check in the amount of the balance of the account at the time at which the check is made but such amount must not exceed the amount of the balance of the account on the date 6 months after the date on which the licensee became unavailable to operate the vending facility payable to the licensee.
4. If a licensee, other than the one who previously operated the vending facility, is permanently assigned to the vending facility, the Bureau shall prepare a financial report and close the checking account by making a check in the amount of any balance remaining in the account payable to the Business Enterprise Account for Persons Who Are Blind.
(Added to NRS by 1979, 330; A 1989, 1472; 1999, 1495; 2021, 845)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 426 - Persons With Disabilities › NRS 426.685 - Establishment of vending facility in or on building or property that is not public building or property; owner of building may enter into contract requiring incentive pay.

1. The Bureau may establish a vending facility in or on a building or property that is not a public building or property if the owner of the building or property consents and enters into a contract with the Bureau.
2. Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, the owner of a building or property in or on which a vending facility is established pursuant to subsection 1 may enter into a contract with the Bureau that requires the licensee to pay an incentive to the owner of the building or property. An incentive may not be paid to the owner of a building or property with respect to a vending facility located in a portion of the building or property leased or rented to a public entity.
(Added to NRS by 1973, 72; A 1973, 1406; 2013, 829; 2021, 846)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 426 - Persons With Disabilities › NRS 426.690 - Limitation on commodities, articles and services sold at vending facility.

A vending facility operated under the provisions of NRS 426.630 to 426.715, inclusive, must be used solely for the vending of such commodities, articles and services as may be approved by the Bureau and the public entity that has care, custody and control of the public building or property in or on which the vending facility is operated.
(Added to NRS by 1959, 171; A 1963, 924; 1965, 775; 1973, 1395; 2021, 846)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 426 - Persons With Disabilities › NRS 426.695 - Operator of vending facility may keep service animal on premises.

A licensee who operates a vending facility pursuant to the provisions of NRS 426.630 to 426.715, inclusive, may keep a service animal with him or her at all times on the premises where that vending facility is located.
(Added to NRS by 1973, 1496; A 1995, 1993; 2005, 628; 2021, 846)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 426 - Persons With Disabilities › NRS 426.700 - Applicability of laws and ordinances to licensee operating vending facility.

A licensee operating a vending facility under the provisions of NRS 426.630 to 426.715, inclusive, is subject to:
1. The provisions of any and all laws and ordinances applying within the territory within which the vending facility is located, including those requiring a license or permit for the conduct of such business or any particular aspect thereof.
2. The provisions of chapter 446 of NRS.
(Added to NRS by 1959, 171; A 1961, 331; 2021, 847)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 426 - Persons With Disabilities › NRS 426.710 - Management of operations of Program by nonprofit organization.

The Bureau may, after actively consulting with the Nevada Committee of Vendors Who Are Blind, utilize an appropriate nonprofit organization organized under the laws of this State to manage any portion of the operations of the Vending Facility Program, including, without limitation, supervising or managing a licensee. Any such arrangement must comply with 34 C.F.R. § 395.15.
(Added to NRS by 1959, 171; A 1963, 924; 1965, 775; 1967, 1164; 1973, 1395; 1993, 1619; 2021, 847)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 426 - Persons With Disabilities › NRS 426.713 - Resolution of certain disputes relating to Program: Complaint; hearing; judicial review of decision of hearing officer.

1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, if a dispute arises between a public entity that has care, custody and control of a public building or property and the Bureau concerning any matter related to the Vending Facility Program, either party may file a complaint describing the dispute with the Hearings Division of the Department of Administration.
2. The Hearings Division may not:
(a) Hear a complaint concerning the status of a licensee or third-party vendor operating a vending facility under an agreement with the Bureau; or
(b) Award damages as a result of a hearing on a complaint filed pursuant to this section.
3. Not later than 30 days after a complaint is filed pursuant to subsection 1:
(a) The Hearings Division shall appoint a hearing officer; and
(b) The hearing officer shall set a date for a hearing.
4. Except as otherwise provided in this section, a hearing must be conducted in accordance with NRS 233B.121 to 233B.150, inclusive. The hearing officer may issue a ruling based on the briefs submitted by the parties without hearing additional evidence.
5. A decision of the hearing officer made pursuant to this section is a final decision for purposes of judicial review and may be appealed to the district court pursuant to the provisions of chapter 233B of NRS. Any such appeal must be filed not later than 30 days after the date of service of the final decision of the hearing officer.
(Added to NRS by 2021, 839)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 426 - Persons With Disabilities › NRS 426.715 - Penalty for unlawful sale, solicitation or delivery of certain commodities in or on public building or property; exemptions.

Any person who sells, solicits orders for or delivers, in or on any public building or property, any commodity which a licensee is authorized by the Bureau to sell is guilty of a misdemeanor except:
1. A person licensed by or under contract to the Bureau;
2. A person who delivers a commodity to a licensee or for the account of a licensee;
3. A person who is raising money for the charitable activities of a corporation organized for educational, religious, scientific, charitable or eleemosynary purposes under the provisions of chapter 82 of NRS;
4. Public employees jointly sharing in the cost of coffee or other beverages purchased by them for their own use, if there is no commercial arrangement for the delivery of products and supplies to the public building or property;
5. A public employee who is located in or on the public building or property and initiates an order or purchase of food or beverages for his or her own use from a restaurant which is not located in or on the public building or property;
6. A person who is delivering food or beverages from a restaurant to a public employee who is located in or on the public building or property pursuant to an order or purchase as described in subsection 5;
7. A person who is catering an event inside or otherwise delivering food or beverages to the Legislative Building; or
8. A person who is authorized to conduct such an activity under the terms of a contract, lease or other arrangement with a municipality pursuant to NRS 496.090. This subsection must not be construed to limit the priority of right established in NRS 426.640.
(Added to NRS by 1985, 890; A 1987, 768; 1991, 1316; 2003, 2095; 2021, 847)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 426 - Persons With Disabilities › NRS 426.721 - Definitions.

As used in NRS 426.721 to 426.729, inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NRS 426.723 to 426.727, inclusive, have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections.
(Added to NRS by 2001, 3106; A 2009, 659; 2017, 1512)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 426 - Persons With Disabilities › NRS 426.723 - "Minimum essential personal assistance" defined.

"Minimum essential personal assistance" means the assistance of a person with a severe functional disability for 6 hours or less per day in:
1. Eating;
2. Bathing;
3. Toileting;
4. Dressing;
5. Moving about; and
6. Taking care of himself or herself.
(Added to NRS by 2001, 3106)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 426 - Persons With Disabilities › NRS 426.726 - "Severe functional disability" defined.

"Severe functional disability" means:
1. Any physical or mental condition pursuant to which a person is unable, without substantial assistance from another person, to eat, bathe and toilet.
2. A traumatic brain injury.
(Added to NRS by 2001, 3106; A 2007, 155)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 426 - Persons With Disabilities › NRS 426.727 - "State personal assistance program" defined.

"State personal assistance program" means a program established pursuant to NRS 422.396, 427A.250 or 427A.793.
(Added to NRS by 2001, 3106; A 2003, 2631; 2009, 2377)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 426 - Persons With Disabilities › NRS 426.728 - State personal assistance programs required to make services available.

1. Each state personal assistance program must make available, within a reasonable period after receiving a request therefor and in accordance with any conditions upon the receipt of federal funding and considering the amount of reasonably adequate state funding, community-based services to provide minimum essential personal assistance to residents of this State with severe functional disabilities who would, with the provision of that assistance, be able to live safely and independently in their communities outside of an institutional setting.
2. The provisions of NRS 426.721 to 426.729, inclusive, must not be construed to:
(a) Prevent a person with a severe functional disability from receiving more than 6 hours of minimum essential personal assistance per day from a state personal assistance program if such assistance is available pursuant to the program; or
(b) Prevent a person with a disability other than a severe functional disability from receiving services from a state personal assistance program if such assistance is available pursuant to the program.
(Added to NRS by 2001, 3106; A 2017, 1512)