AB 483 — Revises provisions governing the Program to Encourage and Facilitate Purchases by Agencies of Commodities and Services From Organizations. (BDR 27-911)

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483–COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS (O NB EHALF OF THE O FFICE OF FINANCE IN THEO FFICE OF THE GOVERNOR ) M ARCH 27, 2017 ____________ Referred to Committee on Government Affairs SUMMARY—Revises provisions governing the Program to Encourage and Facilitate Purchases by Agencies of Commodities and Services From Organizations.

(BDR 27-911) FISCAL NOTE:

Effect on Local Government:

No.

Effect on the State:

Executive Budget.

~ EXPLANATION – Matter in bolded italics is new;

matter between brackets [omitted material] is material to be omitted.

Existing law requires the Rehabilitation Division of the Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation to establish and administer the Program to Encourage and Facilitate Purchases by Agencies of Commodities and Services Fromservices Organizationsfrom tocertain aidnonprofit inorganizations thewhich purchasetrain byand publicemploy agenciespersons ofwith commodities and mental or physical disabilities.

(NRS 334.025) This bill transfersPurchasing theDivision dutyof to administer the ProgramDepartment fromof theAdministration.habilitation Rehabilitation Division to the PurchasingEXPLANATION Division– ofMatter thein Departmentbolded ofitalics Administration.is new;

-matter *AB483*between –brackets 2[omitted –material] THEis PEOPLEmaterial OFto THEbe STATEomitted. OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

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

- 79th Session (2017) – 2 – (1) Register with the [Rehabilitation] Purchasing Division of the Department of [Employment, Training and Rehabilitation] Administration as required pursuant to NRS 334.025;

and (2) Establish a fair-market price for those services, supplies, materials, equipment or labor by conducting a market survey and must include the survey with the bid submitted to the local and government.

- *AB483* – 3 – (1) Register with the [Rehabilitation] Purchasing Division [of the Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation] as requiredrequir(2) pursuantEstablish a fair-market price for those services or commodities by conducting a market survey and must include the survey with the bid submitted to NRSthe 334.025;Purchasing Division.

and (2) Establish a fair-market price for those services or commodities by conducting a market survey and must include the survey with the bid submitted to the Purchasing Division.

The [Rehabilitation] Purchasing Division of the Department of [Employment, Training and Rehabilitation] Administration shall establish and administer a Program to - 79th Session (2017) – 3 – Encourage and Facilitate Purchases by Agencies of Commodities and Services From Organizations.

(a) A method for assisting an agency that wishes to purchase commodities or services from an organization to locate such commodities and services that meet the needs of the agency;

-must *AB483*register –with 4the –[Rehabilitation] 3.Purchasing Division on am form prescribed by the Administrator before contacting any agency concerning entering into a contract pursuant to the Program.

An organization that wishes to participate in the Program must register with the [Rehabilitation] Purchasing Division on a form prescribed by the Administrator before contacting any agency concerning entering into a contract pursuant to the Program.

- 79th Session (2017) – 4 – 6.

(a) “Administrator” means the Administrator of the [Rehabilitation] Purchasing Division of the Department of [Employment,[Em(b) Training“Agency” means a local government as defined in NRS 332.015 and Rehabilitation.]using Administration.agencies as defined in NRS 333.020.

(b) “Agency” means a local government as defined in NRS 332.015 and using agencies as defined in NRS 333.020.

Such contracts and other agreements may be enforced by the officer or entity to which the - *AB483* – 5 – responsibility for the enforcement of the provisions of the contract or other agreements has been transferred.

Any action taken by an officer or entity whose name has been changed pursuant to the provisions of this act remains in effect as if taken by the officer or entity to which the responsibility for the enforcement of such actions has been transferred.

responsibility for the Sec.

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