SB 24 — Revises provisions governing the Nevada Silver Haired Legislative Forum. (BDR 38-534)

(ReprintedSenate withBill amendmentsNo. adopted on April 17, 2019) FIRST REPRINT S.B.

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24–COMMITTEE ON H EALTH AND H UMAN SERVICES (ON B EHALF OF THE N EVADA SILVER H AIRED LEGISLATIVE FORUM ) PREFILED N OVEMBER 15, 2018 ____________ Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services SUMMARY—Revises provisions governing the Nevada Silver Haired Legislative Forum.

(BDR 38-534) FISCAL NOTE:

Effect on Local Government:

No.

Effect on the State:

No.

~ EXPLANATION – Matter in bolded italics is new;

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

LegiExisting law establishes the Nevada Silver Haired Legislative Counsel’sForum, Digest:consisting of members appointed by the Legislative Commission from persons nominated by each member of the Senate and the members of the Nevada delegation of the National Silver Haired Congress, who are ex officio members of the Forum.

Existing(NRS law427A.320, establishes427A.330, the427A.350) NevadaTo Silverqualify Hairedfor appointment by the Legislative Forum,Commission nominatedto bybe eacha member of the SenateForum, anda theperson membersmust have been a resident of this State for 5 years immediately preceding his or her appointment, have been a registered voter in the Nevadaersonssenatorial delegationdistrict of the NationalSenator Silverwho Hairednominated Congress,the whomember arefor ex3 officioyears membersimmediately preceding his or her appointment and be at Section 1.5 of this bill authorizes the Forum.Forum to appoint advisory nonvoting) members.

(NRS 427A.320, 427A.330, 427A.350) To qualify for appointment by the Legislative Commission to be a member of the Forum, a person must have been a resident of this State for 5 years immediately preceding his or her appointment, have been a registered voter in the senatorial district of the Senator who nominated least 60 years of age on the day that he or she is appointed.

(NRS 427A.340)t Section 1.5 of this bill authorizes the Forum to appoint advisory nonvoting members.

Section 1.9 of this bill revises the rights and responsibilities of ex officio members of the Nevada Silver Haired Legislative Forum to provide that an ex officio member of the Forum may vote on matters before the Forum only if the ex officio member:

(1) has been a resident of this State for the 5 years immediately preceding - *SB24_R1* – 2 – the date of the vote;

Existing law further provides the duties of these officers and that these Sectionofficers 3serve a term of this1 bill:year beginning on July 1 of each year.

(1)(NRS removes427A.370) theSection Secretary3 and Treasurer as officers of thethis Forumbill: and instead requires the Forum to elect two facilitators, whose duties are to gather information on issues of importance to senior citizens and report on those issues at each meeting of the Forum;

(1) removes the Secretary and Treasurer as officers of the gather information on issues of importance to senior citizens and report on thoseto issues at each meeting of the Forum;

(4) provides that the terms of the officers of the Forum begin on September 1, instead of on July 1;

and (5) clarifies that only members appointed by the LegislativeteadLegislative Commission are eligible to serve as officers of the Forum.

Section 3.5 of this bill - 80th Session (2019) – 2 – requires the President, instead of the Treasurer, to administer any account in which money received by the Forum is deposited.

(1) provides that persons serving as President and Vice President of the Forum for the term ending on June 30, 2019, continue to serve in those positions until the election of a successor;July 1, 2019, to elect a President, a Vice President and two facilitators to termser beginning on September 1, 2019.

and (2) requires the Forum to hold a meeting as soon as practicable after beginning on September 1, 2019.

EXPLANATION – Matter in bolded italics is new;

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

The Forum may, by the affirmative vote of a majority of its membership who are qualified to vote, appoint one - *SB24_R1* – 3 – or more persons to serve as advisory members of the Forum.

- 80th Session (2019) – 3 – 4.

or (d) The absence of the advisory member for any reason from three consecutive meetings of the Forum, unless excused by the President.

427A.350Congress 1.from this State shall serve as ex officio members ofaired the [Nevada Silver Haired Legislative] Forum.

Members of the National Silver Haired Congress from this State shall serve as ex officio members of - *SB24_R1* – 4 – the [Nevada Silver Haired Legislative] Forum.

- 80th Session (2019) – 4 – 3.

427A.360Legislative] 1.Forum to which a member is appointed pursuant to NRS 427A.330 becomes vacant upon:

A position in the [Nevada Silver Haired Legislative] Forum to which a member is appointed pursuant to NRS 427A.330 becomes vacant upon:

(b) The illness of such a member that prevents the member from attending three consecutive meetings of the [Nevada Silver Haired Legislative] Forum, unless excused by the President.

(c) The absence of such a member for any reason from three consecutive meetings of the [Nevada Silver Haired Legislative] Forum, unless excused by the President.

As used in this section, “President” means the person elected to serve as President of the Nevada Silver Haired Legislative ForumForSec. pursuant to NRS 427A.370.] Sec.

3.3.uanNRS 427A.370 is hereby amended to read as follows:

NRS 427A.370 is hereby amended to read as follows:

- *SB24_R1* – 5 – (a) A President [,] who shall conduct meetings and oversee the formation of committees as necessary to accomplish the purposes of the [Nevada Silver Haired Legislative] Forum [.] and who shall serve a term of 2 years beginning on September 1.