SB 2 — Revises provisions relating to the Advisory Commission on the Administration of Justice. (BDR 14-407)

(Reprinted with amendments adopted on April 15, 2019) FIRST REPRINT S.B.

(1) establishes the Advisory Commission on the Administration of Justice and various subcommittees of the Advisory Commission, including the Subcommittee on Victims of Crime;

and (2) directs the Advisory Commission andande subcommittees, among other duties, to identify and study elements of the criminal justice system of this State.

(NRS 176.0123-176.0125) Section 1 of this bill creates the Subcommittee on Specialty Courts of the Advisory Commission whose duties include examining specialty courts to determine their efficacy and need forsfor expansion.

Section 1 defines “specialty court” as a court that establishes a program forillness theor treatmentabuses of certaindrugs personsor underalcohol.nder its jurisdiction who suffer from mental illnessSection or3 abusesof this bill revises the membership of drugsthe orAdvisory alcohol.Commission to include the Ombudsman for Victims of Domestic Violence of the Office of the Attorney General.

SectionExisting 3law defines a quorum for the transaction of thisbusiness billas revisesa majority of the membershipmembers of the Advisory Commission:Commission and further provides that a majority of the members present at any Advisory Commission meeting is sufficient to conduct - *SB2_R1* – 2 – official action.

(1) to include the Ombudsman for Victims of Domestic Violence of the Office of the Attorney General;

and (2) eliminates the membership of the municipal judge or justice of the peace, appointed by the governing body of the Nevada Judges of Nevada District Judges Association and the justice or retired justice of the Nevada Supreme Court, appointed by the Chief Justice of the Nevada Supreme Court.

*SB2* – 2 – Existing law defines a quorum for the transaction of business as a majority of the members of the Advisory Commission and further provides that a majority of the members present at any Advisory Commission meeting is sufficient to conduct official action.

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and (2) a member who isAdministration. a representative of the Victims of Crime Program within the Department of with the Department of Administration, to provide certain input regarding thetion Victims of Crime Program.

(NRS 176.01245) Section 54 ofadditionally thisrequires bill prohibits the AdvisorySubcommittee, Commissionin fromconsultation dividingwith intothe subgroupsDepartment orof workingAdministration, groups to carryprovide outcertain itsinput duties,regarding exceptthe thoseVictims subcommitteesof designatedCrime byProgram. law.

(NRS 176.01245) Section 5 of this bill prohibits the Advisory Commission from dividing into subgroups or working groups to carry out its duties, except those subcommittees designated by law under certain circumstances.

*SB2* – 3 –  If any association listed in this subsection ceases to exist, the appointment required by this subsection must be made by the - *SB2_R1* – 3 – association’s successor in interest or, if there is no successor in interest, by the Governor.

*SB2* – 4 – (a) [OneOne member who is a municipal judge or justice of the peace, appointed by the governing body of the Nevada Judges of Limited Jurisdiction;

- *SB2_R1* – 4 – (b) One member who is a district judge, appointed by the governing body of the Nevada District Judges Association;

(d)](d) One member who is a district attorney, appointed by the governing body of the Nevada District Attorneys Association;

[(e)](e) (b) One member who is an attorney in private practice, experienced in defending criminal actions, appointed by the governing body of the State Bar of Nevada;

[(f)](f) (c) One member who is a public defender, appointed by the governing body of the State Bar of Nevada;

[(g)](g) (d) One member who is a representative of a law enforcement agency, appointed by the Governor;

[(h)](h) (e) One member who is a representative of the Division of Parole and Probation of the Department of Public Safety, appointed by the Governor;

[(i)](i) (f) One member who is a representative of the Central Repository for Nevada Records of Criminal History, appointed by the Governor;

[(j)(j) One member who]who (g) Two members, each of whom has been a victim of a crime or is a representative of an organization supporting the rights of victims of crime, appointed by the Governor;

[(k)](k) (h) The Ombudsman for Victims of Domestic Violence within the Office of the Attorney General;

(i)(l) One member who is a representative of an organization that advocates on behalf of inmates, appointed by the Governor;

[(l)] (j)(m) One member who is a representative of the Nevada Sheriffs’ and Chiefs’ Association, appointed by the Nevada Sheriffs’ and Chiefs’ Association;

[(m)] (k)(n) One member who is a member of the State Board of Parole Commissioners, appointed by the State Board of Parole Commissioners;

[(n)] (l)(o) The Director of the Department of Corrections;

[(o)] (m)(p) 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 [(p)] (n)(q) 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.

*SB2* – 5 –  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.

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and *SB2* – 6 – (b) One member of the Subcommittee must be a representative of the Nevada Victims of Crime Program within the Department of Administration.

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FulfillExcept as otherwise provided in NRS 176.01249, fulfill all duties as outlined in this section without division into subgroups or working groups, other than those statutorily designated as subcommittees pursuant to this chapter.

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Evaluate the effectiveness of specialty court programs in this State with consideration as to whether such programs have - *SB2_R1* – 7 – the effect of limiting or precluding reentry of offenders and parolees into the community.

and (c) Must include the posting of a hyperlink on the Commission’s website to any study of this State’s collateral sanctions, *SB2* – 8 – disqualifications and relief provisions prepared by the National - *SB2_R1* – 8 – Institute of Justice described in section 510 of the Court Security Improvement Act of 2007, Public Law 110-177.

For each regular session of the Legislature, prepare a comprehensive report including the Commission’s recommended changesCommission’sainifindingse pertainingandinianyatirecommendationsn tothof theSthee, administration of justice in this State, the Commission’s findings and any recommendations of the Commission for proposed legislation.

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