Nevada 2019 Regular Session Status: Enacted

SB 12 — Revises provisions governing telephone systems used for reporting emergencies. (BDR 20-475)

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Summary

AN ACT relating to counties; authorizing a county to use revenue collected from certain telephone surcharges to pay for an analysis or audit of the surcharges collected by a telecommunications provider, certain costs related to a master plan and certain costs for personnel and training associated with portable event recording devices and vehicular event recording devices; providing the conditions under which the audits may be performed; prioritizing the expenditure of the proceeds of certain telephone surcharges; requiring a recipient of money collected from the surcharge to repay or return that money under certain circumstances; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

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(Reprinted with amendments adopted on May 24, 2019) SECOND REPRINT S.B.
Senate Bill No.
12 S ENATE B ILLN O.
12–Committee on Government Affairs CHAPTER..........
12–COMMITTEE ON G OVERNMENT A FFAIRS (ON B EHALF OF THE N EVADA A SSOCIATION OF C OUNTIES ) PREFILED N OVEMBER 14, 2018 ____________ Referred to Committee on Government Affairs SUMMARY—Revises provisions governing telephone systems used for reporting emergencies.
(BDR 20-475) 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.
Existing law authorizes a board of county commissioners to impose a surcharge for the enhancement of the telephone system for reporting an emergency if the board adopts and reviews, at least annually, a 5-year master plan for the devices.
Existing law authorizes a board of county commissioners to impose a surcharge for the enhancement of the telephone system for reporting an emergency if the board adopts and reviews, at least annually, a 5-year master plan for the enhancement of that system or the purchase and maintenance of certain recording collected from the surcharge must be deposited in a special revenue fund and used only for certain purposes.
(NRS 244A.7643) If a county imposes such a surcharge, the revenuerding collected from the surcharge must be deposited in a special revenue fund and used only for certain purposes.
Section 1 of this bill authorizes the board of independent auditor to perform such an analysis or audit:
Section 1 of this bill authorizes the board of county commissioners in a county where a surcharge is imposed to engage an independent auditor to perform such an analysis or audit:
(1) as part of the - *SB12_R2* – 2 – revealed evidence of a violation of certain provisions of law with respect to thet amount of money a telecommunications provider collected or remitted to the county.
(1) as part of the revealed evidence of a violation of certain provisions of law with respect to thet amount of money a telecommunications provider collected or remitted to the county.
(1) maintaining, updating and operating the equipment, hardware and software of portable event recording and redaction of audio and video events recorded on portable event recordingntion devices and vehicular event recording devices.
(1) maintaining, updating and operating the equipment, hardware and software of portable event recording devices and vehicular event recording devices;
Section 1.3 establishes the order of priority that revenue collected from the surcharge may be expended.
and (2) the maintenance, retention devices and vehicular event recording devices.ed on portable event recording Section 1.3 establishes the order of priority that revenue collected from the surcharge may be expended.
(1) return money not used within 6 approved purpose;
(1) return money not used within 6 months for an approved purpose;
(2) repay any money that is not used for an approved purpose;
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
EXPLANATION – Matter in bolded italics is new;
matter between brackets [omitted material] is material to be omitted.
- 80th Session (2019) – 2 – THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, if a surcharge is imposed in a county pursuant to NRS 244A.7643, the board of county commissioners of that county may, as part of its review of the 5-year master plan adopted pursuant to NRS 244A.7643 for the enhancement of the telephone system for reporting emergencies in the county or for the purpose of purchasing and maintaining portable event recording devices and vehicular event recording devices, as applicable, engage a qualified independent auditor to perform an analysis or audit of the surcharges collected by telecommunications providers in the county.
Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, if a board of county commissioners of that county may, as part of its review of the 5-year master plan adopted pursuant to NRS 244A.7643 for the enhancement of the telephone system for reporting emergencies in the county or for the purpose of purchasing and maintaining portable event recording devices and vehicular event recording devices, as applicable, engage a qualified independent auditor to perform an analysis or audit of the surcharges collected by telecommunications providers in the county.
If an auditor performing an analysis or audit of the surcharges collected by telecommunications providers finds in the course of conducting the analysis or audit evidence of a violation of the provisions of NRS 244A.7643, with respect to the amount of money collected or remitted to the county treasurer by a telecommunications provider, the board of county commissioners may engage a qualified independent auditor to perform an additional analysis or audit of the surcharges collected by the - *SB12_R2* – 3 – telecommunications provider before the next review of the 5-year master plan is conducted.
If an auditor performing an analysis or audit of the surcharges collected by telecommunications providers finds in the course of conducting the analysis or audit evidence of a violation of the provisions of NRS 244A.7643, with respect to the amount of telecommunications provider, the board of county commissioners may engage a qualified independent auditor to perform an additional analysis or audit of the surcharges collected by the telecommunications provider before the next review of the 5-year master plan is conducted.
(2) Possess knowledge concerning telephone systems for reporting emergencies;
- 80th Session (2019) – 3 – (2) Possess knowledge concerning telephone systems for reporting emergencies;
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county whose population is less than 100,000, the board of county commissioners of that county shall establish by ordinance an advisory committee to develop a plan to enhance or improve the telephone system for reporting an emergency in that county and to oversee any money allocated for that purpose.
If a surcharge is imposed pursuant to NRS 244A.7643 in a commissioners of that county shall establish by ordinance anounty advisory committee to develop a plan to enhance or improve the oversee any money allocated for that purpose.
The advisory committee must:
The advisory and to committee must:
(c) Subject to the provisions of subparagraph (3) of paragraph (a), include the chief law enforcement officer or his or her designee from each office of the county sheriff, metropolitan police department, police department of an incorporated city within the - *SB12_R2* – 4 – county and department, division or municipal court of a city or town that employs marshals within the county, as applicable.
(c) Subject to the provisions of subparagraph (3) of paragraph (a), include the chief law enforcement officer or his or her designee department, police department of an incorporated city within the county and department, division or municipal court of a city or town that employs marshals within the county, as applicable.
(b) With respect to the telephone system for reporting an emergency:
- 80th Session (2019) – 4 – (b) With respect to the telephone system for reporting an emergency:
(II) Paying costs for personnel and training associated with the routine maintenance and updating of the database for the system;
(II) Paying costs for personnel and training associated system;e routine maintenance and updating of the database for the (III) Purchasing, leasing or renting the equipment and software necessary to operate the enhanced telephone system, including, without limitation, equipment and software that identify the number or location from which a call is made;
(III) Purchasing, leasing or renting the equipment and including, without limitation, equipment and software that identify the number or location from which a call is made;
and (IV) Paying costs associated with any maintenance, upgrade and replacement of equipment and software necessary for the operation of the enhanced telephone system.
and upgrade and replacement of equipment and software necessary for the operation of the enhanced telephone system.
(1) Paying costs associated with the acquisition, maintenance, storage of data, upgrade and replacement of equipment and software necessary for the operation of portable event recording devices and vehicular event recording devices or systems that consist of both portable event recording devices and vehicular event recording devices [.] ;
(1) Paying costs associated with the acquisition, maintenance, storage of data, upgrade and replacement of equipment and software necessary for the operation of portable event recording devices and vehicular event recording devices or systems that consist of both portable event recording devices and vehicu(2) Paying costs for personnel and training associated with maintaining, updating and operating the equipment, hardware and software necessary for portable event recording devices and vehicular event recording devices or systems that consist of both portable event recording devices and vehicular event recording devices;
(2) Paying costs for personnel and training associated with maintaining, updating and operating the equipment, hardware and software necessary for portable event recording devices and vehicular event recording devices or systems that consist of both - *SB12_R2* – 5 – portable event recording devices and vehicular event recording devices;
(d) To pay any costs associated with performing an analysis or audit pursuant to section 1 of this act of the surcharges collected by telecommunications providers.
- 80th Session (2019) – 5 – (d) To pay any costs associated with performing an analysis or audit pursuant to section 1 of this act of the surcharges collected by telecommunications providers.
(b) If the county performs an analysis or audit described in section 1 of this act, paying the costs associated authorized pursuant to paragraph (d) of subsection 3.
(b) If the county performs an analysis or audit described in section 1 of this act, paying the costs associated authorized pur(c) Paying the costs authorized pursuant to paragraph (b) of subsection 3.
(c) Paying the costs authorized pursuant to paragraph (b) of subsection 3.
(1) Paying the costs authorized pursuant to paragraph (c) of sub(2) Paying the costs authorized pursuant to paragraph (c)ing.
(1) Paying the costs authorized pursuant to paragraph (c) of subsection 3 other than costs related to personnel and training.
of subsection 3 related to personnel.
(2) Paying the costs authorized pursuant to paragraph (c) of subsection 3 related to personnel.
of subsection 3 related to training.d pursuant to paragraph (c) 5.
(3) Paying the costs authorized pursuant to paragraph (c) of subsection 3 related to training.
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(b) The recipient used any portion of the money for a purpose that is not authorized pursuant to subsection 3, the recipient must:
(b) The recipient used any portion of the money for a purpose that i(1) Notify the board of county commissioners and theient must:
(1) Notify the board of county commissioners and the advisory committee;
advisory committee;
and - *SB12_R2* – 6 – (2) Repay all money to which the recipient was not entitled to receive.
and (2) Repay all money to which the recipient was not entitled to receive.
If the balance in the fund created in a county whose population is 100,000 or more pursuant to subsection 3 which has not been committed for expenditure exceeds $5,000,000 at the end of any fiscal year, the board of county commissioners shall reduce the amount of the surcharge imposed during the next fiscal year by the amount necessary to ensure that the unencumbered balance in the fund at the end of the next fiscal year does not exceed $5,000,000.
If the balance in the fund created in a county whose population is 100,000 or more pursuant to subsection 3 which has not been committed for expenditure exceeds $5,000,000 at the end - 80th Session (2019) – 6 – of any fiscal year, the board of county commissioners shall reduce the amount of the surcharge imposed during the next fiscal year by the amount necessary to ensure that the unencumbered balance in the fund at the end of the next fiscal year does not exceed $5,000,000.
If the balance in the fund created in a county whose population is less than 45,000 pursuant to subsection 3 which has not been committed for expenditure exceeds $500,000 at the end of any fiscal year, the board of county commissioners shall reduce the amount of the surcharge imposed during the next fiscal year by the fund at the end of the next fiscal year does not exceed $500,000.
If the balance in the fund created in a county whose population is less than 45,000 pursuant to subsection 3 which has not been committed for expenditure exceeds $500,000 at the end of any fiscal year, the board of county commissioners shall reduce the amount of the surcharge imposed during the next fiscal year by the amount necessary to ensure that the unencumbered balance in theSec.
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Notwithstanding the provisions of section 1 of surcharge is imposed pursuant to NRS 244A.7643 may, betweenre a July 1, 2019, and July 1, 2020, engage an independent auditor to perform an analysis or audit of the surcharges collected by telecommunications providers.
Notwithstanding the provisions of section 1 of00,000.
this act, the board of county commissioners of a county where a surcharge is imposed pursuant to NRS 244A.7643 may, between July 1, 2019, and July 1, 2020, engage an independent auditor to perform an analysis or audit of the surcharges collected by telecommunications providers.
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Action History

  1. Approved by the Governor. Chapter 273.

  2. Enrolled and delivered to Governor.

  3. Assembly Amendment No. 953 concurred in. To enrollment.

  4. From printer. To reengrossment. Reengrossed. Second reprint. To Senate. In Senate.

  5. Taken from Chief Clerk's desk. Placed on General File. Read third time. Amended. (Amend. No. 953.) Dispensed with reprinting. Read third time. Passed, as amended. Title approved, as amended. (Yeas: 27, Nays: 12, Excused: 2, Vacant: 1.) To printer.

  6. Taken from General File. Placed on Chief Clerk's desk.

  7. Taken from General File. Placed on General File for next legislative day.

  8. Read second time.

  9. From committee: Do pass.

  10. In Assembly. Read first time. Referred to Committee on Government Affairs. To committee.

  11. From printer. To engrossment. Engrossed. First reprint. Read third time. Passed, as amended. Title approved, as amended. (Yeas: 21, Nays: None.) To Assembly.

  12. Read second time. Amended. (Amend. No. 22.) To printer.

  13. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended.

  14. Read first time. To committee.

  15. From printer.

  16. Prefiled. Referred to Committee on Government Affairs. To printer.

Sponsors

  • Senate Committee on Government Affairs · Primary

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 12 do?
AN ACT relating to counties; authorizing a county to use revenue collected from certain telephone surcharges to pay for an analysis or audit of the surcharges collected by a telecommunications provider, certain costs related to a master plan and certain costs for personnel and training associated with portable event recording devices and vehicular event recording devices; providing the conditions under which the audits may be performed; prioritizing the expenditure of the proceeds of certain telephone surcharges; requiring a recipient of money collected from the surcharge to repay or return that money under certain circumstances; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.
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SB 12 is sponsored by Senate Committee on Government Affairs.
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