SB 177 — Revises provisions relating to the Account for Aid for Victims of Domestic Violence. (BDR 16-926)

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177177–Senators SENATERatti, BILLNCannizzaro, O.Scheible;

177–SENATORSDonate, RDondero ATTI,Loop, ANNIZZAROGoicoechea, ,Kieckhefer, SCHEIBLE;Neal, Ohrenschall and Seevers Gansert Joint Sponsors:

DAssemblymen ONATE,Benitez-Thompson, DBilbray-Axelrod, ONDEROGonzález, LOOPHardy, ,Krasner, GOICOECHEAMarzola, ,Orentlicher, KSummers- IECKHEFER,Armstrong, NTolles EAL,and HRENSCHALLTorres ANDCHAPTER.......... SEEVERS GANSERT M ARCH 8, 2021 ____________ JOINT SPONSORS :

ASSEMBLYMEN BENITEZ-THOMPSON , BILBRAY- A XELROD , GONZÁLEZ , HARDY , K RASNER , M ARZOLA , O RENTLICHER, SUMMERS -ARMSTRONG , TOLLES AND TORRES ____________ Referred to Committee on Judiciary SUMMARY—Revises provisions relating to the Account for Aid for Victims of Domestic Violence.

(BDR 16-926) FISCAL NOTE:

Effect on Local Government:

No.

Effect on the State:

No.

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(1) exclusively for 100,000victims of domestic or moresexual violence if located in a county whose population is victims of domestic or sexual violence in a county whose population is less than 100,000 (currently all counties other than Clark and Washoe Counties);Counties).

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Section 2 also excludes nonprofit organizations that provide services exclusively to victims of - *SB177_R1* – 2 – sexual violence from the eligibility requirement that the nonprofit organization be able to provide:

(1) one applicant to provide services for victims of domestic violence and one applicant to thanprovide 100,000;services for victims of sexual violence in counties whose population is less violence and two applicants to provide services for victims of sexual violence in counties whose population is 100,000 or more.

and (2) two applicants to provide services for victims of domesticless violence and two applicants to provide services for victims of sexual violence in counties whose population is 100,000 or more.

- 81st Session (2021) – 2 – Section 3 of this bill renames the Account as the Account for Aid for Victims Accountof forDomestic servicesor forSexual victimsViolence to reflect the additional use of money in the definition of the term “victim of sexual violence.assault” to include the term “victim ofses the sexual violence” within the same definition for purposes of providing assistance to such victims.

Section 1 of this bill revises the definition of the term “victim of sexual assault” to include the term “victim of sexual violence” within the same definition for purposes of providing assistance to such victims.

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- *SB177_R1* – 3 – (b) Any of the following acts committed by a person against a family or household member, a person with whom he or she had or is having a dating relationship or with whom he or she has a child in common, or upon his or her minor child or a minor child of that person:

- 81st Session (2021) – 3 – (I) Stalking.

(V) Destruction of private property.

(d) Sex trafficking in violation of any provision of NRS(e) A violation of NRS 201.300.201.320 or 201.395.

(e) A violation of NRS 201.320 or 201.395.

“Victim of sexual assault” [means] and “victim of sexual violence” mean a person who has been sexually assaulted as - *SB177_R1* – 4 – defined in NRS 200.366 or a person upon whom a sexual assault has been attempted.

Be governed by a board of trustees which reflects the racial, ethnic, economic and social composition of the county to be served - 81st Session (2021) – 4 – and includes at least one trustee who has been a victim of domestic or sexual violence.

Receive at least 15 percent of its money from sources other than the Federal Government, the State, any local government or otherwhich publicare bodycontributed orto theirthe instrumentalities.organization may be assigned theirices reasonable monetary value for the purpose of complying with the requirement of this subsection.

Any goods or services which are contributed to the organization may be assigned their reasonable monetary value for the purpose of complying with the requirement of this subsection.

(c) Except in counties whose population is less than 100,000 [,] or if the organization provides services exclusively to victims ofof] sexual violence, facilities where food can be stored and prepared.

- *SB177_R1* – 5 – (f) Education and training , including prevention programs, for members of the community on matters which relate to domestic and sexual violence.

Any nonprofit organization in the State which is able to meet the requirements specified in subsection 7 of NRS 217.420 may apply- for81st aSession grant(2021) from– 5 – or Sexual Violence.rom the Account for Aid for Victims of Domestic or3. Sexual Violence.

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The Administrator of the Division shall award grants to notnot(a) moreOne than:applicant to provide services for victims of domestic violence and one applicant to provide services for victims of sexual violence in counties whose population is less than 100,000;

(a) One applicant to provide services for victims of domestic violence and one applicant to provide services for victims of sexual violence in counties whose population is less than 100,000;

For counties whose populationThese isallocations 100,000must be increased or more,decreased for each fiscal year ending after June 30, 1990, by the basicsame allocationpercentage that the amount deposited in the account during the preceding fiscal year, pursuant to NRS 122.060, is $35,000.greater or less than the sum of $791,000.

These allocations must be increased or decreased for each fiscal year ending after June 30, 1990, by the same percentage that the - *SB177_R1* – 6 – amount deposited in the account during the preceding fiscal year, pursuant to NRS 122.060, is greater or less than the sum of $791,000.

(c)- Seventy-five81st percentSession of(2021) the– revenue6 allocated– to each county must be allocated for grants for services for victims of domestic violence and 25 percent must be allocated for grants for services for victims of sexual violence.