AB 54 — Creates the Advisory Committee on Traffic Safety within the Department of Transportation. (BDR 35-350)

(ReprintedAssembly withBill amendmentsNo. adopted on April 15, 2021) FIRST REPRINT A.B.

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54–COMMITTEE ON GROWTH AND INFRASTRUCTURE (O N BEHALF OF THE DEPARTMENT OF T RANSPORTATION ) PREFILED N OVEMBER 18, 2020 ____________ Referred to Committee on Growth and Infrastructure SUMMARY—Creates the Advisory Committee on Traffic Safety within the Department of Transportation.

(BDR 35-350) FISCAL NOTE:

Effect on Local Government:

No.

Effect on the State:

Yes.

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Existing law creates the Department of Transportation and, in part, requires the andDirector keptof by the Department;Department to:

(1) cause a general plan of the highways to be made and kept by the Department;

(NRS 408.106, 408.190) This bill creates the Advisory Committee on Traffic Safety within the Department of Transportation and establishes the membership of the Advisory Committee.

(1) evidence-based best practices for reducing or preventing deaths and injuries related to motor vehicle crashes on roadways in this State;

(3) policies intended to reduce or prevent deaths andother injuriessubmitted relatedmatter. to motor vehicle crashes on roadways in this State;

This bill also requires the Advisory Committee to prepareany and (4)submit anyto otherthe submittedGovernor matter.and the Legislature an annual report concerning its activities.

This bill also requires the Advisory Committee to prepare and submit to the Governor and the Legislature an annual report concerning its activities.

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

(d)- The81st DirectorSession (2021) – 2 – her designee;rector of the Department of Public Safety or his or (e) The Superintendent of Public Instruction or his or her designee;

(e) The Superintendent of Public Instruction or his or her designee;

- *AB54_R1* – 3 – (n) One member appointed by the Nevada Association of Counties;

andand(p) (p) One member who represents local law enforcement agencies, appointed by the Nevada Sheriffs’ and Chiefs’ Association.

Such members may be reappointed for additional terms of 2 years in the same manner as the original - 81st Session (2021) – 3 – appointments.

4.their voting membership a Chair and a Vice Chair.

The members of the Advisory Committee shall elect from their voting membership a Chair and a Vice Chair.

(a) Evidence-based best practices for reducing or preventing deathsin andthis injuriesState;uries related to motor vehicle crashes on roadways (b) Data on motor vehicle crashes resulting in death or serious bodily injury in this State;State, including, without limitation, factors that cause such crashes and measures known to prevent such crashes;

(b) Data on motor vehicle crashes resulting in death or serious bodily injury in this State, including, without limitation, factors - *AB54_R1* – 4 – that cause such crashes and measures known to prevent such crashes;

The Advisory Committee shall prepare and submit to the Governor and to the Director of the Legislative Counsel Bureau for transmittal to the Legislature an annual report concerning the activities of the Advisory Committee that addresses, without limitation, any issue reviewed or studied and any recommendations made by the Advisory Committee pursuant to sub11.subsection 9.

The- Advisory81st CommitteeSession may(2021) establish– such4 working– groups, task forces and similar entities from within or outside its membership as necessary to address specific issues or otherwise to assist in its work.

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