Nevada 2021 Regular Session Status: Enacted

SB 267 — Authorizes the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, to conduct a study concerning diversity and equality in the workplace. (BDR S-461)

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(Reprinted with amendments adopted on April 19, 2021) FIRST REPRINT S.B.
Senate Bill No.
267 SENATE B ILLN O.
267–Senator Spearman CHAPTER..........
267–S ENATOR S PEARMAN M ARCH 17, 2021 ____________ Referred to Committee on Judiciary SUMMARY—Establishes provisions relating to the collection and reporting of information concerning diversity and equality in the workplace.
(BDR 19-461) FISCAL NOTE:
Effect on Local Government:
No.
Effect on the State:
Yes.
CONTAINS UNFUNDED MANDATE (§§ 6,7) (NOTREQUESTED BA FFECTELOCAL GOVERNMENT) ~ EXPLANATION – Matter in bolded italics is new;
matter between brackets [omitted material] is material to be omitted.
requiring the Department of Taxation to develop in consultation with the Legislative Commission a survey to collect data and information concerning diversity and equality in the workplace from corporations and state and local governmental agencies in this State;
authorizing the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, to conduct a study concerning diversity and equality in the workplace and to conduct a survey to collect data and information concerning diversity and equality in the workplace from certain business entities and state and local governmental agencies in this State;
authorizing corporations in this State to use the survey to submit annual reports to the Department of Taxation and to make such reports available on their Internet websites;
revising the prospective expiration of an existing survey of businesses conducted by the Secretary of State;
requiring local governmental agencies to use the survey to submit annual reports to the Department of Taxation;
requiring state governmental agencies to use the survey to submit annual reports to the Division of Human Resource Management of the Department of Administration;
requiring the Department of Taxation to make the survey, the annual reports submitted to the Department of Taxation and aggregate data relating to such reports available on its Internet website;
requiring the Division to make the annual reports submitted to the Division and aggregate data relating to such reports available on its Internet website;
requiring the Department of Taxation and the Division to each submit an annual report to the Governor and the Director of the Legislative Counsel Bureau and make such reports available on their Internet websites;
authorizing the Department of Taxation and the Division to adopt regulations;
- *SB267_R1* – 2 – LegExisting law requires the Secretary of State to design and conduct an annual survey of businesses in this State to collect data and information pertaining to issues of gender equality in the workplace, however, the provisions relating to the survey are currently only effective through December 31, 2022.
Legislative Counsel’s Digest:
(NRS 75A.400- 75A.430;
Existing law requires the Secretary of State to design and conduct an annual survey of businesses in this State to collect data and information pertaining to survey are currently only effective through December 31, 2022.
section 7 of chapter 434, Statutes of Nevada 2017, at page 2896) This bill establishes provisions concerning an annual survey of corporations and state and local governmental agencies in this State with regard to issues of diversity and equality in the workplace.
(NRS 75A.400- to the 75A.430;
consultation with the Legislative Commission, a survey to be used to collect data and information relating to issues of diversity and equality in the workplace from corporations and state and local governmental agencies in this State.
section 7 of chapter 434, Statutes of Nevada 2017, at page 2896) This bill:
Section 6 sets forth the information to be provided in the survey and requires the survey to be signed by an officer of the corporation or his or her designee, or the director, executive head or other person who is responsible for the state or local governmental agency or his or her designee, as applicable, who is authorized to complete the survey on behalf of the corporation or state or local governmental agency.
(1) authorizes the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, to conduct a study concerning diversity and equality in the workplace and to conduct a survey to collect data and information from certain business entities and state and local the existing provisions of law relating to the annual survey of businesses conducted by the Secretary of State by making those provisions expire by limitation on December 31, 2021, instead of on December 31, 2022.
by the Department to submit an annual report to the Department and, if theeveloped corporation has an Internet website, to make the annual reports available on the website, with any personally identifiable information redacted;
EXPLANATION – Matter in bolded italics is new;
and (2) requires local governmental agencies to use the survey developed by the Department to submit an annual report to the Department.
matter between brackets [omitted material] is material to be omitted.
Section 8 of this bill requires the Department to make available on its Internet website:
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
(1) the survey developed by the Department;
(2) the annual reports submitted by corporations and local governmental agencies;
and (3) aggregate data relating to the annual reports.
Section 8 requires that any personally identifiable data relating to the report is posted on the website of the Department.
Section 9 of this bill requires the Department to compile annually the information contained in the reports submitted to the Department into one report and submit the report to the Governor and the Director of the Legislative Counsel Bureau.
Section 10 of this bill authorizes the Department to adopt regulations to carry out the provisions of sections 6-9 of this bill.
Section 10.2 of this bill requires state governmental agencies to use the survey developed by the Department to submit an annual report to the Division of Human Resource Management of the Department of Administration.
Section 10.4 requires submitted by state governmental agencies;
and (2) aggregate data relating to the annual reports.
Section 10.4 requires that any personally identifiable information contained in a report must be redacted before the report or aggregate data relating to the report is posted on the website of the Division.
Section 10.6 of this bill requires the Division to compile annually the information contained in the reports submitted to the Division into one report and submit the report to the Governor and the Director of the Legislative Counsel Bureau.
Section 10.8 of this bill authorizes the Division to adopt regulations to carry out the provisions of sections 10.2-10.6 of this bill.
redacted from reports in sections 8, 9, 10.4 and 10.6 from the provisions ofion existing law relating to public records.
- *SB267_R1* – 3 – THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
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Chapter 237 of NRS is hereby amended by adding thereto the provisions set forth as sections 2 to 10.8, inclusive, of this act.
As used in this act:
Sec.
1.
“Business entity” means a corporation, partnership, limited- liability company, business association, joint venture, limited- liability partnership, business trust, professional association, joint stock company or holding company that is required to pay an annual commerce tax pursuant to chapter 363C of NRS.
As used in sections 2 to 10.8, inclusive, of this act, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in sections 3 to 5.7, inclusive, of this act have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections.
“Entity” means a business entity, local governmental agency or state governmental agency.
Sec.
“Corporation” means a corporation that maintains a place of business in this State.
Sec.
4.
“Department” means the Department of Taxation.
Sec.
4.5.
“Division” means the Division of Human Resource Management of the Department of Administration.
Sec.
5.
(Deleted by amendment.) Sec.
5.3.
Sec.
4.
5.7.
“State governmental agency” has the meaning ascribed to the term “state agency” in NRS 237.350 and includes, without limitation, the Nevada System of Higher Education and all institutions operated by the System.
“State governmental agency” has the meaning ascribed to “state agency” in NRS 237.350 and includes, without limitation, the Nevada System of Higher Education and all institutions operated by the Nevada System of Higher Education.
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Sec.
2.
6.
The Department shall develop, in consultation with the Legislative Commission, a survey for the purpose of collecting data and information concerning diversity and equality in the workplace, including, without limitation, data and information specifically relating to females and persons from underrepresented communities, from:
UNLV may elect to conduct a study concerning diversity and equality in the workplace.
(a) Corporations;
If UNLV elects to conduct the study:
(b) State governmental agencies;
(a) UNLV must conduct a survey for the purpose of collecting data and information concerning diversity and equality in the workplace, including, without limitation, data and information specifically relating to women and women of color, from business entities that do business in this State, state governmental agencies and local governmental agencies;
and (c) Local governmental agencies.
and (b) A business entity, state governmental agency or local governmental agency may elect to complete the survey and submit it to UNLV.
request the entity completing the survey to provide, without limitation, the following information, as applicable to the entity:
2.
(a) The name of the entity.
If UNLV elects to conduct the study, the survey conducted by UNLV must request the entity completing the survey to provide, without limitation, the following information, as applicable to the entity:
(II) Employed in an executive position.
(II) Women who are on the board of directors.
(III) Women who are employed in an executive position.
(III) Women of color who are on the board of directors.
- *SB267_R1* – 4 – (IV) Women of color who are employed in an executive position.
(IV) Employed in an executive position.
(V) Women who are employed in an executive position.
(VI) Women of color who are employed in an executive position.
(d) The number of:
(d) (1) People who are employed in a management position.
(1) People who are employed in a management position.
(e) Whether the entity has employee development initiatives in place for administrative or skilled staff who are interested in advancing their career path, including, without limitation, tuition reimbursement, professional development, payment for conferences, business interest groups or a public commitment to gender inclusion.
(e) Whether the entity has employee development initiatives in place for administrative or skilled staff who are interested in advancing their career paths, including, without limitation, tuition reimbursement, professional development, payment for conferences, - 81st Session (2021) – 3 – inclusion.nterest groups or a public commitment to gender (f) Whether the entity has undertaken a pay equity analysis and, if so, whether the results indicated that there were any discernable differences in pay.
(f) Whether the entity has undertaken a pay equity analysis and, if so, whether the results indicated that there were any discernable differences in pay.
(i) With regard to the issue of anti-harassment, including, without limitation, sexual harassment, whether the entity:
without limitation, sexual harassment, whether the entity:ing, (1) Has an anti-harassment policy in place.
(1) Has an anti-harassment policy in place.
(k) With regard to female-friendly workplace policies and benefits:
(k) With regard to workplace policies and benefits:
- *SB267_R1* – 5 – (I) Employer-paid family leave and, if so, the number of weeks offered.
(I) Employer-paid family leave and, if so, the number of weeks offered.
(II) Variable work schedules for caregivers.
caregivers.
(2) Whether there are any policies and benefits the entity is currently pursuing but has not yet implemented and, if so, a list of such policies and benefits.
(2) Whether there are any policies or benefits the entity is currently pursuing but has not yet implemented and, if so, a list of such policies or benefits.
(2) Maternity.
- 81st Session (2021) – 4 – (3) In vitro fertilization.
(3) In vitro fertilization.
(o) Any additional information that the entity wishes to provide.
A completed survey must be signed by a person who is authorized to complete the survey on behalf of the entity.
The survey must include a statement signed by an officer of the corporation or his or her designee, or the director, executive head or other person who is responsible for the state governmental agency or local governmental agency or his or her designee, as applicable, that the person is authorized to complete the survey on behalf of the entity.
4.
(b) “Female” or “woman” means a person who self-identifies her gender as a woman, without regard to the person’s designated sex at birth.
(b) “Management position” means a position in which a person is employed as a manager or in a role that is superior to a manager.
(c) “Management position” means a position in which a person is employed as a manager or in a role that is superior to a manager.
(c) “Pay equity analysis” means a formal study regarding equity in salaries.
(d) “Pay equity analysis” means a formal study regarding equity in salaries.
(d) “Woman” means a person who self-identifies as a woman, without regard to the person’s designated sex at birth.
(e) “Person from an underrepresented community” means a person who self-identifies as Black, African-American, Hispanic, Latino, Asian, Pacific Islander, Native American, Native Hawaiian or Alaska Native, or who self-identifies as gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgender.
Black, African-American, Hispanic, Latino, Asian, Pacific Islander, Native American, Native Hawaiian or Alaska Native.
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3.
On or before January 1, 2022, and on or before January 1 of each year thereafter, using the survey developed by the Department pursuant to section 6 of this act:
If UNLV elects to conduct the study pursuant to section 2 of this act:
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A corporation:
(a) May voluntarily submit a report to the Department;
and (b) If the corporation has an Internet website, may make available on its website any reports submitted to the Department pursuant to this section, but any personally identifiable information contained in a report must be redacted before the report is posted on the website.
2.
Each local governmental agency in this State shall submit a report to the Department.
Sec.
8.
The Department shall make available on its Internet website:
To assist UNLV in facilitating outreach to business entities that do business in this State and encouraging participation in the survey, the Department of Taxation shall provide to UNLV information about the identity of business entities in this State and the contact information for such business entities.
(a) The survey developed pursuant to section 6 of this act that will be used to submit the annual reports authorized or required, as applicable, pursuant to section 7 or 10.2 of this act;
The Department shall not, pursuant to this subsection, provide to UNLV or to any other person any information relating to a business entity other than the name of the business entity and its contact information.
(b) The reports submitted to the Department pursuant to section 7 of this act in such a manner that the reports may be searched electronically by the name of the corporation or local governmental agency that submitted the report;
Any information provided by the Department pursuant to this subsection is not a public record for the purposes of chapter 239 of NRS.
and (c) Aggregate data relating to the reports submitted to the Department pursuant to section 7 of this act.
UNLV shall keep confidential any information provided by the information provided by the Department pursuant to this subsection to any other person.
Any personally identifiable information contained in a report that is submitted to the Department pursuant to section 7 of this act must be redacted before the report or aggregate data relating to the report is posted on the website of the Department pursuant to this section.
The provisions of NRS 360.255 do not apply to any records or files of the Department or other information or data that is obtained, maintained or disclosed by the Department pursuant to this section.
9.
4.
If UNLV elects to conduct the study pursuant to section 2 of this act:
The Department shall compile annually the information contained in the reports submitted to the Department from corporations and local governmental agencies pursuant to section 7 of this act during the immediately preceding year into one report and:
UNLV must:
(a) Submit the report to the Governor and to the Director of the Legislative Counsel Bureau for transmittal to the Legislature, or if the Legislature is not in session, to the Legislative Commission;
- 81st Session (2021) – 5 – (a) Submit annual reports relating to the results of the survey to the Governor and to the Director of the Legislative Counsel Bureau for transmittal to the Legislature or, if the Legislature is not in session, to the Legislative Commission;
and (b) Make the report available on the Internet website of the Department.
and 2.) MUNLV shall not include any personally identifiablet website.
2.
information in a report submitted to the Governor and the Director of the Legislative Counsel Bureau pursuant to this section.
The Department shall not include any personally identifiable information in a report submitted to the Governor and the Director of the Legislative Counsel Bureau pursuant to this section.
10.
The Department may adopt such regulations as is determined to be necessary or advisable to carry out the provisions of sections 6 to 9, inclusive of this act.
Sec.
10.2.
On or before January 1, 2022, and on or before January 1 of each year thereafter, using the survey developed by - *SB267_R1* – 7 – the Department pursuant to section 6 of this act, each state governmental agency in this State shall submit a report to the Division.
Sec.
10.4.
1.
The Division shall make available on its Internet website:
(a) The reports submitted to the Division pursuant to section 10.2 of this act in such a manner that the reports may be searched electronically by the name of the state governmental agency that submitted the report;
and (b) Aggregate data relating to the reports submitted to the Division pursuant to section 10.2 of this act.
2.
Any personally identifiable information contained in a report that is submitted to the Division pursuant to section 10.2 of this act must be redacted before the report or aggregate data relating to the report is posted on the website of the Division pursuant to this section.
Sec.
10.6.
1.
The Division shall compile annually the information contained in the reports submitted to the Division from state governmental agencies pursuant to section 10.2 of this act during the immediately preceding year into one report and:
(a) Submit the report to the Governor and to the Director of the Legislative Counsel Bureau for transmittal to the Legislature, or if the Legislature is not in session, to the Legislative Commission;
and (b) Make the report available on the Internet website of the Division.
2.
The Division shall not include any personally identifiable information in a report submitted to the Governor and the Director of the Legislative Counsel Bureau pursuant to this section.
Sec.
10.8.
The Division may adopt such regulations as it determines to be necessary or advisable to carry out the provisions of sections 10.2, 10.4 and 10.6 of this act.
Sec.
11.
(Deleted by amendment.) Sec.
12.
(Deleted by amendment.) Sec.
13.
NRS 239.010 is hereby amended to read as follows:
239.010 1.
Except as otherwise provided in this section and NRS 1.4683, 1.4687, 1A.110, 3.2203, 41.071, 49.095, 49.293, 62D.420, 62D.440, 62E.516, 62E.620, 62H.025, 62H.030, 62H.170, 62H.220, 62H.320, 75A.100, 75A.150, 76.160, 78.152, 80.113, 81.850, 82.183, 86.246, 86.54615, 87.515, 87.5413, 87A.200, 87A.580, 87A.640, 88.3355, 88.5927, 88.6067, 88A.345, 88A.7345, 89.045, 89.251, 90.730, 91.160, 116.757, 116A.270, 116B.880, 118B.026, 119.260, 119.265, 119.267, 119.280, 119A.280, 119A.653, 119A.677, 119B.370, 119B.382, 120A.690, 125.130, - *SB267_R1* – 8 – 125B.140, 126.141, 126.161, 126.163, 126.730, 127.007, 127.057, 127.130, 127.140, 127.2817, 128.090, 130.312, 130.712, 136.050, 159.044, 159A.044, 172.075, 172.245, 176.01249, 176.015, 176.0625, 176.09129, 176.156, 176A.630, 178.39801, 178.4715, 178.5691, 179.495, 179A.070, 179A.165, 179D.160, 200.3771, 200.3772, 200.5095, 200.604, 202.3662, 205.4651, 209.392, 209.3923, 209.3925, 209.419, 209.429, 209.521, 211A.140, 213.010, 213.040, 213.095, 213.131, 217.105, 217.110, 217.464, 217.475, 218A.350, 218E.625, 218F.150, 218G.130, 218G.240, 218G.350, 226.300, 228.270, 228.450, 228.495, 228.570, 231.069, 231.1473, 233.190, 237.300, 239.0105, 239.0113, 239.014, 239B.030, 239B.040, 239B.050, 239C.140, 239C.210, 239C.230, 239C.250, 239C.270, 239C.420, 240.007, 241.020, 241.030, 241.039, 242.105, 244.264, 244.335, 247.540, 247.550, 247.560, 250.087, 250.130, 250.140, 250.150, 268.095, 268.0978, 268.490, 268.910, 269.174, 271A.105, 281.195, 281.805, 281A.350, 281A.680, 281A.685, 281A.750, 281A.755, 281A.780, 284.4068, 286.110, 286.118, 287.0438, 289.025, 289.080, 289.387, 289.830, 293.4855, 293.5002, 293.503, 293.504, 293.558, 293.5757, 293.870, 293.906, 293.908, 293.910, 293B.135, 293D.510, 331.110, 332.061, 332.351, 333.333, 333.335, 338.070, 338.1379, 338.1593, 338.1725, 338.1727, 348.420, 349.597, 349.775, 353.205, 353A.049, 353A.085, 353A.100, 353C.240, 360.240, 360.247, 360.255, 360.755, 361.044, 361.2242, 361.610, 365.138, 366.160, 368A.180, 370.257, 370.327, 372A.080, 378.290, 378.300, 379.0075, 379.008, 379.1495, 385A.830, 385B.100, 387.626, 387.631, 388.1455, 388.259, 388.501, 388.503, 388.513, 388.750, 388A.247, 388A.249, 391.033, 391.035, 391.0365, 391.120, 391.925, 392.029, 392.147, 392.264, 392.271, 392.315, 392.317, 392.325, 392.327, 392.335, 392.850, 393.045, 394.167, 394.16975, 394.1698, 394.447, 394.460, 394.465, 396.3295, 396.405, 396.525, 396.535, 396.9685, 398A.115, 408.3885, 408.3886, 408.3888, 408.5484, 412.153, 414.280, 416.070, 422.2749, 422.305, 422A.342, 422A.350, 425.400, 427A.1236, 427A.872, 432.028, 432.205, 432B.175, 432B.280, 432B.290, 432B.407, 432B.430, 432B.560, 432B.5902, 432C.140, 432C.150, 433.534, 433A.360, 437.145, 437.207, 439.4941, 439.840, 439.914, 439B.420, 439B.754, 439B.760, 440.170, 441A.195, 441A.220, 441A.230, 442.330, 442.395, 442.735, 442.774, 445A.665, 445B.570, 445B.7773, 447.345, 449.209, 449.245, 449.4315, 449A.112, 450.140, 450B.188, 453.164, 453.720, 453A.610, 453A.700, 458.055, 458.280, 459.050, 459.3866, 459.555, 459.7056, 459.846, 463.120, 463.15993, 463.240, 463.3403, 463.3407, 463.790, 467.1005, 480.535, 480.545, 480.935, 480.940, 481.063, 481.091, 481.093, 482.170, 482.5536, 483.340, 483.363, 483.575, 483.659, 483.800, 484A.469, 484E.070, - *SB267_R1* – 9 – 485.316, 501.344, 503.452, 522.040, 534A.031, 561.285, 571.160, 584.655, 587.877, 598.0964, 598.098, 598A.110, 599B.090, 603.070, 603A.210, 604A.303, 604A.710, 612.265, 616B.012, 616B.015, 616B.315, 616B.350, 618.341, 618.425, 622.238, 622.310, 623.131, 623A.137, 624.110, 624.265, 624.327, 625.425, 625A.185, 628.418, 628B.230, 628B.760, 629.047, 629.069, 630.133, 630.2673, 630.30665, 630.336, 630A.555, 631.368, 632.121, 632.125, 632.3415, 632.405, 633.283, 633.301, 633.4715, 633.524, 634.055, 634.214, 634A.185, 635.158, 636.107, 637.085, 637B.288, 638.087, 638.089, 639.2485, 639.570, 640.075, 640A.220, 640B.730, 640C.580, 640C.600, 640C.620, 640C.745, 640C.760, 640D.190, 640E.340, 641.090, 641.221, 641.325, 641A.191, 641A.262, 641A.289, 641B.170, 641B.282, 641B.460, 641C.760, 641C.800, 642.524, 643.189, 644A.870, 645.180, 645.625, 645A.050, 645A.082, 645B.060, 645B.092, 645C.220, 645C.225, 645D.130, 645D.135, 645G.510, 645H.320, 645H.330, 647.0945, 647.0947, 648.033, 648.197, 649.065, 649.067, 652.228, 653.900, 654.110, 656.105, 657A.510, 661.115, 665.130, 665.133, 669.275, 669.285, 669A.310, 671.170, 673.450, 673.480, 675.380, 676A.340, 676A.370, 677.243, 678A.470, 678C.710, 678C.800, 679B.122, 679B.124, 679B.152, 679B.159, 679B.190, 679B.285, 679B.690, 680A.270, 681A.440, 681B.260, 681B.410, 681B.540, 683A.0873, 685A.077, 686A.289, 686B.170, 686C.306, 687A.110, 687A.115, 687C.010, 688C.230, 688C.480, 688C.490, 689A.696, 692A.117, 692C.190, 692C.3507, 692C.3536, 692C.3538, 692C.354, 692C.420, 693A.480, 693A.615, 696B.550, 696C.120, 703.196, 704B.325, 706.1725, 706A.230, 710.159, 711.600, and sections 8, 9, 10.4 and 10.6 of this act, sections 35, 38 and 41 of chapter 478, Statutes of Nevada 2011 and section 2 of chapter 391, Statutes of Nevada 2013 and unless otherwise declared by law to be confidential, all public books and public records of a governmental entity must be open at all times during office hours to inspection by any person, and may be fully copied or an abstract or memorandum may be prepared from those public books and public records.
Any such copies, abstracts or memoranda may be used to supply the general public with copies, abstracts or memoranda of the records or may be used in any other way to the advantage of the governmental entity or of the general public.
This section does not supersede or in any manner affect the federal laws governing copyrights or enlarge, diminish or affect in any other manner the rights of a person in any written book or record which is copyrighted pursuant to federal law.
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A governmental entity may not reject a book or record which is copyrighted solely because it is copyrighted.
3.
A governmental entity that has legal custody or control of a public book or record shall not deny a request made pursuant to - *SB267_R1* – 10 – subsection 1 to inspect or copy or receive a copy of a public book or record on the basis that the requested public book or record contains information that is confidential if the governmental entity can redact, delete, conceal or separate, including, without limitation, electronically, the confidential information from the information included in the public book or record that is not otherwise confidential.
4.
If requested, a governmental entity shall provide a copy of a public record in an electronic format by means of an electronic medium.
Nothing in this subsection requires a governmental entity to provide a copy of a public record in an electronic format or by means of an electronic medium if:
(a) The public record:
(1) Was not created or prepared in an electronic format;
and (2) Is not available in an electronic format;
or (b) Providing the public record in an electronic format or by means of an electronic medium would:
(1) Give access to proprietary software;
or (2) Require the production of information that is confidential and that cannot be redacted, deleted, concealed or separated from information that is not otherwise confidential.
An officer, employee or agent of a governmental entity who has legal custody or control of a public record:
Section 7 of chapter 434, Statutes of Nevada 2017, at page 2896, is hereby amended to read as follows:
(a) Shall not refuse to provide a copy of that public record in the medium that is requested because the officer, employee or agent has already prepared or would prefer to provide the copy in a different medium.
(b) Except as otherwise provided in NRS 239.030, shall, upon request, prepare the copy of the public record and shall not require the person who has requested the copy to prepare the copy himself or herself.
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7.
The provisions of subsection 1 of NRS 218D.380 do not apply to any provision of this act which adds or revises a requirement to submit a report to the Legislature.
This act becomes effective on July 1, 2017, and expires by limitation on December 31, [2022.] 2021.
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6.
The Department of Taxation shall develop and make available on its Internet website the survey required by section 6 of this act before October 1, 2021.
Sec.
15.5.
The provisions of NRS 354.599 do not apply to any additional expenses of a local government that are related to the provisions of this act.
Sec.
16.
This section becomes effective upon passage and approval.
This section and section 5 of this act become effective upon passage and approval.
Sections 1 to 15.5, inclusive, of this act become effective:
Sections 1 to 4, inclusive, of this act become effective:
(a) Upon passage and approval for the purpose of adopting regulations, developing the survey required by section 6 of this act - *SB267_R1* – 11 – and performing any other preparatory administrative tasks that are necessary to carry out the provisions of this act;
(a) Upon passage and approval for the purpose of performing any preparatory administrative tasks that are necessary to carry out the provisions of this act;
and (b) On July 1, 2021, for all other purposes.
and (b) On January 1, 2022, for all other purposes.
H - *SB267_R1*
3.
Sections 1 to 4, inclusive, of this act expire by limitation on January 1, 2026.
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Action History

  1. Chapter 525.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

  3. Enrolled and delivered to Governor.

  4. From committee: Do pass. Declared an emergency measure under the Constitution. Read third time. Passed. Title approved. (Yeas: 32, Nays: 10.) To Senate. In Senate. To enrollment.

  5. From printer. To re-engrossment. Re-engrossed. Second reprint. Read third time. Amended. (Amend. No. 838.) Reprinting dispensed with. Read third time. Passed, as amended. Title approved, as amended. (Yeas: 20, Nays: 1.) To printer. From printer. To re-engrossment. Re-engrossed. Third reprint. To Assembly. In Assembly. Read first time. Referred to Committee on Ways and Means. To committee.

  6. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. Placed on General File. Read third time. Amended. (Amend. No. 820.) To printer.

  7. From printer. To engrossment. Engrossed. First reprint. To committee. Exemption effective.

  8. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. Placed on Second Reading File. Read second time. Amended. (Amend. No. 279.) Taken from General File. Re-referred to Committee on Finance. To printer.

  9. Notice of eligibility for exemption.

  10. From printer. To committee.

  11. Read first time. Referred to Committee on Judiciary. To printer.

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SB 267 is sponsored by Pat Spearman.
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