AB 374 — Establishes the Statewide Substance Use Response Working Group. (BDR 40-991)

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374374–Assemblymen ATolles; SSEMBLY BILL NO .

374–AGorelow, SSEMBLYMENHafen, TNguyen, OLLES;Orentlicher, Peters, Roberts, Summers-Armstrong and Thomas Joint Sponsors:

GSenators ORELOWSeevers ,Gansert; HAFEN , N GUYEN , O RENTLICHER , P ETERS , R OBERTS , SUMMERS -ARMSTRONG AND THOMAS M ARCH 22, 2021 ____________ JOINTS PONSORS :

ENATORS S EEVERS G ANSERT ;AND R ATTI ____________ Referred to Committee on Health and HumanRatti ServicesCHAPTER.......... SUMMARY—Establishes the Statewide Substance Use Response Working Group.

(BDR 40-991) FISCAL NOTE:

Effect on Local Government:

No.

Effect on the State:

Yes.

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LegislativeLegiExisting Counsel’slaw Digest:requires the Division of Public and Behavioral Health of the Department of Health and Human Services to formulate a comprehensive state plan for programs for alcohol and other substance use disorders.

Existing(NRS law458.025) requiresSection of this bill creates the DivisionStatewide Substance Use Response Working Group within the Office of Publicthe Attorney General, and Behavioralsection Health7 of this bill prescribes requires the forWorking programsGroup forto alcoholcomprehensively review various aspects of bill substance misuse and othersubstance use disorders and programs and activities to combat substance misuse and substance use disorders.disorders in this State.

(NRS 458.025) Section 610.5 of this bill createsrequires the StatewideDepartment Substanceof UseHealth Responseand Human Services to annually report to the Working Group withinconcerning the Officeuse of thestate Attorneyand General,local andmoney sectionto 7address ofGroup thisto billstudy, prescribesevaluate requirementsand formake recommendations concerning the operationuse of thethatrking Workingmoney. Group.

Section 10 of this bill requires the Working Group to comprehensively review various aspects of substance misuse and substance use disorders and programs and activities to this bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services to annually reportf to the Working Group concerning the use of state and local money to address substance misuse and substance use disorders, and section 10 requires the Working Group to study, evaluate and make recommendations concerning the use of that money.

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(a)- 81st Session (2021) – 2 – (b) The AttorneyDirector Generalof the Department of Health and Human Services, or his or her designee;

(b) The Director of the Department of Health and Human Services, or his or her designee;

(1) One representative of a local governmental entity that provides or oversees the provision of human services in a county whose (2) One representative of a local governmental entity that provides or oversees the provision of human services in a county whose population is 100,000700,000 or moremore; but less than 700,000;

(2) One representative of a local governmental entity that whose population is 100,000 or more but less than 700,000;county (3) One representative of a local governmental entity that provides or oversees the provision of human services in a county whose population is less than 100,000;

- *AB374_R1* – 3 – (7) One person who is in recovery from a substance use disorder;

(9) One representative of a substance use disorder preventionpreven(10) coalition;One representative of a program to reduce the harm caused by substance misuse;

and(11) (10) One representative of a programhospital; to reduce the harm caused by substance misuse.

and (12) One representative of a school district.

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5.compensation and are not entitled to receive the per diem without allowance and travel expenses provided for state officers and employees generally.

Members of the Working Group serve without compensation and are not entitled to receive the per diem allowance and travel expenses provided for state officers and employees generally.

The Working Group shall meet at the call of the Chair or a maj3.itA majority of itsthe members.members of the Working Group constitutes a quorum for the transaction of business, and a majority of a quorum present at any meeting is sufficient for any official action taken by the Working Group.

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A8 majority of the members of the Working Group constitutes a quorum for the transaction of business, and a9. majority of a quorum present at any meeting is sufficient for any official action taken by the Working Group.