AB 421 — Establishes the preferred method of referring to persons with certain conditions in the Nevada Revised Statutes and the Nevada Administrative Code. (BDR 17-1037)

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421–C OMMITTEE ON LEGISLATIVE OPERATIONS AND ELECTIONS M ARCH 25, 2021 ____________ Referred to Committee on Legislative Operations and Elections SUMMARY—Establishes the preferred method of referring to persons with certain conditions in the Nevada Revised Statutes and the Nevada Administrative Code.

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220.125practicable, 1.ensure that persons with physical, mental or cognitive disabilities are referred to in Nevada Revised Statutes using language that is commonly viewed as respectful and sentence structure that refers to the person before referring to his or her disability as follows:

The Legislative Counsel shall, to the extent practicable, ensure that persons with physical, mental or cognitive disabilities are referred to in Nevada Revised Statutes using language that is commonly viewed as respectful and sentence - *AB421* – 2 – structure that refers to the person before referring to his or her disability as follows:

- 81st Session (2021) – 2 – (a) Words and terms that are preferred for use in Nevada Revised Statutes include, without limitation, “addictive disorder,” “persons with addictive disorders,” “person with an addictive disorder,” “person with an addictive disorder related to gambling” andand(b) “substance use disorder.” (b) Words and terms that are not preferred for use in Nevada Revised Statutes include, without limitation, “addict,” “alcoholic,” “alcohol abuse,” “alcohol abuser,” “alcohol and drug abuser,” “drug abuse,” “drug addict,” “problem gambler,” “substance abuse” and “substance abuser.” 3.

Words - *AB421* – 3 – and terms that are not preferred for use in Nevada Revised Statutes include, without limitation, “deaf and dumb.”dumb.”ised Sec.

- 81st Session (2021) – 3 – (a) Persons with physical, mental or cognitive disabilities are to be referred to in the Nevada Administrative Code using language that is commonly viewed as respectful and sentence structure that refers to the person before referring to the person’s disability;

(c) Terms related to persons with mental illness are referred to in the Nevada Administrative Code using language that is commonly viewed as respectful and sentence structure that refers to (d) Terms related to persons who are deaf or hard of hearing are referred to in the Nevada Administrative Code using language that is commonly viewed as respectful and sentence structure that refers to the person before referring to his or her illness;condition.

and (d) Terms related to persons who are deaf or hard of hearing are referred to in the Nevada Administrative Code using language that is commonly viewed as respectful and sentence structure that refers to the person before referring to his or her condition.

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In preparing supplements to the Nevada Administrative Code, appropriately change any words and terms in the Nevada Administrative Code in the manner that the Legislative Counsel determines necessary to conform those words and terms to the provisions of subsection 2 of NRS 233B.062, as amended by section 2 of this act.

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