SB 222 — Revises provisions relating to governmental administration. (BDR 18-245)

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222–SENATOR S CHEIBLE M ARCH 11, 2021 ____________ Referred to Committee on Government Affairs SUMMARY—Revises provisions relating to governmental administration.

(BDR 18-245) FISCAL NOTE:

Effect on Local Government:

No.

Effect on the State:

Yes.

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matter between brackets [omitted material] is material to be omitted.

LegiExistingLegislative lawCounsel’s createsDigest: the Office of Minority Health and Equity within the Department of Health and Human Services, the Nevada Commission on Minority Affairs of the Department of Business and Industry and the Office for New Americans in the Office of the Governor to study and work on issues affecting minorities and immigrants.

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(NRS 223.900-223.930, 232.467-232.484, 232.850-232.866) Section 109 of this bill requires each state agency,agency to thecollaborate extentwith practicable,minority togroups designateon apolicies diversity and inclusionprograms liaisonthat affect minority groups and setsensure forththat theprograms dutiesand ofservices suchare aaccessible liaison.and inclusive.

Section 1110 of this bill requires aliaison state agency to post on its Internet website the name and contactsets informationforth of its - *SB222_R1* – 2 – diversity and inclusion liaison, if one has been designated, and provide that information to the Officeduties of Minoritysuch Healtha andliaison. Equity, the Nevada Commission on Minority Affairs and the Office for New Americans.

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Section 12 alsoof this bill requires the Office of Minority Health and Equity, the Nevada Commission on Minoritymeeting Affairsbetween anddiversity the Office for New Americans to compile and submitinclusion aliaisons report to the Governor and therepresentatives Director of theminority meeting.ivegroups Counselat Bureauleast ononce thea findingsyear. and recommendations from the THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

Section 12 also requires the Office of Minority Health and Equity, the Nevada Commission on Minority Affairs and the Office for New Americans to compile and submit a report to the Governor and the Director of the Legislative Counsel Bureau on the findings and recommendations from the meeting.

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

“Commission on Minority Affairs” means the Nevada Commission on Minority Affairs of the Department of Business and Industry created by NRS 232.852.

(a) A racial or ethnic minority group;

or (c) A group of persons thatwho shareidentify theas sameLGBTQ. sexual orientation;

or (d) A group of persons whose gender-related identity, appearance, expression or behavior is different than that assigned at birth.

As used in this section, “sexual“LGBTQ” orientation” means havinglesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex or beingany perceivedother asnonheterosexual havingor annoncisgender orientation foror heterosexuality,gender homosexualityidentity or bisexuality.expression.

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Ensure that programs and services offered by the state agency are accessible to and inclusive of minority groups.

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Each state agency that interacts or communicates with minority groups or offers programs and services that affect minority groups shall, to the extent practicable, designate aaect diversity and inclusion liaison.

and (c) Establishing a method for notifying employees of a state agency of the provisions of sections 12 to 12, inclusive, of this act.

Publish on its Internet website the name and contact informationinf2.maProvide of the statename agency’sand diversitycontact andinformation inclusionof liaison.the stateaison.

2.agency’s diversity and inclusion liaison to the Office of Minority Health and Equity, the Commission on Minority Affairs and the Office for New Americans.

Provide the name and contact information of the state agency’s diversity and inclusion liaison to the Office of Minority Health and Equity, the Commission on Minority Affairs and the Office for New Americans.

At least once each year, the Office of Minority Health and Equity, the Commission on Minority Affairs and the Office for New Americans shall collaborate to facilitate a meeting between diversity and inclusion liaisons designated pursuant to - *SB222_R1* – 4 – section 10 of this act and representatives of various minority groups to make recommendations regarding and address:

- 81st Session (2021) – 4 – (c) The need for state agencies to eliminate systemic racism and structures of racial discrimination within the State of Nevada;

and (d) Strategies for ensuring that members of minority groups areagency ableand tointeract accesswith programsthe andState servicesGovernment.ed offered by the state age2.y2. On or before January 1 of each year, the Office of Minority Health and Equity, the Commission on Minority Affairs, and the Office for New Americans shall collaborate on and submit to the Governor and to the Director of the Legislative Counsel Bureau for transmittal to the Legislative Commission a report on the findings and recommendations from the meeting required by subsection 1.

On or before January 1 of each year, the Office of Minority Health and Equity, the Commission on Minority Affairs and the Office for New Americans shall collaborate on and submit to the Governor and to the Director of the Legislative Counsel Bureau for transmittal to the Legislative Commission a report on the findings and recommendations from the meeting required by subsection 1.

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