SB 280 — Revises provisions relating to the Real Estate Commission. (BDR 54-247)

(Reprinted with amendments adopted on April 19, 2021) FIRST REPRINT S.B.

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limiting members of the Commission to 3-year terms after the Governor’s initial appointments;

requiring that the members of the Commission be appointed so that the members represent the ethnic and cultural diversity of this State;

Existing law creates the Real Estate Commission, consisting of five members who are appointed by the Governor.

(NRS 645.050) Existing law provides that ofofs the five members:

(2) one must reside in or have a principal place of business in inWashoe CarsonCounty; City or Churchill, Douglas, Elko, Esmeralda, Eureka, Humboldt, Lander, Lincoln, Lyon, Mineral, Nye, Pershing, Storey or White Pine County.

(NRSand 645.100)(3) Sectionone 1must ofreside thisin billor increaseshave thea sizeprincipal place of thebusiness CommissionLincoln, fromLyon, fiveMineral, membersNye, toPershing, sevenStorey members.or White Pine County.

(NRS Lander, 645.100) Section 31 of this bill requiresincreases thatthe size of the Commission from five - *SB280_R1* – 2 – members to seven members:members.

(1)Section four1.5 mustof residethis inbill orprovides havethat aafter principalthe placeGovernor’s initial appointments of businessmembers into Clarkthe County.Commission, all such members shall hold office for terms of 3 years.

andExisting (2)law twoprovides mustthat residemembers inare oreligible havefor areappointment, principalbut placeshall ofnot businessserve infor Washoea -period *SB280*of –greater 2than –6 Existingyears lawconsecutively. requires each member of the Commission to:

(NRS 645.060) Section 1.5 instead provides that members eligible for reappointment shall not serve for a period of greater than 6 years consecutively or until their successors have been appointed and have qualified.

Section 3 of this place of business in Clark County;

and (2) two must reside in or have a principalpal place of business in Washoe County.

Existing law requires each member of the Commission to:

and (3) have been actively engaged in business as a real estate broker in this State for at least 3 years or as a real estate broker-salesperson in this State for at least 5 years requiresbefore eachappointment member of the Commission to be a citizen or legal resident of the UnitedCommission. States and to:

(1)(NRS have645.090) beenSection actively2 engagedof inthis businessbill asrequires each member of the Commission to be a realcitizen estateor legal resident of the broker in this State for at least 3 years before appointment to the Commission;

(2) havebe beenappointed activelyso engagedthat, in business as a realbody estateand broker-salespersonto inthe thisextent Statepracticable, forthe atmembers leastof 5the yearsCommission beforerepresent appointmentthe toethnic theand Commission;cultural diversity of this State;

(3) behave been actively engaged in business as a personreal whoestate advocatesbroker-salesperson in this State for theat rightsleast of5 ayears consumer;before appointment to the Commission;

or (4) be ana employeeperson ofwho anadvocates housingfor entity.the rights of a consumer;

Sectionor 3(5) requiresbe inan additionemployee of an organization that ofprovides theaffordable sevenhousing membersor appointedan toemployee theof Commission:an affordable housing entity.

(1)Section at3 least one must be a person who advocates for the rights of a consumer;

and (2) atatt least one must be an employee of an organization that provides affordable housing or an employee of an affordable housing entity.

Section 45 of this bill makesrequires athat conformingas changesoon byas updatingpracticable existingafter referencesJuly to1, subsections2021, ofthe sectionGovernor 3appoint to reflectthe changesCommission: made by this bill.

Section(1) 5one appointmember who is a person who advocates for the rights of a consumer to serve on the Commission:Commission for a 1-year term;

(1)and (2) one member who is aan personemployee whoof advocatesan fororganization thenorthat rightsprovides affordable housing or an employee of aan consumeraffordable housing entity to serve on the Commissioncomputing forthe a6 1-yearyears’ term;consecutive service cap that applies to members of they to Commission.

and (2) one member who is an employee of an organization that provides affordable housing or an employee of an affordable housing entity to serve on the Commission for a 2-year term.

Section 5 provides that these terms do not apply to computing the 6 years’ consecutive service cap that applies to members of the Commission.

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NRS 645.060 is hereby amended to read as follows:

645.060 After the Governor’s initial appointments of members to the Commission, all such members shall hold office for terms of 3 years.

Members are eligible for reappointment, but shall not serve for a period greater than 6 years consecutively [,] or until their successors have been appointed and have qualified, after which time they are not eligible for appointment or reappointment until 3 years have elapsed from any period of previous service.

If a successor is appointed to fill the balance of any unexpired term of a member, the time served by the successor shall not apply in computing the 6 years’ consecutive service unless the balance of the unexpired term exceeds 18 months.

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and - *SB280* – 3 – [2.] (b) Have been a resident of the State of Nevada for not less than 5 years.years [.

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and (c) Be appointed so that, as a body and to the extent practicable, the members of the Commission represent the ethnic and cultural diversity of this State, including, without limitation, members of ethnic minority groups and members of other underrepresented groups.

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