AB 366 — Revises provisions governing the Keep Nevada Working Task Force. (BDR 18-1056)

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366–COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT A FFAIRS M ARCH 21, 2023 ____________ Referred to Committee on Government Affairs SUMMARY—Revises provisions governing the Keep Nevada Working Task Force.

(BDR 18-1056) FISCAL NOTE:

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Existing law establishes the Keep Nevada Working Act and creates the Keep Nevada Working Task Force within the Office of the Lieutenant Governor.

(NRS(NRSp 224.320) Existing law further prescribes the duties of the Task Force, which include, without limitation:

(2) conducting research on methods to strengthen career industries;pathways for immigrants and create enhanced partnerships with projected growth predictability and stability to the workforce in this State;

(3)(4) supportingrecommendingide approaches to improve the effortsability of certainthis groupsState andto entitiesattract toand provideretain predictabilityimmigrant andbusiness stabilityowners tothat theprovide workforcenew inbusiness thisand State;trade opportunities;

(4) recommending approaches to improve the ability of this State to attract and retain immigrant business owners that provide new business and trade opportunities;

(1) move the Task Force from the Office of the Lieutenantmembership Governorof to the OfficeTask ofForce, with certain changes from the Secretarycurrent ofTask State;Force;

(2) set forth the and (3) set forth the duties of the Task Force, which are the same duties of the current Task Force.

- *AB366_R1* – 2 – Section 9 of this bill provides that membership of the existing Task Force 4 of this bill.ve as members until the membership is appointed pursuant to section THEEXPLANATION PEOPLE– OFMatter THEin STATEbolded OFitalics NEVADA,is REPRESENTEDnew; IN SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

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

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(b)(c) EightOne membersmember appointed by the SecretaryLieutenant ofGovernor.e; State;

and (c)3. One member appointed by the Lieutenant Governor.

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(f) One person who represents a small business that employs 50 or fewer full-time or part-time employees.

compensation.

members of the Task Force serve without Sec.

The members of the Task Force serve without compensation.

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- 82nd Session (2023) – 3 – (c) Support the efforts of business leadership, civic groups, government and immigrant advocacy groups to provide predictability and stability to the workforce in this State.

(d) Recommend approaches to improve the ability of this State tobusiness attract and retaintrade immigrantopportunities.usiness business owners that provide new business(e) andEnter tradeinto opportunities.a contract with a consultant to perform research necessary to carry out the duties of the Task Force.

(e) Enter into a contract with a consultant to perform research necessary to carry out the duties of the Task Force.

The Secretary of State may accept gifts, grants and donations from any source for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of sections 2 to 6, inclusive, of this act.act.out the 5.

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(a)- Foster82nd trustSession between(2023) the– community4 and– state or local law enforcement agencies;

anden the community and state or local law (b) Limit, to the fullest extent practicable and consistent with any applicable law, the engagement of state or local law enforcement agencies with federal immigration authorities for the purpose of immigration enforcement.

and (b)agency.A A copy of the policies of the state or local law enforcement agency.4.

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and - *AB366_R1* – 5 – (g) Any other state or local agency, office, bureau, department, unit or division created by any statute, ordinance or rule which:

and (2) Employs any person upon whom some or all of the powers of a peace officer are conferred pursuant to NRS 289.150 to 289.360, inclusive.

The Attorney General shall, in consultation with relevant stakeholders and the Keep Nevada Working Task Force created by [NRS 224.320,] section 4 of this act, publish model policies for limiting, to the fullest extent possible and consistent with any applicable law, immigration enforcement at public schools, institutions of higher education, health care facilities and - 82nd Session (2023) – 5 – courthouses to ensure that such places remain safe and accessible to residents of this State regardless of the immigration status or citizenship of such persons.