SB 153 — Makes various changes relating to corrections. (BDR 16-126)

S.B.Senate Bill No.

153153–Senators SENATEScheible, BILLD. NO .

153–SENATORSHarris, SCHEIBLESpearman; , D.

HARRIS,Flores SPEARMANand ;Neal Joint Sponsors:

FLORESAssemblywomen ANDGonzález NEALand FEBRUARYPeters 14,CHAPTER.......... 2023 ____________ JOINT S PONSORS :

ASSEMBLYWOMEN GONZÁLEZ AND PETERS ____________ Referred to Committee on Judiciary SUMMARY—Makes various changes relating to corrections.

(BDR 16-126) FISCAL NOTE:

Effect on Local Government:

No.

Effect on the State:

Yes.

~ EXPLANATION – Matter in bolded italics is new;

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

requiring the Director of the Department of Corrections to adopt regulations prescribing certain standards concerning offenders who are transgender, gender non-conforming, gender non-non-binary binary and intersex;

requiring a program of facility training for correctional staff to include training in cultural competency for interacting with offenders who are transgender, gender non-conforming, gender non-non-binary binary and intersex;

Existing law requires the Director of the Department of Corrections, with the approval of the Board of State Prison Commissioners, to establish regulations governingrequires the custodyDirector, with the approval of the Board of State Prisonof this bill Commissioners, to also adopt regulations prescribing standards in each institution and carefacility of offenders.the Department for the supervision, custody, care, security, housing and medical and mental health treatment of offenders who are transgender, gender non-conforming, gender non-binary and intersex.

(NRSExisting 209.131)law Sectionauthorizes 6the ofDirector thisto billdevelop requiresand theimplement Director,a withprogram the approval of thestaff Boardin ofeach Stateinstitution Prison and facility of the DepartmentDepartment. for the supervision, custody, care, security, housing and medical and mental health treatment of offenders who are transgender, gender non-conforming, gender non-binary and intersex.

Existing(NRS law209.1315) authorizesSection the8l Director to develop and implement a program of facility training, which includes certain training and courses for the correctional of this bill adds training in cultural competency for interacting with offenders who - *SB153* – 2 – are transgender, gender non-conforming, gender non-binary and intersex to the list of training and courses constituting a program of facility training.

Sections 2-5 of this bill define the terms “gender non-binary,” “gender non- conforming,” “intersex” and “transgender” for the purposes of adopting regulations andbill developingmakes anda implementingconforming achange programto indicate the proper placement of facilitysections training.2-5is within the Nevada Revised Statutes.

Section 79 of this bill makesrequires athe conformingDirector changeto adopt any regulations which are required by or necessary to indicatecarry out the properprovisions placement of sectionsthis 2-5bill withinon theor Nevadabefore RevisedJanuary Statutes.1, 2024.

Section- 982nd ofSession this(2023) bill– requires2 the– DirectorEXPLANATION to– adoptMatter anyin regulationsbolded whichitalics areis Januarynew; 1, 2024.ecessary to carry out the provisions of this bill on or before THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

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

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

“Intersex” means a condition in which a person is born with external genitals, internal reproductive organs, chromosome patterns or an endocrine system that does notnots, conform to the traditional gender binary of male or female.

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209.011 As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires, the terms defined in NRS 209.021 to 209.085, inclusive, - 82nd Session (2023) – 3 – and sections 2 to 5, inclusive, of this act have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections.

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NRS 209.011 is hereby amended to read as follows:

209.011 As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires, the terms defined in NRS 209.021 to 209.085, inclusive, and sections 2 to 5, inclusive, of this act have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections.

Sec.

209.1315 The Director may continue to develop and implement,program in each institution and facility of thefacility Department, a must include:cility training for the correctional staff.

Such training 1.must include:

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