SB 210 — Revises provisions governing state boards and commissions. (BDR 18-899)

S.B.Senate Bill No.

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210–COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS (ON B EHALF OF THE S UNSET S UBCOMMITTEE OF THE LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION ) M ARCH 2, 2023 ____________ Referred to Committee on Government Affairs SUMMARY—Revises provisions governing state boards and commissions.

(BDR 18-899) FISCAL NOTE:

Effect on Local Government:

No.

Effect on the State:

No.

~ EXPLANATION – Matter in bolded italics is new;

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

requiring certain public bodies to submit lists of qualified persons to the Governor to fill vacancies on a board, commission or similar body within 60 days after the vacancy occurs;

(NRS 232A.010-232A.030) Section 2 of this bill declares it to be the public policy of the State that such appointments must, to the extent practicable and except as otherwise required bybyh commissionslaw, andrepresent similar bodies to submit to the Governordiversity a list of personsthe boards,State. qualified for membership on such a board, commission or similar body within 60 days after a vacancy occurs.

ExistingSection law3 createsof this bill requires boards, commissions and similar bodies to submit to the SunsetGovernor Subcommitteea list of thepersons Legislativequalified Commissionfor andmembership requireson thesuch Sunseta Subcommitteeboard, tocommission conductor reviewssimilar ofbody certainwithin boards60 anddays commissions.after a vacancy occurs.

UnderExisting existinglaw law,creates the Chair and Vice Chair of the Sunset - *SB210* – 2 – Subcommittee are elected by the voting members of the SunsetLegislative Subcommittee.Commission commissions.

(NRSUnder 232B.210,existing 232B.220)law, Section 4 of this bill instead requires that the Chair and Vice Chair of the SunsetSunsetds and Subcommittee beare appointedelected by the Legislativevoting ComExistingmembers law requires certain professional or occupational licensing boards and other regulatory bodies to submit to the Legislature quarterly reports concerning petitions for the review of criminal histories of potential applicants, which would disqualify such applicants from obtaining a license from the professionalSunset orSubcommittee. occupational licensing board or regulatory body, as applicable.

(NRS 622.100)232B.210, requires232B.220) theSection Sunset4 Subcommitteeof tothis reviewbill notinstead lessrequires thanthat threethe suchChair professionaland orVice occupationalChair licensingof boardsthe andSunset regulatorySubcommittee bodiesbe regardingappointed restrictionsby onthe criminalLegislative historiesCommission. for applicants.

Existing law requires certain professional or occupational licensing boards and petitions for the review of criminal histories of potential applicants, which would disqualify such applicants from obtaining a license from the professional or occupational licensing board or regulatory body, as applicable.

(NRS 622.100) Section 6 of this bill removes this requirement.

Section 5 of this bill instead requires the Sunset Subcommittee to review not less than three such professional or occupational licensing boards and regulatory bodies regarding restrictions on criminal histories for applicants.

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

Boards, commissions and similar bodies whose members are appointed by the Governor must, within 60 days after aqualified vacancypersons.submit occurs, submit to the Governor a list of names of qualifiedSec. persons.

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The Governor shall, at least 30 days before the beginning of the term of any member appointed pursuant to paragraph (c) of subsection 1, or within 30 days after such a position on the Sunset Subcommittee becomes vacant, submit to the Legislative - *SB210* – 3 – Commission the names of at least three persons qualified for membership on the Sunset Subcommittee.

The Chair of the Legislative Commission may appoint any qualified person who is a resident of this State to a position described in paragraph (c) of subsection 1.

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The [voting members of the Sunset Subcommittee] Chair of the Legislative Commission shall [elect a] appoint the Chair from one House of the Legislature and [a] Vice Chair from the other House.

(b)(c) PerTravel diemexpenses allowance provided forpursuant stateto officersNRS generally;218A.655.erally;

and (c) TravelThe compensation, per diem allowances and travel expenses providedof pursuantthe tomembers NRSof 218A.655.the Sunset Subcommittee who are Legislators must be paid from the Legislative Fund.

 The compensation, per diem allowances and travel expenses of the members of the Sunset Subcommittee who are Legislators must be paid from the Legislative Fund.

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The information must include,inc(a) withoutThe limitation:number of petitions submitted to a professional or occupational licensing board and regulatory body pursuant to NRS 1.545, 240A.275, 244.33504, 361.2212, 379.00785, 433.616, 435.3395, 445B.7776, 449.03008, 449.4316, 450B.169, 455C.125, 457.1825, 458.0258, 477.2233, 482.163, 487.006, 489.298, 490.195, 502.375, 503.5831, 504.391, 505.013, 534.1405, 544.147, 555.305, 557.225, 576.037, 581.1033, 582.035, 584.2165, 587.014, 599A.057, 599B.127, 618.357, 622.085, 687B.630 and 706.4626;

(a) The number of petitions submitted to a professional or occupational licensing board and regulatory body pursuant to NRS 1.545, 240A.275, 244.33504, 361.2212, 379.00785, 433.616, 435.3395, 445B.7776, 449.03008, 449.4316, 450B.169, 455C.125, 457.1825, 458.0258, 477.2233, 482.163, 487.006, 489.298, 490.195, 502.375, 503.5831, 504.391, 505.013, 534.1405, 544.147, 555.305, 557.225, 576.037, 581.1033, 582.035, 584.2165, 587.014, 599A.057, 599B.127, 618.357, 622.085, 687B.630 and 706.4626;

As used in this section, “regulatory body” has the meaning ascribedascSec. to it in NRS 622.060.

Sec.6.o iNRS 622.100 is hereby amended to read as follows:

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NRS 622.100 is hereby amended to read as follows:

- *SB210* – 5 – (II) The total number of applications for licensure received by the regulatory body;

- 82nd Session (2023) – 5 – (IV) The average number of days between the date of rejection of an application as incomplete and the resubmission by the applicant of a complete application;