Nevada 2023 Regular Session Status: Enacted 8 D cosponsors

AB 266 — Revises provisions relating to governmental administration. (BDR 20-120)

Last action — Chapter 477.

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    Introduced
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    In Committee
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    Passed Assembly
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    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced March 07, 2023. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Joe Lombardo (Republican) on June 15, 2023.

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  • Enacted

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  • 9 sponsors

    5 primary, 4 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (8 D).

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Bill Text

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EXEMPT (Reprinted with amendments adopted on April 14, 2023) FIRST REPRINT A.B.
Assembly Bill No.
266 A SSEMBLY B ILLN O.
266–Assemblymen Torres, Duran, González;
266–A SSEMBLYMEN TORRES , DURAN , G ONZÁLEZ ;
D’Silva, Brittney Miller and Nguyen Joint Sponsors:
D’SILVA, BRITTNEY M ILLER AND NGUYEN M ARCH 7, 2023 ____________ JOINT SPONSORS :
Senators Flores, Donate;
ENATORS FLORES , DONATE ;AND NGUYEN ____________ Referred to Committee on Government Affairs SUMMARY—Revises provisions relating to governmental administration.
and Nguyen CHAPTER..........
(BDR 20-120) FISCAL NOTE:
Effect on Local Government:
May have Fiscal Impact.
Effect on the State:
Yes.
(NOTREQUESTED BAFFECTEDLOCALGOVERNMEN)7) ~ EXPLANATION – Matter in bolded italics is new;
matter between brackets [omitted material] is material to be omitted.
making an appropriation;
LegExisting law requires the head of each agency of the Executive Department of the State Government to designate one or more employees of the agency to be responsible for developing and biennially revising a language access plan for the agency that meets certain requirements.
LegiExisting law requires the head of each agency of the Executive Department of the State Government to designate one or more employees of the agency to be responsible for developing and biennially revising a language access plan for the agency that meets certain requirements.
(NRS 232.0081) Similarly, sections 3 and 6 of this bill, respectively, require each board of county commissioners and governing body of a city to:
(NRS 232.0081) Similarly, sections 3 and of this bill, respectively, require each board of county commissioners and governing body of a city to:
(1) designate one or more employees of the county or language access plan for the county or city, as applicable, that meets certaina - *AB266_R1* – 2 – requirements;
(1) designate one or more employees of the county or language access plan for the county or city, as applicable, that meets certaina requirements;
Section 4 of this bill requires the Director of the Office for New Americans to, on or before September 30 of each even-numbered year, submit a report to the Director of the Legislative Counsel Bureau for transmittal to the Legislature, or if the Legislature is not in session, the Legislative Commission, setting forth any or local governments.
Section 4 of this bill requires the Director of the Office for New Americans to, on or before September 30 of each even-numbered year, submit a report to the Director of the Legislative Counsel Bureau for transmittal to the Legislature, or if recommendations for legislation relating to language access plans of state agencies or local governments.
Section 4 further requires the Director of the Office toncies employ a person to serve as the language access coordinator to:
Section 4 further requires the Director of the Office to employ a person to serve as the language access coordinator to:
(3) provide any state agency, board of county commissioners and governing body of a city with a policy manual containing baseline policies and procedures for compliance with language access translators in positions that regularly have contact with the public and the languages each interpreter or translator speaks;
(3) provide any state agency, board of containing baseline policies and procedures for compliance with language access requirements;
(5) train any state agency, board of county commissioners and governing body of a city to effectively recruit and retain language interpreters and translators and to support the recruitment and retention process;
(4) maintain a publicly available roster of language interpreters and translators in positions that regularly have contact with the public and the languages each interpreter or translator speaks;
(6) receive and investigate complaints relating to language access against any state agency, board of county commissioners or governing body of a city and work with the Director to resolve such complaints;
(5) train any state agency, board of county commissioners and governing body of a city to effectively recruit and retain language interpreters and translators and to support the recruitment and retention any state agency, board of county commissioners or governing body of a city andinst - 82nd Session (2023) – 2 – work with the Director to resolve such complaints;
(7) implement an annual budget (8) provide any local government with the demographical information of personsand with limited English proficiency who are constituents of the local government.
(7) implement an annual budget and procurement strategy for expenses related to state language access plans;
Sections 2 and 7 of this bill require the board of county commissioners in a county whose population is 100,000 or more (currently Clark and Washoe Counties) and the governing body of a city whose population is 25,000 or more located in such a county (currently the Cities of Henderson, Las Vegas, North Las Vegas, Reno and Sparks) to ensure that any public notice which is issued by the planning commission of the county or city, as applicable, sets forth a link to the in every language in which voting materials are required to be prepared in thec notice county pursuant to federal and state law.
and (8) provide any local government with the demographical information of persons with limited English proficiency who are constituents of the local government.
operating, equipment and information technology expenses associated withnel, travel, implementing the provisions of this bill.
Sections 2 and 7 of this bill require the board of county commissioners in a county whose population is 100,000 or more (currently Clark and Washoe Counties) and the governing body of a city whose population is 25,000 or more located in such a county (currently the Cities of Henderson, Las Vegas, North Las planning commission of the county or city, as applicable, sets forth a link to the Internet website of the county or city, as applicable, that includes the public notice in every language in which voting materials are required to be prepared in the county pursuant to federal and state law.
Sections 2 and 7 provide that the respective county, county employees, city and city employees are not liable for any such translation.
Sections employees are not liable for any such translation.
employees, city and city EXPLANATION – Matter in bolded italics is new;
matter between brackets [omitted material] is material to be omitted.
- *AB266_R1* – 3 – (1) Sets forth the link to the Internet website of the county and a statement that information regarding the public notice is available in other languages on that Internet website;
(1) Sets forth the link to the Internet website of the county and a statement that information regarding the public notice is available in other languages on that Internet website;
As used in this section, “public notice” means any notice or other written matter that the planning commission of the county is required to send by mail to a person or post in a public manner, including, without limitation, by posting on an Internet website.
As used in this section, “public notice” means any notice or other written matter that the planning commission of the county - 82nd Session (2023) – 3 – including, without limitation, by posting on an Internet website.r, Sec.
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(a) Outline the compliance of the county and any contractors, grantees, assignees, transferees or successors of the county with existing federal and state laws and regulations and any requirements associated with funding received by the county concerning the availability of language services and accessibility of the services provided by the county or any contractors, grantees, assignees, transferees or successors to residents of the county who are persons with limited English proficiency;
(a) Outline the compliance of the county and any contractors, grantees, assignees, transferees or successors of the county with existing federal and state laws and regulations and any requirements associated with funding received by the county concerning the availability of language services and accessibility assignees, transferees or successors to residents of the county who, are persons with limited English proficiency;
(3) Procedures and resources used by the county for outreach to persons with limited English proficiency who are residents of the county, including, without limitation, procedures - *AB266_R1* – 4 – for building relationships with community-based organizations that serve such persons;
(3) Procedures and resources used by the county for outreach to persons with limited English proficiency who are residents of the county, including, without limitation, procedures for building relationships with community-based organizations that serve such persons;
and (4) Any resources made available to employees of the county related to cultural competency;
and county related to cultural competency;
(c) Provide an inventory of the training and resources provided to employees of the county who serve residents who are persons with limited English proficiency, including, without limitation, training and resources regarding:
to employees of the (c) Provide an inventory of the training and resources provided to employees of the county who serve residents who are persons with limited English proficiency, including, without limitation, training and resources regarding:
(3) Recording in the electronic records of the county that a resident served by the county is a person with limited English proficiency, the preferred language of the person and his or her literacy level in English and in his or her preferred language;
- 82nd Session (2023) – 4 – resident served by the county is a person with limited Englishat a proficiency, the preferred language of the person and his or her literacy level in English and in his or her preferred language;
(1) Estimates of additional funding required to meet those needs;
(1) Estimates of additional funding required to meet those needs;(2) Targets for employing persons who are fluent in more than one language;
(2) Targets for employing persons who are fluent in more than one language;
and (4) Additional requirements, trainings, incentives and recruiting initiatives to employ or contract with interpreters who speak the preferred language of residents who are persons with limited English proficiency who are eligible for or currently receiving services from the county and ways to partner with entities involved in workforce development in imposing those - *AB266_R1* – 5 – requirements, offering those trainings and incentives and carrying out those recruiting initiatives.
and (4) Additional requirements, trainings, incentives and recruiting initiatives to employ or contract with interpreters who speak the preferred language of residents who are persons with limited English proficiency who are eligible for or currently receiving services from the county and ways to partner with entities involved in workforce development in imposing those out those recruiting initiatives.nings and incentives and carrying 3.
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(a) Solicit public comment concerning the language access plan developed pursuant to this section and each revision thereof;
- 82nd Session (2023) – 5 – (a) Solicit public comment concerning the language access plan developed pursuant to this section and each revision thereof;
and (b) Include any funding necessary to carry out a language access plan, including, without limitation, any additional funding necessary to meet the needs of residents who are persons with limited English proficiency served by the county as identified pursuant to paragraph (d) of subsection 2, in the proposed budget for the county.
and (b) Include any funding necessary to carry out a language necessary to meet the needs of residents who are persons withnding limited English proficiency served by the county as identified pursuant to paragraph (d) of subsection 2, in the proposed budget for the county.
Serves as the coordinating office for each state agency that is responsible for a program that provides services to immigrants in this State, including, without limitation, a program that:
Serves as the coordinating office for each state agency that is this State, including, without limitation, a program that:ants in (a) Relates to professional licensing, registration, permitting or similar types of authorization issued by a regulatory body;
(a) Relates to professional licensing, registration, permitting or similar types of authorization issued by a regulatory body;
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Provides information and assistance relating to issues affecting immigrants to state agencies, both directly and by serving as a clearinghouse for information received from state agencies, other departments of the State Government, political subdivisions of this State, any other state or the Federal Government.
Provides information and assistance relating to issues affecting immigrants to state agencies, both directly and by serving as a clearinghouse for information received from state agencies, - 82nd Session (2023) – 6 – other departments of the State Government, political subdivisions of this State, any other state or the Federal Government.
Engages in state and federal advocacy and makes recommendations concerning law and policy affecting immigrants to advance economic and population growth in this State.
Engages in state and federal advocacy and makes recommendations concerning law and policy affecting immigrants to 5.vaDevelopsomic sustainableiopartnershipsthiwithate.community foundations and other nonprofit and private sector entities that serve immigrant communities in this State.
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Develops sustainable partnerships with community foundations and other nonprofit and private sector entities that serve immigrant communities in this State.
(d) Maintains a publicly available roster of language interpreters and translators in positions that regularly have contact with the public and the languages each interpreter or translator speaks;
(d) Maintains a publicly available roster of language contact with the public and the languages each interpreter or translator speaks;
- *AB266_R1* – 7 – (g) Implements an annual budget and procurement strategy for expenses related to state language access plans;
(g) Implements an annual budget and procurement strategy for expenses related to state language access plans;
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- 82nd Session (2023) – 7 – submits a report to the Director of the Legislative Counsel Bureau for transmittal to the Legislature or, if the Legislature is not in session, to the Legislative Commission, that sets forth any recommendations for legislation relating to language access plans of state agencies or local governments.
On or before September 30 of each even-numbered year, submits a report to the Director of the Legislative Counsel Bureau for transmittal to the Legislature or, if the Legislature is not in session, to the Legislative Commission, that sets forth any recommendations for legislation relating to language access plans of state agencies or local governments.
The plan must include recommendations to expand language services, if needed, to improve access to the services provided by the city.
The plan must include improve access to the services provided by the city.
(1) Procedures for designating certain information and documents as vital and providing such information and documents to residents served by the city in the preferred language of such persons, in aggregate and disaggregated by language and type of service to which the information and documents relate;
(1) Procedures for designating certain information and documents as vital and providing such information and documents to residents served by the city in the preferred language of such persons, in aggregate and disaggregated by language and type of servic(2) Oral language services offered by language and type;
(2) Oral language services offered by language and type;
and - *AB266_R1* – 8 – (4) Any resources made available to employees of the city related to cultural competency;
and (4) Any resources made available to employees of the city related to cultural competency;
(c) Provide an inventory of the training and resources provided to employees of the city who serve residents who are persons with limited English proficiency, including, without limitation, training and resources regarding:
- 82nd Session (2023) – 8 – (c) Provide an inventory of the training and resources provided to employees of the city who serve residents who are persons with limited English proficiency, including, without limitation, training and resources regarding:
(1) Obtaining language services internally or from a contractor;
contractor;btaining language services internally or from a (2) Responding to persons with limited English proficiency over the telephone, in writing or in person;
(2) Responding to persons with limited English proficiency over the telephone, in writing or in person;
(2) Targets for employing persons who are fluent in more than one language;
(2) Targets for employing persons who are fluent in more than o(3) Additional requirements necessary to ensure:
(3) Additional requirements necessary to ensure:
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If there is insufficient information available to develop or update the language access plan in accordance with the requirements of this section, the employee or employees designated pursuant to subsection 1 shall develop procedures to obtain that information and include the information in any revision to the language access plan.
If there is insufficient information available to develop or update the language access plan in accordance with the requirements of this section, the employee or employees designated pursuant to subsection 1 shall develop procedures to revision to the language access plan.he information in any 4.
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(c) “Person with limited English proficiency” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 232.0081.
(c) “Person with limited English proficiency” has the meaning asc(d) “Translation services” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 232.0081.
(d) “Translation services” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 232.0081.
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There is hereby appropriated from the State General Fund to the Office for New Americans in the Office of the Governor for personnel, travel, operating, equipment and information technology expenses associated with implementing the provisiFor the Fiscal Year 2023-2024..................................$104,560 For the Fiscal Year 2024-2025....................................$84,350 2.
Any balance of the sums appropriated by subsection 1 remaining at the end of the respective fiscal years must not be committed for expenditure after June 30 of the respective fiscal years by the entity to which the appropriation is made or any entity to which money from the appropriation is granted or otherwise transferred in any manner, and any portion of the appropriated money remaining must not be spent for any purpose after September 20, 2024, and September 19, 2025, respectively, by either the entity to which the money was appropriated or the entity to which the money was subsequently granted or transferred, and must be reverted to the State General Fund on or before September 20, 2024, and September 19, 2025, respectively.
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The provisions of NRS 354.599 do not apply to any provisions of this act.a local government that are related to the H - *AB266_R1*
The provisions of NRS 354.599 do not apply to any additional expenses of a local government that are related to the provisions of this act.
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This section becomes effective upon passage and approval.
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Section 7.5 of this act becomes effective on July 1, 2023.
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Sections 1, 3 to 6, inclusive, 8 and 9 of this act become effective on October 1, 2023.
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Sections 2 and 7 of this act become effective on January 1, 2024.
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Action History

  1. Chapter 477.

  2. Approved by the Governor.

  3. Enrolled and delivered to Governor.

  4. Read third time. Passed. Title approved. (Yeas: 13, Nays: 8.) To Assembly. In Assembly. To enrollment.

  5. From committee: Do pass. Placed on Second Reading File. Read second time.

  6. From printer. To reengrossment. Reengrossed. Second reprint. Read third time. Passed, as amended. Title approved, as amended. (Yeas: 32, Nays: 10.) To Senate. In Senate. Read first time. Referred to Committee on Finance. To committee.

  7. Read third time. Amended. (Amend. No. 896.) To printer.

  8. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. Placed on General File. Taken from General File. Placed on General File for next legislative day.

  9. From printer. To engrossment. Engrossed. First reprint. To committee.

  10. Read second time. Amended. (Amend. No. 92.) Rereferred to Committee on Ways and Means. Exemption effective. To printer.

  11. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended.

  12. Notice of eligibility for exemption.

  13. From printer. To committee.

  14. Read first time. Referred to Committee on Government Affairs. To printer.

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Who sponsors AB 266?
AB 266 is sponsored by Torres-Fossett, Selena (Democratic), González, Cecelia (Democratic), Flores, Edgar (Democratic), Doñate, Fabian (Democratic), D'Silva, Reuben (Democratic), Miller, Brittney M. (Democratic), Nguyen, Duy (Democratic), Nguyen, Rochelle T. (Democratic), and Duran, Bea.
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