AB 247 — Revises provisions relating to persons with disabilities. (BDR 19-574)

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247–ASSEMBLYMEMBER247–A SSEMBLYMEMBER B ROWN -M-MAY AY FEBRUARY 17, 2025 ____________ Referred to Committee on Government Affairs SUMMARY—Revises provisions relating to persons with disabilities.

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(NRS 241.020) Section 1 of this bill provides that a reasonable effort to accommodate persons with physical disabilities includes, without limitation, the provision of a registeredqualified sign language interpreter and Communication Access Realtime Translation at a public meeting.

(NRS 338.180) Section 2 of this bill requires that each public building designed on or after July 1, 2025, that is owned by a public body and in which certain public Communication Access Realtime Translation.nt and software necessary for - *AB247**AB247_R1* – 2 – Under existing law the Council to Establish Academic Standards for Public Schools is required to establish standards of content and performance for certain world language.

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- *AB247**AB247_R1* – 3 – (a) The time, place and location of the meeting.

Any such restrictions must be reasonable and may restrict the time, place - *AB247**AB247_R1* – 4 – and manner of the comments, but may not restrict comments based upon viewpoint.

and - *AB247**AB247_R1* – 5 – (c) The name, title and signature of the person who posted the copy of the notice.

or (b) If the supporting material is provided to the members of the public body at the meeting, made available at the meeting to the - *AB247**AB247_R1* – 6 – requester at the same time the material is provided to the members of the public body.

and - *AB247**AB247_R1* – 7 – (2) Supporting material not later than the time the material is provided to the members of the governing body or, if the supporting material is provided to the members of the governing body at a meeting, not later than 24 hours after the conclusion of the meeting.

§§ 12101 et seq., and the regulations adopted pursuant thereto, including, without limitation, the Americans with Disabilities Act Accessibility Guidelines for Buildings and Facilities set forth in - *AB247**AB247_R1* – 8 – Appendix A of Part 36 of Title 28 of the Code of Federal Regulations;

A public body that owns a public building or facility which provides a single-stall restroom to the public shall make the - *AB247**AB247_R1* – 9 – single-stall restroom as inclusive and accessible as possible to a person of any gender identity or expression, including, without limitation, by allowing:

or - *AB247**AB247_R1* – 10 – (b) Authorize the filing of a complaint with the Nevada Equal Rights Commission,  for a violation of the provisions of subsection 5.

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- *AB247**AB247_R1* – 12 – 5.

- *AB247**AB247_R1* – 13 – (b) An assessment of current public school programs for pupils who are deaf or hard of hearing in Nevada.

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