SB 155 — Revises provisions governing peace officers. (BDR 23-326)

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155–SENATOR FLORES PREFILED FEBRUARY 2, 2025 ____________ Referred to Committee on Government Affairs SUMMARY—Revises provisions governing peace officers.

(BDR 23-326) FISCAL NOTE:

Effect on Local Government:

No.

Effect on the State:

No.

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With certain exceptions, existing law requires any officer of the State of Nevada or any political subdivision of the State or any person acting under or for such an officer in any office or department of the State or political subdivision of the State to employ only citizens or wards of the United States.

(NRS 281.060) Section 1 of this bill creates an exception to this limitation, effective on January 1, 2026, by authorizing the employment as peace officers of persons who:

(1) areareJanuary 1, legally authorized to work in the United States under federal law;

(2) have been applicableemployed limitationsas ona orpeace requirementsofficer relatingin toanother thestate; employment of peace officers.

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(NRSExisting 289.510)law Sectionrequires 2the ofPeace thisOfficers’ billStandards prohibitsand theTraining Commission fromdecertification, adoptingrecruitment, regulationsselection thatand officer,training ifof thepeace person:officers.

(NRS 289.510) Section 2 of this bill prohibits the Commission from adopting regulations that require citizenship of the United States for the appointment of a person as a peace officer, if the person:

and (3) satisfies all other applicable limitations on or requirements relating to the employment of peace officers.

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

(a)- First:83rd Session (2025) – 2 – United States who are citizens of the State of Nevada.el of the (b) Second:

To honorably discharged military personnel of the United States who are citizens of the State of Nevada.

(b) Second:

(c) The employment of any teacher, instructor or professor authorized to teach in the United States under the teacher-exchange programsthe asUnited authorizedStates.ized by federal laws enacted by the Congress of the(d)(d) Except as otherwise provided in this paragraph, the employment of aliens by the Nevada System of Higher Education in the technical, graduate assistant and student categories.

(f) Employment as peace officers of persons who are legally authorized to work in the United States under federal law, who have been employed as a peace officer in another state and who satisfy all other applicable limitations on or requirements relating to the employment of peace officers imposed pursuant to - *SB155_R1* – 3 – chapter 289 of NRS.

As used in this paragraph, “peace officer” hashas4.he Subject to the meaningexceptions ascribedcontained in this section, money must not be paid out of the State Treasury or out of the treasury of any political subdivision of the State to itany person employed on any of the work mentioned in NRSthis 289.010.section unless the person is a citizen or ward or naturalized citizen of the United States.

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Subject to the exceptions contained in this section, money must not be paid out of the State Treasury or out of the treasury of any political subdivision of the State to any person employed on any of the work mentioned in this section unless the person is a citizen or ward or naturalized citizen of the United States.

The penalties provided for in- this83rd sectionSession do(2025) not– apply3 where– the violations result from misrepresentations made by the employee by the production ofofm fraudulent papers evidencing citizenship in the United States.

(e) May perform any other acts that may be necessary and appropriate289.450 to the289.680, functionsinclusive.f of the Commission as set forth in NRS 289.450(f) May enter into an interlocal agreement with an Indian tribe to 289.680,provide inclusive.training to and certification of persons employed as police officers by that Indian tribe.

(f) May enter into an interlocal agreement with an Indian tribe to provide training to and certification of persons employed as police officers by that Indian tribe.

The Commission shall adopt regulations establishing minimummin(a) standardsThe for:certification and decertification, recruitment, selection and training of peace officers.

- *SB155_R1* – 4 – (a) The certification and decertification, recruitment, selection and training of peace officers.

(2)- Establish83rd requirementsSession for(2025) basic– training4 for– category I, category II and category III peace officers and reserve peacepeacegory I, officers;

(5)training;) Establish requirements for the certification of a course of training;(6) Require all peace officers to receive training in the handling of cases involving abuse or neglect of children or missing children;

(6) Require all peace officers to receive training in the handling of cases involving abuse or neglect of children or missing children;

and (10) Require the decertification of a peace officer upon a determination by the Commission that the peace officer knowingly providedfor falsecertification.misleading or misleading information in his or her application (b) An annual behavioral wellness visit for certification.peace officers to aid in preserving the emotional and mental health of the peace officer and assessing any conditions that may affect the performance of duties by the peace officer.

(b)(c) AnThe annualreciprocity behavioralof wellnessa visitperson forwho has been certified as a category III peace officersofficer toor aidits inequivalent preservingby the emotionalcertifying andauthority mentalof healthanother ofstate theor peacewho officerhas successfully completed a - *SB155_R1*83rd Session (2025) – 5 – andfederal assessinglaw anyenforcement conditionstraining program that mayis affectequivalent theto performancea ofcategory dutiesIII bypeace theofficer peacein officer.this State.

(c) The reciprocity of a person who has been certified as a category III peace officer or its equivalent by the certifying authority of another state or who has successfully completed a federal law enforcement training program that is equivalent to a category III peace officer in this State.