SB 141 — Revises provisions relating to local facilities for detention. (BDR 16-241)

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141–SENATOR SCHEIBLE PREFILED JANUARY 30, 2025 ____________ Referred to Committee on Judiciary SUMMARY—Revises provisions relating to local facilities for detention.

(BDR 16-241) FISCAL NOTE:

Effect on Local Government:

May have Fiscal Impact.

Effect on the State:

No.

~ EXPLANATION – Matter in bolded italics is new;

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

Existing law requires the Director of the Department of Corrections to adopt regulations prescribing certain standards for the supervision, custody, care, security, housing and medical and mental health treatment of offenders who are transgender,urity,transgender, gender non-conforming, gender non-binary and intersex.

(NRS 209.358) Section 1 of this bill similarly requires the sheriff, chief of police or town marshal responsible for the operation of a county, city or town jail or detention facility to develop andandble implement a policy concerning the supervision, custody, care, security, housing and conforming,medical gender non-binary and intersex.onersmental whohealth aretreatment transgender, gender non- Existing law authorizes the Director of theprisoners Department to develop and implement a program of facility training for the correctional staff in each institution and facility of the Department, which includes training in cultural competency for interacting with offenders who are transgender, gender non-conforming,non- conforming, gender non-binary and intersex.

(NRSExisting 209.1315)law Section 1 likewise authorizes the sheriff,Director townof jailthe orDepartment detention facility to develop and implement traininga forprogram members of thefacility stafftraining offor the jailcorrectional orstaff detention facility in culturaleach competencyinstitution for interacting with prisonersoffenders who are transgender, gender non-conforming, gendergendery for non-binary and intersex.

-(NRS *SB141_R1*209.1315) –Section 21 –likewise THEauthorizes PEOPLEthe OFsheriff, THEchief STATEof OFpolice NEVADA,or REPRESENTEDtown INmarshal SENATEresponsible ANDfor ASSEMBLY,the DOoperation ENACTof ASa FOLLOWS:county, city or town jail or detention facility to develop and implement training for members of the staff of the jail or detention facility in cultural competency for interacting with intersex.

who are transgender, gender non-conforming, gender non-binary and EXPLANATION – Matter in bolded italics is new;

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:

(a) Use respectful language and currently accepted terminology that accounts for and protects the rights of prisoners - 83rd Session (2025) – 2 – who are transgender, gender non-conforming, gender non-binary and intersex;

(b) Prohibit the discrimination of prisoners who are transgender, gender non-conforming, gender non-binary and intersex;int(c) Include, or incorporate by reference, a provision which designates the factors to be considered when assigning housing, which must, without limitation, take into account the preference of prisoners;

(c) Include, or incorporate by reference, a provision which designates the factors to be considered when assigning housing, which must, without limitation, take into account the preference of prisoners;

(e) Require medical personnel to follow the applicable genderstandard non-conforming,of gendercare non-binarywhen ortreating intersex;sgender, (f) Require, to the extent practicable, that a prisoner who is transgender, gender non-conforming, gender non-binary or intersexintersex; have access to preferred clothing, undergarments and hygiene items, regardless of housing assignment;

(f) Require, to the extent practicable, that a prisoner who is transgender, gender non-conforming, gender non-binary or intersex have access to preferred clothing, undergarments and hygiene items, regardless of housing assignment;

and (h) Include, or incorporate by reference, a timely and fair grievancegri2.anThe sheriff, chief of police or appealtown processmarshal responsible for anythe violationoperation of a county, city or town jail or detention facility may develop and implement training for members of the policy.staff of the jail or detention facility in cultural competency for interacting with prisoners who are transgender, gender non-conforming, gender non-binary and intersex.

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The sheriff, chief of police or town marshal responsible for the operation of a county, city or town jail or detention facility may develop and implement training for members of the staff of the jail or detention facility in cultural competency for interacting - *SB141_R1* – 3 – with prisoners who are transgender, gender non-conforming, gender non-binary and intersex.

characteristicsnoorconbehaviorsmedos- anotrsoconform83rd gentorSession (2025) – 3 – (b) “Gender non-conforming” means a person whose gender characteristics or behaviors do not conform to those characteristics or behaviors traditionally associated with the biological sex of the person.

(c) “Intersex” means a condition in which a person is born with external genitals, internal reproductive organs, chromosome patterns or an endocrine system that does not conform to the traditional gender binary of male or female.

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