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Secs.

3 and 4.

(Deleted by amendment.) Sec.

4.5.

“Local law enforcement agency” means:

1.

The sheriff’s office of a county;

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A metropolitan police department;

or 3.

A police department of an incorporated city.

3.

[“Director”] “Ombudsman” means the [Director] Ombudsman of the Office.

Sec.

4.

“Office” means the Office for the Prevention of Gun Violence created by section 7 of this act.

Sec.

(Deleted“Resource bank” means the bank of information, materials and resources pertaining to gun violence in Nevada created and maintained by amendment.)the Sec.Office pursuant to section 10 of this act.

5.5.Sec.

“Special Counsel” means Special Counsel for the this act.n of Gun Violence appointed pursuant to section 7 of Sec.

The AttorneyOffice General shall appoint a Special Counsel for the Prevention of Gun Violence,Violence whois shallhereby servecreated atwithin the pleasureOffice of the Attorney General.

ExceptThe asAttorney otherwiseGeneral providedshall inappoint subsection[a 4Director] ofan sectionOmbudsman 8 of thisthe act,Office, eachwho stateshall agencyserve mayat cooperate with and assist the Specialpleasure Counselof in the performanceAttorney ofGeneral. his or her duties and functions.

Sec.3.

8.The [Director] Ombudsman shall employ such personnel as are necessary to perform the functions and duties of the Office set forth in sections 8 to 12, inclusive, of this act.

The4. Special Counsel shall:

1.Any state agency may cooperate with and assist the Office in the performance of its duties and functions.

Advise1.c.Advise the Attorney General on all matters related to the prevention of gun violence, including, without limitation, the effectiveness of state laws in preventing gun violence, the legal, social and policy barriers to preventing gun violence and strategies and policies to prevent gun violence.

CollaborateIncrease withpublic awareness of federal and assiststate professorslaws and researchersavailable in:resources relating to preventing gun violence, including, without limitation:

(a) PromotingBest newpractices andfor relevantthe researchsafe relatingstorage toof preventingfirearms; gun violence;

and (b) Researching,Safe developing and implementingresponsible programs, initiatives, tools and resources aimed at preventing gun violence.ownership;

to(c) otherFederal educational campaigns and programsstate conductedlaws by thetance Office of the Attorney General relating to thepurchasing, preventionowning of gun violence, firearm safety and suicidestoring prevention.a firearm;

(d) Accessing resources relating to mental health and substance use disorders and how to refer a person in need of assistance to resources relating to mental health, substance use disorders and suicide prevention;

and (e) The availability of, and the process to obtain, an order for protection pursuant to chapter 33 of NRS.

3.

Increase education relating to preventing gun violence through:

(a) Public awareness campaigns relating to gun violence that are conducted in a culturally competent manner and directed toward gun owners, the parents or legal guardians of children, professions that provide services to persons and communities disproportionately affected by gun violence and communities identified by the Office as disproportionately affected by gun violence;

(b) The development of materials and training resources relating to the prevention of gun violence that are in multiple languages, when possible, to be made available to local law enforcement agencies, health care providers and Senate Amendment No.

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and (c) The utilization of multiple forms of messaging, including, without limitation, television messaging, radio broadcasts, print media and digital strategies.

CollectCollaborate datawith relatingand toassist anyprofessors arrestand orresearchers prosecutionin: for a violation of NRS 202.3625 to 202.3645, inclusive.

Upon(a) requestIdentifying ofnew thedata Special Counsel, the Department of Public Safety, a local law enforcement agency, a district attorney or adata cityneeded attorneyfor shallthe provideadvancement suchof dataresearch relating to the Specialprevention Counsel.of gun violence;

(b) Encouraging the disaggregation of data relating to gun violence by race and ethnicity to improve the understanding of barriers to preventing gun violence;

(c) Promoting new and relevant research relating to preventing gun violence;

and (d) Researching, developing and implementing programs, initiatives, tools and resources aimed at preventing gun violence.

5.

At the request of the Attorney General, provide assistance to other educational campaigns and programs conducted by the Office of the Attorney General relating to the prevention of gun violence, firearm safety and suicide prevention.

The Special[Director] CounselOmbudsman may, within the limits of money available for this purpose, establish and administer a program to award grants to organizations in this State to conduct gun violence prevention initiatives that are community-based, culturally competent and focused on interrupting cycles of gun violence, trauma and retaliation.

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The Attorney General [shall] may adopt regulations for the administration of any grant program established pursuant to subsection 1, including, without limitation, the procedure to apply for such a grant, the criteria for awarding a grant and any rep3.tiToreporting berequirements. eligible for a grant from a program established pursuant to subsection 1, an organization must comply with any regulations adopted pursuant to subsection 2 and demonstrate to the satisfaction of the Special Counsel that the organization has the ability to conduct effective gun violence prevention initiatives in communities identified by the Special Counsel as being at high risk of perpetrating or being victimized by gun violence.

3.

To be eligible for a grant from a program established pursuant to subsection 1, an organization must comply with [the] any regulations adopted pursuant to subsection 2 and demonstrate to the satisfaction of the [Director] Ombudsman that the organization has the ability to conduct effective gun violence prevention initiatives in communities identified by the Office as being at high risk of perpetrating or being victimized by gun violence.

(DeletedThe byOffice amendment.)shall Sec.create and maintain a resource bank for data, research and statistical information pertaining to gun violence in the State.

11.The resource bank must be updated on a routine basis to reflect current statistical information regarding gun violence in the State.

The Special Counsel may apply for and receive gifts, grants, contributions or other money from governmental and private agencies, affiliated associations and other persons for the inclusive, of this act and to defray expenses incurred by the Special Counsel in the discharge of his or her duties.

11.

The Office may apply for and receive gifts, grants, contributions or other money from governmental and private agencies, affiliated associations and other persons for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of sections 7 to 12, inclusive, of this act and to defray expenses incurred by the Office in the discharge of its duties.

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The overall stateeffectiveness of gunthe violenceOffice andfor gunthe violencePrevention preventionof inGun thisViolence. State.

(DeletedNotwithstanding bythe amendment.)provisions Sec.of section 7 of this act, the [Director] Ombudsman of the Office for the Prevention of Gun Violence shall employ not less than one full-time equivalent employee for Fiscal Year 2025-2026 and an additional two full-time equivalent employees for Fiscal Year 2026-2027.

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14.5.

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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