AGENDA

MEETING OF THE LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION

Legislative Building, Room 4100

Carson City, Nevada

Thursday, September 4, 1997, 10 a.m.

[Some members may be attending the meeting, and other persons may observe the meeting and provide comment, through a simultaneous video conference, at the Grant Sawyer State Office Building, 555 E. Washington Avenue, Room 4412, Las Vegas, Nevada.]

* I. Approval of Minutes of Meeting Held July 1, 1997--Assemblyman Richard D. Perkins,

Chairman of the Legislative Commission.

* II. Legislative Auditor.
    1. Request for audit of the Nevada Disability Advocacy and Law Center (NDALC)--Gary Crews, Legislative Auditor.
    2. Request for audit of the Commission for the Preservation of Wild Horses--Gary

      3. Crews, Legislative Auditor.

    3. Results of Quality Control Review of the Audit Division--Gary Crews, Legislative Auditor.

III. Progress Reports and Appointments:

* A. Legislative Commission appointments to various Ongoing Statutory Committees:
    1. Committee to Consult with Director (NRS 218.243)
    2. Marlette Lake Water System Advisory Committee (NRS 331.165)
    3. Legislative Committee on Public Lands (NRS 218.5363)
    4. Committee to Review Regulations (NRS 233B.067)
    5. National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws (NRS 219.020)
    6. Chair and Vice Chair from the members of the Committee on High-Level Radioactive Waste (NRS 459.0085)
    7. A board of trustees member [for a general improvement district] appointed to the advisory committee of the Legislative Committee to Study the Distribution Among Local Governments of Revenue from State and Local Taxes (SB 253)

      8. * B. Appointments to Legislative Commission Committees [pursuant to NRS 218.682]:

      1) Building Subcommittee

    8. Subcommittee on Computer Application to the Legislative Process
    9. Subcommittee on Security

      10. * C. Appointments to Interim Studies of the Legislative Commission:

    10. Study of Tahoe Regional Planning Agency (SCR 2)
    11. Fees, Fines, Forfeitures, and Assessments of the Courts (SCR 10)
    12. Construction and Maintenance of Highways (SCR 53)
    13. Care and Commitment of Mentally Ill (SCR 60)
    14. Family Courts (ACR 32)
    15. Special Education and Student Discipline (ACR 44)
    16. Juvenile Justice System (ACR 57)

      17. * D. Setting of budgets for legislative committees and subcommittees--Chairman Perkins.

      * E. Determination of dates for requesting bill drafts and completion of reports by the interim study committees--Lorne J. Malkiewich, Director.

      [Legislative Commission Agenda Continued on Other Side]

    * F. Approval of Legislative Commission Staff Studies:

  1. Staff Study of Ballot Access by Minor Political Parties
  2. Staff Study of City Charters
  3. Staff Study of Tax Exemptions

    4. * G. Appointments to Non-Legislative Committees:

  4. Nevada Commission on Aging (NRS 427A.032)
  5. Commission on Ethics (NRS 281.455)
  6. Approval of three nominees to be submitted to the Governor for the Commission on Nuclear Projects (NRS 459.0091)
  7. Advisory Board on Maternal and Child Health (NRS 442.133)

    8. * H. Creation of Interim Committee to Oversee Electric Restructuring.

    IV. Legislative Commission Policy:

    * A. Review of administrative regulations--Brenda J. Erdoes, Legislative

    Counsel.

    * B. Approval of interim office space in Legislative Building for the Division of Child and Family Services--Lorne J. Malkiewich, Director.

    * C. Revision to Rules and Policies of the LCB regarding increase in per diem to reflect new law effective July 1, 1997--Lorne J. Malkiewich, Director.

    * D. Authorization to use Legislative Commission budget for purchasing gifts for visiting dignitaries--Lorne J. Malkiewich, Director.

    * E. Location of Peace Officers’ Memorial on Capitol Mall--Senator Ernest E. Adler.

    V. Informational Items:

    A. Legislators’ Travel Reports.

    B. Legislative Committee Reports.

    C. Progress Reports:

  8. Department of Business and Industry, Office for Hospital Patients, Quarterly Report, April 1, 1997 through June 30, 1997)
  9. Department of Business and Industry, Division of Insurance, Sec. 196 of Chapter 580, Statutes of Nevada 1995 at p. 2061
    1. Implementing a Limited Legislative Session: Methods to Speed Up Session (Previous Nevada Studies and an Analysis of Six Other States)--Robert E. Erickson, Research Director and Donald O. Williams, Chief Principal Research Analyst.

VI. Public Comment.

* Denotes items on which the Legislative Commission will take action.

Note: We are pleased to make reasonable accommodations for members of the public who are disabled and wish to attend the meeting. If special arrangements for the meeting are necessary, please notify the Administrative Division of the Legislative Counsel Bureau, in writing, at the Legislative Building, Capitol Complex, Carson City, Nevada 89710, or call Marcia Conway, at 684-6800, as soon as possible.

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Notice of this meeting was posted in the following Carson City, Nevada, locations: Blasdel Building, 209 East Musser Street; Capitol Press Corps, Basement, Capitol Building; Carson City Courthouse, 198 North Carson Street; Sedway Office Building, 333 E. Fifth Street; and Nevada State Library, 100 Stewart Street. Notice of this meeting was FAXED for posting to the following Las Vegas, Nevada, locations: Clark County Offices, 500 South Grand Central Parkway, and Grant Sawyer State Office Building, 555 East Washington Avenue.