Assembly Bill No. 239–Assemblyman Nolan

February 15, 1999

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Referred to Concurrent Committees on Judiciary
and Ways and Means

 

SUMMARY—Makes appropriation to Central Repository for Nevada Records of Criminal History of the Department of Motor Vehicles and Public Safety for background checks of criminal history for volunteers who work with children. (BDR S-61)

FISCAL NOTE: Effect on Local Government: No.

Effect on the State or on Industrial Insurance: Contains Appropriation not included in Executive Budget.

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EXPLANATION – Matter in bolded italics is new; matter between brackets [omitted material] is material to be omitted. Green numbers along left margin indicate location on the printed bill (e.g., 5-15 indicates page 5, line 15).

 

AN ACT making an appropriation to the Central Repository for Nevada Records of Criminal History of the Department of Motor Vehicles and Public Safety for background checks of criminal history for volunteers who work with children; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

 

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

1-1 Section 1. 1. There is hereby appropriated from the state general

1-2 fund to the Central Repository for Nevada Records of Criminal History of

1-3 the Department of Motor Vehicles and Public Safety the sum of $200,000

1-4 for use as provided in section 2 of this act.

1-5 2. Any remaining balance of the appropriation made by subsection 1

1-6 must not be committed for expenditure after June 30, 2001, and reverts to

1-7 the state general fund as soon as all payments of money committed have

1-8 been made.

1-9 Sec. 2. 1. The money appropriated by section 1 of this act must be

1-10 set aside to cover costs directly related to requests for information relating

1-11 to sexual offenses, as that term is defined in NRS 179A.065, from

1-12 nonprofit agencies regarding volunteers who work directly with children or

1-13 prospective volunteers who have applied to do so. Upon receipt of such a

1-14 request for information, the Central Repository for Nevada Records of

2-1 Criminal History of the Department of Motor Vehicles and Public Safety

2-2 shall undertake a search for the information in the manner provided in

2-3 NRS 179A.210 and Public Law 105-251, unless the request does not

2-4 conform to the requirements of the Repository. The Repository shall,

2-5 within the limits set forth in subsection 2, deduct from the money

2-6 appropriated by section 1 of this act the costs of the search and shall

2-7 maintain a record of the agency that requested the search and the amount

2-8 of the related costs.

2-9 2. The Repository shall process each such request in the order received

2-10 and shall limit the amount of costs deducted from the appropriation made

2-11 by section 1 of this act on behalf of an individual nonprofit agency to not

2-12 more than $20,000 per year or the remaining balance of the money

2-13 appropriated for this purpose, whichever is less. If an agency requests

2-14 such a search, the costs of which will exceed the limit set forth in this

2-15 section for the agency or after no money from the appropriation made by

2-16 section 1 of this act remains, the Repository shall charge and collect a

2-17 reasonable fee for undertaking the search requested.

2-18 Sec. 3. 1. This act becomes effective upon passage and approval.

2-19 2. Section 2 of this act expires by limitation on June 30, 2001.

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