Assembly Bill No. 84–Committee on Judiciary

(On Behalf of Board of Parole Commissioners)

February 4, 1999

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Referred to Committee on Judiciary

 

SUMMARY—Authorizes chairman of state board of parole commissioners to designate member of board as senior parole commissioner. (BDR 16-236)

FISCAL NOTE: Effect on Local Government: No.

Effect on the State or on Industrial Insurance: Yes.

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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 relating to the state board of parole commissioners; authorizing the chairman of the board to designate a member of the board as senior parole commissioner; 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. NRS 213.108 is hereby amended to read as follows:

1-2 213.108 1. The state board of parole commissioners is hereby

1-3 created within the department of motor vehicles and public safety.

1-4 2. The board consists of seven members appointed by the governor.

1-5 3. A chairman of the board must be appointed by the governor. The

1-6 chairman is the executive officer of the board and shall administer its

1-7 activities and services and is responsible for its management except as

1-8 otherwise provided in subsection 4 and NRS 213.1085.

1-9 4. The chairman may designate one member of the board to serve as

1-10 senior parole commissioner. The senior parole commissioner shall assist

1-11 in administering the activities and services of the board as directed by the

1-12 chairman.

1-13 5. Each member of the board must have at least:

1-14 (a) A bachelor’s degree in criminal justice, law enforcement, sociology,

1-15 psychology, social work, law or the administration of correctional or

1-16 rehabilitative facilities and programs and not less than 3 years of

1-17 experience working in one or several of these fields; or

2-1 (b) Four years of experience in one or several of the fields specified in

2-2 paragraph (a).

2-3 [5.] 6. Except as otherwise provided in subsection [6,] 7, when making

2-4 an appointment to the board, the governor shall, to the extent practicable:

2-5 (a) Appoint a person who has experience in the field of:

2-6 (1) Prisons;

2-7 (2) Parole and probation;

2-8 (3) Law enforcement, including investigation;

2-9 (4) Criminal law as the attorney general, a deputy attorney general, a

2-10 district attorney or a deputy district attorney;

2-11 (5) Social work or therapy with emphasis on family counseling,

2-12 domestic violence and urban social problems; or

2-13 (6) The advocacy of victims’ rights; and

2-14 (b) Ensure that each of the fields listed in paragraph (a) is represented

2-15 by at least one member of the board who has experience in the field.

2-16 [6.] 7. No more than two members of the board may represent one of

2-17 the fields listed in paragraph (a) of subsection [5.

2-18 7.] 6.

2-19 8. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 213.133, a decision on any

2-20 issue before the board, concurred in by four or more members, is the

2-21 decision of the board.

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