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).

1-1 Whereas, A parent or child may be involved in multiple cases in the

1-2 family courts concerning members of the same family or members of

1-3 related or combined families, such as where a parent or child is involved in

1-4 one case concerning divorce, paternity, guardianship or adoption and the

1-5 same parent or child is also involved in a separate case concerning child

1-6 support, custody, visitation, domestic violence, abuse, neglect,

1-7 delinquency, truancy or lack of supervision; and

1-8 Whereas, Such parents or children or whole families may urgently

1-9 require assistance from more than one of the various agencies or support

1-10 services that are available to assist parents, children and families; and

2-1 Whereas, Too much time may pass before necessary support services

2-2 or protection against neglect, abuse or violence is obtained if such parents,

2-3 children or families do not receive adequate and timely direction and

2-4 assistance in determining what services they require and where those

2-5 services are available; and

2-6 Whereas, The founders of the family court system originally intended

2-7 that the family courts would coordinate and integrate as fully as possible

2-8 all case files in the family courts which pertain to the same parties or

2-9 children but which are reviewed by multiple persons or agencies; and

2-10 Whereas, Such coordination and integration is essential to fully

2-11 addressing and solving the legal problems encountered by families in a

2-12 timely and efficient manner; now, therefore, be it

2-13 Resolved by the Assembly of the State of Nevada, the Senate

2-14 Concurring, That the family courts are hereby urged to coordinate and

2-15 integrate as fully as possible all case files in the family courts which

2-16 pertain to the same parties or children but which are reviewed by multiple

2-17 persons or agencies; and be it further

2-18 Resolved, That the family courts are hereby urged to ensure that the

2-19 parties or children in all such cases are directed to the appropriate agencies

2-20 and services in a timely manner; and be it further

2-21 Resolved, That the Chief Judges of the Second and Eighth Judicial

2-22 District Courts are hereby directed each to submit, on or before the first

2-23 Monday of February 2001, to the Director of the Legislative Counsel

2-24 Bureau for distribution at the next regular session of the Nevada

2-25 Legislature a report that includes:

2-26 1. A summary of any actions that have been or will be taken in the

2-27 judicial district to coordinate and integrate as fully as possible all such case

2-28 files; and

2-29 2. Any suggestions for necessary legislation to assist the judicial

2-30 district in coordinating and integrating as fully as possible all such case

2-31 files; and be it further

2-32 Resolved, That the Chief Clerk of the Assembly prepare and transmit

2-33 a copy of this resolution to the Chief Judges of the Second and Eighth

2-34 Judicial District Courts and to each district judge who is assigned to a

2-35 department of the family court in those judicial districts.