Assembly Amendment to Assembly Bill No. 460 (BDR 33-1576)
Proposed by: Committee on Government Affairs
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Amends: Summary: Title: Preamble: Joint Sponsorship:
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Amend the bill as a whole by renumbering sections 1 through 21 as sections 4 through 24 and adding new sections designated sections 1 through 3, following the enacting clause, to read as follows:
"Section 1. NRS 378.0086 is hereby amended to read as follows:
1. Is appointed by and responsible to the governor, and serves at the pleasure of the governor.
2. Is in the unclassified service of the state.
3. Shall not engage in any other gainful employment or occupation.
4. Must be selected with special reference to training, experience, capacity and interest in cultural resources, arts or library or archive management, or any combination thereof.
His knowledge and abilities must include, without limitation:(a) A comprehensive knowledge of administrative principles and a working knowledge of broad principles relating to subject matters under his administrative direction;
(b) The administrative ability to assess the adequacy of agency operations and the protection of the public interest as related to the subject matters;
(c) The ability to organize and present oral and written communications to the governor, the legislature and other pertinent officials or persons; and
(d) The ability to oversee the carrying out of the statutory responsibilities of the department and of the policies, rules and regulations of the department.
5. Must have demonstrated ability and 4 years of experience administering a major public agency
6. Must have
Sec. 2. NRS 378.010 is hereby amended to read as follows:
378.010 The state library and archives administrator:
1. Is appointed by [and] , is responsible to [the director and he] , and serves at the pleasure of the director.
2. Must be appointed on the basis of merit.
3. Is in the [classified service, except for the purposes of removal.] unclassified service of the state.
Sec. 3. NRS 381.005 is hereby amended to read as follows:
381.005 1. The administrator is appointed by
, is responsible to, and serves at the pleasure of the director. The director shall consult with the board before making the appointment.2. To be qualified for appointment, the administrator must have a degree in history or science and experience in public administration.
3. The administrator is in the unclassified service of the state.
4. The administrator may employ, within the limits of legislative appropriations, such staff as is necessary to the performance of his duties.".
Amend sec. 11, page 3, line 31, by deleting:
"12 and 13" and inserting:
"15 and 16".
Amend sec. 14, page 3, line 39, by deleting:
"
12 and 13" and inserting:"
15 and 16".Amend the bill as a whole by renumbering sec. 22 as sec. 28 and adding new sections designated sections 25 through 27, following sec. 21, to read as follows:
"Sec. 25. NRS 383.031 is hereby amended to read as follows:
383.031 The administrator of the office:
1. Must be selected by the director with special reference to his training, experience, capacity and interest in historic preservation or archeology, or both.
2. Must have an advanced degree in history, archeology, architectural history, historic preservation or a related field or in public administration with course work and experience in one of the fields of historic preservation and archeology.
3. Is appointed by, is responsible to, and serves at the pleasure of the director.
4. Is in the unclassified service of the state.
Sec. 26. NRS 233C.080 is hereby amended to read as follows:
1. Must
be selected by the director of the department of museums, library and arts with special reference to his training, experience, capacity and interest in the arts .2. The director of the council must] The director shall consult with the council before making the appointment.
2. Must have a degree in the arts or a related field or in public administration with course work and experience in at least one of the arts.
3. Is appointed by, is responsible to, and serves at the pleasure of the director.
4. Is in the unclassified service of the state.
Sec. 27. NRS 233C.094 is hereby amended to read as follows:
2. The money in the account does not lapse to the state general fund at the end of any fiscal year.
3. The money in the account must be used only for the support of programs for the education of children in the arts and must not be used to replace or supplant funding available from other sources.".
Amend the title of the bill to read as follows:
"AN ACT relating to the department of museums, library and arts; revising the qualifications of the director of the department; requiring the administrator of the division of museums and history of the department to appoint the director of the Nevada state museum; removing certain obsolete provisions; revising the titles and classification of certain employees of the department; authorizing the board of museums and history of the department to establish reasonable fees for certain services; and providing other matters property relating thereto.".