Amendment No. 420

Assembly Amendment to Assembly Bill No. 598 (BDR 28-1669)

Proposed by: Committee on Government Affairs

Amendment Box:

Resolves Conflicts with: N/A

Amends: Summary: Title: Preamble: Joint Sponsorship:

ASSEMBLY ACTION Initial and Date | SENATE ACTION Initial and Date

Adopted Lost | Adopted Lost

Concurred In Not | Concurred In Not

Receded Not | Receded Not

Amend section 1, page 1, by deleting lines 13 and 14 and inserting:

"2. The state public works board shall:

(a) By regulation, establish the qualifications for certification as an expert in accessible design; and

(b) Certify a qualified person as an expert in accessible design.".

Amend the bill as a whole by deleting sections 2 and 3, renumbering sec. 4 as sec. 3 and adding a new section designated sec. 2, following section 1, to read as follows:

"Sec. 2. NRS 385.125 is hereby amended to read as follows:

385.125 1. The state board may adopt standard plans, designs and specifications for the construction of school buildings by the boards of trustees of the various school districts. If such plans, designs and specifications are adopted, provision must be made for the production and distribution of such plans, designs and specifications by appropriate rules and regulations. The board of trustees of a school district may use any such plans, designs and specifications if it determines that the plans, designs and specifications are in the best interests of the district.

2. Before the adoption of any such standard plans, designs and specifications, the state board shall submit the plans, designs and specifications to the state public works board . [, whose written approval thereof must be obtained before any further consideration by the state board.] The state public works board shall [ensure that the plans, designs and specifications comply with all applicable requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. §§ 12101 to 12213, inclusive).] provide a copy of the plans, designs and specifications to an expert in accessible design who is certified by the state public works board pursuant to NRS 338.180. The expert shall review the plans, designs and specifications to determine whether they comply with the applicable requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, 42 U.S.C. §§ 12101 et seq., and the Minimum Guidelines and Requirements for Accessible Design, 36 C.F.R. §§ 1190.1 et seq. If the plans, designs and specifications comply with the federal requirements, the expert shall notify the state public works board of that compliance and provide his written approval of the plans, designs and specifications. The expert may physically inspect any project which is constructed according to the plans, designs and specifications during and after construction to ensure actual compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 and the Minimum Guidelines and Requirements for Accessible Design.

3. The state public works board may charge and collect and the state board may pay a reasonable fee for the costs incurred by the state public works [board in approving] in securing the approval of an expert in accessible design of the standard plans, designs and specifications submitted.".

Amend the title of the bill, first and second lines, by deleting:

"providing in skeleton form for the revision of provisions governing public works projects;".