Amendment No. 673

Senate Amendment to Senate Bill No. 178 (BDR 54-313)

Proposed by: Committee on Commerce and Labor

Amendment Box: Replaces Amendment No. 254.

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 the bill as a whole by deleting sections 1 through 5 and renumbering sec. 6 as section 1.

Amend sec. 6, page 2, line 18, by deleting "and" and inserting "[and] or".

Amend sec. 6, page 2, line 19, by deleting "and" and inserting "[and] or".

Amend the bill as a whole by deleting sec. 7 and renumbering sec. 8 as sec. 2.

Amend sec. 8, page 3, by deleting line 6 and inserting:

"handler or security consultant".

Amend sec. 8, page 3, between lines 32 and 33, by inserting:

"13. To a person who for consideration verifies or attempts to verify for an employer the information included in an application for employment.

14. To a person who for consideration verifies or attempts to verify for a landlord or property manager the information included in an application for a tenancy.

15. To a security consultant who inspects a site or interviews witnesses or other persons in this state to provide advice concerning future litigation or to prepare his testimony as an expert witness in a legal proceeding or deposition.".

Amend the bill as a whole by renumbering sections 9 and 10 as sections 5 and 6 and adding new sections designated sections 3 and 4, following sec. 8, to read as follows:

"Sec. 3. NRS 648.020 is hereby amended to read as follows:

648.020 1. The private investigator’s licensing board, consisting of [the attorney general or his deputy and four] five members appointed by the governor, is hereby created.

2. The governor shall appoint:

(a) One member who is a private investigator.

(b) [One member who is a private patrolman.] Two members who are private patrolmen.

(c) One member who is a polygraphic examiner.

(d) One member who is a representative of the general public.

3. Three members of the board must be residents of a county whose population is 400,000 or more, and two members must be residents of a county whose population is less than 400,000.

4. The board shall elect a chairman [of the board is the attorney general or a deputy attorney general designated by the attorney general to act in that capacity.

4.] from among its members.

5. Each member of the board [, except the chairman,] is entitled to receive:

(a) A salary of not more than $80, as fixed by the board, for each day or portion of a day during which he attends a meeting of the board; and

(b) A per diem allowance and travel expenses at a rate fixed by the board, while engaged in the business of the board. The rate must not exceed the rate provided for state officers and employees generally.

[5.] 6. While engaged in the business of the board, each employee of the board is entitled to receive a per diem allowance and travel expenses at a rate fixed by the board. The rate must not exceed the rate provided for state officers and employees generally.

[6.] 7. The member who is a representative of the general public shall not participate in preparing, conducting or grading any examination required by the board.

Sec. 4. NRS 648.025 is hereby amended to read as follows:

648.025 1. The board may:

[1.] (a) Appoint an executive director who:

[(a)] (1) Is not in the classified or unclassified service of the state; and

[(b)] (2) Shall perform such duties as the board may prescribe; and

[2.] (b) Employ investigators and clerical personnel necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter.

2. The board shall determine the compensation, benefits and other terms and conditions of employment of the executive director.".

Amend sec. 9, page 3, lines 37 and 38, by deleting:

"employment screener, tenant screener".

Amend sec. 10, page 5, by deleting lines 4 through 9.

Amend sec. 10, page 5, line 10, by deleting "(i)" and inserting "(g)".

Amend sec. 10, page 5, line 21, by deleting "(j)" and inserting "(h)".

Amend sec. 10, page 5, line 22, by deleting "(i);" and inserting "(g);".

Amend sec. 10, page 5, line 35, by deleting "(k)" and inserting "(i)".

Amend the bill as a whole by deleting sections 11 and 12.

Amend the title of the bill to read as follows:

"AN ACT relating to professions; revising the membership of the private investigator’s licensing board; providing an exemption from the licensing requirements of the board for certain persons who verify information included in applications for tenancies or employment; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.".

Amend the summary of the bill to read as follows:

"SUMMARY—Revises provisions relating to private investigator’s licensing board. (BDR 54-313)".