Amendment No. 208

Senate Amendment to Senate Bill No. 321 (BDR 16-1072)

Proposed by: Committee on Judiciary

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Resolves Conflicts with: N/A

Amends: Summary: Title: Preamble: Joint Sponsorship:

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Amend the bill as a whole by deleting sections 1 through 5 and adding new sections designated sections 1 and 2, following the enacting clause, to read as follows:

"Section 1. Chapter 209 of NRS is hereby amended by adding thereto a new section to read as follows:

1. A correctional officer shall, not later than 1 year after he begins his employment with the department, complete a program of training for correctional officers of at least 280 hours.

2. The program of training must include:

(a) At least 40 hours of instruction in the structure, organization and operation of the facility or institution where he is employed;

(b) At least 80 hours of instruction in assisting a supervisor in the management of the facility or institution;

(c) At least 80 hours of instruction in:

(1) Maintaining order, discipline and security within the housing units of the general population of the facility or institution; and

(2) Providing the general population of the facility or institution with a humane, safe and sanitary environment; and

(d) At least 80 hours of instruction in disciplinary segregation, protective segregation and administrative segregation of the general population of the facility or institution.

3. After a correctional officer has completed the program of training required by subsection 1, the department shall examine and evaluate the correctional officer for at least 40 hours to determine his knowledge of the facility or institution where he is employed and his proficiency in performing the duties for which he received instruction.

4. The director shall:

(a) Provide the program of training for correctional officers required by subsection 1; and

(b) Adopt regulations to carry out the provisions of this section.

Sec. 2. A correctional officer who has been employed by the department of prisons for less than 1 year as of October 1, 1999, shall complete the program of training for correctional officers required by section 1 of this act before October 1, 2000.".

Amend the title of the bill by deleting the third through seventh lines and inserting:

"employment; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.".

Amend the summary of the bill to read as follows:

"SUMMARY—Requires correctional officers of department of prisons to complete certain training during their first year of employment. (BDR 16-1072)".