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 Section 1. NRS 414.040 is hereby amended to read as follows:

1-2 414.040 1. A division of emergency management is hereby created

1-14 coordinate the activities of all organizations for emergency management

2-1 within the state, maintain liaison with and cooperate with agencies and

2-2 organizations of other states and of the Federal Government for emergency

2-3 management and carry out such additional duties as may be prescribed by

2-4 the director.

2-5 4. To facilitate the development of a comprehensive, coordinated

2-6 approach to emergency management, the chief may develop an integrated

2-7 process, using the partnership of governmental entities, business and

2-8 industry and other interested persons, for the mitigation of, preparation for,

2-9 response to and recovery from emergencies. In developing this process, he

2-10 may suggest activities designed to:

2-11 (a) Eliminate or reduce the probability that an emergency will occur or

2-12 to reduce the effects of unavoidable disasters;

2-13 (b) Prepare state and local governmental agencies, private organizations

2-14 and other persons to be capable of responding appropriately if an

2-15 emergency occurs by fostering the adoption of plans for emergency

2-16 operations, the training of necessary personnel and the acquisition of

2-17 necessary resources;

2-18 (c) Provide assistance to victims, prevent further injury or damage to

2-19 persons or property and increase the effectiveness of recovery operations;

2-20 and

2-21 (d) Restore the operation of vital community life-support systems and

2-22 return persons and property affected by an emergency to a condition that is

2-23 comparable to what existed before the emergency occurred.

2-24 5. The division shall perform the duties required pursuant to section

2-25 13 of this act at the request of a state agency or local government.

2-26 Sec. 2. NRS 414.135 is hereby amended to read as follows:

2-27 414.135 1. There is hereby created the emergency assistance account

2-43 provide a satisfactory remedy; and

3-1 (b) Pay any actual expenses incurred by the division for administration

3-2 during a natural, technological or man-made emergency or disaster.

3-3 4. Beginning with the fiscal year that begins on July 1, 1999, if any

3-4 balance remains in the account at the end of a fiscal year and the balance

3-5 has not otherwise been committed for expenditure, the division may, with

3-6 the approval of the interim finance committee, allocate all or any portion of

3-7 the remaining balance , not to exceed $250,000, to this state or to a local

3-8 government to:

3-9 (a) Purchase equipment or supplies required for emergency

3-10 management; and

3-11 (b) Provide training to personnel related to emergency management.

3-12 5. Beginning with the fiscal year that begins on July 1, 1999, the

3-13 division shall, at the end of each quarter of a fiscal year, submit to the

3-14 interim finance committee a report of the expenditures made from the

3-15 account for the previous quarter.

3-16 6. The division shall adopt such regulations as are necessary to

3-17 administer the account.

3-18 7. The division may adopt regulations to provide for reimbursement of

3-19 expenditures made from the account. If the division requires such

3-20 reimbursement, the attorney general shall take such action as is necessary to

3-21 recover the amount of any unpaid reimbursement plus interest at a rate

3-22 determined pursuant to NRS 17.130, computed from the date on which the

3-23 money was removed from the fund, upon request by the division.

3-24 Sec. 3. NRS 414.270 is hereby amended to read as follows:

3-25 414.270 A state disaster identification team is hereby established

3-37 disaster identification team.

3-38 Sec. 4. NRS 414.280 is hereby amended to read as follows:

3-39 414.280 [The] Upon activation, the state disaster identification team

3-43 emergency or declaration of disaster.]

4-1 2. Within 2 hours after [the notification of a state of emergency or

4-2 declaration of disaster and at the request of the chief,] activation, begin to

4-3 identify and report to the chief the need for medical and health services to:

4-4 (a) Establish temporary facilities to be used as a morgue.

4-5 (b) Identify deceased victims by using, without limitation, latent

4-6 fingerprints and the forensic methods of dentistry, pathology and

4-7 anthropology.

4-8 (c) Process and dispose of the remains of deceased victims.

4-9 Sec. 5. NRS 414.290 is hereby amended to read as follows:

4-10 414.290 [The] In carrying out its duties pursuant to NRS 414.280,

4-21 safety pursuant to NRS 481.245.

4-22 Sec. 6. NRS 414.300 is hereby amended to read as follows:

4-23 414.300 The department of motor vehicles and public safety shall

4-36 emergency or declaration of disaster.] pursuant to NRS 414.270.

4-37 Sec. 7. NRS 179A.075 is hereby amended to read as follows:

4-38 179A.075 1. The central repository for Nevada records of criminal

4-39 history is hereby created within the Nevada highway patrol division of the

4-40 department.

4-41 2. Each agency of criminal justice and any other agency dealing with

4-42 crime or delinquency of children shall:

5-1 (a) Collect and maintain records, reports and compilations of statistical

5-2 data required by the department; and

5-3 (b) Submit the information collected to the central repository in the

5-4 manner recommended by the advisory committee and approved by the

5-5 director of the department.

5-6 3. Each agency of criminal justice shall submit the information relating

5-7 to sexual offenses and other records of criminal history that it creates or

5-8 issues, and any information in its possession relating to the genetic markers

5-9 of the blood and the secretor status of the saliva of a person who is

5-10 convicted of sexual assault or any other sexual offense, to the division in

5-11 the manner prescribed by the director of the department. The information

5-12 must be submitted to the division:

5-13 (a) Through an electronic network;

5-14 (b) On a medium of magnetic storage; or

5-15 (c) In the manner prescribed by the director of the department,

5-16 within the period prescribed by the director of the department. If an agency

5-17 has submitted a record regarding the arrest of a person who is later

5-18 determined by the agency not to be the person who committed the

5-19 particular crime, the agency shall, immediately upon making that

5-20 determination, so notify the division. The division shall delete all

5-21 references in the central repository relating to that particular arrest.

5-22 4. The division shall, in the manner prescribed by the director of the

5-23 department:

5-24 (a) Collect, maintain and arrange all information submitted to it relating

5-25 to:

5-26 (1) Sexual offenses and other records of criminal history; and

5-27 (2) The genetic markers of the blood and the secretor status of the

5-28 saliva of a person who is convicted of sexual assault or any other sexual

5-29 offense.

5-30 (b) When practicable, use a record of the personal identifying

5-31 information of a subject as the basis for any records maintained regarding

5-32 him.

5-33 (c) Upon request , [during a state of emergency or declaration of disaster

5-34 proclaimed pursuant to NRS 414.070,] provide the information that is

5-35 contained in the central repository to the state disaster identification team

5-36 of the division of emergency management of the department of motor

5-37 vehicles and public safety.

5-38 5. The division may:

5-39 (a) Disseminate any information which is contained in the central

5-40 repository to any other agency of criminal justice;

5-41 (b) Enter into cooperative agreements with federal and state repositories

5-42 to facilitate exchanges of information that may be disseminated pursuant to

5-43 paragraph (a); and

6-1 (c) Request of and receive from the Federal Bureau of Investigation

6-2 information on the background and personal history of any person whose

6-3 record of fingerprints the central repository submits to the Federal Bureau

6-4 of Investigation and:

6-5 (1) Who has applied to any agency of the State of Nevada or any

6-6 political subdivision thereof for a license which it has the power to grant or

6-7 deny;

6-8 (2) With whom any agency of the State of Nevada or any political

6-9 subdivision thereof intends to enter into a relationship of employment or a

6-10 contract for personal services;

6-11 (3) About whom any agency of the State of Nevada or any political

6-12 subdivision thereof has a legitimate need to have accurate personal

6-13 information for the protection of the agency or the persons within its

6-14 jurisdiction; or

6-15 (4) For whom such information is required to be obtained pursuant to

6-16 NRS 449.179.

6-17 6. The central repository shall:

6-18 (a) Collect and maintain records, reports and compilations of statistical

6-19 data submitted by any agency pursuant to subsection 2.

6-20 (b) Tabulate and analyze all records, reports and compilations of

6-21 statistical data received pursuant to this section.

6-22 (c) Disseminate to federal agencies engaged in the collection of

6-23 statistical data relating to crime information which is contained in the

6-24 central repository.

6-25 (d) Investigate the criminal history of any person who:

6-26 (1) Has applied to the superintendent of public instruction for a

6-27 license;

6-28 (2) Has applied to a county school district for employment; or

6-29 (3) Is employed by a county school district,

6-30 and notify the superintendent of each county school district and the

6-31 superintendent of public instruction if the investigation of the central

6-32 repository indicates that the person has been convicted of a violation of

6-33 NRS 200.508, 201.230, 453.3385, 453.339 or 453.3395, or convicted of a

6-34 felony or any offense involving moral turpitude.

6-35 (e) Upon discovery, notify the superintendent of each county school

6-36 district by providing him with a list of all persons:

6-37 (1) Investigated pursuant to paragraph (d); or

6-38 (2) Employed by a county school district whose fingerprints were sent

6-39 previously to the central repository for investigation,

6-40 who the central repository’s records indicate have been convicted of a

6-41 violation of NRS 200.508, 201.230, 453.3385, 453.339 or 453.3395, or

6-42 convicted of a felony or any offense involving moral turpitude since the

6-43 central repository’s initial investigation. The superintendent of each county

7-1 school district shall determine whether further investigation or action by the

7-2 district is appropriate.

7-3 (f) Investigate the criminal history of each person who submits

7-4 fingerprints or has his fingerprints submitted pursuant to NRS 449.176 or

7-5 449.179.

7-6 (g) On or before July 1 of each year, prepare and present to the governor

7-7 a printed annual report containing the statistical data relating to crime

7-8 received during the preceding calendar year. Additional reports may be

7-9 presented to the governor throughout the year regarding specific areas of

7-10 crime if they are recommended by the advisory committee and approved by

7-11 the director of the department.

7-12 (h) On or before July 1 of each year, prepare and submit to the director

7-13 of the legislative counsel bureau, for submission to the legislature, or the

7-14 legislative commission when the legislature is not in regular session, a

7-15 report containing statistical data about domestic violence in this state.

7-16 (i) Identify and review the collection and processing of statistical data

7-17 relating to criminal justice and the delinquency of children by any agency

7-18 identified in subsection 2, and make recommendations for any necessary

7-19 changes in the manner of collecting and processing statistical data by any

7-20 such agency.

7-21 7. The central repository may:

7-22 (a) At the recommendation of the advisory committee and in the manner

7-23 prescribed by the director of the department, disseminate compilations of

7-24 statistical data and publish statistical reports relating to crime or the

7-25 delinquency of children.

7-26 (b) Charge a reasonable fee for any publication or special report it

7-27 distributes relating to data collected pursuant to this section. The central

7-28 repository may not collect such a fee from an agency of criminal justice,

7-29 any other agency dealing with crime or the delinquency of children which is

7-30 required to submit information pursuant to subsection 2 or the state disaster

7-31 identification team of the division of emergency management of the

7-32 department of motor vehicles and public safety. All money collected

7-33 pursuant to this paragraph must be used to pay for the cost of operating the

7-34 central repository.

7-35 (c) In the manner prescribed by the director of the department, use

7-36 electronic means to receive and disseminate information contained in the

7-37 central repository that it is authorized to disseminate pursuant to the

7-38 provisions of this chapter.

7-39 8. As used in this section:

7-40 (a) "Advisory committee" means the committee established by the

7-41 director of the department pursuant to NRS 179A.078.

8-1 (b) "Personal identifying information" means any information designed,

8-2 commonly used or capable of being used, alone or in conjunction with any

8-3 other information, to identify a person, including, without limitation:

8-4 (1) The name, driver’s license number, social security number, date of

8-5 birth and photograph or computer generated image of a person; and

8-6 (2) The fingerprints, voiceprint, retina image and iris image of a

8-7 person.

8-8 Sec. 8. NRS 179A.100 is hereby amended to read as follows:

8-9 179A.100 1. The following records of criminal history may be

8-43 (c) The state gaming control board.

9-1 (d) The state board of nursing.

9-2 (e) The private investigator’s licensing board to investigate an applicant

9-3 for a license.

9-4 (f) A public administrator to carry out his duties as prescribed in chapter

9-5 253 of NRS.

9-6 (g) A public guardian to investigate a ward or proposed ward or persons

9-7 who may have knowledge of assets belonging to a ward or proposed ward.

9-8 (h) Any agency of criminal justice of the United States or of another

9-9 state or the District of Columbia.

9-10 (i) Any public utility subject to the jurisdiction of the public utilities

9-11 commission of Nevada when the information is necessary to conduct a

9-12 security investigation of an employee or prospective employee, or to

9-13 protect the public health, safety or welfare.

9-14 (j) Persons and agencies authorized by statute, ordinance, executive

9-15 order, court rule, court decision or court order as construed by appropriate

9-16 state or local officers or agencies.

9-17 (k) Any person or governmental entity which has entered into a contract

9-18 to provide services to an agency of criminal justice relating to the

9-19 administration of criminal justice, if authorized by the contract, and if the

9-20 contract also specifies that the information will be used only for stated

9-21 purposes and that it will be otherwise confidential in accordance with state

9-22 and federal law and regulation.

9-23 (l) Any reporter for the electronic or printed media in his professional

9-24 capacity for communication to the public.

9-25 (m) Prospective employers if the person who is the subject of the

9-26 information has given written consent to the release of that information by

9-27 the agency which maintains it.

9-28 (n) For the express purpose of research, evaluative or statistical

9-29 programs pursuant to an agreement with an agency of criminal justice.

9-30 (o) The division of child and family services of the department of human

9-31 resources and any county agency that is operated pursuant to NRS

9-32 432B.325 or authorized by a court of competent jurisdiction to receive and

9-33 investigate reports of abuse or neglect of children and which provides or

9-34 arranges for protective services for such children.

9-35 (p) The welfare division of the department of human resources or its

9-36 designated representative.

9-37 (q) An agency of this or any other state or the Federal Government that

9-38 is conducting activities pursuant to Part D of Title IV of the Social Security

9-39 Act (42 U.S.C. §§ 651 et seq.).

9-40 (r) The state disaster identification team of the division of emergency

9-41 management of the department of motor vehicles and public safety . [during

9-42 a state of emergency or declaration of disaster proclaimed pursuant to NRS

9-43 414.070.]

10-1 6. Agencies of criminal justice in this state which receive information

10-2 from sources outside this state concerning transactions involving criminal

10-3 justice which occur outside Nevada shall treat the information as

10-4 confidentially as is required by the provisions of this chapter.

10-5 Sec. 9. NRS 289.270 is hereby amended to read as follows:

10-6 289.270 1. The following persons have the powers of a peace officer:

10-37 duties.

10-38 Sec. 10. Chapter 353 of NRS is hereby amended by adding thereto the

10-39 provisions set forth as sections 11, 12 and 13 of this act.

10-40 Sec. 11. "Division" means the division of emergency management

10-41 of the department of motor vehicles and public safety.

11-1 Sec. 12. A local government may request a grant or loan from the

11-2 fund if:

11-3 1. Pursuant to NRS 414.090, the governing body of the local

11-4 government determines that an event which has occurred constitutes a

11-5 disaster; and

11-6 2. After the division conducts a preliminary assessment of the

11-7 damages pursuant to section 13 of this act, the division determines that

11-8 an event has occurred that constitutes a disaster.

11-9 Sec. 13. 1. A state agency or local government may request the

11-10 division to conduct a preliminary assessment of the damages related to

11-11 an event for which the state agency or local government seeks a grant or

11-12 loan from the fund.

11-13 2. Upon receipt of such a request, the division shall investigate the

11-14 event or cause the event to be investigated to make a preliminary

11-15 assessment of the damages related to the event and shall make or cause

11-16 to be made a written report of the damages related to the event.

11-17 3. As soon as practicable after completion of the investigation and

11-18 preparation of the report of damages, the division shall:

11-19 (a) Determine whether the event constitutes a disaster for which the

11-20 state agency or local government may seek a grant or loan from the

11-21 fund; and

11-22 (b) Submit the report prepared pursuant to this section and its written

11-23 determination regarding whether the event constitutes a disaster to the

11-24 state agency or local government.

11-25 4. The division shall prescribe by regulation the information that

11-26 must be included in a report of damages, including, without limitation, a

11-27 description of the damage caused by the event, an estimate of the costs to

11-28 repair such damage and a specification of whether the purpose of the

11-29 project is for repair or replacement, emergency response or mitigation.

11-30 Sec. 14. NRS 353.2705 is hereby amended to read as follows:

11-31 353.2705 As used in NRS 353.2705 to 353.2771, inclusive, and

11-34 section 11 of this act, have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections.

11-35 Sec. 15. NRS 353.271 is hereby amended to read as follows:

11-36 353.271 "Disaster" means a fire, flood, earthquake, drought, explosion,

11-42 (a) The governor; or

12-1 (b) The governing body of a local government pursuant to NRS

12-2 414.090 and the division pursuant to section 13 of this act,

12-3 requires immediate action to protect the health, safety and welfare of the

12-4 residents of this state.

12-5 Sec. 16. NRS 353.2735 is hereby amended to read as follows:

12-6 353.2735 1. The disaster relief fund is hereby created as a special

12-43 grants and loans for the disaster. If the reduction of a grant or loan from the

13-1 fund would result in a reduction in the amount of money that may be

13-2 received by a state agency or local government from the Federal

13-3 Government, the reduction in the grant or loan must not be made.

13-4 Sec. 17. NRS 353.274 is hereby amended to read as follows:

13-5 353.274 Money in the fund may be distributed as a grant to a state

13-16 4. The administration of a disaster assistance program.

13-17 Sec. 18. NRS 353.2745 is hereby amended to read as follows:

13-18 353.2745 Money in the fund may be distributed as a grant to a local

13-32 disaster within the jurisdiction of the local government.

13-33 Sec. 19. NRS 353.2751 is hereby amended to read as follows:

13-34 353.2751 Money in the fund may be distributed as a loan to a local

13-43 local government because of the disaster; and

14-1 (c) Any projects to reduce or prevent the possibility of damage to

14-2 persons or property from similar disasters in the future; and

14-3 2. The payment of not more than 50 percent of any grant match the

14-4 local government must provide to obtain a grant from a federal disaster

14-5 assistance agency for an eligible project to repair damage caused by the

14-6 disaster within the jurisdiction of the local government. Before a loan may

14-7 be distributed to a local government pursuant to this subsection:

14-8 (a) The interim finance committee must make a determination that the

14-9 local government is currently unable to meet its financial obligations; and

14-10 (b) The local government must execute a loan agreement in which the

14-11 local government agrees to:

14-12 (1) Use the money only for the purpose of paying the grant match;

14-13 and

14-14 (2) Repay the entire amount of the loan, without any interest or other

14-15 charges, to the disaster relief fund not later than 10 years after the date on

14-16 which the agreement is executed.

14-17 Sec. 20. NRS 353.2755 is hereby amended to read as follows:

14-18 353.2755 1. A state agency or local government may submit a

14-41 result of a disaster; [and]

15-1 (d) A determination of the type, value and amount of resources the state

15-2 agency or local government may be required to provide as a condition for

15-3 the receipt of a grant or loan from the fund [.] ;

15-4 (e) A written report of damages prepared by the division and the

15-5 written determination made by the division that the event constitutes a

15-6 disaster pursuant to section 13 of this act; and

15-7 (f) If the requester is an incorporated city, all documents which relate

15-8 to a request for assistance submitted to the board of county

15-9 commissioners of the county in which the city is located.

15-10 Any additional documentation relating to the request that is requested by

15-11 the state board of examiners must be submitted within 6 months after the

15-12 disaster unless the state board of examiners and the interim finance

15-13 committee grants an extension.

15-14 3. Upon the receipt of a complete request for a grant or loan submitted

15-15 pursuant to subsection 1, the state board of examiners:

15-16 (a) Shall consider the request; and

15-17 (b) May require any additional information that it determines is

15-18 necessary to make a recommendation.

15-19 4. If the state board of examiners finds that a grant or loan is

15-20 appropriate, it shall include in its recommendation to the interim finance

15-21 committee the proposed amount of the grant or loan. If the state board of

15-22 examiners recommends a grant, it shall include a recommendation

15-23 regarding whether or not the state agency or local government requires

15-24 an advance to avoid severe financial hardship. If the state board of

15-25 examiners recommends a loan for a local government, it shall include the

15-26 information required pursuant to subsection 1 of NRS 353.2765. If the state

15-27 board of examiners finds that a grant or loan is not appropriate, it shall

15-28 include in its recommendation the reason for its determination.

15-29 5. The provisions of this section do not prohibit a state agency or local

15-30 government from submitting more than one request for a grant or loan from

15-31 the fund.

15-32 6. As used in this section, the term "natural disaster" has the meaning

15-33 ascribed to it in NRS 354.6115.

15-34 Sec. 21. NRS 353.276 is hereby amended to read as follows:

15-35 353.276 1. The state board of examiners shall submit a

15-43 request submitted pursuant to NRS 353.2755.

16-1 3. If the interim finance committee finds that a grant or loan from the

16-2 fund is appropriate and may be made in accordance with the provisions of

16-3 NRS 353.2705 to 353.2771, inclusive, and sections 11, 12 and 13 of this

16-4 act, it shall, by resolution:

16-5 (a) Establish the amount and purpose of the grant or loan . [; and

16-6 (b) Provide]

16-7 (b) Except as otherwise provided in this paragraph, provide for the

16-8 transfer of that amount from the fund to the appropriate state agency or

16-9 local government. If the request is for a grant, the interim finance

16-10 committee shall authorize disbursement of the grant from the fund on the

16-11 basis of reimbursement for costs unless it determines that disbursement

16-12 in that manner would cause severe financial hardship to the state agency

16-13 or local government. If the interim finance committee determines that

16-14 disbursement on the basis of reimbursement of costs would cause severe

16-15 financial hardship, the interim finance committee may authorize an

16-16 advance of money to the state agency or local government in an amount

16-17 not to exceed 25 percent of the total estimated cost of the projects for

16-18 which the grant is requested.

16-19 4. No grant or loan from the fund may be made by the interim finance

16-20 committee to increase the salaries of any officers or employees of the state

16-21 or a local government.

16-22 Sec. 22. NRS 432.170 is hereby amended to read as follows:

16-23 432.170 1. The attorney general shall:

16-43 (5) Any other issue involving missing or exploited children.

17-1 (b) Develop and maintain a system of information concerning missing or

17-2 exploited children, including information concerning public or private

17-3 resources which may be available to such children and their families.

17-4 (c) Accept gifts or donations on behalf of the clearinghouse which must

17-5 be accounted for separately and used by the director in carrying out the

17-6 provisions of NRS 432.150 to 432.220, inclusive.

17-7 (d) Enter into agreements with regional and national organizations for

17-8 assistance and exchange of information concerning missing or exploited

17-9 children.

17-10 (e) Assist in the investigation of children who are reported missing in

17-11 this state or who are reported abducted or taken from this state.

17-12 4. The director may provide the materials, publications and

17-13 instructional aids identified in paragraph (a) of subsection 3 to any other

17-14 person or governmental agency for a reasonable fee not to exceed the cost

17-15 of preparing the materials.

17-16 5. The director shall, upon request , [during a state of emergency or

17-17 declaration of disaster proclaimed pursuant to NRS 414.070,] provide

17-18 records regarding a missing child to the state disaster identification team of

17-19 the division of emergency management of the department of motor vehicles

17-20 and public safety.

17-21 Sec. 23. NRS 481.245 is hereby amended to read as follows:

17-22 481.245 1. When a coroner is unable to establish the identity of a

17-43 request the written consent of the next of kin or guardian of a person who

18-1 has been reported to him as missing for 30 days or more to obtain certain

18-2 identifying information about the missing person that the National Crime

18-3 Information Center recommends be provided from the appropriate

18-4 providers of medical care. After receiving the written consent, the sheriff,

18-5 chief of police or other law enforcement agency shall obtain the identifying

18-6 information from the providers of medical care and forward that

18-7 information and any other relevant information to the investigation division

18-8 and to the central repository for Nevada records of criminal history for

18-9 comparison with the identifying information that is on file concerning

18-10 unidentified deceased persons. This subsection does not prevent the

18-11 voluntary release of identifying information about the missing person by the

18-12 next of kin or guardian of the missing person at any time.

18-13 4. The next of kin or guardian of the person reported as missing shall

18-14 promptly notify the appropriate law enforcement agency when the missing

18-15 person is found.

18-16 5. The sheriff, chief of police or other law enforcement agency shall

18-17 inform the investigation division, the central repository for Nevada records

18-18 of criminal history and the National Crime Information Center when a

18-19 missing person has been found.

18-20 6. The investigation division and the central repository for Nevada

18-21 records of criminal history shall:

18-22 (a) Maintain the records and other information forwarded to them

18-23 pursuant to subsections 1, 2 and 3 for the purpose of comparing the records

18-24 and otherwise assisting in the identification of dead bodies; and

18-25 (b) Upon request , [during a state of emergency or declaration of

18-26 disaster proclaimed pursuant to NRS 414.070,] provide the records and

18-27 other information that are maintained pursuant to this subsection to the state

18-28 disaster identification team of the division of emergency management of the

18-29 department.

18-30 Sec. 24. Section 22 of Assembly Bill No. 626 of this session is hereby

18-31 amended to read as follows:

18-32 Sec. 22. NRS 179A.075 is hereby amended to read as follows:

18-33 179A.075 1. The central repository for Nevada records of

18-42 by the director of the department.

19-1 3. Each agency of criminal justice shall submit the information

19-2 relating to sexual offenses and other records of criminal history that

19-3 it creates or issues, and any information in its possession relating to

19-4 the genetic markers of the blood and the secretor status of the saliva

19-5 of a person who is convicted of sexual assault or any other sexual

19-6 offense, to the division in the manner prescribed by the director of

19-7 the department. The information must be submitted to the division:

19-8 (a) Through an electronic network;

19-9 (b) On a medium of magnetic storage; or

19-10 (c) In the manner prescribed by the director of the department,

19-11 within the period prescribed by the director of the department. If an

19-12 agency has submitted a record regarding the arrest of a person who

19-13 is later determined by the agency not to be the person who

19-14 committed the particular crime, the agency shall, immediately upon

19-15 making that determination, so notify the division. The division shall

19-16 delete all references in the central repository relating to that

19-17 particular arrest.

19-18 4. The division shall, in the manner prescribed by the director

19-19 of the department:

19-20 (a) Collect, maintain and arrange all information submitted to it

19-21 relating to:

19-22 (1) Sexual offenses and other records of criminal history; and

19-23 (2) The genetic markers of the blood and the secretor status of

19-24 the saliva of a person who is convicted of sexual assault or any

19-25 other sexual offense.

19-26 (b) When practicable, use a record of the personal identifying

19-27 information of a subject as the basis for any records maintained

19-28 regarding him.

19-29 (c) Upon request during a state of emergency or declaration of

19-30 disaster proclaimed pursuant to NRS 414.070, provide the

19-31 information that is contained in the central repository to the state

19-32 disaster identification team of the division of emergency

19-33 management of the department of motor vehicles and public safety.

19-34 5. The division may:

19-35 (a) Disseminate any information which is contained in the

19-36 central repository to any other agency of criminal justice;

19-37 (b) Enter into cooperative agreements with federal and state

19-38 repositories to facilitate exchanges of information that may be

19-39 disseminated pursuant to paragraph (a); and

19-40 (c) Request of and receive from the Federal Bureau of

19-41 Investigation information on the background and personal history of

19-42 any person whose record of fingerprints the central repository

19-43 submits to the Federal Bureau of Investigation and:

20-1 (1) Who has applied to any agency of the State of Nevada or

20-2 any political subdivision thereof for a license which it has the power

20-3 to grant or deny;

20-4 (2) With whom any agency of the State of Nevada or any

20-5 political subdivision thereof intends to enter into a relationship of

20-6 employment or a contract for personal services;

20-7 (3) About whom any agency of the State of Nevada or any

20-8 political subdivision thereof has a legitimate need to have accurate

20-9 personal information for the protection of the agency or the persons

20-10 within its jurisdiction; or

20-11 (4) For whom such information is required to be obtained

20-12 pursuant to NRS 449.179.

20-13 6. The central repository shall:

20-14 (a) Collect and maintain records, reports and compilations of

20-15 statistical data submitted by any agency pursuant to subsection 2.

20-16 (b) Tabulate and analyze all records, reports and compilations of

20-17 statistical data received pursuant to this section.

20-18 (c) Disseminate to federal agencies engaged in the collection of

20-19 statistical data relating to crime information which is contained in

20-20 the central repository.

20-21 (d) Investigate the criminal history of any person who:

20-22 (1) Has applied to the superintendent of public instruction for

20-23 a license;

20-24 (2) Has applied to a county school district for employment; or

20-25 (3) Is employed by a county school district,

20-26 and notify the superintendent of each county school district and the

20-27 superintendent of public instruction if the investigation of the

20-28 central repository indicates that the person has been convicted of a

20-29 violation of NRS 200.508, 201.230, 453.3385, 453.339 or

20-30 453.3395, or convicted of a felony or any offense involving moral

20-31 turpitude.

20-32 (e) Upon discovery, notify the superintendent of each county

20-33 school district by providing him with a list of all persons:

20-34 (1) Investigated pursuant to paragraph (d); or

20-35 (2) Employed by a county school district whose fingerprints

20-36 were sent previously to the central repository for investigation,

20-37 who the central repository’s records indicate have been convicted of

20-38 a violation of NRS 200.508, 201.230, 453.3385, 453.339 or

20-39 453.3395, or convicted of a felony or any offense involving moral

20-40 turpitude since the central repository’s initial investigation. The

20-41 superintendent of each county school district shall determine

20-42 whether further investigation or action by the district is appropriate.

21-1 (f) Investigate the criminal history of each person who submits

21-2 fingerprints or has his fingerprints submitted pursuant to NRS

21-3 449.176 or 449.179.

21-4 (g) On or before July 1 of each year, prepare and present to the

21-5 governor a printed annual report containing the statistical data

21-6 relating to crime received during the preceding calendar year.

21-7 Additional reports may be presented to the governor throughout the

21-8 year regarding specific areas of crime if they are recommended by

21-9 the advisory committee and approved by the director of the

21-10 department.

21-11 (h) On or before July 1 of each year, prepare and submit to the

21-12 director of the legislative counsel bureau, for submission to the

21-13 legislature, or the legislative commission when the legislature is not

21-14 in regular session, a report containing statistical data about domestic

21-15 violence in this state.

21-16 (i) Identify and review the collection and processing of statistical

21-17 data relating to criminal justice and the delinquency of children by

21-18 any agency identified in subsection 2, and make recommendations

21-19 for any necessary changes in the manner of collecting and

21-20 processing statistical data by any such agency.

21-21 7. The central repository may:

21-22 (a) At the recommendation of the advisory committee and in the

21-23 manner prescribed by the director of the department, disseminate

21-24 compilations of statistical data and publish statistical reports

21-25 relating to crime or the delinquency of children.

21-26 (b) Charge a reasonable fee for any publication or special report

21-27 it distributes relating to data collected pursuant to this section. The

21-28 central repository may not collect such a fee from an agency of

21-29 criminal justice, any other agency dealing with crime or the

21-30 delinquency of children which is required to submit information

21-31 pursuant to subsection 2 or the state disaster identification team of

21-32 the division of emergency management of the department of motor

21-33 vehicles and public safety. All money collected pursuant to this

21-34 paragraph must be used to pay for the cost of operating the central

21-35 repository.

21-36 (c) In the manner prescribed by the director of the department,

21-37 use electronic means to receive and disseminate information

21-38 contained in the central repository that it is authorized to

21-39 disseminate pursuant to the provisions of this chapter.

21-40 8. As used in this section:

21-41 (a) "Advisory committee" means the committee established by

21-42 the director of the department pursuant to NRS 179A.078.

22-1 (b) "Personal identifying information" means any information

22-2 designed, commonly used or capable of being used, alone or in

22-3 conjunction with any other information, to identify a person,

22-4 including, without limitation:

22-5 (1) The name, driver’s license number, social security

22-6 number, date of birth and photograph or computer generated image

22-7 of a person; and

22-8 (2) The fingerprints, voiceprint, retina image and iris image of

22-9 a person.

22-10 Sec. 25. 1. There is hereby appropriated from the state general fund

22-11 to the division of emergency management of the department of motor

22-12 vehicles and public safety the sum of $90,000 for training, supplies and

22-13 statewide activities related to emergency management.

22-14 2. Any remaining balance of the appropriation made in subsection 1

22-15 must not be committed for expenditure after July 1, 2001, and reverts to the

22-16 state general fund as soon as all payments of money committed have been

22-17 made.

22-18 Sec. 26. 1. There is hereby appropriated from the state general fund

22-19 to the division of emergency management of the department of motor

22-20 vehicles and public safety the sum of $30,000 for contract computer

22-21 programming assistance on software relating to emergency management.

22-22 2. Any remaining balance of the appropriation made in subsection 1

22-23 must not be committed for expenditure after July 1, 2001, and reverts to the

22-24 state general fund as soon as all payments of money committed have been

22-25 made.

22-26 Sec. 27. 1. This section and section 26 of this act become effective

22-27 upon passage and approval.

22-28 2. Sections 1, 10 to 21, inclusive, 24 and 25 of this act become

22-29 effective on October 1, 1999.

22-30 3. Sections 2 to 9, inclusive, 22 and 23 of this act become effective at

22-31 12:01 a.m. on October 1, 1999.