SB288

Senate Bill No. 288–Senator Washington

March 3, 1999

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Referred to Committee on Finance

SUMMARY—Requires certain counties to provide services required by plan for permanent placement of child in need of protective services. (BDR 38-1028)

FISCAL NOTE: Effect on Local Government: No.

Effect on the State or on Industrial Insurance: Yes.

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).

AN ACT relating to services for children; requiring, in skeleton form, certain counties to provide the services required by a plan for the permanent placement of a child in need of protective services; requiring the agency acting as custodian of the child to reimburse the county for those services; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

1-1 Section 1. NRS 422.240 is hereby amended to read as follows:

1-2 422.240 1. Money to carry out the provisions of NRS 422.070 to

1-3 422.410, inclusive, and section 4 of this act, including, without limitation,

1-4 any federal money allotted to the State of Nevada pursuant to the program

1-5 to provide temporary assistance for needy families and the program for

1-6 child care and development, must be provided by appropriation by the

1-7 legislature from the state general fund.

1-8 2. Disbursements for the purposes of NRS 422.070 to 422.410,

1-9 inclusive, and section 4 of this act must be made upon claims [~~duly]~~ filed,

1-10 audited and allowed in the same manner as other money in the state

1-11 treasury is disbursed.

1-12 Sec. 2. NRS 432.040 is hereby amended to read as follows:

1-13 432.040 The nonfederal share of all expenses for special services and

1-14 maintenance provided to children and unmarried mothers pursuant to NRS

1-15 432.010 to 432.085, inclusive, and section 4 of this act must be paid from

1-16 money which may be provided to the division by direct legislative

1-17 appropriation.

2-1 Sec. 3. NRS 432.050 is hereby amended to read as follows:

2-2 432.050 All money appropriated by the legislature pursuant to the

2-3 provisions of NRS 432.040 must be accounted for in the state child welfare

2-4 services account, and all money received from the United States pursuant to

2-5 Parts B and E of Title IV of the Social Security Act, or for programs of

2-6 child welfare administered by the division pursuant to NRS 432.010 to

2-7 432.085, inclusive, must be deposited in the state treasury and credited to

2-8 the account, out of which must be paid the expenses incurred in providing

2-9 maintenance and special services under the provisions of NRS 432.010 to

2-10 432.085, inclusive [.] , and section 4 of this act.

2-11 Sec. 4. Chapter 432B of NRS is hereby amended by adding thereto a

2-12 new section to read as follows:

2-13 1. Except as otherwise required by federal law or as a condition to

2-14 the receipt of federal money:

2-15 (a) Each county whose population is 100,000 or more shall provide

2-16 such services as are necessary to carry out a plan for the permanent

2-17 placement of a child established pursuant to NRS 432B.590. The services

2-18 must be provided in accordance with the terms of that plan and any

2-19 applicable standards adopted by the agency acting as custodian of the

2-20 child.

2-21 (b) The agency acting as custodian of the child shall reimburse the

2-22 county for the cost of providing the services required by paragraph (a).

2-23 The cost charged by the county to the agency must not exceed the value

2-24 of the services provided.

2-25 2. The provisions of this section do not relieve the agency acting as

2-26 custodian of the child from the responsibility of supervising the care of

2-27 the child.