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 Whereas, The 71st session of the Nevada Legislature will be required

1-2 to reapportion and redistrict the election districts for the members of the

1-3 Legislature, the members in the United States House of Representatives

1-4 from the State of Nevada, the Board of Regents of the University of

1-5 Nevada System and the State Board of Education; and

1-6 Whereas, The Bureau of the Census of the United States Department of

1-7 Commerce is required to deliver redistricting data from the decennial

1-8 census in 2000 to the states not later than April 1, 2001, when the Nevada

1-9 Legislature already will be in session; and

1-10 Whereas, The amount of data from the census in 2000 and the

1-11 necessity to accomplish reapportionment and redistricting in an expeditious

1-12 manner during the 71st legislative session will require additional computer

1-13 software and extensive preparation and testing to allow for the generation

1-14 and analysis of proposals concerning reapportionment and redistricting; and

1-15 Whereas, The reapportionment and redistricting must comply with

1-16 current case law and constitutional and statutory legal requirements; and

1-17 Whereas, The Nevada Legislature has been working with the Bureau of

1-18 the Census on the Block Boundary Suggestion Program and other programs

1-19 in preparation for the census in 2000 and the process of reapportionment

1-20 and redistricting; now, therefore, be it

2-1 Resolved by the Senate of the State of Nevada, the Assembly

2-2 Concurring, That the Legislative Commission is hereby directed to study

2-3 the requirements for reapportionment and redistricting in this state in

2-4 conjunction with the data from the decennial census of 2000; and be it

2-5 further

2-6 Resolved, That the study include:

2-7 1. A continuing examination and monitoring of any redistricting

2-8 systems established or recommended by the 70th session of the Nevada

2-9 Legislature, or to be established pursuant to any legislation enacted by the

2-10 70th session of the Nevada Legislature, including the requirements for

2-11 computer equipment, computer software and the training of personnel;

2-12 2. A review of the case law concerning the legal requirements for

2-13 reapportionment and redistricting;

2-14 3. A review of the programs concerning planning for reapportionment

2-15 and redistricting in other states;

2-16 4. The continuation of the state’s participation in the programs of the

2-17 Bureau of the Census; and

2-18 5. The participation in a program of the Bureau of the Census to

2-19 increase the awareness of the general public concerning the census to

2-20 ensure a complete and accurate count of all Nevadans in the year 2000; and

2-21 be it further

2-22 Resolved, That the Legislative Commission may enter into contracts or

2-23 other necessary agreements to establish and test reapportionment and

2-24 redistricting programs and computer equipment to provide for the timely

2-25 and efficient commencement of data processing for reapportionment and

2-26 redistricting before the legislature convenes in 2001; and be it further

2-27 Resolved, That no action may be taken by the study committee on

2-28 recommended legislation unless it receives a majority vote of the Senators

2-29 on the committee and a majority vote of the Assemblymen on the

2-30 committee; and be it further

2-31 Resolved, That the Legislative Commission report to the 71st session

2-32 of the Nevada Legislature the results of the study and any action taken in

2-33 preparation for and any recommendations concerning reapportionment and

2-34 redistricting.