Assembly Bill No. 19–Committee on Ways and
Means
Prefiled January 17, 2001
(On Behalf of the Task Force for Long-Term
Financial Analysis and Planning)
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Referred to Concurrent Committees on Government Affairs
and Ways and Means
SUMMARY—Creates forecast council and related
technical advisory committees to produce long-term forecasts of state revenues
and expenditures and estimates of impacts of proposed programs. (BDR 31‑203)
FISCAL NOTE: Effect on Local Government: No.
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EXPLANATION
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AN ACT relating to state financial administration; providing in skeleton form for the
creation of the forecast council and related technical advisory committees to
produce long-term forecasts of state revenues and expenditures and estimates of
impacts of proposed programs; establishing the projections and forecasts of the
forecast council as the official long-term forecasts of this state for
budgetary purposes; expanding the duties of the office of financial analysis
and planning of the fiscal analysis division of the legislative counsel bureau
to support the forecast council and related technical advisory committees; 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. Chapter 353 of NRS is hereby
amended by adding thereto
1-2 the provisions set forth as sections 2 to 7,
inclusive, of this act.
1-3 Sec. 2. 1. The forecast council is hereby created. The forecast
1-4 council consists
of seven members, as follows:
1-5 (a) The governor or an employee of the
executive department
1-6 designated by the
governor;
1-7 (b) The speaker of the assembly or a member of
the assembly
1-8 designated by the
speaker;
1-9 (c) The majority leader of the senate or a
senator designated by the
1-10 majority leader;
2-1 (d) An employee of the executive department,
designated by the
2-2 governor, who is:
2-3 (1) An expert with demonstrated ability in
the field of economics,
2-4 taxation or other
discipline necessary to economic forecasting; and
2-5 (2) Able to bring knowledge and
professional judgment to the
2-6 deliberations of
the forecast council; and
2-7 (e) Three persons, appointed by the governor,
each of whom is:
2-8 (1) An expert with demonstrated ability in
the field of economics,
2-9 taxation,
demography, urban planning, accounting, finance or other
2-10 discipline
necessary to economic planning or forecasting;
2-11 (2) Able to bring knowledge and professional
judgment to the
2-12 deliberations of
the forecast council; and
2-13 (3) Not an elected officer, state officer or
employee of this state or
2-14 any political
subdivision of this state unless he is an officer or employee
2-15 at an institution
of higher education.
2-16 2. The
governor shall appoint the members of the forecast council
2-17 required pursuant
to paragraph (e) of subsection 1 not later than the date
2-18 of the expiration
of the term of the members previously appointed
2-19 pursuant to
paragraph (e) of subsection 1. If a vacancy occurs before the
2-20 expiration of the
term of such a member, the governor shall make an
2-21 appointment to
fill the vacancy for the remainder of the unexpired term
2-22 not later than 30
days after the vacancy occurs. The governor shall notify
2-23 the director of
the legislative counsel bureau of the name of each
2-24 member appointed
pursuant to this subsection or paragraph (e) of
2-25 subsection 1 not
later than 15 days after the appointment occurs.
2-26 3. A member
of the forecast council appointed pursuant to
2-27 paragraph (e) of
subsection 1:
2-28 (a) Serves for a term of 4 years; and
2-29 (b) May be reappointed.
2-30 4. If
designated pursuant to paragraphs (a) to (d), inclusive, of
2-31 subsection 1, a
member of the forecast council serves at the pleasure of
2-32 the officer or
legislator empowered to designate that member.
2-33 5. The
forecast council shall:
2-34 (a) Hold at least one meeting after September
1 but not later than
2-35 October 31 of
each odd-numbered year;
2-36 (b) At its first meeting after September 1 of
each odd-numbered year:
2-37 (1) Elect a chairman from among its members
appointed pursuant
2-38 to paragraph (e)
of subsection 1; and
2-39 (2) Elect a vice chairman from among its
members;
2-40 (c) Adopt such rules governing the conduct of
the forecast council as
2-41 it deems
necessary; and
2-42 (d) Hold meetings as necessary to accomplish
the tasks assigned to it
2-43 in the time
allotted.
2-44 6. The
director of the legislative counsel bureau and the director of
2-45 the department of
administration shall jointly provide the forecast
2-46 council with:
2-47 (a) Meeting rooms;
2-48 (b) Staff;
2-49 (c) Data processing services; and
3-1 (d) Clerical assistance.
3-2 7. A
majority of the members of the forecast council constitutes a
3-3 quorum, and a
majority of those present must concur in any decision.
3-4 8. While
engaged in the business of the forecast council, a member
3-5 described in
paragraph (e) of subsection 1, other than a member who is
3-6 an officer or
employee of this state at an institution of higher education,
3-7 is entitled to
receive the per diem allowance and travel expenses provided
3-8 for state
officers and employees generally. In addition, such a member is
3-9 entitled to
receive for each meeting of the forecast council:
3-10 (a) Eighty dollars for 1 day of preparation
for that meeting; and
3-11 (b) Eighty dollars for each day or part of a
day during which the
3-12 meeting lasts.
3-13 9. A
member of the forecast council described in paragraph (a) or (d)
3-14 of subsection 1,
and a member described in paragraph (e) of subsection 1
3-15 who is an officer
or employee of this state at an institution of higher
3-16 education, must
be relieved from his duties without loss of his regular
3-17 compensation so
that he may prepare for and attend meetings of the
3-18 forecast council
and perform any work necessary to accomplish the tasks
3-19 assigned to the
forecast council in the most timely manner practicable. A
3-20 state agency
shall not require such a member of the forecast council to
3-21 make up the time
he is absent from work to fulfill his obligations as a
3-22 member and shall
not require the member to take annual vacation or
3-23 compensatory time
for the absence. Such a member shall serve on the
3-24 forecast council
without additional compensation, except that while he is
3-25 engaged in the
business of the forecast council, he is entitled to receive
3-26 the per diem
allowance and travel expenses provided for state officers
3-27 and employees generally,
which must be paid by the state agency that
3-28 employs him.
3-29 10. Each
legislator who is a member of the forecast council pursuant
3-30 to paragraph (b)
or (c) of subsection 1 is entitled to receive:
3-31 (a) Except during a regular or special session
of the legislature, the
3-32 compensation
provided for a majority of the members of the legislature
3-33 during the first
60 days of the preceding regular session for each day or
3-34 portion of a day
during which he attends a meeting of the forecast
3-35 council and for 1
day of preparation for that meeting; and
3-36 (b) The per diem allowance and travel expenses
provided for state
3-37 officers and
employees generally.
3-38 11. The
compensation, per diem allowance and travel expenses
3-39 provided in
subsection 10 must be paid from the legislative fund.
3-40 Sec. 3. 1. The forecast council shall:
3-41 (a) Make such projections for economic
indicators as it deems
3-42 necessary to
ensure that forecasts are produced as required by
3-43 paragraphs (b)
and (c);
3-44 (b) Provide a forecast of the revenue that
will be collected by this state
3-45 during the
decennium that begins on July 1 of the year following the date
3-46 of the meeting
required by paragraph (a) of subsection 5 of section 2 of
3-47 this act;
4-1 (c) Provide a forecast of the expenditures of
this state during the
4-2 decennium that
begins on July 1 of the year following the date of the
4-3 meeting required
by paragraph (a) of subsection 5 of section 2 of this act;
4-4 (d) Request such technical assistance as the
forecast council deems
4-5 necessary from
the revenue technical advisory committee, the
4-6 expenditure
technical advisory committee, and the office of financial
4-7 analysis and
planning of the fiscal analysis division of the legislative
4-8 counsel bureau;
and
4-9 (e) On or before March 1 of each even-numbered
year, prepare a
4-10 written report of
its projections and forecasts required by paragraphs (a),
4-11 (b) and (c) and
present the report to:
4-12 (1) The governor, for distribution to the
budget division of the
4-13 department of
administration and other appropriate agencies; and
4-14 (2) The director of the legislative counsel
bureau, for distribution to
4-15 each legislator
and appropriate employees of the legislative counsel
4-16 bureau.
4-17 2. At
any time, the chairman of the forecast council may call for a
4-18 review of the
projections and forecasts contained in the most recent
4-19 report presented
pursuant to this subsection or subsection 1. Upon a call
4-20 for a review, the
forecast council shall meet to consider revising the
4-21 projections and
forecasts. If the forecast council revises the projections
4-22 and forecasts,
the forecast council shall prepare a new report and present
4-23 the new report to
the governor and the director of the legislative counsel
4-24 bureau as
required pursuant to subsection 1.
4-25 3. A
report prepared pursuant to subsection 1 or 2 must include,
4-26 without
limitation:
4-27 (a) Projections and forecasts for each year of
the decennium;
4-28 (b) A discussion of the changes from the
projections and forecasts
4-29 contained in the
immediately preceding report;
4-30 (c) Specific identification and discussion of
the changes from the
4-31 projections and
forecasts contained in the immediately preceding report
4-32 caused by actions
of the legislature during the immediately preceding
4-33 legislative
session; and
4-34 (d) A comparison of previous projections and
forecasts with actual
4-35 revenues,
expenditures and related facts.
4-36 4. Before
or during each regular session of the legislature, a person
4-37 selected by the
forecast council shall appear before:
4-38 (a) The budget subcommittee of the legislative
commission appointed
4-39 pursuant to NRS
218.6824; or
4-40 (b) The senate standing committee on finance
and the assembly
4-41 standing
committee on ways and means,
4-42 to discuss the
projections and forecasts contained in the most recent
4-43 report presented
by the forecast council pursuant to subsection 1 or 2.
4-44 5. The
forecast council may request information directly from any
4-45 state agency. A
state agency that receives a request for information from
4-46 the forecast
council shall comply with the request as soon as is
4-47 practicable after
receiving the request.
5-1 6. To
carry out its duties pursuant to this section, the forecast council
5-2 may consider any
information received from the revenue technical
5-3 advisory
committee, the expenditure technical advisory committee, the
5-4 office of
financial analysis and planning, and any other information
5-5 received from independent
sources.
5-6 7. Copies
of the reports presented pursuant to subsection 1 or 2 must
5-7 be made available
to the public by the director of the legislative counsel
5-8 bureau for the
cost of reproducing the reports.
5-9 Sec. 4. The projections and forecasts contained
in the most recent
5-10 report presented
pursuant to subsection 1 or 2 of section 3 of this act are
5-11 the official
long-term projections and forecasts of this state. Any
5-12 difference
between the official long-term projections and forecasts of this
5-13 state and the
projections and forecasts contained in or used for:
5-14 1. A
budgetary request of a department, institution or agency of the
5-15 executive
department must be identified and explained in the budgetary
5-16 request.
5-17 2. The
proposed budget submitted by the governor pursuant to NRS
5-18 353.230 must be
identified and explained in the proposed budget.
5-19 Sec. 5. 1. The revenue technical advisory committee is hereby
5-20 created. The
committee consists of nine members, as follows:
5-21 (a) The senate fiscal analyst or an employee
of the fiscal analysis
5-22 division of the
legislative counsel bureau designated by the senate fiscal
5-23 analyst;
5-24 (b) The assembly fiscal analyst or an employee
of the fiscal analysis
5-25 division of the
legislative counsel bureau designated by the assembly
5-26 fiscal analyst;
5-27 (c) The chief of the budget division of the
department of
5-28 administration or
an employee of the budget division designated by the
5-29 chief;
5-30 (d) The chief of the research and analysis
bureau of the division of
5-31 information
development and processing of the department of
5-32 employment,
training and rehabilitation or an employee of the bureau
5-33 designated by the
chief;
5-34 (e) The vice chancellor for finance of the
University and Community
5-35 College System of
Nevada or an employee of the University and
5-36 Community College
System of Nevada designated by the vice chancellor;
5-37 (f) The demographer employed pursuant to NRS
360.283; and
5-38 (g) Three persons, appointed by the governor,
each of whom is:
5-39 (1) An expert with demonstrated ability in
the field of economics,
5-40 taxation,
demography, urban planning, accounting, finance or other
5-41 discipline
necessary to economic planning or forecasting;
5-42 (2) Able to bring knowledge and professional
judgment to the
5-43 deliberations of
the committee; and
5-44 (3) Not an elected officer, state officer or
employee of this state or
5-45 any political
subdivision of this state unless he is an officer or employee
5-46 at an institution
of higher education.
5-47 2. The
governor shall appoint the members of the revenue technical
5-48 advisory
committee required pursuant to paragraph (g) of subsection 1
5-49 not later than
the date of the expiration of the term of the members
6-1 previously
appointed pursuant to paragraph (g) of subsection 1. If a
6-2 vacancy occurs
before the expiration of the term of such a member, the
6-3 governor shall
make an appointment to fill the vacancy for the remainder
6-4 of the unexpired
term not later than 30 days after the vacancy occurs.
6-5 The governor
shall notify the director of the legislative counsel bureau of
6-6 the name of each
member appointed pursuant to this subsection or
6-7 paragraph (g) of
subsection 1 not later than 15 days after the
6-8 appointment
occurs.
6-9 3. A
member of the revenue technical advisory committee appointed
6-10 pursuant to
paragraph (g) of subsection 1:
6-11 (a) Serves for a term of 4 years; and
6-12 (b) May be reappointed.
6-13 4. If
designated pursuant to paragraphs (a) to (e), inclusive, of
6-14 subsection 1, a
member of the revenue technical advisory committee
6-15 serves at the
pleasure of the officer empowered to designate that member.
6-16 5. The
revenue technical advisory committee shall:
6-17 (a) At its first meeting after September 1 of
each odd-numbered year:
6-18 (1) Elect a chairman from among its members
appointed pursuant
6-19 to paragraph (g)
of subsection 1; and
6-20 (2) Elect a vice chairman from among its
members;
6-21 (b) Adopt such rules governing the conduct of
the committee as it
6-22 deems necessary;
6-23 (c) Hold meetings as necessary to carry out
the requests made by the
6-24 forecast council
pursuant to section 3 of this act in the most timely
6-25 manner
practicable;
6-26 (d) Provide all assistance requested by the
forecast council pursuant
6-27 to section 3 of
this act;
6-28 (e) After receiving a request pursuant to
section 7 of this act for an
6-29 estimate of the
effect of a proposal:
6-30 (1) Prepare a written estimate of the
effect, with regard to revenues,
6-31 of the proposal
upon the official long-term projections and forecasts of
6-32 this state;
6-33 (2) Present the written estimate prepared
pursuant to subparagraph
6-34 (1) to:
6-35 (I) The forecast council;
6-36 (II) The governor, for distribution to the
budget division of the
6-37 department of
administration and other appropriate agencies; and
6-38 (III) The director of the legislative
counsel bureau, for
6-39 distribution to
each legislator and appropriate employees of the
6-40 legislative
counsel bureau; and
6-41 (3) Present the written estimate, as
required by subparagraph (2),
6-42 not later than:
6-43 (I) March 1 following the commencement of
the regular
6-44 legislative
session if the proposal is contained in the proposed budget
6-45 submitted by the
governor pursuant to NRS 353.230; or
6-46 (II) Ninety days after the commencement of
the regular
6-47 legislative
session if the proposal is contained in a legislative measure;
6-48 and
7-1 (f) Request such technical assistance as the
committee deems
7-2 necessary from
the office of financial analysis and planning of the fiscal
7-3 analysis division
of the legislative counsel bureau.
7-4 6. A
majority of the members of the revenue technical advisory
7-5 committee
constitutes a quorum, and a majority of those present must
7-6 concur in any
decision.
7-7 7. While
engaged in the business of the revenue technical advisory
7-8 committee, a
member described in paragraph (g) of subsection 1, other
7-9 than a member who
is an officer or employee of this state at an
7-10 institution of
higher education, is entitled to receive the per diem
7-11 allowance and
travel expenses provided for state officers and employees
7-12 generally. In
addition, such a member is entitled to receive for each
7-13 meeting of the
committee:
7-14 (a) Eighty dollars for 1 day of preparation
for that meeting; and
7-15 (b) Eighty dollars for each day or part of a
day during which the
7-16 meeting lasts.
7-17 8. A
member of the revenue technical advisory committee described
7-18 in paragraphs (a)
to (f), inclusive, of subsection 1, and a member
7-19 described in
paragraph (g) of subsection 1 who is an officer or employee
7-20 of this state at
an institution of higher education, must be relieved from
7-21 his duties
without loss of his regular compensation so that he may
7-22 prepare for and
attend meetings of the committee and perform any work
7-23 necessary to
accomplish the tasks assigned to the committee in the most
7-24 timely manner
practicable. A state agency shall not require such a
7-25 member of the
committee to make up the time he is absent from work to
7-26 fulfill his
obligations as a member and shall not require the member to
7-27 take annual
vacation or compensatory time for the absence. Such a
7-28 member shall serve
on the committee without additional compensation,
7-29 except that while
he is engaged in the business of the committee, he is
7-30 entitled to
receive the per diem allowance and travel expenses provided
7-31 for state
officers and employees generally, which must be paid by the
7-32 state agency that
employs him.
7-33 9. The
revenue technical advisory committee may request
7-34 information from
any state agency. A state agency that receives a request
7-35 for information
from the committee shall comply with the request as soon
7-36 as is practicable
after receiving the request.
7-37 10. The
director of the legislative counsel bureau and the director of
7-38 the department of
administration shall jointly provide the revenue
7-39 technical
advisory committee with:
7-40 (a) Meeting rooms;
7-41 (b) Staff;
7-42 (c) Data processing services; and
7-43 (d) Clerical assistance.
7-44 Sec. 6. 1. The expenditure technical advisory committee
is hereby
7-45 created. The
committee consists of 11 members, as follows:
7-46 (a) The senate fiscal analyst or an employee
of the fiscal analysis
7-47 division of the
legislative counsel bureau designated by the senate fiscal
7-48 analyst;
8-1 (b) The assembly fiscal analyst or an employee
of the fiscal analysis
8-2 division of the
legislative counsel bureau designated by the assembly
8-3 fiscal analyst;
8-4 (c) The chief of the budget division of the
department of
8-5 administration or
an employee of the budget division designated by the
8-6 chief;
8-7 (d) The chief of the research and analysis
bureau of the division of
8-8 information
development and processing of the department of
8-9 employment,
training and rehabilitation or an employee of the bureau
8-10 designated by the
chief;
8-11 (e) The vice chancellor for finance of the
University and Community
8-12 College System of
Nevada or an employee of the University and
8-13 Community College
System of Nevada designated by the vice chancellor;
8-14 (f) The superintendent of public instruction
or an employee of the
8-15 department of
education designated by the superintendent of public
8-16 instruction who
has expertise in the budget and expenditure programs of
8-17 the department;
8-18 (g) The director of the department of prisons
or an employee of the
8-19 department
designated by the director who has expertise in the budget
8-20 and expenditure
programs of the department;
8-21 (h) The director of the department of human
resources or an
8-22 employee of the
department designated by the director who has expertise
8-23 in the budget and
expenditure programs of the department;
8-24 (i) The demographer employed pursuant to NRS
360.283;
8-25 (j) A person, appointed by the governor, who
is an officer or employee
8-26 of a local
government of this state; and
8-27 (k) A person, appointed by the governor, who
is:
8-28 (1) An expert with demonstrated ability in
the field of economics,
8-29 taxation,
demography, urban planning, accounting, finance or other
8-30 discipline
necessary to economic planning or forecasting;
8-31 (2) Able to bring knowledge and professional
judgment to the
8-32 deliberations of
the committee; and
8-33 (3) Not an elected officer, state officer or
employee of this state or
8-34 any political
subdivision of this state unless he is an officer or employee
8-35 at an institution
of higher education.
8-36 2. The
governor shall appoint the members of the expenditure
8-37 technical
advisory committee required pursuant to paragraphs (j) and (k)
8-38 of subsection 1
not later than the date of the expiration of the term of the
8-39 members
previously appointed pursuant to paragraphs (j) and (k) of
8-40 subsection 1. If
a vacancy occurs before the expiration of the term of
8-41 such a member,
the governor shall make an appointment to fill the
8-42 vacancy for the
remainder of the unexpired term not later than 30 days
8-43 after the vacancy
occurs. The governor shall notify the director of the
8-44 legislative
counsel bureau of the name of each member appointed
8-45 pursuant to this
subsection or paragraph (j) or (k) of subsection 1 not
8-46 later than 15
days after the appointment occurs.
9-1 3. The
member of the expenditure technical advisory committee
9-2 appointed
pursuant to paragraph (k) of subsection 1 shall serve as
9-3 chairman of the
committee. A member of the committee appointed
9-4 pursuant to
paragraph (j) or (k) of subsection 1:
9-5 (a) Serves for a term of 4 years; and
9-6 (b) May be reappointed.
9-7 4. If
designated pursuant to paragraphs (a) to (h), inclusive, of
9-8 subsection 1, a
member of the expenditure technical advisory committee
9-9 serves at the
pleasure of the officer empowered to designate that member.
9-10 5. The
expenditure technical advisory committee shall:
9-11 (a) At its first meeting after September 1 of
each odd-numbered year,
9-12 elect a vice
chairman from among its members;
9-13 (b) Adopt such rules governing the conduct of
the committee as it
9-14 deems necessary;
9-15 (c) Hold meetings as necessary to carry out
the requests made by the
9-16 forecast council
pursuant to section 3 of this act in the most timely
9-17 manner
practicable;
9-18 (d) Provide all assistance requested by the
forecast council pursuant
9-19 to section 3 of
this act;
9-20 (e) After receiving a request pursuant to
section 7 of this act for an
9-21 estimate of the
effect of a proposal:
9-22 (1) Prepare a written estimate of the
effect, with regard to
9-23 expenditures, of
the proposal upon the official long-term projections and
9-24 forecasts of this
state;
9-25 (2) Present the written estimate prepared
pursuant to subparagraph
9-26 (1) to:
9-27 (I) The forecast council;
9-28 (II) The governor, for distribution to the
budget division of the
9-29 department of
administration and other appropriate agencies; and
9-30 (III) The director of the legislative
counsel bureau, for
9-31 distribution to
each legislator and appropriate employees of the
9-32 legislative
counsel bureau; and
9-33 (3) Present the written estimate, as
required by subparagraph (2),
9-34 not later than:
9-35 (I) March 1 following the commencement of
the regular
9-36 legislative
session if the proposal is contained in the proposed budget
9-37 submitted by the
governor pursuant to NRS 353.230; or
9-38 (II) Ninety days after the commencement of
the regular
9-39 legislative
session if the proposal is contained in a legislative measure;
9-40 and
9-41 (f) Request such technical assistance as the
committee deems
9-42 necessary from
the office of financial analysis and planning of the fiscal
9-43 analysis division
of the legislative counsel bureau.
9-44 6. A
majority of the members of the expenditure technical advisory
9-45 committee
constitutes a quorum, and a majority of those present must
9-46 concur in any
decision.
9-47 7. While
engaged in the business of the expenditure technical
9-48 advisory
committee, a member described in paragraph (k) of subsection
9-49 1, other than a
member who is an officer or employee of this state at an
10-1 institution of
higher education, is entitled to receive the per diem
10-2 allowance and
travel expenses provided for state officers and employees
10-3 generally. In
addition, such a member is entitled to receive for each
10-4 meeting of the
committee:
10-5 (a) Eighty dollars for 1 day of preparation
for that meeting; and
10-6 (b) Eighty dollars for each day or part of a
day during which the
10-7 meeting lasts.
10-8 8. A
member of the expenditure technical advisory committee
10-9 described in
paragraphs (a) to (j), inclusive, of subsection 1, and a
10-10 member described
in paragraph (k) of subsection 1 who is an officer or
10-11 employee of this
state at an institution of higher education, must be
10-12 relieved from his
duties without loss of his regular compensation so that
10-13 he may prepare
for and attend meetings of the committee and perform
10-14 any work
necessary to accomplish the tasks assigned to the committee in
10-15 the most timely
manner practicable. A state agency shall not require such
10-16 a member of the
committee to make up the time he is absent from work to
10-17 fulfill his
obligations as a member and shall not require the member to
10-18 take annual
vacation or compensatory time for the absence. Such a
10-19 member shall
serve on the committee without additional compensation,
10-20 except that while
he is engaged in the business of the committee, he is
10-21 entitled to
receive the per diem allowance and travel expenses provided
10-22 for state
officers and employees generally, which must be paid by the
10-23 state agency that
employs him.
10-24 9. The
expenditure technical advisory committee may request
10-25 information from
any state agency. A state agency that receives a request
10-26 for information
from the committee shall comply with the request as soon
10-27 as is practicable
after receiving the request.
10-28 10. The
director of the legislative counsel bureau and the director of
10-29 the department of
administration shall jointly provide the expenditure
10-30 technical
advisory committee with:
10-31 (a) Meeting rooms;
10-32 (b) Staff;
10-33 (c) Data processing services; and
10-34 (d) Clerical assistance.
10-35 Sec. 7. 1. During each regular legislative session, the office of
10-36 financial
analysis and planning of the fiscal analysis division of the
10-37 legislative
counsel bureau shall request from the revenue technical
10-38 advisory
committee, the expenditure technical advisory committee, or
10-39 both, as appropriate,
an estimate of the effect of a proposal contained in
10-40 the proposed
budget submitted by the governor pursuant to NRS 353.230
10-41 or in a
legislative measure introduced not later than the 75th day of the
10-42 session:
10-43 (a) Upon receipt of a request pursuant to
subsection 2; or
10-44 (b) If the proposal:
10-45 (1) Modifies an existing revenue source or
expenditure program or
10-46 creates a new
revenue source or expenditure program; and
10-47 (2) Has a projected fiscal impact, during the
first complete year the
10-48 proposal would be
in effect, equal to or greater than 2 percent of the
10-49 estimated future
state revenue for the second year of the immediately
11-1 succeeding
biennium as estimated by the economic forum on or before
11-2 the immediately
preceding December 1 pursuant to paragraph (d) of
11-3 subsection 1 of
NRS 353.228.
11-4 2. During
each regular legislative session, not later than the 75th day
11-5 of the session:
11-6 (a) The governor may, not more than twice;
11-7 (b) The speaker of the assembly may, not more
than once; and
11-8 (c) The majority leader of the senate may, not
more than once,
11-9 request an
estimate of the effect of a proposal contained in the proposed
11-10 budget submitted
by the governor pursuant to NRS 353.230 or in a
11-11 legislative
measure introduced not later than the 75th day of the session.
11-12 A request
pursuant to this subsection must be submitted to the office of
11-13 financial
analysis and planning.
11-14 3. As
used in this section, “projected fiscal impact” means:
11-15 (a) If the proposal is contained in the
proposed budget submitted by
11-16 the governor
pursuant to NRS 353.230, the estimate or projection of the
11-17 fiscal impact of
the proposal as stated in the proposed budget; and
11-18 (b) If the proposal is contained in a
legislative measure introduced not
11-19 later than the
75th day of the session, the estimate or projection of the
11-20 fiscal impact of
the proposal as prepared by the fiscal analysis division of
11-21 the legislative
counsel bureau.
11-22 Sec. 8. NRS 218.6865
is hereby amended to read as follows:
11-23 218.6865 1. The
office of financial analysis and planning is hereby
11-24 created within the fiscal analysis division of the
legislative counsel bureau.
11-25 The senate fiscal analyst and the assembly fiscal
analyst shall appoint such
11-26 personnel as the fiscal analysts determine are
necessary for the office to
11-27 carry out the duties of the office.
11-28 2. The office of financial analysis and planning
shall [assist] :
11-29 (a) Assist the legislature in long-term financial
analysis and planning,
11-30 including, without limitation, long-term economic
planning and forecasting
11-31 of future state revenues [.] and expenditures;
11-32 (b) Provide all assistance requested by the:
11-33 (1) Forecast council pursuant to section 3 of
this act;
11-34 (2) Revenue technical advisory committee
pursuant to section 5 of
11-35 this act; and
11-36 (3) Expenditure technical advisory committee
pursuant to section 6
11-37 of this act; and
11-38 (c) Prepare and present to the forecast council
on or before March 1
11-39 of each
even-numbered year a report that, if accepted by the forecast
11-40 council, would
fulfill the requirements set forth in paragraph (e) of
11-41 subsection 1 and
subsection 3 of section 3 of this act.
11-42 3. The
office of financial analysis and planning may request
11-43 information from
any state agency. A state agency that receives a request
11-44 for information
from the office of financial analysis and planning shall
11-45 comply with the
request as soon as is practicable after receiving the
11-46 request.
12-1 Sec. 9. On or before September 1, 2001, the governor shall appoint:
12-2 1. Three members to the forecast council
pursuant to paragraph (e) of
12-3 subsection 1 of section 2 of this act to an initial
term that begins on
12-4 September 1, 2001, and expires on August 31, 2005.
12-5 2. Three members to the revenue technical
advisory committee
12-6 pursuant to paragraph (g) of subsection 1 of section
5 of this act to an
12-7 initial term that begins on September 1, 2001, and
expires on August 31,
12-8 2005.
12-9 3. Two members to the expenditure technical
advisory committee
12-10 pursuant to paragraphs (j) and (k) of subsection 1
of section 6 of this act to
12-11 an initial term that begins on September 1, 2001,
and expires on August 31,
12-12 2005.
12-13 Sec. 10. Notwithstanding
the provisions of subsection 3 of section 3
12-14 of this act, the report required pursuant to
subsection 1 of section 3 of this
12-15 act to be prepared and presented on or before March
1, 2002, must not
12-16 include the discussions, specific identifications
and comparisons required
12-17 pursuant to paragraphs (b), (c) and (d) of
subsection 3 of section 3 of this
12-18 act.
12-19 Sec. 11. 1. This section becomes effective upon passage
and
12-20 approval.
12-21 2. Sections 1, 2, 5, 6 and 9 of this act become
effective upon passage
12-22 and approval for the purpose of appointing members
to the forecast
12-23 council, revenue technical advisory committee and
expenditure technical
12-24 advisory committee and on September 1, 2001, for all
other purposes.
12-25 3. Sections 3, 4, 7, 8 and 10 of this act become
effective on
September 1, 2001.
12-26 H