Assembly Bill No. 342–Committee on Judiciary

 

(On Behalf of Interim Study on Integration of State
and Local Child Welfare Systems (ACR 53))

 

March 13, 2001

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Referred to Committee on Judiciary

 

SUMMARY—Authorizes division of child and family services of department of human resources to enter into agreements for provision of maintenance and other services with certain persons. (BDR 38‑324)

 

FISCAL NOTE:            Effect on Local Government: No.

                                    Effect on the State: Yes

 

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EXPLANATION – Matter in bolded italics is new; matter between brackets [omitted material] is material to be omitted.

 

AN ACT relating to children; authorizing the division of child and family services of the department of human resources to enter into agreements for the provision of maintenance and other services with certain persons; 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 432 of NRS is hereby amended by adding thereto a

1-2  new section to read as follows:

1-3    1.  A child who is 18 years of age or older but less than 21 years of

1-4  age may enter into an agreement with the division to continue to receive

1-5  maintenance and special services if the child is enrolled as a student at a

1-6  university, college, trade school or technical school. Such an agreement

1-7  must be approved by a court.

1-8    2.  At intervals specified by the division in the agreement, the child

1-9  must submit to the division documentation evidencing his enrollment as

1-10  a student at a university, college, trade school or technical school.

1-11    3.  The term of any agreement entered into pursuant to subsection 1

1-12  must not extend beyond the 21st birthday of the child.

1-13    4.  Subject to the approval of the court, the agreement may be

1-14  terminated by:

1-15    (a) Mutual agreement; or

1-16    (b) The division if the child fails to comply with any term or condition

1-17  in the agreement.

2-1    5.  As used in this section, “court” has the meaning ascribed to it in

2-2  NRS 432B.050.

2-3    Sec. 2.  NRS 432.010 is hereby amended to read as follows:

2-4    432.010  As used in this chapter, except as otherwise defined by

2-5  specific statute or unless the context otherwise requires:

2-6    1.  “Administrator” means the administrator of the division.

2-7    2.  “Child” means a person [less] who is:

2-8    (a) Less than 18 years of age[, or if in school,] ;

2-9    (b) Eighteen years of age or older and is attending high school, until

2-10  graduation from high school[.] ; or

2-11    (c) Eighteen years of age or older but less than 21 years of age if the

2-12  person has entered into an agreement with the division pursuant to

2-13  section 1 of this act.

2-14    3.  “Division” means the division of child and family services of the

2-15  department of human resources.

2-16    4.  “Maintenance” means general expenses for care such as board,

2-17  shelter, clothing, transportation and other necessary or incidental expenses,

2-18  or any of them, or monetary payments therefor.

2-19    5.  “Special services” means medical, hospital, psychiatric, surgical or

2-20  dental services, or any combination thereof.

2-21    Sec. 3.  This act becomes effective on July 1, 2001.

 

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