2001 REGULAR SESSION (71st)                                                                            A AB195 112

Amendment No. 112

 

 

 

     Amend the bill as a whole by deleting sec. 3, renumbering sections 4 through 7 as sections 8 through 11 and adding new sections designated sections 3 through 7, following sec. 2, to read as follows:

     “Sec. 3. NRS 427A.330 is hereby amended to read as follows:

     427A.330  [1. The governor] The legislative commission shall , at its first meeting after a regular session of the legislature, appoint [21] 12 persons to the Nevada silver haired legislative forum[, of whom not more than 11 may be members of the same political party. The governor shall appoint from each senatorial district a number of members equal to the number of state senators that represent the senatorial district.] who have been nominated pursuant to this section. Each member of the legislative commission shall nominate a person who meets the requirements for appointment to the forum set forth in NRS 427A.340. Each member of the forum serves for a term of 2 years or until his successor is appointed.

     [2.  Appointments to the Nevada silver haired legislative forum must be made by the governor before December 1 of an odd-numbered year. The term of a member begins on December 1 of the odd-numbered year of appointment.

     3.  The members of the Nevada silver haired legislative forum from Clark County senatorial districts 2, 3, 4, 7 and 8, Washoe County senatorial districts 1 and 3, the Capital senatorial district and the Western Nevada senatorial district serve an initial term of 1 year. The eight members of the Nevada silver haired legislative forum from the remaining senatorial districts serve an initial term of 2 years. After the initial terms, each member serves a term of 2 years.]

     Sec. 4.  NRS 427A.340 is hereby amended to read as follows:

     427A.340  A member of the Nevada silver haired legislative forum must:

     1.  Have been a resident of this state for 5 years immediately preceding his appointment;

     2.  Have been a registered voter in the [senatorial district that he is to represent] legislative district of the legislator who nominated him for 3 years immediately preceding his appointment; and

     3.  Be at least 60 years of age on the day that he is appointed.

     Sec. 5.  NRS 427A.360 is hereby amended to read as follows:

     427A.360  1.  A position in the Nevada silver haired legislative forum becomes vacant upon:

     (a) The death or resignation of a member.

     (b) The illness of a member that prevents him from attending three consecutive meetings of the Nevada silver haired legislative forum.

     (c) The absence of a member for any reason from three consecutive meetings of the Nevada silver haired legislative forum.

     2.  If a vacancy occurs, the [governor] legislative commission shall appoint a person to serve the remainder of the unexpired term. The [governor] legislative commission may appoint a person whose membership in the national silver haired congress has ended to fill a vacancy in the Nevada silver haired legislative forum.

     Sec. 6. NRS 427A.370 is hereby amended to read as follows:

     427A.370  1.  The Nevada silver haired legislative forum shall elect from among its members, to serve a term of 1 year:

     [1.] (a) A president, who shall conduct meetings and oversee the formation of committees as necessary to accomplish the purposes of the Nevada silver haired legislative forum.

     [2.] (b) A vice president, who shall assist the president and conduct meetings of the Nevada silver haired legislative forum if the president is absent or otherwise unable to perform his duties.

     [3.] (c) A secretary, who shall:

          [(a)] (1) Prepare and keep a record of meetings, including, without limitation, the date, time, place and purpose of every meeting; and

          [(b)] (2) At the first meeting every year of the Nevada silver haired legislative forum, prepare a list of the dates of the meetings that are scheduled for the year.

     [4.] (d) A treasurer, who shall [prepare and keep a list of the expenses of the Nevada silver haired legislative forum to be sent to the division for payment.] , with the assistance of the director of the legislative counsel bureau, administer any account established pursuant to section 1 of this act.

     2.  The director of the legislative counsel bureau shall provide such persons as are necessary to assist the Nevada silver haired legislative forum in carrying out its duties.

     Sec. 7. NRS 427A.380 is hereby amended to read as follows:

     427A.380  The Nevada silver haired legislative forum may [:

     1.  Meet 1 day each month during the regular session of the legislature in the legislative building in Carson City.

     2.  Meet and hold public hearings at least 1 day during each of the months of June, July and August during each even-numbered year.

     3.] , within the limits of legislative appropriations and any gifts, grants or donations received by the forum:

     1.  During the period in which the legislature is not in a regular session, hold three public hearings in three different areas of this state and may hold an additional public hearing in any area of this state to prepare the report authorized by NRS 427A.390.

     2.  Complywith chapter 241 of NRS.”.

     Amend sec. 4, page 2, by deleting lines 16 and 17 and inserting:

     “1.  Submit a report containing [topics for possible] recommendations for legislative action to the legislative commission and the governor before [September] July 1 of each even-numbered year.”.

     Amend the bill as a whole by renumbering sec. 8 as sec. 13 and adding a new section designated sec. 12, following sec. 7, to read as follows:

     “Sec. 12. The term of each member of the Nevada silver haired legislative forum who is incumbent on June 1, 2001, expires on July 1, 2001.”.

     Amend sec. 8, page 2, line 43, by deleting:

“on July 1, 2001.” and inserting:

“upon passage and approval.”.

     Amend the title of the bill, third line, after “resources;” by inserting:

“requiring the legislative commission to appoint the members of the Nevada silver haired legislative forum; revising the membership of the forum;”.

     Amend the summary of the bill to read as follows:

“SUMMARY—Revises provisions relating to Nevada silver haired legislative forum. (BDR 38‑534)”.