2001 REGULAR SESSION (71st)                                                                       A AB428 R1 990

Amendment No. 990

 

Senate Amendment to Assembly Bill No. 428  First Reprint                                                (BDR 28‑229)

Proposed by: Committee on Government Affairs

Amendment Box: Replaces Amendment No. 820.

Resolves Conflicts with: N/A

Amends:         Summary:               Title:              Preamble:               Joint Sponsorship:

 

ASSEMBLY ACTION              Initial and Date              |SENATE ACTION                        Initial and Date

       Adopted       Lost                                               |          Adopted       Lost                                           

Concurred In                     Not                                                        |Concurred In  Not                                 

       Receded        Not                                               |         Receded        Not                                           

 

     Amend the bill as a whole by renumbering sections 5 through 9 as sections 7 through 11 and adding new sections designated sections 5 and 6, following sec. 4, to read as follows:

     “Sec. 5.  NRS 341.060 is hereby amended to read as follows:

     341.060  Within a reasonable time after the appointment of the members of the board, the board shall meet upon the call of the governor and shall organize and elect a chairman and vice chairman [.] from among the members appointed pursuant to NRS 341.020.

     Sec. 6.  NRS 341.070 is hereby amended to read as follows:

     341.070  The board shall [adopt] :

     1.  Adopt such rules for the regulation of its proceedings and the transaction of its business as it deems proper.

     2.  Meet at least once every 3 months.”.

     Amend the bill as a whole by renumbering sections 10 and 11 as sections 13 and 14 and adding a new section designated sec. 12, following sec. 9, to read as follows:

     “Sec. 12.  NRS 232.215 is hereby amended to read as follows:

     232.215  The director:

     1.  Shall appoint a chief of the:

     (a) Risk management division;

     (b) Buildings and grounds division;

     (c) Purchasing division;

     (d) State printing division;

     (e) Administrative services division;

     (f) Division of internal audits; and

     (g) Motor pool division, if separately established.

     2.  Shall appoint a chief of the budget division, or may serve in this position if he has the qualifications required by NRS 353.175.

     3.  Shall serve as chief of the hearings division and shall appoint the hearing officers and compensation officers. The director may designate one of the appeals officers in the division to supervise the administrative, technical and procedural activities of the division.

     4.  [Shall serve as chairman of the state public works board.

     5.] Is responsible for the administration, through the divisions of the department, of the provisions of chapters 331, 333, 336 and 344 of NRS, NRS 353.150 to 353.246, inclusive, and 353A.031 to 353A.100, inclusive, and all other provisions of law relating to the functions of the divisions of the department.

     [6.] 5.  Is responsible for the administration of the laws of this state relating to the negotiation and procurement of medical services and other benefits for state agencies.

     [7.] 6.  Has such other powers and duties as are provided by law.”.

     Amend sec. 11, page 5, by deleting line 28 and inserting:

     “Sec. 14.  1.  This section and sections 1 to 9, inclusive, 11, 12 and 13 of”.

     Amend sec. 11, page 5, line 30, by deleting “7” and inserting “9”.

     Amend sec. 11, page 5, line 31, by deleting “8” and inserting “10”.

     Amend the title of the bill, tenth line, after “professional;” by inserting:

“removing the provision requiring the director of the department of administration to serve as the chairman of the board; requiring the chairman of the board to be elected from among the appointed members of the board;”.