2001 REGULAR SESSION (71st) A AB4 1111
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 section 1 as sec. 5 and adding new sections designated sections 1 through 4, following the enacting clause, to read as follows:
“Section 1. Chapter 209 of NRS is hereby amended by adding thereto the provisions set forth as sections 2 and 3 of this act.
Sec. 2. 1. The committee on industrial programs is hereby created.
2. The committee on industrial programs consists of the director of the department of prisons, the chief of the purchasing division of the department of administration and eight members appointed by the interim finance committee as follows:
(a) Two members of the senate.
(b) Two members of the assembly.
(c) Two persons who represent manufacturing in this state.
(d) One person who represents business in this state.
(e) One person who represents organized labor in this state.
3. The members of the committee on industrial programs shall select a chairman from among their membership.
4. Each member of the committee on industrial programs appointed by the interim finance committee must be appointed to a term of 2 years and may be reappointed.
5. Except during a regular or special session of the legislature, each legislator who is a member of the committee on industrial programs is entitled to receive the compensation provided for a majority of the members of the legislature during the first 60 days of the preceding regular session for each day or portion of a day during which he attends a meeting of the committee on industrial programs or is otherwise engaged in the work of the committee on industrial programs. Each nonlegislative member appointed by the interim finance committee is entitled to receive compensation for his service on the committee on industrial programs in the same amount and manner as the legislative members whether or not the legislature is in session. Each nonlegislative member of the committee on industrial programs is entitled to receive the per diem allowance and travel expenses provided for state officers and employees generally. Each legislator who is a member of the committee on industrial programs is entitled to receive the per diem allowance provided for state officers and employees generally and the travel expenses provided pursuant to NRS 218.2207. All compensation, allowances and travel expenses must be paid from the fund for prison industries.
Sec. 3. 1. The committee on industrial programs shall:
(a) Be informed on issues and developments relating to industrial programs for correctional institutions;
(b) Submit a semiannual report to the interim finance committee before July 1 and December 1 of each year on the status of current and proposed industrial programs for correctional institutions;
(c) Report to the legislature on any other matter relating to industrial programs for correctional institutions that it deems appropriate;
(d) Meet at least quarterly and at the call of the chairman to review the operation of current and proposed industrial programs;
(e) Recommend three persons to the director for appointment as the assistant director for industrial programs whenever a vacancy exists;
(f) Before any new industrial program is established by the director in an institution of the department, review the proposed program for compliance with the requirements of subsections 2, 3 and 4 of NRS 209.461 and submit to the director its recommendations concerning the proposed program; and
(g) Review each industry program established pursuant to subsection 2 of NRS 209.461 to determine whether the program is operating profitably within 3 years after its establishment. If the committee on industrial programs determines that a program is not operating profitably within 3 years after its establishment, the committee on industrial programs shall report its finding to the director with a recommendation regarding whether the program should be continued or terminated.
2. Upon the request of the committee on industrial programs, the director and the assistant director for industrial programs shall provide to the committee on industrial programs any information the committee on industrial programs determines is relevant to the performance of the duties of the committee on industrial programs.
Sec. 4. NRS 209.011 is hereby amended to read as follows:
209.011 As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires, the terms defined in NRS [209.015] 209.021 to 209.085, inclusive, have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections.”.
Amend the bill as a whole by renumbering sec. 2 as sec. 8 and adding new sections designated sections 6 and 7, following section 1, to read as follows:
“Sec. 6. NRS 209.459 is hereby amended to read as follows:
209.459 The director shall present the recommendations of the [advisory board] committee on industrial programs to the board of state prison commissioners and, with the approval of the board of state prison commissioners, establish and carry out a program for the employment of offenders in services and manufacturing conducted by institutions of the department or by private employers.
Sec. 7. NRS 209.015, 209.4813 and 209.4814 are hereby repealed.”.
Amend the bill as a whole by adding the text of the repealed sections, following sec. 2, to read as follows:
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TEXT OF REPEALED SECTIONS
209.015 “Advisory board” defined. “Advisory board” means the advisory board on industrial programs.
209.4813 Advisory board on industrial programs: Creation; members; chairman; term of appointed members; payment of compensation, allowances and travel expenses.
1. The advisory board on industrial programs is hereby created.
2. The advisory board consists of the director of the department of prisons, the chief of the purchasing division of the department of administration and eight members appointed by the interim finance committee as follows:
(a) Two members of the senate.
(b) Two members of the assembly.
(c) Two persons who represent manufacturing in this state.
(d) One person who represents business in this state.
(e) One person who represents organized labor in this state.
3. The members of the advisory board shall select a chairman from among their membership.
4. Each member of the advisory board appointed by the interim finance committee must be appointed to a term of 2 years and may be reappointed.
5. Except during a regular or special session of the legislature, each legislator who is a member of the advisory board is entitled to receive the compensation provided for a majority of the members of the legislature during the first 60 days of the preceding regular session for each day or portion of a day during which he attends a meeting of the advisory board or is otherwise engaged in the work of the advisory board. Each nonlegislative member appointed by the interim finance committee is entitled to receive compensation for his service on the advisory board in the same amount and manner as the legislative members whether or not the legislature is in session. Each nonlegislative member of the advisory board is entitled to receive the per diem allowance and travel expenses provided for state officers and employees generally. Each legislator who is a member of the advisory board is entitled to receive the per diem allowance provided for state officers and employees generally and the travel expenses provided pursuant to NRS 218.2207. All compensation, allowances and travel expenses must be paid from the fund for prison industries.
209.4814 Advisory board on industrial programs: Duties. The advisory board shall:
1. Be informed on issues and developments relating to industrial programs for correctional institutions;
2. Submit a semiannual report to the interim finance committee before July 1 and December 1 of each year on the status of current and proposed industrial programs for correctional institutions;
3. Report to the legislature on any other matter relating to industrial programs for correctional institutions which it deems appropriate;
4. Meet at least quarterly and at the call of the chairman to review the operation of current and proposed industrial programs;
5. Recommend three persons to the director for appointment as the assistant director for industrial programs whenever a vacancy exists;
6. Before any new industrial program is established by the director in an institution of the department, review the proposed program for compliance with the requirements of subsections 2, 3 and 4 of NRS 209.461 and submit to the director its recommendations concerning the proposed program; and
7. Review each industry program established pursuant to subsection 2 of NRS 209.461 to determine whether the program is operating profitably within 3 years after its establishment. If the advisory board determines that a program is not operating profitably within 3 years after its establishment, the advisory board shall report its finding to the director with recommendation regarding whether the program should be continued or terminated.”.
Amend the title of the bill, second line, after “existing industries;” by inserting:
“creating the committee on industrial programs; specifying the powers and duties of the committee on industrial programs; repealing the statutes creating and governing the advisory board on industrial programs;”.
Amend the summary of the bill to read as follows:
“SUMMARY—Makes various changes concerning prison industries. (BDR 16‑680)”.