Senate Bill No. 144–Committee on Finance

 

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AN ACT relating to the governor; requiring the department of administration to budget for certain transitional expenses of the governor-elect; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

 

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN

SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

 

   Section 1. NRS 223.025 is hereby amended to read as follows:

   223.025  1.  The department of administration shall include as a

 separate item in its budget for each fiscal year in which a governor is to be

 elected [the sum of $5,000 as a separate item.] a reasonable amount to

 pay transitional expenses of the governor-elect for clerical and research

 assistance.

   2.  The state controller shall , within the limits of legislative

 appropriation, draw[, from the amount appropriated,] his warrant for the

 payment of necessary expenses for clerical and research [help] assistance

 for the governor-elect upon [a claim or] submission of one or more claims

 by the governor-elect.

   3.  The provisions of subsection 2 do not apply if the incumbent

 governor is elected to succeed himself.

 

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