Senate Bill No. 229–Committee on Judiciary

 

(On Behalf of Department of Administration—Budget Division)

 

February 22, 2001

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Referred to Committee on Judiciary

 

SUMMARY—Eliminates advisory commission on sentencing. (BDR 14‑340)

 

FISCAL NOTE:            Effect on Local Government: No.

                                    Effect on the State: No.

 

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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 criminal justice; eliminating the advisory commission on sentencing; 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.  NRS 176.0129 is hereby amended to read as follows:

1-2    176.0129  1.  The department of administration shall, on an annual

1-3  basis, contract for the services of an independent contractor, in accordance

1-4  with the provisions of NRS 284.173, to:

1-5    [1.] (a) Review the sentences imposed in this state [and the] ;

1-6    (b) Review the practices of the state board of parole commissioners [and

1-7  project] ; and

1-8    (c) Project annually the number of persons who , during the 10 years

1-9  immediately following the date of the projection, will be:

1-10    [(a)] (1) In a facility or institution of the department of prisons;

1-11    [(b)] (2) On probation;

1-12    [(c)] (3) On parole; and

1-13    [(d)] (4) Serving a term of residential confinement . [,

1-14  during the 10 years immediately following the date of the projection; and

1-15    2.  Review preliminary proposals and information provided by the

1-16  commission and project annually the number of persons who will be:

1-17    (a) In a facility or institution of the department of prisons;

1-18    (b) On probation;

1-19    (c) On parole; and

 

 

 

2-1    (d) Serving a term of residential confinement,

2-2  during the 10 years immediately following the date of the projection,

2-3  assuming the preliminary proposals were recommended by the commission

2-4  and enacted by the legislature.]

2-5    2.  The department of prisons and the division shall provide the

2-6  independent contractor retained by the department of administration

2-7  pursuant to subsection 1 with any available statistical information

2-8  requested by the independent contractor for the purpose of performing

2-9  the projections required by subsection 1.

2-10    Sec. 2.  NRS 179A.290 is hereby amended to read as follows:

2-11    179A.290  1.  The director of the department shall establish within the

2-12  central repository a program to compile and analyze data concerning

2-13  offenders who commit sexual offenses. The program must be designed to:

2-14    (a) Provide statistical data relating to the recidivism of offenders who

2-15  commit sexual offenses; and

2-16    (b) Use the data provided by the division of child and family services of

2-17  the department of human resources pursuant to NRS 62.920 to:

2-18      (1) Provide statistical data relating to the recidivism of juvenile sex

2-19  offenders after they become adults; and

2-20      (2) Assess the effectiveness of programs for the treatment of juvenile

2-21  sex offenders.

2-22    2.  The division of parole and probation of the department of motor

2-23  vehicles and public safety and the department of prisons shall assist the

2-24  director of the department of motor vehicles and public safety in obtaining

2-25  data and in carrying out the program.

2-26    3.  The director of the department shall report the statistical data and

2-27  findings from the program to[:

2-28    (a) The] the legislature at the beginning of each regular session.

2-29    [(b) The advisory commission on sentencing on or before January 31 of

2-30  each even-numbered year.]

2-31    4.  The data acquired pursuant to this section is confidential and must

2-32  be used only for the purpose of research. The data and findings generated

2-33  pursuant to this section must not contain information that may reveal the

2-34  identity of a juvenile sex offender or the identity of an individual victim of

2-35  a crime.

2-36    Sec. 3.  NRS 176.0121, 176.0123, 176.0125 and 176.0127 are hereby

2-37  repealed.

2-38    Sec. 4.  This act becomes effective on July 1, 2001.

 

2-39  LEADLINES OF REPEALED SECTIONS

 

2-40    176.0121  “Commission” defined.

2-41    176.0123  Creation; members and appointing authorities;

2-42  chairman; terms; vacancies; salaries and per diem.

 

 

3-1    176.0125  Duties of commission.

3-2    176.0127  Department of prisons and division of parole and

3-3  probation to provide information to and assist commission.

 

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