Senate Bill No. 256–Senators Carlton and Amodei

 

February 27, 2001

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Referred to Committee on Government Affairs

 

SUMMARY—Establishes certain requirements for issuance of work permits to certain employees who work in gaming establishments by local governments. (BDR 20‑158)

 

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 local governments; prohibiting certain local governments from denying the request of a person for a work permit to work as a nongaming employee under certain circumstances; prohibiting the televised broadcast of an appeal of the denial of a request for the issuance of a work permit to work as a nongaming employee; 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. Chapter 244 of NRS is hereby amended by adding thereto a

1-2  new section to read as follows:

1-3    1.  If a county requires a person to obtain a work permit to work as a

1-4  nongaming employee, the request of a person for the issuance of a work

1-5  permit must not be denied solely because:

1-6    (a) The person has been arrested; or

1-7    (b) The person has been convicted of a crime more than 7 years

1-8  before the date the person applies for the work permit.

1-9    2.  If a person appeals to the board of county commissioners the

1-10  denial of a request for the issuance of a work permit to work as a

1-11  nongaming employee, the appeal must not be broadcast to the public on

1-12  television.

1-13    3.  As used in this section:

1-14    (a) “Gaming” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 463.0153.

1-15    (b) “Gaming employee” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS

1-16  463.0157.

1-17    (c) “Nongaming employee” means a person who works in an

1-18  establishment where gaming is conducted and who is not a gaming

1-19  employee.

2-1    (d) “Work permit” means any card, certificate or permit issued by a

2-2  county licensing authority, whether denominated as a work permit,

2-3  registration card or otherwise, authorizing the holder to be employed as a

2-4  nongaming employee.

2-5    Sec. 2.  Chapter 268 of NRS is hereby amended by adding thereto a

2-6  new section to read as follows:

2-7    1.  If a city requires a person to obtain a work permit to work as a

2-8  nongaming employee, the request of a person for the issuance of a work

2-9  permit must not be denied solely because:

2-10    (a) The person has been arrested; or

2-11    (b) The person has been convicted of a crime more than 7 years

2-12  before the date the person applies for the work permit.

2-13    2.  If a person appeals to the city council or other governing body of

2-14  the city the denial of a request for the issuance of a work permit to work

2-15  as a nongaming employee, the appeal must not be broadcast to the public

2-16  on television.

2-17    3.  As used in this section:

2-18    (a) “Gaming” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 463.0153.

2-19    (b) “Gaming employee” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS

2-20  463.0157.

2-21    (c) “Nongaming employee” means a person who works in an

2-22  establishment where gaming is conducted and who is not a gaming

2-23  employee.

2-24    (d) “Work permit” means any card, certificate or permit issued by a

2-25  city licensing authority, whether denominated as a work permit,

2-26  registration card or otherwise, authorizing the holder to be employed as a

2-27  nongaming employee.

2-28    Sec. 3.  Chapter 269 of NRS is hereby amended by adding thereto a

2-29  new section to read as follows:

2-30    1.  If a town board or board of county commissioners requires a

2-31  person to obtain a work permit to work as a nongaming employee, the

2-32  request of a person for the issuance of a work permit must not be denied

2-33  solely because:

2-34    (a) The person has been arrested; or

2-35    (b) The person has been convicted of a crime more than 7 years

2-36  before the date the person applies for the work permit.

2-37    2.  If a person appeals to the town board or board of county

2-38  commissioners the denial of a request for the issuance of a work permit

2-39  to work as a nongaming employee, the appeal must not be broadcast to

2-40  the public on television.

2-41    3.  As used in this section:

2-42    (a) “Gaming” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 463.0153.

2-43    (b) “Gaming employee” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS

2-44  463.0157.

2-45    (c) “Nongaming employee” means a person who works in an

2-46  establishment where gaming is conducted and who is not a gaming

2-47  employee.

2-48    (d) “Work permit” means any card, certificate or permit issued by a

2-49  town licensing authority, whether denominated as a work permit,

3-1  registration card or otherwise, authorizing the holder to be employed as a

3-2  nongaming employee.

3-3    Sec. 4.  This act becomes effective on July 1, 2001.

 

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