Senate Bill No. 335–Committee on Judiciary

 

March 13, 2001

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Referred to Committee on Judiciary

 

SUMMARY—Enacts provisions pertaining to problem gambling. (BDR 41‑1105)

 

FISCAL NOTE:            Effect on Local Government: No.

                                    Effect on the State: Contains Appropriation not included in Executive Budget.

 

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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 gaming; revising the membership of the gaming policy committee to include a representative of the Nevada Council on Problem Gambling; requiring the state board of education to adopt regulations regarding the establishment and applicability of a course of study concerning the prevention of problem gambling; creating the revolving account to support programs for the prevention and treatment of problem gambling; making an appropriation to the revolving account to support programs for the prevention and treatment of problem gambling; 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 463.021 is hereby amended to read as follows:

1-2    463.021  1.  The gaming policy committee, consisting of the governor

1-3  as chairman and [10] 11 members, is hereby created.

1-4    2.  The committee must be composed of:

1-5    (a) One member of the commission, designated by the chairman of the

1-6  commission;

1-7    (b) One member of the board, designated by the chairman of the board;

1-8    (c) One member of the senate appointed by the legislative commission;

1-9    (d) One member of the assembly appointed by the legislative

1-10  commission;

1-11    (e) One enrolled member of a Nevada Indian tribe appointed by the

1-12  Inter-Tribal Council of Nevada, Inc.; [and]

1-13    (f) One member who is a representative of the Nevada Council on

1-14  Problem Gambling, designated by the Council; and

1-15    (g) Five members appointed by the governor for terms of 2 years as

1-16  follows:

1-17      (1) Two representatives of the general public;

1-18      (2) Two representatives of nonrestricted gaming licensees; and

2-1       (3) One representative of restricted gaming licensees.

2-2    3.  Members who are appointed by the governor serve at the pleasure of

2-3  the governor.

2-4    4.  Members who are legislators serve terms beginning when the

2-5  legislature convenes and continuing until the next regular session of the

2-6  legislature is convened.

2-7    5.  Except as otherwise provided in subsection 6, the governor may call

2-8  meetings of the gaming policy committee for the exclusive purpose of

2-9  discussing matters of gaming policy. The recommendations concerning

2-10  gaming policy made by the committee pursuant to this subsection are

2-11  advisory and not binding on the board or the commission in the

2-12  performance of their duties and functions.

2-13    6.  An appeal filed pursuant to NRS 463.3088 may be considered only

2-14  by a review panel of the committee. The review panel must consist of the

2-15  members of the committee who are identified in paragraphs (a), (b) and (e)

2-16  of subsection 2 and subparagraph (1) of paragraph [(f)] (g) of subsection 2.

2-17    Sec. 2.  NRS 389.0185 is hereby amended to read as follows:

2-18    389.0185  The state board shall adopt regulations establishing courses

2-19  of study and the grade levels for which the courses of study apply for:

2-20    1.  The academic subjects set forth in NRS 389.018.

2-21    2.  Citizenship and physical training for pupils enrolled in high school.

2-22    3.  Physiology, hygiene and cardiopulmonary resuscitation.

2-23    4.  The prevention of suicide.

2-24    5.  Instruction relating to child abuse.

2-25    6.  The economics of the American system of free enterprise.

2-26    7.  The prevention of problem gambling.

2-27    8.  American Sign Language.

2-28    [8.] 9. Environmental education.

2-29    [9.] 10. Adult roles and responsibilities.

2-30  A course of study established for subsection 1 may include one or more of

2-31  the subjects listed in subsections 2 to [9,] 10, inclusive.

2-32    Sec. 3.  Title 40 of NRS is hereby amended by adding thereto a new

2-33  chapter to consist of the provisions set forth as sections 4 to 10, inclusive,

2-34  of this act.

2-35    Sec. 4.  As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise

2-36  requires, the words and terms defined in sections 5 and 6 of this act have

2-37  the meanings ascribed to them in those sections.

2-38    Sec. 5.  “Account” means the revolving account to support programs

2-39  for the prevention and treatment of problem gambling.

2-40    Sec. 6.  “Director” means the director of the department of human

2-41  resources.

2-42    Sec. 7.  The revolving account to support programs for the

2-43  prevention and treatment of problem gambling is hereby created in the

2-44  state general fund.

2-45    Sec. 8.  1.  The director shall administer the account.

2-46    2.  The money in the account must be expended only to make grants

2-47  to nonprofit organizations that provide programs for the prevention and

2-48  treatment of problem gambling.

3-1    3.  The existence of the account does not create a right in any person

3-2  to receive money from the account.

3-3    Sec. 9.  1.  The director may apply for and accept any gift, donation,

3-4  bequest, grant or other source of money. Any money so received must be

3-5  deposited in the account.

3-6    2.  The interest and income earned on money in the account from any

3-7  gift, donation or bequest, after deducting any applicable charges, must be

3-8  credited to the account.

3-9    3.  Money from any gift, donation or bequest that remains in the

3-10  account at the end of the fiscal year does not revert to the state general

3-11  fund, and the balance in the account must be carried forward to the next

3-12  fiscal year.

3-13    Sec. 10.  1.  The director shall adopt regulations to carry out the

3-14  provisions of this chapter.

3-15    2.  The regulations adopted by the director must include, without

3-16  limitation:

3-17    (a) The procedure by which a nonprofit organization may apply for a

3-18  grant of money from the account;

3-19    (b) The criteria that the director will consider in determining whether

3-20  to award such a grant of money from the account; and

3-21    (c) Procedures to distribute the money in the account in a fair and

3-22  equitable manner.

3-23    Sec. 11.  There is hereby appropriated from the state general fund to

3-24  the revolving account to support programs for the prevention and treatment

3-25  of problem gambling created pursuant to section 7 of this act the sum of

3-26  $250,000.

3-27    Sec. 12.  1.  This section and section 11 of this act become effective

3-28  upon passage and approval.

3-29    2.  Sections 1 to 10, inclusive, of this act become effective on July 1,

3-30  2001.

 

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