Senate Bill No. 422–Senators Carlton, Wiener, Titus and Care

 

March 19, 2001

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Referred to Committee on Finance

 

SUMMARY—Makes appropriation to Division of Child and Family Services of Department of Human Resources for establishing and carrying out public information campaign concerning perinatal substance abuse. (BDR S‑1029)

 

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 making an appropriation to the Division of Child and Family Services of the Department of Human Resources for establishing and carrying out a public information campaign concerning perinatal substance abuse; 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. There is hereby appropriated from the state general fund to

1-2  the Division of Child and Family Services of the Department of Human

1-3  Resources the sum of $200,000 for establishing and carrying out a public

1-4  information campaign concerning perinatal substance abuse.

1-5    Sec. 2.  1.  The Division of Child and Family Services shall conduct a

1-6  survey to determine the level of knowledge of the dangers of perinatal

1-7  substance abuse before and after the implementation of the public

1-8  information campaign concerning perinatal substance abuse.

1-9    2.  The public information campaign concerning perinatal substance

1-10  abuse must be directed toward at-risk populations or those populations

1-11  determined by the Division of Child and Family Services to have the

1-12  highest rate of abuse.

1-13    3.  On or before January 1, 2003, the Division of Child and Family

1-14  Services shall provide a written report of the results of the public

1-15  information campaign concerning perinatal substance abuse to:

1-16    (a) The Advisory Board on Maternal and Child Health created by NRS

1-17  442.133; and

1-18    (b) The Director of the Legislative Counsel Bureau for transmittal to the

1-19  72nd session of the Nevada Legislature.

2-1    4.  The Division of Child and Family Services may accept gifts, grants

2-2  and donations to assist in carrying out the public information campaign

2-3  concerning perinatal substance abuse.

2-4    Sec. 3.  Any remaining balance of the appropriation made by section 1

2-5  of this act must not be committed for expenditure after June 30, 2003, and

2-6  reverts to the state general fund as soon as all payments of money

2-7  committed have been made.

2-8    Sec. 4.  This act becomes effective upon passage and approval.

 

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