Senate Bill No. 491–Committee on Finance

 

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AN ACT making appropriations to the Opportunity Village Foundation for the revitalization of certain thrift stores and to the Washoe Association for Retarded Citizens for creation of a pilot program to develop an employment model and reimbursement model; 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. 1.  There is hereby appropriated from the state general

 fund to Opportunity Village Foundation the sum of $200,000 for the

 revitalization of the thrift stores that are operated by the Opportunity

 Village Foundation.

   2.  Upon acceptance of the money appropriated by subsection 1, the

 Opportunity Village Foundation agrees to:

   (a) Prepare and transmit a report to the Interim Finance Committee on

 or before December 15, 2002, that describes each expenditure made from

 the money appropriated by subsection 1 from the date on which the money

 was received by the Opportunity Village Foundation through December 1,

 2002; and

   (b) Upon request of the Legislative Commission, make available to the

 Legislative Auditor any books, accounts, claims, reports, vouchers or other

 records of information, confidential or otherwise and irrespective of their

 form or location, that the Legislative Auditor deems necessary to conduct

 any audit of the use of the money appropriated pursuant to subsection 1.

   Sec. 2.  1.  There is hereby appropriated from the state general fund

 to Washoe Association for Retarded Citizens the sum of $50,000 for

 creation of a pilot program to develop supportive employment and

 reimbursement models to assist clients in their efforts to find and maintain

 meaningful, productive employment.

   2.  Upon acceptance of the money appropriated by subsection 1, the

 Washoe Association for Retarded Citizens agrees to:

   (a) Prepare and transmit a report to the Interim Finance Committee on

 or before December 15, 2002, that describes each expenditure made from

 the money appropriated by subsection 1 from the date on which the money

 was received by the Washoe Association for Retarded Citizens through

 December 1, 2002; and

   (b) Upon request of the Legislative Commission, make available to the

 Legislative Auditor any books, accounts, claims, reports, vouchers or other

 records of information, confidential or otherwise and irrespective of their

 form or location, that the Legislative Auditor deems necessary to conduct

 any audit of the use of the money appropriated pursuant to subsection 1.

   Sec. 3.  Any remaining balance of the appropriation made by sections

 1 and 2 of this act must not be committed for expenditure after June 30,

 2003, and reverts to the state general fund as soon as all payments of

 money committed have been made.

   Sec. 4.  This act becomes effective upon passage and approval.

 

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