Assembly Bill No. 148–Assemblymen Perkins, Leslie, Parks, Gibbons, Knecht, Anderson, Andonov, Angle, Arberry, Atkinson, Beers, Brown, Buckley, Carpenter, Chowning, Christensen, Claborn, Collins, Conklin, Geddes, Giunchigliani, Goicoechea, Goldwater, Grady, Griffin, Hardy, Hettrick, Horne, Koivisto, Mabey, Manendo, Marvel, McClain, McCleary, Mortenson, Oceguera, Ohrenschall, Pierce, Sherer, Weber and Williams

 

Joint Sponsors: Senators Care, Carlton, O’Connell, Amodei, Cegavske, Hardy, McGinness, Neal, Nolan, Rhoads, Schneider, Shaffer, Townsend, Washington and Wiener

 

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AN ACT relating to higher education; requiring the Legislative Auditor to conduct an audit of the University and Community College System of Nevada and the Board of Regents of the University of Nevada; 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.  The Legislative Auditor shall conduct an audit

of the University and Community College System of Nevada and

the Board of Regents of the University of Nevada.

    2.  The audit must include, without limitation, an analysis of:

    (a) Capital construction projects;

    (b) The cost of athletic programs, including, without limitation,

the sources and uses of money for such programs;

    (c) The cost of administration, including, without limitation,

personnel, travel and other associated costs;

    (d) The utilization of host accounts;

    (e) The validity and reliability of enrollment data;

    (f) Policies and procedures for the generation and distribution of

investment income;

    (g) Contracting and bidding procedures, including, without

limitation, construction, retrofit and repair projects and the use of

“shared savings” programs to pay for utility costs and energy

conservation projects; and

    (h) Statewide programs, including, without limitation, program

selection, funding and outcomes.

    3.  The Legislative Auditor shall present a final written report

of the audit to the Audit Subcommittee of the Legislative

Commission not later than February 7, 2005.

    4.  The provisions of NRS 218.737 to 218.890, inclusive, apply

to the audit conducted pursuant to this section.

    Sec. 2.  1.  Upon the request of the Legislative Auditor, the

University and Community College System of Nevada shall transfer

from its budget to the Audit Division of the Legislative Counsel

Bureau the sum of $90,000 to carry out the provisions of section 1

of this act.

    2.  Any remaining balance of the sum transferred pursuant to

subsection 1 must not be committed for expenditure after

February 7, 2005, and reverts to the University and Community

College System of Nevada as soon as all payments of money

committed have been made.

    Sec. 3.  This act becomes effective on July 1, 2003.

 

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