Assembly Bill No. 201–Assemblymen Leslie and Williams

 

February 26, 2003

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Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services

 

SUMMARY—Revises provisions relating to awards of money made by Committee for Protection of Children from Children’s Trust Account to certain agencies, organizations or institutions. (BDR 38‑1041)

 

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 children; revising certain provisions relating to awards of money made by the Committee for Protection of Children from the Children’s Trust Account to certain agencies, organizations or institutions; 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 432.139 is hereby amended to read as follows:

1-2  432.139  The Committee for Protection of Children shall:

1-3  1.  Make [annual] awards of money from the Children’s Trust

1-4  Account to agencies of the State or its political subdivisions, and

1-5  nonprofit community organizations or educational institutions which

1-6  provide or will provide services for the prevention of the abuse or

1-7  neglect of children. The duration of an award granted pursuant to

1-8  this subsection must not exceed 3 years.

1-9  2.  Adopt by regulation criteria to determine which programs

1-10  and services are eligible for an award of money [under] pursuant to

1-11  subsection 1.

 

1-12  H