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Amend section 1, pages 1 and 2, by deleting lines 3 through 8 on page 1 and lines 1 through 16 on page 2, and inserting:
“Labor Commissioner shall, in accordance with federal law, establish by regulation the minimum wage which may be paid to employees in private employment within the State. The Labor Commissioner shall prescribe increases in the minimum wage in accordance with those prescribed by federal law, unless he determines that those increases are contrary to the public interest.
2. The Labor Commissioner may, on July 1, 2005, and each July 1 thereafter, prescribe by regulation increases in the minimum wage equal to the percentage increase, if any, in the Consumer Price Index (All Items) for the year ending on December 31 immediately preceding the fiscal year for which the increase is calculated.”.
Amend the bill as a whole by adding new sections designated sections 2.5 and 2.7, following sec. 2, to read as follows:
“Sec. 2.5. Chapter 231 of NRS is hereby amended by adding a new section to read as follows:
To determine the efficacy of tax incentives and other incentives with respect to the creation of jobs within this state that pay livable wages, as determined pursuant to subsection 4 of section 3 of this act, the Commission on Economic Development shall, on or before January 31 of each year:
1. Identify each business, company or corporation that has received an incentive, including, without limitation, a tax abatement, to relocate within this state or to expand its operations within this state; and
2. Calculate the number of jobs created within this state by each of the businesses, companies and corporations that received the incentives described in subsection 1. The calculations required pursuant to this paragraph must include or be accompanied by an assessment of:
(a) The average wage of nonmanagerial employees paid by the applicable business, company or corporation that received the incentive;
(b) The health care benefits offered to nonmanagerial employees by the applicable business, company or corporation that received the incentive; and
(c) The particular type of incentive and amount of incentive received by the applicable business, company or corporation.
Sec. 2.7. NRS 231.020 is hereby amended to read as follows:
231.020 As used in NRS 231.020 to 231.139, inclusive, and section 2.5 of this act, unless the context otherwise requires, “motion pictures” includes feature films, movies made for broadcast on television and programs made for broadcast on television in episodes.”.
Amend sec. 3, page 3, line 5, by deleting:
“budgets for five” and inserting:
“budgets, based upon acceptable self-sufficiency standards, for six”.
Amend sec. 3, page 3, line 7, by deleting “household” and inserting “family unit”.
Amend sec. 3, page 3, between lines 7 and 8, by inserting:
“(b) A family unit consisting of two adult persons;”.
Amend sec. 3, page 3, line 8, by deleting:
“(b) A household” and inserting:
“(c) A family unit”.
Amend sec. 3, page 3, line 9, by deleting:
“(c) A household” and inserting:
“(d) A family unit”.
Amend sec. 3, page 3, line 10, by deleting:
“(d) A household” and inserting:
“(e) A family unit”.
Amend sec. 3, page 3, line 11, by deleting:
“(e) A household” and inserting:
“(f) A family unit”.
Amend sec. 3, page 3, by deleting lines 12 through 33.
Amend sec. 3, page 3, line 34, by deleting “3.” and inserting “2.”.
Amend sec. 3, page 3, line 42, after “spending;” by inserting “and”.
Amend sec. 3, page 3, lines 43 and 44, by deleting:
“Savings and investment; and
(h)”.
Amend sec. 3, page 4, line 1, by deleting “4.” and inserting “3.”.
Amend sec. 3, page 4, line 7, by deleting “5.” and inserting “4.”.
Amend sec. 3, page 4, between lines 9 and 10, by inserting:
“5. As used in this section, “livable wage” means a wage sufficient to support a family unit without public assistance based upon an acceptable self-sufficiency standard.”.
Amend the bill as a whole by deleting sec. 5 and adding:
“Sec. 5. (Deleted by amendment.)”.
Amend sec. 7, page 9, line 38, by deleting “health permits” and inserting:
“business licenses by a political subdivision of this state”.
Amend sec. 8, page 10, by deleting line 2 and inserting:
“business license issued by a political subdivision of this state,”.
Amend sec. 8, page 10, line 7, by deleting “health authority” and inserting “political subdivision”.
Amend sec. 8, page 11, lines 12 and 14, by deleting “health authority” and inserting “political subdivision”.
Amend sec. 8, page 11, line 19, by deleting “or”.
Amend sec. 8, page 11, line 21, by deleting “month.” and inserting:
“month; or
(3) Is a courtesy clerk.”.
Amend the bill as a whole by deleting sections 9 and 10 and adding:
“Secs. 9. and 10. (Deleted by amendment.)”.
Amend sec. 11, pages 12 and 13, by deleting lines 43 and 44 on page 12 and lines 1 and 2 on page 13, and inserting:
“Sec. 11. This act becomes effective on July 1, 2003.”.
Amend the title of the bill to read as follows:
“AN ACT relating to labor; authorizing the Labor Commissioner to prescribe certain increases to the minimum wage under certain circumstances; requiring the Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation to perform certain calculations with respect to the cost of living for working families within the State; requiring the Commission on Economic Development to determine the efficacy of certain tax incentives and other incentives with respect to the creation of jobs within this state that pay livable wages; imposing certain requirements relating to the provision of family health care to the employees and dependents of certain larger grocery stores; providing a penalty; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.”.