Amend section 1, page 1, line 3, by deleting “subsection” and inserting:
“subsections 3 and”.
Amend section 1, page 1, line 4, by deleting “any” and inserting:
“in each judicial district that includes a county whose population is 400,000 or more:
(a) Any proceeding held pursuant to NRS 432B.410 to 432B.590, inclusive, other than a hearing held pursuant to subsections 1 to 4, inclusive, of NRS 432B.530 or a hearing held pursuant to subsection 5 of NRS 432B.530 when the court proceeds immediately, must be open to the general public unless the judge or master, upon his own motion or upon the motion of another person, determines that all or part of the proceeding must be closed to the general public because such closure is in the best interests of the child who is the subject of the proceeding. In determining whether closing all or part of the proceeding is in the best interests of the child who is the subject of the proceeding, the judge or master must consider and give due weight to the desires of that child.
(b) If the judge or master determines pursuant to paragraph (a) that all or part of a proceeding must be closed to the general public:
(1) The judge or master must make specific findings of fact to support such a determination; and
(2) The general public must be excluded and only those persons having a direct interest in the case, as determined by the judge or master, may be admitted to the proceeding.
(c) Any proceeding held pursuant to subsections 1 to 4, inclusive, of NRS 432B.530 and any proceeding held pursuant to subsection 5 of NRS 432B.530 when the court proceeds immediately must be closed to the general public unless the judge or master, upon his own motion or upon the motion of another person, determines that all or part of the proceeding must be open to the general public because opening the proceeding in such a manner is in the best interests of the child who is the subject of the proceeding. In determining whether opening all or part of the proceeding is in the best interests of the child who is the subject of the proceeding, the judge or master must consider and give due weight to the desires of that child. If the judge or master determines pursuant to this paragraph that all or part of a proceeding must be open to the general public, the judge or master must make specific findings of fact to support such a determination. Unless the judge or master determines pursuant to this paragraph that all or part of a proceeding described in this paragraph must be open to the general public, the general public must be excluded and only those persons having a direct interest in the case, as determined by the judge or master, may be admitted to the proceeding.
2. Except as otherwise provided in subsections 3 and 4 and NRS 432B.457, in each judicial district that includes a county whose population is less than 400,000:
(a) Any”.
Amend section 1, page 2, line 1, by deleting “2.” and inserting:
“(b) If the judge or master determines pursuant to paragraph (a) that all or part of a proceeding must be open to the general public, the judge or master must make specific findings of fact to support such a determination.
(c)”.
Amend section 1, page 2, line 2, by deleting “subsection 1” and inserting “paragraph (a)”.
Amend section 1, page 2, by deleting line 3 and inserting “general public,”.
Amend section 1, page 2, by deleting lines 7 through 10 and inserting:
“3. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 4 and NRS 432B.457, in a proceeding held pursuant to NRS 432B.470, the general public must be excluded and only those persons having a direct interest in the case, as determined by the judge or master, may be admitted to the proceeding.”.
Amend the bill as a whole by adding a new section designated sec. 2, following section 1, to read as follows:
“Sec. 2. 1. The Court Administrator shall collect information from the clerks of the district courts concerning:
(a) The effect of the amendatory provisions of this act on children who are involved in proceedings held pursuant to NRS 432B.410 to 432B.590, inclusive;
(b) The operation of the child welfare system in this state; and
(c) Any other issue about which the Legislative Committee on Children, Youth and Families requests information.
2. The Court Administrator shall:
(a) On or before July 1, 2004, or by another date determined by the Legislative Committee on Children, Youth and Families, submit to the Committee a written report compiling the information collected pursuant to subsection 1; and
(b) On or before January 1, 2005, submit to the Director of the Legislative Counsel Bureau for transmittal to the 73rd Session of the Nevada Legislature a written report compiling the most recent and updated information collected pursuant to subsection 1.”
Amend the title of the bill to read as follows:
“AN ACT relating to the protection of children; providing that in certain judicial districts proceedings concerning the abuse or neglect of children are presumptively open to the public and that in certain judicial districts such proceedings are presumptively closed to the public; requiring the Court Administrator to prepare reports concerning the child welfare system; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.”.
Amend the summary of the bill to read as follows: