Amend the bill as a whole by adding a new section designated sec. 7.5, following sec. 7, to read as follows:
“Sec. 7.5. 1. There is hereby established an advisory committee to the Committee consisting of:
(a) The Superintendent of Public Instruction;
(b) The Administrator of the Aging Services Division of the Department of Human Resources;
(c) The Chief of the Bureau of Vocational Rehabilitation of the Rehabilitation Division of the Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation;
(d) The Chief of the Bureau of Services to the Blind and Visually Impaired of the Rehabilitation Division of the Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation; and
(e) Any persons appointed by the Chairman of the Committee pursuant to subsection 2.
2. The Chairman of the Committee shall appoint representatives from local advocacy and provider groups to serve on the advisory committee, as the Chairman deems necessary.
3. Each member of the advisory committee described in paragraph (a), (b), (c) or (d) of subsection 1 may designate a representative to serve in his place on the advisory committee or to replace him at a meeting of the Committee or the advisory committee.
4. Each member of the advisory committee who is not an officer or employee of the State serves without compensation and is not entitled to receive a per diem allowance or travel expenses.
5. Each member of the advisory committee who is an officer or employee of the State must be relieved from his duties without loss of his regular compensation so that he may attend meetings of the Committee or the advisory committee and is entitled to receive the per diem allowance and travel expenses provided for state officers and employees generally, which must be paid by the state agency that employs him.”.
Amend the bill as a whole by renumbering sec. 10 as sec. 11 and adding a new section designated sec. 10, following sec. 9, to read as follows:
“Sec. 10. 1. The Legislative Committee on Persons With Disabilities shall conduct a study for the purpose of establishing an Interagency Transition Plan concerning the transition from school to work for pupils with disabilities and to study ways to more fully implement the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, 42 U.S.C. §§ 12101 et seq., in Nevada and to study the facilitation of the use of service animals in this state.
2. The study must, without limitation:
(a) Include a review of programs available for pupils with disabilities in the secondary school environment, including a review of the outcomes for such pupils after exiting school, as a means of determining costs and potential savings for such programs;
(b) Identify gaps in services that may exist for pupils with disabilities who are transitioning out of school into the workforce and develop strategies for narrowing these gaps, including postsecondary education, vocational training, integrated employment, continuing and adult education, adult services, independent living and community participation; and
(c) Determine ways of better implementing the provisions of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, 20 U.S.C. §§ 1400 et seq., and the Americans with Disabilities Act, 42 U.S.C. §§ 12101 et seq., for the benefit of the residents of the State of Nevada, including appropriate access for persons with disabilities and facilitating the use of service animals.
3. The Legislative Committee on Persons With Disabilities shall establish an Interagency Transition Plan for the purpose of facilitating the transition from school to work for pupils with disabilities.
4. The Legislative Committee on Persons With Disabilities shall submit a copy of the Interagency Transition Plan established pursuant to subsection 3 and a report of the results of the study conducted pursuant to subsection 1 and any recommendations for legislation to the 73rd Session of the Nevada Legislature.”.