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                                                   (Reprinted with amendments adopted on June 1, 2003)

 

Senate Bill No. 496–Committee on Finance

 

May 16, 2003

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Referred to Committee on Finance

 

SUMMARY—Revises various provisions governing certain training programs for employees of businesses. (BDR 18‑1348)

 

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 economic development; revising various provisions governing certain training programs for employees of businesses; providing for the reversion to the State General Fund of certain money administered by the Commission on Economic Development to carry out such training programs; 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 231.141 is hereby amended to read as follows:

1-2  231.141  As used in NRS 231.141 to 231.152, inclusive, unless

1-3  the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NRS

1-4  231.142 [to 231.146, inclusive,] , 231.143 and 231.146 have the

1-5  meanings ascribed to them in those sections.

1-6  Sec. 2. NRS 231.147 is hereby amended to read as follows:

1-7  231.147  1.  A person who operates a business or will operate

1-8  a business in this state may apply to the Commission for approval of

1-9  a program. The application must be submitted on a form prescribed

1-10  by the Commission.

1-11      2.  Each application must include:

1-12      (a) The name, address and telephone number of the business;

1-13      (b) The number and types of jobs for the business that are

1-14  available or will be available upon completion of the program;

2-1  (c) A statement of the objectives of the proposed program;

2-2  (d) The estimated cost for each person enrolled in the program;

2-3  and

2-4  (e) A statement signed by the applicant certifying that, if the

2-5  program set forth in the application is approved and money is

2-6  granted by the [Director] Commission to a community college for

2-7  the program, each employee who completes the program:

2-8       (1) Will be employed in a full-time and permanent position

2-9  in the business; and

2-10          (2) While employed in that position, will be paid not less

2-11  than 80 percent of the lesser of the average industrial hourly wage

2-12  in:

2-13             (I) This state; or

2-14             (II) The county in which the business is located,

2-15  as determined by the Employment Security Division of the

2-16  Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation on July 1

2-17  of each fiscal year.

2-18      3.  Upon request, the Commission may assist an applicant in

2-19  completing an application pursuant to the provisions of this section.

2-20      4.  Except as otherwise provided in subsection 5, the

2-21  Commission shall approve or deny each application at the next

2-22  regularly scheduled meeting of the Commission. When considering

2-23  an application, the Commission shall give priority to a business that:

2-24      (a) Provides high-skill and high-wage jobs to residents of this

2-25  state; and

2-26      (b) To the greatest extent practicable, uses materials for the

2-27  business that are produced or bought in this state.

2-28      5.  Before approving an application, the Commission shall

2-29  establish the amount of matching money that the applicant must

2-30  provide for the program. The amount established by the

2-31  Commission for that applicant must not be less than 25 percent of

2-32  the amount the Commission approves for the program.

2-33      6.  If the Commission approves an application, it shall notify

2-34  the applicant, in writing, within 10 days after the application is

2-35  approved.

2-36      7.  If the Commission denies an application, it shall, within 10

2-37  days after the application is denied, notify the applicant in writing.

2-38  The notice must include the reason for denying the application.

2-39      Sec. 3. NRS 231.149 is hereby amended to read as follows:

2-40      231.149  1.  The [Director] Commission may apply for or

2-41  accept any gifts, grants, donations or contributions from any source

2-42  to carry out the provisions of NRS 231.141 to 231.152, inclusive.

2-43      2.  Any money the [Director] Commission receives pursuant to

2-44  subsection 1 must be deposited in the State Treasury pursuant to

2-45  NRS 231.151.

3-1  Sec. 4. NRS 231.151 is hereby amended to read as follows:

3-2  231.151  1.  Any money the [Director] Commission receives

3-3  pursuant to NRS 231.149 or that is appropriated to carry out the

3-4  provisions of NRS 231.141 to 231.152, inclusive:

3-5  (a) Must be deposited in the State Treasury and accounted for

3-6  separately in the State General Fund; and

3-7  (b) May only be used to carry out those provisions . [; and

3-8  (c) Does not revert to the State General Fund at the end of any

3-9  fiscal year.]

3-10      2.  Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, the balance

3-11  remaining in the account that has not been committed for

3-12  expenditure on or before June 30 of a fiscal year reverts to the

3-13  State General Fund.

3-14      3.  In calculating the uncommitted remaining balance in the

3-15  account at the end of a fiscal year, any money in the account that

3-16  is attributable to a gift, grant, donation or contribution:

3-17      (a) To the extent not inconsistent with a term of the gift, grant,

3-18  donation or contribution, shall be deemed to have been committed

3-19  for expenditure before any money that is attributable to a

3-20  legislative appropriation; and

3-21      (b) Must be excluded from the calculation of the uncommitted

3-22  remaining balance in the account at the end of the fiscal year if

3-23  necessary to comply with a term of the gift, grant, donation or

3-24  contribution.

3-25      4.  The [Director] Commission shall administer the account.

3-26  Any interest or income earned on the money in the account must be

3-27  credited to the account. Any claims against the account must be paid

3-28  as other claims against the State are paid.

3-29      Sec. 5. NRS 231.152 is hereby amended to read as follows:

3-30      231.152  [1.  Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, the

3-31  Director may adopt such regulations as are necessary to carry out

3-32  the provisions of NRS 231.141 to 231.152, inclusive.

3-33      2.] The Commission may adopt such regulations as are

3-34  necessary to carry out the provisions of NRS 231.147 . [and

3-35  231.148.]

3-36      Sec. 6. NRS 231.144, 231.145 and 231.148 are hereby

3-37  repealed.

3-38      Sec. 7. This act becomes effective on July 1, 2003.

 

4-1  TEXT OF REPEALED SECTIONS

 

4-2  231.144  “Department” defined.  “Department” means the

4-3  Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation.

4-4  231.145  “Director” defined. “Director” means the Director

4-5  of the Department.

4-6  231.148  Grants to Commission by Director; notification.

4-7  1.  Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, the Director

4-8  may grant an amount not to exceed $500,000 per fiscal year to the

4-9  Commission to pay for programs that the Commission approves

4-10  pursuant to NRS 231.147.

4-11      2.  If the Commission expends the amount granted pursuant to

4-12  subsection 1 before the end of the fiscal year, the Commission may

4-13  request that the Director grant additional money to pay for programs

4-14  that the Commission approves pursuant to NRS 231.147.

4-15      3.  Upon receipt of a request for additional money pursuant to

4-16  subsection 2, the Director shall decide whether to grant the

4-17  additional money and shall send written notice of his decision to the

4-18  Commission in a timely manner.

 

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