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CHAPTER 458A - PREVENTION AND TREATMENT OF PROBLEM GAMBLING

GENERAL PROVISIONS

NRS 458A.010         Definitions.

NRS 458A.020         “Account” defined.

NRS 458A.030         “Advisory Committee” defined.

NRS 458A.040         “Department” defined.

NRS 458A.050         “Director” defined.

ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON PROBLEM GAMBLING

NRS 458A.060         Creation; members; term of office; compensation; quorum; members holding public office or employed by governmental entity; duties.

NRS 458A.070         Additional duties.

NRS 458A.080         Appointment of groups to consider specific problems and review requests for grants or contracts.

REVOLVING ACCOUNT TO SUPPORT PROGRAMS FOR THE PREVENTION AND TREATMENT OF PROBLEM GAMBLING

NRS 458A.090         Creation; administration; uses.

NRS 458A.100         Gifts, grants and donations.

NRS 458A.110         Director to adopt regulations.

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GENERAL PROVISIONS

      NRS 458A.010  Definitions.  As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NRS 458A.020 to 458A.050, inclusive, have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections.

      (Added to NRS by 2005, 1527)

      NRS 458A.020  “Account” defined.  “Account” means the Revolving Account to Support Programs for the Prevention and Treatment of Problem Gambling created by NRS 458A.090.

      (Added to NRS by 2005, 1527)

      NRS 458A.030  “Advisory Committee” defined.  “Advisory Committee” means the Advisory Committee on Problem Gambling created by NRS 458A.060.

      (Added to NRS by 2005, 1527)

      NRS 458A.040  “Department” defined.  “Department” means the Department of Health and Human Services.

      (Added to NRS by 2005, 1527)

      NRS 458A.050  “Director” defined.  “Director” means the Director of the Department.

      (Added to NRS by 2005, 1527)

ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON PROBLEM GAMBLING

      NRS 458A.060  Creation; members; term of office; compensation; quorum; members holding public office or employed by governmental entity; duties.

      1.  The Advisory Committee on Problem Gambling, consisting of nine members, is hereby created within the Department.

      2.  The Governor shall appoint to the Advisory Committee:

      (a) One member who holds a restricted gaming license;

      (b) Two members who hold nonrestricted gaming licenses;

      (c) Two members who work in the area of mental health, at least one of whom has experience in the treatment of persons who are problem gamblers;

      (d) One member who represents the Nevada System of Higher Education and has experience in the prevention or treatment of problem gambling;

      (e) One member who represents an organization for veterans; and

      (f) Two members who represent organizations that provide assistance to persons who are problem gamblers.

      3.  After the initial terms, each member of the Advisory Committee serves for a term of 2 years. Each member of the Advisory Committee continues in office until his successor is appointed.

      4.  The members of the Advisory Committee serve without compensation, except that each member is entitled to receive the per diem allowance and travel expenses provided for state officers and employees generally while engaged in the business of the Advisory Committee.

      5.  A majority of the members of the Advisory Committee constitutes a quorum for the transaction of business, and a majority of a quorum present at any meeting is sufficient for any action taken by the Advisory Committee.

      6.  A member of the Advisory Committee who is an officer or employee of the State or a political subdivision of the State must be relieved from his duties without loss of his regular compensation so that he may prepare for and attend meetings of the Advisory Committee and perform any work necessary to carry out the duties of the Advisory Committee in the most timely manner practicable. A state agency or political subdivision of the State shall not require an officer or employee who is a member of the Advisory Committee to:

      (a) Make up the time he is absent from work to carry out his duties as a member of the Advisory Committee; or

      (b) Take annual leave or compensatory time for the absence.

      7.  The Advisory Committee shall:

      (a) At its first meeting and annually thereafter, elect a Chairman from among its members;

      (b) Meet at the call of the Director, the Chairman or a majority of its members as necessary, within the budget of the Advisory Committee, but not to exceed six meetings per year; and

      (c) Adopt rules for its management and government.

      (Added to NRS by 2005, 1527)

      NRS 458A.070  Additional duties.  The Advisory Committee shall:

      1.  Review each request received by the Department from a state agency or other political subdivision of the State or from an organization or educational institution for a grant of money or a contract for services to provide programs for the prevention and treatment of problem gambling;

      2.  Recommend to the Director each request received pursuant to subsection 1 that the Advisory Committee believes should be awarded;

      3.  Establish criteria for determining which state agencies and other political subdivisions of the State and organizations and educational institutions to recommend for grants of money or contracts for services pursuant to subsection 2;

      4.  Monitor each grant of money awarded by the Department for the prevention and treatment of problem gambling; and

      5.  Assist the Department in determining the needs of local communities and in establishing priorities for funding programs for the prevention and treatment of problem gambling.

      (Added to NRS by 2005, 1528)

      NRS 458A.080  Appointment of groups to consider specific problems and review requests for grants or contracts.  The Chairman of the Advisory Committee may appoint groups consisting of members of the Advisory Committee, former members of the Advisory Committee and members of the public who have appropriate experience or knowledge to:

      1.  Consider specific problems or other matters that are related to and within the scope of activities of the Advisory Committee; and

      2.  Review requests for grants of money or contracts for services related to specific programs for the prevention and treatment of problem gambling.

      (Added to NRS by 2005, 1528)

REVOLVING ACCOUNT TO SUPPORT PROGRAMS FOR THE PREVENTION AND TREATMENT OF PROBLEM GAMBLING

      NRS 458A.090  Creation; administration; uses.

      1.  The Revolving Account to Support Programs for the Prevention and Treatment of Problem Gambling is hereby created in the State General Fund. The Director shall administer the Account.

      2.  Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, the money in the Account must be expended only to award grants of money or contracts for services to state agencies and other political subdivisions of the State or to organizations or educational institutions to provide programs for the prevention and treatment of problem gambling. The Director may use not more than 1 percent of the money in the Account to administer the Account.

      3.  The existence of the Account does not create a right in any state agency or other political subdivision of the State or in any organization or educational institution to receive money from the Account.

      4.  On or before January 31 of each year, the Director shall submit to the Director of the Legislative Counsel Bureau a written report concerning any grants of money or contracts for services awarded pursuant to this section during the previous year.

      (Added to NRS by 2005, 1528)

      NRS 458A.100  Gifts, grants and donations.

      1.  The Director may apply for and accept any gift, donation, bequest, grant or other source of money. Any money so received must be deposited in the Account.

      2.  The interest and income earned on money in the Account from any gift, donation or bequest, after deducting any applicable charges, must be credited to the Account.

      3.  Money from any gift, donation or bequest that remains in the Account at the end of the fiscal year does not revert to the State General Fund, and the balance in the Account must be carried forward to the next fiscal year.

      (Added to NRS by 2005, 1529)

      NRS 458A.110  Director to adopt regulations.

      1.  The Director shall adopt regulations to carry out the provisions of NRS 458A.090 and 458A.100.

      2.  The regulations adopted by the Director must include, without limitation:

      (a) The procedure by which a state agency or other political subdivision of the State or an organization or educational institution may apply for a grant of money or a contract for services to be paid from the Account;

      (b) The criteria that the Director must consider in determining whether to award a grant of money or a contract for services to be paid from the Account; and

      (c) The procedure used by the Director to ensure that the money in the Account is distributed in a fair and equitable manner.

      (Added to NRS by 2005, 1529)