SB78

Existing law creates the Office of Nevada Boards, Commissions and Councils Standards of the Department of Business and Industry and sets forth the powers and duties of the Office. (NRS 232.8413, 232.8415) This bill revises, in skeleton form, the powers and duties of the Office. Existing law provides, with certain exceptions, that all professional and occupational licensing boards created by the Legislature are under the purview of the Office. (NRS 232.8415) Section 24 of this bill adds various other boards, commissions, councils and similar bodies within the Executive Department of the State Government to the purview of the Office. Section 11 of this bill requires the Office to provide administrative services to each board, commission, council and similar body under its purview, including, without limitation, legal services, accounting services, information technology services, services pertaining to activities designed to influence the passage or defeat of any legislation and the services of hearing officers to adjudicate contested cases. Section 11 requires the Office to prescribe a fee to cover the costs for such services and adopt such procedures as the Office may deem appropriate for the billing or collection of such fees from a board, commission, council or similar body to which such services are provided. Section 11 prohibits a board, commission, council or similar body under the purview of the Office from paying any compensation to a natural person or entity other tha