NRS 218H.045 “Educational or informational meeting, event or trip” defined.

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1. “Educational or informational meeting, event or trip” means any meeting, event or trip undertaken or attended by a Legislator or legislative officer, or any legislative staff member with the approval of his or her chief administrative supervisor, if in connection with the meeting, event or trip:

(a)The Legislator, legislative officer or legislative staff member, or a member of his or her household, receives anything of value from a lobbyist to undertake or attend the meeting, event or trip; and

(b)The Legislator, legislative officer or legislative staff member provides or receives any education or information on matters relating to the legislative, administrative or political action of the Legislator or the Legislative Branch.

2. The term includes, without limitation, any reception, gathering, conference, convention, discussion, forum, roundtable, seminar, symposium, speaking engagement or other similar meeting, event or trip with an educational or informational component.

3. The term does not include:

(a)A meeting, event or trip undertaken or attended by a Legislator, legislative officer or legislative staff member, or a member of his or her household, for personal reasons or for reasons relating to any professional or occupational license held by the person, unless the person participates as one of the primary speakers, instructors or presenters at the meeting, event or trip.

(b)A meeting, event or trip undertaken or attended by a Legislator, legislative officer or legislative staff member, or a member of his or her household, if the meeting, event or trip is undertaken or attended as part of his or her bona fide employment or service as an employee or independent contractor and anything of value received by the person for the meeting, event or trip or otherwise paid for or reimbursed to the person as part of his or her bona fide employment or service as an employee or independent contractor.

(c)A party, meal, function or other social event to which every Legislator is invited where educational or informational displays or materials are available but no formal speech, presentation or other similar action to educate or inform the Legislators occurs.

(d)A legislative committee investigative meeting, event or trip.

4. For the purposes of this section, “anything of value” includes, without limitation, any actual expenses for food, beverages, registration fees, travel or lodging provided or given to or paid for the benefit of the Legislator, legislative officer or legislative staff member, or a member of his or her household, or reimbursement for any such actual expenses paid by the person, if the expenses are incurred on a day during which the person undertakes or attends the meeting, event or trip or during which the person travels to or from the meeting, event or trip.

5. For the purposes of this section, if a legislative staff member undertakes or attends a meeting, event or trip that meets the definition of “educational or informational meeting, event or trip” set forth in this section, the legislative staff member is not subject to the Nevada Financial Disclosure Act in NRS 281.5555 to 281.581 , inclusive, unless the legislative staff member is a public officer or candidate or a member of a public officer’s or candidate’s household for the purposes of that Act.