NRS 228.470 Creation; composition; terms of members; duties; officers; meetings; staff; allowances and expenses; regulations.

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1. The Committee on Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault is hereby created. The Committee is comprised of the Attorney General or a designee of the Attorney General and:

(a)The following members appointed by the Attorney General:

(1)One staff member of a program for victims of domestic violence;

(2)One staff member of a program for victims of sexual assault;

(3)One staff member of a program for the treatment of persons who commit domestic violence;

(4)One representative from an office of the district attorney with experience in prosecuting criminal offenses;

(5)One representative from an office of the city attorney with experience in prosecuting criminal offenses;

(6)One law enforcement officer;

(7)One provider of mental health care;

(8)One survivor of domestic violence;

(9)One survivor of sexual assault;

(10)One justice of the peace or municipal judge;

(11)One representative from the Office of Court Administrator;

(12)One medical professional with experience in working with sexual assault forensic evidence kits; and

(13)Any other person appointed by the Attorney General.

(b)One member who is a representative of the Health Care Purchasing and Compliance Division of the Nevada Health Authority, who is appointed by the Administrator of the Division and who has experience related to the certification of programs for the treatment of persons who commit domestic violence.

Ê Each appointed member serves a term of 2 years. Members may be reappointed for additional terms of 2 years. At least two members of the Committee must be residents of a county whose population is less than 100,000.

2. The Committee shall:

(a)Increase awareness of the existence and unacceptability of domestic violence and sexual assault in this State;

(b)Review and evaluate existing programs provided to peace officers for training related to domestic violence and sexual assault and make recommendations to the Peace Officers’ Standards and Training Commission regarding such training;

(c)To the extent that money is available, provide financial support to programs for the prevention of domestic violence and sexual assault in this State;

(d)Study and review all appropriate issues related to the administration of the criminal justice system in rural Nevada with respect to offenses involving domestic violence and sexual assault, including, without limitation, the availability of counseling services;

(e)Study issues that relate to domestic violence and sexual assault, including, without limitation, the intersections between domestic violence and sexual assault and domestic violence and human trafficking;

(f)Make recommendations regarding whether a need exists:

(1)For additional sexual assault victims’ advocates and, if such a need exists, create a plan for how the State can provide additional sexual assault victims’ advocates to meet such a need;

(2)To provide ongoing evaluation of the implementation of the rights of survivors pursuant to the Sexual Assault Survivors’ Bill of Rights and, if such a need exists, shall:

(I)Identify the scope and nature of the need; and

(II)Make recommendations on how to best fill such a need, legislatively or otherwise;

(g)Review the effectiveness of the statewide program to track sexual assault forensic evidence kits established pursuant to NRS 200.3788 ; and

(h)Submit on or before March 1 of each odd-numbered year a report to the Director of the Legislative Counsel Bureau for distribution to the regular session of the Legislature. In preparing the report, the Committee shall solicit comments and recommendations from district judges, municipal judges and justices of the peace in rural Nevada. The report must include, without limitation:

(1)A summary of the work of the Committee and recommendations for any necessary legislation concerning domestic violence and sexual assault; and

(2)All comments and recommendations received by the Committee.

3. The Attorney General or the designee of the Attorney General is the Chair of the Committee.

4. The Committee shall annually elect a Vice Chair from among its members.

5. The Committee shall meet regularly at least three times in each calendar year and may meet at other times upon the call of the Chair.

6. At least one meeting in each calendar year must be held at a location within the Fourth Judicial District, Fifth Judicial District, Sixth Judicial District, Seventh Judicial District or Eleventh Judicial District.

7. The Attorney General shall provide the Committee with such staff as is necessary to carry out the duties of the Committee.

8. While engaged in the business of the Committee, each member and employee of the Committee is entitled to receive the per diem allowance and travel expenses provided for state officers and employees generally.

9. The Committee may adopt regulations necessary to carry out its duties pursuant to NRS 228.470 to 228.497 , inclusive.

10. As used in this section:

(a)“Sexual assault forensic evidence kit” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 200.364 .

(b)“Sexual assault victims’ advocate” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 178A.120 .

(c)“Survivor” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 178A.140 .