NRS 242.131 Services provided for agencies and elected officers of State: Negotiation; withdrawal; contracts to provide services.

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1. The Office shall provide state agencies and elected state officers with all their required design of information systems. The Security Operations Center shall provide each state agency and elected state officer with cybersecurity services, including, without limitation, real-time monitoring of cyberinfrastructure, threat mitigation, incident response and cybersecurity enforcement. All agencies and officers must use those services and equipment, except as otherwise provided in subsection 2.

2. The following agencies may negotiate with the Office for its services, including, without limitation, cybersecurity services, including, without limitation, real-time monitoring of cyberinfrastructure, threat mitigation, incident response and cybersecurity enforcement, or the use of its equipment, subject to the provisions of this chapter, and the Office shall provide those services and the use of that equipment as may be mutually agreed:

(a)The Court Administrator;

(b)The Department of Motor Vehicles;

(c)The Department of Public Safety;

(d)The Department of Transportation;

(e)The Employment Security Division of the Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation;

(f)The Department of Wildlife;

(g)The Housing Division of the Department of Business and Industry;

(h)The Legislative Counsel Bureau;

(i)The State Controller;

(j)The Nevada Gaming Control Board and Nevada Gaming Commission;

(k)The Nevada System of Higher Education; and

(l)Any local governmental agency.

3. Any state agency or elected state officer who uses the services of the Office and desires to withdraw substantially from that use must apply to the Chief for approval. The application must set forth justification for the withdrawal. If the Chief denies the application, the agency or officer must:

(a)If the Legislature is in regular or special session, obtain the approval of the Legislature by concurrent resolution.

(b)If the Legislature is not in regular or special session, obtain the approval of the Interim Finance Committee. The Chief shall, within 45 days after receipt of the application, forward the application together with his or her recommendation for approval or denial to the Interim Finance Committee. The Interim Finance Committee has 45 days after the application and recommendation are submitted to its Secretary within which to consider the application. Any application which is not considered by the Committee within the 45-day period shall be deemed approved.

4. Any local governmental agency and any state agency that is not an agency of the Executive Department of the State Government which has entered into an agreement to use the equipment or services of the Office and desires to withdraw substantially from that use must, not less than 120 days before the next regular session of the Legislature, notify the Chief of the intent of the agency to so withdraw. The notification must:

(a)Set forth the justification for the withdrawal; and

(b)Unless a later date is approved by the Chief, set a date, not earlier than July 1 of the next fiscal year, for termination of the use of the equipment or services of the Office.

5. If the demand for services or use of equipment exceeds the capability of the Office to provide them, the Office may contract with other agencies or independent contractors to furnish the required services or use of equipment and is responsible for the administration of the contracts.