NRS 407A.5831 Outdoor Education Council: Creation; membership; terms; vacancies; quorum; election of Chair and Vice Chair; members serve without compensation; members holding public office or employed by governmental entity.

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1. The Outdoor Education Council is hereby created in the Division. The Council consists of:

(a)The following ten voting members:

(1)One member who is a representative of the Division appointed by the Administrator;

(2)One member who is a representative of the Department of Education appointed by the Superintendent of Public Instruction;

(3)One member who is a representative of the Department of Wildlife appointed by the Director of the Department of Wildlife;

(4)One superintendent of a school district appointed by the Nevada Association of School Superintendents;

(5)Two members who are licensed teachers appointed by the Governor;

(6)Two members who are providers of nature-based education, one of whom must primarily serve a historically underserved community, appointed by the Governor;

(7)One member of the Senate appointed by the Majority Leader of the Senate; and

(8)One member of the Assembly appointed by the Speaker of the Assembly; and

(b)One nonvoting member who is a pupil enrolled in a public school in this State appointed by the Governor.

2. Each member of the Council serves a term of 3 years. Members may be reappointed for an additional term of 3 years in the same manner as the original appointment. Any vacancy occurring in the membership of the Council must be filled in the same manner as the original appointment for the remainder of the unexpired term.

3. A majority of the members of the Council constitutes a quorum for the transaction of business, and a majority of a quorum present at any meeting is sufficient for any official action taken by the Council.

4. At the first meeting of the Council and annually thereafter, the members of the Council shall elect a Chair and Vice Chair from among the members of the Council.

5. Each member of the Council serves without compensation.

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

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

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

7. As used in this section, “historically underserved community” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 704.78343 .