NRS218D.380. Requirements for certain legislative measures involving submission of reports to Legislature; Legislative Commission to review and recommend regarding necessity of certain reports.

      1.  Any provision of state legislation enacted on or after July 1, 2013, which adds or revises a requirement to submit a report to the Legislature must:

      (a) Expire by limitation 5 years after the effective date of the addition or revision of the requirement; or

      (b) Contain a statement by the Legislature setting forth the justifications for continuing the requirement for more than 5 years. The statement must include, without limitation:

             (1) If the requirement is being revised, the date the requirement was enacted;

             (2) If the requirement concerns a report regarding the implementation or monitoring of a new program, an analysis of the continued usefulness of such a report after 5 years; and

             (3) An identification and analysis of any costs or benefits associated with or expected to be associated with the report.

      2.  The Legislative Commission shall review the requirements in state legislation for submitting a report to the Legislature which have been in existence for 4 years or more to determine whether the requirements should be repealed, revised or continued. In making its determination pursuant to this subsection, the Legislative Commission shall:

      (a) Identify and analyze any costs or benefits associated with the report;

      (b) Consider the ability of the Legislature to obtain the information provided in the report from another source;

      (c) Consider any recommendations made by the Director pursuant to NRS 218D.385 regarding the elimination or revision of requirements in state legislation to submit obsolete or redundant reports to the Legislature; and

      (d) Consider any other criteria determined by the Legislative Commission to be appropriate.

      3.  Based upon its review of the requirements pursuant to subsection 2, the Legislative Commission shall, as it deems appropriate:

      (a) Make recommendations to the Legislature regarding whether the requirements in state legislation for submitting such reports to the Legislature should be repealed, revised or continued; and

      (b) Request the drafting of a legislative measure pursuant to NRS 218D.160 to facilitate its recommendations.

      (Added to NRS by 2013, 81; A 2013, 1633)