NRS232.2155. State Administrative Manual: Creation; duties of Director; notice requirements for proposed changes; submission of comments about proposed changes. [Effective January 1, 2014.]

      1.  The State Administrative Manual is hereby created. The Director, or the Chief of the Budget Division of the Department if the Director does not serve as the Chief, shall compile and publish in the State Administrative Manual any policies and procedures adopted or amended by the State Board of Examiners pursuant to NRS 353.040.

      2.  In addition to complying with the requirements of NRS 241.020, the Director or the Chief, as applicable, shall, not later than 30 days before presenting to the State Board of Examiners any policy or procedure for adoption, amendment or repeal, cause notice of the proposed action to be posted on the Internet website used by the State Board of Examiners to provide public notice of its meetings. The notice must:

      (a) Be accessible through a conspicuous link that appears on the main page of that website;

      (b) Include the full text of the policy or procedure proposed to be adopted, amended or repealed, clearly setting forth any language proposed for addition to or deletion from the policy or procedure;

      (c) Solicit the submission of written comments by any interested person to the Director or the Chief, as applicable, for transmittal to the State Board of Examiners, concerning its proposed action and set forth the address for the submission of such comments and the deadline for submission applicable pursuant to subsection 3; and

      (d) Set forth the date on which the adoption, amendment or repeal of the policy or procedure becomes effective if action is taken as proposed.

      3.  Any written comments submitted to the Director or the Chief, as applicable, pursuant to subsection 2 must be submitted not later than 5 working days before the meeting at which the proposed adoption, amendment or repeal is to be considered by the State Board of Examiners and must be entered into the record of the Board.

      (Added to NRS by 2013, 61, effective January 1, 2014)