NRS385.515. Creation; appointment of members; terms; reappointment.

      1.  The Nevada Youth Legislature is hereby created, consisting of 21 members.

      2.  Each member of the Senate shall, taking into consideration any recommendations made by a member of the Assembly, appoint a person who submits an application and meets the qualifications set forth in NRS 385.525. A member of the Assembly may submit recommendations to a member of the Senate concerning the appointment.

      3.  Except as otherwise provided in subsection 4, appointments to the Youth Legislature must be made by each member of the Senate before April 30 of each odd-numbered year. The term of each member of the Youth Legislature begins June 1 of each odd-numbered year.

      4.  If a member of the Senate does not make an appointment to the Youth Legislature by April 30 of an odd-numbered year, the members of the Assembly whose assembly districts are at least partially located within the senatorial district of that member of the Senate must collaborate to appoint a person who submits an application and meets the qualifications set forth in NRS 385.525.

      5.  Each member of the Youth Legislature serves a term of 2 years and may be reappointed to one successive 2-year term if the member continues to meet the qualifications set forth in NRS 385.525.

      (Added to NRS by 2007, 838; A 2009, 252; 2011, 1054; 2013, 22)