NRS75A.100. Creation; duties of Secretary of State.

      1.  The Secretary of State shall provide for the establishment of a state business portal to facilitate interaction among businesses and governmental agencies in this State by allowing businesses to conduct necessary transactions with governmental agencies in this State through use of the state business portal.

      2.  The Secretary of State shall:

      (a) Establish, through cooperative efforts, the standards and requirements necessary to design, build and implement the state business portal;

      (b) Establish the standards and requirements necessary for a state or local agency to participate in the state business portal;

      (c) Authorize a state or local agency to participate in the state business portal if the Secretary of State determines that the agency meets the standards and requirements necessary for such participation;

      (d) Determine the appropriate requirements to be used by businesses and governmental agencies conducting transactions through use of the state business portal;

      (e) In carrying out the provisions of this section, consult with the Executive Director of the Office of Economic Development to ensure that the activities of the Secretary of State are consistent with the State Plan for Economic Development developed by the Executive Director pursuant to subsection 2 of NRS 231.053; and

      (f) Adopt such regulations and take any appropriate action as necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter.

      (Added to NRS by 2009, 2028; A 2011, 3450)—(Substituted in revision for NRS 75.100)