81st Legislative Session Preliminary Summary

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Vegas Chamber Preliminary End of Session Legislative Report As of June 1, 2021 Please note that while the 2021 Legislature has adjourned, Governor Steve Sisolak still has ten days excluding Sundays to take action on bills that have been sent to him. Several bills are still pending final action by the Governor and that is reflective in the bill summary.

Assembly Bills Assembly Bill 12 Revises provisions relating to the Department of Transportation. Legislative Summary: AB 12 revises job experience requirements for some of the Deputy Director positions within the Nevada Department of Transportation (NDOT). By changing these positions from classified to unclassified employees and adjusting the work experience requirements, NDOT will be able to more efficiently identify and promote internal candidates for future vacancies. The Chamber supported AB 12 as a government efficiency measure, which benefits Nevada’s taxpayers. Primary Bill Sponsor: Assembly Committee on Growth and Infrastructure Position: Support Assembly Vote: Yeas: 42, Nays: 0 Senate Vote: Yeas: 21, Nays: 0 Action: Bill signed into law by the Governor. Effective Date: May 4, 2021 Assembly Bill 19 Revises provisions relating to educational subjects and standards. Legislative Summary: AB 19 revises the social studies curriculum in Nevada. The existing law provides that social studies include only the subjects of history, geography, economics, and government. Per the bill, the social studies subjects will remove government from the list and add civics, financial literacy, and multicultural education. Government will still be taught in Nevada, though it would fall under the broader category of civics. The Chamber supports this bill as it is imperative for our students to have a curriculum that includes financial literacy.


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