Nevada § 22 - Appointment of committee; membership; duties; report

§ 22. Appointment of committee; membership; duties; report

1. The Legislative Commission shall appoint a committee to conduct an interim study

relating to the establishment of crisis response call centers. 2. The interim committee must be composed of six Legislators selected as follows: (a) Two members of the Senate appointed by the Majority Leader of the Senate; (b) Two members of the Assembly appointed by the Speaker of the Assembly; (c) One member of the Senate appointed by the Minority Leader of the Senate; and (d) One member of the Assembly appointed by the Minority Leader of the Assembly. 3. The Legislative Commission shall appoint a Chair and Vice Chair from among the

members of the interim committee. 4. The study must include, without limitation: (a) An examination of the following proposals, including, without limitation, the

feasibility of such proposals and any effects thereof: (1) Pairing peace officers with mental health specialists, social workers or counselors

for any mental health calls that address a non-violent situation; (2) Having community service officers who are not armed respond to non-emergency calls

and whether that would require the creation of a new department; and (3) Expanding existing response teams across the State. (b) A determination of which situations are considered to be low-risk and which crimes

are considered to be non-violent and how best to provide information to the public

as to when a person should call an emergency number, a non-emergency number or another

help line. (c) The consideration of alternative models for responses to crises using resources

that do not require armed law enforcement officers, including, without limitation,

responses to mental health crises, issues relating to homelessness or other situations

in which responding with alternative resources is more appropriate than responding

with armed law enforcement officers. (d) A determination of the feasibility of establishing a pilot program relating to

crisis response call centers. 5. On or before September 1, 2022, the interim committee shall submit a report of

its findings, including, without limitation, any recommendations for legislation,

to the Governor and the Director of the Legislative Counsel Bureau for transmittal

to the 82nd Session of the Nevada Legislature.