Nevada § 433B.3393 - Establishment of task force to develop program; membership of task force; members serve without compensation; members employed by State or political subdivision

§ 433B.3393. Establishment of task force to develop program; membership of task force; members serve without compensation; members employed by State or political subdivision

1. The Director of the Department of Health and Human Services shall establish a task

force to develop a program to prevent the relinquishment of custody of children who

are not abused or neglected to an agency which provides child welfare services or

the voluntary placement of such children with a public or private institution or agency

pursuant to NRS 432B.360 solely to allow the children to receive services to address a mental illness or emotional

disturbance. The Director shall appoint to the task force representatives of: (a) The Division of Child and Family Services of the Department; (b) The Aging and Disability Services Division of the Department; (c) The Division of Public and Behavioral Health of the Department; and (d) The Division of Health Care Financing and Policy of the Department. 2. In addition to the members appointed pursuant to subsection 1: (a) The Superintendent of Public Instruction shall appoint to the task force one representative

of the Department of Education; and (b) The person in charge of each agency which provides child welfare services in a

county whose population is 100,000 or more shall appoint to the task force one representative

of the agency. 3. Each member of the task force serves without additional compensation and is not

entitled to the per diem allowance and travel expenses provided for state officers

and employees generally. 4. Each member of the task force who is an officer or employee of this State or a

political subdivision of this State must be relieved from his or her duties without

loss of regular compensation so that the officer or employee may prepare for and attend

meetings of the task force and perform any work necessary to carry out the duties

of the task force in the most timely manner practicable. A state agency or political subdivision of this State shall not require an officer

or employee who is a member of the task force to make up the time the officer or employee

is absent from work to carry out duties as a member of the task force or use annual

vacation or compensatory time for the absence.