Existing law creates the Division of Emergency Management in the Office of the Military and grants the Division certain powers and duties concerning emergencies and disasters. (NRS 414.040) Existing law further establishes the Emergency Assistance Account in the State General Fund and requires the Division to administer the Account. Existing law authorizes the use of money in the Account: (1) to provide supplemental emergency assistance to the State or local governments; (2) to pay the actual expenses incurred by the Division for administration during an emergency or disaster; and (3) for any other purpose authorized by the Legislature. (NRS 414.135) Section 1 of this bill expands the purposes for which money in the Account may be used by authorizing the Division to use money in the Account to pay the actual expenses incurred by the Division for the purpose of emergency management before, during or after an emergency or disaster regardless of whether the Governor or the Legislature proclaims that an emergency or disaster exists. Section 2 of this bill requires the Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation to conduct a study during the 2023-2024 legislative interim concerning the unemployment system in this State and the impact of a crisis on employment. Section 2 further requires the Department to submit a report of the findings and recommendations of the study to the Joint Interim Standing Committee on Commerce and Labor, the Joint Standing Interim Committee on Health and Human Services and the Director of the Legislative Counsel Bureau for transmittal to the 83rd Session of the Legislature on or before August 1, 2024.

Statutes affected:
As Introduced: 414.135
BDR: 414.135