Existing law imposes certain requirements concerning the treatment of a child with an emotional disturbance. (NRS 433B.290-433B.339) Section 2.6 of this bill requires the Division of Child and Family Services of the Department of Health and Human Services to establish a task force to develop recommendations for the creation of a program that provides housing and other services to certain children: (1) who are discharged from a treatment facility or other division facility or who are released on parole or discharged from a state facility for the detention of children; and (2) whose parents or guardians are unable to accept the child back into the home after the discharge or release because of a health or safety risk. Section 2.6 also requires: (1) the Administrator of the Division to appoint representatives of the child welfare, juvenile justice and mental health systems to the task force; and (2) the task force to submit its recommendations to the Joint Interim Standing Committee on Health and Human Services. Existing law defines “child with an emotional disturbance” for the purposes of chapter 433B of NRS related to the mental health of children. (NRS 433B.045) Section 6 of this bill revises the definition of “child with an emotional disturbance” to provide that the term includes, without limitation, a child with a severe emotional disturbance. Existing law designates certain facilities of the Division which provide services for the mental health of children for the purposes of chapter 433B of NRS. Section 10 of this bill makes various changes to designate the facilities of the Division that currently provide these mental health services to children. Existing law provides that if a person commits an assault upon an officer who is performing his or her duty and the person knew or should have known that the victim was an officer, the person is guilty of: (1) a category B felony if the assault is made with the use of a deadly weapon or the present ability to use a deadly weapon; (2) a category D felony if the person is a probationer, prisoner or parolee; or (3) if neither of those circumstances is present, a gross misdemeanor. (NRS 200.471) Additionally, existing law provides that if a person commits a battery upon an officer, and the person knew or should have known that the victim was an officer, the person is guilty of: (1) a category B felony if the battery causes substantial bodily harm or is committed by strangulation; or (2) if those circumstances are not present and no greater penalty is provided by law, a gross misdemeanor. (NRS 200.481) Sections 11 and 12 of this bill revise the definition of “officer” to include an employee of this State or a political subdivision of this State whose normal job responsibilities require the employee to: (1) interact with the public; and (2) perform tasks related to child welfare services or child protective services or other tasks that expose the person to comparable danger.

Statutes affected:
As Introduced: 433B.310
Reprint 1: 433B.130, 433B.310
Reprint 2: 433B.010, 433B.045, 433B.325, 433B.3394, 433B.3392
Reprint 3: 433B.045, 433B.110, 200.471, 200.481
Reprint 4: 433B.045, 433B.110, 200.471, 200.481
BDR: 433B.310