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NRS 353.015 Quorum. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 241.0355, a majority of the State Board of Examiners constitutes a quorum and may, as such, discharge any of the duties specified by law. [12:32:1865; B § 2867; BH § 1901; C § 2027; RL § 4464; NCL § 6927]—(NRS A 2001, 1128)

NRS 353.025 Records. The State Board of Examiners shall cause a record of its proceedings to be kept, and any member may cause his or her dissent to the action of the majority upon a matter brought before it to be entered upon the record. [Part 11:32:1865; B § 2866; BH § 1900; C …

NRS 353.030 Chair. The Governor shall act as Chair of the State Board of Examiners. In the absence of the Governor, the Secretary of State shall act as Chair. [Part 8:32:1865; B § 2863; BH § 1897; C § 2023; RL § 4460; NCL § 6923]

NRS 353.033 Director of Office of Finance is ex officio Clerk of State Board of Examiners; duties. 1. In addition to his or her other duties, the Director of the Office of Finance is ex officio Clerk of the State Board of Examiners. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 4 of…

NRS 353.035 Attendance of witnesses: Subpoenas; fees. 1. The Chair shall have power to issue subpoenas and compel the attendance of witnesses before the Board in the same manner that any court in this state can compel the attendance of witnesses before it. 2. Whenever in the opin…

NRS 353.040 Policies and procedures. The State Board of Examiners shall have authority to establish policies and procedures for its government not inconsistent with law. [Part 9:32:1865; B § 2864; BH § 1898; C § 2024; RL § 4461; NCL § 6924]—(NRS A 2013, 62)

NRS 353.045 Powers of members: Oaths and affirmations; depositions. Each member of the State Board of Examiners is authorized: 1. To administer an oath or affirmation to any person concerning any matter before the Board or intended to be brought before it. 2. To take the depositi…

NRS 353.055 Examination of books and papers of State Controller and State Treasurer. 1. For the purpose of discharging the duties imposed on the State Board of Examiners by law, the State Board of Examiners is authorized to demand information, and the State Controller and the Sta…

NRS 353.060 Count of money in State Treasury by Legislative Auditor. 1. At least once every fiscal year and as often as he or she may deem proper, the Legislative Auditor shall count the money in the State Treasury. The Legislative Auditor shall not give the State Treasurer any p…

NRS 353.065 Count of securities and money in custody of State Treasurer. The Legislative Auditor shall count all moneys and securities in the State Treasury belonging to the State, or to any department thereof, and all other moneys and securities of which the State Treasurer is c…

NRS 353.070 Actual money only to be counted. It is unlawful for the Legislative Auditor to count as money in the State Treasury anything but actual checks pending deposit and currency in the custody of the State Treasurer, or deposits in depository banks, credit unions or savings…

NRS 353.075 Report to be filed following count. 1. When the count of state money, funds and securities is completed, the Legislative Auditor shall make a report and file it in the Office of the Secretary of State. When filed with the Secretary of State, the report is a public rec…

NRS 353.080 Failure of Legislative Auditor to perform duties: Penalties. If the Legislative Auditor willfully shall fail to perform the duties imposed under the provisions of NRS 353.065, 353.070 and 353.075, or willfully shall neglect or refuse to perform any duty enjoined there…

NRS 353.085 Procedure for payment of contract claims when no legislative appropriation has been made. 1. The State Board of Examiners shall: (a) Examine all claims arising out of contract and not under NRS 282.290 against the State presented to the Board by petition, for which no…

NRS 353.090 Procedure for payment of claims pursuant to legislative appropriation or authorization; regulations; availability of money allocated to State by federal program. 1. Except for claims against the Legislative Fund or for the payment of the salaries of public officers, e…

NRS 353.094 Counties’ Trial Assistance Account: Claims by counties. Claims may be made against the Counties’ Trial Assistance Account in the State General Fund by the board of county commissioners of any county as other claims against the State are made for jury fees, witness fee…

NRS 353.097 Stale Claims Account; approval and payment of stale claims; payment of certain late claims for medical expenses. 1. As used in this section, “stale claim” means any claim which is presented by a state agency to the State Board of Examiners: (a) If the claim was eligib…

NRS 353.110 Overpayment of taxes, license fees and other charges. 1. Whenever an amount has been paid into a county treasury for taxes which exceeds the amount required by law to be paid for the applicable tax year, and all or part of the amount so paid has been deposited in the …

NRS 353.115 Limitation of time for claim. A claim for refund of money deposited in the State Treasury or paid to a state agency or officer shall be made within 1 year from the date of such deposit or payment unless: 1. Payment was made under protest; or 2. The statute applicable …

NRS 353.120 Payment ordered or approved by State Board of Examiners. 1. If the State Board of Examiners is satisfied of the correctness and justice of a claim for refund of money paid into a county treasury and deposited in the State Treasury, it shall order the State Controller …

NRS 353.130 Controller’s warrant void if not presented for payment within 180 days after issuance; cancellation; notification of State Treasurer. All State Controller’s warrants issued in payment of claims against the State become void if not presented for payment to the State Tr…

NRS 353.135 Notice of limited time for presentment to be printed on face of warrant. Every warrant issued by the State Controller must have the following words printed upon the face thereof: “Void if not presented for payment within 180 days after the date of issuance.” [2:130:19…

NRS 353.140 Establishment of accounts for lost and stale warrants in funds; procedure for issuance of new warrants. 1. The State Controller shall establish an account for lost and stale warrants in each fund and credit to it the amount of each warrant cancelled pursuant to NRS 35…

NRS 353.146 “State agency” defined. As used in NRS 353.146 to 353.148, inclusive, “state agency” means an agency, bureau, board, commission, department, division or any other unit of the Executive Department of the State Government. (Added to NRS by 1997, 1321; A 2007, 3313; 2011…

NRS 353.1465 Acceptance of credit cards, debit cards and electronic transfers of money: Prerequisites; fees for use; regulations. 1. Upon approval of the State Board of Finance, a state agency may enter into contracts with issuers of credit cards or debit cards or operators of sy…

NRS 353.1466 Acceptance of credit cards, debit cards and electronic transfers of money: Entry of state agency into contract; entry of Director of Office of Finance into contracts for participating state agencies; reports by state agency that fails to enter or participate in contr…

NRS 353.1467 Payments of $10,000 or more required to be made by electronic transfer of money; exceptions. 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, all payments of money owed to a state agency for taxes, interest, penalties or any other obligations that, in the aggregate, …

NRS 353.147 Placement of automated tellers at locations where state agency receives payments. 1. Upon approval of the State Board of Finance, a state agency may enter into contracts with financial institutions or other business organizations for the placement of automated tellers…

NRS 353.1475 Additional fee for providing service to customer in expeditious or convenient manner; Account for Expedited Services. 1. Except as otherwise provided in this subsection and by specific statute, a state agency may charge, in addition to the fee otherwise imposed for a…

NRS 353.148 Procedure for reimbursement of costs for providing services in expeditious or convenient manner. 1. A state agency that has, during the immediately preceding quarter, provided services in an expedited manner or in a manner that is expeditious or convenient to a custom…

NRS 353.150 Short title. NRS 353.150 to 353.246, inclusive, may be cited as the State Budget Act. [1:299:1949; 1943 NCL § 6995.01]—(NRS A 1979, 106, 609, 1238; 1989, 851; 2009, 431)

NRS 353.155 “Chief” defined. As used in NRS 353.150 to 353.246, inclusive, “Chief” means the Chief of the Budget Division of the Office of Finance. [2:299:1949; 1943 NCL § 6995.02]—(NRS A 1963, 1063; 1991, 470, 2446; 2013, 571)

NRS 353.160 Administration. The Budget Division of the Office of Finance shall administer the provisions of NRS 353.150 to 353.246, inclusive, except NRS 353.226 to 353.229, inclusive, subject to administrative supervision by the Director of the Office of Finance. [3:299:1949; A …

NRS 353.175 Qualifications of Chief of Budget Division. 1. The Chief shall have 4 years of responsible experience and education in accounting, public budget administration, governmental research, or in a related position involving administrative or financial responsibility, or an…

NRS 353.185 General powers and duties of Chief of Budget Division. The powers and duties of the Chief are: 1. To appraise the quantity and quality of services rendered by each agency in the Executive Department of the State Government, and the needs for such services and for any …

NRS 353.195 Examination of public accounts. The Chief may: 1. Examine all public accounts of agencies in the Executive Department of the State Government. 2. Administer an oath to and examine under oath, when the Chief deems it necessary, any public official in the Executive Depa…

NRS 353.200 Investigation of organization, costs of operation and duplication of work of state executive departments and agencies. The Chief shall have authority: 1. To investigate duplication of work of departments, institutions and agencies in the Executive Department of the St…

NRS 353.203 Committee on Local Government Finance to adopt regulations establishing procedures for transferring functions of state agencies and local governments. 1. The Committee on Local Government Finance created pursuant to NRS 354.105 shall, in consultation with the Director…

NRS 353.205 Parts of proposed state budget; confidentiality; posting on websites. 1. The proposed budget for the Executive Department of the State Government for each fiscal year must be set up in four parts: (a) Part 1 must consist of a budgetary message by the Governor which in…

NRS 353.207 Submission of certain information concerning incentives for economic development; information open for public inspection. 1. The Chief shall: (a) Require the Office of Economic Development and the Office of Energy each periodically to conduct an analysis of the relati…

NRS 353.210 Submission of certain information concerning positions, certain contracts, expenditure requirements and anticipated income; provision of information to Fiscal Analysis Division of Legislative Counsel Bureau; proposed budgets for certain agencies; information concernin…

NRS 353.211 Provision of budgetary information to Fiscal Analysis Division of Legislative Counsel Bureau; information open for public inspection; public hearings on agency’s requested budget. 1. On or before October 15 of each even-numbered year, the Chief shall provide to the Fi…

NRS 353.213 Limitation upon total proposed expenditures. 1. In preparing the proposed budget for the Executive Department of the State Government for each biennium, the Chief shall not exceed the limit upon total proposed expenditures for purposes other than construction and redu…

NRS 353.215 Work programs for fiscal year: Electronic storage; contents; review and approval; expenditures made on basis of allotments. 1. The Budget Division of the Office of Finance shall maintain a computer network, computer system or other similar means of electronic storage …

NRS 353.220 Procedure for revision of work programs. 1. The head of any department, institution or agency of the Executive Department of the State Government, whenever he or she deems it necessary because of changed conditions, may request the revision of the work program of his …

NRS 353.224 Approval of Legislature or Interim Finance Committee required for certain changes of positions. 1. A state agency other than the Nevada System of Higher Education and vocational licensing boards may not change a position for which money has been appropriated or author…