Nevada agencies must plan for possible federal law repeals

The Department of Education must prepare reports if any of three named federal education laws or their rules are repealed in whole or in part. The laws are the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act, and the Every Student Succeeds Act. The report also examines whether Nevada law should include repealed provisions and possible funding sources. For disability services, the report recommends funding methods that avoid funding cuts or service interruptions and follow applicable funding rules. The Department may adopt state rules similar to repealed provisions. This law took effect upon passage and approval. Each reporting duty applies if the federal government repeals a covered law or its rules, in whole or in part.

The Board of Regents must prepare a report if Title IX is repealed in whole or in part; the Department of Administration's human resources division must do so if Title VI is repealed in whole or in part. Title IX covers education programs or activities that receive federal funding and bars sex discrimination. Title VI covers federally funded programs or activities and bars discrimination based on race, color, or national origin. Each report recommends ways to continue covered duties, programs, or services using federal or current-biennium legislative funds, and assesses whether state law should include repealed provisions and possible funding sources. The Board of Regents may adopt similar rules after a Title IX repeal. The Department of Administration may adopt similar rules after a Title VI repeal. This law took effect upon passage and approval. Each reporting duty applies if the federal government repeals the named law or its rules, in whole or in part.

The Department of Health and Human Services must prepare a report if HIPAA or its rules are repealed in whole or in part. HIPAA covers privacy and disclosure of certain health information, including information handled electronically by certain health care providers. The report recommends ways to continue duties under repealed provisions using federal or current-biennium legislative funds, and assesses whether state law should include those provisions and possible funding sources. The State Board of Health may adopt similar rules after a repeal. This law took effect upon passage and approval. The reporting duty applies if the federal government repeals HIPAA or its rules, in whole or in part.