Provision of budgetary information to Fiscal Analysis Division of Legislative Counsel Bureau; information open for public inspection; public hearings on agencys requested budget.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 353.211
in effect1. On or before October 15 of each even-numbered year, the Chief shall provide to the Fiscal Analysis Division of the Legislative Counsel Bureau:
(a) Computerized budget files containing the actual data regarding revenues and expenditures for the previous year;
(b) The work programs for the current year; and
(c) Each agencys requested budget for the next 2 fiscal years, which must include, without limitation:
(1) The adjusted base budget of the agency;
(2) The costs for continuing programs of the agency at the levels of service during the preceding biennium; and
(3) The costs, if any, for any new program provided by the agency or any enhancement or reduction of an existing program provided by the agency.
2. On or before December 31 of each even-numbered year, the Chief shall provide to the Fiscal Analysis Division:
(a) Computerized budget files containing each agencys adjusted base budget by program or budgetary account for the next 2 fiscal years; and
(b) An estimated range of the costs for:
(1) Continuing the operation of State Government; and
(2) Providing elementary, secondary and higher public education,
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3. The information provided to the Fiscal Analysis Division pursuant to subsections 1 and 2 is open for public inspection.
4. The Governor may authorize or direct an agency to hold public hearings on a budget submitted pursuant to paragraph (c) of subsection 1 at any time after the material is provided pursuant to subsection 1.
5. As used in this section, adjusted base budget means the revenues received and expenditures made by the agency during the first year of the current biennium, as adjusted for:
(a) The removal of any:
(1) One-time appropriation or authorization that was appropriated or authorized by the Legislature to the agency for the current biennium;
(2) Operating expenditures that are no longer required to be made by the agency as a result of the expiration of a program;
(3) Contractual obligation that has expired or will expire during the current biennium and is no longer needed by the agency; and
(4) One-time statewide fringe benefits and compensation for state officers and employees for the current biennium, including, without limitation, payment for overtime, seasonal work, shift differential and standby pay;
(b) Any increase or decrease, as applicable, in:
(1) Authority for revenue, internal transfers and reserves based on revenue projected for the next biennium;
(2) The costs of in-state and out-of-state travel based on the market rate for such travel in the second year of the current biennium and for any change in the location of a reoccurring event that is included in the base budget for the current biennium;
(3) The costs of renting building space pursuant to NRS 331.102 or a rental or lease agreement, except costs associated with moving, and including, without limitation, costs for:
(I) The renewal or renegotiation of a rental or lease agreement; or
(II) The relocation of the office space of an agency if the relocation is necessary as a result of the expiration of an existing lease, unavailability of the current facility or other operational requirements of the agency and the new facility is of a comparable size and functionality as the current location of the agency;
(4) Assessments, insurance premiums and cost allocations based on projections for the next biennium;
(5) The costs:
(I) To continue services provided pursuant to contractual obligations that were approved by the Legislature during the current biennium at the same level as provided during the second year of the current biennium; and
(II) For ongoing contractual obligations;
(6) Expenditures that occur in only one year of a biennium;
(7) Ongoing expenditures approved by the Interim Finance Committee during the current biennium; and
(8) Actual caseloads incurred during the first year of the current biennium;
(c) Any annualization of:
(1) Costs that occurred for part of the current biennium; and
(2) Revenue from grants and corresponding expenditures; and
(d) Any other adjustment that is necessary:
(1) Based on the limit upon total proposed expenditures calculated pursuant to NRS 353.213 ; or
(2) As otherwise determined by the Chief.
Source: NV Statutes (Official Site)URL: https://www.leg.state.nv.us/nrs/NRS-353.htmlFetched: 10/4/2026
Source: NV Statutes (Official Site)URL: https://www.leg.state.nv.us/nrs/NRS-353.htmlFetched: 6/28/2026