Nevada Code § 289.500

Peace Officers Standards and Training Commission: Creation; membership; terms and compensation of members
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1. The Peace Officers Standards and
Training Commission, consisting of 11 members, is hereby created. The Governor
shall appoint 9 members to the Commission as follows:
(a) Two members from Clark County, one of whom must
be from a metropolitan police department created pursuant to chapter 280 of NRS if one exists in Clark County;
(b) One member from Washoe County;
(c) Three members from counties other than Clark
and Washoe Counties;
(d) One member from a state law enforcement
agency that primarily employs peace officers required to receive training as
category I peace officers;
(e) One member who is a category II peace
officer; and
(f) One member who is a category III peace
officer.
2. The Majority Leader of the Senate and
the Speaker of the Assembly shall each appoint to the Commission one member who
is not a peace officer. A member appointed pursuant to this subsection must
have demonstrated expertise in one or more of the following areas:
(a) Implicit and explicit bias.
(b) Cultural competency.
(c) Mental health as it relates to policing and
law enforcement engagement.
(d) Working with children, elderly persons,
persons who are pregnant, persons experiencing mental health crises, persons
with physical, intellectual or developmental disabilities or persons from other
vulnerable populations.
3. Members of the Commission serve terms
of 2 years. Members serve without compensation, but are entitled to the per
diem allowance and travel expenses provided for state officers and employees
generally.
4. The Governor shall make the
appointments to the Commission from recommendations submitted by Clark County,
Washoe County, professional organizations of sheriffs and police chiefs of this
State and employee organizations that represent only peace officers of this
State who are certified by the Commission.
5. In making the appointments to the
Commission, the Governor, the Majority Leader of the Senate and the Speaker of
the Assembly shall consider the racial, gender and ethnic diversity of the
Commission.

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