1. The Advisory Committee for a Resilient Nevada is hereby created within the Department. 2. The Attorney General shall appoint to the Advisory Committee: (a) One member who possesses knowledge, skills and experience working with youth in the juvenile justice system; (b) One member who possesses knowledge, skills and experience working with persons in the criminal justice system; (c) One member who possesses knowledge, skills and experience in the surveillance of overdoses; and (d) One member who: (1) Resides in a county other than Clark or Washoe County; and (2) Has experience having a substance use disorder or having a family member who has a substance use disorder. 3. The Office shall appoint to the Advisory Committee: (a) One member who: (1) Resides in Clark County; and (2) Has experience having a substance use disorder or having a family member who has a substance use disorder; (b) One member who possesses knowledge, skills and experience in public health; (c) One member who is the director of an agency which provides child welfare services or his or her designee; (d) One member who represents a program that specializes in the prevention of substance use by youth; (e) One member who represents a faith-based organization that specializes in recovery from substance use disorders; and (f) One member who represents a program for substance use disorders that is operated by a nonprofit organization and certified pursuant to NRS 458.025 . 4. The Director of the Department shall appoint to the Advisory Committee: (a) One member who: (1) Resides in Washoe County; and (2) Has experience having a substance use disorder or having a family member who has a substance use disorder; (b) One member who is a physician certified in the field of addiction medicine by the American Board of Addiction Medicine or its successor organization; (c) One member who represents a nonprofit, community-oriented organization that specializes in peer-led recovery from substance use disorders; (d) One member who has survived an opioid overdose; (e) One member who represents a program to prevent overdoses or otherwise reduce the harm caused by the use of substances; (f) One member who represents an organization that specializes in housing; and (g) One member who possesses knowledge, skills and experience with the education of pupils in kindergarten through 12th grade. 5. In appointing the members of the Advisory Committee pursuant to subsections 2, 3 and 4, the appointing authorities shall coordinate the appointments when practicable so that the members of the Advisory Committee represent the diversity of: (a) This State; and (b) The communities within this State that are disproportionately affected by opioid use disorder and disparities in access to care and health outcomes. 6. The term of each member of the Advisory Committee is 2 years. A member may be reappointed for an additional term of 2 years in the same manner as the original appointment. A vacancy occurring in the membership of the Advisory Committee must be filled in the same manner as the original appointment. 7. To the extent that money is available for these purposes: (a) Each member of the Advisory Committee who is not an officer or employee of this State is entitled to receive a salary of not more than $80, as fixed by the Department, for each day or portion of a day spent on the business of the Advisory Committee. (b) Each member of the Advisory Committee is entitled to receive the per diem allowance and travel expenses provided for state officers and employees generally while engaged in the business of the Advisory Committee. 8. A member of the Advisory Committee who is an officer or employee of this State or a political subdivision of this State must be relieved from his or her duties without loss of regular compensation to prepare for and attend meetings of the Advisory Committee and perform any work necessary to carry out the duties of the Advisory Committee in the most timely manner practicable. A state agency or political subdivision of this State shall not require an officer or employee who is a member of the Advisory Committee to: (a) Make up the time he or she is absent from work to carry out his or her duties as a member of the Advisory Committee; or (b) Take annual leave or compensatory time for the absence.
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