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.
(Added to NRS by 1999, 2421; A 2005, 1105; 2007, 595; 2021, 495)
Structure Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 289 - Peace Officers and Other Law Enforcement Personnel
NRS 289.050 - Consequences of refusal to submit to polygraphic examination.
NRS 289.070 - Use of polygraphic examination in investigation.
NRS 289.095 - Investigation of motor vehicle crashes involving peace officers.
NRS 289.100 - Limitations on application of chapter.
NRS 289.120 - Judicial relief available for aggrieved peace officer.
NRS 289.152 - Persons employed as police officers by Indian tribe.
NRS 289.175 - Criminal investigators employed by Secretary of State.
NRS 289.190 - School police officers; other officers and employees of school district.
NRS 289.200 - Officers and employees of state facilities for detention of children.
NRS 289.210 - Legislative police.
NRS 289.230 - California correctional officer.
NRS 289.250 - Foresters and firewardens; arson investigators.
NRS 289.290 - Agricultural police officers appointed by State Department of Agriculture.
NRS 289.310 - Commissioner of Insurance and chief deputy.
NRS 289.320 - Certain designated employees of Nevada Transportation Authority.
NRS 289.330 - Railroad police officer.
NRS 289.350 - Members of police department of Nevada System of Higher Education.
NRS 289.355 - Persons designated as enforcement agents by Cannabis Compliance Board.
NRS 289.390 - Panel of board: Oaths; subpoenas.
NRS 289.460 - "Category I peace officer" defined.
NRS 289.470 - "Category II peace officer" defined.
NRS 289.480 - "Category III peace officer" defined.
NRS 289.490 - "Commission" defined.
NRS 289.530 - Powers of Executive Director.
NRS 289.555 - Person convicted of felony not qualified to serve as peace officer.
NRS 289.675 - Behavioral health field response grant program.