NAC458A.110. Distribution of money in Account: Duties of Director, Department and Advisory Committee to ensure fair and equitable distribution.  


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  • To ensure that the money in the Account is distributed in a fair and equitable manner:

         1. The Director will prepare a notice indicating the money that is available in the Account and:

         (a) Make the notice available to each person, state agency or other political subdivision of the State or an organization or educational institution known to the Department to have an interest in programs and services for the prevention and treatment of problem gambling;

         (b) Publish the notice in a newspaper of general circulation in each county whose population is 100,000 or more; and

         (c) Post the notice on the Internet website maintained by the Department.

         2. The Department shall:

         (a) Publish the process and instructions for applying for a grant of money or a contract for services from the Account;

         (b) Provide a technical review of each application to ensure compliance with the application process and to determine whether the applicant is eligible to submit an application in accordance with NAC 458A.120; and

         (c) Score applications using a weighted scoring matrix approved by the Advisory Committee.

         3. The Advisory Committee shall:

         (a) Review and approve the scoring matrix for use in the review of applications; and

         (b) Review all applications and make recommendations to the Director for awards of money from the Account in a public meeting of the Advisory Committee.

     (Added to NAC by Dep’t of Health & Human Services by R162-05, eff. 12-17-2008)