Committees

INFO: Listed in public records as an exempt board but no public records have been located.

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INFO: The Nevada Department of Transportation is overseen by a Board of Directors, chaired by the Nevada state governor. Requests for funding are reviewed, and a public comment session is open for those who wish to address the Board with their concerns.

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MANDATES: NRS 408.106 and others. The Governor shall appoint as members of the Board four persons who are residents of Nevada, informed on and interested in the construction and maintenance of highways and other matters relating to transportation. The members so appointed must be residents of Nevada in Rural and Urban areas as defined in the NRS
MEETINGS: The Board meets once per month to discuss department news, grants, and updates.

MISSION: The mission of the Nevada Board of Dispensing Opticians is to protect the public’s health, safety, and welfare by effectively regulating the practice of Opticianry.
INFO: Public meetings not available on the website. The nv.gov website may have this information but is not functioning, Aug 2025. Web Archive used https://web.archive.org/web/20250612002401/https://nvbdo.nv.gov/About/

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MANDATES: NRS 637.
1. Establishing standards of practice for persons licensed pursuant to this chapter.
2. Setting forth minimum standards for lenses, frames, specially fabricated optical devices and other ophthalmic devices dispensed by a dispensing optician. Such standards must be consistent with the minimum standards of quality approved by the American National Standards Institute.
The Board is funded from license fees collected from opticians and apprentice opticians. The Board does not receive funds from the State General fund.
MEETINGS: Special meetings may be called by the President of the Board on his or her own motion or by written consent of two or more other Board members.

INFO: The primary body overseeing the state's economic development efforts. It reviews programs, makes recommendations on the State Economic Development Plan, and approves applications for incentives like tax abatements.

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MANDATES: Authorized under NRS 231.033. Reviews and recommends improvements to state economic development programs, provides advice on the State Plan for Economic Development, and reviews/approves applications for tax abatements and other incentives.
MEETINGS: The board meets quarterly, and more often at the call of the Chair or a majority of its members.

MISSION: All Nevada students are equipped and feel empowered to attain their vision of success.
INFO: The Nevada State Board of Education acts as the North Star of the Nevada education system, developing the vision and policy goals for student achievement. The Board sets policy standards to ensure that all students receive equal and equitable access to a high-quality education.

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MANDATES: Authorized under NRS 385.021. Develops the 5-year strategic plan (Statewide Plan for the Improvement of Pupils) to improve academic achievement. Sets policy standards and reviews program outcomes, achievement data, and assessments.
MEETINGS: This board meets many times most months.

INFO: The Nevada Board of Equalization is a body responsible for property tax appeals, where property owners can challenge the assessed value of their property. It ensures property valuations are fair and accurate. maintaining the integrity of the property tax system.

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MANDATES: Hears and determines all appeals from action of County Boards of Equalization. Also hears direct appeals from valuations of the Nevada Tax Commission and other appeals as provided by law.
MEETINGS: Meets 2 to 6 times per year.