Nev. Rev. Stat. § 424.235

Current through 82nd (2023) Legislative Session Chapter 535 and 34th (2023) Special Session Chapter 1 and 35th (2023) Special Session Chapter 1
Section 424.235 - Duty of foster care agency to ensure that staff receives certain training; duties of agency relating to gender identity or expression of foster child
1. The holder of a license to operate a foster care agency shall ensure that each member of the staff of the foster care agency who comes into direct contact with a child placed by the foster care agency receives, within 90 days after employment and annually thereafter, training that has been approved by the licensing authority concerning working with lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning children.
2. A foster care agency shall:
(a) Ensure that each child placed by the foster care agency is treated in all respects in accordance with the child's gender identity or expression; and
(b) Follow the protocols prescribed in the regulations adopted pursuant to NRS 432B.172 when assisting an agency which provides child welfare services or a juvenile court in placing a child in foster care.

NRS 424.235

Added to NRS by 2017, 20
Added by 2017, Ch. 9,§4, eff. upon passage and approval for the purpose of adopting any regulations and performing any other preparatory administrative tasks, op. 10/1/2017.