1.  The Nevada Commission on Minority Affairs, consisting of nine members appointed by the Legislative Commission, is hereby created. Appointments to the Commission must be made from a list of persons recommended to the Legislative Commission by organizations and other entities which represent or promote the interests of minority groups in this State.

Terms Used In Nevada Revised Statutes 232.852

  • population: means the number of people in a specified area as determined by the last preceding national decennial census conducted by the Bureau of the Census of the United States Department of Commerce pursuant to Section 2 of Article I of the Constitution of the United States and reported by the Secretary of Commerce to the Governor pursuant to 13 U. See Nevada Revised Statutes 0.050

2.  The members appointed to the Commission must represent a variety of minority groups that reflects the general population of this State.

3.  The members of the Commission shall elect a Chair and a Vice Chair from among their number.

4.  The term of Office of the Chair and the Vice Chair is 2 years.

5.  Not more than four members of the Commission may be from the same minority group.

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