Requires the Legislative Auditor to conduct an audit of certain financial information and employment matters relating to public broadcasting. (BDR…

Existing law establishes the Legislative Counsel Bureau, which consists of a Legislative Commission, an Interim Finance Committee, a Director, an Audit Division, a Fiscal Analysis Division, a Legal Division, a Research Division and an Administrative Division. (NRS 218F.100) Existing law requires the Legislative Auditor, who is the chief of the Audit Division, to conduct certain postaudits of accounts, funds and other records of departments and boards, among other certain entities, of the State to determine certain information. (NRS 218F.100, 218G.200) This bill requires the Legislative Auditor to conduct an audit of the: (1) financial management and employment practices of Vegas PBS, including, without limitation, a focus on the budget, hiring practices and any other relevant matters deemed necessary by the Legislative Commission; and (2) grants of money from the Department of Education to public broadcasting organizations, including, without limitation, an analysis of the distribution of grants and the historical increases of the grants to each public broadcasting organization and any other relevant matters deemed necessary by the Legislative Commission.

Requires the Legislative Auditor to conduct an audit of certain financial information and employment matters relating to public broadcasting. (BDR S-860)

• Natha C. AndersonD