Nevada Revised Statutes Title 5. Juvenile Justice § 62B.607. Implicit bias and cultural competency training required for certain persons; regulations

1. Any person who, during the scope of his or her employment, has regular and routine contact with juveniles who are involved in the juvenile justice system in this State, including, without limitation, any prosecuting attorney, public defender, peace officer, probation officer, juvenile correctional officer, employee of a state or local facility for the detention of children, employee of a regional facility for the treatment and rehabilitation of children or employee of a prosecuting attorney's office or public defender's office, shall complete, in addition to any other required training, training relating to implicit bias and cultural competency provided by his or her employer pursuant to the regulations adopted pursuant to subsection 3. Unless the regulations adopted by the Division of Child and Family Services pursuant to subsection 3 provide otherwise, such training relating to implicit bias and cultural competency must be completed at least once every 2 years.

2. The training required by subsection 1 must include, without limitation, instruction that:

3. The Division of Child and Family Services shall adopt regulations to carry out the provisions of this section. When adopting such regulations, the Division of Child and Family Services may consult with any person whose assistance the Division of Child and Family Services determines will be helpful.

4. The Nevada Supreme Court may provide by court rule for continuing appropriate training concerning implicit bias and cultural competency, incorporating the elements identified in subsection 2, for any magistrate, judge, master or employee in the juvenile court system who regularly and routinely comes into contact with juveniles who are involved in the juvenile justice system.

5. As used in this section, “cultural competency” means an understanding of how people and institutions can respond respectfully and effectively to people of all cultures, economic statuses, language backgrounds, races, ethnic backgrounds, disabilities, religions, genders, gender identities or expressions, sexual orientations, veteran statuses and other characteristics in a manner that recognizes, affirms and values the worth and preserves the dignity of people, families and communities.