1. Upon receiving notification by the Department pursuant to subsection 5 of NRS 482.367002 that a special license plate that is intended to generate financial support for an organization will be issued by the Department, or upon a determination pursuant to subparagraph (3) of paragraph (b) of subsection 5 of NRS 482.38279 to distribute additional fees from a special license plate to the charitable organization, a charitable organization, not including a governmental entity whose budget is in the executive budget, that is to receive additional fees shall, if the charitable organization wishes to award grants with any of the money received in the form of additional fees, submit to the Commission on Special License Plates in writing the methods and procedures to be used by the charitable organization in awarding such grants, including, without limitation:

(a) A copy of the application form to be used by any person or entity seeking a grant from the charitable organization;

(b) The guidelines established by the charitable organization for the submission and review of applications to receive a grant from the charitable organization; and

(c) The criteria to be used by the charitable organization in awarding such a grant.

2. Upon receipt of the information required, the Commission shall review the procedures to determine if the methods and procedures are adequate to ensure that all money received in the form of additional fees is expended solely for the benefit of the intended recipient. If the Commission determines that the methods and procedures are:

(a) Adequate to ensure that all money received in the form of additional fees is expended solely for the benefit of the intended recipient, the Commission shall notify the charitable organization of that determination.

(b) Inadequate to ensure that all money received in the form of additional fees is expended solely for the benefit of the intended recipient, the Commission shall notify the charitable organization and request that the charitable organization submit a revised version of the methods and procedures to be used by the charitable organization in awarding grants.

3. A charitable organization may not award any grants of money received in the form of additional fees until the procedures and methods have been determined adequate by the Commission pursuant to subsection 2.

(Added to NRS by 2015, 995; A 2019, 206)