Nevada 2023 Regular Session

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	2	+	(Reprinted with amendments adopted on June 3, 2023)
	3	+	SECOND REPRINT S.B. 72
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3		-	- 82nd Session (2023)
4	7		SENATE BILL NO. 72–COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION
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6		-	CHAPTER..........
	9	+	(ON BEHALF OF THE JOINT INTERIM STANDING
	10	+	COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION)
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8		-	AN ACT relating to education; directing the Joint Interim Standing
9		-	Committee on Education to conduct certain studies during the
10		-	2023-2024 interim and report its findings to the Legislature;
11		-	and providing other matters properly relating thereto.
12		-	Legislative Counsel’s Digest:
13		-	Existing law creates the Joint Interim Standing Committee on Education. (NRS
14		-	218E.320) Existing law authorizes the Committee to: (1) evaluate, review and
15		-	comment upon issues related to education in Nevada; (2) conduct investigations
16		-	and hold hearings; (3) conduct studies as directed by the Legislature or the
17		-	Legislative Commission; and (4) make certain recommendations to the Legislature.
18		-	(NRS 218E.330, 218E.615) This bill directs the Committee to conduct six separate
19		-	studies during the 2023-2024 interim and report its findings for each study to the
20		-	Legislature. Specifically, this bill directs the Committee to study: (1) the mental
21		-	health and wellness of pupils; (2) the workload of teachers, including any relevant
22		-	statutory and regulatory requirements; (3) requirements governing the licensing and
23		-	authorization to work of teachers and administrators and the effect of such
24		-	requirements on the diversity and effectiveness of teachers and administrators and
25		-	the recruitment of local teachers and administrators; (4) trends in graduation and
26		-	achievement of pupils enrolled in high school and any divergence between those
27		-	trends; (5) groups of pupils that may require additional resources, and policies and
28		-	strategies that may address the needs of such groups; and (6) waivers of registration
29		-	fees, laboratory fees and other fees at institutions within the Nevada System of
30		-	Higher Education.
	12	+	PREFILED JANUARY 23, 2023
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	15	+	Referred to Committee on Education
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	17	+	SUMMARY—Directs the Joint Interim Standing Committee on
	18	+	Education to conduct certain studies during the
	19	+	2023-2024 interim. (BDR S-441)
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	21	+	FISCAL NOTE: Effect on Local Government: No.
	22	+	Effect on the State: Yes.
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32	26		EXPLANATION – Matter in bolded italics is new; matter between brackets [omitted material] is material to be omitted.
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	29	+	AN ACT relating to education; directing the Joint Interim Standing
	30	+	Committee on Education to conduct certain studies during
	31	+	the 2023-2024 interim and report its findings to the
	32	+	Legislature; and providing other matters properly relating
	33	+	thereto.
	34	+	Legislative Counsel’s Digest:
	35	+	Existing law creates the Joint Interim Standing Committee on Education. (NRS 1
	36	+	218E.320) Existing law authorizes the Committee to: (1) evaluate, review and 2
	37	+	comment upon issues related to education in Nevada; (2) conduct investigations 3
	38	+	and hold hearings; (3) conduct studies as directed by the Legislature or the 4
	39	+	Legislative Commission; and (4) make certain recommendations to the Legislature. 5
	40	+	(NRS 218E.330, 218E.615) This bill directs the Committee to conduct six separate 6
	41	+	studies during the 2023-2024 interim and report its findings for each study to the 7
	42	+	Legislature. Specifically, this bill directs the Committee to study: (1) the mental 8
	43	+	health and wellness of pupils; (2) the workload of teachers, including any relevant 9
	44	+	statutory and regulatory requirements; (3) requirements governing the licensing and 10
	45	+	authorization to work of teachers and administrators and the effect of such 11
	46	+	requirements on the diversity and effectiveness of teachers and administrators and 12
	47	+	the recruitment of local teachers and administrators; (4) trends in graduation and 13
	48	+	achievement of pupils enrolled in high school and any divergence between those 14
	49	+	trends; (5) groups of pupils that may require additional resources, and policies and 15
	50	+	strategies that may address the needs of such groups; and (6) waivers of registration 16
	51	+	fees, laboratory fees and other fees at institutions within the Nevada System of 17
	52	+	Higher Education. 18
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35	58		THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN
36	59		SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
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38		-	Section 1. 1. The Joint Interim Standing Committee on
39		-	Education shall, during the 2023-2024 interim:
40		-	(a) Conduct a study concerning the mental health and wellness
41		-	of pupils in this State and programs to improve the mental health
42		-	and wellness of such pupils, including, without limitation, evidence-
43		-	based mental health therapies and practices.
44		-	(b) Conduct a study concerning the workload of teachers in this
45		-	State, including, without limitation, provisions of law and
46		-	regulations that affect the workload of teachers in this State, to
47		-	better understand and evaluate the workload of teachers in this State.
48		-	(c) Conduct a study concerning requirements governing the
49		-	licensing and authorization to work of teachers and administrators in
50		-	this State, including, without limitation, requirements for the
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55		-	authorization of a holder of a J-1 visa issued pursuant to 8 U.S.C. §
56		-	1101(a)(15)(J) to work as a teacher or administrator, in order to:
57		-	(1) Identify whether such requirements are barriers to
58		-	increasing the diversity of teachers or administrators, as applicable,
59		-	in this State and increasing the number of pupils in the public
60		-	schools in this State and students at institutions of higher education
61		-	in this State who eventually become teachers and administrators in
62		-	this State; and
63		-	(2) Ensure that requirements concerning the competency of
64		-	applicants for a license as a teacher or administrator, as applicable,
65		-	are reasonable indicators of the future effectiveness of such an
66		-	applicant as a teacher or administrator.
67		-	(d) Conduct a study concerning:
68		-	(1) Trends in the graduation rates of, and the types of
69		-	diplomas awarded to, pupils enrolled in high school in this State,
70		-	based on the information included in the annual report of
71		-	accountability pursuant to NRS 385A.260;
72		-	(2) Trends in achievement of pupils enrolled in high school
73		-	in this State, including, without limitation, information relating to
74		-	such trends that is included in the annual report of accountability
75		-	pursuant to NRS 385A.200;
76		-	(3) A comparison of the trends described in subparagraphs
77		-	(1) and (2); and
78		-	(4) Any factors which may be responsible for the trends
79		-	described in subparagraphs (1) and (2) and any divergence between
80		-	the trends described in subparagraph (1) and the trends described in
81		-	subparagraph (2).
82		-	(e) Conduct a study concerning:
83		-	(1) Groups of pupils who may require additional resources to
84		-	receive a reasonably equal educational opportunity;
85		-	(2) The specific educational needs of such groups of pupils;
86		-	(3) Policies and strategies that target such groups of pupils,
87		-	address specific needs and provide specific interventions, including,
88		-	without limitation, policies and strategies to increase enrollment in
89		-	postsecondary education or vocational training; and
90		-	(4) Long-term strategies to fund and implement such policies
91		-	and programs.
92		-	(f) Conduct a study concerning waivers of registration fees,
93		-	laboratory fees and other fees at institutions within the Nevada
94		-	System of Higher Education, including, without limitation, any such
95		-	waivers granted by the Board of Regents of the University of
96		-	Nevada pursuant to NRS 396.544 to 396.54495, inclusive.
	61	+	Section 1. 1. The Joint Interim Standing Committee on 1
	62	+	Education shall, during the 2023-2024 interim: 2
	63	+	(a) Conduct a study concerning the mental health and wellness 3
	64	+	of pupils in this State and programs to improve the mental health 4
	65	+	and wellness of such pupils, including, without limitation, evidence-5
	66	+	based mental health therapies and practices. 6
	67	+	(b) Conduct a study concerning the workload of teachers in this 7
	68	+	State, including, without limitation, provisions of law and 8
	69	+	regulations that affect the workload of teachers in this State, to 9
	70	+	better understand and evaluate the workload of teachers in this State. 10
	71	+	(c) Conduct a study concerning requirements governing the 11
	72	+	licensing and authorization to work of teachers and administrators in 12
	73	+	this State, including, without limitation, requirements for the 13
	74	+	authorization of a holder of a J-1 visa issued pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 14
	75	+	1101(a)(15)(J) to work as a teacher or administrator, in order to: 15
	76	+	(1) Identify whether such requirements are barriers to 16
	77	+	increasing the diversity of teachers or administrators, as applicable, 17
	78	+	in this State and increasing the number of pupils in the public 18
	79	+	schools in this State and students at institutions of higher education 19
	80	+	in this State who eventually become teachers and administrators in 20
	81	+	this State; and 21
	82	+	(2) Ensure that requirements concerning the competency of 22
	83	+	applicants for a license as a teacher or administrator, as applicable, 23
	84	+	are reasonable indicators of the future effectiveness of such an 24
	85	+	applicant as a teacher or administrator. 25
	86	+	(d) Conduct a study concerning: 26
	87	+	(1) Trends in the graduation rates of, and the types of 27
	88	+	diplomas awarded to, pupils enrolled in high school in this State, 28
	89	+	based on the information included in the annual report of 29
	90	+	accountability pursuant to NRS 385A.260; 30
	91	+	(2) Trends in achievement of pupils enrolled in high school 31
	92	+	in this State, including, without limitation, information relating to 32
	93	+	such trends that is included in the annual report of accountability 33
	94	+	pursuant to NRS 385A.200; 34
	95	+	(3) A comparison of the trends described in subparagraphs 35
	96	+	(1) and (2); and 36
	97	+	(4) Any factors which may be responsible for the trends 37
	98	+	described in subparagraphs (1) and (2) and any divergence between 38
	99	+	the trends described in subparagraph (1) and the trends described in 39
	100	+	subparagraph (2). 40
	101	+	(e) Conduct a study concerning: 41
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101		-	2. On or before February 1, 2025, for each study listed in
102		-	subsection 1, the Joint Interim Standing Committee on Education
103		-	shall submit a report of its findings and any recommendations for
104		-	legislation to the Director of the Legislative Counsel Bureau for
105		-	transmittal to the 83rd Session of the Legislature.
106		-	Sec. 2. This act becomes effective on July 1, 2023.
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	106	+	(1) Groups of pupils who may require additional resources to 1
	107	+	receive a reasonably equal educational opportunity; 2
	108	+	(2) The specific educational needs of such groups of pupils; 3
	109	+	(3) Policies and strategies that target such groups of pupils, 4
	110	+	address specific needs and provide specific interventions, including, 5
	111	+	without limitation, policies and strategies to increase enrollment in 6
	112	+	postsecondary education or vocational training; and 7
	113	+	(4) Long-term strategies to fund and implement such policies 8
	114	+	and programs. 9
	115	+	(f) Conduct a study concerning waivers of registration fees, 10
	116	+	laboratory fees and other fees at institutions within the Nevada 11
	117	+	System of Higher Education, including, without limitation, any such 12
	118	+	waivers granted by the Board of Regents of the University of 13
	119	+	Nevada pursuant to NRS 396.544 to 396.54495, inclusive. 14
	120	+	2. On or before February 1, 2025, for each study listed in 15
	121	+	subsection 1, the Joint Interim Standing Committee on Education 16
	122	+	shall submit a report of its findings and any recommendations for 17
	123	+	legislation to the Director of the Legislative Counsel Bureau for 18
	124	+	transmittal to the 83rd Session of the Legislature. 19
	125	+	Sec. 2. This act becomes effective on July 1, 2023. 20
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