Nevada 2023 Regular Session

Nevada Senate Bill SB98 Compare Versions

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7	7		SENATE BILL NO. 98–COMMITTEE ON FINANCE
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9	9		(ON BEHALF OF THE JOINT INTERIM STANDING
10	10		COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION)
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12	12		PREFILED FEBRUARY 2, 2023
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15	15		Referred to Committee on Finance
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17	17		SUMMARY—Revises provisions relating to education.
18	18		(BDR 34-444)
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20	20		FISCAL NOTE: Effect on Local Government: May have Fiscal Impact.
21	21		Effect on the State: Contains Appropriation not included
22	22		in Executive Budget.
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26	26		EXPLANATION – Matter in bolded italics is new; matter between brackets [omitted material] is material to be omitted.
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29	29		AN ACT relating to education; revising provisions relating to
30	30		annual reports of accountability for public schools;
31	31		revising provisions relating to the Education Stabilization
32	32		Account; revising provisions relating to the Commission
33	33		on School Funding; requiring the Commission to conduct
34	34		interim studies on school funding and accountability for
35	35		school funding; making appropriations; and providing
36	36		other matters properly relating thereto.
37	37		Legislative Counsel’s Digest:
38	38		Existing law requires the preparation of an annual report of accountability for 1
39	39		each school district and sponsor of charter schools in this State, as well as for all 2
40	40		public schools in the State as a whole. (NRS 385A.010-385A.520) Existing law 3
41	41		imposes certain duties on the Superintendent of Public Instruction relating to the 4
42	42		accountability of public schools. (NRS 385A.080) Section 3.3 of this bill 5
43	43		additionally requires the Superintendent to establish metrics of performance for 6
44	44		public schools for each grade and, along with each school district and charter 7
45	45		school, publish such metrics on their respective Internet websites and report data on 8
46	46		such metrics to the Governor, State Board of Education and Director of the 9
47	47		Legislative Counsel Bureau for transmission to the Joint Interim Standing 10
48	48		Committee on Education. 11
49	49		Existing law creates the Education Stabilization Account in the State Education 12
50	50		Fund and allows the Interim Finance Committee to authorize the transfer of money 13
51	51		in the Account to the State Education Fund if actual enrollment growth in a fiscal 14
52	52		year exceeds projected enrollment growth or if the collection of revenue in a fiscal 15
53	53		year results in the State Education Fund receiving 97 percent or less of the money 16
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58	58		authorized for expenditure from the State Education Fund. (NRS 387.1213) Section 17
59	59		3.5 of this bill additionally authorizes the Interim Finance Committee to transfer 18
60	60		money from the Account to the State Education Fund if: (1) money deposited in the 19
61	61		State Education Fund was found by an audit to have been deposited in error; or (2) 20
62	62		an error in the application of the Pupil-Centered Funding Plan by the Department of 21
63	63		Education creates a shortfall in the State Education Fund. 22
64	64		Existing law creates the Commission on School Funding and authorizes the 23
65	65		Commission to meet only between July 1 of an odd-numbered year and 24
66	66		September 30 of the subsequent even-numbered year. (NRS 387.1246) Section 4 of 25
67	67		this bill: (1) requires the Commission to meet monthly; (2) authorizes the 26
68	68		Commission to meet in person or, at the discretion of the Chair of the Commission, 27
69	69		by use of a remote technology system; (3) authorizes the Commission to meet 28
70	70		between July 1 of an odd-numbered year and December 31 of the subsequent even-29
71	71		numbered year; and (4) authorizes the Commission to also meet during any regular 30
72	72		or special session of the Legislature, if requested to do so by the chair of the Senate 31
73	73		Standing Committee on Education, Assembly Standing Committee on Education, 32
74	74		Senate Standing Committee on Finance, Assembly Standing Committee on Ways 33
75	75		and Means or Interim Finance Committee. Section 4.5 of this bill expands the 34
76	76		duties of the Commission by requiring the Commission to: (1) review the academic 35
77	77		progress made by pupils in each public school; and (2) review and consider 36
78	78		strategies to improve the accessibility and ensure the equitability of existing and 37
79	79		new programs within and between public schools. Section 7.5 of this bill: (1) 38
80	80		expires the terms of incumbent members of the Commission on June 30, 2023; (2) 39
81	81		requires the appointment or reappointment of members of the Commission on or 40
82	82		before July 1, 2023, to staggered terms; and (3) requires the Commission to hold its 41
83	83		first meeting during Fiscal Year 2023-2024 on or before September 1, 2023. 42
84	84		Section 7 of this bill requires the Commission to conduct interim studies on 43
85	85		school funding and school accountability. Section 7 requires the interim study on 44
86	86		school funding to examine topics relating to: (1) the funding of building 45
87	87		improvement and modernization projects by small school districts; (2) the number 46
88	88		of professional educators graduating from institutions of higher education in this 47
89	89		State; (3) the classification and compensation of professional educators and support 48
90	90		personnel at public schools; and (4) changes to the laws governing sales and use tax 49
91	91		and property tax to fully fund public schools in this State at an optimal level of 50
92	92		funding. Section 7 requires the interim study on school accountability to include 51
93	93		recommendations for performance metrics to assess the impact of increased 52
94	94		investments in K-12 public education and accountability measures to ensure the 53
95		-	effective use of such investments. Section 6 of this bill appropriates $500,000 ~~from~~ 54
96		-	the State General Fund to the Commission for the cost of the studies required by 55
97		-	section 7. Sections 6.3 and 6.5 of this bill appropriate money for the payment of 56
	95	+	effective use of such investments. Section 6 of this bill appropriates $1,500,000 54
	96	+	from the State General Fund to the Commission for the cost of the studies required 55
	97	+	by section 7. Sections 6.3 and 6.5 of this bill appropriate money for the payment of 56
98	98		travel and per diem expenses for members of the Commission on School Funding 57
99	99		and employees of the Department of Education, respectively, for attending 58
100	100		meetings of the Commission. 59
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103	103		THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN
104	104		SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
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106	106		Section 1. (Deleted by amendment.) 1
107	107		Sec. 2. (Deleted by amendment.) 2
108	108		Sec. 3. (Deleted by amendment.) 3
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113	113		Sec. 3.3. NRS 385A.080 is hereby amended to read as 1
114	114		follows: 2
115	115		385A.080 1. The Superintendent of Public Instruction shall: 3
116	116		(a) Prescribe forms for the reports required pursuant to NRS 4
117	117		385A.070 and provide the forms to the respective school districts, 5
118	118		the State Public Charter School Authority and each college or 6
119	119		university within the Nevada System of Higher Education that 7
120	120		sponsors a charter school. 8
121	121		(b) Provide statistical information and technical assistance to the 9
122	122		school districts, the State Public Charter School Authority and each 10
123	123		college or university within the Nevada System of Higher Education 11
124	124		that sponsors a charter school to ensure that the reports provide 12
125	125		comparable information with respect to each school in each district, 13
126	126		each charter school and among the districts and charter schools 14
127	127		throughout this State. 15
128	128		(c) Consult with a representative of the: 16
129	129		(1) Nevada State Education Association; 17
130	130		(2) Nevada Association of School Boards; 18
131	131		(3) Nevada Association of School Administrators; 19
132	132		(4) Nevada Parent Teacher Association; 20
133	133		(5) Budget Division of the Office of Finance; 21
134	134		(6) Legislative Counsel Bureau; and 22
135	135		(7) Charter School Association of Nevada, 23
136	136		 concerning the program adopted pursuant to subsection 1 of NRS 24
137	137		385A.070 and consider any advice or recommendations submitted 25
138	138		by the representatives with respect to the program. 26
139	139		(d) Establish metrics of performance for public schools for 27
140	140		each grade which include, without limitation, metrics for: 28
141	141		(1) The growth and proficiency of pupils in literacy, 29
142	142		mathematics and science; 30
143	143		(2) The engagement and proficiency of pupils in courses 31
144	144		for college and career readiness; and 32
145	145		(3) The retention and recruitment of teachers and 33
146	146		education support professionals. 34
147	147		2. The Superintendent of Public Instruction may consult with 35
148	148		representatives of parent groups other than the Nevada Parent 36
149	149		Teacher Association concerning the program adopted pursuant to 37
150	150		subsection 1 of NRS 385A.070 and consider any advice or 38
151	151		recommendations submitted by the representatives with respect to 39
152	152		the program. 40
153	153		3. The Superintendent of Public Instruction and each school 41
154	154		district and charter school shall: 42
155	155		(a) Publish the metrics established pursuant to paragraph (d) 43
156	156		of subsection 1 on their respective Internet websites; and 44
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161	161		(b) On or before October 1 of each year, report data relating to 1
162	162		each metric established pursuant to paragraph (d) of subsection 1 2
163	163		to the Governor, the State Board and the Director of the 3
164	164		Legislative Counsel Bureau for transmission to the Joint Interim 4
165	165		Standing Committee on Education. 5
166	166		Sec. 3.5. NRS 387.1213 is hereby amended to read as follows: 6
167	167		387.1213 1. The Education Stabilization Account is hereby 7
168	168		created in the State Education Fund. Except as otherwise provided 8
169	169		in subsections 3 and 4, each year after the close of the previous 9
170	170		fiscal year and before the issuance of the State Controller’s annual 10
171	171		report, each county school district shall transfer from the county 11
172	172		school district fund to the Education Stabilization Account any 12
173	173		amount by which the budgeted ending fund balance of the county 13
174	174		school district fund exceeds 16.6 percent of the total budgeted 14
175	175		expenditures for the fund. The interest and income earned on the 15
176	176		money in the Account, after deducting any applicable charges, must 16
177	177		be credited to the Account. 17
178	178		2. Money transferred pursuant to subsection 1 to the Education 18
179	179		Stabilization Account is a continuing appropriation solely for the 19
180	180		purpose of authorizing the expenditure of the transferred money for 20
181	181		the purposes set forth in this section. 21
182	182		3. The balance in the Education Stabilization Account must not 22
183	183		exceed 15 percent of the total of all appropriations and 23
184	184		authorizations from the State Education Fund, excluding the 24
185	185		Education Stabilization Account, for the immediately preceding 25
186	186		fiscal year. Any money transferred to the Education Stabilization 26
187	187		Account which exceeds this amount must instead be transferred to 27
188	188		the State Education Fund. 28
189	189		4. If the Interim Finance Committee finds that: 29
190	190		(a) Upon submission of a request from the Department, the 30
191	191		actual enrollment growth for a fiscal year exceeds the projected 31
192	192		enrollment growth by an amount that the Interim Finance 32
193	193		Committee determines would make a transfer of money to the State 33
194	194		Education Fund necessary to fund the excess enrollment; [or] 34
195	195		(b) The collection of revenue in any fiscal year will result in the 35
196	196		State Education Fund receiving 97 percent or less of the money 36
197	197		authorized for expenditure from the State Education Fund [,] ; 37
198	198		(c) Upon submission of a request from the Department, any 38
199	199		amount of money which was deposited in the State Education 39
200	200		Fund is found by an audit to have been deposited in error; or 40
201	201		(d) Upon submission of a request from the Department, any 41
202	202		error in the application of the Pupil-Centered Funding Plan by the 42
203	203		Department has created a shortfall in the State Education Fund, 43
204	204		 the Committee shall by resolution establish an amount of money 44
205	205		to transfer from the Education Stabilization Account to the State 45
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210	210		Education Fund and direct the State Controller to transfer that 1
211	211		amount to the State Education Fund. The State Controller shall 2
212	212		thereupon make the transfer. 3
213	213		5. The balance remaining in the State Education Fund, 4
214	214		excluding the balance remaining in the Education Stabilization 5
215	215		Account, that has not been committed for expenditure on or before 6
216	216		June 30 of an odd-numbered fiscal year must be transferred to the 7
217	217		Education Stabilization Account to the extent that such a transfer 8
218	218		would not cause the balance in the Education Stabilization Account 9
219	219		to exceed the limit established in subsection 3. 10
220	220		Sec. 4. NRS 387.1246 is hereby amended to read as follows: 11
221	221		387.1246 1. The Commission on School Funding, consisting 12
222	222		of 11 members, is hereby created. 13
223	223		2. The Commission consists of the following members, who 14
224	224		may not be Legislators: 15
225	225		(a) One member appointed by the Governor, who serves as 16
226	226		Chair; 17
227	227		(b) Two members appointed by the Majority Leader of the 18
228	228		Senate; 19
229	229		(c) Two members appointed by the Speaker of the Assembly; 20
230	230		(d) One member appointed by the Minority Leader of the 21
231	231		Senate; 22
232	232		(e) One member appointed by the Minority Leader of the 23
233	233		Assembly; 24
234	234		(f) Two members appointed by the Governor, each of whom is 25
235	235		the chief financial officer of a school district in this State which has 26
236	236		more than 40,000 pupils enrolled in its public schools, nominated by 27
237	237		the Nevada Association of School Superintendents or its successor 28
238	238		organization; and 29
239	239		(g) Two members appointed by the Governor, each of whom is 30
240	240		the chief financial officer of a school district in this State which has 31
241	241		40,000 or fewer pupils enrolled in its public schools, nominated by 32
242	242		the Nevada Association of School Superintendents or its successor 33
243	243		organization. 34
244	244		 In making appointments to the Commission, the appointing 35
245	245		authorities shall consider whether the membership generally reflects 36
246	246		the geographic distribution of pupils in the State. 37
247	247		3. Each member of the Commission must: 38
248	248		(a) Be a resident of this State; 39
249	249		(b) Not have been registered as a lobbyist pursuant to NRS 40
250	250		218H.200 for a period of at least 2 years immediately preceding 41
251	251		appointment to the Commission; 42
252	252		(c) Have relevant experience in public education; 43
253	253		(d) Have relevant experience in fiscal policy, school finance or 44
254	254		similar or related financial activities; 45
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259	259		(e) Have the education, experience and skills necessary to 1
260	260		effectively execute the duties and responsibilities of a member of 2
261	261		the Commission; and 3
262	262		(f) Have demonstrated ability in the field of economics, taxation 4
263	263		or other discipline necessary to school finance and be able to bring 5
264	264		knowledge and professional judgment to the deliberations of the 6
265	265		Commission. 7
266	266		4. Each member of the Commission serves a term of 3 years 8
267	267		and may be reappointed to additional terms. 9
268	268		5. Each member may be removed by the appointing authority 10
269	269		for good cause. A vacancy on the Commission must be filled in the 11
270	270		same manner as the original appointment. 12
271	271		6. The Commission shall: 13
272	272		(a) Elect a Vice Chair from among its members at its first 14
273	273		meeting for a term of 3 years. A vacancy in the office of Vice Chair 15
274	274		must be filled by the Commission by election for the remainder of 16
275	275		the existing term. 17
276	276		(b) Adopt such rules governing the conduct of the Commission 18
277	277		as it deems necessary. 19
278	278		(c) [Hold its first meeting on or before October 1, 2019,] Meet 20
279	279		at least once each month and hold such [additional] number of 21
280	280		meetings as may be necessary to accomplish the tasks assigned to it 22
281	281		in the time allotted. 23
282	282		(d) Meet in person or, at the discretion of the Chair in 24
283	283		consultation with the Superintendent of Public Instruction based 25
284	284		on the items on the agenda for a meeting, by use of a remote 26
285	285		technology system, as defined in NRS 241.015. 27
286	286		7. A majority of the members of the Commission constitutes a 28
287	287		quorum and a majority of those present must concur in any decision. 29
288	288		8. The Department shall provide the Commission with meeting 30
289	289		rooms, data processing services and administrative and clerical 31
290	290		assistance. The Superintendent of Public Instruction and Office of 32
291	291		Finance shall jointly provide the Commission with professional staff 33
292	292		services. 34
293	293		9. While engaged in the business of the Commission, each 35
294	294		member is entitled to receive the per diem allowance and travel 36
295	295		expenses provided for state officers and employees generally. 37
296	296		10. The Commission may meet only [between] : 38
297	297		(a) Between July 1 of an odd -numbered year and 39
298	298		[September 30] December 31 of the subsequent even-numbered 40
299	299		year [.] ; or 41
300	300		(b) During any regular or special session of the Legislature, if 42
301	301		requested to do so by the chair of the: 43
302	302		(1) Senate Standing Committee on Education; 44
303	303		(2) Assembly Standing Committee on Education; 45
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308	308		(3) Senate Standing Committee on Finance; 1
309	309		(4) Assembly Standing Committee on Ways and Means; or 2
310	310		(5) Interim Finance Committee. 3
311	311		Sec. 4.5. NRS 387.12463 is hereby amended to read as 4
312	312		follows: 5
313	313		387.12463 1. The Commission shall: 6
314	314		(a) Provide guidance to school districts and the Department on 7
315	315		the implementation of the Pupil-Centered Funding Plan. 8
316	316		(b) Monitor the implementation of the Pupil-Centered Funding 9
317	317		Plan and make any recommendations to the Joint Interim Standing 10
318	318		Committee on Education that the Commission determines would, 11
319	319		within the limits of appropriated funding, improve the 12
320	320		implementation of the Pupil-Centered Funding Plan or correct any 13
321	321		deficiencies of the Department or any school district or public 14
322	322		school in carrying out the Pupil-Centered Funding Plan. 15
323	323		(c) Review the statewide base per pupil funding amount, the 16
324	324		adjusted base per pupil funding for each school district and the 17
325	325		multiplier for weighted funding for each category of pupils 18
326	326		appropriated by law pursuant to NRS 387.1214 for each biennium 19
327	327		and recommend any revisions the Commission determines to be 20
328	328		appropriate to create an optimal level of funding for the public 21
329	329		schools in this State, including, without limitation, by 22
330	330		recommending the creation or elimination of one or more categories 23
331	331		of pupils to receive additional weighted funding. If the Commission 24
332	332		makes a recommendation pursuant to this paragraph which would 25
333	333		require more money to implement than was appropriated from the 26
334	334		State Education Fund in the immediately preceding biennium, 27
335	335		the Commission shall also identify a method to fully fund the 28
336	336		recommendation within 10 years after the date of the 29
337	337		recommendation. 30
338	338		(d) Review the laws and regulations of this State relating to 31
339	339		education, make recommendations to the Joint Interim Standing 32
340	340		Committee on Education for any revision of such laws and 33
341	341		regulations that the Commission determines would improve the 34
342	342		efficiency or effectiveness of public education in this State and 35
343	343		notify each school district of each such recommendation. 36
344	344		(e) Review and recommend to the Department revisions of the 37
345	345		cost adjustment factors for each county established pursuant to NRS 38
346	346		387.1215 and the method for calculating the attendance area 39
347	347		adjustment established pursuant to NRS 387.1218. 40
348	348		(f) Review the academic progress made by pupils in each 41
349	349		public school since the implementation of the Pupil-Centered 42
350	350		Funding Plan, including, without limitation, any changes to the 43
351	351		academic progress of such pupils as the result of any additional 44
352	352		money provided to each such school by the Pupil-Centered 45
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357	357		Funding Plan. In performing such a review, the Commission 1
358	358		shall: 2
359	359		(1) Use metrics to measure the academic achievement of 3
360	360		pupils which include, without limitation: 4
361	361		(I) The rate of graduation of pupils from high school by 5
362	362		type of diploma; 6
363	363		(II) The performance of pupils on standardized 7
364	364		examinations in math, reading and science; 8
365	365		(III) The number of credentials or other certifications in 9
366	366		fields of career and technical education earned by pupils; 10
367	367		(IV) The number of pupils who earn a passing score on 11
368	368		an advanced placement examination; 12
369	369		(V) The number of pupils who earn a passing score on 13
370	370		an international baccalaureate examination; 14
371	371		(VI) The percentage of pupils in each school who lack a 15
372	372		sufficient number of credits to graduate by the end of their 12th 16
373	373		grade year; 17
374	374		(VII) The percentage of pupils in each school who drop 18
375	375		out; 19
376	376		(VIII) The number of pupils who enroll in higher 20
377	377		education upon graduation; 21
378	378		(IX) The number of pupils who enroll in a vocational or 22
379	379		technical school or apprenticeship training program; 23
380	380		(X) The attendance rate for pupils; 24
381	381		(XI) The number of violent acts by pupils and 25
382	382		disciplinary actions against pupils; and 26
383	383		(XII) Any other metric prescribed by the Commission; 27
384	384		(2) Use metrics to measure the improvement of pupils 28
385	385		enrolled in elementary school in literacy which include, without 29
386	386		limitation: 30
387	387		(I) The literacy rate for pupils in first, third and fifth 31
388	388		grades; 32
389	389		(II) The number of pupils in elementary school who 33
390	390		were promoted to the next grade after testing below proficient in 34
391	391		reading in the immediately preceding school year, separated by 35
392	392		grade level and by level of performance on the relevant test; 36
393	393		(III) The number of schools that employ a licensed 37
394	394		teacher designated to serve as a literacy specialist pursuant to NRS 38
395	395		388.159 and the number of schools that fail to employ and 39
396	396		designate such a licensed teacher; and 40
397	397		(IV) Any other metric prescribed by the Commission; 41
398	398		(3) Use metrics to measure the ability of public schools to 42
399	399		hire and retain sufficient staff to meet the needs of the public 43
400	400		schools which include, without limitation: 44
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405	405		(I) The rate of vacancies in positions for teachers, 1
406	406		support staff and administrators; 2
407	407		(II) The attendance rate for teachers; 3
408	408		(III) The retention rate for teachers; 4
409	409		(IV) The number of schools and classrooms within each 5
410	410		school in which the number of pupils in attendance exceeds the 6
411	411		designed capacity for the school or classroom; 7
412	412		(V) The number of classes taught by a substitute teacher 8
413	413		for more than 25 percent of the school year; and 9
414	414		(VI) Any other metric prescribed by the Commission; 10
415	415		(4) Use metrics to measure the extent to which schools meet 11
416	416		the needs and expectations of pupils, parents or legal guardians of 12
417	417		pupils, teachers and administrators which include, without 13
418	418		limitation: 14
419	419		(I) The results of an annual survey of satisfaction of 15
420	420		school employees; 16
421	421		(II) The results of an annual survey of satisfaction of 17
422	422		pupils, parents or legal guardians of pupils and graduates; and 18
423	423		(III) Any other metric prescribed by the Commission; 19
424	424		(5) Identify the progress made by each school, school 20
425	425		district and charter school on improving the literacy of pupils 21
426	426		enrolled in elementary school; 22
427	427		(6) Make recommendations for strategies to increase the 23
428	428		efficacy, efficiency, transparency and accountability of public 24
429	429		schools; and 25
430	430		(7) Make recommendations to the Department, school 26
431	431		districts and charter schools to improve the reporting, tracking, 27
432	432		monitoring, analyzing and dissemination of data relating to pupil 28
433	433		achievement and financial accountability, including, without 29
434	434		limitation, revisions to the metrics identified in subparagraphs (1) 30
435	435		to (4), inclusive. 31
436	436		(g) Review and consider strategies to improve the accessibility 32
437	437		and ensure the equitability of existing and new programs for 33
438	438		pupils within and between public schools, including, without 34
439	439		limitation, open zoning. 35
440	440		2. The Commission shall present any recommendations 36
441	441		pursuant to paragraphs (a) to (d), inclusive, of subsection 1 at a 37
442	442		meeting of the Joint Interim Standing Committee on Education for 38
443	443		consideration and revision by the Committee. The Joint Interim 39
444	444		Standing Committee on Education shall review each 40
445	445		recommendation of the Commission and determine whether to 41
446	446		transmit the recommendation or a revised version of the 42
447	447		recommendation to the Governor or the Legislature. 43
448	448		Sec. 5. (Deleted by amendment.) 44
449	449		– 10 –
450	450
451	451
452		-	- SB98 _R3
	452	+	- SB98 _R2
453	453		Sec. 6. 1. There is hereby appropriated from the State 1
454	454		General Fund to the Commission on School Funding created by 2
455		-	NRS 387.1246 the sum of $500,000 for the cost of conducting the 3
	455	+	NRS 387.1246 the sum of $1,500,000 for the cost of conducting the 3
456	456		studies required by section 7 of this act. 4
457	457		2. Any remaining balance of the appropriation made by 5
458	458		subsection 1 must not be committed for expenditure after June 30, 6
459	459		2025, by the entity to which the appropriation is made or any entity 7
460	460		to which money from the appropriation is granted or otherwise 8
461	461		transferred in any manner, and any portion of the appropriated 9
462	462		money remaining must not be spent for any purpose after 10
463	463		September 19, 2025, by either the entity to which the money was 11
464	464		appropriated or the entity to which the money was subsequently 12
465	465		granted or transferred, and must be reverted to the State General 13
466	466		Fund on or before September 19, 2025. 14
467	467		Sec. 6.3. 1. There is hereby appropriated from the State 15
468	468		General Fund to the Department of Education the sum of $10,000 in 16
469	469		Fiscal Year 2024-2025 for the payment of travel and per diem 17
470	470		expenses for members of the Commission on School Funding 18
471	471		created by NRS 387.1246. 19
472	472		2. Any remaining balance of the appropriation made by 20
473	473		subsection 1 must not be committed for expenditure after June 30, 21
474	474		2025, by the entity to which the appropriation is made or any entity 22
475	475		to which money from the appropriation is granted or otherwise 23
476	476		transferred in any manner, and any portion of the appropriated 24
477	477		money remaining must not be spent for any purpose after 25
478	478		September 19, 2025, by either the entity to which the money was 26
479	479		appropriated or the entity to which the money was subsequently 27
480	480		granted or transferred, and must be reverted to the State General 28
481	481		Fund on or before September 19, 2025. 29
482	482		Sec. 6.5. 1. There is hereby appropriated from the State 30
483	483		General Fund to the Department of Education for the payment of 31
484	484		travel and per diem expenses for employees of the Department to 32
485	485		attend meetings of the Commission on School Funding created by 33
486	486		NRS 387.1246 the following sums: 34
487	487		For the Fiscal Year 2023-2024 ...................................... $6,200 35
488	488		For the Fiscal Year 2024-2025 ...................................... $6,200 36
489	489		2. Any balance of the sums appropriated by subsection 1 37
490	490		remaining at the end of the respective fiscal years must not be 38
491	491		committed for expenditure after June 30 of the respective fiscal 39
492	492		years by the entity to which the appropriation is made or any entity 40
493	493		to which money from the appropriation is granted or otherwise 41
494	494		transferred in any manner, and any portion of the appropriated 42
495	495		money remaining must not be spent for any purpose after 43
496	496		September 20, 2024, and September 19, 2025, respectively, by 44
497	497		either the entity to which the money was appropriated or the entity 45
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499	499
500	500
501		-	- SB98 _R3
	501	+	- SB98 _R2
502	502		to which the money was subsequently granted or transferred, and 1
503	503		must be reverted to the State General Fund on or before 2
504	504		September 20, 2024, and September 19, 2025, respectively. 3
505	505		Sec. 7. 1. The Commission on School Funding created by 4
506	506		NRS 387.1246 shall conduct an interim study concerning school 5
507	507		funding. The study must include, without limitation, an examination 6
508	508		of: 7
509	509		(a) Methods to enable small school districts to acquire capital 8
510	510		and engage in building improvement and modernization projects, 9
511	511		including, without limitation: 10
512	512		(1) The creation of a revolving fund to make loans to small 11
513	513		school districts; 12
514	514		(2) The allocation of additional funding to the Nevada State 13
515	515		Infrastructure Bank and implementation of changes to statute or 14
516	516		regulation as necessary to permit the Nevada State Infrastructure 15
517	517		Bank to provide financial assistance to smaller school districts; and 16
518	518		(3) Financial assistance through the Municipal Bond Bank 17
519	519		pursuant to NRS 350A.010 to 350A.210, inclusive. 18
520	520		(b) [Recommendations for performance metrics to assess the 19
521	521		impact of increased investments in K-12 public education and 20
522	522		accountability measures to ensure the effective use of such 21
523	523		investments in K-12 public education. 22
524	524		(c)] The number of teachers graduating from institutions of 23
525	525		higher education in this State each year relative to the number of 24
526	526		teacher positions sought to be filled by school districts in this State 25
527	527		each year. 26
528	528		[(d)] (c) The classification and compensation of teachers and 27
529	529		support personnel at public schools in this State and whether 28
530	530		insufficient compensation is contributing to the difficulty in 29
531	531		attracting and retaining teachers and support personnel at public 30
532	532		schools. 31
533	533		[(e)] (d) Recommendations for changes to the laws governing 32
534	534		sales and use tax and property tax to fully fund public schools in this 33
535	535		State at an optimal level of funding. 34
536	536		2. The Commission on School Funding created by NRS 35
537	537		387.1246 shall conduct an interim study concerning school 36
538	538		accountability. The study must include, without limitation, 37
539	539		recommendations for performance metrics to assess the impact of 38
540	540		increased investments in K-12 public education and accountability 39
541	541		measures to ensure the effective use of such investments in K-12 40
542	542		public education. 41
543	543		3. On or before November 15, 2024, the Commission shall 42
544	544		submit a report of its findings [,] from the studies performed 43
545	545		pursuant to subsections 1 and 2, including, without limitation, any 44
546	546		recommendations for legislation, to the Governor and the Director 45
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548	548
549	549
550		-	- SB98 _R3
	550	+	- SB98 _R2
551	551		of the Legislative Counsel Bureau for transmittal to the 83rd Session 1
552	552		of the Nevada Legislature. 2
553	553		Sec. 7.5. 1. The terms of the members of the Commission on 3
554	554		School Funding appointed pursuant to NRS 387.1246 who are 4
555	555		incumbent on June 30, 2023, expire on that date. 5
556	556		2. Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection 4 of NRS 6
557	557		387.1246, as amended by section 4 of this act, on or before July 1, 7
558	558		2023: 8
559	559		(a) The Governor shall: 9
560	560		(1) Appoint to the Commission on School Funding to serve 10
561	561		initial terms that expire on July 1, 2025: 11
562	562		(I) One member described in paragraph (f) of subsection 12
563	563		2 of NRS 387.1246, as amended by section 4 of this act. 13
564	564		(II) One member described in paragraph (g) of subsection 14
565	565		2 of NRS 387.1246, as amended by section 4 of this act. 15
566	566		(2) Appoint to the Commission on School Funding to serve 16
567	567		an initial term that expires on July 1, 2026: 17
568	568		(I) One member described in paragraph (a) of subsection 18
569	569		2 of NRS 387.1246, as amended by section 4 of this act. 19
570	570		(II) One member described in paragraph (f) of subsection 20
571	571		2 of NRS 387.1246, as amended by section 4 of this act. 21
572	572		(III) One member described in paragraph (g) of 22
573	573		subsection 2 of NRS 387.1246, as amended by section 4 of this act. 23
574	574		(b) The Majority Leader of the Senate shall: 24
575	575		(1) Appoint to the Commission on School Funding to serve 25
576	576		an initial term that expires on July 1, 2025, one member described in 26
577	577		paragraph (b) of subsection 2 of NRS 387.1246, as amended by 27
578	578		section 4 of this act. 28
579	579		(2) Appoint to the Commission on School Funding to serve 29
580	580		an initial term that expires on July 1, 2026, one member described in 30
581	581		paragraph (b) of subsection 2 of NRS 387.1246, as amended by 31
582	582		section 4 of this act. 32
583	583		(c) The Speaker of the Assembly shall: 33
584	584		(1) Appoint to the Commission on School Funding to serve 34
585	585		an initial term that expires on July 1, 2025, one member described in 35
586	586		paragraph (c) of subsection 2 of NRS 387.1246, as amended by 36
587	587		section 4 of this act. 37
588	588		(2) Appoint to the Commission on School Funding to serve 38
589	589		an initial term that expires on July 1, 2026, one member described in 39
590	590		paragraph (c) of subsection 2 of NRS 387.1246, as amended by 40
591	591		section 4 of this act. 41
592	592		(d) The Minority Leader of the Senate shall appoint to the 42
593	593		Commission on School Funding to serve an initial term that expires 43
594	594		on July 1, 2026, one member described in paragraph (d) of 44
595	595		subsection 2 of NRS 387.1246, as amended by section 4 of this act. 45
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597	597
598	598
599		-	- SB98 _R3
	599	+	- SB98 _R2
600	600		(e) The Minority Leader of the Assembly shall appoint to the 1
601	601		Commission on School Funding to serve an initial term that expires 2
602	602		on July 1, 2025, one member described in paragraph (e) of 3
603	603		subsection 2 of NRS 387.1246, as amended by section 4 of this act. 4
604	604		3. The Governor, Majority Leader of the Senate, Speaker of the 5
605	605		Assembly, Minority Leader of the Senate and Minority Leader of 6
606	606		the Assembly may reappoint a member of the Commission on 7
607	607		School Funding whose term expires on June 30, 2023, if that 8
608	608		member meets the qualifications for membership prescribed by 9
609	609		subsection 2 of NRS 387.1246, as amended by section 4 of this act. 10
610	610		4. The Commission on School Funding shall hold its first 11
611	611		meeting during Fiscal Year 2023-2024 not later than September 1, 12
612	612		2023. 13
613	613		5. As used in this section, “Commission on School Funding” 14
614	614		means the Commission on School Funding created by NRS 15
615	615		387.1246, as amended by section 4 of this act. 16
616	616		Sec. 8. This act becomes effective on July 1, 2023. 17
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