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(Reprinted with amendments adopted on June 5, 2023)
THIRD REPRINT S.B. 98
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SENATE BILL NO. 98–COMMITTEE ON FINANCE
(ON BEHALF OF THE JOINT INTERIM STANDING
COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION)
PREFILED FEBRUARY 2, 2023
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Referred to Committee on Finance
SUMMARY—Revises provisions relating to education.
(BDR 34-444)
FISCAL NOTE: Effect on Local Government: May have Fiscal Impact.
Effect on the State: Contains Appropriation not included
in Executive Budget.
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EXPLANATION – Matter in bolded italics is new; matter between brackets [omitted material] is material to be omitted.
AN ACT relating to education; revising provisions relating to
annual reports of accountability for public schools;
revising provisions relating to the Education Stabilization
Account; revising provisions relating to the Commission
on School Funding; requiring the Commission to conduct
interim studies on school funding and accountability for
school funding; making appropriations; and providing
other matters properly relating thereto.
Legislative Counsel’s Digest:
Existing law requires the preparation of an annual report of accountability for 1
each school district and sponsor of charter schools in this State, as well as for all 2
public schools in the State as a whole. (NRS 385A.010-385A.520) Existing law 3
imposes certain duties on the Superintendent of Public Instruction relating to the 4
accountability of public schools. (NRS 385A.080) Section 3.3 of this bill 5
additionally requires the Superintendent to establish metrics of performance for 6
public schools for each grade and, along with each school district and charter 7
school, publish such metrics on their respective Internet websites and report data on 8
such metrics to the Governor, State Board of Education and Director of the 9
Legislative Counsel Bureau for transmission to the Joint Interim Standing 10
Committee on Education. 11
Existing law creates the Education Stabilization Account in the State Education 12
Fund and allows the Interim Finance Committee to authorize the transfer of money 13
in the Account to the State Education Fund if actual enrollment growth in a fiscal 14
year exceeds projected enrollment growth or if the collection of revenue in a fiscal 15
year results in the State Education Fund receiving 97 percent or less of the money 16
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authorized for expenditure from the State Education Fund. (NRS 387.1213) Section 17
3.5 of this bill additionally authorizes the Interim Finance Committee to transfer 18
money from the Account to the State Education Fund if: (1) money deposited in the 19
State Education Fund was found by an audit to have been deposited in error; or (2) 20
an error in the application of the Pupil-Centered Funding Plan by the Department of 21
Education creates a shortfall in the State Education Fund. 22
Existing law creates the Commission on School Funding and authorizes the 23
Commission to meet only between July 1 of an odd-numbered year and 24
September 30 of the subsequent even-numbered year. (NRS 387.1246) Section 4 of 25
this bill: (1) requires the Commission to meet monthly; (2) authorizes the 26
Commission to meet in person or, at the discretion of the Chair of the Commission, 27
by use of a remote technology system; (3) authorizes the Commission to meet 28
between July 1 of an odd-numbered year and December 31 of the subsequent even-29
numbered year; and (4) authorizes the Commission to also meet during any regular 30
or special session of the Legislature, if requested to do so by the chair of the Senate 31
Standing Committee on Education, Assembly Standing Committee on Education, 32
Senate Standing Committee on Finance, Assembly Standing Committee on Ways 33
and Means or Interim Finance Committee. Section 4.5 of this bill expands the 34
duties of the Commission by requiring the Commission to: (1) review the academic 35
progress made by pupils in each public school; and (2) review and consider 36
strategies to improve the accessibility and ensure the equitability of existing and 37
new programs within and between public schools. Section 7.5 of this bill: (1) 38
expires the terms of incumbent members of the Commission on June 30, 2023; (2) 39
requires the appointment or reappointment of members of the Commission on or 40
before July 1, 2023, to staggered terms; and (3) requires the Commission to hold its 41
first meeting during Fiscal Year 2023-2024 on or before September 1, 2023. 42
Section 7 of this bill requires the Commission to conduct interim studies on 43
school funding and school accountability. Section 7 requires the interim study on 44
school funding to examine topics relating to: (1) the funding of building 45
improvement and modernization projects by small school districts; (2) the number 46
of professional educators graduating from institutions of higher education in this 47
State; (3) the classification and compensation of professional educators and support 48
personnel at public schools; and (4) changes to the laws governing sales and use tax 49
and property tax to fully fund public schools in this State at an optimal level of 50
funding. Section 7 requires the interim study on school accountability to include 51
recommendations for performance metrics to assess the impact of increased 52
investments in K-12 public education and accountability measures to ensure the 53
effective use of such investments. Section 6 of this bill appropriates $500,000 from 54
the State General Fund to the Commission for the cost of the studies required by 55
section 7. Sections 6.3 and 6.5 of this bill appropriate money for the payment of 56
travel and per diem expenses for members of the Commission on School Funding 57
and employees of the Department of Education, respectively, for attending 58
meetings of the Commission. 59
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN
SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. (Deleted by amendment.) 1
Sec. 2. (Deleted by amendment.) 2
Sec. 3. (Deleted by amendment.) 3
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Sec. 3.3. NRS 385A.080 is hereby amended to read as 1
follows: 2
385A.080 1. The Superintendent of Public Instruction shall: 3
(a) Prescribe forms for the reports required pursuant to NRS 4
385A.070 and provide the forms to the respective school districts, 5
the State Public Charter School Authority and each college or 6
university within the Nevada System of Higher Education that 7
sponsors a charter school. 8
(b) Provide statistical information and technical assistance to the 9
school districts, the State Public Charter School Authority and each 10
college or university within the Nevada System of Higher Education 11
that sponsors a charter school to ensure that the reports provide 12
comparable information with respect to each school in each district, 13
each charter school and among the districts and charter schools 14
throughout this State. 15
(c) Consult with a representative of the: 16
(1) Nevada State Education Association; 17
(2) Nevada Association of School Boards; 18
(3) Nevada Association of School Administrators; 19
(4) Nevada Parent Teacher Association; 20
(5) Budget Division of the Office of Finance; 21
(6) Legislative Counsel Bureau; and 22
(7) Charter School Association of Nevada, 23
concerning the program adopted pursuant to subsection 1 of NRS 24
385A.070 and consider any advice or recommendations submitted 25
by the representatives with respect to the program. 26
(d) Establish metrics of performance for public schools for 27
each grade which include, without limitation, metrics for: 28
(1) The growth and proficiency of pupils in literacy, 29
mathematics and science; 30
(2) The engagement and proficiency of pupils in courses 31
for college and career readiness; and 32
(3) The retention and recruitment of teachers and 33
education support professionals. 34
2. The Superintendent of Public Instruction may consult with 35
representatives of parent groups other than the Nevada Parent 36
Teacher Association concerning the program adopted pursuant to 37
subsection 1 of NRS 385A.070 and consider any advice or 38
recommendations submitted by the representatives with respect to 39
the program. 40
3. The Superintendent of Public Instruction and each school 41
district and charter school shall: 42
(a) Publish the metrics established pursuant to paragraph (d) 43
of subsection 1 on their respective Internet websites; and 44
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(b) On or before October 1 of each year, report data relating to 1
each metric established pursuant to paragraph (d) of subsection 1 2
to the Governor, the State Board and the Director of the 3
Legislative Counsel Bureau for transmission to the Joint Interim 4
Standing Committee on Education. 5
Sec. 3.5. NRS 387.1213 is hereby amended to read as follows: 6
387.1213 1. The Education Stabilization Account is hereby 7
created in the State Education Fund. Except as otherwise provided 8
in subsections 3 and 4, each year after the close of the previous 9
fiscal year and before the issuance of the State Controller’s annual 10
report, each county school district shall transfer from the county 11
school district fund to the Education Stabilization Account any 12
amount by which the budgeted ending fund balance of the county 13
school district fund exceeds 16.6 percent of the total budgeted 14
expenditures for the fund. The interest and income earned on the 15
money in the Account, after deducting any applicable charges, must 16
be credited to the Account. 17
2. Money transferred pursuant to subsection 1 to the Education 18
Stabilization Account is a continuing appropriation solely for the 19
purpose of authorizing the expenditure of the transferred money for 20
the purposes set forth in this section. 21
3. The balance in the Education Stabilization Account must not 22
exceed 15 percent of the total of all appropriations and 23
authorizations from the State Education Fund, excluding the 24
Education Stabilization Account, for the immediately preceding 25
fiscal year. Any money transferred to the Education Stabilization 26
Account which exceeds this amount must instead be transferred to 27
the State Education Fund. 28
4. If the Interim Finance Committee finds that: 29
(a) Upon submission of a request from the Department, the 30
actual enrollment growth for a fiscal year exceeds the projected 31
enrollment growth by an amount that the Interim Finance 32
Committee determines would make a transfer of money to the State 33
Education Fund necessary to fund the excess enrollment; [or] 34
(b) The collection of revenue in any fiscal year will result in the 35
State Education Fund receiving 97 percent or less of the money 36
authorized for expenditure from the State Education Fund [,] ; 37
(c) Upon submission of a request from the Department, any 38
amount of money which was deposited in the State Education 39
Fund is found by an audit to have been deposited in error; or 40
(d) Upon submission of a request from the Department, any 41
error in the application of the Pupil-Centered Funding Plan by the 42
Department has created a shortfall in the State Education Fund, 43
the Committee shall by resolution establish an amount of money 44
to transfer from the Education Stabilization Account to the State 45
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Education Fund and direct the State Controller to transfer that 1
amount to the State Education Fund. The State Controller shall 2
thereupon make the transfer. 3
5. The balance remaining in the State Education Fund, 4
excluding the balance remaining in the Education Stabilization 5
Account, that has not been committed for expenditure on or before 6
June 30 of an odd-numbered fiscal year must be transferred to the 7
Education Stabilization Account to the extent that such a transfer 8
would not cause the balance in the Education Stabilization Account 9
to exceed the limit established in subsection 3. 10
Sec. 4. NRS 387.1246 is hereby amended to read as follows: 11
387.1246 1. The Commission on School Funding, consisting 12
of 11 members, is hereby created. 13
2. The Commission consists of the following members, who 14
may not be Legislators: 15
(a) One member appointed by the Governor, who serves as 16
Chair; 17
(b) Two members appointed by the Majority Leader of the 18
Senate; 19
(c) Two members appointed by the Speaker of the Assembly; 20
(d) One member appointed by the Minority Leader of the 21
Senate; 22
(e) One member appointed by the Minority Leader of the 23
Assembly; 24
(f) Two members appointed by the Governor, each of whom is 25
the chief financial officer of a school district in this State which has 26
more than 40,000 pupils enrolled in its public schools, nominated by 27
the Nevada Association of School Superintendents or its successor 28
organization; and 29
(g) Two members appointed by the Governor, each of whom is 30
the chief financial officer of a school district in this State which has 31
40,000 or fewer pupils enrolled in its public schools, nominated by 32
the Nevada Association of School Superintendents or its successor 33
organization. 34
In making appointments to the Commission, the appointing 35
authorities shall consider whether the membership generally reflects 36
the geographic distribution of pupils in the State. 37
3. Each member of the Commission must: 38
(a) Be a resident of this State; 39
(b) Not have been registered as a lobbyist pursuant to NRS 40
218H.200 for a period of at least 2 years immediately preceding 41
appointment to the Commission; 42
(c) Have relevant experience in public education; 43
(d) Have relevant experience in fiscal policy, school finance or 44
similar or related financial activities; 45
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(e) Have the education, experience and skills necessary to 1
effectively execute the duties and responsibilities of a member of 2
the Commission; and 3
(f) Have demonstrated ability in the field of economics, taxation 4
or other discipline necessary to school finance and be able to bring 5
knowledge and professional judgment to the deliberations of the 6
Commission. 7
4. Each member of the Commission serves a term of 3 years 8
and may be reappointed to additional terms. 9
5. Each member may be removed by the appointing authority 10
for good cause. A vacancy on the Commission must be filled in the 11
same manner as the original appointment. 12
6. The Commission shall: 13
(a) Elect a Vice Chair from among its members at its first 14
meeting for a term of 3 years. A vacancy in the office of Vice Chair 15
must be filled by the Commission by election for the remainder of 16
the existing term. 17
(b) Adopt such rules governing the conduct of the Commission 18
as it deems necessary. 19
(c) [Hold its first meeting on or before October 1, 2019,] Meet 20
at least once each month and hold such [additional] number of 21
meetings as may be necessary to accomplish the tasks assigned to it 22
in the time allotted. 23
(d) Meet in person or, at the discretion of the Chair in 24
consultation with the Superintendent of Public Instruction based 25
on the items on the agenda for a meeting, by use of a remote 26
technology system, as defined in NRS 241.015. 27
7. A majority of the members of the Commission constitutes a 28
quorum and a majority of those present must concur in any decision. 29
8. The Department shall provide the Commission with meeting 30
rooms, data processing services and administrative and clerical 31
assistance. The Superintendent of Public Instruction and Office of 32
Finance shall jointly provide the Commission with professional staff 33
services. 34
9. While engaged in the business of the Commission, each 35
member is entitled to receive the per diem allowance and travel 36
expenses provided for state officers and employees generally. 37
10. The Commission may meet only [between] : 38
(a) Between July 1 of an odd -numbered year and 39
[September 30] December 31 of the subsequent even-numbered 40
year [.] ; or 41
(b) During any regular or special session of the Legislature, if 42
requested to do so by the chair of the: 43
(1) Senate Standing Committee on Education; 44
(2) Assembly Standing Committee on Education; 45
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(3) Senate Standing Committee on Finance; 1
(4) Assembly Standing Committee on Ways and Means; or 2
(5) Interim Finance Committee. 3
Sec. 4.5. NRS 387.12463 is hereby amended to read as 4
follows: 5
387.12463 1. The Commission shall: 6
(a) Provide guidance to school districts and the Department on 7
the implementation of the Pupil-Centered Funding Plan. 8
(b) Monitor the implementation of the Pupil-Centered Funding 9
Plan and make any recommendations to the Joint Interim Standing 10
Committee on Education that the Commission determines would, 11
within the limits of appropriated funding, improve the 12
implementation of the Pupil-Centered Funding Plan or correct any 13
deficiencies of the Department or any school district or public 14
school in carrying out the Pupil-Centered Funding Plan. 15
(c) Review the statewide base per pupil funding amount, the 16
adjusted base per pupil funding for each school district and the 17
multiplier for weighted funding for each category of pupils 18
appropriated by law pursuant to NRS 387.1214 for each biennium 19
and recommend any revisions the Commission determines to be 20
appropriate to create an optimal level of funding for the public 21
schools in this State, including, without limitation, by 22
recommending the creation or elimination of one or more categories 23
of pupils to receive additional weighted funding. If the Commission 24
makes a recommendation pursuant to this paragraph which would 25
require more money to implement than was appropriated from the 26
State Education Fund in the immediately preceding biennium, 27
the Commission shall also identify a method to fully fund the 28
recommendation within 10 years after the date of the 29
recommendation. 30
(d) Review the laws and regulations of this State relating to 31
education, make recommendations to the Joint Interim Standing 32
Committee on Education for any revision of such laws and 33
regulations that the Commission determines would improve the 34
efficiency or effectiveness of public education in this State and 35
notify each school district of each such recommendation. 36
(e) Review and recommend to the Department revisions of the 37
cost adjustment factors for each county established pursuant to NRS 38
387.1215 and the method for calculating the attendance area 39
adjustment established pursuant to NRS 387.1218. 40
(f) Review the academic progress made by pupils in each 41
public school since the implementation of the Pupil-Centered 42
Funding Plan, including, without limitation, any changes to the 43
academic progress of such pupils as the result of any additional 44
money provided to each such school by the Pupil-Centered 45
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Funding Plan. In performing such a review, the Commission 1
shall: 2
(1) Use metrics to measure the academic achievement of 3
pupils which include, without limitation: 4
(I) The rate of graduation of pupils from high school by 5
type of diploma; 6
(II) The performance of pupils on standardized 7
examinations in math, reading and science; 8
(III) The number of credentials or other certifications in 9
fields of career and technical education earned by pupils; 10
(IV) The number of pupils who earn a passing score on 11
an advanced placement examination; 12
(V) The number of pupils who earn a passing score on 13
an international baccalaureate examination; 14
(VI) The percentage of pupils in each school who lack a 15
sufficient number of credits to graduate by the end of their 12th 16
grade year; 17
(VII) The percentage of pupils in each school who drop 18
out; 19
(VIII) The number of pupils who enroll in higher 20
education upon graduation; 21
(IX) The number of pupils who enroll in a vocational or 22
technical school or apprenticeship training program; 23
(X) The attendance rate for pupils; 24
(XI) The number of violent acts by pupils and 25
disciplinary actions against pupils; and 26
(XII) Any other metric prescribed by the Commission; 27
(2) Use metrics to measure the improvement of pupils 28
enrolled in elementary school in literacy which include, without 29
limitation: 30
(I) The literacy rate for pupils in first, third and fifth 31
grades; 32
(II) The number of pupils in elementary school who 33
were promoted to the next grade after testing below proficient in 34
reading in the immediately preceding school year, separated by 35
grade level and by level of performance on the relevant test; 36
(III) The number of schools that employ a licensed 37
teacher designated to serve as a literacy specialist pursuant to NRS 38
388.159 and the number of schools that fail to employ and 39
designate such a licensed teacher; and 40
(IV) Any other metric prescribed by the Commission; 41
(3) Use metrics to measure the ability of public schools to 42
hire and retain sufficient staff to meet the needs of the public 43
schools which include, without limitation: 44
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(I) The rate of vacancies in positions for teachers, 1
support staff and administrators; 2
(II) The attendance rate for teachers; 3
(III) The retention rate for teachers; 4
(IV) The number of schools and classrooms within each 5
school in which the number of pupils in attendance exceeds the 6
designed capacity for the school or classroom; 7
(V) The number of classes taught by a substitute teacher 8
for more than 25 percent of the school year; and 9
(VI) Any other metric prescribed by the Commission; 10
(4) Use metrics to measure the extent to which schools meet 11
the needs and expectations of pupils, parents or legal guardians of 12
pupils, teachers and administrators which include, without 13
limitation: 14
(I) The results of an annual survey of satisfaction of 15
school employees; 16
(II) The results of an annual survey of satisfaction of 17
pupils, parents or legal guardians of pupils and graduates; and 18
(III) Any other metric prescribed by the Commission; 19
(5) Identify the progress made by each school, school 20
district and charter school on improving the literacy of pupils 21
enrolled in elementary school; 22
(6) Make recommendations for strategies to increase the 23
efficacy, efficiency, transparency and accountability of public 24
schools; and 25
(7) Make recommendations to the Department, school 26
districts and charter schools to improve the reporting, tracking, 27
monitoring, analyzing and dissemination of data relating to pupil 28
achievement and financial accountability, including, without 29
limitation, revisions to the metrics identified in subparagraphs (1) 30
to (4), inclusive. 31
(g) Review and consider strategies to improve the accessibility 32
and ensure the equitability of existing and new programs for 33
pupils within and between public schools, including, without 34
limitation, open zoning. 35
2. The Commission shall present any recommendations 36
pursuant to paragraphs (a) to (d), inclusive, of subsection 1 at a 37
meeting of the Joint Interim Standing Committee on Education for 38
consideration and revision by the Committee. The Joint Interim 39
Standing Committee on Education shall review each 40
recommendation of the Commission and determine whether to 41
transmit the recommendation or a revised version of the 42
recommendation to the Governor or the Legislature. 43
Sec. 5. (Deleted by amendment.) 44
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Sec. 6. 1. There is hereby appropriated from the State 1
General Fund to the Commission on School Funding created by 2
NRS 387.1246 the sum of $500,000 for the cost of conducting the 3
studies required by section 7 of this act. 4
2. Any remaining balance of the appropriation made by 5
subsection 1 must not be committed for expenditure after June 30, 6
2025, by the entity to which the appropriation is made or any entity 7
to which money from the appropriation is granted or otherwise 8
transferred in any manner, and any portion of the appropriated 9
money remaining must not be spent for any purpose after 10
September 19, 2025, by either the entity to which the money was 11
appropriated or the entity to which the money was subsequently 12
granted or transferred, and must be reverted to the State General 13
Fund on or before September 19, 2025. 14
Sec. 6.3. 1. There is hereby appropriated from the State 15
General Fund to the Department of Education the sum of $10,000 in 16
Fiscal Year 2024-2025 for the payment of travel and per diem 17
expenses for members of the Commission on School Funding 18
created by NRS 387.1246. 19
2. Any remaining balance of the appropriation made by 20
subsection 1 must not be committed for expenditure after June 30, 21
2025, by the entity to which the appropriation is made or any entity 22
to which money from the appropriation is granted or otherwise 23
transferred in any manner, and any portion of the appropriated 24
money remaining must not be spent for any purpose after 25
September 19, 2025, by either the entity to which the money was 26
appropriated or the entity to which the money was subsequently 27
granted or transferred, and must be reverted to the State General 28
Fund on or before September 19, 2025. 29
Sec. 6.5. 1. There is hereby appropriated from the State 30
General Fund to the Department of Education for the payment of 31
travel and per diem expenses for employees of the Department to 32
attend meetings of the Commission on School Funding created by 33
NRS 387.1246 the following sums: 34
For the Fiscal Year 2023-2024 ...................................... $6,200 35
For the Fiscal Year 2024-2025 ...................................... $6,200 36
2. Any balance of the sums appropriated by subsection 1 37
remaining at the end of the respective fiscal years must not be 38
committed for expenditure after June 30 of the respective fiscal 39
years by the entity to which the appropriation is made or any entity 40
to which money from the appropriation is granted or otherwise 41
transferred in any manner, and any portion of the appropriated 42
money remaining must not be spent for any purpose after 43
September 20, 2024, and September 19, 2025, respectively, by 44
either the entity to which the money was appropriated or the entity 45
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to which the money was subsequently granted or transferred, and 1
must be reverted to the State General Fund on or before 2
September 20, 2024, and September 19, 2025, respectively. 3
Sec. 7. 1. The Commission on School Funding created by 4
NRS 387.1246 shall conduct an interim study concerning school 5
funding. The study must include, without limitation, an examination 6
of: 7
(a) Methods to enable small school districts to acquire capital 8
and engage in building improvement and modernization projects, 9
including, without limitation: 10
(1) The creation of a revolving fund to make loans to small 11
school districts; 12
(2) The allocation of additional funding to the Nevada State 13
Infrastructure Bank and implementation of changes to statute or 14
regulation as necessary to permit the Nevada State Infrastructure 15
Bank to provide financial assistance to smaller school districts; and 16
(3) Financial assistance through the Municipal Bond Bank 17
pursuant to NRS 350A.010 to 350A.210, inclusive. 18
(b) [Recommendations for performance metrics to assess the 19
impact of increased investments in K-12 public education and 20
accountability measures to ensure the effective use of such 21
investments in K-12 public education. 22
(c)] The number of teachers graduating from institutions of 23
higher education in this State each year relative to the number of 24
teacher positions sought to be filled by school districts in this State 25
each year. 26
[(d)] (c) The classification and compensation of teachers and 27
support personnel at public schools in this State and whether 28
insufficient compensation is contributing to the difficulty in 29
attracting and retaining teachers and support personnel at public 30
schools. 31
[(e)] (d) Recommendations for changes to the laws governing 32
sales and use tax and property tax to fully fund public schools in this 33
State at an optimal level of funding. 34
2. The Commission on School Funding created by NRS 35
387.1246 shall conduct an interim study concerning school 36
accountability. The study must include, without limitation, 37
recommendations for performance metrics to assess the impact of 38
increased investments in K-12 public education and accountability 39
measures to ensure the effective use of such investments in K-12 40
public education. 41
3. On or before November 15, 2024, the Commission shall 42
submit a report of its findings [,] from the studies performed 43
pursuant to subsections 1 and 2, including, without limitation, any 44
recommendations for legislation, to the Governor and the Director 45
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of the Legislative Counsel Bureau for transmittal to the 83rd Session 1
of the Nevada Legislature. 2
Sec. 7.5. 1. The terms of the members of the Commission on 3
School Funding appointed pursuant to NRS 387.1246 who are 4
incumbent on June 30, 2023, expire on that date. 5
2. Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection 4 of NRS 6
387.1246, as amended by section 4 of this act, on or before July 1, 7
2023: 8
(a) The Governor shall: 9
(1) Appoint to the Commission on School Funding to serve 10
initial terms that expire on July 1, 2025: 11
(I) One member described in paragraph (f) of subsection 12
2 of NRS 387.1246, as amended by section 4 of this act. 13
(II) One member described in paragraph (g) of subsection 14
2 of NRS 387.1246, as amended by section 4 of this act. 15
(2) Appoint to the Commission on School Funding to serve 16
an initial term that expires on July 1, 2026: 17
(I) One member described in paragraph (a) of subsection 18
2 of NRS 387.1246, as amended by section 4 of this act. 19
(II) One member described in paragraph (f) of subsection 20
2 of NRS 387.1246, as amended by section 4 of this act. 21
(III) One member described in paragraph (g) of 22
subsection 2 of NRS 387.1246, as amended by section 4 of this act. 23
(b) The Majority Leader of the Senate shall: 24
(1) Appoint to the Commission on School Funding to serve 25
an initial term that expires on July 1, 2025, one member described in 26
paragraph (b) of subsection 2 of NRS 387.1246, as amended by 27
section 4 of this act. 28
(2) Appoint to the Commission on School Funding to serve 29
an initial term that expires on July 1, 2026, one member described in 30
paragraph (b) of subsection 2 of NRS 387.1246, as amended by 31
section 4 of this act. 32
(c) The Speaker of the Assembly shall: 33
(1) Appoint to the Commission on School Funding to serve 34
an initial term that expires on July 1, 2025, one member described in 35
paragraph (c) of subsection 2 of NRS 387.1246, as amended by 36
section 4 of this act. 37
(2) Appoint to the Commission on School Funding to serve 38
an initial term that expires on July 1, 2026, one member described in 39
paragraph (c) of subsection 2 of NRS 387.1246, as amended by 40
section 4 of this act. 41
(d) The Minority Leader of the Senate shall appoint to the 42
Commission on School Funding to serve an initial term that expires 43
on July 1, 2026, one member described in paragraph (d) of 44
subsection 2 of NRS 387.1246, as amended by section 4 of this act. 45
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(e) The Minority Leader of the Assembly shall appoint to the 1
Commission on School Funding to serve an initial term that expires 2
on July 1, 2025, one member described in paragraph (e) of 3
subsection 2 of NRS 387.1246, as amended by section 4 of this act. 4
3. The Governor, Majority Leader of the Senate, Speaker of the 5
Assembly, Minority Leader of the Senate and Minority Leader of 6
the Assembly may reappoint a member of the Commission on 7
School Funding whose term expires on June 30, 2023, if that 8
member meets the qualifications for membership prescribed by 9
subsection 2 of NRS 387.1246, as amended by section 4 of this act. 10
4. The Commission on School Funding shall hold its first 11
meeting during Fiscal Year 2023-2024 not later than September 1, 12
2023. 13
5. As used in this section, “Commission on School Funding” 14
means the Commission on School Funding created by NRS 15
387.1246, as amended by section 4 of this act. 16
Sec. 8. This act becomes effective on July 1, 2023. 17
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