S.B. 460
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SENATE BILL NO. 460–SENATORS CANNIZZARO, DONDERO LOOP,
PAZINA; DOÑATE, NEAL, OHRENSCHALL AND SCHEIBLE
APRIL 29, 2025
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Referred to Committee on Education
SUMMARY—Revises provisions relating to education.
(BDR 34-16)
FISCAL NOTE: Effect on Local Government: May have Fiscal Impact.
Effect on the State: Contains Appropriation not included
in Executive Budget.
CONTAINS UNFUNDED MANDATE (§§ 14, 15, 28, 30, 34)
(NOT REQUESTED BY AFFECTED LOCAL GOVERNMENT)
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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 governing plans
to improve academic achievement; revising provisions
governing the annual report of accountability for a school
district; providing for the impaneling of a School District
Oversight Board; revising provisions governing boards of
trustees of certain school districts; revising provisions
governing the Commission on School Funding; revising
provisions governing the Early Childhood Literacy and
Readiness Account; establishing required ratios of
teachers to administrators; revising provisions governing
membership of the State Public Charter School Authority;
revising provisions governing the formation of charter
schools, the amendment of charter contracts and the
employment of teachers by charter schools; revising
provisions governing the Nevada Educational Choice
Scholarship Program; creating the Commission on
Recruitment and Retention; revising provisions relating to
the Commission on Professional Standards in Education;
revising provisions governing background investigations
of applicants for certain licenses; establishing
requirements governing the hiring of a superintendent of
schools; revising provisions governing certain
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evaluations; creating a salary incentive program for
teachers and administrators; establishing certain
requirements for the Board of Regents of the University
of Nevada; requiring the Legislative Auditor to conduct a
performance audit; creating certain accounts and
programs concerning teacher apprenticeships; making
appropriations; and providing other matters properly
relating thereto.
Legislative Counsel’s Digest:
Existing law establishes the Department of Education, which consists of the 1
State Board of Education and the Superintendent of Public Instruction. (NRS 2
385.010) Existing law: (1) requires the State Board to prepare a plan to improve the 3
academic achievement of pupils; and (2) sets forth the required contents of the plan. 4
(NRS 385.111, 385.112) Existing law also requires the board of trustees of each 5
school district and the governing bodies of certain charter schools to prepare an 6
annual report of accountability that contains certain information, including, without 7
limitation, information regarding teachers, other licensed educational personnel and 8
paraprofessionals. (NRS 385A.070, 385A.230) 9
Section 1 of this bill: (1) requires the State Board to prepare a separate plan to 10
improve the academic achievement of pupils enrolled in public elementary schools; 11
(2) sets forth the required contents of the plan, including, without limitation, certain 12
goals for public elementary schools; and (3) establishes requirements governing the 13
consequences for the principal of a public elementary school that does not meet 14
such goals. Section 3 of this bill requires that the plans to improve academic 15
achievement required pursuant to existing law and section 1 include requirements 16
concerning professional development. (NRS 385.111) Sections 4, 5 and 58 of this 17
bill make conforming changes to refer to the plans prepared pursuant to existing 18
law and section 1. (NRS 385.111) 19
Section 6 of this bill requires that the annual report of accountability include 20
information on the plans to improve academic achievement prepared pursuant to 21
existing law and section 1. (NRS 385.111) Section 7 of this bill applies certain 22
requirements governing the annual report of accountability to the reporting 23
requirements set forth in section 6. Section 8 of this bill revises the manner by 24
which teacher vacancies are measured for inclusion in the annual report of 25
accountability. 26
Existing law: (1) creates county school districts; and (2) provides that such 27
school districts are political subdivisions of this State. (NRS 386.010) Section 9 of 28
this bill provides for the impaneling of a School District Oversight Board under 29
certain circumstances and provides the Board, if impaneled, with the authority 30
granted to the board of trustees of a school district to take actions necessary to 31
remedy the cause of a state of emergency for a school district. Section 9 32
additionally sets forth: (1) the membership of the Board; and (2) requirements that 33
must be met before the Board is authorized to exercise its authority. Section 65 of 34
this bill provides that meetings of the Board must be open to the public but are 35
otherwise exempt from the provisions of the Open Meeting Law. (Chapter 241 of 36
NRS) 37
Existing law: (1) sets forth the membership of the board of trustees in each 38
county school district in which more than 75,000 pupils are enrolled (currently only 39
the Clark County School District); (2) provides that four members of such a board 40
of trustees are appointed, nonvoting members; and (3) sets forth requirements for 41
electing officers of any board of trustees of a school district. (NRS 386.120, 42
386.165, 386.310) Section 10 of this bill: (1) provides that such appointed, 43
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nonvoting members are instead voting members; and (2) eliminates the prohibition 44
on the ability of such members to vote for or serve as officers. Section 11 of this 45
bill makes a conforming change to authorize the previously nonvoting members to 46
serve as officers. 47
Existing law creates the Commission on School Funding and establishes the 48
duties of the Commission. (NRS 387.1246, 387.12463) Section 12 of this bill 49
requires the Commission to: (1) review and propose any necessary revisions to the 50
method of calculating the quintile of at-risk pupils in this State; and (2) select a 51
third party to verify such methods and to submit a report containing the findings 52
and recommendations for using a different method. Section 62 of this bill 53
authorizes the Commission to request the drafting of not more than 1 legislative 54
measure for a regular session. Section 63 of this bill applies existing provisions 55
governing the drafting of such measures to the drafting of a legislative measure 56
pursuant to section 62. Section 81 of this bill directs the Commission to conduct an 57
interim study concerning certain subjects relating to school funding. 58
Existing law creates the Early Childhood Literacy and Readiness Account and 59
authorizes the Department to award grants to school districts, sponsors of charter 60
schools and nonprofit organizations to support early childhood literacy and 61
readiness programs. (NRS 387.1271-387.1277) Section 13 of this bill: (1) extends 62
eligibility to receive such grants to private, for-profit organizations; and (2) requires 63
that all programs supported by such a grant serve a child, regardless of the 64
economic status of the child, at no cost to his or her parent or legal guardian. 65
Existing law: (1) requires that the ratio of pupils per licensed teacher in certain 66
classes not exceed certain ratios; and (2) authorizes the State Board to grant a 67
variance to a school district that does not meet such ratios in a quarter of a school 68
year. (NRS 388.700) Section 14 of this bill sets forth requirements for the ratio of 69
teachers per administrator in each elementary school within a school district. 70
Section 16 of this bill: (1) prohibits the State Board from granting a variance of 71
requirements for the ratio of pupils per licensed teacher unless the school district 72
complies with the requirements set forth in section 14; and (2) requires requests 73
for, and reports concerning, variances of requirements for the ratio of pupils per 74
licensed teacher to be submitted annually rather than quarterly. Sections 17 and 18 75
of this bill make conforming changes to reflect the change to the timelines for such 76
submissions. (NRS 388.723, 388.725) 77
Existing law requires a public school, to the extent that money is available, to 78
employ a school counselor on a full-time basis and provide for a comprehensive 79
program for school counseling. (NRS 388.055) Section 15 of this bill requires each 80
public school located in a county whose population is 100,000 or more (currently 81
Clark and Washoe Counties) to comply with such requirements, thereby requiring 82
money to be made available for such programs in those school districts. 83
Existing law creates the State Public Charter School Authority and prescribes 84
the membership of the Authority. (NRS 388A.150, 388A.153) Existing law 85
additionally sets forth the requirements for the process of applying to form a charter 86
school and amending a charter contract. (NRS 388A.243-388A.258, 388A.276, 87
388A.279) Existing law further requires the sponsor of a charter school to submit a 88
report containing certain information to the Department. (NRS 388A.351) Section 89
20 of this bill changes the membership of the Authority. Section 19 of this bill 90
authorizes the board of trustees of certain school districts to object to the placement 91
of a proposed charter school. Sections 21-23 of this bill revise certain requirements 92
relating to: (1) the contents of an application to form a charter school; (2) the 93
review of such an application; and (3) a public meeting for the consideration of 94
such an application. Sections 24 and 25 of this bill require the Authority to take 95
certain actions regarding a proposed amendment to a charter contract for a charter 96
school it sponsors. Section 26 of this bill requires a report prepared by the sponsor 97
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of a charter school to include a description of the expenditures and sources of all 98
revenues for the charter school. 99
Existing law requires at least 80 percent of the teachers who provide instruction 100
at a charter school to hold a license or endorsement to teach in this State. (NRS 101
388A.518) Section 28 of this bill instead requires, with certain exceptions, that any 102
teacher who provides instruction at a charter school to hold such a license or 103
endorsement. Section 27 of this bill provides that the governing body of a charter 104
school may adopt rules relating to the truancy of pupils if the rules are as restrictive 105
as those set forth for pupils enrolled in traditional public schools, thereby removing 106
the authority under existing law for the governing body of a charter school to adopt 107
more restrictive rules relating to the truancy of pupils. (NRS 392.130-392.220) 108
Existing law: (1) creates the Nevada Educational Choice Scholarship Program; 109
(2) establishes requirements for a scholarship organization that provides grants on 110
behalf of a pupil to a school in which the pupil is enrolled; and (3) requires such a 111
scholarship organization to submit an annual report to the Department containing 112
certain information. (NRS 388D.250-388D.280) Section 30 of this bill establishes 113
certain reporting requirements for schools that receive such grants. Section 31 of 114
this bill requires such schools to administer certain examinations and assessments 115
to certain pupils. Section 33 of this bill requires each school that receives such a 116
grant to comply with the provisions of sections 30 and 31. Section 32 of this bill 117
applies the definition of “scholarship organization” in existing law to sections 30 118
and 31. (NRS 388D.260) 119
Existing law requires the Department to adopt regulations prescribing certain 120
limitations on: (1) the time taken from instruction to conduct an examination or 121
assessment; and (2) the number of examinations or assessments administered in a 122
school year. (NRS 390.805) Section 35 of this bill establishes additional 123
requirements for such regulations. Section 34 of this bill sets forth certain reporting 124
requirements concerning the amount of class time used to prepare for and conduct 125
examinations and assessments. 126
Sections 37 and 38 of this bill: (1) create the Commission on Recruitment and 127
Retention within the Department; (2) set forth the membership and duties of the 128
Commission; and (3) requires the Commission to study issues relating to the 129
recruitment and retention of educators in this State. Section 85 of this bill repeals 130
provisions governing the Nevada State Teacher and Education Support Professional 131
Recruitment and Retention Advisory Task Force, thereby dissolving the Task 132
Force. (NRS 391.486-391.496) 133
Existing law creates the Commission on Professional Standards in Education 134
and requires the Commission to prescribe regulations, subject to approval by the 135
State Board, for licensing teachers and other educational personnel. (NRS 391.011, 136
391.019, 391.027) Section 39 of this bill requires the Commission to establish 137
requirements for a person to obtain a provisional license with an endorsement as a 138
registered apprentice. Section 85 repeals the authorization for the State Board to 139
disapprove any regulation adopted by the Commission. Sections 39-42 of this bill 140
make conforming changes to reflect the repeal of authority granted to the State 141
Board. Section 41 revises provisions governing the timing and content of certain 142
reports submitted by the Commission. (NRS 391.028) Section 44 of this bill 143
requires the Department, rather than the State Board, to annually evaluate each 144
provider approved by the Commission to offer certain courses of study or training. 145
(NRS 391.039) Section 48 of this bill eliminates the requirement that certain 146
reports concerning a shortage of teachers be submitted to the State Board. 147
(NRS 391.125) 148
Existing law requires an applicant for the issuance or renewal of a license as a 149
teacher or other educational personnel position to submit to the Superintendent of 150
Public Instruction a complete set of his or her fingerprints and written permission 151
authorizing the Superintendent to forward the fingerprints to the Central Repository 152
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for Nevada Records of Criminal History for its report on the criminal history of the 153
applicant and for submission to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (hereinafter 154
“FBI”) for its report on the criminal history of the applicant. (NRS 179A.075, 155
391.033) Sections 43 and 61 of this bill remove the requirement for an applicant 156
for the renewal of a license as a teacher or other educational personnel to submit to 157
the Superintendent a complete set of fingerprints for the purpose of obtaining a 158
report on the criminal history of the applicant. Instead, section 60 of this bill 159
requires the Central Repository and the Department of Education to participate in 160
the in the Rap Back Program administered by the Federal Bureau of Investigation 161
(FBI) for the purpose of enabling the Department to obtain ongoing status 162
notifications of any criminal history of a person licensed by the Superintendent. 163
Under section 60: (1) any fingerprints submitted by an applicant for the issuance of 164
a license as a teacher or other educational personnel will be retained in certain 165
systems maintained by the Central Repository and the FBI for the purposes of the 166
Rap Back Program; and (2) if the Rap Back Program identifies a new criminal 167
history event for such a licensee, notice will be provided to the Central Repository 168
and the Central Repository is required to notify the Department that a licensee has a 169
criminal history event. Section 60 further provides for the confidentiality of such 170
criminal history information and the destruction of fingerprints maintained in the 171
system when a person is no longer licensed. Under section 84, persons who are 172
licensed by the Superintendent at the time the Rap Back Program becomes effective 173
are required to submit fingerprints for the purposes of the Program at the time of 174
the first renewal of their license after the Program is effective and would not submit 175
fingerprints for subsequent renewals. Section 45 of this bill makes a conforming 176
change related to fees for the renewal of such a license to reflect that fingerprints 177
for a background check would no longer be submitted with a renewal application 178
when the Rap Back Program becomes effective. (NRS 391.040) Section 46 of this 179
bill makes a conforming change to remove a requirement for a person who is 180
licensed by the Superintendent and who is returned to employment after certain 181
leave to submit fingerprints for the purposes of a background check because the 182
Department would be receiving notifications for such purposes through the Rap 183
Back Program. (NRS 391.104) 184
The board of trustees of a school district is authorized to employ a 185
superintendent of schools. (NRS 391.110) Section 47 of this bill requires the board 186
of trustees of a school district located in a county whose population is 100,000 or 187
more (currently Clark and Washoe Counties) to comply with certain requires when 188
hiring a superintendent of schools. 189
Existing law: (1) requires the State board to establish a statewide performance 190
evaluation system and; (2) sets forth certain requirements governing the evaluation 191
of probationary teachers. (391.465, 391.685) Section 49 of this bill changes how 192
pupil growth is calculated for the purposes of such an evaluation. Section 52 of this 193
bill revises the observation cycles for probationary teachers. 194
Section 50 of this bill requires a teacher to develop goals for educational 195
growth, rather than learning goals, for each of his or her pupils. (NRS 391.480) 196
Section 51 of this bill makes a conforming change to reflect the change made in 197
section 50. 198
Existing law requires the board of trustees of each school district to establish a 199
program of performance pay and enhanced compensation for the recruitment and 200
retention of licensed teachers and administrators. (NRS 391A.450) Section 55 of 201
this bill: (1) requires each large school district to establish through negotiations 202
with an employee organization a salary incentive program for professional growth 203
for teachers and principals; and (2) sets forth requirements for an agreement to 204
provide a salary increase through the program. Section 56 of this bill requires the 205
board of trustees of each large school district to reserve for each fiscal year an 206
amount of money sufficient to provide such agreed upon increases in salaries. 207
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Section 54 of this bill defines “large school district” for the purposes of sections 55 208
and 56. Section 66 of this bill requires the salary incentive program to be within 209
the scope of mandatory collective bargaining. Section 79 of this bill clarifies the 210
manner in which the provisions of section 55 applies to any existing contracts. 211
Existing law requires a regional training program for the professional 212
development of teachers and administrators to provide certain training for 213
educational personnel. (NRS 391A.125) Section 57 of this bill sets forth certain 214
requirements for such training. 215
Article 11 of the Nevada Constitution requires the Nevada Legislature to 216
provide for the establishment of a State University that is controlled by a Board of 217
Regents whose duties are prescribed by law. (Nev. Const. Art. 11, § 4) Section 59 218
of this bill requires the Board of Regents, in consultation with the Department, to 219
develop a method for sharing with the Department certain numbers used for the 220
identification of students. 221
Existing law: (1) requires the Legislative Auditor to conduct a performance 222
audit of certain school districts and the State Public Charter School Authority; and 223
(2) sets forth the schedule for conducting such performance audits. (NRS 224
218G.600) Section 64 of this bill sets forth additional matters for the Legislative 225
Auditor to evaluate when conducting such performance audits. Section 80 of this 226
bill directs the Legislative Auditor to perform certain tasks concerning the 227
examination of resource levels and funding levels that represent the best practices 228
for adequately meeting the needs of pupils. 229
Existing law requires the governing board of a local government to publish a 230
summary of a fiscal report of the local government in a certain newspaper. (NRS 231
354.6015) Section 67 of this bill eliminates such a requirement for the boards of 232
trustees of school districts. 233
Under existing law, the apprenticeship program in Nevada is administered by 234
the Labor Commissioner as the ex officio State Apprenticeship Director with 235
the advice and guidance of the State Apprenticeship Council. (NRS 610.110, 236
610.120) Sections 69 and 70 of this bill create the Nevada Registered 237
Teacher Apprenticeship Support Account and the Nevada Registered Teacher 238
Apprenticeship Support Program, respectively. Section 69 requires the State 239
Apprenticeship Director to administer the Account. 240
Sections 71-78 of this bill make certain appropriations to carry out the 241
provisions of this bill. 242
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN
SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Chapter 385 of NRS is hereby amended by adding 1
thereto a new section to read as follows: 2
1. The State Board shall prepare a plan to improve the 3
academic achievement of pupils enrolled in public elementary 4
schools in this State. The plan must comply with the requirements 5
of the Every Student Succeeds Act of 2015, 20 U.S.C. §§ 6301 et 6
seq., and include: 7
(a) A 3-year strategic plan to advance the academic 8
achievement of pupils; 9
(b) Intermediary goals to be met after each school year for the 10
period set forth in paragraph (a); 11
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(c) A plan that can be implemented by each public elementary 1
school to hire teachers who provide direct instructional services; 2
(d) A requirement that each school year contain at least 4 days 3
of professional development for educational personnel of each 4
elementary school, of which 3 days are devoted to training on 5
methods and skills necessary to achieve the goals of the plan 6
prepared pursuant to this subsection; and 7
(e) A plan to provide programs of remedial study in the subject 8
areas of English language arts, mathematics and science to pupils 9
in grades 1 to 5, inclusive, based upon the results of the 10
examinations administered pursuant to NRS 390.105 and any 11
examinations or assessments offered for the purpose of measuring 12
the academic progress of pupils. 13
2. Any goals developed pursuant to subsection 1 must 14
include: 15
(a) For grades 1 to 5, inclusive, goals for pupil growth and 16
improvement in pupil achievement and proficiency in the 17
academic subjects of English language arts, mathematics and 18
science; and 19
(b) A measurement of the number of pupils who have, for the 20
subject areas described in paragraph (a): 21
(1) Demonstrated progress towards proficiency; and 22
(2) Achieved proficiency. 23
3. The board of trustees of a school district shall, for each 24
elementary school within the school district that does not meet the 25
goals set forth pursuant to paragraph (b) of subsection 1 in 3 26
consecutive school years: 27
(a) Provide additional support for the administration of the 28
school, including, without limitation: 29
(1) Increased assistance and monitoring school progress by 30
the school associate superintendent as defined in NRS 388G.550 31
or superintendent of schools of the school district, as applicable; 32
and 33
(2) Instructional or academic support provided by the 34
school district. 35
(b) Assess the performance of the principal of the school and 36
his or her responsibility for the failure of the school to meet the 37
goals set forth pursuant to paragraph (b) of subsection 1. If the 38
board of trustees determines that the principal is ineffective and 39
responsible for the failure, the board of trustees must, except as 40
otherwise provided in paragraph (c), remove the principal from his 41
or her position. 42
(c) If the principal of the school is not removed from his or her 43
position pursuant to paragraph (b), the principal must reapply to 44
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the board of trustees of the school district for his or her current 1
position. 2
4. A principal who is the subject of a performance assessment 3
conducted pursuant to paragraph (b) of subsection 3 and is not 4
removed from his or her position must: 5
(a) Every 2 years after receiving the performance assessment, 6
reapply for his or her current position. The principal must reapply 7
for his or her current position pursuant to this paragraph for the 8
duration of his or her employment as principal of the school that 9
did not meet the goals set forth pursuant to paragraph (b) of 10
subsection 1. 11
(b) Prepare and submit a report to the Department containing 12
a plan for annual growth that describes any additional supports 13
provided by the school district. The report must be submitted each 14
school year in which the principal remains in his or her current 15
position, unless the school to which the principal is assigned meets 16
the goals in the plan prepared pursuant to subsection 1. The 17
Department shall examine the plan submitted pursuant to this 18
paragraph and determine any adjustments necessary for the 19
school to meet the goals in the plan prepared pursuant to 20
subsection 1. 21
5. Professional development provided pursuant to paragraph 22
(d) of subsection 1 must be provided by a regional training 23
program and include training on instructional practices and 24
strategies to improve the achievement and proficiency of pupils in 25
the subject areas of English language arts, mathematics and 26
science. 27
6. As used in this section, “regional training program” has 28
the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 391A.105. 29
Sec. 2. NRS 385.111 is hereby amended to read as follows: 30
385.111 1. The State Board shall prepare [a plan] plans 31
pursuant to this section, NRS 385.112 and 385.113, and section 1 32
of this act to improve the achievement of pupils enrolled in the 33
public schools in this State. The [plan:] plans: 34
(a) Must be prepared in consultation with: 35
(1) Employees of the Department; 36
(2) At least one employee of a school district in a county 37
whose population is 100,000 or more, appointed by the Nevada 38
Association of School Boards; 39
(3) At least one employee of a school district in a county 40
whose population is less than 100,000, appointed by the Nevada 41
Association of School Boards; and 42
(4) At least one representative of the Statewide Council for 43
the Coordination of the Regional Training Programs created by NRS 44
391A.130, appointed by the Council; and 45
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(b) May be prepared in consultation with: 1
(1) Representatives of institutions of higher education; 2
(2) Representatives of regional educational laboratories; 3
(3) Representatives of outside consultant groups; 4
(4) Representatives of the regional training programs for the 5
professional development of teachers and administrators created by 6
NRS 391A.120; 7
(5) The Legislative Bureau of Educational Accountability 8
and Program Evaluation; and 9
(6) Other persons who the State Board determines are 10
appropriate. 11
2. On or before March 31 of each year, the State Board shall 12
submit the plan prepared pursuant to NRS 385.111, 385.112 and 13
385.113 or the revised plan, as applicable, to the: 14
(a) Governor; 15
(b) Joint Interim Standing Committee on Education; 16
(c) Legislative Bureau of Educational Accountability and 17
Program Evaluation; 18
(d) Board of Regents of the University of Nevada; 19
(e) Board of trustees of each school district; and 20
(f) Governing body of each charter school. 21
3. The Department shall, on or before March 31, 2026, and 22
on or before March 31 of every third year thereafter, submit the 23
plan prepared pursuant to section 1 of this act to the: 24
(a) Governor; 25
(b) Joint Interim Standing Committee on Education; 26
(c) Legislative Bureau of Educational Accountability and 27
Program Evaluation; 28
(d) Board of Regents of the University of Nevada; 29
(e) Board of trustees of each school district; and 30
(f) Governing body of each charter school. 31
Sec. 3. NRS 385.112 is hereby amended to read as follows: 32
385.112 A plan to improve the achievement of pupils enrolled 33
in public schools in this State prepared pursuant to NRS 385.111 34
and section 1 of this act must include: 35
1. A review and analysis of the data upon which the report 36
required pursuant to NRS 385A.400 is based and a review and 37
analysis of any data that is more recent than the data upon which the 38
report is based. 39
2. The identification of any problems or factors common 40
among the school districts or charter schools in this State, as 41
revealed by the review and analysis. 42
3. Strategies based upon evidence-based research, as defined in 43
20 U.S.C. § 7801(21), that will strengthen the core academic 44
subjects, as set forth in NRS 389.018. 45
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4. Strategies to improve the academic achievement of pupils 1
enrolled in public schools in this State, including, without limitation, 2
strategies to: 3
(a) Instruct pupils who are not achieving to their fullest 4
potential, including, without limitation: 5
(1) The curriculum appropriate to improve achievement; 6
(2) The manner by which the instruction will improve the 7
achievement and proficiency of pupils on the examinations 8
administered pursuant to NRS 390.105 and the college and career 9
readiness assessment administered pursuant to NRS 390.610, 10
including, without limitation, the manner in which remediation will 11
be provided to pupils who require remediation based on the results 12
of an examination administered pursuant to NRS 390.610; and 13
(3) An identification of the instruction and curriculum that is 14
specifically designed to improve the achievement and proficiency of 15
pupils in each group identified in the statewide system of 16
accountability for public schools; 17
(b) Improve the literacy skills of pupils; 18
(c) Improve the development of English language skills and 19
academic achievement of pupils who are English learners; 20
(d) Increase the rate of attendance of pupils and reduce the 21
number of pupils who drop out of school; 22
(e) Integrate technology into the instructional and administrative 23
programs of the school districts; 24
(f) Manage effectively the discipline of pupils; and 25
(g) Enhance the professional development offered for the 26
teachers and administrators employed at public schools in this State 27
to include the activities set forth in 20 U.S.C. § 7801(42) and to 28
address the specific needs of the pupils enrolled in public schools in 29
this State, as deemed appropriate by the State Board. 30
5. Strategies designed to provide to the pupils enrolled in 31
middle school, junior high school and high school, the teachers and 32
counselors who provide instruction to those pupils, and the parents 33
and guardians of those pupils information concerning: 34
(a) The requirements for admission to an institution of higher 35
education and the opportunities for financial aid; 36
(b) The availability of Governor Guinn Millennium 37
Scholarships pursuant to NRS 396.911 to 396.945, inclusive, and 38
Nevada Promise Scholarships pursuant to NRS 396.961 to 39
396.9685, inclusive; and 40
(c) The need for a pupil to make informed decisions about his or 41
her curriculum in middle school, junior high school and high school 42
in preparation for success after graduation. 43
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6. An identification, by category, of the employees of the 1
Department who are responsible for ensuring that each provision of 2
the plan is carried out effectively. 3
7. A timeline for carrying out the plan, including, without 4
limitation: 5
(a) The rate of improvement and progress which must be 6
attained annually in meeting the goals and benchmarks established 7
by the State Board pursuant to NRS 385.113; and 8
(b) For each provision of the plan, a timeline for carrying out 9
that provision, including, without limitation, a timeline for 10
monitoring whether the provision is carried out effectively. 11
8. For each provision of the plan, measurable criteria for 12
determining whether the provision has contributed toward 13
improving the academic achievement of pupils, increasing the rate 14
of attendance of pupils and reducing the number of pupils who drop 15
out of school. 16
9. Strategies to improve the allocation of resources from this 17
State, by program and by school district, in a manner that will 18
improve the academic achievement of pupils. If this State has a 19
financial analysis program that is designed to track educational 20
expenditures and revenues to individual schools, the State Board 21
shall use that statewide program in complying with this subsection. 22
If a statewide program is not available, the State Board shall use the 23
Department’s own financial analysis program in complying with 24
this subsection. 25
10. Based upon the reallocation of resources set forth in 26
subsection 9, the resources available to the State Board and the 27
Department to carry out the plan, including, without limitation, a 28
budget for the overall cost of carrying out the plan. 29
11. A summary of the effectiveness of appropriations made by 30
the Legislature to improve the academic achievement of pupils and 31
programs approved by the Legislature to improve the academic 32
achievement of pupils. 33
12. A 5-year strategic plan which identifies the recurring issues 34
in improving the achievement and proficiency of pupils in this State 35
and which establishes strategic goals to address those issues. The 36
5-year strategic plan must be: 37
(a) Based upon the data from previous years which is collected 38
by the Department for the [plan developed] plans prepared pursuant 39
to NRS 385.111 [;] and section 1 of this act; and 40
(b) Designed to track the progress made in achieving the 41
strategic goals established by the Department. 42
13. A requirement that each school year contain at least 4 43
days of professional development for the educational personnel of 44
each secondary school, of which 3 days are devoted to training on 45
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methods and skills necessary to achieve the goals of the plans 1
prepared pursuant to NRS 385.111 and section 1 of this act. 2
Professional development provided pursuant to this subsection 3
must be provided by a regional training program and include 4
training on instructional practices and strategies to improve the 5
achievement and proficiency of pupils in the subject areas of 6
English language arts, mathematics and science. 7
14. Any additional plans addressing the achievement and 8
proficiency of pupils adopted by the Department. 9
15. As used in this section, “regional training program” has 10
the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 391A.105. 11
Sec. 4. NRS 385.113 is hereby amended to read as follows: 12
385.113 The State Board shall: 13
1. In [developing] preparing the [plan] plans to improve the 14
achievement of pupils enrolled in public schools pursuant to NRS 15
385.111 [,] and section 1 of this act, establish clearly defined goals 16
and benchmarks for improving the achievement of pupils, including, 17
without limitation, goals for: 18
(a) Improving proficiency results in core academic subjects; 19
(b) Increasing the number of pupils enrolled in public middle 20
schools and junior high schools, including, without limitation, 21
charter schools, who enter public high schools with the skills 22
necessary to succeed in high school; 23
(c) Improving the percentage of pupils who enroll in grade 9 and 24
who graduate from a public high school, including, without 25
limitation, a charter school, with a standard or higher diploma upon 26
completion; 27
(d) Improving the performance of pupils on standardized college 28
entrance examinations; 29
(e) Increasing the percentage of pupils enrolled in high schools 30
who enter postsecondary educational institutions or who are career 31
and workforce ready; and 32
(f) Reengaging disengaged youth who have dropped out of high 33
school or who are at risk of dropping out of high school, including, 34
without limitation, a mechanism for tracking and maintaining 35
communication with those youth who have dropped out of school or 36
who are at risk of doing so; 37
2. Review the [plan] plans annually to evaluate the 38
effectiveness of the [plan;] plans; 39
3. Examine the timeline for implementing the [plan] plans and 40
each provision of [the] each plan to determine whether the annual 41
goals and benchmarks have been attained; 42
4. Based upon the evaluation of the [plan,] plans, make 43
revisions, as necessary, to ensure that: 44
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(a) The goals and benchmarks set forth in the [plan] plans are 1
being attained in a timely manner; and 2
(b) The [plan is] plans are designed to improve the academic 3
achievement of pupils enrolled in public schools in this State; and 4
5. Review the plans submitted pursuant to subsection 4 of NRS 5
385A.650 to: 6
(a) Determine common problems identified by the principal of 7
each school; and 8
(b) Make recommendations to the Department concerning how 9
the Department can best support the needs of schools. 10
Sec. 5. NRS 385.230 is hereby amended to read as follows: 11
385.230 1. The Department shall, in conjunction with the 12
State Board, prepare an annual report of the state of public 13
education in this State. The report must include, without limitation: 14
(a) An analysis of each annual report of accountability prepared 15
by the State Board pursuant to NRS 385A.400; 16
(b) An update on the status of K-12 public education in this 17
State; 18
(c) A description of the most recent vision and mission 19
statements of the State Board and the Department, including, 20
without limitation, the progress made by the State Board and 21
Department in achieving those visions and missions; 22
(d) A description of the goals and benchmarks for improving the 23
academic achievement of pupils which are included in the [plan] 24
plans to improve the achievement of pupils required by NRS 25
385.111 [;] and section 1 of this act; 26
(e) A description of any policies, plans and programs for 27
promoting, extending and improving career and technical education 28
for pupils; 29
(f) A description of any significant changes made to the 30
collection, maintenance or transfer of data concerning pupils by the 31
Department, a school district, a sponsor of a charter school or a 32
university school for profoundly gifted pupils; 33
(g) Any new data elements, including, without limitation, data 34
about individual pupils and aggregated data about pupils within a 35
defined group, proposed for inclusion in the automated system of 36
accountability information for Nevada established pursuant to 37
NRS 385A.800; 38
(h) An analysis of the progress the public schools have made in 39
the previous year toward achieving the goals and benchmarks for 40
improving the academic achievement of pupils; 41
(i) An analysis of whether the standards and examinations 42
adopted by the State Board adequately prepare pupils for success in 43
postsecondary educational institutions and in career and workforce 44
readiness; 45
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(j) An analysis of the extent to which school districts and charter 1
schools recruit and retain effective teachers and principals; 2
(k) An analysis of the ability of the automated system of 3
accountability information for Nevada established pursuant to NRS 4
385A.800 to link the achievement of pupils to the performance of 5
the individual teachers assigned to those pupils and to the principals 6
of the schools in which the pupils are enrolled; 7
(l) An analysis of the extent to which the lowest performing 8
public schools have improved the academic achievement of pupils 9
enrolled in those schools; 10
(m) A summary of the innovative educational programs 11
implemented by public schools which have demonstrated the ability 12
to improve the academic achievement of pupils, including, without 13
limitation: 14
(1) Pupils who are economically disadvantaged, as defined 15
by the State Board; 16
(2) Pupils from major racial and ethnic groups, as defined by 17
the State Board; 18
(3) Pupils with disabilities; 19
(4) Pupils who are English learners; and 20
(5) Pupils who are migratory children, as defined by the State 21
Board; 22
(n) A description of any plan of corrective action requested by 23
the Superintendent of Public Instruction from the board of trustees 24
of a school district or the governing body of a charter school and the 25
status of that plan; 26
(o) A summary of any measures taken by the Superintendent of 27
Public Instruction pursuant to NRS 388.4354 to ensure compliance 28
with a plan of corrective action or the order of a hearing officer; and 29
(p) An analysis of data on the discipline of pupils collected 30
pursuant to NRS 385A.840, including, without limitation: 31
(1) Trends in the data measuring changes in the discipline of 32
pupils; and 33
(2) Areas identified by the Department where the 34
Department will provide support to a public school to address trends 35
in the data on the discipline of pupils. 36
2. In odd-numbered years, the Superintendent of Public 37
Instruction shall present the report prepared pursuant to subsection 1 38
in person to the Governor and each standing committee of the 39
Legislature with primary jurisdiction over matters relating to K-12 40
public education at the beginning of each regular session of the 41
Legislature. 42
3. In even-numbered years, the Superintendent of Public 43
Instruction shall, on or before January 31, submit a written copy of 44
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the report prepared pursuant to subsection 1 to the Governor and to 1
the Joint Interim Standing Committee on Education. 2
Sec. 6. Chapter 385A of NRS is hereby amended by adding 3
thereto a new section to read as follows: 4
The annual report of accountability prepared pursuant to NRS 5
385A.070 must include information on progress made toward 6
meeting the goals set forth in the plans prepared pursuant to NRS 7
385.111 and section 1 of this act. 8
Sec. 7. NRS 385A.070 is hereby amended to read as follows: 9
385A.070 1. The board of trustees of each school district in 10
this State, in cooperation with associations recognized by the State 11
Board as representing licensed educational personnel in the district, 12
shall adopt a program providing for the accountability of the school 13
district to the residents of the district and to the State Board for the 14
quality of the schools and the educational achievement of the pupils 15
in the district, including, without limitation, pupils enrolled in 16
charter schools sponsored by the school district. The board of 17
trustees of each school district shall report the information required 18
by NRS 385A.070 to 385A.320, inclusive, and section 6 of this act 19
for each charter school sponsored by the school district. The 20
information for charter schools must be reported separately. 21
2. The board of trustees of each school district shall, on or 22
before December 31 of each year, prepare for the immediately 23
preceding school year a single annual report of accountability 24
concerning the educational goals and objectives of the school 25
district, the information prescribed by NRS 385A.070 to 385A.320, 26
inclusive, and section 6 of this act and such other information as is 27
directed by the Superintendent of Public Instruction. A separate 28
reporting for a group of pupils must not be made pursuant to NRS 29
385A.070 to 385A.320, inclusive, and section 6 of this act if the 30
number of pupils in that group is insufficient to yield statistically 31
reliable information or the results would reveal personally 32
identifiable information about an individual pupil. The Department 33
shall use the mechanism approved by the United States Department 34
of Education for the statewide system of accountability for public 35
schools for determining the minimum number of pupils that must be 36
in a group for that group to yield statistically reliable information. 37
3. The State Public Charter School Authority, each college or 38
university within the Nevada System of Higher Education and each 39
city or county that sponsors a charter school shall, on or before 40
December 31 of each year, prepare for the immediately preceding 41
school year an annual report of accountability of the charter schools 42
sponsored by the State Public Charter School Authority or 43
institution, as applicable, concerning the accountability information 44
prescribed by the Department pursuant to this section. The 45
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Department, in consultation with the State Public Charter School 1
Authority, each college or university within the Nevada System of 2
Higher Education and each city or county that sponsors a charter 3
school, shall prescribe by regulation the information that must be 4
prepared by the State Public Charter School Authority and 5
institution, as applicable, which must include, without limitation, the 6
information contained in subsection 2 and NRS 385A.070 to 7
385A.320, inclusive, and section 6 of this act, as applicable to 8
charter schools. The Department shall provide for public 9
dissemination of the annual report of accountability prepared 10
pursuant to this section by posting a copy of the report on the 11
Internet website maintained by the Department. 12
4. The annual report of accountability prepared pursuant to this 13
section must be presented in an understandable and uniform format 14
and, to the extent practicable, provided in a language that parents 15
can understand. 16
Sec. 8. NRS 385A.230 is hereby amended to read as follows: 17
385A.230 1. The annual report of accountability prepared 18
pursuant to NRS 385A.070 must include information on teachers, 19
other licensed educational personnel and paraprofessionals, 20
including, without limitation: 21
(a) Information on the professional qualifications of teachers 22
and other licensed educational personnel employed by each school 23
in the district and the district as a whole, including, without 24
limitation, each charter school sponsored by the district. The 25
information must include, without limitation: 26
(1) The total number of: 27
(I) Teachers and other licensed educational personnel 28
employed at each school; 29
(II) Vacancies at each school ; [which are not filled by a 30
teacher who has a contract to teach at the school on a full-time basis, 31
as determined by the Commission on Professional Standards in 32
Education;] 33
(III) Teachers and other licensed educational personnel 34
employed at each school who provide instruction in a grade level or 35
subject area for which they do not meet the requirements for 36
licensure or do not hold a required endorsement; 37
(IV) Teachers and other licensed educational personnel 38
employed at each school who are inexperienced, as defined by the 39
Commission on Professional Standards in Education; and 40
(V) Employees at each school whose overall performance 41
was determined to be highly effective, effective, developing or 42
ineffective under the statewide performance evaluation system. 43
(2) The percentage of: 44
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(I) Teachers and other licensed educational personnel 1
employed by the school district who are employed at each school; 2
(II) Vacancies at each school ; [which are not filled by a 3
teacher who has a contract to teach at the school on a full-time basis, 4
as determined by the Commission on Professional Standards in 5
Education;] 6
(III) Teachers and other licensed educational personnel 7
employed at each school who provide instruction in a grade level or 8
subject area for which they do not meet the requirements for 9
licensure or do not hold a required endorsement; 10
(IV) Teachers and other licensed educational personnel 11
employed at each school who are inexperienced, as defined by the 12
Commission on Professional Standards in Education; and 13
(V) Employees at each school whose overall performance 14
was determined to be highly effective, effective, developing or 15
ineffective under the statewide performance evaluation system. 16
(3) For each middle school, junior high school and high 17
school: 18
(I) The number of persons employed as substitute 19
teachers for 20 consecutive days or more in the same classroom or 20
assignment, designated as long-term substitute teachers, including 21
the total number of days long-term substitute teachers were 22
employed at each school, identified by grade level and subject area; 23
and 24
(II) The number of persons employed as substitute 25
teachers for less than 20 consecutive days, designated as short-term 26
substitute teachers, including the total number of days short-term 27
substitute teachers were employed at each school, identified by 28
grade level and subject area. 29
(4) For each elementary school: 30
(I) The number of persons employed as substitute 31
teachers for 20 consecutive days or more in the same classroom or 32
assignment, designated as long-term substitute teachers, including 33
the total number of days long-term substitute teachers were 34
employed at each school, identified by grade level; and 35
(II) The number of persons employed as substitute 36
teachers for less than 20 consecutive days, designated as short-term 37
substitute teachers, including the total number of days short-term 38
substitute teachers were employed at each school, identified by 39
grade level. 40
(b) Records of attendance of teachers who provide instruction, 41
for each school in the district and the district as a whole, including, 42
without limitation, each charter school sponsored by the district. The 43
records of attendance maintained by a school for purposes of this 44
paragraph must include the number of teachers who are in 45
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attendance at school and the number of teachers who are absent 1
from school. A teacher shall be deemed in attendance if the teacher 2
is excused from being present in the classroom by the school in 3
which the teacher is employed for one of the following reasons: 4
(1) Acquisition of knowledge or skills relating to the 5
professional development of the teacher; or 6
(2) Assignment of the teacher to perform duties for 7
cocurricular or extracurricular activities of pupils. 8
(c) Information on the paraprofessionals employed by each 9
public school in the district, including, without limitation, each 10
charter school sponsored by the district. The information must 11
include: 12
(1) The number of paraprofessionals employed at the school; 13
(2) The number of paraprofessionals employed at the school 14
who do not satisfy the requirements prescribed by the Department to 15
comply with 20 U.S.C. § 6311(g)(2)(M); 16
(3) The percentage of paraprofessionals employed by the 17
school district who do not satisfy the requirements prescribed by the 18
Department to comply with 20 U.S.C. § 6311(g)(2)(M) who are 19
employed at the school; and 20
(4) Any other information required by regulation of the State 21
Board. 22
2. As used in this section [, “paraprofessional”] : 23
(a) “H-1B visa holder” means a person who holds a visa 24
issued pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1101(a)(15)(H). 25
(b) “J-1 visa holder” means a person who holds a visa issued 26
pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1101(a)(15)(J). 27
(c) “Paraprofessional” has the meaning ascribed to it in 28
NRS 391.008. 29
(d) “Support staff member” means an employee of a school 30
district who is not reported as an administrator or teacher, 31
including, without limitation, school counselors, school 32
psychologists, school social workers, school nurses, 33
paraprofessionals, librarians and any other person who provides 34
instructional support. 35
(e) “Vacancy” means an instance in which a school district 36
does not fill a position to teach with a teacher who has a license to 37
teach issued pursuant to chapter 391 of NRS. The term includes, 38
without limitation, any positions to teach that are filled by a 39
substitute teacher, student teacher, volunteer, support staff 40
member, J-1 visa holder, H-1B visa holder, paraprofessional or 41
teacher who does not provide instruction to pupils. 42
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Sec. 9. Chapter 386 of NRS is hereby amended by adding 1
thereto a new section to read as follows: 2
1. A School District Oversight Board, consisting of six 3
members, may be impaneled pursuant to this section. 4
2. A School District Oversight Board impaneled pursuant to 5
this section must consist of the following members: 6
(a) The Governor, who serves as Chair; 7
(b) A member appointed by the Speaker of the Assembly, who 8
must not be a legislator; 9
(c) A member appointed by the Majority Leader of the Senate, 10
who must not be a legislator; 11
(d) The Superintendent of Public Instruction; 12
(e) The Director of the Office of Finance; and 13
(f) One member who holds a license to teach issued pursuant 14
to chapter 391 of NRS, is employed at a public school in the school 15
district for which the Board is impaneled and is not a legislator, 16
appointed by the Legislative Commission. 17
3. The Board may meet or exercise authority granted 18
pursuant to this section only if: 19
(a) The Governor, the State Board or the Chair of the 20
Legislative Commission issues a written complaint to the board of 21
trustees of a school district that identifies a failure to comply with 22
any state law by the board of trustees of the school district; 23
(b) The board of trustees of the school district does not provide 24
a satisfactory plan of correction to the Governor, the State Board 25
and the Chair of the Legislative Commission within 30 days after 26
receiving the written complaint issued pursuant to paragraph (a); 27
(c) After the time to provide a plan of correction pursuant to 28
paragraph (b) has elapsed, the State Board: 29
(1) Finds that the written complaint issued pursuant to 30
paragraph (a), and any information or evidence provided to the 31
State Board, establish that the State Board has failed to comply 32
with state law and the plan of correction does not adequately 33
address such failure to comply with state law; and 34
(2) Votes to impanel a School District Oversight Board; and 35
(d) The Governor declares a state of emergency for the school 36
district which states: 37
(1) The school district is subject to the state of emergency; 38
(2) The specific actions taken by the board of trustees of the 39
school district that fail to comply with state law; 40
(3) The date of the first meeting of the School District 41
Oversight Board, which must occur not later than 30 days after 42
the state of emergency for the school district is declared pursuant 43
to this paragraph; and 44
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(4) The date on which the state of emergency for the school 1
district declared pursuant to this paragraph terminates. 2
4. The School District Oversight Board may only take actions 3
necessary to remedy the cause of a state of emergency for a school 4
district declared pursuant to paragraph (d) of subsection 3. In 5
taking such actions, the Board possesses any authority granted to 6
the board of trustees of the school district pursuant to this title, 7
including, without limitation, access to all school property, 8
buildings and facilities within the school district. 9
5. The board of trustees of the school district for which a 10
state of emergency has been declared pursuant to paragraph (d) of 11
subsection 3 must not conduct any meetings or take any actions 12
that interfere with the scope of the authority granted to the School 13
District Oversight Board pursuant to subsection 4. 14
6. A state of emergency for a school district declared 15
pursuant to paragraph (d) of subsection 3 terminates not later 16
than 90 days after the Governor makes the declaration. The Board 17
may, upon a vote of the majority of its members, extend the state 18
of emergency for a school district for an additional 90 days. 19
7. A meeting held by the School District Oversight Board 20
must be located in the county in which the school district for 21
which a state of emergency has been declared pursuant to 22
paragraph (d) of subsection 3 is located. A member of the Board 23
may attend such a meeting by audiovisual means or other 24
electronic means. Such a meeting must provide for participation 25
by audiovisual means or other electronic means. 26
8. The provisions of NRS 414.070 do not apply to a state of 27
emergency for a school district declared pursuant to paragraph (d) 28
of subsection 3. 29
9. The provisions of chapter 241 of NRS do not apply to a 30
meeting of the Board held pursuant to subsection 7 except that the 31
meeting must be open to the public. 32
10. As used in this section, “Board” means a School District 33
Oversight Board impaneled pursuant to this section. 34
Sec. 10. NRS 386.165 is hereby amended to read as follows: 35
386.165 1. In each county school district in which more than 36
75,000 pupils are enrolled, the board of trustees shall establish seven 37
election districts for school trustees. The districts must be: 38
(a) As nearly equal in population as practicable; and 39
(b) Composed of contiguous territory. 40
2. The board of trustees in each county school district in which 41
more than 75,000 pupils are enrolled is composed of 11 members, of 42
whom: 43
(a) Seven voting members must be elected in election districts 44
established pursuant to subsection 1 by the board of trustees. 45
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(b) One [nonvoting] voting member must be appointed by the 1
board of county commissioners of the county in which the school 2
district is located. The member appointed pursuant to this paragraph 3
must reside in the county in which the school district is located. 4
(c) Three [nonvoting] voting members must be appointed by the 5
governing bodies of the three most populous incorporated cities in 6
the county in which the school district is located, with each 7
governing body appointing one member. Each member appointed 8
pursuant to this paragraph must reside in the city in which the 9
governing body is required to make the appointment. 10
3. In each county school district in which more than 25,000 11
pupils but not more than 75,000 pupils are enrolled, the board of 12
trustees shall establish seven election districts for school trustees, as 13
follows: 14
(a) Five districts which are as nearly equal in population as 15
practicable, each of which includes approximately one-fifth of the 16
population of the county; and 17
(b) Two districts which are as nearly equal in population as 18
practicable, each of which includes approximately one-half of the 19
population of the county. 20
The districts must be composed of contiguous territory. 21
4. Each elected trustee of a school district to which this section 22
applies must reside in the election district which the trustee 23
represents and be elected by the voters of that election district. 24
5. In each school district in which more than 25,000 pupils but 25
not more than 75,000 pupils are enrolled, the board of trustees is 26
composed of seven members who must be elected in an election 27
district established pursuant to subsection 3 by the board of trustees. 28
6. The appointing authority shall make an appointment 29
pursuant to subsection 2 at least 30 days but not more than 90 days 30
before the expiration of the term of office of the incumbent member. 31
7. The term of office of a school trustee is 4 years, 32
commencing on the first Monday of January thereafter next 33
following the election of the trustee. 34
8. Each trustee shall hold office until his or her successor is 35
appointed or elected and qualified. 36
9. The [nonvoting] voting members of the board of trustees 37
appointed pursuant to paragraphs (b) and (c) of subsection 2 [: 38
(a) Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (b), shall] have 39
the same rights and responsibilities as voting members of the board 40
of trustees [,] elected pursuant to paragraph (a) of subsection 2, 41
including, without limitation, being involved in any briefings, 42
interviews, evaluations, closed-door sessions and policy and 43
operational discussions [;] and 44
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[(b) Do not have voting rights for the election of officers or the 1
authority to serve] serving as an officer of the board of trustees. 2
Sec. 11. NRS 386.310 is hereby amended to read as follows: 3
386.310 1. The board of trustees shall meet and organize by: 4
(a) Electing one of its [elected] members as president. 5
(b) Electing one of its [elected] members as clerk, or by 6
selecting some other qualified person as clerk. 7
(c) Electing additional officers from its [elected] members as 8
may be deemed necessary. 9
(d) Fixing the term of office for each of its officers. 10
2. A record of the organization of the board of trustees must be 11
entered in the minutes, together with the amount of salary to be paid 12
to the clerk. 13
3. Immediately after the organization of the board of trustees, 14
the clerk shall file the names of the president, the clerk and the 15
members of the board of trustees with the Department and the 16
county auditor of the county whose boundaries are conterminous 17
with the boundaries of the county school district. 18
Sec. 12. NRS 387.12463 is hereby amended to read as 19
follows: 20
387.12463 1. The Commission shall: 21
(a) Provide guidance to school districts and the Department on 22
the implementation of the Pupil-Centered Funding Plan. 23
(b) Monitor the implementation of the Pupil-Centered Funding 24
Plan and make any recommendations to the Joint Interim Standing 25
Committee on Education that the Commission determines would, 26
within the limits of appropriated funding, improve the 27
implementation of the Pupil-Centered Funding Plan or correct any 28
deficiencies of the Department or any school district or public 29
school in carrying out the Pupil-Centered Funding Plan. 30
(c) Review the statewide base per pupil funding amount, the 31
adjusted base per pupil funding for each school district and the 32
multiplier for weighted funding for each category of pupils 33
appropriated by law pursuant to NRS 387.1214 for each biennium 34
and recommend any revisions the Commission determines to be 35
appropriate to create an optimal level of funding for the public 36
schools in this State, including, without limitation, by 37
recommending the creation or elimination of one or more categories 38
of pupils to receive additional weighted funding. If the Commission 39
makes a recommendation pursuant to this paragraph which would 40
require more money to implement than was appropriated from the 41
State Education Fund in the immediately preceding biennium, 42
the Commission shall also identify a method to fully fund the 43
recommendation within 10 years after the date of the 44
recommendation. 45
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(d) Review the laws and regulations of this State relating to 1
education, make recommendations to the Joint Interim Standing 2
Committee on Education for any revision of such laws and 3
regulations that the Commission determines would improve the 4
efficiency or effectiveness of public education in this State and 5
notify each school district of each such recommendation. 6
(e) Review and recommend to the Department revisions of the 7
cost adjustment factors for each county established pursuant to NRS 8
387.1215 and the method for calculating the attendance area 9
adjustment established pursuant to NRS 387.1218. 10
(f) Review the academic progress made by pupils in each public 11
school since the implementation of the Pupil-Centered Funding 12
Plan, including, without limitation, any changes to the academic 13
progress of such pupils as the result of any additional money 14
provided to each such school by the Pupil-Centered Funding Plan. 15
In performing such a review, the Commission shall: 16
(1) Use metrics to measure the academic achievement of 17
pupils which include, without limitation: 18
(I) The rate of graduation of pupils from high school by 19
type of diploma; 20
(II) The performance of pupils on standardized 21
examinations in math, reading and science; 22
(III) The number of credentials or other certifications in 23
fields of career and technical education earned by pupils; 24
(IV) The number of pupils who earn a passing score on an 25
advanced placement examination; 26
(V) The number of pupils who earn a passing score on an 27
international baccalaureate examination; 28
(VI) The percentage of pupils in each school who lack a 29
sufficient number of credits to graduate by the end of their 12th 30
grade year; 31
(VII) The percentage of pupils in each school who drop 32
out; 33
(VIII) The number of pupils who enroll in higher 34
education upon graduation; 35
(IX) The number of pupils who enroll in a vocational or 36
technical school or apprenticeship training program; 37
(X) The attendance rate for pupils; 38
(XI) The number of violent acts by pupils and 39
disciplinary actions against pupils; and 40
(XII) Any other metric prescribed by the Commission; 41
(2) Use metrics to measure the improvement of pupils 42
enrolled in elementary school in literacy which include, without 43
limitation: 44
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(I) The literacy rate for pupils in the first, third and fifth 1
grades; 2
(II) The number of pupils in elementary school who were 3
promoted to the next grade after testing below proficient in reading 4
in the immediately preceding school year, separated by grade level 5
and by level of performance on the relevant test; 6
(III) The number of schools that employ a licensed 7
teacher designated to serve as a literacy specialist pursuant to NRS 8
388.159 and the number of schools that fail to employ and designate 9
such a licensed teacher; and 10
(IV) Any other metric prescribed by the Commission; 11
(3) Use metrics to measure the ability of public schools to 12
hire and retain sufficient staff to meet the needs of the public 13
schools which include, without limitation: 14
(I) The rate of vacancies in positions for teachers, support 15
staff and administrators; 16
(II) The attendance rate for teachers; 17
(III) The retention rate for teachers; 18
(IV) The number of schools and classrooms within each 19
school in which the number of pupils in attendance exceeds the 20
designed capacity for the school or classroom; 21
(V) The number of classes taught by a substitute teacher 22
for more than 25 percent of the school year; and 23
(VI) Any other metric prescribed by the Commission; 24
(4) Use metrics to measure the extent to which schools meet 25
the needs and expectations of pupils, parents or legal guardians of 26
pupils, teachers and administrators which include, without 27
limitation: 28
(I) The results of an annual survey of satisfaction of 29
school employees; 30
(II) The results of an annual survey of satisfaction of 31
pupils, parents or legal guardians of pupils and graduates; and 32
(III) Any other metric prescribed by the Commission; 33
(5) Identify the progress made by each school, school district 34
and charter school on improving the literacy of pupils enrolled in 35
elementary school; 36
(6) Make recommendations for strategies to increase the 37
efficacy, efficiency, transparency and accountability of public 38
schools; and 39
(7) Make recommendations to the Department, school 40
districts and charter schools to improve the reporting, tracking, 41
monitoring, analyzing and dissemination of data relating to pupil 42
achievement and financial accountability, including, without 43
limitation, revisions to the metrics identified in subparagraphs (1) to 44
(4), inclusive. 45
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(g) Review and consider strategies to improve the accessibility 1
and ensure the equitability of existing and new programs for pupils 2
within and between public schools, including, without limitation, 3
open zoning. 4
(h) In each even-numbered year, review and propose any 5
recommended revisions to the method of calculating the quintile 6
of pupils determined to be most in need of additional services and 7
assistance to graduate pursuant to subsection 1 of NRS 387.1211. 8
In conducting such a review, the Commission shall select a third 9
party to verify that any calculation or algorithm used to determine 10
the quintile accurately identifies the quintile of at-risk pupils 11
enrolled in public schools in this State and determine whether any 12
more accurate or effective method of calculating the quintile of 13
such pupils exists. A third party selected by the Commission 14
pursuant to this paragraph shall, on or before September 1 of each 15
even-numbered year, submit a report of its findings concerning 16
methods of calculating the quintile of at-risk pupils enrolled in 17
public schools in this State, and any recommendations for 18
alternative methods, to the Department, the State Board and the 19
Commission. 20
2. Each school district and each charter school shall submit a 21
quarterly report to the Commission that identifies how funding from 22
the Pupil-Centered Funding Plan is being used to improve the 23
academic performance and progress of pupils and includes, without 24
limitation, all data or metrics collected by the school district or 25
charter school to demonstrate such improvement. The Commission 26
shall review the reports submitted pursuant to this subsection and 27
transmit the reports, along with any commentary or 28
recommendations relating to the reports, to the Governor, the 29
Director of the Legislative Counsel Bureau, the Joint Interim 30
Standing Committee on Education and the Interim Finance 31
Committee. 32
3. After receiving the reports submitted to the Commission 33
pursuant to subsection 2, the Governor may, with the approval of the 34
Legislature or Interim Finance Committee if the Legislature is not in 35
session, direct a school district or charter school to take such 36
remedial actions as the Governor determines to be necessary and 37
appropriate to address any deficiency identified in the reports 38
submitted pursuant to subsection 2. 39
4. The Commission shall: 40
(a) Present any recommendations pursuant to paragraphs (a) to 41
[(g),] (h), inclusive, of subsection 1 at a meeting of the Joint Interim 42
Standing Committee on Education for consideration and 43
recommendations by the Committee; and 44
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(b) After consideration of the recommendations of the Joint 1
Interim Standing Committee on Education, transmit the 2
recommendations or a revised version of the recommendations to 3
the Governor and the Director of the Legislative Counsel Bureau for 4
distribution to the Legislature. 5
Sec. 13. NRS 387.1275 is hereby amended to read as follows: 6
387.1275 1. The Department shall, to the extent money is 7
available, award grants of money to school districts, sponsors of 8
charter schools , [and] nonprofit organizations and private, for-9
profit organizations to support early childhood literacy and 10
readiness programs. Each program supported by a grant awarded 11
pursuant to this section must: 12
(a) Serve children who are less than 6 years of age [;] , 13
regardless of the economic status of such children; 14
(b) Be evidence-based; 15
(c) Provide for appropriate individualized accommodations and 16
supports for children with disabilities; [and] 17
(d) Include a plan of reporting and accountability for the 18
performance of the program [.] ; and 19
(e) Be provided at no cost to the parent or legal guardian of a 20
child served by the program. 21
2. A school district, sponsor of a charter school , [or] nonprofit 22
organization or private, for-profit organization that wishes to 23
receive a grant pursuant to this section must submit an application to 24
the Department. The Department may approve such an application if 25
the Department determines that the application: 26
(a) Includes an implementation plan which is financially sound; 27
and 28
(b) Proposes to use all money available from the grant within 2 29
years or such shorter period of time as the Department determines 30
appropriate. 31
3. The Department shall prioritize the award of grants pursuant 32
to this section to a school district, sponsor of a charter school , [or] 33
nonprofit organization or private, for-profit organization to support 34
an early childhood literacy and readiness program that: 35
(a) Receives money from a private source; 36
(b) Receives money from a federal grant; 37
(c) Has demonstrated sustained success in improving the literacy 38
and readiness for elementary school of children less than 6 years of 39
age; or 40
(d) Provides services to geographical areas with a higher 41
proportion of children entering kindergarten who have demonstrated 42
a deficit across early learning domains during the immediately 43
preceding 2 years. 44
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Sec. 14. Chapter 388 of NRS is hereby amended by adding 1
thereto a new section to read as follows: 2
1. The board of trustees of each school district shall: 3
(a) Ensure that in each elementary school within the school 4
district: 5
(1) There is a ratio of not more than 17 teachers, as defined 6
in NRS 385A.430, per administrator; and 7
(2) Prioritize the filling of each classroom-based position 8
before the staffing of any position that is not classroom-based. 9
(b) Annually submit a report to the Department describing 10
how the school district complies with the requirements set forth in 11
paragraph (a). 12
2. The board of trustees of a school district located in a 13
county whose population is 700,000 or more may amend the 14
budget for a local school precinct developed pursuant to NRS 15
388G.700 for each elementary school within the school district to 16
comply with the provisions of this section. 17
3. As used in this section: 18
(a) “Classroom-based position” means a position filled by a 19
teacher who: 20
(1) Actively teaches pupils during a class period; and 21
(2) Is the teacher of record assigned to the classroom of 22
pupils. 23
(b) “Local school precinct” has the meaning ascribed to it in 24
NRS 388G.535. 25
Sec. 15. NRS 388.055 is hereby amended to read as follows: 26
388.055 1. Each public school, including, without limitation, 27
each charter school, located in a county whose population is less 28
than 100,000 shall, to the extent that money is available for that 29
purpose: 30
[1.] (a) Employ a school counselor at the school on a full-time 31
basis. 32
[2.] (b) Provide for a comprehensive program for school 33
counseling developed by a school counselor pursuant to 34
NRS 391.293. 35
2. Each public school, including, without limitation, each 36
charter school, located in a county whose population is 100,000 or 37
more shall: 38
(a) Employ a school counselor at the school on a full-time 39
basis. 40
(b) Provide for a comprehensive program for school 41
counseling developed by a school counselor pursuant to 42
NRS 391.293. 43
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Sec. 16. NRS 388.700 is hereby amended to read as follows: 1
388.700 1. Except as otherwise provided in this section, for 2
each [school quarter of a] school year, the ratio in each school 3
district of pupils per licensed teacher designated to teach, on a full-4
time basis, in classes where core curriculum is taught: 5
(a) In kindergarten and grades 1 and 2, must not exceed 16 to 1, 6
and in grade 3, must not exceed 18 to 1; or 7
(b) If a plan is approved pursuant to subsection 3 of NRS 8
388.720, must not exceed the ratio set forth in that plan for the grade 9
levels specified in the plan. 10
In determining this ratio, all licensed educational personnel who 11
teach a grade level specified in paragraph (a) or a grade level 12
specified in a plan that is approved pursuant to subsection 3 of NRS 13
388.720, as applicable for the school district, must be counted 14
except teachers of art, music, physical education or special 15
education, teachers who teach one or two specific subject areas to 16
more than one classroom of pupils, counselors, librarians, 17
administrators, deans, specialists, any administrators or other 18
licensed educational personnel, including, without limitation, 19
counselors, coaches and special education teachers, who may be 20
present in a classroom but do not teach every pupil in the classroom 21
and teachers who are not actively teaching pupils during a class 22
period or who do not teach a subject area for which the ratio of 23
pupils per licensed teacher is being determined. 24
2. A school district may, within the limits of any plan adopted 25
pursuant to NRS 388.720, assign a pupil whose enrollment in a 26
grade occurs after the end of a quarter during the school year to any 27
existing class regardless of the number of pupils in the class if the 28
school district requests and is approved for a variance from the State 29
Board pursuant to subsection 4. 30
3. Each school district that includes one or more elementary 31
schools which exceed the ratio of pupils per class during any 32
[quarter of a] school year, as reported to the Department pursuant to 33
NRS 388.725: 34
(a) Set forth in subsection 1; 35
(b) Prescribed in conjunction with a legislative appropriation for 36
the support of the class-size reduction program; or 37
(c) Defined by a legislatively approved alternative class-size 38
reduction plan, if applicable to that school district, 39
must request a variance for each such school for the next [quarter 40
of the current] school year [if a quarter remains in that school year 41
or for the next quarter of the succeeding school year, as applicable,] 42
from the State Board by providing a written statement that includes 43
the reasons for the request, the justification for exceeding the 44
applicable prescribed ratio of pupils per class and a plan of actions 45
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that the school district will take to reduce the ratio of pupils per 1
class. 2
4. [The] Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, the 3
State Board may grant to a school district a variance from the 4
limitation on the number of pupils per class set forth in paragraph 5
(a), (b) or (c) of subsection 3 for good cause, including the lack of 6
available financial support specifically set aside for the reduction of 7
pupil-teacher ratios. The State Board shall not grant such a 8
variance to any school district that does not comply with the ratio 9
specified in subparagraph (1) of paragraph (a) of subsection 1 of 10
section 14 of this act. 11
5. The State Board shall, on [a quarterly] an annual basis, 12
submit a report to the Interim Finance Committee on each variance 13
requested by a school district pursuant to subsection 4 during the 14
[preceding quarter] school year and, if a variance was granted, an 15
identification of each elementary school for which a variance was 16
granted and the specific justification for the variance. 17
6. The State Board shall, on or before February 1 of each odd-18
numbered year, submit a report to the Legislature on: 19
(a) Each variance requested by a school district pursuant to 20
subsection 4 during the preceding biennium and, if a variance was 21
granted, an identification of each elementary school for which 22
variance was granted and the specific justification for the variance. 23
(b) The data reported to it by the various school districts 24
pursuant to subsection 2 of NRS 388.710, including an explanation 25
of that data, and the current pupil-teacher ratios per class in the 26
grade levels specified in paragraph (a) of subsection 1 or the grade 27
levels specified in a plan that is approved pursuant to subsection 3 28
of NRS 388.720, as applicable for the school district. 29
7. The Department shall, on or before November 15 of each 30
year, report to the Chief of the Budget Division of the Office of 31
Finance and the Fiscal Analysis Division of the Legislative Counsel 32
Bureau: 33
(a) The number of teachers employed full-time; 34
(b) The number of teachers employed in order to attain the ratio 35
required by subsection 1; 36
(c) The number of substitute teachers filling vacancies or long-37
term positions; 38
(d) The number of pupils enrolled; and 39
(e) The number of teachers assigned to teach in the same 40
classroom with another teacher or in any other arrangement other 41
than one teacher assigned to one classroom of pupils, 42
during the current school year in the grade levels specified in 43
paragraph (a) of subsection 1 or the grade levels specified in a plan 44
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that is approved pursuant to subsection 3 of NRS 388.720, as 1
applicable, for each school district. 2
8. The provisions of this section do not apply to a charter 3
school or to a program of distance education provided pursuant to 4
NRS 388.820 to 388.874, inclusive. 5
Sec. 17. NRS 388.723 is hereby amended to read as follows: 6
388.723 The Department shall: 7
1. Develop policies and procedures for: 8
(a) Monitoring the plan of each school district to reduce the 9
pupil-teacher ratio per class developed pursuant to NRS 388.720, 10
which must include, without limitation, provisions for: 11
(1) The review of each plan submitted to the State Board to 12
ensure the adequacy of such plans; and 13
(2) The review of any data submitted to the State Board 14
pursuant to NRS 388.710. 15
(b) Monitoring the [quarterly] reports concerning the average 16
daily enrollment of pupils and the pupil-teacher ratios in each school 17
district submitted by the board of trustees of the school district 18
pursuant to NRS 388.725 to ensure the completeness and accuracy 19
of such reports. 20
(c) The review of any requests for a variance submitted to the 21
State Board pursuant to NRS 388.700, which must include, without 22
limitation, provisions to verify the information in such requests to 23
ensure the accuracy of the reports on variances submitted by the 24
State Board to the Legislature pursuant to that section. 25
(d) The distribution of money to each school district for the 26
reduction of pupil-teacher ratios, which must include, without 27
limitation, provisions for: 28
(1) The retention of all documents and records related to the 29
distribution; and 30
(2) The review of the work performed to determine the 31
distribution of such money to ensure the accuracy of supporting 32
information and the calculations used in making such 33
determinations. 34
2. Provide guidance to the school districts on: 35
(a) The development of a plan to reduce the pupil-teacher ratio 36
per class pursuant to NRS 388.720. In developing such guidance, 37
the Department shall: 38
(1) Outline the criteria that each plan must include to meet 39
the requirements of NRS 388.720. 40
(2) Provide examples of policies, plans or strategies adopted 41
by other states to reduce class sizes. 42
(b) The requirements for reporting information related to the 43
reduction of pupil-teacher ratios. 44
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(c) The data that must be monitored pursuant to NRS 388.710 1
by each school district and used to measure the effectiveness of the 2
implementation of any plan to reduce pupil-teacher ratios. 3
3. Communicate with the board of trustees of each school 4
district regarding the expectations of the Department for the use of 5
any money distributed to reduce pupil-teacher ratios in the school 6
district, including, without limitation, the minimum number of 7
teachers the school district is expected to employ. 8
Sec. 18. NRS 388.725 is hereby amended to read as follows: 9
388.725 1. On or before August 1 [, November 1, February 1 10
and May 1] of each year, the board of trustees of each school district 11
shall report to the Department for the preceding [quarter:] year: 12
(a) Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (b), the average 13
daily enrollment of pupils and the ratio of pupils per licensed 14
teacher for grades 1, 2 and 3 for each elementary school in the 15
school district. 16
(b) If the State Board has approved an alternative class-size 17
reduction plan for the school district pursuant to NRS 388.720, the 18
average daily enrollment of pupils and the ratio of pupils per 19
licensed teacher for those grades which are required to comply with 20
the alternative class-size reduction plan for each elementary school 21
in the school district. 22
2. The board of trustees of each school district shall post on the 23
Internet website maintained by the school district: 24
(a) The information concerning average daily enrollment and 25
class size for each elementary school in the school district, as 26
reported to the Department pursuant to subsection 1; and 27
(b) An identification of each elementary school in the school 28
district, if any, for which a variance from the prescribed pupil-29
teacher ratios was granted by the State Board pursuant to subsection 30
4 of NRS 388.700. 31
Sec. 19. Chapter 388A of NRS is hereby amended by adding 32
thereto a new section to read as follows: 33
1. The board of trustees of a school district in which a 34
proposed charter school will be located may, not later than 10 days 35
after a public meeting is held pursuant to subsection 1 of NRS 36
388A.255, object to the formation of the proposed charter school 37
if: 38
(a) A majority of members of the board of trustees vote to 39
approve the objection; and 40
(b) The board of trustees determines that the academic, 41
financial or organizational plans included in the application 42
pursuant to paragraph (a) of subsection 1 of NRS 388A.243 for 43
the charter school do not meet the needs of the community. 44
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2. If the board of trustees of a school district objects to the 1
formation of a charter school pursuant to subsection 1, the board 2
of trustees must submit notice of the objection to the State Board 3
and the State Public Charter School Authority. 4
3. After receiving notice of an objection pursuant to 5
subsection 2, the State Public Charter School Authority may make 6
affirmative findings that the assessment of the academic, financial 7
or organizational plans included in the application pursuant to 8
paragraph (a) of subsection 1 of NRS 388A.243 made by the board 9
of trustees of a school district is incorrect. After making such 10
findings, the State Public Charter School Authority may approve 11
the application to form a charter school. If the board of trustees 12
that submitted notice of an objection pursuant to subsection 2 13
disagrees with the findings, the board of trustees may submit a 14
written appeal to the State Board. The State Board must render a 15
decision not later than 10 days after receiving an appeal. 16
4. The State Public Charter School Authority may not, while 17
a notice of an objection or an appeal initiated pursuant to this 18
section is pending: 19
(a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, approve the 20
application to form a charter school; or 21
(b) Negotiate, develop or execute a charter contract with the 22
governing body of the charter school. 23
Sec. 20. NRS 388A.153 is hereby amended to read as follows: 24
388A.153 1. The State Public Charter School Authority 25
consists of [nine] 11 members. The membership of the State Public 26
Charter School Authority consists of: 27
(a) [Two members appointed by the Governor in accordance 28
with subsection 2; 29
(b)] Two members [,] who hold a license to teach issued 30
pursuant to chapter 391 of NRS and must not be Legislators, 31
appointed by the Majority Leader of the Senate in accordance with 32
subsection 2; 33
[(c)] (b) Two members [,] who hold a license to teach issued 34
pursuant to chapter 391 of NRS and must not be Legislators, 35
appointed by the Speaker of the Assembly in accordance with 36
subsection 2; 37
[(d) Two members] 38
(c) One member who has specific knowledge of the 39
assessments required in elementary and secondary education, 40
appointed by the State Board of Education [; and] in accordance 41
with subsection 2; 42
[(e)] (d) One member appointed by the Charter School 43
Association of Nevada or its successor organization [.] ; 44
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(e) One member who is an elected member of the board of 1
trustees of a school district in this State, appointed by the Nevada 2
Association of School Boards or its successor organization; 3
(f) One member who is the superintendent of schools of a 4
school district in this State, appointed by the Nevada Association 5
of School Superintendents or its successor organization; 6
(g) One member who is an administrator employed by the 7
board of trustees of a school district and has specific knowledge of 8
school finance or accounting, appointed by the Nevada 9
Association of School Administrators or its successor 10
organization; 11
(h) One member who is the parent or legal guardian of a pupil 12
enrolled in a charter school in this State, appointed by the 13
Governor; and 14
(i) The Director of the Office of Finance, who serves as an ex 15
officio member. 16
2. The Governor, the Majority Leader of the Senate, the 17
Speaker of the Assembly and the State Board of Education shall , in 18
appointing members pursuant to paragraphs (a), (b) and (h) of 19
subsection 1, attempt to ensure that the membership of the State 20
Public Charter School Authority: 21
(a) Includes persons with a demonstrated understanding of 22
charter schools and a commitment to using charter schools as a way 23
to strengthen public education in this State; 24
(b) [Includes a parent or legal guardian of a pupil enrolled in a 25
charter school in this State; 26
(c)] Includes persons with specific knowledge of: 27
(1) Issues relating to elementary and secondary education; 28
(2) School finance or accounting, or both; 29
(3) Management practices; 30
(4) Assessments required in elementary and secondary 31
education; 32
(5) Educational technology; and 33
(6) The laws and regulations applicable to charter schools; 34
[(d)] (c) Insofar as practicable, reflects the ethnic and 35
geographical diversity of this State; and 36
[(e)] (d) Insofar as practicable, consists of persons who are 37
experts on best practices for authorizing charter schools and 38
developing and operating high-quality charter schools and charter 39
management organizations. 40
3. Each member of the State Public Charter School Authority 41
must be a resident of this State. 42
4. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 5, a member of 43
the State Public Charter School Authority must not be actively 44
engaged in business with or hold a direct pecuniary interest relating 45
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to charter schools, including, without limitation, serving as a vendor, 1
contractor, employee, officer, director or member of the governing 2
body of a charter school, educational management organization or 3
charter management organization. 4
5. Not more than two members of the State Public Charter 5
School Authority may be teachers or administrators who are 6
employed by a charter school or charter management organization in 7
this State. For a teacher or administrator employed by a charter 8
school or charter management organization to be eligible to serve as 9
a member of the State Public Charter School Authority, the charter 10
school or charter management organization which employs the 11
teacher or administrator must not have ever received an annual 12
rating established as one of the three lowest ratings of performance 13
pursuant to the statewide system of accountability for public 14
schools. 15
6. After the initial terms, the term of each member of the State 16
Public Charter School Authority , other than any ex officio 17
member, is 3 years, commencing on July 1 of the year in which he 18
or she is appointed. A vacancy in the membership of the State 19
Public Charter School Authority must be filled for the remainder of 20
the unexpired term in the same manner as the original appointment. 21
A member shall continue to serve on the State Public Charter School 22
Authority until his or her successor is appointed. 23
7. The members of the State Public Charter School Authority 24
shall select a Chair and Vice Chair from among its members. After 25
the initial selection of those officers, each of those officers holds the 26
position for a term of 2 years commencing on July 1 of each odd-27
numbered year. If a vacancy occurs in the Chair or Vice Chair, the 28
vacancy must be filled in the same manner as the original selection 29
for the remainder of the unexpired term. 30
8. Each member of the State Public Charter School Authority 31
is entitled to receive: 32
(a) For each day or portion of a day during which he or she 33
attends a meeting of the State Public Charter School Authority a 34
salary of not more than $80, as fixed by the State Public Charter 35
School Authority; and 36
(b) For each day or portion of a day during which he or she 37
attends a meeting of the State Public Charter School Authority or is 38
otherwise engaged in the business of the State Public Charter School 39
Authority the per diem allowance and travel expenses provided for 40
state officers and employees generally. 41
Sec. 21. NRS 388A.246 is hereby amended to read as follows: 42
388A.246 An application to form a charter school must include 43
all information prescribed by the Department by regulation and: 44
1. A summary of the plan for the proposed charter school. 45
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2. A clear written description of the mission of the charter 1
school and the goals for the charter school. A charter school must 2
have as its stated purpose at least one of the following goals: 3
(a) Improving the academic achievement of pupils; 4
(b) Encouraging the use of effective and innovative methods of 5
teaching; 6
(c) Providing an accurate measurement of the educational 7
achievement of pupils; 8
(d) Establishing accountability and transparency of public 9
schools; 10
(e) Providing a method for public schools to measure 11
achievement based upon the performance of the schools; or 12
(f) Creating new professional opportunities for teachers. 13
3. A clear description of the indicators, measures and metrics 14
for the categories of academics, finances and organization that the 15
charter school proposes to use, the external assessments that will be 16
used to assess performance in those categories and the objectives 17
that the committee to form a charter school plans to achieve in those 18
categories, which must be expressed in terms of the objectives, 19
measures and metrics. The objectives and the indicators, measures 20
and metrics used by the charter school must be consistent with the 21
performance framework adopted by the sponsor pursuant to 22
NRS 388A.270. 23
4. A resume and background information for each person who 24
serves on the board of the charter management organization or the 25
committee to form a charter school, as applicable, which must 26
include the name, telephone number, electronic mail address, 27
background, qualifications, any past or current affiliation with any 28
charter school in this State or any other state, any potential conflicts 29
of interest and any other information required by the sponsor. 30
5. The proposed location of, or the geographic area to be 31
served by, the charter school and evidence of a need and community 32
support for the charter school in that area. 33
6. The minimum, planned and maximum projected enrollment 34
of pupils in each grade in the charter school for each year that the 35
charter school would operate under the proposed charter contract. 36
7. The procedure for applying for enrollment in the proposed 37
charter school, which must include, without limitation, the proposed 38
dates for accepting applications for enrollment in each year of 39
operation under the proposed charter contract and a statement of 40
whether the charter school will enroll pupils who are in a particular 41
category of at-risk pupils before enrolling other children who are 42
eligible to attend the charter school pursuant to NRS 388A.456 and 43
the method for determining eligibility for enrollment in each such 44
category of at-risk pupils served by the charter school. 45
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8. The academic program that the charter school proposes to 1
use, a description of how the academic program complies with the 2
requirements of NRS 388A.366, the proposed academic calendar for 3
the first year of operation and a sample daily schedule for a pupil in 4
each grade served by the charter school. 5
9. A description of the proposed instructional design of the 6
charter school and the type of learning environment the charter 7
school will provide, including, without limitation, whether the 8
charter school will provide a program of distance education, 9
the planned class size and structure, the proposed curriculum for the 10
charter school and the teaching methods that will be used at the 11
charter school. 12
10. The manner in which the charter school plans to identify 13
and serve the needs of pupils with disabilities, pupils who are 14
English learners, pupils who are academically behind their peers and 15
gifted pupils. 16
11. A description of any co-curricular or extracurricular 17
activities that the charter school plans to offer and the manner in 18
which these programs will be funded. 19
12. Any uniform or dress code policy that the charter school 20
plans to use. 21
13. Plans and timelines for recruiting and enrolling students, 22
including procedures for any lottery for admission that the charter 23
school plans to conduct. 24
14. The rules of behavior and punishments that the charter 25
school plans to adopt pursuant to NRS 388A.495, including, without 26
limitation, any unique discipline policies for pupils with disabilities. 27
15. A chart that clearly presents the proposed organizational 28
structure of the charter school and a clear description of the roles 29
and responsibilities of the governing body, administrators and any 30
other persons included on the chart and a table summarizing the 31
decision-making responsibilities of the staff and governing body of 32
the charter school and, if applicable, the charter management 33
organization that operates the charter school. The table must also 34
identify the person responsible for each activity conducted by the 35
charter school, including, without limitation, the person responsible 36
for establishing curriculum and culture, providing professional 37
development to employees of the charter school and making 38
determinations concerning the staff of the charter school. 39
16. The names of any external organizations that will play a 40
role in operating the charter school and the role each such 41
organization will play. 42
17. The manner in which the governing body of the charter 43
school will be chosen. 44
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18. A staffing chart for the first year in which the charter 1
school plans to operate and a projected staffing plan for the term of 2
the charter contract. 3
19. Plans for recruiting administrators, teachers and other staff, 4
providing professional development to such staff. 5
20. Proposed bylaws for the governing body, a description of 6
the manner in which the charter school will be governed, including, 7
without limitation, any governance training that will be provided to 8
the governing body, and a code of ethics for members and 9
employees of the governing body. The code of ethics must be 10
prepared with guidance from the Nevada Commission on Ethics and 11
must not conflict with any policy adopted by the sponsor. 12
21. Explanations of any partnerships or contracts central to the 13
operations or mission of the charter school. 14
22. A statement of whether the charter school will provide for 15
the transportation of pupils to and from the charter school. If the 16
charter school will provide transportation, the application must 17
include the proposed plan for the transportation of pupils. If the 18
charter school will not provide transportation, the application must 19
include a statement that the charter school will work with the 20
parents and guardians of pupils enrolled in the charter school to 21
develop a plan for transportation to ensure that pupils have access to 22
transportation to and from the charter school. 23
23. The procedure for the evaluation of teachers of the charter 24
school, if different from the procedure prescribed in NRS 391.680 25
and 391.725. If the procedure is different from the procedure 26
prescribed in NRS 391.680 and 391.725, the procedure for the 27
evaluation of teachers of the charter school must provide the same 28
level of protection and otherwise comply with the standards for 29
evaluation set forth in NRS 391.680 and 391.725. 30
24. A statement of the charter school’s plans for food service 31
and other significant operational services, including a statement of 32
whether the charter school will provide food service or participate in 33
the National School Lunch Program, 42 U.S.C. §§ 1751 et seq. If 34
the charter school will not provide food service or participate in the 35
National School Lunch Program, the application must include an 36
explanation of the manner in which the charter school will ensure 37
that the lack of such food service or participation does not prevent 38
pupils from attending the charter school. 39
25. Opportunities and expectations for involving the parents of 40
pupils enrolled in the charter school in instruction at the charter 41
school and the operation of the charter school, including, without 42
limitation, the manner in which the charter school will solicit input 43
concerning the governance of the charter school from such parents. 44
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26. A detailed plan for starting operation of the charter school 1
that identifies necessary tasks, the persons responsible for 2
performing them and the dates by which such tasks will be 3
accomplished. 4
27. A description of the financial plan and policies to be used 5
by the charter school [.] , including, without limitation, a 6
consideration and description of the efficient use of any public 7
money received by the charter school in carrying out the financial 8
plan and policies, including, without limitation, for construction 9
purposes. 10
28. A description of the insurance coverage the charter school 11
will obtain. 12
29. Budgets for starting operation at the charter school, the first 13
year of operation of the charter school and the first 5 years of 14
operation of the charter school, with any assumptions inherent in the 15
budgets clearly stated. 16
30. Evidence of any money pledged or contributed to the 17
budget of the charter school. 18
31. A statement of the facilities that will be used to operate the 19
charter school and a plan for operating such facilities, including, 20
without limitation, any backup plan to be used if the charter school 21
cannot be operated out of the planned facilities. 22
32. If the charter school operates a vocational school, a 23
description of the career and technical education program that will 24
be used by the charter school. 25
33. If the charter school will provide a program of distance 26
education, a description of the system of course credits that the 27
charter school will use and the manner in which the charter school 28
will: 29
(a) Monitor and verify the participation in and completion of 30
courses by pupils; 31
(b) Require pupils to participate in assessments and submit 32
course work; 33
(c) Conduct parent-teacher conferences; and 34
(d) Administer any test, examination or assessment required by 35
state or federal law in a proctored setting. 36
34. If the charter school will provide a program where a 37
student may earn college credit for courses taken in high school, a 38
draft memorandum of understanding between the charter school and 39
the college or university through which the credits will be earned 40
and a term sheet, which must set forth: 41
(a) The proposed duration of the relationship between the 42
charter school and the college or university and the conditions for 43
renewal and termination of the relationship; 44
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(b) The roles and responsibilities of the governing body of the 1
charter school, the employees of the charter school and the college 2
or university; 3
(c) The scope of the services and resources that will be provided 4
by the college or university; 5
(d) The manner and amount that the college or university will be 6
compensated for providing such services and resources, including, 7
without limitation, any tuition and fees that pupils at the charter 8
school will pay to the college or university; 9
(e) The manner in which the college or university will ensure 10
that the charter school effectively monitors pupil enrollment and 11
attendance and the acquisition of college credits; and 12
(f) Any employees of the college or university who will serve on 13
the governing body of the charter school. 14
35. If the applicant currently operates a charter school in 15
another state, evidence of the performance of such charter schools 16
and the capacity of the applicant to operate the proposed charter 17
school. 18
36. If the applicant proposes to contract with an educational 19
management organization or any other person to provide 20
educational or management services: 21
(a) Evidence of the performance of the educational management 22
organization or other person when providing such services to a 23
population of pupils similar to the population that will be served by 24
the proposed charter school; 25
(b) A term sheet that sets forth: 26
(1) The proposed duration of the proposed contract between 27
the governing body of the charter school and the educational 28
management organization; 29
(2) A description of the responsibilities of the governing 30
body of the charter school, employees of the charter school and the 31
educational management organization or other person; 32
(3) All fees that will be paid to the educational management 33
organization or other person; 34
(4) The manner in which the governing body of the charter 35
school will oversee the services provided by the educational 36
management organization or other person and enforce the terms of 37
the contract; 38
(5) A disclosure of the investments made by the educational 39
management organization or other person in the proposed charter 40
school; and 41
(6) The conditions for renewal and termination of the 42
contract; and 43
(c) A disclosure of any conflicts of interest concerning the 44
applicant and the educational management organization or other 45
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person, including, without limitation, any past or current 1
employment, business or familial relationship between any 2
prospective employee of the charter school and a member of the 3
committee to form a charter school or the board of directors of the 4
charter management organization, as applicable. 5
37. Any additional information that the sponsor determines is 6
necessary to evaluate the ability of the proposed charter school to 7
serve pupils in the school district in which the proposed charter 8
school will be located. 9
As used in this section, “pupil with a disability” has the meaning 10
ascribed to it in NRS 388.417. 11
Sec. 22. NRS 388A.249 is hereby amended to read as follows: 12
388A.249 1. A committee to form a charter school or charter 13
management organization may submit the application to the 14
proposed sponsor of the charter school. If an application proposes to 15
convert an existing public school, homeschool or other program of 16
home study into a charter school, the proposed sponsor shall deny 17
the application. 18
2. The proposed sponsor of a charter school shall, in reviewing 19
an application to form a charter school: 20
(a) Assemble a team of reviewers, which may include, without 21
limitation, natural persons from different geographic areas of the 22
United States who possess the appropriate knowledge and expertise 23
with regard to the academic, financial and organizational experience 24
of charter schools, to review and evaluate the application; 25
(b) Conduct a thorough evaluation of the application, which 26
includes an in-person interview with the applicant designed to elicit 27
any necessary clarifications or additional information about the 28
proposed charter school and determine the ability of the applicants 29
to establish a high-quality charter school; 30
(c) Consider the degree to which the proposed charter school 31
will address the needs identified in the evaluation prepared by the 32
proposed sponsor pursuant to subsection 6 or 7 of NRS 388A.220, 33
as applicable; 34
(d) If the proposed sponsor is not the board of trustees of a 35
school district, solicit input from the board of trustees of the school 36
district in which the proposed charter school will be located; 37
(e) Base its determination on documented evidence collected 38
through the process of reviewing the application; 39
(f) Adhere to the policies and practices developed by the 40
proposed sponsor pursuant to subsection 2 of NRS 388A.223; and 41
(g) Consider the academic, financial and organizational 42
performance of any charter schools that currently hold a contract 43
with the proposed operators, including, without limitation, a charter 44
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management organization or educational management organization, 1
of the proposed charter school. 2
3. The proposed sponsor of a charter school may approve an 3
application to form a charter school only if the proposed sponsor 4
determines that: 5
(a) The application: 6
(1) Complies with this chapter and the regulations applicable 7
to charter schools; and 8
(2) Is complete in accordance with the regulations of the 9
Department and the policies and practices of the sponsor; 10
(b) The applicant has demonstrated competence in accordance 11
with the criteria for approval prescribed by the sponsor pursuant to 12
subsection 2 of NRS 388A.223 that will likely result in a successful 13
opening and operation of the charter school; 14
(c) Based on the most recent evaluation prepared by the 15
proposed sponsor pursuant to subsection 6 or 7 of NRS 388A.220, 16
as applicable, the proposed charter school will address one or more 17
of the needs identified in the evaluation; [and] 18
(d) It has received sufficient input from the public, including, 19
without limitation, input received at the meeting held pursuant to 20
subsection 1 of NRS 388A.252 or subsection 1 of NRS 388A.255, 21
as applicable [.] ; and 22
(e) The public money and resources used by the proposed 23
charter school would be used more efficiently and effectively by 24
the charter school than the school district in the county in which 25
the charter school will be located. 26
4. The identity of each member of the team of reviewers 27
assembled by a proposed sponsor of a charter school is confidential 28
for 5 years after the review of an application to form a charter 29
school is complete and must not be disclosed unless ordered by a 30
district court in an action brought pursuant to subsection 3 of 31
NRS 388A.255. 32
5. On or before January 1 of each odd-numbered year, the 33
Superintendent of Public Instruction shall submit a written report to 34
the Director of the Legislative Counsel Bureau for transmission to 35
the next regular session of the Legislature. The report must include: 36
(a) A list of each application to form a charter school that was 37
submitted to the board of trustees of a school district, the State 38
Public Charter School Authority, a college or a university or a city 39
or county during the immediately preceding biennium; 40
(b) The educational focus of each charter school for which an 41
application was submitted; 42
(c) The current status of the application; and 43
(d) If the application was denied, the reasons for the denial. 44
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Sec. 23. NRS 388A.255 is hereby amended to read as follows: 1
388A.255 1. If the State Public Charter School Authority 2
receives an application pursuant to subsection 1 of NRS 388A.249 3
or subsection 4 of NRS 388A.252, it shall consider the application 4
at a public meeting which must be held not later than 120 days after 5
receipt of the application or a later period mutually agreed upon by 6
the committee to form the charter school and the State Public 7
Charter School Authority. The meeting must be held in the county 8
in which the application states the charter school will be located. 9
Notice of the meeting must be posted in accordance with chapter 10
241 of NRS. The State Public Charter School Authority shall review 11
the application in accordance with the requirements for review set 12
forth in subsections 2 and 3 of NRS 388A.249. The State Public 13
Charter School Authority may approve an application only if the 14
requirements of subsection 3 of NRS 388A.249 are satisfied. [Not] 15
Except as otherwise provided in section 19 of this act, not more 16
than 30 days after the meeting, the State Public Charter School 17
Authority shall provide written notice of its determination to the 18
applicant. 19
2. If the State Public Charter School Authority denies or fails 20
to act upon an application, the denial or failure to act must be based 21
upon a finding that the requirements of subsection 3 of NRS 22
388A.249 have not been satisfied. The State Public Charter School 23
Authority shall include in the written notice the reasons for the 24
denial or the failure to act and the deficiencies. The staff designated 25
by the State Public Charter School Authority shall meet with the 26
applicant to confer on the method to correct the identified 27
deficiencies. The applicant must be granted 30 days after receipt of 28
the written notice to correct any deficiencies identified in the written 29
notice and resubmit the application. 30
3. If the State Public Charter School Authority denies an 31
application after it has been resubmitted pursuant to subsection 2, 32
the applicant may, not more than 30 days after the receipt of the 33
written notice from the State Public Charter School Authority, 34
appeal the final determination to the district court of the county in 35
which the proposed charter school will be located. 36
Sec. 24. NRS 388A.276 is hereby amended to read as follows: 37
388A.276 The governing body of a charter school may submit 38
to the sponsor of the charter school a written request for an 39
amendment of the charter contract. The sponsor of the charter 40
school shall consider the academic, financial and organizational 41
performance of any charter schools that currently hold a contract 42
with the current or proposed operators, including, without limitation, 43
a charter management organization or educational management 44
organization, of the charter school. If the proposed amendment 45
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complies with the provisions of this chapter and any other statute or 1
regulation applicable to charter schools, the sponsor and the 2
governing body of the charter school may amend the charter 3
contract in accordance with the proposed amendment. If the 4
sponsor of the charter school is the State Public Charter School 5
Authority, the Authority must determine that, after the charter 6
contract is amended, the public money and resources used by the 7
charter school would be used more efficiently and effectively by 8
the charter school than by the school district in the county in 9
which the charter school is located. If the sponsor denies the 10
request for an amendment, the sponsor shall provide written notice 11
to the governing body of the charter school setting forth the reasons 12
for the denial. 13
Sec. 25. NRS 388A.279 is hereby amended to read as follows: 14
388A.279 1. The State Public Charter School Authority [,] 15
shall, and the board of trustees of the school district, a college or 16
university within the Nevada System of Higher Education or a city 17
or county, as applicable, which sponsors a charter school may , hold 18
a public hearing concerning any request to amend a charter contract 19
of the charter school it sponsors, including, without limitation, a 20
request to amend a charter contract for the purpose of: 21
(a) Expanding the charter school to offer instruction in grade 22
levels for which the charter school does not already offer 23
instruction. 24
(b) Increasing the total enrollment of a charter school or the 25
enrollment of pupils in a particular grade level in the charter school 26
for a school year to more than 120 percent of the enrollment 27
prescribed in the charter contract for that school year. 28
(c) Reducing the total enrollment of a charter school or the 29
enrollment of pupils in a particular grade level in the charter school 30
for a school year to less than 80 percent of the enrollment prescribed 31
in the charter contract for that school year. 32
(d) Seeking to acquire an additional facility in any county of this 33
State to expand the enrollment of the charter school. 34
(e) Consolidating the operations of multiple charter schools 35
pursuant to NRS 388A.282. 36
2. A charter contract may not be amended in any manner 37
described in subsection 1 unless the amendment is approved by the 38
State Public Charter School Authority, the board of trustees of the 39
school district, a college or university within the Nevada System of 40
Higher Education or a city or county, as applicable. 41
3. The State Public Charter School Authority, the board of 42
trustees of the school district, a college or university within the 43
Nevada System of Higher Education or a city or county, as 44
applicable, must deny a request to amend a charter contract in the 45
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manner described in paragraph (d) or (e) of subsection 1 if the State 1
Public Charter School Authority, the board of trustees, a college or 2
university within the Nevada System of Higher Education or a city 3
or county, as applicable, determines that: 4
(a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection 6 of NRS 5
388A.274, the charter school is not meeting the requirements of the 6
performance framework concerning academics, finances or 7
organization established pursuant to NRS 388A.273; or 8
(b) The governing body does not have a comprehensive and 9
feasible plan to operate additional facilities. 10
Sec. 26. NRS 388A.351 is hereby amended to read as follows: 11
388A.351 1. On or before February 15 of each year, the 12
sponsor of a charter school shall submit a written report to the 13
Department on a form prescribed by the Department. The written 14
report must include: 15
(a) A summary evaluating the academic, financial and 16
organizational performance of the charter school, as measured by 17
the performance indicators, measures and metrics set forth in the 18
performance framework for the charter school. 19
(b) An identification of each charter school approved by the 20
sponsor: 21
(1) Which has not opened and the scheduled time for 22
opening, if any; 23
(2) Which is open and in operation; 24
(3) Which has transferred sponsorship; 25
(4) Whose charter contract has been terminated by the 26
sponsor; 27
(5) Whose charter contract has not been renewed by the 28
sponsor; and 29
(6) Which has voluntarily ceased operation. 30
(c) A description of the strategic vision of the sponsor for the 31
charter schools that it sponsors and the progress of the sponsor in 32
achieving that vision. 33
(d) A description of the services provided by the sponsor 34
pursuant to a service agreement entered into with the governing 35
body of the charter school pursuant to NRS 388A.381, including an 36
itemized accounting of the actual costs of those services. 37
(e) The amount of any money from the Federal Government that 38
was distributed to the charter school, any concerns regarding the 39
equity of such distributions and any recommendations on how to 40
improve access to and distribution of money from the Federal 41
Government. 42
(f) A description of the expenditures and sources of all 43
revenues for the charter school. 44
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2. On or before April 1 of each year, the Department shall 1
submit to the State Board the report required pursuant to this 2
section, to be reviewed by the State Board. 3
3. As used in this section, “revenues” has the meaning 4
ascribed to it in NRS 388A.605. 5
Sec. 27. NRS 388A.495 is hereby amended to read as follows: 6
388A.495 1. A governing body of a charter school shall 7
adopt: 8
(a) Written rules of behavior required of and prohibited for 9
pupils attending the charter school; and 10
(b) Appropriate punishments for violations of the rules. 11
2. A pupil enrolled in a charter school shall only be suspended 12
or expelled in a manner consistent with the requirements for the 13
suspension or expulsion of a pupil enrolled in a public school within 14
a school district as set forth in NRS 392.4601 to 392.472, inclusive. 15
3. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 392.467, if suspension 16
or expulsion of a pupil is used as a punishment for a violation of the 17
rules, the charter school shall ensure that, at the time of the 18
suspension or expulsion, the pupil and, if the pupil is under 18 years 19
of age, the parent or guardian of the pupil, are given notice of the 20
charges against him or her, an explanation of the evidence and an 21
opportunity for a hearing. If a pupil is significantly suspended, 22
expelled or permanently expelled, the pupil or, if the pupil is under 23
18 years of age, the parent or guardian of the pupil may appeal the 24
significant suspension, expulsion or permanent expulsion in 25
accordance with the provisions of NRS 392.4671. The charter 26
school shall ensure that a pupil who is significantly suspended, 27
expelled or permanently expelled and is appealing the significant 28
suspension, expulsion or permanent expulsion or a pupil who is 29
being considered for significant suspension, expulsion or permanent 30
expulsion continues to attend school and receives an appropriate 31
education in the least restrictive environment possible as required by 32
NRS 392.4676. The provisions of chapter 241 of NRS do not apply 33
to any hearing or proceeding conducted pursuant to this section. 34
Such a hearing or proceeding must be closed to the public. 35
4. A copy of the rules of behavior, prescribed punishments and 36
procedures to be followed in imposing punishments must be: 37
(a) Distributed to each pupil at the beginning of the school year 38
and to each new pupil who enters school during the year. 39
(b) Available for public inspection at the charter school. 40
5. The governing body of a charter school may adopt rules 41
relating to the truancy of pupils who are enrolled in the charter 42
school if the rules are [at least] as restrictive as the provisions 43
governing truancy set forth in NRS 392.130 to 392.220, inclusive. If 44
a governing body adopts rules governing truancy, it shall include the 45
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rules in the written rules adopted by the governing body pursuant to 1
subsection 1. 2
6. As used in this section: 3
(a) “Expel” or “expulsion” has the meaning ascribed to it in 4
NRS 392.4603. 5
(b) “Permanently expelled” means the disciplinary removal of a 6
pupil from the school in which the pupil is currently enrolled: 7
(1) Except as otherwise provided in subparagraph (2), 8
without the possibility of returning to the school in which the pupil 9
is currently enrolled or another public school within the school 10
district; and 11
(2) With the possibility of enrolling in a program or public 12
school for alternative education for pupils who are expelled or 13
permanently expelled after being permanently expelled. 14
(c) “Significantly suspended” has the meaning ascribed to 15
“significant suspension” in NRS 392.4655. 16
(d) “Suspend” or “suspension” has the meaning ascribed to it in 17
NRS 392.4607. 18
Sec. 28. NRS 388A.518 is hereby amended to read as follows: 19
388A.518 1. Except as otherwise provided in this section, [at 20
least 80 percent of the teachers] any teacher who [provide] provides 21
instruction at a charter school must hold a license or endorsement to 22
teach issued by the Superintendent of Public Instruction pursuant to 23
chapter 391 of NRS. 24
2. If a charter school specializes in the construction industry or 25
other building industry, teachers who are employed full-time to 26
teach courses of study relating to business and industry must hold a 27
license or endorsement issued by the Superintendent of Public 28
Instruction pursuant to chapter 391 of NRS to teach such courses. 29
3. [A teacher who is employed by a charter school, regardless 30
of the date of hire, must be licensed to teach pursuant to chapter 391 31
of NRS if the teacher teaches one or more of the core academic 32
subjects designated pursuant to NRS 389.018. 33
4.] Except as otherwise provided in NRS 388A.515, a charter 34
school may employ a person who does not hold a license or 35
endorsement to teach issued by the Superintendent of Public 36
Instruction pursuant to chapter 391 of NRS to teach a course of 37
study for which a teacher is not required to hold a license or 38
endorsement if the person has: 39
(a) A degree, a license or a certificate in the field for which the 40
person is employed to teach at the charter school; and 41
(b) At least 2 years of experience in that field. 42
[5.] 4. A teacher who is employed by a charter school to teach 43
special education or English as a second language must be licensed 44
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to teach special education or English as a second language, as 1
applicable. 2
Sec. 29. Chapter 388D of NRS is hereby amended by adding 3
thereto the provisions set forth as sections 30 and 31 of this act. 4
Sec. 30. 1. Each school, including, without limitation, a 5
private school, that receives a grant of money on behalf of a pupil 6
pursuant to subsection 1 of NRS 388D.270 shall report to the 7
Department, on or before August 1 of each year, on a form 8
prescribed by the Department: 9
(a) The total number of pupils enrolled in the school for whom 10
a grant was made during the immediately preceding school year; 11
and 12
(b) The total number of pupils for whom a grant was made 13
during the immediately preceding school year who were no longer 14
enrolled in the school at the end of the school year, including the 15
number of pupils who: 16
(1) Were expelled from the school and the reason for the 17
expulsion; 18
(2) Withdrew from enrollment in the school due to a 19
voluntary decision by the pupil or the parent or guardian of the 20
pupil and the stated reason for the decision; 21
(3) After withdrawing from enrollment, as described in 22
subparagraph (2): 23
(I) Enrolled in a public school in this State; 24
(II) Enrolled in a private school in this State; 25
(III) Began homeschooling pursuant to NRS 388D.020; 26
or 27
(IV) Were deemed a truant or declared a habitual truant 28
pursuant to NRS 392.130 or 392.140, respectively; and 29
(4) Withdrew from enrollment in the school and were credit 30
deficient in, or failed or were failing courses in at least one of the 31
core academic subjects set forth in NRS 389.018. 32
2. The information reported pursuant to subsection 1 must be 33
disaggregated by: 34
(a) Grade level; 35
(b) Gender; 36
(c) Pupils from major racial and ethnic groups; 37
(d) Pupils with disabilities; and 38
(e) Pupils who are economically disadvantaged. 39
3. The Department shall adopt regulations establishing a 40
method for schools to track the information that is required to be 41
reported pursuant to subsection 1. 42
4. Each school, including, without limitation, each private 43
school, that receives a grant of money on behalf of a pupil 44
pursuant to subsection 1 of NRS 388D.270 and does not comply 45
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with the requirements set forth in subsections 1 and 2 is ineligible 1
to receive such grants of money during the subsequent school 2
year. 3
5. The Department shall, on or before January 1 of each 4
even-numbered year, prepare a report containing information on 5
pupils who withdraw from enrollment as described in paragraph 6
(b) of subsection 1. The Department shall: 7
(a) Prepare the report by aggregating the data received 8
pursuant to paragraph (b) of subsection 1; 9
(b) Submit the report to the State Board and the Director of the 10
Legislative Counsel Bureau for transmittal to the Joint Interim 11
Standing Committee on Education; and 12
(c) Publish the report on the Internet website maintained by 13
the Department. 14
6. As used in this section, “private school” has the meaning 15
ascribed to it in NRS 394.103. 16
Sec. 31. 1. Each school, including, without limitation, a 17
private school, that receives a grant of money on behalf of a pupil 18
pursuant to subsection 1 of NRS 388D.270 shall ensure that each 19
pupil for whom such a grant is made: 20
(a) Is administered the examinations required pursuant to 21
NRS 390.105; and 22
(b) If the pupil is an English learner, is administered the 23
assessment required pursuant to NRS 390.810. 24
2. Each school that administers any examinations or 25
assessments pursuant to subsection 1 shall, to the extent 26
authorized by the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 27
1974, 20 U.S.C. § 1232g, and any regulations adopted pursuant 28
thereto, provide the results of the examinations and assessments to 29
the Department. The results must be disaggregated by: 30
(a) The grade in which the pupil is enrolled; 31
(b) The gender of the pupil; 32
(c) The race and ethnicity of the pupil; 33
(d) Whether the pupil has a disability; and 34
(e) Whether the pupil is economically disadvantaged. 35
3. The Department shall adopt regulations: 36
(a) Establishing a method for schools to track the information 37
that is required to be provided pursuant to subsection 2; and 38
(b) Prescribing requirements for the administration of an 39
examination or assessment pursuant to subsection 1 by a private 40
school. 41
4. Each school, including, without limitation, each private 42
school, that receives a grant of money on behalf of a pupil 43
pursuant to subsection 1 of NRS 388D.270 that does not comply 44
with the requirements set forth in subsections 1 and 2 in a school 45
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year is ineligible to receive such grants of money during the 1
subsequent school year. 2
5. The Department shall, on or before January 1 of each 3
even-numbered year, prepare a report containing information on 4
the results of examinations and assessments provided to the 5
Department pursuant to subsection 2. The Department shall: 6
(a) Prepare the report by aggregating the information received 7
pursuant to subsection 2; 8
(b) Submit the report to the State Board and the Director of the 9
Legislative Counsel Bureau for transmittal to the Joint Interim 10
Standing Committee on Education; and 11
(c) Publish the report on the Internet website maintained by 12
the Department. 13
6. As used in this section, “private school” has the meaning 14
ascribed to it in NRS 394.103. 15
Sec. 32. NRS 388D.260 is hereby amended to read as follows: 16
388D.260 As used in NRS 388D.250 to 388D.280, inclusive, 17
and sections 30 and 31 of this act, unless the context otherwise 18
requires, “scholarship organization” means an organization in this 19
State that meets the requirements set forth in NRS 388D.270. 20
Sec. 33. NRS 388D.270 is hereby amended to read as follows: 21
388D.270 1. A scholarship organization must: 22
(a) Be exempt from taxation pursuant to section 501(c)(3) of the 23
Internal Revenue Code, 26 U.S.C. § 501(c)(3). 24
(b) Not own or operate any school in this State, including, 25
without limitation, a private school, which receives any grant money 26
pursuant to the Nevada Educational Choice Scholarship Program. 27
(c) Accept donations from taxpayers and other persons and may 28
also solicit and accept gifts and grants. 29
(d) Not expend more than 5 percent of the total amount of 30
money accepted pursuant to paragraph (c) to pay its administrative 31
expenses. 32
(e) Provide grants on behalf of pupils who are members of a 33
household that has a household income which is not more than 300 34
percent of the federally designated level signifying poverty to allow 35
those pupils to attend schools in this State chosen by the parents or 36
legal guardians of those pupils, including, without limitation, private 37
schools. The total amount of a grant provided by the scholarship 38
organization on behalf of a pupil pursuant to this paragraph must not 39
exceed $7,755 for Fiscal Year 2015-2016. 40
(f) Not limit to a single school the schools for which it provides 41
grants. 42
(g) Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (e), not limit to 43
specific pupils the grants provided pursuant to that paragraph. 44
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2. The maximum amount of a grant provided by the 1
scholarship organization pursuant to paragraph (e) of subsection 1 2
must be adjusted on July 1 of each year for the fiscal year beginning 3
that day and ending June 30 in a rounded dollar amount 4
corresponding to the percentage of increase in the Consumer Price 5
Index (All Items) published by the United States Department of 6
Labor for the preceding calendar year. On May 1 of each year, the 7
Department of Education shall determine the amount of increase 8
required by this subsection, establish the adjusted amounts to take 9
effect on July 1 of that year and notify each scholarship organization 10
of the adjusted amounts. The Department of Education shall also 11
post the adjusted amounts on its Internet website. 12
3. A grant provided on behalf of a pupil pursuant to subsection 13
1 must be paid directly to the school chosen by the parent or legal 14
guardian of the pupil. Each school that receives such a grant, 15
including, without limitation, a private school, must comply with 16
the requirements set forth in sections 30 and 31 of this act. 17
4. A scholarship organization shall provide each taxpayer and 18
other person who makes a donation, gift or grant of money to the 19
scholarship organization pursuant to paragraph (c) of subsection 1 20
with an affidavit, signed under penalty of perjury, which includes, 21
without limitation: 22
(a) A statement that the scholarship organization satisfies the 23
requirements set forth in subsection 1; and 24
(b) The total amount of the donation, gift or grant made to the 25
scholarship organization. 26
5. Each school in which a pupil is enrolled for whom a grant is 27
provided by a scholarship organization shall maintain a record of the 28
academic progress of the pupil. The record must be maintained in 29
such a manner that the information may be aggregated and reported 30
for all such pupils if reporting is required by the regulations of the 31
Department of Education. 32
6. The Department of Education: 33
(a) Shall adopt regulations prescribing the contents of and 34
procedures for applications for grants provided pursuant to 35
subsection 1. 36
(b) May adopt such other regulations as the Department 37
determines necessary to carry out the provisions of this section. 38
7. As used in this section, “private school” has the meaning 39
ascribed to it in NRS 394.103. 40
Sec. 34. Chapter 390 of NRS is hereby amended by adding 41
thereto a new section to read as follows: 42
1. Each school within a school district shall, on or before 43
December 1 of each year, prepare and submit to the board of 44
trustees of the school district a report detailing the aggregate 45
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amount of class time used for preparing for and conducting 1
examinations and assessments during the immediately preceding 2
school year. 3
2. The board of trustees of each school district shall, on or 4
before December 31 of each year, submit to the Department each 5
report received pursuant to subsection 1. 6
3. The Department shall, on or before February 1 of each 7
year, submit each report received pursuant to subsection 2 to the 8
Director of the Legislative Counsel Bureau for transmittal to: 9
(a) In odd-numbered years, the Senate and Assembly Standing 10
Committees on Education; and 11
(b) In even-numbered years, the Joint Interim Standing 12
Committee on Education. 13
4. The Department shall: 14
(a) On or before July 1, 2027, develop a plan to provide 15
assistance to schools that exceed the limitation described in 16
paragraph (a) of subsection 2 of NRS 390.805; and 17
(b) Create a corrective action plan for each such school to 18
limit the time to prepare for or conduct an examination or 19
assessment to not more than 2 percent of the total number of 20
annual minutes of attendance required for a pupil. 21
5. As used in this section, unless the context otherwise 22
requires, “examination or assessment” has the meaning ascribed 23
to it in NRS 390.805. 24
Sec. 35. NRS 390.805 is hereby amended to read as follows: 25
390.805 1. The Department shall adopt regulations that, for 26
an examination or assessment administered pursuant to this chapter 27
or required to be administered by the board of trustees of a school 28
district, the governing body of a charter school or a public school on 29
a district-wide or school-wide basis, as applicable, prescribe limits 30
on the: 31
(a) Actual time taken from [instruction] a school day to prepare 32
for or conduct an examination or assessment; and 33
(b) Number of examinations or assessments administered to 34
pupils in a school year. 35
2. The regulations adopted by the Department pursuant to 36
subsection 1 must: 37
(a) Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (b), prohibit 38
using more than 2 percent of the total number of annual minutes 39
of attendance required for a pupil, excluding time prescribed for 40
recess, for preparing for or conducting an examination or 41
assessment; and 42
(b) Provide exceptions from the limitation described in 43
paragraph (a): 44
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(1) That are necessary to comply with the requirements of 1
federal law, including, without limitation, the Individuals with 2
Disabilities Education Act, 20 U.S.C. §§ 1400 et seq., and section 3
204 of the Equal Educational Opportunities Act of 1974, 20 U.S.C. 4
§ 1703(f); 5
(2) For a pupil who is being administered an examination 6
or assessment as a result of the pupil participating in: 7
(I) An advanced placement course; 8
(II) An international baccalaureate course; 9
(III) A program of career and technical education; or 10
(IV) Any plan, procedure, program or service for the 11
purpose of improving the literacy of pupils enrolled in an 12
elementary school pursuant to NRS 388.157; and 13
(3) For a pupil who is administered an examination or 14
assessment to screen for any special needs of the pupil, including, 15
without limitation, any difficulty in English language acquisition 16
or any disability. 17
3. If the board of trustees of a school district or the governing 18
body of a charter school intends to administer an examination or 19
assessment that would exceed a limitation in a regulation adopted by 20
the Department pursuant to subsection 1, the board of trustees of the 21
school district or the governing body of the charter school must 22
request a waiver from the State Board to exceed the limitation. The 23
State Board may grant a waiver requested pursuant to this 24
subsection if the State Board deems it appropriate. 25
4. As used in this section, “examination or assessment” 26
means a federal, state or locally mandated test that is intended to 27
measure the academic readiness, learning progress and skill 28
acquisition of a pupil. The term does not include: 29
(a) A quiz or test developed by a teacher or time devoted to 30
quizzes, examinations, reviews of portfolios or evaluations of 31
performance that are initiated by a teacher; or 32
(b) A test that is not administered to all pupils but is 33
administered to a subset of pupils to obtain data based on 34
statistical sampling. 35
Sec. 36. Chapter 391 of NRS is hereby amended by adding 36
thereto the provisions set forth as sections 37 and 38 of this act. 37
Sec. 37. 1. There is hereby created the Commission on 38
Recruitment and Retention within the Department, consisting of: 39
(a) The following five ex officio members: 40
(1) The Superintendent of Public Instruction, or his or her 41
designee; 42
(2) The Chancellor of the Nevada System of Higher 43
Education, or his or her designee; and 44
(3) The Dean of the College of Education at: 45
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(I) The University of Nevada, Reno; 1
(II) The University of Nevada, Las Vegas; and 2
(III) Nevada State University; and 3
(b) The following 17 voting members: 4
(1) One member who works in the field of human 5
resources, appointed by the Governor; 6
(2) One member who is a representative of a private 7
business or industry of this State, appointed by the Governor; 8
(3) Two members appointed by the Majority Leader of the 9
Senate; 10
(4) Two members appointed by the Speaker of the 11
Assembly; 12
(5) One member appointed by the Minority Leader of the 13
Senate; 14
(6) One member appointed by the Minority Leader of the 15
Assembly; 16
(7) One member who is a teacher and is a member of the 17
Nevada State Education Association, appointed by the President of 18
that Association; 19
(8) One member who is a teacher and is a member of the 20
Clark County Education Association, appointed by the President 21
of that Association; 22
(9) One member who is a member of the support staff at a 23
school in this State, appointed by the President of the Nevada State 24
Education Association; 25
(10) One member who is a member of the support staff at a 26
school in this State, appointed by the Clark County Education 27
Association; 28
(11) One member who is the superintendent of schools of a 29
school district in this State, appointed by the Nevada Association 30
of School Superintendents; 31
(12) One member who is an administrator at a school 32
located in a rural setting, appointed by the Nevada Association of 33
School Administrators; 34
(13) One member who is an administrator at a school 35
located in an urban setting, appointed by the Nevada Association 36
of School Administrators; 37
(14) One member appointed by the State Public Charter 38
School Authority; and 39
(15) One member who is a parent or legal guardian of a 40
pupil enrolled in a public school in this State, appointed by the 41
Nevada Parent Teacher Association. 42
2. The Majority Leader and Minority Leader of the Senate 43
and the Speaker and Minority Leader of the Assembly shall 44
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coordinate their respective appointments of members pursuant to 1
subsection 1 to ensure that: 2
(a) Two members are representatives of a private business or 3
industry of this State; and 4
(b) Two members work in the field of human resources. 5
3. The Superintendent of Public Instruction shall call the 6
first meeting of the Commission. At its first meeting and annually 7
thereafter, the members of the Commission shall elect a Chair and 8
Vice Chair from among the members of the Commission. 9
4. Members of the Commission serve without compensation, 10
except that for each day or portion of a day during which a 11
member of the Commission attends a meeting of the Commission 12
or is otherwise engaged in the business of the Commission, the 13
member is entitled to receive the per diem allowance and travel 14
expenses provided for state officers and employees generally. 15
5. As used in this section, “support staff” means an employee 16
of a school district who is not reported as an administrator or 17
teacher, including, without limitation, school counselors, school 18
psychologists, school social workers, school nurses, 19
paraprofessionals, librarians and any person who provides 20
instructional support. 21
Sec. 38. The Commission on Recruitment and Retention 22
created by section 37 of this act shall: 23
1. Conduct a study of issues concerning the recruitment and 24
retention of educators in this State, including, without limitation: 25
(a) The use by school districts of a minimum salary scale for 26
the compensation of teachers that would reflect the cost of living 27
and include an annual cost of living increase; 28
(b) Providing health insurance to educators through the 29
Public Employees’ Benefits Program; 30
(c) The allocation of funding for mentorship programs for 31
educators; 32
(d) The allocation of funding for scholarships for students 33
seeking to become a school counselor, school social worker or 34
school psychologist; 35
(e) The provision of Nevada Teacher Advancement 36
Scholarships pursuant to NRS 391A.650 to 391A.695, inclusive; 37
(f) The allocation of funding to school districts to assist a 38
licensed teacher with obtaining an endorsement in a subject area 39
in which a shortage of teachers has been identified by the 40
Department or the school district; and 41
(g) The establishment and funding of a program to provide 42
forgiveness of student education loans to licensed teachers who 43
have taught in this State for at least 5 consecutive years and are 44
ineligible for other forms of loan forgiveness. 45
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2. On or before November 15 of each even-numbered year: 1
(a) Prepare an interim report describing the activities taken by 2
the Commission during the immediately preceding fiscal year; and 3
(b) Submit the report to the Director of the Legislative Counsel 4
Bureau for transmittal to the Joint Interim Standing Committee 5
on Education. 6
3. On or before November 15 of each odd-numbered year: 7
(a) Prepare a report describing the findings of the study 8
conducted pursuant to subsection 1 and any recommendations for 9
legislation; and 10
(b) Submit the report to the Director of the Legislative Counsel 11
Bureau for transmittal to the Senate and Assembly Standing 12
Committees on Education. 13
Sec. 39. NRS 391.019 is hereby amended to read as follows: 14
391.019 1. [Except as otherwise provided in NRS 391.027, 15
the] The Commission shall adopt regulations: 16
(a) Prescribing the qualifications for licensing teachers and other 17
educational personnel and the procedures for the issuance and 18
renewal of those licenses. The regulations: 19
(1) Must include, without limitation, the qualifications for 20
licensing teachers and administrators pursuant to an alternative route 21
to licensure which provides that the required education and training 22
may be provided by any qualified provider which has been approved 23
by the Commission, including, without limitation, institutions of 24
higher education and other providers that operate independently of 25
an institution of higher education. The regulations adopted pursuant 26
to this subparagraph must: 27
(I) Establish the requirements for approval as a qualified 28
provider; 29
(II) Require a qualified provider to be selective in its 30
acceptance of students; 31
(III) Require a qualified provider to provide in-person or 32
virtual supervised, school-based experiences and ongoing support 33
for its students, such as mentoring and coaching; 34
(IV) Significantly limit the amount of course work 35
required or provide for the waiver of required course work for 36
students who achieve certain scores on tests; 37
(V) Allow for the completion in 2 years or less of the 38
education and training required under the alternative route to 39
licensure; 40
(VI) Provide that a person who has completed the 41
education and training required under the alternative route to 42
licensure and who has satisfied all other requirements for licensure 43
may apply for a regular license pursuant to sub-subparagraph (VII) 44
regardless of whether the person has received an offer of 45
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employment from a school district, charter school or private school; 1
and 2
(VII) Upon the completion by a person of the education 3
and training required under the alternative route to licensure and the 4
satisfaction of all other requirements for licensure, provide for the 5
issuance of a regular license to the person pursuant to the provisions 6
of this chapter and the regulations adopted pursuant to this chapter. 7
(2) Must require an applicant for a license to teach middle 8
school or junior high school education or secondary education to 9
demonstrate proficiency in a field of specialization or area of 10
concentration by successfully completing course work prescribed by 11
the Department or completing a subject matter competency 12
examination prescribed by the Department with a score deemed 13
satisfactory. 14
(3) Must not prescribe qualifications which are more 15
stringent than the qualifications set forth in NRS 391.0315 for a 16
licensed teacher who applies for an additional license in accordance 17
with that section. 18
(b) Identifying fields of specialization in teaching which require 19
the specialized training of teachers. 20
(c) Except as otherwise provided in NRS 391.125, requiring 21
teachers to obtain from the Department an endorsement in a field of 22
specialization to be eligible to teach in that field of specialization. 23
(d) Setting forth the educational requirements a teacher must 24
satisfy to qualify for an endorsement in each field of specialization. 25
(e) Setting forth the qualifications and requirements for 26
obtaining a license or endorsement to teach American Sign 27
Language, including, without limitation, being registered with the 28
Aging and Disability Services Division of the Department of Health 29
and Human Services pursuant to NRS 656A.100 to engage in the 30
practice of sign language interpreting in a primary or secondary 31
educational setting. 32
(f) Requiring teachers and other educational personnel to be 33
registered with the Aging and Disability Services Division pursuant 34
to NRS 656A.100 to engage in the practice of sign language 35
interpreting in a primary or secondary educational setting if they: 36
(1) Provide instruction or other educational services; and 37
(2) Concurrently engage in the practice of sign language 38
interpreting, as defined in NRS 656A.060. 39
(g) Prescribing course work on parental involvement and family 40
engagement. The Commission shall: 41
(1) Work in cooperation with the Office of Parental 42
Involvement and Family Engagement created by NRS 385.630 in 43
developing the regulations required by this paragraph. 44
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(2) Establish standards for professional development training 1
which may be used to satisfy any course work requirement 2
prescribed pursuant to this paragraph. 3
(h) Establishing the requirements for obtaining an endorsement 4
on the license of a teacher, administrator or other educational 5
personnel in cultural competency. 6
(i) Authorizing the Superintendent of Public Instruction to issue 7
a license by endorsement to an applicant who holds an equivalent 8
license or authorization issued by a governmental entity in another 9
country if the Superintendent determines that the qualifications for 10
the equivalent license or authorization are substantially similar to 11
those prescribed pursuant to paragraph (a). 12
(j) Establishing the requirements for obtaining an endorsement 13
on the license of a teacher, administrator or other educational 14
personnel in teaching courses relating to financial literacy. 15
(k) Authorizing a person who is employed as a paraprofessional 16
and enrolled in a program to become a teacher to complete an 17
accelerated program of student teaching in the same or a 18
substantially similar area in which the person is employed as a 19
paraprofessional while remaining employed as a paraprofessional. 20
(l) Requiring the Department to accept a program of student 21
teaching or other teaching experience completed in another state or 22
foreign country by an applicant for a license if the Department 23
determines that the program or experience substantially fulfills the 24
standards of a program of student teaching in this State. 25
(m) Authorizing a person who is employed by a public school to 26
provide support or other services relating to school psychology, if 27
the person does not hold a license or endorsement as a school 28
psychologist but is enrolled in a program that would allow the 29
person to obtain such a license or endorsement, to complete a 30
program of internship in school psychology while remaining 31
employed in such a position. 32
(n) To carry out the provisions of NRS 391B.010. 33
(o) Establishing the requirements for a person to obtain a 34
provisional license with an endorsement as a registered 35
apprentice, including, without limitation, requiring a person to 36
complete a teacher preparation program for registered apprentices 37
that is approved by the State Apprenticeship Council. 38
2. [Except as otherwise provided in NRS 391.027, the] The 39
Commission may adopt such other regulations as it deems necessary 40
for its own government or to carry out its duties. 41
3. Any regulation which increases the amount of education, 42
training or experience required for licensing: 43
(a) Must, in addition to the requirements for publication in 44
chapter 233B of NRS, be publicized before its adoption in a manner 45
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reasonably calculated to inform those persons affected by the 1
change. 2
(b) Must not become effective until at least 1 year after the date 3
it is adopted by the Commission. 4
(c) Is not applicable to a license in effect on the date the 5
regulation becomes effective. 6
Sec. 40. NRS 391.021 is hereby amended to read as follows: 7
391.021 1. [Except as otherwise provided in NRS 391.027, 8
the] The Commission shall adopt regulations governing 9
examinations for the initial licensing of teachers and other 10
educational personnel. The regulations adopted by the Commission 11
must ensure that the examinations test the ability of the applicant to 12
teach and the applicant’s knowledge of each specific subject he or 13
she proposes to teach. 14
2. When adopting regulations pursuant to subsection 1, the 15
Commission shall consider including any alternative means of 16
demonstrating competency for persons with a disability or health-17
related need that the Commission determines are necessary and 18
appropriate. 19
3. The regulations adopted by the Commission pursuant to 20
subsection 1 must authorize an applicant to be exempt from any 21
requirement to pass a competency test in basic reading, writing and 22
mathematics if the applicant submits to the Department evidence 23
that, after not passing a competency test in basic reading, writing 24
and mathematics at the level of competence specified by the 25
Commission, the applicant began and completed, with a grade of B 26
or better, a course of study approved by the Department in each 27
subject area of the competency test that the applicant did not pass at 28
the level of competence specified by the Commission. 29
4. Teachers and educational personnel from another state who 30
obtain a reciprocal license pursuant to NRS 391.032 or 391B.010 31
are not required to take the examinations for the initial licensing of 32
teachers and other educational personnel described in this section or 33
any other examination for initial licensing required by the 34
regulations adopted by the Commission. 35
Sec. 41. NRS 391.028 is hereby amended to read as follows: 36
391.028 On or before [December] January 31 of each year, the 37
Commission shall submit a written report to [the State Board and] 38
the Joint Interim Standing Committee on Education. The report 39
must include, without limitation: 40
1. A summary of the regulations adopted by the Commission 41
during the previous year and the status of those regulations; 42
2. A work plan which designates the proposed activities of the 43
Commission during the [next] current year; and 44
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3. A description of the progress and status of each regulation 1
relating to the licensure of educational personnel which the 2
Commission is required to adopt pursuant to a legislative measure 3
enacted within the two previous regular sessions of the Legislature 4
or any special session of the Legislature occurring within that time. 5
If the Commission has not adopted a required regulation, the 6
Commission shall include in the report a detailed explanation 7
describing the reasons each regulation was not adopted. 8
Sec. 42. NRS 391.032 is hereby amended to read as follows: 9
391.032 1. [Except as otherwise provided in NRS 391.027, 10
the] The Commission shall: 11
(a) Adopt regulations which provide for the issuance of 12
provisional licenses to teachers and other educational personnel 13
before completion of all courses of study or other requirements for a 14
license in this State. 15
(b) Adopt regulations which provide for the reciprocal licensure 16
of educational personnel from other states including, without 17
limitation, for the reciprocal licensure of persons who hold a license 18
to teach special education. Such regulations must include, without 19
limitation, provisions: 20
(1) For the reciprocal licensure of persons who obtained a 21
license pursuant to an alternative route to licensure which the 22
Department determines is as rigorous or more rigorous than the 23
alternative route to licensure prescribed pursuant to subparagraph 24
(1) of paragraph (a) of subsection 1 of NRS 391.019. 25
(2) Which provide for the licensure of persons pursuant to 26
the Interstate Teacher Mobility Compact enacted in NRS 391B.010. 27
2. A person who is a member of the Armed Forces of the 28
United States, a veteran of the Armed Forces of the United States or 29
the spouse of such a member or veteran of the Armed Forces of the 30
United States and who has completed the equivalent of an 31
alternative route to licensure program in another state may obtain a 32
license as if such person has completed the alternative route to 33
licensure program of this State. 34
3. The Commission shall adopt regulations requiring the 35
Superintendent of Public Instruction to issue a provisional license to 36
teach if: 37
(a) The Superintendent determines that the applicant is 38
otherwise qualified for the license; and 39
(b) The applicant: 40
(1) Graduated with a bachelor’s degree or higher but is 41
awaiting conferment of the degree; or 42
(2) Satisfies the requirements for conditional licensure 43
through an alternative route to licensure. 44
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4. A person who is issued a provisional license must complete 1
all courses of study and other requirements for a license in this State 2
which is not provisional within 3 years after the date on which a 3
provisional license is issued. 4
Sec. 43. NRS 391.033 is hereby amended to read as follows: 5
391.033 1. All licenses for teachers and other educational 6
personnel are granted by the Superintendent of Public Instruction 7
pursuant to regulations adopted by the Commission and as 8
otherwise provided by law. 9
2. An application for the issuance of a license must include the 10
social security number of the applicant. 11
3. Every applicant for [a license must submit with his or her 12
application:] 13
(a) [A] The initial issuance of a license must submit with his or 14
her application a complete set of his or her fingerprints and written 15
permission authorizing the Superintendent to forward the 16
fingerprints to the Central Repository for Nevada Records of 17
Criminal History for its initial report on the criminal history of the 18
applicant [and for reports thereafter upon renewal of the license 19
pursuant to subsection 8 of NRS 179A.075,] and for submission to 20
the Federal Bureau of Investigation for its report on the criminal 21
history of the applicant . [; and] Each application for an initial 22
license must contain a disclosure that the applicant is subject to 23
the provisions of section 60 of this act, which must be in the form 24
and manner prescribed by the Central Repository for Nevada 25
Records of Criminal History and include, without limitation, a 26
statement that the applicant is consenting to be enrolled in the 27
program established by section 60 of this act. 28
(b) [Written] The initial issuance or renewal of a license must 29
submit with his or her application written authorization for the 30
Superintendent to obtain any information concerning the applicant 31
that may be available from the Statewide Central Registry and any 32
equivalent registry maintained by a governmental entity in a 33
jurisdiction in which the applicant has resided within the 34
immediately preceding 5 years. 35
4. In conducting an investigation into the background of an 36
applicant for the issuance or renewal of a license, the 37
Superintendent may cooperate with any appropriate law 38
enforcement agency to obtain information relating to the criminal 39
history of the applicant, including, without limitation, any record of 40
warrants for the arrest of or applications for protective orders 41
against the applicant. 42
5. The Superintendent may issue a provisional license pending 43
receipt of the reports of the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the 44
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Central Repository for Nevada Records of Criminal History if the 1
Superintendent determines that the applicant is otherwise qualified. 2
6. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 8, a license must 3
be issued to, or renewed for, as applicable, an applicant if: 4
(a) The Superintendent determines that the applicant is 5
qualified; 6
(b) The information obtained by the Superintendent pursuant to 7
subsections 3 and 4 [:] or pursuant to section 60 of this act: 8
(1) Does not indicate that the applicant has been convicted of 9
a felony or any offense involving moral turpitude or indicates that 10
the applicant has been convicted of a felony or an offense involving 11
moral turpitude but the Superintendent determines that the 12
conviction is unrelated to the position within the county school 13
district or charter school for which the applicant applied or for 14
which he or she is currently employed, as applicable; 15
(2) Does not indicate that there has been a substantiated 16
report of abuse or neglect of a child, as defined in NRS 432B.020, 17
or a violation of NRS 201.540, 201.553, 201.560, 392.4633 or 18
394.366 made against the applicant in any state; and 19
(3) Does not indicate that the applicant has a warrant for his 20
or her arrest; and 21
(c) For initial licensure, the applicant submits the statement 22
required pursuant to NRS 391.034. 23
7. If, pursuant to subparagraph (2) of paragraph (b) of 24
subsection 6, the information indicates that a substantiated report 25
has been made against the applicant in any state, the Superintendent 26
shall: 27
(a) Suspend the application process; 28
(b) Notify the applicant of the substantiated report; and 29
(c) Provide the applicant an opportunity to rebut the 30
substantiated report. 31
8. The Superintendent may deny an application for the 32
issuance or renewal of a license pursuant to this section if: 33
(a) A report on the criminal history of the applicant from the 34
Federal Bureau of Investigation or the Central Repository for 35
Nevada Records of Criminal History , or any notification received 36
pursuant to section 60 of this act, indicates that the applicant has 37
been arrested for or charged with a sexual offense involving a minor 38
or pupil, including, without limitation, any attempt, solicitation or 39
conspiracy to commit such an offense; and 40
(b) The Superintendent provides to the applicant: 41
(1) Written notice of his or her intent to deny the application; 42
and 43
(2) An opportunity for the applicant to have a hearing. 44
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9. To request a hearing pursuant to subsection 8, an applicant 1
must submit a written request to the Superintendent within 15 days 2
after receipt of the notice by the applicant. Such a hearing must be 3
conducted in accordance with regulations adopted by the State 4
Board. If no request for a hearing is filed within that time, the 5
Superintendent may deny issuance or renewal of the license. 6
10. If the Superintendent denies an application for the issuance 7
or renewal of a license pursuant to this section, the Superintendent 8
must, within 15 days after the date on which the application is 9
denied, provide notice of the denial to the school district or charter 10
school that employs the applicant if the applicant is employed by a 11
school district or charter school. Such a notice must not state the 12
reasons for denial. 13
11. The Superintendent may not be held liable for damages 14
resulting from any action of the Superintendent authorized by 15
subsection 4. 16
12. The Superintendent may enter into reciprocal agreements 17
with appropriate officials of other countries concerning the licensing 18
of teachers. 19
13. As used in this section, “sexual offense” has the meaning 20
ascribed to it in NRS 179D.097. 21
Sec. 44. NRS 391.039 is hereby amended to read as follows: 22
391.039 1. The [State Board] Department shall, on an annual 23
basis, evaluate each provider approved by the Commission to offer a 24
course of study or training designed to qualify a person to be a 25
teacher or administrator or to perform other educational functions, 26
including, without limitation, a qualified provider approved by the 27
Commission pursuant to subparagraph (1) of paragraph (a) of 28
subsection 1 of NRS 391.019 to offer an alternative route to 29
licensure. The evaluation must include, without limitation, for each 30
provider, the number of persons: 31
(a) Who received a license pursuant to this chapter after 32
completing the education, course of study or training offered by the 33
provider; and 34
(b) Identified in paragraph (a) who are employed by a school 35
district or a charter school in this State after receiving a license and 36
information relating to the performance evaluations of those persons 37
conducted by the school district or charter school. The information 38
relating to the performance evaluations must be reported in an 39
aggregated format and not reveal the identity of a person. 40
2. The Department shall post on its Internet website the 41
evaluation conducted pursuant to subsection 1. 42
Sec. 45. NRS 391.040 is hereby amended to read as follows: 43
391.040 1. The Commission shall fix fees of not less than 44
$100 for the: 45
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(a) Initial issuance of a license, which must include the fees for 1
processing the fingerprints of the applicant by the Central 2
Repository for Nevada Records of Criminal History and the Federal 3
Bureau of Investigation; and 4
(b) Renewal of a license . [, which must include the fees for 5
processing the fingerprints of the applicant for renewal by the 6
Central Repository for Nevada Records of Criminal History and the 7
Federal Bureau of Investigation.] 8
2. The fee for issuing a duplicate license is the same as for 9
issuing the original. 10
3. The portion of each fee which represents the amount charged 11
by the Federal Bureau of Investigation for processing the 12
fingerprints of the applicant must be deposited with the State 13
Treasurer for credit to the appropriate account of the Department of 14
Public Safety. The remaining portion of the money received from 15
the fees must be deposited with the State Treasurer for credit to the 16
appropriate account of the Department of Education. 17
4. The Department of Education may waive any fee for the 18
initial issuance of a license, the renewal of a license or the issuance 19
of a duplicate license for an applicant or licensee who is a veteran of 20
the Armed Forces of the United States, an applicant or licensee who 21
is a member of the Armed Forces of the United States who is on 22
active duty or an applicant or licensee who is the spouse of such a 23
veteran or member of the Armed Forces of the United States. 24
Sec. 46. NRS 391.104 is hereby amended to read as follows: 25
391.104 1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 391.105 26
and 391.1055, each applicant for employment pursuant to NRS 27
391.100 or employee, except a teacher or other person licensed by 28
the Superintendent of Public Instruction, or volunteer who is likely 29
to have unsupervised contact with pupils, must, before beginning his 30
or her employment or service as a volunteer and at least once every 31
5 years thereafter, submit to the school district: 32
(a) A full set of the applicant’s, employee’s or volunteer’s 33
fingerprints and written permission authorizing the school district to 34
forward the fingerprints to the Central Repository for Nevada 35
Records of Criminal History for its report on the criminal history of 36
the applicant, employee or volunteer and for submission to the 37
Federal Bureau of Investigation for its report on the criminal history 38
of the applicant, employee or volunteer; and 39
(b) Written authorization for the board of trustees of the school 40
district to obtain any information concerning the applicant, 41
employee or volunteer that may be available from the Statewide 42
Central Registry and any equivalent registry maintained by a 43
governmental entity in a jurisdiction in which the applicant, 44
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employee or volunteer has resided within the immediately preceding 1
5 years. 2
2. In conducting an investigation into the background of an 3
applicant, employee or volunteer, a school district may cooperate 4
with any appropriate law enforcement agency to obtain information 5
relating to the criminal history of the applicant, employee or 6
volunteer, including, without limitation, any record of warrants for 7
the arrest of or applications for protective orders against the 8
applicant, employee or volunteer. 9
3. The board of trustees of a school district may use a 10
substantiated report of the abuse or neglect of a child, as defined in 11
NRS 392.281, or a violation of NRS 201.540, 201.553, 201.560, 12
392.4633 or 394.366 obtained from the Statewide Central Registry 13
or an equivalent registry maintained by a governmental agency in 14
another jurisdiction: 15
(a) When making determinations concerning assignments, 16
requiring retraining, imposing discipline, hiring, accepting a 17
volunteer or termination; and 18
(b) In any proceedings to which the report is relevant, including, 19
without limitation, an action for trespass or a restraining order. 20
4. [Except as otherwise provided in subsection 5, the] The 21
board of trustees of a school district shall not require a licensed 22
teacher or other person licensed by the Superintendent of Public 23
Instruction pursuant to NRS 391.033 who has taken a leave of 24
absence from employment authorized by the school district, 25
including, without limitation: 26
(a) Sick leave; 27
(b) Sabbatical leave; 28
(c) Personal leave; 29
(d) Leave for attendance at a regular or special session of the 30
Legislature of this State if the employee is a member thereof; 31
(e) Maternity leave; and 32
(f) Leave permitted by the Family and Medical Leave Act of 33
1993, 29 U.S.C. §§ 2601 et seq., 34
to submit a set of his or her fingerprints as a condition of return 35
to or continued employment with the school district if the employee 36
is in good standing when the employee began the leave. 37
5. [A board of trustees of a school district may ask the 38
Superintendent of Public Instruction to require a person licensed by 39
the Superintendent of Public Instruction pursuant to NRS 391.033 40
who has taken a leave of absence from employment authorized by 41
the school district to submit a set of his or her fingerprints as a 42
condition of return to or continued employment with the school 43
district if the board of trustees has probable cause to believe that the 44
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person has committed a felony or an offense involving moral 1
turpitude during the period of his or her leave of absence. 2
6.] The board of trustees of a school district: 3
(a) May accept any gifts, grants and donations to carry out the 4
provisions of subsections 1 and 2 and NRS 391.105. 5
(b) May not be held liable for damages resulting from any action 6
of the board of trustees authorized by subsection 2 or 3 or 7
NRS 391.105. 8
Sec. 47. NRS 391.110 is hereby amended to read as follows: 9
391.110 1. The board of trustees of a school district [may:] 10
located in a county whose population is 100,000 or more shall: 11
(a) Employ any person [the board of trustees determines is 12
qualified] who meets the requirements of this paragraph to serve 13
as the superintendent of schools of the school district. [The 14
Commission may require the superintendent of any school district to 15
hold a master’s degree.] A person is eligible to serve as the 16
superintendent of schools of a school district if: 17
(1) The person: 18
(I) Holds a graduate degree from a postsecondary 19
educational institution that is accredited by a regional accrediting 20
agency recognized by the United States Department of Education 21
or approved by the Department for the purposes of this paragraph; 22
and 23
(II) Has at least 6 years of experience teaching, of 24
which at least 3 years must have been spent in a supervisory or 25
administrative capacity; or 26
(2) The person served as the financial administrator or 27
chief executive officer of a private or public entity with a budget of 28
at least $275,000,000; or 29
(3) The person holds a graduate degree from a 30
postsecondary educational institution that is accredited by a 31
regional accrediting agency recognized by the United States 32
Department of Education in business, finance or management and 33
has at least 4 years of relevant experience in any of those fields. 34
(b) Employ a person who meets the qualifications of this 35
paragraph to serve as chief financial officer of schools of the 36
school district. A person is eligible to serve as chief financial 37
officer of schools of a school district if the person: 38
(1) Holds: 39
(I) A graduate degree from a postsecondary educational 40
institution that is accredited by a regional accrediting agency 41
recognized by the United States Department of Education or 42
approved by the Department for the purposes of this paragraph; 43
and 44
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(II) A professional license as a certified public 1
accountant, certified management accountant or certified 2
financial analyst and has experience with fiscal analysis, 3
processes, problems and opportunities and developing fiscal 4
policies, audit procedures and systems of public and fund 5
accounting; or 6
(2) Served as the financial administrator of a private or 7
public entity with a budget similar in size to the budget of the 8
school district in which he or she seeks employment; or 9
(3) Has received status as a credentialed manager from the 10
International City/County Management Association, or its 11
successor organization. 12
(c) Define the powers and fix the duties of the superintendent of 13
schools [. 14
(c)] and the chief financial officer of schools, if applicable. 15
(d) Fix the salary of the superintendent of schools [.] and the 16
chief financial officer of schools, if applicable. 17
2. The board of trustees of a school district located in a 18
county whose population is 100,000 or more that selects a 19
candidate to serve as superintendent of schools of the school 20
district or chief financial officer of schools of the school district 21
shall, before hiring the candidate, submit the name and 22
application of the candidate to the Department for review. The 23
Department shall review the qualifications of the candidate 24
selected by the board of trustees to ensure that the candidate meets 25
the requirements set forth in subsection 1. Not more than 10 days 26
after completing the review, the Department shall: 27
(a) If the Department determines that the candidate meets the 28
requirements set forth in subsection 1, issue a letter to the board of 29
trustees of the school district affirming that the candidate is 30
eligible to serve as superintendent of schools of the school district 31
or chief financial officer of schools of the school district, as 32
applicable; or 33
(b) If the Department determines that the candidate does not 34
meet the requirements set forth in subsection 1, issue a letter to the 35
board of trustees of the school district affirming that the candidate 36
is ineligible to serve as superintendent of schools of the school 37
district or chief financial officer of schools of the school district, 38
as applicable. 39
3. The board of trustees of a school district that receives a 40
letter affirming that a candidate is ineligible to be hired pursuant 41
to paragraph (b) of subsection 2 shall not hire the candidate for 42
the position for which he or she applied. 43
4. The Department may revoke a letter issued pursuant to 44
paragraph (a) of subsection 2 if the Department determines that a 45
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candidate for superintendent of schools or chief financial officer 1
of schools no longer meets the requirements for eligibility set forth 2
in subsection 1. 3
5. The board of trustees of a school district that is located in a 4
county whose population is less than 100,000 may: 5
(a) Employ any person the board of trustees of the school 6
district determines is qualified to serve as superintendent of 7
schools of the school district. The Commission may require the 8
superintendent of any such school district to hold a master’s 9
degree. 10
(b) Define the powers and fix the duties of the superintendent 11
of schools. 12
(c) Fix the salary of the superintendent of schools. 13
6. If the board of trustees of a school district employs a person 14
who is not licensed as an administrator to serve as the 15
superintendent of schools, the board of trustees shall employ a 16
person who is licensed as an administrator to oversee the academic 17
programs of the public schools within the school district. 18
[3.] 7. A superintendent of schools may be employed for an 19
initial term not to exceed 4 years. The term of any subsequent 20
employment may be of any duration. 21
[4.] 8. A superintendent of schools [may] shall be dismissed at 22
any time for cause [. 23
5.] , including, without limitation, if: 24
(a) The superintendent of schools does not meet any of the 25
professional or other standards identified in an annual evaluation 26
conducted by the board of trustees of the school district. 27
(b) The superintendent of schools refuses or fails to comply 28
with and carry out the requirements of this title. The board of 29
trustees of a school district may, at any time, request a 30
determination from the Department that the superintendent of 31
schools of the school district has refused or failed to comply with 32
and carry out the requirements of this title. If the board of trustees 33
of a school district requests such a determination, the Department 34
must promptly conduct an investigation and determine whether 35
the superintendent of schools has refused or failed to observe and 36
carry out the requirements of this title. 37
(c) The Department revokes a letter pursuant to subsection 4. 38
9. Each employment contract entered into between the board 39
of trustees of a school district and the superintendent of schools of 40
the school district must include, without limitation: 41
(a) The provisions set forth in subsections 8 and 10 and any 42
additional reasons why the superintendent of schools would be 43
required to be dismissed for cause by the board of trustees of the 44
school district that the board of trustees deems appropriate. 45
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(b) A description of the process for annually evaluating the 1
superintendent of schools that includes, without limitation: 2
(1) Measures of learning and behavior outcomes of pupils; 3
and 4
(2) Professional standards that are nationally recognized. 5
10. The Department may remove the superintendent of 6
schools of a school district for cause if the Department determines 7
that at least 30 percent of the schools in the school district are not 8
demonstrating academic growth. If the Department removes the 9
superintendent of schools of a school district pursuant to this 10
subsection, the Department may appoint an interim 11
superintendent of schools until the board of trustees of the school 12
district hires a new superintendent of schools. 13
11. A superintendent of schools may administer oaths or 14
affirmations relating to public schools. 15
Sec. 48. NRS 391.125 is hereby amended to read as follows: 16
391.125 1. If the board of trustees of a school district 17
determines that a shortage of teachers exists within the school 18
district in a particular subject area, the board of trustees may, on or 19
before September 1 of the school year in which such a determination 20
is made, submit a written request to the Superintendent of Public 21
Instruction to employ persons who are licensed teachers but who do 22
not hold an endorsement to teach in the subject area for which there 23
is a shortage of teachers at a public school within the school district. 24
The Superintendent of Public Instruction may grant such a request if 25
the Superintendent determines that a shortage of teachers exists in 26
the subject area. If the Superintendent of Public Instruction grants a 27
request pursuant to this subsection, a person who holds a license to 28
teach but not an endorsement in the subject area for which the 29
request was granted may be employed by the school district for not 30
more than 3 school years to teach in that subject area at a public 31
school within the school district. 32
2. If the Superintendent of Public Instruction grants a request 33
pursuant to subsection 1, the Superintendent shall submit a written 34
report to the Commission [and the State Board] that includes the 35
name of the school district for which the request was granted and 36
the subject area for which the request was granted. Upon receipt of 37
such a report, the Commission [and the State Board] shall consider 38
whether to adopt revisions to the requirements for an endorsement 39
in that subject area to address the shortage of teachers. 40
Sec. 49. NRS 391.465 is hereby amended to read as follows: 41
391.465 1. The State Board shall, based upon the 42
recommendations of the Teachers and Leaders Council of Nevada 43
submitted pursuant to NRS 391.460, adopt regulations establishing a 44
statewide performance evaluation system which incorporates 45
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multiple measures of an employee’s performance. Except as 1
otherwise provided in subsection 3, the State Board shall prescribe 2
the tools to be used by a school district for obtaining such measures. 3
2. The statewide performance evaluation system must: 4
(a) Require that an employee’s overall performance is 5
determined to be: 6
(1) Highly effective; 7
(2) Effective; 8
(3) Developing; or 9
(4) Ineffective. 10
(b) Include the criteria for making each designation identified in 11
paragraph (a), which must include, without limitation, consideration 12
of whether the classes for which the employee is responsible exceed 13
the applicable recommended ratios of pupils per licensed teacher 14
prescribed by the State Board pursuant to NRS 388.890 and, if so, 15
the degree to which the ratios affect: 16
(1) The ability of the employee to carry out his or her 17
professional responsibilities; and 18
(2) The instructional practices of the employee. 19
(c) Except as otherwise provided in subsections 2 and 3 of NRS 20
391.695 and subsections 2 and 3 of NRS 391.715, require that pupil 21
growth, as determined pursuant to NRS 391.480 [, account] : 22
(1) Account for 15 percent of the evaluation of a teacher or 23
administrator who provides direct instructional services to pupils at 24
a school in a school district [.] ; and 25
(2) For the purposes of calculating the rating used to 26
evaluate a teacher or administrator pursuant to subparagraph (1), 27
be used to evaluate a teacher or administrator using a points 28
system in which the teacher or administrator who provides direct 29
instructional services to pupils at a school in a school district: 30
(I) Receives one point if not more than 20 percent of 31
pupils to which he or she provides direct instructional services 32
achieve satisfactory goals for educational growth established 33
pursuant to NRS 391.480. 34
(II) Receives two points if more than 20 percent but not 35
more than 40 percent of pupils to which he or she provides direct 36
instructional services achieve satisfactory goals for educational 37
growth pursuant to NRS 391.480. 38
(III) Receives three points if more than 40 percent but 39
not more than 60 percent of pupils to which he or she provides 40
direct instructional services achieve satisfactory goals for 41
educational growth pursuant to NRS 391.480. 42
(IV) Receives four points if more than 60 percent but 43
not more than 80 percent of pupils to which he or she provides 44
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direct instructional services achieve satisfactory goals for 1
educational growth pursuant to NRS 391.480. 2
(V) Receives five points if more than 80 percent of 3
pupils to which he or she provides direct instructional services 4
achieve satisfactory goals for educational growth pursuant to 5
NRS 391.480. 6
(d) Include an evaluation of whether the teacher, or 7
administrator who provides primarily administrative services at the 8
school level or administrator at the district level who provides direct 9
supervision of the principal of a school, and who does not provide 10
primarily direct instructional services to pupils, regardless of 11
whether the probationary administrator is licensed as a teacher or 12
administrator, including, without limitation, a principal and vice 13
principal or licensed educational employee, other than a teacher or 14
administrator, employs practices and strategies to involve and 15
engage the parents and families of pupils. 16
(e) Include a process for peer observations of teachers by 17
qualified educational personnel which is designed to provide 18
assistance to teachers in meeting the standards of effective teaching, 19
and includes, without limitation, conducting observations, 20
participating in conferences before and after observations of the 21
teacher and providing information and resources to the teacher about 22
strategies for effective teaching. The regulations must include the 23
criteria for school districts to determine which educational personnel 24
are qualified to conduct peer observations pursuant to the process. 25
(f) Require a person who evaluates a teacher who is responsible 26
for a number of pupils that exceeds the applicable recommended 27
ratio of pupils per licensed teacher prescribed by the State Board 28
pursuant to NRS 388.890, who is a postprobationary employee as 29
defined in NRS 391.650 and whose performance on that evaluation 30
is designated as effective or highly effective to, under the statewide 31
performance evaluation system, award the teacher an additional 32
weight for criteria relating to: 33
(1) The manner in which the teacher structures a classroom 34
environment; 35
(2) The manner in which the teacher provides an opportunity 36
for extended discourse; 37
(3) The manner in which the teacher employs the cognitive 38
abilities and skills of all pupils; 39
(4) The manner in which the teacher engages with the 40
families of pupils; and 41
(5) The perception of pupils of the performance of the 42
teacher, 43
that is equivalent to the percentage by which the ratio of pupils 44
for which the teacher is responsible exceeds the recommended ratio 45
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of pupils per licensed teacher. Any additional weight awarded to a 1
teacher pursuant to this paragraph must not cause the score on a 2
criterion to exceed the maximum score that would otherwise be 3
possible on the criterion for a teacher rated as highly effective. 4
(g) If an employee knowingly and willfully failed to comply 5
with the provisions of NRS 388.1351, indicate any disciplinary 6
actions taken against the employee pursuant to NRS 388.1354. 7
3. A school district may apply to the State Board to use a 8
performance evaluation system and tools that are different than the 9
evaluation system and tools prescribed pursuant to subsection 1. The 10
application must be in the form prescribed by the State Board and 11
must include, without limitation, a description of the evaluation 12
system and tools proposed to be used by the school district. The 13
State Board may approve the use of the proposed evaluation system 14
and tools if it determines that the proposed evaluation system and 15
tools apply standards and indicators that are equivalent to those 16
prescribed by the State Board. 17
4. An administrator at the district level who provides direct 18
supervision of the principal of a school and who also serves as the 19
superintendent of schools of a school district must not be evaluated 20
using the statewide performance evaluation system. 21
5. A school associate superintendent shall, not later than the 22
last week of April each year, conduct a review of at least 10 23
percent of all evaluations of licensed educational personnel 24
conducted pursuant to this chapter for the local school precincts 25
overseen by the school associate superintendent. The review must 26
include, without limitation, for each evaluation selected: 27
(a) A review of documents for the development of plans, 28
observations, conferences, evidence and a summary of the 29
evaluation; and 30
(b) An interview with the administrator and person who was 31
evaluated; 32
6. If the school associate superintendent determines that an 33
evaluation that was reviewed pursuant to subsection 5 was not 34
conducted properly, the administrator who conducted the 35
evaluation must conduct a review of all evaluations conducted for 36
licensed educational personnel assigned to the relevant local 37
school precinct during the previous school year. 38
7. A school associate superintendent who conducts a review 39
pursuant to subsection 5 shall, on or before May 15 of each year, 40
submit to the Superintendent of Public Instruction a report that: 41
(a) Verifies that a review was conducted pursuant to 42
subsection 5; 43
(b) Describes the local school precincts in which: 44
(1) Evaluations were properly conducted; and 45
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(2) Evaluations were not properly conducted; and 1
(c) A plan of action for each administrator who did not 2
properly conduct an evaluation. 3
8. As used in this section, “school associate superintendent” 4
has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 388G.550. 5
Sec. 50. NRS 391.480 is hereby amended to read as follows: 6
391.480 1. Each teacher at a school in a school district shall, 7
in consultation with the principal of the school at which the teacher 8
is employed or other administrator who is assigned by the principal, 9
develop [learning] goals for educational growth for the pupils of 10
the teacher for a specified period. 11
2. Each principal, vice principal and other administrator who 12
provides direct instructional services to pupils at a school in a school 13
district shall, in consultation with his or her direct supervisor, 14
develop [learning] goals for educational growth for the pupils at the 15
school where the principal, vice principal or other administrator, as 16
applicable, is employed for a specified period. 17
3. The [Department shall establish a list of assessments that 18
may] examinations administered pursuant to NRS 390.105 must 19
be used by a school or school district to measure the achievement of 20
[learning] goals for educational growth established pursuant to this 21
section. 22
4. The board of trustees of each school district shall ensure that 23
the [learning] goals for educational growth for pupils established 24
pursuant to this section measure pupil growth in accordance with the 25
criteria established by regulation of the State Board. 26
5. Each teacher and administrator who establishes [learning] 27
goals for educational growth for pupils pursuant to this section 28
must be evaluated at the end of the specified period to determine the 29
extent to which the [learning] goals for educational growth of the 30
pupils were achieved. Such an evaluation must be conducted in 31
accordance with the criteria established by regulation of the State 32
Board for determining the level of pupil growth for the purposes of 33
the statewide performance evaluation system. The State Board may 34
establish by regulation the manner in which to include certain 35
categories of pupils in the evaluation conducted pursuant to this 36
subsection. 37
Sec. 51. NRS 391.485 is hereby amended to read as follows: 38
391.485 1. The State Board shall annually review the 39
statewide performance evaluation system to ensure accuracy and 40
reliability. Such a review must include, without limitation, an 41
analysis of the: 42
(a) Number and percentage of teachers, administrators and other 43
licensed educational personnel who receive each designation 44
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identified in paragraph (a) of subsection 2 of NRS 391.465 in each 1
school, school district, and the State as a whole; 2
(b) Data used to evaluate pupil growth in each school, school 3
district and the State as a whole, including, without limitation, any 4
observations; and 5
(c) Effect of the evaluations conducted pursuant to the statewide 6
system of accountability for public schools on the academic 7
performance of pupils enrolled in the school district in each school 8
and school district, and the State as a whole. 9
2. The board of trustees of each school district shall annually 10
review the manner in which schools in the school district carry out 11
the evaluation of teachers, administrators and other licensed 12
educational personnel pursuant to the statewide performance 13
evaluation system. 14
3. The Department may review the manner in which the 15
statewide performance evaluation system is carried out by each 16
school district, including, without limitation, the manner in which 17
the [learning] goals for educational growth for pupils are 18
established and evaluated pursuant to NRS 391.480. 19
4. The Department shall: 20
(a) Ensure that the manner in which the statewide 21
performance evaluation system is carried out by each school 22
district: 23
(1) Ensures distinct skills associated with high-quality 24
teaching are evaluated; and 25
(2) Requires data for each teacher to be reported to the 26
Department each year; 27
(b) Establish a certification program to rate administrators 28
based on the ability of an administrator to properly conduct an 29
evaluation; and 30
(c) Ensure that only certified administrators conduct 31
evaluations pursuant to this chapter. 32
Sec. 52. NRS 391.685 is hereby amended to read as follows: 33
391.685 1. A probationary teacher must receive one 34
evaluation during each school year of his or her probationary 35
employment. The evaluation must be based in part upon at least 36
three scheduled observation cycles of the teacher during the first 37
school year of his or her probationary period as follows: 38
(a) The first scheduled observation cycle must occur within [40] 39
30 days after the first day of instruction of the school year; 40
(b) The second scheduled observation cycle must occur after 41
[40] 75 days but within [80] 105 days after the first day of 42
instruction of the school year; and 43
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(c) The third scheduled observation cycle must occur [after 80 1
days but within 120] during the final 40 days [after the first day] of 2
instruction [of] in the school year. 3
2. If a probationary teacher receives an evaluation designating 4
his or her overall performance as effective or highly effective: 5
(a) During the first school year of his or her probationary period, 6
the evaluation during the second school year of the probationary 7
period must be based in part upon at least two scheduled observation 8
cycles of the teacher which must occur within the times specified in 9
paragraphs (b) and (c) of subsection 1. 10
(b) During the first and second school years of his or her 11
probationary period, the evaluation during the third school year of 12
the probationary period must be based in part upon at least one 13
scheduled observation cycle of the teacher which must occur within 14
120 days after the first day of instruction of the school year. 15
3. If a probationary teacher receives an evaluation designating 16
his or her overall performance as developing or ineffective during 17
the first or second school year of the probationary period, the 18
probationary teacher must receive one evaluation during the 19
immediately succeeding school year which is based in part upon 20
three observation cycles which must occur in accordance with the 21
observation schedule set forth in subsection 1. 22
Sec. 53. Chapter 391A of NRS is hereby amended by adding 23
thereto the provisions set forth as sections 54, 55 and 56 of this act. 24
Sec. 54. As used in this section and sections 55 and 56 of this 25
act, “large school district” has the meaning ascribed to it in 26
NRS 388G.530. 27
Sec. 55. 1. A large school district shall, through 28
negotiations with an employee organization conducted pursuant to 29
NRS 288.150, establish a salary incentive program for 30
professional growth, which must be made available to any licensed 31
teacher or principal who enters into an agreement with the large 32
school district as described in this section. Such a program must 33
allow a teacher or principal, when receiving his or her annual 34
evaluation, to enter into an agreement with the large school 35
district in which: 36
(a) The teacher or principal agrees to complete a specified type 37
and amount of continuing education or professional development 38
or to take other specified actions at his or her own expense which 39
are intended to improve the performance of the teacher or 40
principal; and 41
(b) The large school district agrees to provide a salary increase 42
to the teacher or principal in a specified amount upon completion 43
of the actions by the teacher or principal, subject to the provisions 44
of subsection 2. 45
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2. An agreement entered into pursuant to subsection 1 must 1
provide that, upon completion of the specified actions, the teacher 2
or principal will be entitled to the salary increase only after: 3
(a) Two school years, if the teacher or principal is employed at 4
a Title I school and further agrees to remain at a Title I school for 5
at least 1 additional school year. 6
(b) Three school years, if the teacher or principal is employed 7
at a school that is not a Title I school. 8
3. As used in this section, “Title I school” has the meaning 9
ascribed to it in NRS 385A.040. 10
Sec. 56. 1. The board of trustees of each large school 11
district shall reserve for each fiscal year an amount of money 12
sufficient to carry out any increase in the salary of a licensed 13
teacher or principal set forth in an agreement entered into 14
pursuant to section 55 of this act. 15
2. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, the money 16
reserved by a board of trustees of a large school district pursuant 17
to subsection 1 must be: 18
(a) Accounted for separately by the large school district. 19
(b) Used only to pay an increase in salaries in accordance with 20
section 55 of this act. 21
3. Any money reserved pursuant to subsection 1 for a fiscal 22
year that remains in the account established pursuant to 23
subsection 2: 24
(a) At the end of that fiscal year does not revert to the general 25
fund of the large school district but must be carried forward to the 26
next fiscal year. 27
(b) At the end of the next fiscal year reverts to the general fund 28
of the large school district and may be expended by the board of 29
trustees of the large school district pursuant to the provisions of 30
chapter 288 of NRS. 31
4. Any money reserved pursuant to subsection 1 for a fiscal 32
year must not be subtracted from the operating expenses of the 33
large school district for the purposes of determining the budget of 34
the large school district for any other fiscal year. 35
Sec. 57. NRS 391A.125 is hereby amended to read as follows: 36
391A.125 1. Based upon the assessment of needs for training 37
within the region and priorities of training adopted by the governing 38
body pursuant to NRS 391A.175, each regional training program 39
shall provide: 40
(a) Training for teachers and other licensed educational 41
personnel in the: 42
(1) Standards established by the Council to Establish 43
Academic Standards for Public Schools pursuant to NRS 389.520; 44
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(2) Curriculum and instruction required for the standards 1
adopted by the State Board; 2
(3) Curriculum and instruction recommended by the 3
Teachers and Leaders Council of Nevada; and 4
(4) Culturally relevant pedagogy, taking into account cultural 5
diversity and demographic differences throughout this State. 6
(b) Through the Nevada Early Literacy Intervention Program 7
established for the regional training program, training for teachers 8
who teach kindergarten and grades 1, 2 or 3 on methods to teach 9
fundamental reading skills, including, without limitation: 10
(1) Phonemic awareness; 11
(2) Phonics; 12
(3) Vocabulary; 13
(4) Fluency; 14
(5) Comprehension; and 15
(6) Motivation. 16
(c) Training for administrators who conduct the evaluations 17
required pursuant to NRS 391.685, 391.690, 391.705 and 391.710 18
relating to the manner in which such evaluations are conducted. 19
Such training must be developed in consultation with the Teachers 20
and Leaders Council of Nevada created by NRS 391.455. 21
(d) Training for teachers, administrators and other licensed 22
educational personnel relating to correcting deficiencies and 23
addressing recommendations for improvement in performance that 24
are identified in the evaluations conducted pursuant to NRS 25
391.685, 391.690, 391.705 or 391.710. 26
(e) Training for teachers on methods to teach computer literacy 27
or computer science to pupils. 28
(f) At least one of the following types of training: 29
(1) Training for teachers and school administrators in the 30
assessment and measurement of pupil achievement and the effective 31
methods to analyze the test results and scores of pupils to improve 32
the achievement and proficiency of pupils. 33
(2) Training for teachers in specific content areas to enable 34
the teachers to provide a higher level of instruction in their 35
respective fields of teaching. Such training must include instruction 36
in effective methods to teach in a content area provided by teachers 37
who are considered masters in that content area. 38
(3) In addition to the training provided pursuant to paragraph 39
(b), training for teachers in the methods to teach basic skills to 40
pupils, such as providing instruction in reading with the use of 41
phonics and providing instruction in basic skills of mathematics 42
computation. 43
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(g) In accordance with the program established by the Statewide 1
Council pursuant to paragraph (b) of subsection 2 of NRS 391A.135 2
training for: 3
(1) Teachers on how to engage parents and families, 4
including, without limitation, disengaged families, in the education 5
of their children and to build the capacity of parents and families to 6
support the learning and academic achievement of their children. 7
(2) Training for teachers and paraprofessionals on working 8
with parent liaisons in public schools to carry out strategies and 9
practices for effective parental involvement and family engagement. 10
(h) Training and continuing professional development for 11
teachers who receive an endorsement to teach courses relating to 12
financial literacy pursuant to NRS 391.019 and 396.5198. 13
2. The training required pursuant to subsection 1 must: 14
(a) Include the activities set forth in 20 U.S.C. § 7801(42), as 15
deemed appropriate by the governing body for the type of training 16
offered. 17
(b) Include appropriate procedures to ensure follow-up training 18
for teachers and administrators who have received training through 19
the program. 20
(c) Incorporate training that addresses the educational needs of: 21
(1) Pupils with disabilities who participate in programs of 22
special education; and 23
(2) Pupils who are English learners. 24
(d) Include instructional practices and strategies that are 25
evidence-based and tailored to improve the achievement and 26
proficiency of pupils in the core academic subjects, as set forth in 27
NRS 389.018. 28
3. The governing body of each regional training program shall 29
prepare and maintain a list that identifies programs for the 30
professional development of teachers and administrators that 31
successfully incorporate: 32
(a) The standards of content and performance established by the 33
Council to Establish Academic Standards for Public Schools 34
pursuant to NRS 389.520; 35
(b) Fundamental reading skills; and 36
(c) Other training listed in subsection 1. 37
The governing body shall provide a copy of the list on an annual 38
basis to school districts for dissemination to teachers and 39
administrators. 40
4. A regional training program may include model classrooms 41
that demonstrate the use of educational technology for teaching and 42
learning. 43
5. A regional training program may contract with the board of 44
trustees of a school district that is served by the regional training 45
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program as set forth in NRS 391A.120 to provide professional 1
development to the teachers and administrators employed by the 2
school district that is in addition to the training required by this 3
section. Any training provided pursuant to this subsection must 4
include the activities set forth in 20 U.S.C. § 7801(42), as deemed 5
appropriate by the governing body for the type of training offered. 6
6. To the extent money is available from legislative 7
appropriation or otherwise, a regional training program may provide 8
training to paraprofessionals. 9
7. To the extent that money is available, the Department shall 10
administer the training required pursuant to paragraph (h) of 11
subsection 1. 12
8. As used in this section, “paraprofessional” has the meaning 13
ascribed to it in NRS 391.008. 14
Sec. 58. NRS 391A.135 is hereby amended to read as follows: 15
391A.135 1. The Statewide Council shall meet not less than 16
four times per year. 17
2. The Statewide Council shall: 18
(a) Adopt uniform standards for use by the governing body of 19
each regional training program in the review and approval by the 20
governing body of the training to be provided by the regional 21
training program pursuant to NRS 391A.125 and 391A.175. The 22
standards must ensure that the training provided by the regional 23
training programs includes activities set forth in 20 U.S.C. § 24
7801(42), as appropriate for the type of training offered, is of high 25
quality and is effective in addressing the training programs specified 26
in subsection 1 of NRS 391A.125. 27
(b) In cooperation with the Office of Parental Involvement and 28
Family Engagement created by NRS 385.630, establish a statewide 29
program for teachers and administrators concerning effective 30
parental involvement and family engagement which includes: 31
(1) Training for teachers on how to engage parents and 32
families, including, without limitation, disengaged families, in the 33
education of their children and to build the capacity of parents and 34
families to support the learning and academic achievement of their 35
children. 36
(2) Training for teachers and paraprofessionals on working 37
with parent liaisons in public schools to carry out strategies and 38
practices for effective parental involvement and family engagement. 39
(c) Coordinate the dissemination of information to school 40
districts, administrators and teachers concerning the training, 41
programs and services provided by the regional training programs. 42
(d) Disseminate information to the regional training programs 43
concerning innovative and effective methods to provide professional 44
development. 45
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(e) Conduct long-range planning concerning the professional 1
development needs of teachers and administrators employed in this 2
state. 3
(f) Adopt uniform procedures and criteria for use by the 4
governing body of each regional training program to report the 5
evaluation conducted pursuant to NRS 391A.190. 6
(g) Review and recommend any necessary revisions to the 7
5-year plan prepared by the governing body of each regional 8
training program pursuant to NRS 391A.175. 9
(h) Review and recommend any necessary revisions to the 10
annual report prepared by the governing body of each regional 11
training program pursuant to NRS 391A.190. 12
(i) Ensure that the governing body of each regional training 13
program considers the plans to improve the achievement of pupils 14
prepared pursuant to NRS 385A.650 for the public schools within 15
the primary jurisdiction of the regional training program and the 16
[plan] plans to improve the achievement of pupils prepared by the 17
State Board pursuant to NRS 385.111 and is guided by those plans 18
in the provision of professional development for teachers and 19
administrators. 20
(j) Coordinate with the Office of Parental Involvement and 21
Family Engagement in carrying out the duties of the Office. 22
3. The Statewide Council may: 23
(a) Accept gifts and grants from any source for use by the 24
Statewide Council in carrying out its duties pursuant to this section 25
and accept gifts and grants from any source on behalf of one or 26
more regional training programs to assist with the training provided 27
pursuant to NRS 391A.125; and 28
(b) Comply with applicable federal laws and regulations 29
governing the provision of federal grants to assist the Statewide 30
Council in carrying out its duties pursuant to this section and 31
comply with applicable federal laws and regulations governing the 32
provision of federal grants to assist with the training provided 33
pursuant to NRS 391A.125, including, without limitation, providing 34
money from the budget of the Statewide Council to match the 35
money received from a federal grant. 36
4. As used in this section, “paraprofessional” has the meaning 37
ascribed to it in NRS 391.008. 38
Sec. 59. Chapter 396 of NRS is hereby amended by adding 39
thereto a new section to read as follows: 40
The Board of Regents shall, in consultation with the 41
Department, develop a method for sharing with the Department 42
the unique number for student identification issued by the System 43
to an applicant for a license to teach issued pursuant to chapter 44
391 of NRS who received a baccalaureate degree from an 45
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institution within the System. The method must be developed using 1
the best practices for identifying the number of graduates of 2
institutions within the System who become licensed teachers in 3
this State. 4
Sec. 60. Chapter 179A of NRS is hereby amended by adding 5
thereto a new section to read as follows: 6
1. The Central Repository shall participate in the Rap Back 7
Program for the sole purpose of enabling the Department of 8
Education to receive ongoing status notifications of any criminal 9
history of a person who is licensed by the Superintendent of Public 10
Instruction pursuant to NRS 391.033 and whose fingerprints were 11
forwarded to the Central Repository for the purpose of licensure 12
pursuant to NRS 391.033. For the purposes of the Rap Back 13
Program, the Department of Education is hereby deemed to be an 14
authorized entity that engages in the licensing of educational 15
personnel pursuant to NRS 391.033. 16
2. Any fingerprints forwarded to the Central Repository for 17
the purpose of licensure pursuant to NRS 391.033 must be 18
retained in the state and federal Next Generation Identification 19
Systems for the purpose of participating in the Rap Back Program. 20
3. The Department of Education shall: 21
(a) Obtain and maintain a subscription to the Rap Back 22
Program for the purposes of this section and comply with any 23
rules or policies of the Central Repository for participation in the 24
Rap Back Program. 25
(b) Establish a means of collecting, using, safeguarding, 26
handling, retaining, storing, disseminating and destroying any 27
records of criminal history in accordance with the provisions of 28
this chapter and chapter 179A of NRS and the Security Policy and 29
the Administrative Policies of the Nevada Criminal Justice 30
Information System adopted as regulations by the Central 31
Repository. 32
4. The Rap Back Program must provide continuous 33
evaluation of the criminal history status of each person licensed 34
pursuant to NRS 391.033. If the Rap Back Program identifies a 35
new criminal history event for such a person, notice will be 36
provided to the Central Repository. Upon receiving notification of 37
a new criminal history event, within or outside of this State, the 38
Central Repository shall notify the Department of Education that 39
a person licensed pursuant to NRS 391.033 has a criminal history 40
event. 41
5. The Department of Education shall notify the Central 42
Repository, in a form and manner prescribed by the Central 43
Repository, when a person licensed pursuant to NRS 391.033 is no 44
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longer licensed pursuant to that section. Upon receiving such 1
notice, the Central Repository shall: 2
(a) Destroy any printed and electronic fingerprint cards and 3
facsimiles of fingerprints that the Central Repository has retained 4
for the person as part of the Rap Back Program; and 5
(b) Notify the Federal Bureau of Investigation that the person 6
is no longer licensed by an authorized entity and request that the 7
Federal Bureau of Investigation destroy any printed and 8
electronic fingerprint cards or facsimiles of fingerprints that the 9
Federal Bureau of Investigation has retained for the person in the 10
Rap Back Program. 11
6. As used in this section, “Rap Back Program” means a 12
system maintained by the Central Repository and the Federal 13
Bureau of Investigation that enables authorized entities to receive 14
status notifications of any criminal history reported for persons 15
whose fingerprints are retained in the Next Generation 16
Identification System maintained by Central Repository and the 17
Federal Bureau of Investigation. 18
Sec. 61. NRS 179A.075 is hereby amended to read as follows: 19
179A.075 1. The Central Repository for Nevada Records of 20
Criminal History is hereby created within the Records, 21
Communications and Compliance Division of the Department. 22
2. Each agency of criminal justice and any other agency 23
dealing with crime shall: 24
(a) Collect and maintain records, reports and compilations of 25
statistical data required by the Department; and 26
(b) Submit the information collected to the Central Repository: 27
(1) In the manner approved by the Director of the 28
Department; and 29
(2) In accordance with the policies, procedures and 30
definitions of the Uniform Crime Reporting Program of the Federal 31
Bureau of Investigation. 32
3. Each agency of criminal justice shall submit the information 33
relating to records of criminal history that it creates, issues or 34
collects, and any information in its possession relating to the DNA 35
profile of a person from whom a biological specimen is obtained 36
pursuant to NRS 176.09123 or 176.0913, to the Division. The 37
information must be submitted to the Division: 38
(a) Through an electronic network; 39
(b) On a medium of magnetic storage; or 40
(c) In the manner prescribed by the Director of the Department, 41
within 60 days after the date of the disposition of the case. If an 42
agency has submitted a record regarding the arrest of a person who 43
is later determined by the agency not to be the person who 44
committed the particular crime, the agency shall, immediately upon 45
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making that determination, so notify the Division. The Division 1
shall delete all references in the Central Repository relating to that 2
particular arrest. 3
4. Each state and local law enforcement agency shall submit 4
Uniform Crime Reports to the Central Repository: 5
(a) In the manner prescribed by the Director of the Department; 6
(b) In accordance with the policies, procedures and definitions 7
of the Uniform Crime Reporting Program of the Federal Bureau of 8
Investigation; and 9
(c) Within the time prescribed by the Director of the 10
Department. 11
5. The Division shall, in the manner prescribed by the Director 12
of the Department: 13
(a) Collect, maintain and arrange all information submitted to it 14
relating to: 15
(1) Records of criminal history; and 16
(2) The DNA profile of a person from whom a biological 17
specimen is obtained pursuant to NRS 176.09123 or 176.0913. 18
(b) When practicable, use a record of the personal identifying 19
information of a subject as the basis for any records maintained 20
regarding him or her. 21
(c) Upon request, provide, in paper or electronic form, the 22
information that is contained in the Central Repository to the 23
Committee on Domestic Violence appointed pursuant to NRS 24
228.470 when, pursuant to NRS 228.495, the Committee is 25
reviewing the death of the victim of a crime that constitutes 26
domestic violence pursuant to NRS 33.018. 27
6. The Division may: 28
(a) Disseminate any information which is contained in the 29
Central Repository to any other agency of criminal justice; 30
(b) Enter into cooperative agreements with repositories of the 31
United States and other states to facilitate exchanges of information 32
that may be disseminated pursuant to paragraph (a); and 33
(c) Request of and receive from the Federal Bureau of 34
Investigation information on the background and personal history of 35
any person whose record of fingerprints or other biometric identifier 36
the Central Repository submits to the Federal Bureau of 37
Investigation and: 38
(1) Who has applied to any agency of the State of Nevada or 39
any political subdivision thereof for a license which it has the power 40
to grant or deny; 41
(2) With whom any agency of the State of Nevada or any 42
political subdivision thereof intends to enter into a relationship of 43
employment or a contract for personal services; 44
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(3) Who has applied to any agency of the State of Nevada or 1
any political subdivision thereof to attend an academy for training 2
peace officers approved by the Peace Officers’ Standards and 3
Training Commission; 4
(4) For whom such information is required or authorized to 5
be obtained pursuant to NRS 62B.270, 62G.223, 62G.353, 424.031, 6
432A.170, 432B.198, 433B.183, 449.123 and 449.4329; or 7
(5) About whom any agency of the State of Nevada or any 8
political subdivision thereof is authorized by law to have accurate 9
personal information for the protection of the agency or the persons 10
within its jurisdiction. 11
7. To request and receive information from the Federal Bureau 12
of Investigation concerning a person pursuant to subsection 6, the 13
Central Repository must receive: 14
(a) The person’s complete set of fingerprints for the purposes of: 15
(1) Booking the person into a city or county jail or detention 16
facility; 17
(2) Employment; 18
(3) Contractual services; or 19
(4) Services related to occupational licensing; 20
(b) One or more of the person’s fingerprints for the purposes of 21
mobile identification by an agency of criminal justice; or 22
(c) Any other biometric identifier of the person as it may require 23
for the purposes of: 24
(1) Arrest; or 25
(2) Criminal investigation, 26
from the agency of criminal justice or agency of the State of 27
Nevada or any political subdivision thereof and submit the received 28
data to the Federal Bureau of Investigation for its report. 29
8. The Central Repository shall: 30
(a) Collect and maintain records, reports and compilations of 31
statistical data submitted by any agency pursuant to subsection 2. 32
(b) Tabulate and analyze all records, reports and compilations of 33
statistical data received pursuant to this section. 34
(c) Disseminate to federal agencies engaged in the collection of 35
statistical data relating to crime information which is contained in 36
the Central Repository. 37
(d) Investigate the criminal history of any person who: 38
(1) Has applied to the Superintendent of Public Instruction 39
for the issuance [or renewal] of a license; 40
(2) Has applied to a county school district, charter school or 41
private school for employment or to serve as a volunteer; or 42
(3) Is employed by or volunteers for a county school district, 43
charter school or private school, 44
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and immediately notify the superintendent of each county school 1
district, the governing body of each charter school and the 2
Superintendent of Public Instruction, or the administrator of each 3
private school, as appropriate, if the investigation of the Central 4
Repository indicates that the person has been convicted of a 5
violation of NRS 200.508, 201.230, 453.3385, 453.3387 or 453.339, 6
or convicted of a felony or any offense involving moral turpitude. 7
(e) Upon discovery, immediately notify the superintendent of 8
each county school district, the governing body of each charter 9
school or the administrator of each private school, as appropriate, by 10
providing the superintendent, governing body or administrator with 11
a list of all persons: 12
(1) Investigated pursuant to paragraph (d); or 13
(2) Employed by or volunteering for a county school district, 14
charter school or private school whose fingerprints were sent 15
previously to the Central Repository for investigation, 16
who the Central Repository’s records indicate have been 17
convicted of a violation of NRS 200.508, 201.230, 453.3385, 18
453.3387 or 453.339, or convicted of a felony or any offense 19
involving moral turpitude since the Central Repository’s initial 20
investigation. The superintendent of each county school district, the 21
governing body of a charter school or the administrator of each 22
private school, as applicable, shall determine whether further 23
investigation or action by the district, charter school or private 24
school, as applicable, is appropriate. 25
(f) Investigate the criminal history of each person who submits 26
one or more fingerprints or other biometric identifier or has such 27
data submitted pursuant to NRS 62B.270, 62G.223, 62G.353, 28
424.031, 432A.170, 432B.198, 433B.183, 449.122, 449.123 or 29
449.4329. 30
(g) Provide an electronic means to access on the Central 31
Repository’s Internet website statistical data relating to crime. 32
(h) Provide an electronic means to access on the Central 33
Repository’s Internet website statistical data about domestic 34
violence in this State. 35
(i) Identify and review the collection and processing of 36
statistical data relating to criminal justice by any agency identified 37
in subsection 2 and make recommendations for any necessary 38
changes in the manner of collecting and processing statistical data 39
by any such agency. 40
(j) Adopt regulations governing biometric identifiers and the 41
information and data derived from biometric identifiers, including, 42
without limitation: 43
(1) Their collection, use, safeguarding, handling, retention, 44
storage, dissemination and destruction; and 45
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(2) The methods by which a person may request the removal 1
of his or her biometric identifiers from the Central Repository and 2
any other agency where his or her biometric identifiers have been 3
stored. 4
9. The Central Repository may: 5
(a) In the manner prescribed by the Director of the Department, 6
disseminate compilations of statistical data and publish statistical 7
reports relating to crime. 8
(b) Charge a reasonable fee for any publication or special report 9
it distributes relating to data collected pursuant to this section. The 10
Central Repository may not collect such a fee from an agency of 11
criminal justice or any other agency dealing with crime which is 12
required to submit information pursuant to subsection 2. All money 13
collected pursuant to this paragraph must be used to pay for the cost 14
of operating the Central Repository or for any other purpose 15
authorized by the Legislature, and any balance of the money 16
remaining at the end of a fiscal year reverts to the State General 17
Fund. 18
(c) In the manner prescribed by the Director of the Department, 19
use electronic means to receive and disseminate information 20
contained in the Central Repository that it is authorized to 21
disseminate pursuant to the provisions of this chapter. 22
10. As used in this section: 23
(a) “Mobile identification” means the collection, storage, 24
transmission, reception, search, access or processing of a biometric 25
identifier using a handheld device. 26
(b) “Personal identifying information” means any information 27
designed, commonly used or capable of being used, alone or in 28
conjunction with any other information, to identify a person, 29
including, without limitation: 30
(1) The name, driver’s license number, social security 31
number, date of birth and photograph or computer-generated image 32
of a person; and 33
(2) A biometric identifier of a person. 34
(c) “Private school” has the meaning ascribed to it in 35
NRS 394.103. 36
Sec. 62. Chapter 218D of NRS is hereby amended by adding 37
thereto a new section to read as follows: 38
1. For a regular session, the Commission on School Funding 39
created by NRS 387.1246 may request the drafting of not more 40
than 1 legislative measure which relates to matters within the 41
scope of the Commission. The requests must be submitted to the 42
Legislative Counsel on or before September 1 preceding a regular 43
session. 44
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2. A request made pursuant to this section must be on a form 1
prescribed by the Legislative Counsel. A legislative measure 2
requested pursuant to this section must be prefiled on or before 3
the third Wednesday in November preceding a regular session. A 4
legislative measure that is not prefiled on or before that day shall 5
be deemed withdrawn. 6
Sec. 63. NRS 218D.100 is hereby amended to read as follows: 7
218D.100 1. The provisions of NRS 218D.100 to 218D.220, 8
inclusive, and section 62 of this act apply to requests for the 9
drafting of legislative measures for a regular session. 10
2. Except as otherwise provided by a specific statute, joint rule 11
or concurrent resolution, the Legislative Counsel shall not honor a 12
request for the drafting of a legislative measure if the request: 13
(a) Exceeds the number of requests authorized by NRS 14
218D.100 to 218D.220, inclusive, and section 62 of this act for the 15
requester; or 16
(b) Is submitted by an authorized nonlegislative requester 17
pursuant to NRS 218D.175 to 218D.220, inclusive, and section 62 18
of this act, but is not in a subject related to the function of the 19
requester. 20
3. The Legislative Counsel shall not: 21
(a) Honor a request to change the subject matter of a request for 22
the drafting of a legislative measure after it has been submitted for 23
drafting. 24
(b) Honor a request for the drafting of a legislative measure 25
which has been combined in violation of Section 17 of Article 4 of 26
the Nevada Constitution. 27
Sec. 64. NRS 218G.600 is hereby amended to read as follows: 28
218G.600 1. The Legislative Auditor shall, not later than 29
August 31, 2026, and not less than once every 4 years thereafter, 30
conduct a performance audit of each of the following entities: 31
(a) The school district in this State with the largest number of 32
pupils enrolled; 33
(b) The school district in this State with the second largest 34
number of pupils enrolled; and 35
(c) The State Public Charter School Authority. 36
2. As part of a performance audit conducted pursuant to this 37
section, the Legislative Auditor may evaluate, without limitation: 38
(a) Compliance with statutory requirements concerning annual 39
reports of accountability, as well as consistency, or lack thereof, in 40
the methodology used for such reporting. 41
(b) Compliance with state or local laws relating to contracting 42
with outside entities to provide goods or services. 43
(c) Whether any plans presented by the school district or the 44
State Public Charter School Authority to the Legislature or the 45
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Interim Finance Committee, including, without limitation, any 1
subcommittee of the Interim Finance Committee, have been 2
implemented and whether any such plan is achieving or has 3
achieved the desired outcome. 4
(d) The efficacy of any strategy or program implemented at one 5
or more schools to: 6
(1) Improve the proficiency of pupils in the subject areas of 7
reading, mathematics, science or writing; 8
(2) Improve the educational outcomes of pupils who are 9
English learners, at-risk pupils or receiving special education; 10
(3) Improve the academic performance of pupils enrolled in a 11
Title I school, as defined in NRS 385A.040; or 12
(4) Increase parental involvement and family and community 13
engagement in public schools. 14
(e) The efficacy of any strategy or program of recruitment or 15
retention designed to ensure the availability of qualified teachers 16
and other educational personnel and support staff, including, 17
without limitation, mental health professionals. 18
(f) The efficacy of any strategy or program implemented by a 19
school district or the State Public Charter School Authority to 20
reduce class sizes. 21
(g) The use of educational management organizations by 22
charter schools sponsored by the State Public Charter School 23
Authority, including, without limitation, considerations of: 24
(1) The ability of an educational management organization 25
to obtain a profit from operating a charter school in this State; 26
and 27
(2) The efficacy of any strategy or program used to provide 28
oversight to educational management organizations. 29
(h) Any other matter which the Legislative Auditor is requested 30
to evaluate by the Interim Finance Committee. 31
3. The Legislative Auditor, in performing his or her duties 32
pursuant to this section and NRS 218G.605, may exercise his or her 33
professional judgment in determining the scope and manner of work 34
to be conducted and the objectives of each audit. 35
4. The Legislative Auditor shall, on or before September 1, 36
2026, and every 4 years thereafter, present to the Legislative 37
Commission a final written report of each audit conducted pursuant 38
to this section during the immediately preceding 4 years. 39
5. The Legislative Auditor shall present a final written report 40
of each audit conducted pursuant to this section to the Interim 41
Finance Committee, or the appropriate subcommittee of the Interim 42
Finance Committee, as directed by the Chair of the Interim Finance 43
Committee, after the report is presented to the Legislative 44
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Commission but in no event later than December 31 of the year in 1
which the final report was presented to the Legislative Commission. 2
6. As used in this section, “at-risk pupil” has the meaning 3
ascribed to it in NRS 387.1211. 4
Sec. 65. NRS 241.016 is hereby amended to read as follows: 5
241.016 1. The meetings of a public body that are quasi-6
judicial in nature are subject to the provisions of this chapter. 7
2. The following are exempt from the requirements of this 8
chapter: 9
(a) The Legislature of the State of Nevada. 10
(b) Judicial proceedings, including, without limitation, 11
proceedings before the Commission on Judicial Selection and, 12
except as otherwise provided in NRS 1.4687, the Commission on 13
Judicial Discipline. 14
(c) Meetings of the State Board of Parole Commissioners when 15
acting to grant, deny, continue or revoke the parole of a prisoner or 16
to establish or modify the terms of the parole of a prisoner. 17
3. Any provision of law, including, without limitation, NRS 18
91.270, 219A.210, 223.966, 226.778, 228.495, 239C.140, 19
239C.420, 241.028, 281A.350, 281A.690, 281A.735, 281A.760, 20
284.3629, 286.150, 287.0415, 287.04345, 287.338, 288.220, 21
288.590, 289.387, 293.252, 295.121, 295.217, 315.98425, 360.247, 22
388.261, 388.385, 388A.495, 388C.150, 388D.355, 388G.710, 23
388G.730, 392.147, 392.466, 392.467, 392.4671, 394.1699, 24
396.1415, 396.3295, 414.270, 422.405, 427A.940, 433.534, 25
435.610, 442.774, 450.140, 450.635, 463.110, 480.545, 622.320, 26
622.340, 630.311, 630.336, 631.3635, 639.050, 642.518, 642.557, 27
686B.170, 696B.550, 703.196 and 706.1725, and section 9 of this 28
act, which: 29
(a) Provides that any meeting, hearing or other proceeding is not 30
subject to the provisions of this chapter; or 31
(b) Otherwise authorizes or requires a closed meeting, hearing 32
or proceeding, 33
prevails over the general provisions of this chapter. 34
4. The exceptions provided to this chapter, and a remote 35
technology system or electronic communication, must not be used to 36
circumvent the spirit or letter of this chapter to deliberate or act, 37
outside of an open and public meeting, upon a matter over which the 38
public body has supervision, control, jurisdiction or advisory 39
powers. 40
Sec. 66. NRS 288.150 is hereby amended to read as follows: 41
288.150 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 6 and 42
NRS 354.6241, every local government employer shall negotiate in 43
good faith through one or more representatives of its own choosing 44
concerning the mandatory subjects of bargaining set forth in 45
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subsection 2 with the designated representatives of the recognized 1
employee organization, if any, for each appropriate bargaining unit 2
among its employees. If either party so requests, agreements reached 3
must be reduced to writing. 4
2. The scope of mandatory bargaining is limited to: 5
(a) Salary or wage rates or other forms of direct monetary 6
compensation. 7
(b) Sick leave. 8
(c) Vacation leave. 9
(d) Holidays. 10
(e) Other paid or nonpaid leaves of absence. 11
(f) Insurance benefits. 12
(g) Total hours of work required of an employee on each 13
workday or workweek. 14
(h) Total number of days’ work required of an employee in a 15
work year. 16
(i) Except as otherwise provided in subsections 8 and 11, 17
discharge and disciplinary procedures. 18
(j) Recognition clause. 19
(k) The method used to classify employees in the bargaining 20
unit. 21
(l) Deduction of dues for the recognized employee organization. 22
(m) Protection of employees in the bargaining unit from 23
discrimination because of participation in recognized employee 24
organizations consistent with the provisions of this chapter. 25
(n) No-strike provisions consistent with the provisions of this 26
chapter. 27
(o) Grievance and arbitration procedures for resolution of 28
disputes relating to interpretation or application of collective 29
bargaining agreements. 30
(p) General savings clauses. 31
(q) Duration of collective bargaining agreements. 32
(r) Safety of the employee. 33
(s) Teacher preparation time. 34
(t) Materials and supplies for classrooms. 35
(u) Except as otherwise provided in subsections 9 and 11, the 36
policies for the transfer and reassignment of teachers. 37
(v) The salary incentive program for professional growth that 38
must be made available to licensed teachers and principals 39
pursuant to section 55 of this act. 40
(w) Procedures for reduction in workforce consistent with the 41
provisions of this chapter. 42
[(w)] (x) Procedures consistent with the provisions of subsection 43
6 for the reopening of collective bargaining agreements for 44
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additional, further, new or supplementary negotiations during 1
periods of fiscal emergency. 2
3. Those subject matters which are not within the scope of 3
mandatory bargaining and which are reserved to the local 4
government employer without negotiation include: 5
(a) Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (u) of subsection 6
2, the right to hire, direct, assign or transfer an employee, but 7
excluding the right to assign or transfer an employee as a form of 8
discipline. 9
(b) The right to reduce in force or lay off any employee because 10
of lack of work or lack of money, subject to paragraph [(v)] (w) of 11
subsection 2. 12
(c) The right to determine: 13
(1) Appropriate staffing levels and work performance 14
standards, except for safety considerations; 15
(2) The content of the workday, including, without 16
limitation, workload factors, except for safety considerations; 17
(3) The quality and quantity of services to be offered to the 18
public; and 19
(4) The means and methods of offering those services. 20
(d) Safety of the public. 21
4. The provisions of NRS 245.063, 268.4069 and 391.1605 are 22
not subject to negotiations with an employee organization. Any 23
provision of a collective bargaining agreement negotiated pursuant 24
to this chapter which differs from or conflicts in any way with the 25
provisions of NRS 245.063, 268.4069 or 391.1605 is unenforceable 26
and void. 27
5. If the local government employer is a school district, any 28
money appropriated by the State to carry out increases in salaries or 29
benefits for the employees of the school district is subject to 30
negotiations with an employee organization. 31
6. Notwithstanding the provisions of any collective bargaining 32
agreement negotiated pursuant to this chapter, a local government 33
employer is entitled to: 34
(a) Reopen a collective bargaining agreement for additional, 35
further, new or supplementary negotiations relating to compensation 36
or monetary benefits during a period of fiscal emergency. 37
Negotiations must begin not later than 21 days after the local 38
government employer notifies the employee organization that a 39
fiscal emergency exists. For the purposes of this section, a fiscal 40
emergency shall be deemed to exist: 41
(1) If the amount of revenue received by the general fund of 42
the local government employer during the last preceding fiscal year 43
from all sources, except any nonrecurring source, declined by 5 44
percent or more from the amount of revenue received by the general 45
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fund from all sources, except any nonrecurring source, during the 1
next preceding fiscal year, as reflected in the reports of the annual 2
audits conducted for those fiscal years for the local government 3
employer pursuant to NRS 354.624; or 4
(2) If the local government employer has budgeted an 5
unreserved ending fund balance in its general fund for the current 6
fiscal year in an amount equal to 4 percent or less of the actual 7
expenditures from the general fund for the last preceding fiscal year, 8
and the local government employer has provided a written 9
explanation of the budgeted ending fund balance to the Department 10
of Taxation that includes the reason for the ending fund balance and 11
the manner in which the local government employer plans to 12
increase the ending fund balance. 13
(b) Take whatever actions may be necessary to carry out its 14
responsibilities in situations of emergency such as a riot, military 15
action, natural disaster or civil disorder. Those actions may include 16
the suspension of any collective bargaining agreement for the 17
duration of the emergency. 18
Any action taken under the provisions of this subsection must not 19
be construed as a failure to negotiate in good faith. 20
7. The provisions of this chapter, including, without limitation, 21
the provisions of this section, recognize and declare the ultimate 22
right and responsibility of the local government employer to manage 23
its operation in the most efficient manner consistent with the best 24
interests of all its citizens, its taxpayers and its employees. 25
8. If the sponsor of a charter school reconstitutes the governing 26
body of a charter school pursuant to NRS 388A.330, the new 27
governing body may terminate the employment of any teachers or 28
other employees of the charter school, and any provision of any 29
agreement negotiated pursuant to this chapter that provides 30
otherwise is unenforceable and void. 31
9. The board of trustees of a school district in which a school is 32
designated as a turnaround school pursuant to NRS 388G.400 or the 33
principal of such a school, as applicable, may take any action 34
authorized pursuant to NRS 388G.400, including, without 35
limitation: 36
(a) Reassigning any member of the staff of such a school; or 37
(b) If the staff member of another public school consents, 38
reassigning that member of the staff of the other public school to 39
such a school. 40
10. Any provision of an agreement negotiated pursuant to this 41
chapter which differs from or conflicts in any way with the 42
provisions of subsection 9 or imposes consequences on the board of 43
trustees of a school district or the principal of a school for taking 44
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any action authorized pursuant to subsection 9 is unenforceable and 1
void. 2
11. The board of trustees of a school district or the governing 3
body of a charter school or university school for profoundly gifted 4
pupils may use a substantiated report of the abuse or neglect of a 5
child or a violation of NRS 201.540, 201.553, 201.560, 392.4633 or 6
394.366 obtained from the Statewide Central Registry for the 7
Collection of Information Concerning the Abuse or Neglect of a 8
Child established by NRS 432.100 or an equivalent registry 9
maintained by a governmental agency in another jurisdiction for the 10
purposes authorized by NRS 388A.515, 388C.200, 391.033, 11
391.104 or 391.281, as applicable. Such purposes may include, 12
without limitation, making a determination concerning the 13
assignment, discipline or termination of an employee. Any provision 14
of any agreement negotiated pursuant to this chapter which conflicts 15
with the provisions of this subsection is unenforceable and void. 16
12. This section does not preclude, but this chapter does not 17
require, the local government employer to negotiate subject matters 18
enumerated in subsection 3 which are outside the scope of 19
mandatory bargaining. The local government employer shall discuss 20
subject matters outside the scope of mandatory bargaining but it is 21
not required to negotiate those matters. 22
13. Contract provisions presently existing in signed and ratified 23
agreements as of May 15, 1975, at 12 p.m. remain negotiable. 24
14. As used in this section, “abuse or neglect of a child” has 25
the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 392.281. 26
Sec. 67. NRS 354.6015 is hereby amended to read as follows: 27
354.6015 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, 28
the governing board of a local government shall: 29
(a) Submit electronically a fiscal report of the local government 30
to the Department of Taxation in accordance with the requirements 31
prescribed by the Committee on Local Government Finance 32
pursuant to subsection 2; and 33
(b) [Publish] Except as otherwise provided in this paragraph, 34
publish a summary of the fiscal report, which must contain the 35
information required by the Committee on Local Government 36
Finance pursuant to subsection 2, in a newspaper of general 37
circulation in the county in which the local government is situated. 38
The requirements of this paragraph do not apply to the governing 39
body of a school district. 40
2. The Committee on Local Government Finance shall 41
prescribe, by regulation: 42
(a) The dates and times for filing a fiscal report, which must 43
require a local government to file at least one fiscal report per year; 44
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(b) The content of a fiscal report, which must include, without 1
limitation, revenues, expenditures, fund balances, cash balances, 2
components of assessed value, debt schedules and any other 3
information that the Committee on Local Government Finance 4
determines to be appropriate for determining the financial status of a 5
local government; and 6
(c) [The content for a summary of a fiscal report that must be 7
published pursuant to subsection 1; and 8
(d)] A uniform method for creating and submitting a fiscal 9
report electronically pursuant to this section. The method must 10
facilitate the storage and reproduction of the fiscal report in 11
electronic format by the Department of Taxation. 12
3. The Committee on Local Government Finance may 13
establish, by regulation, an exception to the requirement that a fiscal 14
report be submitted to the Department of Taxation in electronic 15
format. The exception must be limited to local governments that the 16
Committee determines do not have the financial ability to comply 17
with the method for submitting a fiscal report to the Department of 18
Taxation prescribed by the Committee. If the Committee on Local 19
Government Finance provides an exception pursuant to this 20
subsection, the Committee shall provide, by regulation, specific 21
standards that it will use to determine whether a local government 22
qualifies for an exemption pursuant to this subsection. 23
4. The Committee on Local Government Finance shall adopt 24
regulations pursuant to this section in the manner prescribed for 25
state agencies in chapter 233B of NRS. 26
Sec. 68. Chapter 610 of NRS is hereby amended by adding 27
thereto the provisions set forth as sections 69 and 70 of this act. 28
Sec. 69. 1. The Nevada Registered Teacher Apprenticeship 29
Support Account is hereby created in the State General Fund. The 30
Account must be administered by the State Apprenticeship 31
Director. 32
2. The interest and income earned on: 33
(a) The money in the Account, after deducting any applicable 34
charges; and 35
(b) Unexpended appropriations made to the Account from the 36
State General Fund, 37
must be credited to the Account. 38
3. Any money remaining in the Account at the end of a fiscal 39
year, including, without limitation, any unexpended 40
appropriations made to the Account from the State General Fund, 41
does not revert to the State General Fund, and the balance in the 42
Account must be carried forward to the next fiscal year. 43
4. The State Apprenticeship Director may accept gifts and 44
grants of money from any source for deposit in the Account. 45
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5. The money in the Account may only be used to provide 1
grants of money pursuant to section 70 of this act. 2
Sec. 70. 1. The Nevada Registered Teacher Apprenticeship 3
Support Program is hereby created in the Office of Labor 4
Commissioner. The purpose of the program is to provide grants of 5
money to sponsors of apprenticeship programs in teaching that 6
have been approved by the Council to provide: 7
(a) Wrap-around support and staffing services to recruit, 8
prepare and retain apprentices participating in an apprenticeship 9
program in teaching who desire to become licensed teachers in 10
public schools in this State; and 11
(b) Instruction, including, without limitation, professional 12
development, coaching, mentoring and induction required during 13
an apprenticeship in teaching. 14
2. The State Apprenticeship Director shall: 15
(a) Administer the Program. 16
(b) Establish requirements for eligibility to participate in the 17
Program, including, without limitation, requiring an applicant to: 18
(1) Establish that the apprenticeship program sponsored by 19
the applicant has been approved by the Council pursuant to 20
NRS 610.095; 21
(2) Use evidence-based metrics to evaluate the success of 22
the apprenticeship program; and 23
(3) Demonstrate the capability of the applicant to 24
successfully recruit participants for the program, prepare the 25
participants to become teachers and retain the participants in a 26
public school in this State; and 27
(c) Evaluate applications submitted pursuant to this section. 28
3. In evaluating an application for a grant of money awarded 29
pursuant to this section, the State Apprenticeship Director shall 30
give priority to an applicant who: 31
(a) Complies with the requirements of subsection 2; 32
(b) Demonstrates previous success in carrying out an 33
apprenticeship program; 34
(c) Provides a plan for new or innovative wrap-around 35
supports that are determined to be of high quality by the State 36
Apprenticeship Director; and 37
(d) Provides a plan to efficiently use the grant of money 38
awarded pursuant to this section to maximize the number of 39
participants in an apprenticeship program who will benefit from 40
its use. 41
4. An applicant who receives a grant of money pursuant to 42
this section shall: 43
(a) Develop, in collaboration with the State Apprenticeship 44
Director, standards and goals for the program to meet, including, 45
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without limitation, a desired number of pupils to participate in and 1
complete the apprenticeship program; 2
(b) Provide wrap-around services to participants in the 3
apprenticeship program; and 4
(c) Submit a report to the State Apprenticeship Director at the 5
end of each semester describing the progress of the apprenticeship 6
program in achieving the goals developed pursuant to 7
paragraph (a). 8
5. The State Apprenticeship Director shall ensure that: 9
(a) Grants of money are promptly distributed to applicants 10
selected to receive such a grant; and 11
(b) Grants of money are awarded proportional to the number 12
of participants in the apprenticeship program, provided that: 13
(1) Not more than $4,000 is awarded for each participant; 14
and 15
(2) A participant is counted for the purposes of calculating 16
the amount of a grant for not more than 2 years. 17
6. Not more than 5 percent of a grant of money awarded 18
pursuant to this section may be expended by the recipient to cover 19
costs related to facilities and administration of the apprenticeship 20
program for which the recipient is the sponsor. 21
7. The State Apprenticeship Director shall enter into 22
agreements with applicants selected to receive a grant pursuant to 23
this section to ensure the collection and analysis of data relating to 24
the evaluation and identification of metrics concerning 25
apprenticeship programs supported by the grant, including, 26
without limitation: 27
(a) Enrollment in the apprenticeship program; 28
(b) Demographic information of the participants in the 29
apprenticeship program; 30
(c) Retention and graduation rates for the program; 31
(d) The number of apprentices who were subsequently 32
employed by a public school in this State during the 3 years after 33
graduation; and 34
(e) The results of any surveys conducted of participants 35
concerning the effectiveness of the apprenticeship program and 36
any deficits in resources made available to a participant during his 37
or her participation in the apprenticeship program. 38
8. On or before June 30 of each year, the State 39
Apprenticeship Director shall prepare a report on the status of the 40
Program and the effectiveness of the grants awarded pursuant to 41
this section and submit the report to the: 42
(a) Governor; and 43
(b) Director of the Legislative Counsel Bureau for transmittal 44
to the Joint Interim Standing Committee on Education. 45
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Sec. 71. 1. There is hereby appropriated from the State 1
General Fund to the Commission on Recruitment and Retention 2
established pursuant to section 37 of this act the sum of $500,000 3
for the cost of conducting the studies required by section 38 of this 4
act. 5
2. Any remaining balance of the appropriation made by 6
subsection 1 must not be committed for expenditure after June 30, 7
2027, by the entity to which the appropriation is made or any entity 8
to which money from the appropriation is granted or otherwise 9
transferred in any manner, and any portion of the appropriated 10
money remaining must not be spent for any purpose after 11
September 17, 2027, by either the entity to which the money was 12
appropriated or the entity to which the money was subsequently 13
granted or transferred, and must be reverted to the State General 14
Fund on or before September 17, 2027. 15
Sec. 72. 1. There is hereby appropriated from the State 16
General Fund to the Department of Education for the Nevada 17
Institute on Teaching and Educator Preparation, if established 18
pursuant to NRS 396.5185, the sum of $2,000,000. 19
2. In making an expenditure from the money appropriated by 20
subsection 1, the Nevada Institute on Teaching and Educator 21
Preparation may expend not more than $75,000 for administrative 22
expenses. 23
3. The Nevada Institute on Teaching and Educator Preparation 24
shall: 25
(a) Prepare and transmit a report to the Interim Finance 26
Committee on or before December 20, 2026, that describes each 27
expenditure made from the money appropriated by subsection 1 28
from the date on which the money was received by the Institute 29
through December 1, 2026; and 30
(b) Prepare and transmit a final report to the Interim Finance 31
Committee on or before October 1, 2027, that describes each 32
expenditure made from the money appropriated by subsection 1 33
from the date on which the money was received by the Institute 34
through June 30, 2027. 35
4. Any remaining balance of the appropriation made by 36
subsection 1 must not be committed for expenditure after June 30, 37
2027, by the entity to which the appropriation is made or any entity 38
to which money from the appropriation is granted or otherwise 39
transferred in any manner, and any portion of the appropriated 40
money remaining must not be spent for any purpose after 41
September 17, 2027, by either the entity to which the money was 42
appropriated or the entity to which the money was subsequently 43
granted or transferred, and must be reverted to the State General 44
Fund on or before September 17, 2027. 45
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Sec. 73. 1. There is hereby appropriated from the State 1
General Fund to the Department of Education the sum of 2
$10,000,000 for disbursement to school districts to fund the 3
expansion of facilities for early childhood education in areas of this 4
State where access to high-quality early childhood education is 5
limited and there is a commitment to providing the early childhood 6
education for free or at low cost in underserved communities. The 7
Department shall disburse not more than $150,000 for each 800 8
square feet of expansion. 9
2. Any remaining balance of the appropriation made by 10
subsection 1 must not be committed for expenditure after June 30, 11
2027, by the entity to which the appropriation is made or any entity 12
to which money from the appropriation is granted or otherwise 13
transferred in any manner, and any portion of the appropriated 14
money remaining must not be spent for any purpose after 15
September 17, 2027, by either the entity to which the money was 16
appropriated or the entity to which the money was subsequently 17
granted or transferred, and must be reverted to the State General 18
Fund on or before September 17, 2027. 19
Sec. 74. There is hereby appropriated from the State General 20
Fund to the Nevada Registered Teacher Apprenticeship Support 21
Account created by section 69 of this act the sum of $4,000,000 for 22
the support of the Nevada Registered Teacher Apprenticeship 23
Support Program created by section 70 of this act. 24
Sec. 75. 1. There is hereby appropriated from the State 25
General Fund to the Early Childhood Literacy and Readiness 26
Account created by NRS 387.1273 the sum of $50,000,000 for the 27
awarding of grants of money to support early childhood literacy and 28
readiness programs pursuant to NRS 387.1275. 29
2. Any remaining balance of the appropriation made by 30
subsection 1 must not be committed for expenditure after June 30, 31
2027, by the entity to which the appropriation is made or any entity 32
to which money from the appropriation is granted or otherwise 33
transferred in any manner, and any portion of the appropriated 34
money remaining must not be spent for any purpose after 35
September 17, 2027, by either the entity to which the money was 36
appropriated or the entity to which the money was subsequently 37
granted or transferred, and must be reverted to the State General 38
Fund. 39
Sec. 76. 1. There is hereby appropriated from the State 40
General Fund to the Interim Finance Committee the sum of 41
$250,000,000 for allocation to school districts for the support of 42
public schools. 43
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2. Money appropriated by subsection 1 may only be allocated 1
to a school district upon the determination of the Interim Finance 2
Committee that: 3
(a) Sufficient documentation has been submitted to demonstrate 4
that: 5
(1) The school district has budgeted for Fiscal Years 2025-6
2026 and 2026-2027 an increase to the salary of teachers and 7
education support professionals employed by the school district 8
from sources other than the appropriation made by subsection 1, 9
which is in addition to any increase in salary for teachers or 10
education support professionals which was planned or bargained for 11
before July 1, 2025; and 12
(2) The increase in salary budgeted pursuant to subparagraph 13
(1) does not replace or supplant any other form of compensation 14
which was provided to teachers or education support professionals 15
of the school district before Fiscal Year 2025-2026 or which was 16
bargained for or planned for Fiscal Year 2025-2026 or any 17
succeeding fiscal year before July 1, 2025. 18
(b) The school district has submitted to the Committee a 19
statement of the amount and percentage of the budgeted increase in 20
salary for teachers and education support professionals described in 21
subparagraph (1) of paragraph (a) and the total cost to the school 22
district to provide the budgeted increase in salary. 23
(c) The superintendent of schools of the school district has 24
submitted to the Committee a signed statement certifying that, to the 25
best of his or her knowledge or belief, the information submitted 26
pursuant to paragraph (b) is accurate and that the school district will 27
provide the budgeted salary increases set forth therein. 28
3. The money allocated to a school district pursuant to 29
subsection 2 must not exceed the lesser of: 30
(a) The total amount of the budgeted increase to salaries for 31
teacher and education support professionals of the school district for 32
Fiscal Years 2025-2026 and 2026-2027 from sources other than the 33
appropriations made by subsection 1, not including any increase in 34
salary which was planned or bargained for before July 1, 2025; or 35
(b) An amount which is equal to $250,000,000 multiplied by a 36
percentage which is the number of teachers and education support 37
professionals employed by the school district on July 1, 2025, 38
expressed as a percentage of the total number of teachers and 39
education support professionals employed in all of the school 40
districts in this State on July 1, 2025. 41
4. On or before August 1, 2025, each school district in this 42
State shall report to the Department of Education the number of 43
teachers and education support professionals employed by the 44
school district on July 1, 2025. The Department of Education shall 45
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compile this information and submit it to the Interim Finance 1
Committee not later than August 15, 2025. 2
5. The money appropriated by subsection 1 must be used to 3
supplement and not supplant or cause to be reduced any other source 4
of funding for the support of public schools or for the salary and 5
compensation of teachers or education support professionals 6
employed by any public school. 7
6. On or before August 1, 2026, and August 1, 2027, each 8
school district in this State that is allocated money pursuant to 9
subsection 2 during Fiscal Year 2025-2026 or Fiscal Year 2026-10
2027, respectively, shall submit a report to the Interim Finance 11
Committee which includes, without limitation: 12
(a) Detailed information on how all money allocated pursuant to 13
subsection 2 was spent by the school district; 14
(b) The actual increase to the salary of teachers and education 15
support professionals employed by the school district during the 16
immediately preceding fiscal year and the amount of such an 17
increase for which money allocated pursuant to subsection 2 was 18
spent; 19
(c) Any other information relating to the use by the school 20
district of the money allocated pursuant to subsection 2, or the 21
operations of the school district to provide appropriate context for 22
such use, which is requested by the Interim Finance Committee. 23
7. Any remaining balance of the appropriation made by 24
subsection 1 must not be committed for expenditure after June 30, 25
2027, by the entity to which the appropriation is made or any entity 26
to which money from the appropriation is granted or otherwise 27
transferred in any manner, and any portion of the appropriated 28
money remaining must not be spent for any purpose after 29
September 17, 2027, by either the entity to which the money was 30
appropriated or the entity to which the money was subsequently 31
granted or transferred, and must be reverted to the State General 32
Fund on or before September 17, 2027. 33
8. As used in this section: 34
(a) “Administrator” has the meaning ascribed to it in 35
NRS 385A.430. 36
(b) “Education support professional” means a person, other than 37
a teacher or administrator, who is employed to work at a public 38
school, including, without limitation: 39
(1) Paraprofessionals; 40
(2) School police officers, school resource officers and other 41
providers of security services at a school; 42
(3) School nurses; 43
(4) School counselors; 44
(5) School psychologists; 45
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(6) School social workers; 1
(7) Drivers of school buses; 2
(8) Secretaries; 3
(9) Members of the custodial or maintenance staff; and 4
(10) Workers in food services. 5
(c) “Teacher” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 385A.430. 6
Sec. 77. 1. There is hereby appropriated from the State 7
General Fund to the Department of Education the sum of $41,694 8
for personnel costs to carry out the provisions of section 1 of this 9
act. 10
2. Any remaining balance of the appropriation made by 11
subsection 1 must not be committed for expenditure after June 30, 12
2026, by the entity to which the appropriation is made or any entity 13
to which money from the appropriation is granted or otherwise 14
transferred in any manner, and any portion of the appropriated 15
money remaining must not be spent for any purpose after 16
September 18, 2026, by either the entity to which the money was 17
appropriated or the entity to which the money was subsequently 18
granted or transferred, and must be reverted to the State General 19
Fund on or before September 18, 2026. 20
Sec. 78. 1. There is hereby appropriated from the State 21
General Fund to the Department of Education the sum of $500,000 22
for the maintenance of a portal used to measure the supply and 23
demand of the educator workforce in this State to ensure the 24
accountability and transparency of efforts to recruit and retain 25
educators. 26
2. The Department shall use the portal described in subsection 27
1 to monitor, without limitation: 28
(a) The average class size in this State; 29
(b) The access a school district has to teachers with classroom 30
experience; 31
(c) The use of long-term substitutes by school districts in this 32
State; 33
(d) The average and median age of teachers employed by school 34
districts in this State; 35
(e) The ratio of the members of a school staff who are licensed 36
to the members of a school staff who are not licensed; and 37
(f) Metrics that describe the ability of school districts in this 38
State to hire teachers who were enrolled in a program for teacher 39
and educator preparation established by an institution within the 40
Nevada System of Higher Education. 41
3. Any remaining balance of the appropriation made by 42
subsection 1 must not be committed for expenditure after June 30, 43
2027, by the entity to which the appropriation is made or any entity 44
to which money from the appropriation is granted or otherwise 45
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transferred in any manner, and any portion of the appropriated 1
money remaining must not be spent for any purpose after 2
September 17, 2027, by either the entity to which the money was 3
appropriated or the entity to which the money was subsequently 4
granted or transferred, and must be reverted to the State General 5
Fund on or before September 17, 2027. 6
Sec. 79. 1. The provisions of section 55 of this act apply to 7
any contract in existence on July 1, 2025, to the extent that the 8
provisions of section 55 of this act do not conflict with the terms of 9
such a contract and to the extent that a conflict exists, the provisions 10
of the contract control. 11
2. A large school district as defined in NRS 388G.530 is not 12
required to begin reserving money pursuant to section 56 of this act 13
until July 1, 2026. 14
Sec. 80. 1. The Legislative Auditor shall, using an 15
examination of research and studies focusing on the national and 16
state levels, develop an evidence-based and comprehensive table 17
that describes resource levels and funding levels for education 18
purposes that represent the best practices for adequately meeting the 19
needs of pupils. The Legislative Auditor shall include in the table an 20
identification of additional resources necessary to meet the needs of 21
pupils who meet the characteristics described in subsection 2 of 22
NRS 385A.240. 23
2. After developing a table pursuant to subsection 1, the 24
Legislative Auditor shall: 25
(a) Use an impartial third-party to audit the resources and 26
services provided at select schools in this State. In selecting schools 27
pursuant to this paragraph, the Legislative Auditor must use a 28
sampling method to select schools that represent a diverse group of 29
geographic areas, income levels and other relevant demographics. 30
(b) In consideration of the demographics of each school, 31
compare the: 32
(1) Actual resource levels and services provided by the 33
schools selected for the audit conducted pursuant to paragraph (a) to 34
the best practices described in the table developed pursuant to 35
subsection 1; and 36
(2) Funding that is available to schools selected for the audit 37
conducted pursuant to paragraph (a) to the funding levels 38
recommended in the table developed pursuant to subsection 1. 39
(c) Conduct a survey of administrators and teachers at the 40
schools selected for the audit conducted pursuant to paragraph (a) to 41
examine why any discrepancies examined in paragraph (b) exist, 42
including, without limitation, whether such discrepancies are caused 43
by federal or state laws and regulations or policies developed by the 44
board of trustees of a school district. 45
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3. The Legislative Auditor shall, on or before December 1, 1
2028, submit a report that includes the table developed pursuant to 2
subsection 1 and the findings of the audit conducted pursuant to 3
subsection 2 to: 4
(a) The Superintendent of Public Instruction; 5
(b) The board of trustees of each school district; and 6
(c) The Director of the Legislative Counsel Bureau for 7
transmittal to the next regular session of the Legislature. 8
Sec. 81. 1. The Commission on School Funding created by 9
NRS 387.1246 shall conduct an interim study concerning school 10
funding. The study must include, without limitation, an examination 11
of: 12
(a) The efficiency of developing reporting requirements relating 13
to education, including, without limitation, accountability of school 14
districts and whether such reporting requirements should be 15
consolidated or eliminated, including, without limitation, whether 16
the Department of Education should create a portal to receive such 17
consolidated data; 18
(b) The capacity of the Department to properly store and collect 19
data received from school districts and whether data requested from 20
school districts and charter schools by state agencies other than the 21
Department should be coordinated through the Department to ensure 22
efficiency; 23
(c) The levels of funding and staffing that are necessary for the 24
adequate implementation of multi-tiered systems of supports in 25
schools in this State; 26
(d) The ability of school districts to implement a consistent 27
method of recording and allocating costs within the school district; 28
(e) Adequate levels of staffing that are necessary for meeting the 29
needs of pupils; 30
(f) Whether there is a better method of optimizing the weight 31
relative to base per pupil funding that is given to pupils described in 32
paragraph (e) of subsection 2 of NRS 387.1214 and 387.122; 33
(g) The funding necessary to ensure that the Department is 34
adequately staffed and has the appropriate resources it needs, 35
including, without limitation, technological resources; and 36
(h) Methods used by other states to identify at-risk pupils and 37
whether this State should use similar methods. 38
2. On or before November 15, 2026, the Commission shall 39
submit a report of its findings from the study performed pursuant to 40
subsection 1, including, without limitation, any recommendations 41
for legislation, to the Governor and the Director of the Legislative 42
Counsel Bureau for transmittal to the 84th Session of the Nevada 43
Legislature. 44
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Sec. 82. The provisions of NRS 354.599 do not apply to any 1
additional expenses of a local government that are related to the 2
provisions of this act. 3
Sec. 83. 1. Notwithstanding the provisions of NRS 391.033, 4
as amended by section 43 of this act, and NRS 391.040, as amended 5
by section 45 of this act, an applicant for the renewal of a license 6
issued by the Superintendent of Public Instruction must submit with 7
the first renewal of his or her license after July 1, 2026: 8
(a) A complete set of his or her fingerprints and written 9
permission authorizing the Superintendent to forward the 10
fingerprints to the Central Repository for Nevada Records of 11
Criminal History for its report on the criminal history of the 12
applicant, and for submission to the Federal Bureau of Investigation 13
for its report on the criminal history of the applicant; and 14
(b) Any fees for processing the fingerprints of the applicant for 15
renewal by the Central Repository for Nevada Records of Criminal 16
History and the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Any fees required 17
by this paragraph must not cause the fees for the renewal of a 18
license to exceed the amount fixed by the Commission on 19
Professional Standards in Education pursuant to NRS 391.040, as 20
that section existed before July 1, 2026. 21
2. Any fingerprints forwarded to the Central Repository for 22
Nevada Records of Criminal History pursuant to this section must 23
be treated in the manner prescribed by section 60 of this act. 24
Sec. 84. The provisions of NRS 218D.380 do not apply to any 25
provision of this act which adds or revises a requirement to submit a 26
report to the Legislature. 27
Sec. 85. NRS 387.206, 387.2062, 391.027, 391.486, 391.488, 28
391.490, 391.492, 391.494 and 391.496 are hereby repealed. 29
Sec. 86. 1. This section and sections 1 to 9, inclusive, 12 to 30
14, inclusive, 16 to 33, inclusive, 36 to 42, inclusive, 44, 47, 48, 53 31
to 59, inclusive, 62 to 82, inclusive, 84 and 85 of this act become 32
effective on July 1, 2025. 33
2. Sections 43, 45, 46, 60, 61 and 83 become effective on 34
July 1, 2026. 35
3. Sections 10, 11, 34, 35 and 49 to 52, inclusive, of this act 36
become effective on July 1, 2027. 37
4. Section 15 of this act becomes effective on July 1, 2030. 38
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LEADLINES OF REPEALED SECTIONS
387.206 Recommended minimum expenditure by school
districts, charter schools and university schools for profoundly
gifted pupils for textbooks, instructional supplies, instructional
software and instructional hardware.
387.2062 Report concerning failure to comply with
recommended minimum expenditure.
391.027 Approval or disapproval of Co mmission’s
regulations by State Board of Education.
391.486 Definitions.
391.488 “Education support professional” defined.
391.490 “Task Force” defined.
391.492 Creation; members; terms; vacancies; Chair;
quorum; members serve without compensation; members
holding office or employed by governmental entity;
administrative support.
391.494 Qualifications of members; application for
membership.
391.496 Duties.
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