S.B. 81
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SENATE BILL NO. 81–COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION
(ON BEHALF OF THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION)
PREFILED NOVEMBER 20, 2024
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Referred to Committee on Education
SUMMARY—Revises various provisions governing education.
(BDR 34-276)
FISCAL NOTE: Effect on Local Government: May have Fiscal Impact.
Effect on the State: Yes.
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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; requiring the Department of
Education to create and conduct certain surveys of public
school employees; revising provisions governing the
timing of certain transfers of money into the State
Education Fund and Education Stabilization Account;
revising terminology related to services provided to
certain students; revising various reporting requirements
relating to education; revising provisions governing the
ratios of pupils to licensed teachers; eliminating certain
audits of empowerment schools; revising provisions
governing the licensure of administrators; revising
provisions governing certain scholarship and grant
programs for students in education and related fields of
study; eliminating provisions requiring the Department to
recommend that a minimum amount be spent by public
schools on textbooks and other instructional supplies; and
providing other matters properly relating thereto.
Legislative Counsel’s Digest:
Existing law creates the Department of Education, which consists of the State 1
Board of Education and the Superintendent of Public Instruction. (NRS 385.010) 2
Section 1 of this bill requires the Department to create and conduct surveys of: (1) 3
public school employees, assessing school climate and working conditions in 4
schools; and (2) public school employees who are leaving employment at a public 5
school. Section 1 additionally: (1) sets forth when such surveys must be 6
administered; (2) sets forth how a school district must use the results of such 7
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surveys; (3) prohibits data collected from such surveys from being used in certain 8
evaluations; (4) requires the Department to recognize schools which achieve a 9
certain response rate on such surveys in the statewide system of accountability; and 10
(5) requires the Department to submit annually to the Commission on School 11
Funding and the State Board a report containing data from the surveys. 12
Existing law requires the principal of each school, in consultation with the 13
employees of the school, to prepare a plan to improve the achievement of the pupils 14
enrolled in the school. (NRS 385A.650) Section 2 of this bill requires the plan to be 15
informed by the results of surveys conducted pursuant to section 1. 16
Existing law creates the State Education Fund as a special revenue fund for the 17
purpose of supporting the operation of the public schools in this State and identifies 18
sources of revenue for the Fund, including: (1) all money derived from interest on 19
the State Permanent School Fund, together with all money derived from other 20
sources provided by law; and (2) certain revenues from excise taxes on cannabis or 21
cannabis products or generated from fees imposed on cannabis establishments. 22
(NRS 387.1212, 372A.290, 387.030, 678B.390) Section 3 of this bill requires all 23
money derived from interest on the State Permanent School Fund, together with all 24
money derived from other sources provided by law, to be transferred to the State 25
Education Fund on a quarterly basis. Sections 33 and 34 of this bill likewise 26
require the Department of Taxation and the Cannabis Compliance Board, 27
respectively, to distribute certain revenues from excise taxes on cannabis and 28
cannabis products and fees imposed on cannabis establishments to the State 29
Treasurer on a quarterly basis for deposit in the State Education Fund. 30
Existing law creates the Education Stabilization Account in the State Education 31
Fund and requires each school district, each year after the close of the previous 32
fiscal year and before the issuance of the State Controller’s annual report, to 33
transfer from the county school district fund to the Education Stabilization Account 34
any amount by which the actual ending fund balance of the county school district 35
fund exceeds 16.6 percent of the total actual expenditures for the fund. (NRS 36
387.1213) Section 4 of this bill requires each school district to make this transfer 37
after the close of the previous fiscal year and before the close of the then current 38
fiscal year. 39
Under the Pupil-Centered Funding Plan, existing law requires a public school 40
that receives weighted funding for one or more at-risk pupils or pupils who are 41
English learners to use such funding only to provide services to such pupils, which 42
are referred to as “Victory services” and “Zoom services,” respectively. (NRS 43
387.121, 387.12445) Section 5 of this bill changes the term “Victory services” to 44
“services for at-risk pupils,” and “Zoom services” to “services for pupils who are 45
English learners.” 46
Existing law requires the board of trustees of each school district and the 47
governing body of each charter school to submit to the Superintendent of Public 48
Instruction and certain other recipients, on or before November 1 of each year, a 49
report regarding the budget of the school district or charter school. (NRS 387.303, 50
388A.345) Existing law requires the Superintendent of Public Instruction, on or 51
before November 25 of each year, to submit a compilation of the reports made by 52
each school district and charter school to the Office of Finance in the Office of the 53
Governor and the Fiscal Analysis Division of the Legislative Counsel Bureau. 54
(NRS 387.303, 388A.345) Existing law requires the governing body of a university 55
school for profoundly gifted pupils to submit a similar report to the Department of 56
Education on or before November 15 of each year. (NRS 388C.250) Sections 6, 13 57
and 15 of this bill require these reports to be submitted annually, on or before the 58
Friday of the first week in January that contains 5 business days. Sections 6 and 13 59
require the compilation of reports to be submitted on or before the last Friday in 60
January. 61
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Existing law requires the Governor, on or before January 1 of each year, to 62
compile a report on the status of the finances of the State, including the information 63
published in the most recent annual report regarding the budget of each school 64
district. (NRS 353.333) Section 32 of this bill requires that this report be compiled 65
on or before February 15 of each year, to conform with the change made by section 66
6 to the date by which the compilation of reports regarding the budget of each 67
school district is required to be submitted to the Office of Finance. 68
Existing law requires the clerk of the board of trustees of a county school 69
district to publish a quarterly expenditure report for the school district in a 70
newspaper that meets certain qualifications. (NRS 387.320) Section 7 of this bill 71
requires the expenditure report to instead be published on the Internet website of 72
the county school district. 73
Existing law authorizes the board of trustees of a school district, with the 74
approval of the juvenile court and the board of county commissioners, to employ 75
qualified teachers for the instruction of children detained in facilities for the 76
detention of children, alternative programs and juvenile forestry camps. (NRS 77
388.550) Existing law requires the board of trustees of a school district providing 78
such instruction to report to the Superintendent of Public Instruction at such times 79
and in such manner as the Superintendent of Public Instruction prescribes. (NRS 80
388.570) Section 8 of this bill eliminates the requirement for the board of trustees 81
of such a school district to provide such reports to the Superintendent of Public 82
Instruction. 83
Existing law prohibits the ratio of pupils per licensed teacher in certain classes 84
from exceeding certain ratios during each school quarter of a school year. (NRS 85
388.700) Existing law requires the board of trustees of each school district to report 86
to the Department, on a quarterly basis, the average daily enrollment of pupils and 87
the ratio of pupils per licensed teacher for certain grade levels. (NRS 388.725) If 88
the ratio of pupils per licensed teacher at one or more elementary schools in a 89
school district exceeds the ratio prescribed by statute during any quarter of a school 90
year, existing law requires the school district to request a variance from the State 91
Board for each such school for the subsequent quarter. (NRS 388.700) Section 12 92
of this bill eliminates the requirement to submit quarterly reports regarding the 93
average daily enrollment of pupils and the ratio of pupils per licensed teacher for 94
certain grade levels and requires the board of trustees of each school district to 95
instead report such information to the Department only on a semiannual basis each 96
year for: (1) the period beginning on July 1 and ending on September 30; and (2) 97
the period beginning on January 1 and ending on March 31. Section 9 of this bill 98
requires a school district to request a variance for an elementary school which 99
exceeds the maximum ratio of pupils per licensed teacher only if the ratio is 100
exceeded during a reporting period. Section 9 also: (1) reduces the frequency of the 101
reports regarding variances requested by school districts which the State Board is 102
required to submit to the Interim Finance Committee from quarterly to 103
semiannually; and (2) eliminates the requirement for the State Board to submit a 104
report to the Legislature regarding variances and the data collected by school 105
districts on the effectiveness of plans to reduce pupil-teacher ratios. 106
Existing law requires each school district, in cooperation with the recognized 107
associations representing licensed educational personnel, to develop a plan to 108
reduce the pupil-teacher ratio per class in certain grade levels and submit that plan 109
to the State Board. (NRS 388.720) Section 10 of this bill requires this plan to be 110
submitted to the State Board on or before October 1 of each year. 111
Section 11 of this bill eliminates the requirement for the Department to develop 112
policies and procedures for the distribution of money to each school district for the 113
reduction of pupil-teacher ratios. 114
Existing law requires the sponsor of a charter school that has received, within 115
each of the immediately preceding 3 consecutive school years, one of the two 116
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lowest ratings of performance pursuant to the statewide system of accountability for 117
public schools to submit a report to the Joint Interim Standing Committee on 118
Education on or before December 15 of each odd-numbered year describing certain 119
actions taken by the sponsor of the charter school. (NRS 388A.355) Section 14 of 120
this bill requires this report to be submitted annually, on or before February 15. 121
Existing law requires: (1) certain charter schools that are approved to operate as 122
empowerment schools to submit a quarterly report to the Department containing 123
certain financial information and information concerning the school’s compliance 124
with its empowerment plan; (2) the board of trustees of a school district and the 125
Department to conduct financial audits of empowerment schools; and (3) such 126
reports and audits concerning empowerment schools to be compiled and forwarded 127
to certain entities. (NRS 388G.200) Section 16 of this bill eliminates these 128
requirements. 129
Existing law authorizes the board of trustees of a school district or the 130
governing body of a charter school to offer a work-based learning program upon 131
the approval of the Superintendent of Public Instruction. (NRS 389.167) Section 17 132
of this bill eliminates the requirement for a school district or charter school offering 133
a work-based learning program to submit a biennial report to the State Board and 134
the Legislature concerning the manner in which the program has been carried out. 135
Existing law requires the Commission on Professional Standards in Education 136
to prescribe by regulation the qualifications for licensing teachers and other 137
educational personnel. (NRS 391.019) Section 18 of this bill: (1) eliminates the 138
requirement for the Commission to prescribe qualifications for licensing 139
administrators through an alternative route to licensure; and (2) requires the 140
Commission to prescribe qualifications and procedures for licensed teachers and 141
other licensed educational personnel to become licensed as an administrator. 142
Existing law requires each school district that employs a consultant to submit a 143
report to the Interim Finance Committee at least once every 6 months. (NRS 144
391.155) Section 19 of this bill reduces the frequency of this report to at least once 145
annually. 146
Existing law: (1) establishes the Teach Nevada Scholarship Program, the 147
Nevada Teacher Advancement Scholarship Program and the Incentivizing 148
Pathways to Teaching Grant Program; and (2) sets forth requirements for the 149
administration of these programs. (NRS 391A.550-391A.595, 391A.650-391A.695, 150
391A.700, 391A.705, 391A.710) Sections 20-31 of this bill transfer the 151
administration of these programs from the State Board to the Department. Section 152
21 expands the eligibility for Teach Nevada Scholarships to include Nevada 153
residents who graduated from high school in another state or who, before the age of 154
20, successfully completed the high school equivalency assessment selected by the 155
State Board in another state. Section 26 additionally expands the programs for 156
which a student is eligible to receive a Nevada Teacher Advancement Scholarship 157
to include programs which: (1) result in a certificate of advanced study or other 158
degree which is more advanced than a bachelor’s degree, in education or a related 159
field of study; or (2) upon completion, make a student eligible to obtain a license 160
and endorsement to teach in a subject area for which there is a shortage of teachers. 161
Section 27 makes a conforming change relating to the amount which may be 162
awarded under the Nevada Teacher Advancement Scholarship Program to reflect 163
the additional programs for which a Nevada Teacher Advancement Scholarship 164
may be awarded as provided in section 26. 165
Section 35 of this bill repeals provisions requiring the Department to: (1) 166
recommend that a minimum amount of money be spent during each fiscal year of 167
the biennium on textbooks, instructional supplies, instructional software and 168
instructional hardware by all school districts, charter schools and university schools 169
for profoundly gifted pupils; and (2) publish a report on school districts, charter 170
schools and university schools for profoundly gifted pupils which did not spend the 171
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recommended minimum amount. Section 35 also repeals provisions requiring the 172
board of trustees of each school district to submit an annual report concerning 173
professional development training offered by the school district. 174
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN
SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Chapter 385A of NRS is hereby amended by 1
adding thereto a new section to read as follows: 2
1. The Department shall, to the extent that money is available 3
for that purpose, create and conduct at each school in a school 4
district and at each charter school in this State: 5
(a) In a school year which begins in an odd-numbered 6
calendar year, a survey administered to persons employed at the 7
school, measuring the school climate. 8
(b) In a school year which begins in an even-numbered 9
calendar year, a survey administered to persons employed at the 10
school, measuring working conditions in the school. 11
(c) On an ongoing basis, a survey administered to persons who 12
are leaving their employment at the school, including, without 13
limitation, through retirement, transfer or resignation. 14
2. A school district or charter school shall use the results of 15
surveys conducted pursuant to this section to assess and improve: 16
(a) Strategies for the retention of staff; and 17
(b) The school climate and working conditions at schools 18
within the school district or at the charter school, as applicable. 19
3. Data collected from a survey conducted pursuant to this 20
section must not be used in the evaluation of any: 21
(a) School district or school as part of the statewide system of 22
accountability set forth in NRS 385A.600 to 385A.840, inclusive; 23
or 24
(b) Teacher, administrator or other licensed educational 25
personnel conducted pursuant to NRS 391.650 to 391.730, 26
inclusive. 27
4. The Department shall include in the statewide system of 28
accountability set forth in NRS 385A.600 to 385A.840, inclusive, 29
recognition of public schools at which the rate of response to a 30
survey administered pursuant to this section is at least 85 percent. 31
5. The Department shall annually submit to the Commission 32
on School Funding created pursuant to NRS 387.1246 and the 33
State Board a report of the data collected from a survey conducted 34
pursuant to this section. 35
6. The Department may, to the extent that money is available 36
for that purpose, contract with a qualified vendor to carry out the 37
provisions of this section. 38
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7. As used in this section, “school climate” has the meaning 1
ascribed to it in NRS 385A.650. 2
Sec. 2. NRS 385A.650 is hereby amended to read as follows: 3
385A.650 1. The principal of each school, including, without 4
limitation, each charter school, shall, in consultation with the 5
employees of the school, prepare a plan to improve the achievement 6
of the pupils enrolled in the school. 7
2. The plan developed pursuant to subsection 1 must: 8
(a) Include any information prescribed by regulation of the State 9
Board; 10
(b) Be developed in accordance with the provisions of 11
NRS 388.885; 12
(c) Be informed by the results of the surveys conducted 13
pursuant to section 1 of this act; 14
(d) Include, without limitation, methods for evaluating and 15
improving the school climate in the school; and 16
[(d)] (e) Comply with the provisions of 20 U.S.C. § 6311(d). 17
3. The principal of each school shall, in consultation with the 18
employees of the school: 19
(a) Review the plan prepared pursuant to this section annually to 20
evaluate the effectiveness of the plan; and 21
(b) Based upon the evaluation of the plan, make revisions, as 22
necessary, to ensure that the plan is designed to improve the 23
academic achievement of pupils enrolled in the school. 24
4. On or before the date prescribed by the Department, the 25
principal of each school shall submit the plan or the revised plan, as 26
applicable, to the: 27
(a) Department; 28
(b) Committee; 29
(c) Bureau; and 30
(d) Board of trustees of the school district in which the school is 31
located or, if the school is a charter school, the sponsor of the 32
charter school and the governing body of the charter school. 33
5. As used in this section, “school climate” means the basis of 34
which to measure the relationships between pupils and the parents 35
or legal guardians of pupils and educational personnel, the cultural 36
and linguistic competence of instructional materials and educational 37
personnel, the emotional and physical safety of pupils and 38
educational personnel and the social, emotional and academic 39
development of pupils and educational personnel. 40
Sec. 3. NRS 387.030 is hereby amended to read as follows: 41
387.030 All money derived from interest on the State 42
Permanent School Fund, together with all money derived from other 43
sources provided by law, must: 44
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1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 387.191, be [placed 1
in] transferred quarterly to the State Education Fund; and 2
2. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 387.528, be 3
apportioned among the several school districts and charter schools 4
of this State at the times and in the manner provided by law. 5
Sec. 4. NRS 387.1213 is hereby amended to read as follows: 6
387.1213 1. The Education Stabilization Account is hereby 7
created in the State Education Fund. Except as otherwise provided 8
in this section, each year after the close of the previous fiscal year 9
and before the [issuance of the State Controller’s annual report,] 10
close of the then current fiscal year, each county school district 11
shall transfer from the county school district fund to the Education 12
Stabilization Account any amount by which the actual ending fund 13
balance of the county school district fund exceeds 16.6 percent of 14
the total actual expenditures for the fund. The interest and income 15
earned on the money in the Account, after deducting any applicable 16
charges, must be credited to the Account. 17
2. Money transferred pursuant to subsection 1 to the Education 18
Stabilization Account is a continuing appropriation solely for the 19
purpose of authorizing the expenditure of the transferred money for 20
the purposes set forth in this section. 21
3. The balance in the Education Stabilization Account must not 22
exceed 20 percent of the total of all appropriations and 23
authorizations from the State Education Fund, excluding the 24
Education Stabilization Account, for the immediately preceding 25
fiscal year. Any money transferred to the Education Stabilization 26
Account which exceeds this amount must instead be transferred to 27
the State Education Fund. 28
4. If the Interim Finance Committee finds that: 29
(a) Upon submission of a request from the Department, the 30
actual enrollment growth for a fiscal year exceeds the projected 31
enrollment growth by an amount that the Interim Finance 32
Committee determines would make a transfer of money to the State 33
Education Fund necessary to fund the excess enrollment; 34
(b) The collection of revenue in any fiscal year will result in the 35
State Education Fund receiving less money than authorized for 36
expenditure from the State Education Fund; 37
(c) Upon submission of a request from the Department, any 38
amount of money which was deposited in the State Education Fund 39
is found by an audit to have been deposited in error; or 40
(d) Upon submission of a request from the Department, any 41
error in the application of the Pupil-Centered Funding Plan by the 42
Department has created a shortfall in the State Education Fund, 43
the Committee shall by resolution establish an amount of money 44
to transfer from the Education Stabilization Account to the State 45
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Education Fund and direct the State Controller to transfer that 1
amount to the State Education Fund. The State Controller shall 2
thereupon make the transfer. 3
5. When determining the actual ending fund balance for the 4
purposes of subsection 1, each county school district shall exclude: 5
(a) Any money deposited in the county school district fund on or 6
before June 30, 2020; 7
(b) Any money apportioned to the county school district for 8
capital projects or debt service pursuant to subsection 2 of NRS 9
362.170 and deposited in the county school district fund when 10
authorized by law; and 11
(c) Any money transferred to the county school district and 12
authorized for expenditure as a continuing appropriation pursuant to 13
paragraph (b) of subsection 6 of NRS 387.1214. 14
6. If the Superintendent of Public Instruction determines that 15
the money due from the State Education Fund to a county school 16
district, charter school or university school for profoundly gifted 17
pupils pursuant to NRS 387.185 exceeds the amount of money 18
available in the State Education Fund because of a delay in expected 19
receipts, he or she may request from the Director of the Office of 20
Finance a temporary advance from the Education Stabilization 21
Account for the payment of such money due. Upon receipt of such a 22
request, the Director of the Office of Finance shall make a 23
recommendation to the Interim Finance Committee to approve the 24
temporary advance in whole or in part or to deny the request. If the 25
Interim Finance Committee approves the request in whole or in part, 26
the Director of the Office of Finance shall notify the State Controller 27
and the Fiscal Analysis Division of the Legislative Counsel Bureau 28
of the amount approved by the Interim Finance Committee, and the 29
State Controller shall draw his or her warrant upon receipt of such a 30
notice of approval. Any money which is temporarily advanced from 31
the Education Stabilization Account pursuant to this subsection 32
must be repaid by August 31 following the end of the fiscal year in 33
which the temporary advance is made. 34
7. The balance remaining in the State Education Fund, 35
excluding the balance remaining in the Education Stabilization 36
Account, that has not been committed for expenditure on or before 37
June 30 of an odd-numbered fiscal year must be transferred to the 38
Education Stabilization Account to the extent that such a transfer 39
would not cause the balance in the Education Stabilization Account 40
to exceed the limit established in subsection 3. 41
Sec. 5. NRS 387.12445 is hereby amended to read as follows: 42
387.12445 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, 43
each school district shall ensure that all adjusted base per pupil 44
funding received by the school district pursuant to paragraph (c) of 45
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subsection 2 of NRS 387.1214 is accounted for separately and, after 1
a deduction for the administrative expenses of the school district in 2
an amount which does not exceed the amount prescribed by the 3
Department by regulation for each school district, be distributed and 4
used as described in this subsection. The adjusted base per pupil 5
funding provided to each school district must: 6
(a) Be distributed by each school district to its public schools in 7
a manner that ensures each pupil in the school district receives a 8
reasonably equal educational opportunity. 9
(b) Be used to support the educational needs of all pupils in the 10
school district, including, without limitation, operating each public 11
school in the school district, training and supporting educational 12
personnel and carrying out any program or service established by, or 13
requirement imposed pursuant to, this title for any purpose for 14
which specific funding is not appropriated pursuant to paragraph (a), 15
(b) or (e) of subsection 2 of NRS 387.1214 or NRS 387.122. 16
2. If a school district determines that an additional amount of 17
money is necessary to satisfy requirements for maintenance of effort 18
or any other requirement under federal law for pupils with 19
disabilities enrolled in the school district, the school district may 20
transfer the necessary amount of money from the adjusted base per 21
pupil funding received by the school district for that purpose. 22
3. Each school district shall ensure that all weighted funding 23
received by the school district pursuant to paragraph (e) of 24
subsection 2 of NRS 387.1214 is accounted for separately and 25
distributed directly to each school in which the relevant pupils are 26
estimated to be enrolled. 27
4. Each public school shall account separately for the local 28
funding for pupils with disabilities received by the public school 29
pursuant to paragraph (b) of subsection 2 of NRS 387.1214, for the 30
adjusted base per pupil funding received by the public school 31
pursuant to paragraph (c) of subsection 2 of NRS 387.1214, for each 32
category of weighted funding received by the public school pursuant 33
to paragraph (e) of subsection 2 of NRS 387.1214 and for money 34
received from the statewide multiplier pursuant to NRS 387.122. 35
Unless the provisions of subsection 7 or 8 impose greater 36
restrictions on the use of weighted funding by a public school, the 37
public school must use the weighted funding received for each 38
relevant pupil: 39
(a) As a supplement to the adjusted base per pupil funding 40
received for the pupil; and 41
(b) Solely for the purpose of providing such additional 42
educational programs, services or support as are necessary to ensure 43
the pupil receives a reasonably equal educational opportunity. 44
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5. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 6, the separate 1
accounting required by subsection 4 for pupils with disabilities and 2
gifted and talented pupils must include: 3
(a) The amount of money provided to the public school for 4
special education; and 5
(b) The cost of: 6
(1) Instruction provided by licensed special education 7
teachers and supporting staff; 8
(2) Related services, including, without limitation, services 9
provided by psychologists, therapists and health-related personnel; 10
(3) Transportation of the pupils with disabilities and gifted 11
and talented pupils to and from school; 12
(4) The direct supervision of educational and supporting 13
programs; and 14
(5) The supplies and equipment needed for providing special 15
education. 16
6. Money received from federal sources must be accounted for 17
separately and excluded from the accounting required pursuant to 18
subsection 5. 19
7. A public school that receives weighted funding for one or 20
more at-risk pupils must use that weighted funding only to provide 21
[Victory] services for at-risk pupils and, if one or more at-risk 22
pupils for whom the school received weighted funding in the at-risk 23
pupil category also belong to one or more other categories of pupils 24
who receive weighted funding, the additional services for each such 25
at-risk pupil which are appropriate for each category to which the at-26
risk pupil belongs. 27
8. A public school that receives weighted funding for one or 28
more pupils who are English learners must use that weighted 29
funding only to provide [Zoom] services for pupils who are English 30
learners and, if one or more English learners for whom the school 31
received weighted funding in the English learner category also 32
belong to one or more other categories of pupils who receive 33
weighted funding, the additional services for each such English 34
learner which are appropriate for each category to which the English 35
learner belongs. 36
9. The Department shall adopt regulations prescribing the 37
maximum amount of money that each school district may deduct for 38
its administrative expenses from the adjusted base per pupil funding 39
received by the school district. When adopting such regulations, the 40
Department may express the maximum amount of money that may 41
be deducted as a percentage of the adjusted base per pupil funding 42
received by the school district. 43
10. As used in this section: 44
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(a) [“Victory services”] “Services for at-risk pupils” means any 1
one or more of the following services: 2
(1) A prekindergarten program provided free of charge. 3
(2) A summer academy or other instruction for pupils 4
provided free of charge at times during the year when school is not 5
in session. 6
(3) Additional instruction or other learning opportunities 7
provided free of charge at times of day when school is not in 8
session. 9
(4) Professional development for teachers and other 10
educational personnel concerning instructional practices and 11
strategies that have proven to be an effective means to increase pupil 12
achievement in populations of at-risk pupils. 13
(5) Incentives for hiring and retaining teachers and other 14
licensed educational personnel who provide [Victory] services [.] 15
for at-risk pupils. 16
(6) Employment of paraprofessionals, other educational 17
personnel and other persons who provide [Victory] services [.] for 18
at-risk pupils. 19
(7) A reading skills center. 20
(8) Integrated student supports, wrap-around services and 21
evidence-based programs designed to meet the needs of at-risk 22
pupils. 23
(9) Any other service or program that has a demonstrated 24
record of success for similarly situated pupils in comparable school 25
districts and has been reviewed and approved as a [Victory] service 26
for at-risk pupils by the Superintendent of Public Instruction. 27
(b) [“Zoom services”] “Services for pupils who are English 28
learners” means any one or more of the following services: 29
(1) A prekindergarten program provided free of charge. 30
(2) A reading skills center. 31
(3) Professional development for teachers and other licensed 32
educational personnel regarding effective instructional practices and 33
strategies for pupils who are English learners. 34
(4) Incentives for hiring and retaining teachers and other 35
licensed educational personnel who provide [Zoom] services [.] for 36
pupils who are English learners. 37
(5) Engagement and involvement with parents and families 38
of pupils who are English learners, including, without limitation, 39
increasing effective, culturally appropriate communication with and 40
outreach to parents and families to support the academic 41
achievement of those pupils. 42
(6) A summer academy or, for those schools that do not 43
operate on a traditional school calendar, an intersession academy 44
provided free of charge, including, without limitation, the provision 45
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of transportation to attend the summer academy or intersession 1
academy. 2
(7) An extended school day. 3
(8) Any other service or program that has a demonstrated 4
record of success for similarly situated pupils in comparable school 5
districts and has been reviewed and approved as a [Zoom] service 6
for pupils who are English learners by the Superintendent of 7
Public Instruction. 8
Sec. 6. NRS 387.303 is hereby amended to read as follows: 9
387.303 1. [Not later than November 1 of each] Each year, 10
on or before the Friday of the first week in January that contains 11
5 business days, the board of trustees of each school district shall 12
submit to the Superintendent of Public Instruction and the 13
Department of Taxation a report which includes the following 14
information: 15
(a) For each fund within the school district, including, without 16
limitation, the school district’s general fund and any special revenue 17
fund which receives state money, the total number and salaries of 18
licensed and nonlicensed persons whose salaries are paid from the 19
fund and who are employed by the school district in full-time 20
positions or in part-time positions added together to represent full-21
time positions. Information must be provided for the current school 22
year based upon the school district’s final budget, including any 23
amendments and augmentations thereto, and for the preceding 24
school year. An employee must be categorized as filling an 25
instructional, administrative, instructional support or other position. 26
(b) The school district’s actual expenditures in the fiscal year 27
immediately preceding the report. 28
(c) The school district’s proposed expenditures for the current 29
fiscal year. 30
(d) The schedule of salaries for licensed employees in the 31
current school year and a statement of whether the negotiations 32
regarding salaries for the current school year have been completed. 33
If the negotiations have not been completed at the time the schedule 34
of salaries is submitted, the board of trustees shall submit a 35
supplemental report to the Superintendent of Public Instruction upon 36
completion of negotiations or the determination of an arbitrator 37
concerning the negotiations that includes the schedule of salaries 38
agreed to or required by the arbitrator. 39
(e) The number of employees who received an increase in salary 40
pursuant to NRS 391.161, 391.162 or 391.163 for the current and 41
preceding fiscal years. If the board of trustees is required to pay an 42
increase in salary retroactively pursuant to NRS 391.161, the board 43
of trustees shall submit a supplemental report to the Superintendent 44
of Public Instruction not later than February 15 of the year in which 45
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the retroactive payment was made that includes the number of 1
teachers to whom an increase in salary was paid retroactively. 2
(f) The number of employees eligible for health insurance within 3
the school district for the current and preceding fiscal years and the 4
amount paid for health insurance for each such employee during 5
those years. 6
(g) The rates for fringe benefits, excluding health insurance, 7
paid by the school district for its licensed employees in the 8
preceding and current fiscal years. 9
(h) The amount paid for extra duties, supervision of 10
extracurricular activities and supplemental pay and the number of 11
employees receiving that pay in the preceding and current fiscal 12
years. 13
2. On or before [November 25] the last Friday in January of 14
each year, the Superintendent of Public Instruction shall submit to 15
the Office of Finance and the Fiscal Analysis Division of the 16
Legislative Counsel Bureau, in a format approved by the Director of 17
the Office of Finance, a compilation of the reports made by each 18
school district pursuant to subsection 1. 19
3. In preparing the agency biennial budget request for the State 20
Education Fund for submission to the Office of Finance, the 21
Superintendent of Public Instruction: 22
(a) Shall compile the information from the most recent 23
compilation of reports submitted pursuant to subsection 2; and 24
(b) May consider the cost of enhancements to existing programs 25
or the projected cost of proposed new educational programs, 26
regardless of whether those enhancements or new programs are 27
included in the adjusted base per pupil funding for inclusion in the 28
biennial budget request to the Office of Finance. 29
4. The Superintendent of Public Instruction shall, in the 30
compilation required by subsection 2, reconcile the revenues of the 31
school districts with the apportionment received by those districts 32
from the State Education Fund for the preceding year. 33
5. The request prepared pursuant to subsection 3 must: 34
(a) Be presented by the Superintendent of Public Instruction to 35
such standing committees of the Legislature as requested by the 36
standing committees for the purposes of developing educational 37
programs and providing appropriations for those programs; and 38
(b) Provide for a direct comparison of appropriations to the 39
proposed budget of the Governor submitted pursuant to subsection 4 40
of NRS 353.230. 41
Sec. 7. NRS 387.320 is hereby amended to read as follows: 42
387.320 [1.] During each quarter of each school year, the 43
clerk of the board of trustees of a county school district shall cause 44
to be published on the Internet website of the county school district 45
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a list of expenditures of the county school district made during the 1
previous quarter school year. The published list of expenditures 2
shall be in the form prescribed by the Superintendent of Public 3
Instruction. 4
[2. The publication required by subsection 1 shall be printed in 5
some newspaper published and of general circulation in the county 6
the boundaries of which are conterminous with the boundaries of the 7
county school district. 8
3. The newspaper described in subsection 2 must possess the 9
qualifications prescribed in chapter 238 of NRS. 10
4. If no qualified newspaper is published within a county, then 11
the required publication shall be printed in some qualified 12
newspaper printed in the State of Nevada and having a general 13
circulation within the county.] 14
Sec. 8. NRS 388.570 is hereby amended to read as follows: 15
388.570 [1.] The State Board shall establish regulations for 16
the computation of enrollment and average daily attendance of 17
children detained in facilities for the detention of children, 18
alternative programs and juvenile forestry camps receiving 19
instruction pursuant to the provisions of this section and NRS 20
388.550 and 388.560. 21
[2. Boards of trustees of school districts providing such 22
instruction shall report to the Superintendent of Public Instruction at 23
such times and in such manner as the Superintendent prescribes.] 24
Sec. 9. NRS 388.700 is hereby amended to read as follows: 25
388.700 1. Except as otherwise provided in this section, [for 26
each school quarter of a school year,] the ratio in each school district 27
of pupils per licensed teacher designated to teach, on a full-time 28
basis, in classes where core curriculum is taught: 29
(a) In kindergarten and grades 1 and 2, must not exceed 16 to 1, 30
and in grade 3, must not exceed 18 to 1; or 31
(b) If a plan is approved pursuant to subsection 3 of NRS 32
388.720, must not exceed the ratio set forth in that plan for the grade 33
levels specified in the plan. 34
In determining this ratio, all licensed educational personnel who 35
teach a grade level specified in paragraph (a) or a grade level 36
specified in a plan that is approved pursuant to subsection 3 of NRS 37
388.720, as applicable for the school district, must be counted 38
except teachers of art, music, physical education or special 39
education, teachers who teach one or two specific subject areas to 40
more than one classroom of pupils, counselors, librarians, 41
administrators, deans, specialists, any administrators or other 42
licensed educational personnel, including, without limitation, 43
counselors, coaches and special education teachers, who may be 44
present in a classroom but do not teach every pupil in the classroom 45
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and teachers who are not actively teaching pupils during a class 1
period or who do not teach a subject area for which the ratio of 2
pupils per licensed teacher is being determined. 3
2. A school district may, within the limits of any plan adopted 4
pursuant to NRS 388.720, assign a pupil whose enrollment in a 5
grade occurs after the end of a [quarter] reporting period during the 6
school year to any existing class regardless of the number of pupils 7
in the class if the school district requests and is approved for a 8
variance from the State Board pursuant to subsection 4 [.] for any 9
relevant reporting period. 10
3. Each school district that includes one or more elementary 11
schools which exceed the ratio of pupils per class during any 12
[quarter of] reporting period during a school year [, as reported to 13
the Department] pursuant to NRS 388.725: 14
(a) Set forth in subsection 1; 15
(b) Prescribed in conjunction with a legislative appropriation for 16
the support of the class-size reduction program; or 17
(c) Defined by a legislatively approved alternative class-size 18
reduction plan, if applicable to that school district, 19
must request a variance for each such school for the next [quarter 20
of the current school year if a quarter remains in that school year or 21
for the next quarter of the succeeding school year, as applicable,] 22
reporting period from the State Board by providing a written 23
statement that includes the reasons for the request, the justification 24
for exceeding the applicable prescribed ratio of pupils per class and 25
a plan of actions that the school district will take to reduce the ratio 26
of pupils per class. 27
4. The State Board may grant to a school district a variance 28
from the limitation on the number of pupils per class set forth in 29
paragraph (a), (b) or (c) of subsection 3 for good cause, including 30
the lack of available financial support specifically set aside for the 31
reduction of pupil-teacher ratios. 32
5. The State Board shall, on a [quarterly] semiannual basis, 33
submit a report to the Interim Finance Committee on each variance 34
requested by a school district pursuant to subsection 4 during the 35
preceding [quarter] reporting period and, if a variance was granted, 36
an identification of each elementary school for which a variance was 37
granted and the specific justification for the variance. 38
6. [The State Board shall, on or before February 1 of each odd-39
numbered year, submit a report to the Legislature on: 40
(a) Each variance requested by a school district pursuant to 41
subsection 4 during the preceding biennium and, if a variance was 42
granted, an identification of each elementary school for which 43
variance was granted and the specific justification for the variance. 44
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(b) The data reported to it by the various school districts 1
pursuant to subsection 2 of NRS 388.710, including an explanation 2
of that data, and the current pupil-teacher ratios per class in the 3
grade levels specified in paragraph (a) of subsection 1 or the grade 4
levels specified in a plan that is approved pursuant to subsection 3 5
of NRS 388.720, as applicable for the school district. 6
7.] The Department shall, on or before November 15 of each 7
year, report to the Chief of the Budget Division of the Office of 8
Finance and the Fiscal Analysis Division of the Legislative Counsel 9
Bureau: 10
(a) The number of teachers employed full-time; 11
(b) The number of teachers employed in order to attain the ratio 12
required by subsection 1; 13
(c) The number of substitute teachers filling vacancies or long-14
term positions; 15
(d) The number of pupils enrolled; and 16
(e) The number of teachers assigned to teach in the same 17
classroom with another teacher or in any other arrangement other 18
than one teacher assigned to one classroom of pupils, 19
during the current school year in the grade levels specified in 20
paragraph (a) of subsection 1 or the grade levels specified in a plan 21
that is approved pursuant to subsection 3 of NRS 388.720, as 22
applicable, for each school district. 23
[8.] 7. The provisions of this section do not apply to a charter 24
school or to a program of distance education provided pursuant to 25
NRS 388.820 to 388.874, inclusive. 26
8. As used in this section, “reporting period” means the 27
reporting periods described in subsection 1 of NRS 388.725. 28
Sec. 10. NRS 388.720 is hereby amended to read as follows: 29
388.720 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, 30
each school district together with the recognized associations 31
representing licensed educational personnel shall develop a plan to 32
reduce the district’s pupil-teacher ratio per class in kindergarten and 33
grades 1, 2 and 3 within the limits of available financial support 34
specifically set aside for this purpose and submit that plan to the 35
State Board [.] on or before October 1 of each year. 36
2. In lieu of complying with the pupil-teacher ratio prescribed 37
in paragraph (a) of subsection 1 of NRS 388.700, a school district in 38
a county whose population is less than 100,000 may, in consultation 39
with the recognized associations representing licensed educational 40
personnel, develop a plan to reduce the district’s pupil-teacher ratios 41
per class for specified grade levels in elementary schools. 42
Alternative ratios for grade 6 may only be approved for those school 43
districts that include grade 6 in elementary school. The alternative 44
pupil-teacher ratios must not: 45
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(a) Exceed 22 to 1 in grades 1, 2 and 3; and 1
(b) Exceed 25 to 1 in grades 4 and 5 or grades 4, 5 and 6, as 2
applicable. 3
3. The State Board shall approve a plan submitted pursuant to 4
subsection 2 if the plan: 5
(a) Reduces the district’s pupil-teacher ratio in the elementary 6
schools within the school district; and 7
(b) Is fiscally neutral such that the plan will not cost more to 8
carry out than a plan that complies with the ratios prescribed in 9
paragraph (a) of subsection 1 of NRS 388.700. 10
Sec. 11. NRS 388.723 is hereby amended to read as follows: 11
388.723 The Department shall: 12
1. Develop policies and procedures for: 13
(a) Monitoring the plan of each school district to reduce the 14
pupil-teacher ratio per class developed pursuant to NRS 388.720, 15
which must include, without limitation, provisions for: 16
(1) The review of each plan submitted to the State Board to 17
ensure the adequacy of such plans; and 18
(2) The review of any data submitted to the State Board 19
pursuant to NRS 388.710. 20
(b) Monitoring the [quarterly] semiannual reports concerning 21
the average daily enrollment of pupils and the pupil-teacher ratios in 22
each school district submitted by the board of trustees of the school 23
district pursuant to NRS 388.725 to ensure the completeness and 24
accuracy of such reports. 25
(c) The review of any requests for a variance submitted to the 26
State Board pursuant to NRS 388.700, which must include, without 27
limitation, provisions to verify the information in such requests to 28
ensure the accuracy of the reports on variances submitted by the 29
State Board to the [Legislature] Interim Finance Committee 30
pursuant to that section. 31
[(d) The distribution of money to each school district for the 32
reduction of pupil-teacher ratios, which must include, without 33
limitation, provisions for: 34
(1) The retention of all documents and records related to the 35
distribution; and 36
(2) The review of the work performed to determine the 37
distribution of such money to ensure the accuracy of supporting 38
information and the calculations used in making such 39
determinations.] 40
2. Provide guidance to the school districts on: 41
(a) The development of a plan to reduce the pupil-teacher ratio 42
per class pursuant to NRS 388.720. In developing such guidance, 43
the Department shall: 44
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(1) Outline the criteria that each plan must include to meet 1
the requirements of NRS 388.720. 2
(2) Provide examples of policies, plans or strategies adopted 3
by other states to reduce class sizes. 4
(b) The requirements for reporting information related to the 5
reduction of pupil-teacher ratios. 6
(c) The data that must be monitored pursuant to NRS 388.710 7
by each school district and used to measure the effectiveness of the 8
implementation of any plan to reduce pupil-teacher ratios. 9
3. Communicate with the board of trustees of each school 10
district regarding the expectations of the Department for the use of 11
any money distributed to reduce pupil-teacher ratios in the school 12
district, including, without limitation, the minimum number of 13
teachers the school district is expected to employ. 14
Sec. 12. NRS 388.725 is hereby amended to read as follows: 15
388.725 1. [On or before August 1, November 1, February 1 16
and May 1 of each] Each year, the board of trustees of each school 17
district shall report to the Department on or before October 15 for 18
the [preceding quarter:] reporting period beginning on July 1 and 19
ending on September 30 and on or before April 15 for the 20
reporting period beginning January 1 and ending on March 31: 21
(a) Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (b), the average 22
daily enrollment of pupils and the ratio of pupils per licensed 23
teacher for grades 1, 2 and 3 for each elementary school in the 24
school district. 25
(b) If the State Board has approved an alternative class-size 26
reduction plan for the school district pursuant to NRS 388.720, the 27
average daily enrollment of pupils and the ratio of pupils per 28
licensed teacher for those grades which are required to comply with 29
the alternative class-size reduction plan for each elementary school 30
in the school district. 31
2. The board of trustees of each school district shall post on the 32
Internet website maintained by the school district: 33
(a) The information concerning average daily enrollment and 34
class size for each elementary school in the school district, as 35
reported to the Department pursuant to subsection 1; and 36
(b) An identification of each elementary school in the school 37
district, if any, for which a variance from the prescribed pupil-38
teacher ratios was granted by the State Board pursuant to subsection 39
4 of NRS 388.700. 40
Sec. 13. NRS 388A.345 is hereby amended to read as follows: 41
388A.345 1. [On] Each year, on or before [November 1 of 42
each year,] the Friday of the first week in January that contains 5 43
business days, the governing body of each charter school shall 44
submit to the sponsor of the charter school, the Superintendent of 45
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Public Instruction and the Director of the Legislative Counsel 1
Bureau for transmission to the Majority Leader of the Senate and the 2
Speaker of the Assembly a report that includes: 3
(a) A written description of the progress of the charter school in 4
achieving the mission and goals of the charter school set forth in its 5
application. 6
(b) For each fund maintained by the charter school, including, 7
without limitation, the general fund of the charter school and any 8
special revenue fund which receives state money, the total number 9
and salaries of licensed and nonlicensed persons whose salaries are 10
paid from the fund and who are employed by the governing body in 11
full-time positions or in part-time positions added together to 12
represent full-time positions. Information must be provided for the 13
current school year based upon the final budget of the charter 14
school, including any amendments and augmentations thereto, and 15
for the preceding school year. An employee must be categorized as 16
filling an instructional, administrative, instructional support or other 17
position. 18
(c) The actual expenditures of the charter school in the fiscal 19
year immediately preceding the report. 20
(d) The proposed expenditures of the charter school for the 21
current fiscal year. 22
(e) The salary schedule for licensed employees and nonlicensed 23
teachers in the current school year and a statement of whether salary 24
negotiations for the current school year have been completed. If 25
salary negotiations have not been completed at the time the salary 26
schedule is submitted, the governing body shall submit a 27
supplemental report to the Superintendent of Public Instruction upon 28
completion of negotiations. 29
(f) The number of employees eligible for health insurance within 30
the charter school for the current and preceding fiscal years and the 31
amount paid for health insurance for each such employee during 32
those years. 33
(g) The rates for fringe benefits, excluding health insurance, 34
paid by the charter school for its licensed employees in the 35
preceding and current fiscal years. 36
(h) The amount paid for extra duties, supervision of 37
extracurricular activities and supplemental pay and the number of 38
employees receiving that pay in the preceding and current fiscal 39
years. 40
2. On or before [November 25] the last Friday in January of 41
each year, the Superintendent of Public Instruction shall submit to 42
the Office of Finance and the Fiscal Analysis Division of the 43
Legislative Counsel Bureau, in a format approved by the Director of 44
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the Office of Finance, a compilation of the reports made by each 1
governing body pursuant to subsection 1. 2
3. The Superintendent of Public Instruction shall, in the 3
compilation required by subsection 2, reconcile the revenues and 4
expenditures of the charter schools with the apportionment received 5
by those schools from the State Education Fund for the preceding 6
year. 7
Sec. 14. NRS 388A.355 is hereby amended to read as follows: 8
388A.355 On or before [December] February 15 of each [odd-9
numbered] year, the sponsor of a charter school must submit a 10
report describing any actions the sponsor of the charter school has 11
taken pursuant to NRS 388A.330 to the Joint Interim Standing 12
Committee on Education if: 13
1. The charter school has received, within each of the 14
immediately preceding 3 consecutive school years, one of the two 15
lowest ratings of performance pursuant to the statewide system of 16
accountability for public schools; and 17
2. The governing body of the charter school does not plan to 18
close the charter school pursuant to NRS 388A.306 or change the 19
sponsorship of the charter school pursuant to NRS 388A.231. 20
Sec. 15. NRS 388C.250 is hereby amended to read as follows: 21
388C.250 1. The governing body of a university school for 22
profoundly gifted pupils shall submit to the Department in a format 23
prescribed by the Department such information as requested by the 24
Superintendent of Public Instruction for purposes of accountability 25
reporting for the university school. 26
2. [The] Each year, the governing body of a university school 27
for profoundly gifted pupils shall, on or before [November 15 of 28
each year,] the Friday of the first week in January that contains 5 29
business days, submit to the Department in a format prescribed by 30
the Department the following information: 31
(a) The actual expenditures of the university school for 32
profoundly gifted pupils in the fiscal year immediately preceding the 33
report; and 34
(b) The proposed expenditures of the university school for 35
profoundly gifted pupils for the current fiscal year. 36
Sec. 16. NRS 388G.200 is hereby amended to read as follows: 37
388G.200 [1.] Each empowerment school, other than a 38
charter school that is sponsored by the State Public Charter School 39
Authority, by a college or university within the Nevada System of 40
Higher Education or by a city or county, shall, on a quarterly basis, 41
submit to the board of trustees of the school district in which the 42
school is located a report that includes: 43
[(a)] 1. The financial status of the school; and 44
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[(b)] 2. A description of the school’s compliance with each 1
component of the empowerment plan for the school. 2
[2. Each charter school that is sponsored by the State Public 3
Charter School Authority, by a college or university within the 4
Nevada System of Higher Education or by a city or county which is 5
approved to operate as an empowerment school shall, on a quarterly 6
basis, submit to the Department a report that includes: 7
(a) The financial status of the school; and 8
(b) A description of the school’s compliance with each 9
component of the empowerment plan for the school. 10
3. The board of trustees of a school district shall conduct a 11
financial audit of each empowerment school within the school 12
district, other than a charter school that is sponsored by the State 13
Public Charter School Authority, by a college or university within 14
the Nevada System of Higher Education or by a city or county. Each 15
financial audit must be conducted on an annual basis and more 16
frequently if determined necessary by the board of trustees. 17
4. The Department shall conduct a financial audit of each 18
charter school that is sponsored by the State Public Charter School 19
Authority, by a college or university within the Nevada System of 20
Higher Education or by a city or county which operates as an 21
empowerment school on an annual basis and more frequently if 22
determined necessary by the Department. 23
5. On or before July 1 of each year, the board of trustees of 24
each school district shall compile the reports and audits required 25
pursuant to subsections 1 and 3, if any, and forward the compilation 26
to the: 27
(a) Governor; 28
(b) Department; and 29
(c) Joint Interim Standing Committee on Education. 30
6. On or before July 1 of each year, the Department shall 31
compile the reports and audits required pursuant to subsections 2 32
and 4, if any, and forward the compilation to the: 33
(a) Governor; and 34
(b) Joint Interim Standing Committee on Education.] 35
Sec. 17. NRS 389.167 is hereby amended to read as follows: 36
389.167 1. A pupil enrolled at a public school must be 37
allowed to apply one or more credits toward the total number of 38
credits required for graduation from high school if the pupil 39
successfully completes the number of hours in a work-based 40
learning program required by regulation of the State Board to earn 41
such credits. Any credits earned for successful completion of a 42
work-based learning program must be applied toward the pupil’s 43
elective course credits and not toward a course that is required for 44
graduation from high school. 45
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2. The board of trustees of a school district or the governing 1
body of a charter school may offer a work-based learning program 2
upon application to and with the approval of the Superintendent of 3
Public Instruction. An application to offer a work-based learning 4
program must include, without limitation: 5
(a) The fields, trades or occupations in which a work-based 6
learning program will be offered. 7
(b) The qualifications of a pupil to participate in the work-based 8
learning program. Such qualifications must allow a majority of 9
pupils to be eligible to participate in the work-based learning 10
program. 11
(c) A description of the process that will be used by pupils to 12
apply to participate in a work-based learning program. 13
(d) A description of the manner in which participation in a 14
work-based learning program and completion of the requirements of 15
a work-based learning program will be verified. 16
(e) A description of the manner in which the performance of a 17
pupil who participates in the work-based learning program will be 18
evaluated, which must include, without limitation, an on-site 19
evaluation of the performance of the pupil. 20
3. Upon approval by the Superintendent of Public Instruction 21
of an application to offer a work-based learning program submitted 22
pursuant to subsection 2, the board of trustees or the governing body 23
shall: 24
(a) Designate an employee of the school district or charter 25
school, as applicable, to serve as a work-based learning coordinator 26
to coordinate and oversee work-based learning programs. Such an 27
employee must ensure that each business, agency or organization 28
that will offer employment and supervision of a pupil as part of the 29
work-based learning program is suitable for participation in a work-30
based learning program. 31
(b) Establish and maintain a list of businesses, agencies and 32
organizations that have been found suitable by the work-based 33
learning coordinator pursuant to paragraph (a). 34
4. To receive approval from the Superintendent of Public 35
Instruction to offer a work-based learning program, the work-based 36
learning program must include, without limitation, requirements 37
that: 38
(a) A detailed training agreement and training plan be completed 39
for each pupil participating in the work-based learning program for 40
credit that identifies the specific tasks in which the pupil will 41
participate that will develop competency of the pupil in the 42
workplace; 43
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(b) A pupil participating in the work-based learning program be 1
allowed to leave the public school in which he or she is enrolled 2
during the school day to participate in such a program; 3
(c) Participation by a pupil in the work-based learning program 4
will develop a broad range of skills and will allow a pupil to focus 5
on his or her chosen career pathway; and 6
(d) Training be completed by each pupil participating in the 7
work-based learning program on: 8
(1) Identifying and reporting harassment in the workplace; 9
(2) Developing and maintaining healthy relationships in the 10
workplace; and 11
(3) Identifying the signs of a person engaging in predatory 12
conduct to prepare a pupil for sexual activity or to foster an 13
inappropriate personal or professional relationship with a pupil, 14
including, without limitation, through communicating or attempting 15
to befriend or establish a relationship or other connection with a 16
parent or legal guardian of a pupil in furtherance of such conduct. 17
5. A school district or charter school may allow a pupil who 18
successfully completes a work-based learning program to earn dual 19
credit for participation in the work-based learning program. 20
[6. On or before January 15 of each odd-numbered year, the 21
board of trustees of a school district and the governing body of a 22
charter school that offers a work-based learning program shall 23
prepare a report concerning the manner in which the work-based 24
learning program has been carried out and submit the report to the 25
State Board and the Legislature. The report must include, without 26
limitation: 27
(a) The number of pupils participating in the work-based 28
learning program; and 29
(b) The types of work-based learning offered through the work-30
based learning program. 31
7. The number of pupils participating in the work-based 32
learning program reported pursuant to paragraph (a) of subsection 6 33
must be disaggregated on the basis of the following characteristics: 34
(a) Pupils who are American Indian or Alaska Native, Asian, 35
Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Native Hawaiian or 36
Pacific Islander, white or two or more races; 37
(b) Gender of pupils; 38
(c) Pupils who are migrants; and 39
(d) Pupils who are members of special populations, as defined in 40
20 U.S.C. § 2302(48).] 41
Sec. 18. NRS 391.019 is hereby amended to read as follows: 42
391.019 1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 391.027, 43
the Commission shall adopt regulations: 44
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(a) Prescribing the qualifications for licensing teachers and other 1
educational personnel and the procedures for the issuance and 2
renewal of those licenses. The regulations: 3
(1) Must include, without limitation, the qualifications for 4
licensing teachers [and administrators] pursuant to an alternative 5
route to licensure which provides that the required education and 6
training may be provided by any qualified provider which has been 7
approved by the Commission, including, without limitation, 8
institutions of higher education and other providers that operate 9
independently of an institution of higher education. The regulations 10
adopted pursuant to this subparagraph must: 11
(I) Establish the requirements for approval as a qualified 12
provider; 13
(II) Require a qualified provider to be selective in its 14
acceptance of students; 15
(III) Require a qualified provider to provide in-person or 16
virtual supervised, school-based experiences and ongoing support 17
for its students, such as mentoring and coaching; 18
(IV) Significantly limit the amount of course work 19
required or provide for the waiver of required course work for 20
students who achieve certain scores on tests; 21
(V) Allow for the completion in 2 years or less of the 22
education and training required under the alternative route to 23
licensure; 24
(VI) Provide that a person who has completed the 25
education and training required under the alternative route to 26
licensure and who has satisfied all other requirements for licensure 27
may apply for a regular license pursuant to sub-subparagraph (VII) 28
regardless of whether the person has received an offer of 29
employment from a school district, charter school or private school; 30
and 31
(VII) Upon the completion by a person of the education 32
and training required under the alternative route to licensure and the 33
satisfaction of all other requirements for licensure, provide for the 34
issuance of a regular license to the person pursuant to the provisions 35
of this chapter and the regulations adopted pursuant to this chapter. 36
(2) Must include, without limitation, qualifications and 37
procedures for licensed teachers and other licensed educational 38
personnel to become licensed as an administrator. 39
(3) Must require an applicant for a license to teach middle 40
school or junior high school education or secondary education to 41
demonstrate proficiency in a field of specialization or area of 42
concentration by successfully completing course work prescribed by 43
the Department or completing a subject matter competency 44
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examination prescribed by the Department with a score deemed 1
satisfactory. 2
[(3)] (4) Must not prescribe qualifications which are more 3
stringent than the qualifications set forth in NRS 391.0315 for a 4
licensed teacher who applies for an additional license in accordance 5
with that section. 6
(b) Identifying fields of specialization in teaching which require 7
the specialized training of teachers. 8
(c) Except as otherwise provided in NRS 391.125, requiring 9
teachers to obtain from the Department an endorsement in a field of 10
specialization to be eligible to teach in that field of specialization. 11
(d) Setting forth the educational requirements a teacher must 12
satisfy to qualify for an endorsement in each field of specialization. 13
(e) Setting forth the qualifications and requirements for 14
obtaining a license or endorsement to teach American Sign 15
Language, including, without limitation, being registered with the 16
Aging and Disability Services Division of the Department of Health 17
and Human Services pursuant to NRS 656A.100 to engage in the 18
practice of sign language interpreting in a primary or secondary 19
educational setting. 20
(f) Requiring teachers and other educational personnel to be 21
registered with the Aging and Disability Services Division pursuant 22
to NRS 656A.100 to engage in the practice of sign language 23
interpreting in a primary or secondary educational setting if they: 24
(1) Provide instruction or other educational services; and 25
(2) Concurrently engage in the practice of sign language 26
interpreting, as defined in NRS 656A.060. 27
(g) Prescribing course work on parental involvement and family 28
engagement. The Commission shall: 29
(1) Work in cooperation with the Office of Parental 30
Involvement and Family Engagement created by NRS 385.630 in 31
developing the regulations required by this paragraph. 32
(2) Establish standards for professional development training 33
which may be used to satisfy any course work requirement 34
prescribed pursuant to this paragraph. 35
(h) Establishing the requirements for obtaining an endorsement 36
on the license of a teacher, administrator or other educational 37
personnel in cultural competency. 38
(i) Authorizing the Superintendent of Public Instruction to issue 39
a license by endorsement to an applicant who holds an equivalent 40
license or authorization issued by a governmental entity in another 41
country if the Superintendent determines that the qualifications for 42
the equivalent license or authorization are substantially similar to 43
those prescribed pursuant to paragraph (a). 44
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(j) Establishing the requirements for obtaining an endorsement 1
on the license of a teacher, administrator or other educational 2
personnel in teaching courses relating to financial literacy. 3
(k) Authorizing a person who is employed as a paraprofessional 4
and enrolled in a program to become a teacher to complete an 5
accelerated program of student teaching in the same or a 6
substantially similar area in which the person is employed as a 7
paraprofessional while remaining employed as a paraprofessional. 8
(l) Requiring the Department to accept a program of student 9
teaching or other teaching experience completed in another state or 10
foreign country by an applicant for a license if the Department 11
determines that the program or experience substantially fulfills the 12
standards of a program of student teaching in this State. 13
(m) Authorizing a person who is employed by a public school to 14
provide support or other services relating to school psychology, if 15
the person does not hold a license or endorsement as a school 16
psychologist but is enrolled in a program that would allow the 17
person to obtain such a license or endorsement, to complete a 18
program of internship in school psychology while remaining 19
employed in such a position. 20
(n) To carry out the provisions of NRS 391B.010. 21
2. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 391.027, the 22
Commission may adopt such other regulations as it deems necessary 23
for its own government or to carry out its duties. 24
3. Any regulation which increases the amount of education, 25
training or experience required for licensing: 26
(a) Must, in addition to the requirements for publication in 27
chapter 233B of NRS, be publicized before its adoption in a manner 28
reasonably calculated to inform those persons affected by the 29
change. 30
(b) Must not become effective until at least 1 year after the date 31
it is adopted by the Commission. 32
(c) Is not applicable to a license in effect on the date the 33
regulation becomes effective. 34
Sec. 19. NRS 391.155 is hereby amended to read as follows: 35
391.155 Each school district in this State that employs a 36
consultant shall, at least [once every 6 months,] annually, submit to 37
the Interim Finance Committee a report setting forth: 38
1. The number of consultants employed by the school district; 39
2. The purpose for which the school district employs each 40
consultant; 41
3. The amount of money or other remuneration received by 42
each consultant from the school district; and 43
4. The length of time each consultant has been employed by 44
the school district. 45
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Sec. 20. NRS 391A.575 is hereby amended to read as follows: 1
391A.575 1. The Teach Nevada Scholarship Program 2
Account is hereby created in the State General Fund. The Account 3
must be administered by the [State Board.] Department. 4
2. The interest and income earned on: 5
(a) The money in the Account, after deducting any applicable 6
charges; and 7
(b) Unexpended appropriations made to the Account from the 8
State General Fund, 9
must be credited to the Account. 10
3. Any money remaining in the Account at the end of a fiscal 11
year, including, without limitation, any unexpended appropriations 12
made to the Account from the State General Fund does not revert to 13
the State General Fund, and the balance in the Account must be 14
carried forward to the next fiscal year. 15
4. The [State Board] Department may accept gifts and grants 16
of money from any source for deposit in the Account. 17
5. The money in the Account may only be used to: 18
(a) Award grants to universities, colleges and other providers of 19
an alternative licensure program that are approved to award Teach 20
Nevada Scholarships pursuant to NRS 391A.585. 21
(b) Disburse the money retained pursuant to paragraph (b) of 22
subsection 2 of NRS 391A.580 to a scholarship recipient who meets 23
the requirements of subsection 4 of NRS 391A.585. 24
Sec. 21. NRS 391A.580 is hereby amended to read as follows: 25
391A.580 1. A public or private university, college or other 26
provider of an alternative licensure program in this State is eligible 27
to apply to the [State Board] Department for a grant from the 28
Account to award scholarships to students who attend the university, 29
college or other provider of an alternative licensure program to 30
complete a program offered by the university, college or other 31
provider of an alternative licensure program that has been approved 32
by the State Board and which: 33
(a) Upon completion makes a student eligible to obtain a license 34
to teach kindergarten, any grade from grades 1 through 12 or in the 35
subject area of special education in this State; or 36
(b) Allows a student to specialize in the subject area of early 37
childhood education. 38
2. The [State Board] Department shall: 39
(a) Establish the number of Teach Nevada Scholarships that will 40
be available each year based upon the amount of money available in 41
the Account. 42
(b) Review all applications submitted pursuant to subsection 1 43
and award a grant of money from the Account to an approved 44
university, college or other provider of an alternative licensure 45
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program to the extent that money is available in an amount 1
determined by the [State Board.] Department. The [State Board] 2
Department shall retain 25 percent of such an award in the Account 3
for disbursement to a scholarship recipient who meets the 4
requirements of subsection 4 of NRS 391A.585. 5
3. The [State Board:] Department: 6
(a) Shall prioritize the award of grants from the Account to a 7
university, college or other provider of an alternative licensure 8
program that will provide scholarships to a greater number of 9
recipients who are veterans or the spouses of veterans. 10
(b) May prioritize the award of grants from the Account to a 11
university, college or other provider of an alternative licensure 12
program that demonstrates the university, college or other provider 13
of an alternative licensure program will provide scholarships to a 14
greater number of recipients who: 15
(1) Agree to complete the requirements to obtain an 16
endorsement to teach English as a second language or an 17
endorsement to teach special education; 18
(2) Intend to teach in public schools in this State which have 19
the highest shortage of teachers; 20
(3) Have been economically disadvantaged or belong to a 21
racial or ethnic minority group; or 22
(4) Will be eligible to teach in a subject area for which there 23
is a shortage of teachers. Such a subject area may include, without 24
limitation, science, technology, engineering, mathematics, special 25
education or English as a second language. 26
4. A student may apply for a Teach Nevada Scholarship from a 27
university, college or other provider of an alternative licensure 28
program that receives a grant from the Account only if: 29
(a) The student attends or has been accepted to attend the 30
university, college or other provider of an alternative licensure 31
program to complete a program described in subsection 1; and 32
(b) The student [obtained] : 33
(1) Obtained a high school diploma awarded by a public or 34
private high school located in this State [or public high school that is 35
located in a county that borders this State and accepts pupils who 36
are residents of this State or] ; 37
(2) Is a resident of this State who obtained a high school 38
diploma awarded by a public or private high school located in 39
another state; 40
(3) Before 20 years of age, successfully completed the high 41
school equivalency assessment selected by the State Board pursuant 42
to NRS 390.055 [before 20 years of age.] , if the assessment was 43
administered in this State; or 44
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(4) Is a resident of this State who, before 20 years of age, 1
successfully completed the high school equivalency assessment 2
selected by the State Board pursuant to NRS 390.055 if the 3
assessment was administered outside of this State. 4
5. An application submitted by the student must identify the 5
program to be completed and the date by which the student must 6
complete the program to finish on schedule. 7
6. The [State Board] Department may adopt any regulations 8
necessary to carry out the provisions of NRS 391A.550 to 9
391A.595, inclusive. 10
Sec. 22. NRS 391A.585 is hereby amended to read as follows: 11
391A.585 1. Each university, college or other provider of an 12
alternative licensure program that is awarded a grant of money from 13
the Account pursuant to NRS 391A.580 shall use the money to 14
award Teach Nevada Scholarships to students who will attend the 15
university, college or other provider of an alternative licensure 16
program with the intent to complete a program described in 17
subsection 1 of NRS 391A.580. Such students may include, without 18
limitation: 19
(a) Recent high school graduates who enroll in a program 20
described in subsection 1 of NRS 391A.580; 21
(b) Students who are enrolled at a university or college who 22
change their academic program or major to a program described in 23
subsection 1 of NRS 391A.580; 24
(c) Students who have completed some credits at a university or 25
college and who enroll in a program described in subsection 1 of 26
NRS 391A.580; 27
(d) Students who possess a bachelor’s degree in a field other 28
than education who pursue an alternative route to licensure as a 29
teacher; 30
(e) Veterans and the spouses of veterans; and 31
(f) Students who have had some experience working in a 32
classroom, including, without limitation, as a paraprofessional or 33
substitute teacher. 34
2. A university, college or other provider of an alternative 35
licensure program may award a Teach Nevada Scholarship to a 36
scholarship recipient in an amount: 37
(a) Not to exceed the cost of receiving a bachelor’s degree at a 38
public university in this State prorated over the number of semesters 39
required for the student to complete the program; and 40
(b) Equal to the difference between the amount of tuition, 41
registration fees and other mandatory fees charged to the student for 42
the program described in subsection 1 of NRS 391A.580, excluding 43
any amount of the tuition and fees that is waived by the university, 44
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college or other provider of an alternative licensure program, and 1
the total amount of any other gift aid received by the student. 2
3. A university, college or other provider of an alternative 3
licensure program that awards a Teach Nevada Scholarship shall, at 4
the beginning of each semester disburse to the scholarship recipient 5
75 percent of the scholarship money awarded to the scholarship 6
recipient for the semester. 7
4. A scholarship recipient may only receive the 25 percent of 8
the scholarship money that is retained by the [State Board] 9
Department pursuant to paragraph (b) of subsection 2 of NRS 10
391A.580 if the scholarship recipient: 11
(a) Completes the program for which he or she was awarded the 12
scholarship; 13
(b) Maintains employment as a teacher at a public school in this 14
State for 5 consecutive school years immediately following 15
completion of the program unless the [State Board] Department 16
waives this requirement for good cause shown; and 17
(c) Meets any other requirements established by the [State 18
Board.] Department. 19
5. To receive the 25 percent of the scholarship money retained 20
by the [State Board] Department pursuant to paragraph (b) of 21
subsection 2 of NRS 391A.580, a scholarship recipient who meets 22
the requirements set forth in subsection 4 must request that the 23
[State Board to] Department disburse the money within 1 year after 24
the 5-year anniversary of the date on which the scholarship recipient 25
meets the requirements of subsection 4. 26
6. As used in this section, “gift aid” means any grant or 27
scholarship awarded to a student which is restricted for use only to 28
pay for tuition, registration fees or other mandatory fees. 29
Sec. 23. NRS 391A.590 is hereby amended to read as follows: 30
391A.590 1. If a scholarship recipient does not complete the 31
program for which the scholarship was awarded for any reason, 32
including, without limitation, withdrawing from the university, 33
college or other provider of an alternative licensure program or 34
pursuing another course of study, the university, college or other 35
provider of an alternative licensure program that awarded the 36
scholarship must pay to the [State Board] Department for credit to 37
the Account: 38
(a) Any amount of money that the university, college or other 39
provider of an alternative licensure program has received but has not 40
yet disbursed to the scholarship recipient pursuant to NRS 41
391A.585; and 42
(b) An amount of money equal to the total amount of money 43
disbursed to the scholarship recipient pursuant to NRS 391A.585 or 44
$1,000, whichever is less. 45
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2. If a scholarship recipient completes the program for which 1
the scholarship was awarded on schedule, as described in the 2
application for the scholarship submitted pursuant to NRS 3
391A.580, to the extent that money is available for this purpose, the 4
[State Board] Department shall pay $1,000 to the university, college 5
or other provider of an alternative licensure program that awarded 6
the scholarship. Any money received by a university, college or 7
other provider of an alternative licensure program pursuant to this 8
section must be used to pay costs associated with providing a 9
program described in subsection 1 of NRS 391A.580. 10
Sec. 24. NRS 391A.595 is hereby amended to read as follows: 11
391A.595 On or before November 1 of each year, the [State 12
Board] Department shall: 13
1. Review all Teach Nevada Scholarships awarded for the 14
immediately preceding academic year; 15
2. Compile a report for the immediately preceding academic 16
year which must include, without limitation: 17
(a) The number of students who applied for a Teach Nevada 18
Scholarship; 19
(b) The number of scholarship recipients; 20
(c) The total cost of all Teach Nevada Scholarships; 21
(d) The graduation rate of scholarship recipients; 22
(e) The percentage of students who: 23
(1) Were scholarship recipients in the academic year that 24
immediately precedes the year which is the subject of the report; 25
(2) Did not graduate by the end of the academic year that 26
immediately precedes the year which is the subject of the report; and 27
(3) Received a Nevada Teacher Advancement Scholarship, 28
as defined in NRS 391A.660, for the academic year which is the 29
subject of the report; 30
(f) The percentage of scholarship recipients who graduated and 31
became employed as a teacher at a public school in this State; and 32
(g) The number of scholarship recipients who subsequently 33
fulfilled the requirements of subsection 4 of NRS 391A.585; and 34
3. Submit the report compiled pursuant to subsection 2 to the 35
Governor and the Director of the Legislative Counsel Bureau for 36
distribution to the next regular session of the Legislature. 37
Sec. 25. NRS 391A.675 is hereby amended to read as follows: 38
391A.675 1. The Nevada Teacher Advancement Scholarship 39
Program Account is hereby created in the State General Fund. The 40
Account must be administered by the [State Board.] Department. 41
2. The interest and income earned on: 42
(a) The money in the Account, after deducting any applicable 43
charge; and 44
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(b) Unexpended appropriations made to the Account from the 1
State General Fund, 2
must be credited to the Account. 3
3. Any money remaining in the Account at the end of a fiscal 4
year, including, without limitation, any unexpended appropriations 5
made to the Account from the State General Fund, does not revert to 6
the State General Fund, and the balance in the Account must be 7
carried forward to the next fiscal year. 8
4. The [State Board] Department may accept gifts and grants 9
of money from any source for deposit in the Account. 10
5. The money in the Account may only be used to: 11
(a) Award grants to universities, colleges and other providers of 12
an alternative licensure program that are approved to award Nevada 13
Teacher Advancement Scholarships pursuant to NRS 391A.685. 14
(b) Disburse the money retained pursuant to paragraph (b) of 15
subsection 2 of NRS 391A.680 to a scholarship recipient who meets 16
the requirements of subsection 4 of NRS 391A.685. 17
Sec. 26. NRS 391A.680 is hereby amended to read as follows: 18
391A.680 1. A public or private university or college or other 19
provider of an alternative licensure program in this State is eligible 20
to apply to the [State Board] Department for a grant from the 21
Account to award scholarships to students who attend the university, 22
college or other provider of an alternative licensure program to 23
complete a program offered by the university, college or other 24
provider of an alternative licensure program that has been approved 25
by the [State Board] Commission on Professional Standards in 26
Education and which [results] : 27
(a) Results in a certificate of advanced study, master’s or other 28
degree which is more advanced than a bachelor’s degree , in 29
education or a related field of study [.] ; or 30
(b) Upon completion, makes a student eligible to obtain a 31
license and endorsement to teach in a subject area for which there 32
is a shortage of teachers, including, without limitation, science, 33
technology, engineering, mathematics, special education or 34
English as a second language. 35
2. The [State Board] Department shall: 36
(a) Establish the number of Nevada Teacher Advancement 37
Scholarships that will be available each year based upon the amount 38
of money available in the Account. 39
(b) Review all applications submitted pursuant to subsection 1 40
and award a grant of money from the Account to an approved 41
university, college or other provider of an alternative licensure 42
program to the extent that money is available in an amount 43
determined by the [State Board.] Department. The [State Board] 44
Department shall retain 25 percent of such an award in the Account 45
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for disbursement to a scholarship recipient who meets the 1
requirements of subsection 4 of NRS 391A.685. 2
3. The [State Board:] Department: 3
(a) Shall prioritize the award of grants from the Account to a 4
university, college or other provider of an alternative licensure 5
program that demonstrates the university, college or other provider 6
of an alternative licensure program will provide scholarships to a 7
greater number of recipients who: 8
(1) Received the Teach Nevada Scholarship, as defined in 9
NRS 391A.570, and successfully fulfilled the requirements of 10
subsection 4 of NRS 391A.585; or 11
(2) Are veterans or the spouses of veterans. 12
(b) May prioritize the award of grants from the Account to a 13
university, college or other provider of an alternative licensure 14
program that demonstrates the university, college or other provider 15
of an alternative licensure program will provide scholarships to a 16
greater number of recipients who: 17
(1) Agree to complete the requirements to obtain an 18
endorsement to teach English as a second language or an 19
endorsement to teach special education; 20
(2) Intend to teach in public schools in this State which have 21
the highest shortage of teachers; 22
(3) Have been economically disadvantaged or belong to a 23
racial or ethnic minority group; or 24
(4) Will be eligible to teach in a subject area for which there 25
is a shortage of teachers. Such a subject area may include, without 26
limitation, science, technology, engineering, mathematics, special 27
education or English as a second language. 28
4. A student may apply for a Nevada Teacher Advancement 29
Scholarship from a university, college or other provider of an 30
alternative licensure program that receives a grant from the Account 31
only if: 32
(a) The student attends or has been accepted to attend the 33
university, college or other provider of an alternative licensure 34
program to complete a program described in subsection 1; and 35
(b) The student has taught in a public school in this State for not 36
less than 2 of the immediately preceding 5 years. 37
5. An application submitted by the student must identify the 38
program to be completed and the date by which the student must 39
complete the program to finish on schedule. 40
6. The [State Board] Department may adopt any regulations 41
necessary to carry out the provisions of NRS 391A.650 to 42
391A.695, inclusive. 43
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Sec. 27. NRS 391A.685 is hereby amended to read as follows: 1
391A.685 1. Each university, college or other provider of an 2
alternative licensure program that is awarded a grant of money from 3
the Account pursuant to NRS 391A.680 shall use the money to 4
award Nevada Teacher Advancement Scholarships to students who 5
will attend the university, college or other provider of an alternative 6
licensure program with the intent to complete a program described 7
in subsection 1 of NRS 391A.680. Such students may include, 8
without limitation, students who have completed a bachelor’s degree 9
and taught in a public school in this State for at least 2 years. 10
2. A university, college or other provider of an alternative 11
licensure program may award a Nevada Teacher Advancement 12
Scholarship to a scholarship recipient in an amount: 13
(a) Not to exceed the cost of [receiving] : 14
(1) Receiving, as applicable, a certificate of advanced study, 15
master’s degree or other degree which is more advanced than a 16
bachelor’s degree at a public university in this State prorated over 17
the number of semesters required for the student to complete the 18
program; or 19
(2) A course of study or program which, upon completion, 20
makes a student eligible to obtain a license and endorsement to 21
teach in a subject area for which there is a shortage of teachers, 22
including, without limitation, science, technology, engineering, 23
mathematics, special education or English as a second language; 24
and 25
(b) Equal to the difference between the amount of tuition, 26
registration fees and other mandatory fees charged to the student for 27
the program described in subsection 1 of NRS 391A.680, excluding 28
any amount of the tuition and fees that is waived by the university, 29
college or other provider of an alternative licensure program, and 30
the total amount of any other gift aid received by the student. 31
3. A university, college or other provider of an alternative 32
licensure program that awards a Nevada Teacher Advancement 33
Scholarship shall, at the beginning of each semester disburse to the 34
scholarship recipient 75 percent of the scholarship money awarded 35
to the scholarship recipient for the semester. 36
4. A scholarship recipient may only receive the 25 percent of 37
the scholarship money that is retained by the [State Board] 38
Department pursuant to paragraph (b) of subsection 2 of NRS 39
391A.680 if the scholarship recipient: 40
(a) Completes the program for which he or she was awarded the 41
scholarship; 42
(b) Maintains employment as a teacher at a public school in this 43
State for 3 consecutive school years immediately following 44
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completion of the program unless the [State Board] Department 1
waives this requirement for good cause shown; and 2
(c) Meets any other requirements established by the [State 3
Board.] Department. 4
5. To receive the 25 percent of the scholarship money retained 5
by the [State Board] Department pursuant to paragraph (b) of 6
subsection 2 of NRS 391A.680, a scholarship recipient who meets 7
the requirements set forth in subsection 4 must request the [State 8
Board] Department to disburse the money within 1 year after the 2-9
year anniversary of the date on which the scholarship recipient 10
meets the requirements of subsection 4. 11
6. As used in this section, “gift aid” means any grant or 12
scholarship awarded to a student which is restricted for use only to 13
pay for tuition, registration fees or other mandatory fees. 14
Sec. 28. NRS 391A.690 is hereby amended to read as follows: 15
391A.690 1. If a scholarship recipient does not complete the 16
program for which the scholarship was awarded for any reason, 17
including, without limitation, withdrawing from the university, 18
college or other provider of an alternative licensure program or 19
pursuing another course of study, the university, college or other 20
provider of an alternative licensure program that awarded the 21
scholarship must pay to the [State Board] Department for credit to 22
the Account: 23
(a) Any amount of money that the university, college or other 24
provider of an alternative licensure program has received but has not 25
yet disbursed to the scholarship recipient pursuant to NRS 26
391A.685; and 27
(b) An amount of money equal to the total amount of money 28
disbursed to the scholarship recipient pursuant to NRS 391A.685 or 29
$1,000, whichever is less. 30
2. If a scholarship recipient completes the program for which 31
the scholarship was awarded on schedule, as described in the 32
application for the scholarship submitted pursuant to NRS 33
391A.680, to the extent that money is available for this purpose, the 34
[State Board] Department shall pay $1,000 to the university, college 35
or other provider of an alternative licensure program that awarded 36
the scholarship. Any money received by a university, college or 37
other provider of an alternative licensure program pursuant to this 38
section must be used to pay costs associated with providing a 39
program described in subsection 1 of NRS 391A.680. 40
Sec. 29. NRS 391A.695 is hereby amended to read as follows: 41
391A.695 On or before November 1 of each year, the [State 42
Board] Department shall: 43
1. Review all Nevada Teacher Advancement Scholarships 44
awarded for the immediately preceding academic year; 45
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2. Compile a report for the immediately preceding academic 1
year which must include, without limitation: 2
(a) The number of students who applied for a Nevada Teacher 3
Advancement Scholarship; 4
(b) The number of scholarship recipients; 5
(c) The total cost of all Nevada Teacher Advancement 6
Scholarships; 7
(d) The graduation rate of scholarship recipients; 8
(e) The percentage of students who: 9
(1) Received a Teach Nevada Scholarship, as defined in NRS 10
391A.570, in the academic year that immediately precedes the year 11
which is the subject of the report; 12
(2) Did not graduate by the end of the academic year that 13
immediately precedes the year which is the subject of the report; and 14
(3) Were scholarship recipients for the academic year which 15
is the subject of the report; 16
(f) The percentage of scholarship recipients who graduated and 17
became employed as teachers at a public school in this State; and 18
(g) The number of scholarship recipients who subsequently 19
fulfilled the requirements of subsection 4 of NRS 391A.685; and 20
3. Submit the report compiled pursuant to subsection 2 to the 21
Governor and the Director of the Legislative Counsel Bureau for 22
distribution to the next regular session of the Legislature. 23
Sec. 30. NRS 391A.705 is hereby amended to read as follows: 24
391A.705 1. There is hereby created in the Department the 25
Incentivizing Pathways to Teaching Grant Program to award grants 26
to public and private universities and colleges in this State that offer 27
an approved traditional pathway licensure program for the provision 28
of tuition assistance and stipends to students of such programs who 29
meet requirements established by the [State Board] Department 30
pursuant to this section and NRS 391A.710. 31
2. A public or private university or college in this State that 32
offers an approved traditional pathway licensure program is eligible 33
to apply to the [State Board] Department for a grant to award tuition 34
assistance and stipends to students who attend the university or 35
college to complete such a program. 36
3. The [State Board] Department shall: 37
(a) Based on the amount of money appropriated by the 38
Legislature for that purpose, establish the number of awards of 39
tuition assistance and stipends that will be available pursuant to the 40
Incentivizing Pathways to Teaching Grant Program each year based 41
upon the amount of money available for the Program. 42
(b) Review all applications submitted pursuant to subsection 2 43
and, to the extent that money is available within the limits of 44
legislative appropriations, award a grant of money in an amount 45
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determined by the [State Board] Department to a public or private 1
university or college that offers an approved traditional pathway 2
licensure program. 3
4. The [State Board] Department may prioritize the award of 4
grants to a public or private university or college that demonstrates 5
the university or college, as applicable, will provide tuition 6
assistance and stipends to a greater number of students who: 7
(a) Are veterans of the Armed Forces of the United States or the 8
spouses of such veterans; 9
(b) Intend to teach in public schools in this State which have the 10
highest shortage of teachers; or 11
(c) Have been economically disadvantaged or belong to a racial 12
or ethnic minority group. 13
5. A student may apply for tuition assistance and a stipend 14
awarded pursuant to the Incentivizing Pathways to Teaching Grant 15
Program from a public or private university or college that offers an 16
approved traditional pathway licensure program that receives a grant 17
pursuant to the Incentivizing Pathways to Teaching Grant Program 18
only if: 19
(a) The student attends or has been accepted to attend an 20
approved traditional pathway licensure program at the university or 21
college; and 22
(b) The student agrees to complete the requirements to obtain an 23
endorsement to teach English as a second language or an 24
endorsement to teach special education. 25
6. An application submitted by the student must identify the 26
approved traditional pathway licensure program to be completed 27
and the date by which the student must complete the program to 28
finish on schedule. 29
7. The [State Board] Department may adopt any regulations 30
necessary to carry out the provisions of this section and 31
NRS 391A.710. 32
Sec. 31. NRS 391A.710 is hereby amended to read as follows: 33
391A.710 1. Each university or college that offers an 34
approved traditional pathway licensure program in this State that is 35
awarded a grant of money pursuant to NRS 391A.705 shall use the 36
money to award tuition assistance and stipends pursuant to the 37
Incentivizing Pathways to Teaching Grant Program to students who 38
will attend the university or college with the intent to complete an 39
approved traditional pathway licensure program. Such students may 40
include: 41
(a) Students who are enrolled in their final three semesters of an 42
approved traditional pathway licensure program; and 43
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(b) Students who are enrolled in their final clinical field 1
experience of student teaching in an approved traditional pathway 2
licensure program. 3
2. A student who is enrolled in his or her final three semesters 4
of an approved traditional pathway licensure program may apply for 5
tuition assistance. 6
3. A student who is enrolled in his or her final clinical field 7
experience of student teaching in an approved traditional pathway 8
licensure program may apply for a stipend. 9
4. The student must: 10
(a) Agree to: 11
(1) Complete the approved traditional pathway licensure 12
program for which he or she was awarded the tuition assistance or 13
stipend; and 14
(2) Maintain employment as a teacher at a public school in 15
this State for 5 consecutive school years immediately following 16
completion of the program unless the [State Board] Department 17
waives this requirement for good cause shown. 18
(b) Meet any other requirements established by the [State 19
Board.] Department. 20
Sec. 32. NRS 353.333 is hereby amended to read as follows: 21
353.333 1. On or before [January 1] February 15 of each 22
year, the Governor shall compile a report on the status of the 23
finances of the State including the information published in: 24
(a) The most recent executive budget report prepared pursuant to 25
the provisions of NRS 353.185; 26
(b) The most recent report prepared by the State Controller 27
pursuant to the provisions of NRS 227.110; 28
(c) The most recent report on the count of state money prepared 29
pursuant to the provisions of NRS 353.075; 30
(d) The most recent report on the transactions and proceedings 31
of the Department of Taxation prepared pursuant to the provisions 32
of NRS 360.100; 33
(e) The most recent report prepared by each school district 34
pursuant to the provisions of NRS 387.303; 35
(f) The most recent report prepared and submitted by each local 36
government pursuant to the provisions of NRS 360.220; and 37
(g) Any other report prepared by the State, or a county, city, 38
town or school district, or any public agency of this State or its 39
political subdivisions that the Governor deems to be relevant to the 40
status of finances of the State. 41
2. The report required pursuant to subsection 1 must be: 42
(a) Titled the “Nevada Report to Taxpayers”; 43
(b) Written in plain English; and 44
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(c) Contain such information as the Governor deems appropriate 1
to provide a full and accurate description on the status of the 2
finances of the State, including, without limitation: 3
(1) The total amount of revenue collected by the State or an 4
agency of the State during the preceding fiscal year; 5
(2) The actual total of all expenses and expenditures by the 6
State or an agency of the State during the preceding fiscal year; 7
(3) A comparison of the total amount appropriated or 8
authorized for expenditure by the State during the preceding fiscal 9
year and the actual total of all expenses and expenditures by the 10
State during the preceding fiscal year; 11
(4) The total amount of outstanding public debt of the State 12
at the end of the preceding fiscal year; 13
(5) The total cost to pay the public debt of the State during 14
the preceding fiscal year; and 15
(6) Such information on the revenue, expenditures and public 16
debt of the State, or a county, city, town or school district, or any 17
public agency of this State or its political subdivisions as the 18
Governor deems necessary to provide a full and accurate description 19
on the status of the finances of the State. 20
3. The Governor shall make the report required pursuant to 21
subsection 1 available for access by the public on the Internet or its 22
successor, if any. 23
Sec. 33. NRS 372A.290 is hereby amended to read as follows: 24
372A.290 1. An excise tax is hereby imposed on the first 25
wholesale sale in this State of cannabis by a medical cannabis 26
cultivation facility to another cannabis establishment at the rate of 27
15 percent of: 28
(a) The fair market value at wholesale of the cannabis, if the sale 29
is made to an affiliate of the medical cannabis cultivation facility; or 30
(b) The sales price of the cannabis, if the sale is made to a 31
cannabis establishment that is not an affiliate of the medical 32
cannabis cultivation facility. 33
The excise tax imposed pursuant to this subsection is the 34
obligation of the medical cannabis cultivation facility. 35
2. An excise tax is hereby imposed on the first wholesale sale 36
in this State of cannabis by an adult-use cannabis cultivation facility 37
to another cannabis establishment at the rate of 15 percent of: 38
(a) The fair market value at wholesale of the cannabis, if the sale 39
is made to an affiliate of the adult-use cannabis cultivation facility; 40
or 41
(b) The sales price of the cannabis, if the sale is made to a 42
cannabis establishment that is not an affiliate of the adult-use 43
cannabis cultivation facility. 44
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The excise tax imposed pursuant to this subsection is the 1
obligation of the adult-use cannabis cultivation facility. 2
3. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 8, an excise tax 3
is hereby imposed on each retail sale in this State of cannabis or 4
cannabis products by an adult-use cannabis retail store or cannabis 5
consumption lounge at the rate of 10 percent of the sales price of the 6
cannabis or cannabis products. The excise tax imposed pursuant to 7
this subsection: 8
(a) Is the obligation of the seller of the cannabis or cannabis 9
product but may be recovered from the purchaser. 10
(b) Is separate from and in addition to any general state and 11
local sales and use taxes that apply to retail sales of tangible 12
personal property. 13
4. The revenues collected from the excise tax imposed pursuant 14
to subsection 1 must be distributed: 15
(a) To the Cannabis Compliance Board and to local 16
governments in an amount determined to be necessary by the Board 17
to pay the costs of the Board and local governments in carrying out 18
the provisions of chapter 678C of NRS; and 19
(b) If any money remains after the revenues are distributed 20
pursuant to paragraph (a), quarterly to the State Treasurer to be 21
deposited to the credit of the State Education Fund. 22
5. The revenues collected from the excise tax imposed pursuant 23
to subsection 2 must be distributed: 24
(a) To the Cannabis Compliance Board and to local 25
governments in an amount determined to be necessary by the Board 26
to pay the costs of the Board and local governments in carrying out 27
the provisions of chapter 678D of NRS; and 28
(b) If any money remains after the revenues are distributed 29
pursuant to paragraph (a), quarterly to the State Treasurer to be 30
deposited to the credit of the State Education Fund. 31
6. For the purpose of subsections 4 and 5, a total amount of 32
$5,000,000 of the revenues collected from the excise tax imposed 33
pursuant to subsection 1 and the excise tax imposed pursuant to 34
subsection 2 in each fiscal year shall be deemed sufficient to pay the 35
costs of all local governments to carry out the provisions of chapters 36
678C and 678D of NRS. The Board shall, by regulation, determine 37
the manner in which local governments may be reimbursed for the 38
costs of carrying out the provisions of chapters 678C and 678D of 39
NRS. 40
7. The revenues collected from the excise tax imposed pursuant 41
to subsection 3 must be paid [over as collected] quarterly to the 42
State Treasurer to be deposited to the credit of the State Education 43
Fund. 44
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8. The excise tax imposed pursuant to subsection 3 does not 1
apply to a sale of cannabis for the medical use of cannabis or a 2
medical cannabis product to the holder of a registry identification 3
card or letter of approval by an adult-use cannabis retail store that 4
has been deemed to be a dual licensee pursuant to NRS 678D.490. 5
9. As used in this section: 6
(a) “Adult-use cannabis cultivation facility” has the meaning 7
ascribed to it in NRS 678A.025. 8
(b) “Affiliate” means a person who, directly or indirectly 9
through one or more intermediaries, controls, is controlled by or is 10
under common control with, a specified person. 11
(c) “Cannabis product” has the meaning ascribed to it in 12
NRS 678A.120. 13
(d) “Letter of approval” has the meaning ascribed to it in 14
NRS 678C.070. 15
(e) “Local government” has the meaning ascribed to it in 16
NRS 360.640. 17
(f) “Medical cannabis cultivation facility” has the meaning 18
ascribed to it in NRS 678A.170. 19
(g) “Medical cannabis establishment” has the meaning ascribed 20
to it in NRS 678A.180. 21
(h) “Medical cannabis product” has the meaning ascribed to it in 22
NRS 678A.200. 23
(i) “Medical use of cannabis” has the meaning ascribed to it in 24
NRS 678A.215. 25
(j) “Registry identification card” has the meaning ascribed to it 26
in NRS 678C.080. 27
(k) “Wholesale sale” means the first sale or transfer of cannabis 28
by a cannabis cultivation facility to another cannabis establishment. 29
The term does not include a transfer of cannabis by a cannabis 30
cultivation facility to another cannabis cultivation facility when both 31
cannabis cultivation facilities share identical ownership. 32
Sec. 34. NRS 678B.390 is hereby amended to read as follows: 33
678B.390 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, 34
the Board shall collect not more than the following maximum fees: 35
36
For the initial issuance of a medical cannabis 37
establishment license for a medical 38
cannabis dispensary ................................................ $30,000 39
For the renewal of a medical cannabis 40
establishment license for a medical 41
cannabis dispensary .................................................... 5,000 42
For the initial issuance of a medical cannabis 43
establishment license for a medical 44
cannabis cultivation facility ....................................... 3,000 45
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For the renewal of a medical cannabis 1
establishment license for a medical 2
cannabis cultivation facility ..................................... $1,000 3
For the initial issuance of a medical cannabis 4
establishment license for a medical 5
cannabis production facility ....................................... 3,000 6
For the renewal of a medical cannabis 7
establishment license for a medical 8
cannabis production facility ....................................... 1,000 9
For the initial issuance of a medical cannabis 10
establishment license for a medical 11
cannabis independent testing laboratory .................... 5,000 12
For the renewal of a medical cannabis 13
establishment license for a medical 14
cannabis independent testing laboratory .................... 3,000 15
For the initial issuance of an adult-use 16
cannabis establishment license for an 17
adult-use cannabis retail store .................................. 20,000 18
For the renewal of an adult-use cannabis 19
establishment license for an adult-use 20
cannabis retail store .................................................... 5,000 21
For the initial issuance of an adult-use 22
cannabis establishment license for an 23
adult-use cannabis cultivation facility ........................ 3,000 24
For the renewal of an adult-use cannabis 25
establishment license for an adult-use 26
cannabis cultivation facility ....................................... 1,000 27
For the initial issuance of an adult-use 28
cannabis establishment license for an 29
adult-use cannabis production facility ........................ 3,000 30
For the renewal of an adult-use cannabis 31
establishment license for an adult-use 32
cannabis production facility ....................................... 1,000 33
For the initial issuance of an adult-use 34
cannabis establishment license for an 35
adult-use cannabis independent testing 36
laboratory ................................................................... 5,000 37
For the renewal of an adult-use cannabis 38
establishment license for an adult-use 39
cannabis independent testing laboratory .................... 3,000 40
For the initial issuance of an adult-use 41
cannabis establishment license for a retail 42
cannabis consumption lounge .................................. 10,000 43
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For the renewal of an adult-use cannabis 1
establishment license for a retail cannabis 2
consumption lounge ............................................... $10,000 3
For the initial issuance of an adult-use 4
cannabis establishment license for an 5
independent cannabis consumption lounge .............. 10,000 6
For the renewal of an adult-use cannabis 7
establishment license for an independent 8
cannabis consumption lounge .................................. 10,000 9
For the initial issuance of an adult-use 10
cannabis establishment license for an 11
adult-use cannabis distributor ................................... 15,000 12
For the renewal of an adult-use cannabis 13
establishment license for an adult-use 14
cannabis distributor .................................................... 5,000 15
For each person identified in an application 16
for the initial issuance of a cannabis 17
establishment agent registration card ............................ 150 18
For each person identified in an application 19
for the renewal of a cannabis 20
establishment agent registration card ............................ 150 21
22
2. The Board may by regulation establish reduced fees for: 23
(a) The initial issuance and renewal of an adult-use cannabis 24
establishment license for an independent cannabis consumption 25
lounge; and 26
(b) The application fee set forth in subsection 3, 27
for a social equity applicant. Such a reduction must not reduce 28
the fee paid by a social equity applicant by more than 75 percent of 29
the fee paid by an applicant who is not a social equity applicant. 30
3. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, in addition to 31
the fees described in subsection 1, each applicant for a medical 32
cannabis establishment license pursuant to NRS 678B.210 or adult-33
use cannabis establishment license pursuant to NRS 678B.250 must 34
pay to the Board: 35
(a) For an application for a license other than an adult-use 36
cannabis establishment license for a retail cannabis consumption 37
lounge or independent cannabis consumption lounge, a one-time, 38
nonrefundable application fee of $5,000; 39
(b) For an application for an adult-use cannabis establishment 40
license for a retail cannabis consumption lounge, a one-time, 41
nonrefundable application fee of $100,000; 42
(c) For an application for an adult-use cannabis establishment 43
license for an independent cannabis consumption lounge, a one-44
time, nonrefundable application fee of $10,000; and 45
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(d) The actual costs paid by the Board to a law enforcement 1
agency or other person who is not an employee of the Board to 2
conduct any background checks in connection with the application. 3
4. The Board may charge a cannabis establishment for the 4
actual costs paid by the Board to a law enforcement agency or other 5
person who is not an employee of the Board to conduct any 6
background checks in connection with a transfer of ownership 7
interest in the cannabis establishment pursuant to the regulations 8
adopted by the Board pursuant to NRS 678B.380. 9
5. In addition to any other applicable fees described in 10
subsections 1, 3 and 4, the Board may charge a licensee or an 11
applicant for a license the amounts specified in subsection 6 for the 12
costs incurred by the Board and its staff for an investigation 13
conducted in connection with: 14
(a) A transfer of ownership interest in a cannabis establishment 15
pursuant to the regulations adopted by the Board pursuant to 16
NRS 678B.380; 17
(b) An application for the initial issuance of a license; 18
(c) A request to obtain any approval that may be required by the 19
Board to enter into an agreement to provide management services to 20
a cannabis establishment; or 21
(d) A waiver that is requested pursuant to the provisions of this 22
title or the regulations adopted pursuant thereto. 23
6. The charges authorized by subsection 5 must be limited to: 24
(a) A reasonable hourly fee at a rate established by the Board by 25
regulation for each hour spent by agents of the Board in conducting 26
the investigation; and 27
(b) Costs for the travel expenses and per diem allowances of the 28
agents of the Board conducting the investigation. The per diem 29
allowances and travel expenses must be assessed at the rate 30
established by the State Board of Examiners for state officers and 31
employees generally. 32
7. Any revenue generated from the fees imposed pursuant to 33
this section: 34
(a) Must be expended first to pay the costs of the Board in 35
carrying out the provisions of this title; and 36
(b) If any excess revenue remains after paying the costs 37
described in paragraph (a), such excess revenue must be paid over 38
quarterly to the State Treasurer to be deposited to the credit of the 39
State Education Fund. 40
8. The Board shall not charge a licensee, registrant or applicant 41
for a license or registration card any fee, cost, fine or other charge 42
that is not expressly authorized by the provisions of this title. Such 43
prohibited charges include, without limitation, any charge for the 44
costs of ongoing activities of the Board relating to the oversight of a 45
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cannabis establishment, including, without limitation, any charge for 1
costs relating to: 2
(a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection 5, travel or 3
lodging for an agent of the Board; 4
(b) Any routine inspection or audit; 5
(c) The preparation for and attendance at a hearing by an agent 6
of the Board; 7
(d) An investigation of a complaint submitted to the Board by a 8
person who is not associated with the Board; or 9
(e) Except as otherwise provided in subsections 3, 4 and 5, any 10
other type of inspection, audit or investigation. 11
Sec. 35. NRS 387.206, 387.2062 and 391A.205 are hereby 12
repealed. 13
Sec. 36. This act becomes effective on July 1, 2025. 14
TEXT 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.
1. On or before August 1 of each odd-numbered year, the
Department, in consultation with the Budget Division of the Office
of Finance and the Fiscal Analysis Division of the Legislative
Counsel Bureau, shall determine a recommended minimum amount
of money to be expended during each fiscal year of a biennium for
textbooks, instructional supplies, instructional software and
instructional hardware by all school districts, charter schools and
university schools for profoundly gifted pupils. The amount must be
determined by increasing the amount that was established for the
Fiscal Year 2004-2005 by the percentage of the change in
enrollment between Fiscal Year 2004-2005 and the fiscal year for
which the amount is being established, plus any inflationary
adjustment approved by the Legislature after Fiscal Year
2004-2005.
2. The Department, in consultation with the Budget Division of
the Office of Finance and the Fiscal Analysis Division of the
Legislative Counsel Bureau, shall develop or revise, as applicable, a
formula for determining the minimum amount of money that each
school district, charter school and university school for profoundly
gifted pupils is recommended to expend each fiscal year for
textbooks, instructional supplies, instructional software and
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instructional hardware. The sum of all of the minimum amounts
determined pursuant to this subsection must be equal to the
combined minimum amount determined pursuant to subsection 1.
The formula must be used only to develop expenditure
recommendations and must not be used to alter the yearly
apportionment from the State Education Fund to school districts,
charter schools or university schools for profoundly gifted pupils.
3. Upon approval of the formula pursuant to subsection 2, the
Department shall provide written notice to each school district,
charter school and university school for profoundly gifted pupils on
or before August 15 of each odd-numbered year that sets forth the
recommended minimum combined amount of money that the school
district, charter school and university school for profoundly gifted
pupils may expend for textbooks, instructional supplies,
instructional software and instructional hardware for each fiscal year
of a biennium.
387.2062 Report concerning failure to comply with
recommended minimum expenditure.
1. On or before January 1 of each year, the Department shall
determine whether each school district, charter school and university
school for profoundly gifted pupils has expended, during the
immediately preceding fiscal year, the recommended minimum
amount of money set forth in the notice provided pursuant to
subsection 3 of NRS 387.206. In making this determination, the
Department shall use the report submitted by:
(a) The school district pursuant to NRS 387.303.
(b) The charter school pursuant to NRS 388A.345.
(c) The university school for profoundly gifted pupils pursuant
to NRS 388C.250.
2. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, if the
Department determines that a school district, charter school or
university school for profoundly gifted pupils, as applicable, has not
expended the recommended minimum amount of money set forth in
the notice or the revised notice, as applicable, provided pursuant to
subsection 3 of NRS 387.206, the Department shall publish a report
on an Internet website maintained by the Department which
identifies the difference between the actual combined expenditure
for textbooks, instructional supplies, instructional software and
instructional hardware and the minimum recommended combined
expenditure set forth in the notice provided pursuant to subsection 3
of NRS 387.206.
3. If the actual enrollment of pupils in a school district, charter
school or university school for profoundly gifted pupils is less than
the enrollment included in the projections used in the biennial
budget of the school district submitted pursuant to NRS 387.303, the
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budget of the charter school submitted pursuant to NRS 388A.345
or the report of the university school for profoundly gifted pupils
submitted pursuant to NRS 388C.250, as applicable, the
recommended expenditure for textbooks, instructional supplies,
instructional software and instructional hardware pursuant to NRS
387.206 must be reduced proportionately.
391A.205 Submission of annual report concerning
professional development training by board of trustees.
1. On or before December 1 of each year, the board of trustees
of each school district shall submit, on a form prescribed by the
Department, an annual report concerning the professional
development training offered by the school district to the State
Board, the Commission on Professional Standards in Education, the
Joint Interim Standing Committee on Education and the Legislative
Bureau of Educational Accountability and Program Evaluation.
2. The State Board shall prescribe by regulation the contents of
the report required by subsection 1.
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