Assembly Bill No. 37–Committee on Education

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AN ACT relating to public schools; requiring the superintendent of public instruction to

provide certain information concerning statutes and regulations affecting public

schools and pupils to the boards of trustees of school districts; requiring the boards

of trustees to provide similar information concerning statutes to parents and

educational personnel; increasing the maximum salaries allowed for the members of

the boards of trustees of certain school districts; and providing other matters

properly relating thereto.

 

 

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN

SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

Section 1. NRS 385.210 is hereby amended to read as follows:

  1. 385.210 1. The superintendent of public instruction shall prescribe a
  1. convenient form of school register for the purpose of securing accurate
  1. returns from the teachers of public schools.
  1. 2. The superintendent shall prepare pamphlet copies of the [school
  1. law,] codified statutes relating to schools, and shall transmit a copy to each
  1. school, school trustee [,] and other school officer in [the state. When] this
  1. state. If the state board adopts regulations to carry out these codified
  1. statutes or if additions or amendments are made to [the school law, he]
  1. these codified statutes, the superintendent shall have [them] the
  1. regulations, additions or amendments printed and transmitted immediately
  1. thereafter. Each pamphlet [shall] must be marked "State property—to be
  1. turned over to your successor in office." Each school shall maintain a copy
  1. of the pamphlet with any regulations, additions or amendments in the
  1. school library.

3. In addition to the requirements set forth in subsection 2, the

superintendent shall, to the extent practicable and not later than July 1

of each year, provide to the board of trustees of each school district a

memorandum that describes each statute newly enacted by the legislature

which affects the public schools in this state and the pupils who are

enrolled in the public schools in this state. The memorandum may

compile all the statutes into one document. If a statute requires the state

board to take action to carry out the statute, the memorandum must

include a brief plan for carrying out the statute by the state board. In

addition, the memorandum must include the date on which the statute

becomes effective and the date by which it must be carried into effect by a

school district or public school.

4. Not later than 60 days after receipt of such a memorandum from

the superintendent, the board of trustees of a school district shall

determine which statutes directly affect pupils, parents, teachers,

administrators or other educational personnel and require a plan for

implementation. If the board of trustees determines that a statute

requires a plan for implementation, the board of trustees shall prepare a

brief plan, which must ensure that the school district and the public

schools within the school district will comply with the statute on the date

on which the statute becomes effective and thereafter. The board of

trustees shall provide written notice of the information contained in the

memorandum provided pursuant to subsection 3 that directly affects

pupils, parents, teachers, administrators or other educational personnel

and a brief plan for implementation of the statutes, if any, to the parents

and legal guardians of pupils who are enrolled in public schools within

the school district and all teachers, administrators and other educational

personnel who are employed by the board of trustees. The written notice

to the parents and legal guardians may be:

(a) Included in other notices that the board of trustees provides to

parents and legal guardians.

  1. (b) Provided in a language other than English if the board of trustees
  1. determines that it is necessary for the parent or legal guardian to
  1. understand the notice.
  1. 5. The superintendent shall, if directed by the state board, prepare and
  1. publish a bulletin as the official publication of the department.

Sec. 2. NRS 386.320 is hereby amended to read as follows:

  1. 386.320 1. If the total pupil enrollment in the school district for the
  1. immediately preceding school year is less than 1,000:
  1. (a) The clerk and president of the board of trustees may each receive a
  1. salary of $85 for each board of trustees meeting they attend, not to exceed
  1. $170 a month.
  1. (b) The other trustees may each receive a salary of $80 for each board of
  1. trustees meeting they attend, not to exceed $160 a month.
  1. (c) The board of trustees may hire a stenographer to take the minutes of
  1. the meetings of the board of trustees, and the stenographer may be paid a
  1. reasonable fee for each meeting attended.
  1. 2. If the total pupil enrollment in the school district for the immediately
  1. preceding school year is 1,000 or more:
  1. (a) The clerk and president of the board of trustees may each receive a
  1. salary of $85 for each board of trustees meeting they attend, not to exceed
  1. [$340] $510 a month.
  1. (b) The other trustees may each receive a salary of $80 for each board of
  1. trustees meeting they attend, not to exceed [$320] $480 a month.

(c) The board of trustees may hire a stenographer to take the minutes of

the meetings of the board of trustees, and the stenographer may be paid a

reasonable fee for each meeting attended.

Sec. 3. NRS 386.360 is hereby amended to read as follows:

386.360 1. The board of trustees of a school district shall ensure

that all teachers, administrators and other educational personnel who are

employed by the board of trustees receive information concerning the

statutes that directly affect the duties and responsibilities of the teachers,

administrators and other educational personnel in accordance with the

provisions of subsection 4 of NRS 385.210.

2. Each board of trustees may prescribe and enforce rules, not

inconsistent with law or rules prescribed by the state board , [of education,]

for its own government and the government of public schools under its

charge.

  1. [2.] 3. Each board of trustees shall prescribe rules for the granting of
  1. permission to carry or possess a weapon pursuant to NRS 202.265.

Sec. 4. The superintendent of public instruction and the board of

trustees of each school district shall provide information on statutes and

regulations in accordance with the amendatory provisions of subsections 3

and 4 of section 1 of this act for all statutes and regulations that are effective

on or after July 1, 1999.

Sec. 5. This act becomes effective on August 1, 1999.

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