Assembly Bill No. 382–Assemblymen Leslie, Anderson, Parnell, Thomas, Koivisto, Evans, Giunchigliani, Freeman, Manendo, Gibbons, Lee, Bache, McClain, Goldwater, Williams, Buckley and Segerblom

March 4, 1999

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Joint Sponsor: Senator Wiener

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Referred to Concurrent Committees on Education
and Ways and Means

 

SUMMARY—Makes appropriation to Department of Education for award of grants to schools that have established programs for peer mediation and conflict resolution. (BDR S-1173)

FISCAL NOTE: Effect on Local Government: No.

Effect on the State or on Industrial Insurance: Contains Appropriation not included in Executive Budget.

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EXPLANATION – Matter in bolded italics is new; matter between brackets [omitted material] is material to be omitted. Green numbers along left margin indicate location on the printed bill (e.g., 5-15 indicates page 5, line 15).

 

AN ACT making an appropriation to the Department of Education for the award of grants to schools that have established programs for peer mediation and conflict resolution; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Whereas, Based on national and state research, the members of the

Nevada Legislature hereby declare that:

1. Violence in the schools within the State of Nevada is unacceptable;

2. Programs using peer mediation and conflict resolution have been

demonstrated to be effective methods of curbing school violence in other

jurisdictions throughout the United States; and

3. Programs that use peer mediation and conflict resolution in certain

schools in this state have reduced the incidence of violence between pupils

and against the staff of the schools; now, therefore,

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA,

REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO

ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

2-1 Section 1. There is hereby appropriated from the state general fund to

2-2 the Department of Education the sum of $50,000 for the award of grants to

2-3 schools that have established programs for peer mediation and conflict

2-4 resolution.

2-5 Sec. 2. 1. The Department of Education shall use the money

2-6 appropriated by section 1 of this act to award grants to schools that have

2-7 established programs for peer mediation or conflict resolution. The

2-8 Department shall give priority to those schools that have a high incidence

2-9 of:

2-10 (a) Violence between pupils;

2-11 (b) Violence directed against teachers or other members of the staff;

2-12 (c) Violence involving weapons; or

2-13 (d) Any combination of paragraph (a), (b) or (c).

2-14 2. Each grant awarded pursuant to subsection 1 must not exceed

2-15 $2,500. The grants must not be used for the administrative salaries of

2-16 school administrators.

2-17 3. Participating schools may submit an application for a grant to the

2-18 Department of Education and each grant must be awarded on a competitive

2-19 basis according to the criteria set forth in subsection 1.

2-20 Sec. 3. Any remaining balance of the appropriation made by section 1

2-21 of this act must not be committed for expenditure after June 30, 2001, and

2-22 reverts to the state general fund as soon as all payments of money

2-23 committed have been made.

2-24 Sec. 4. This act becomes effective upon passage and approval.

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