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1-1 Section 1. NRS 385.005 is hereby amended to read as follows:

1-2 385.005 1. The legislature reaffirms its intent that public education

1-15 districts and to the governing body of each charter school.

2-1 3. The state board shall, and each board of trustees of a local school

2-2 district, a community school board, the governing body of each charter

2-3 school and any other school officer may, advise the legislature at each

2-4 regular session of any recommended legislative action to ensure high

2-5 standards of equality of educational opportunity for all children in the State

2-6 of Nevada.

2-7 Sec. 2. NRS 385.007 is hereby amended to read as follows:

2-8 385.007 As used in this Title, unless the context otherwise requires:

2-25 [4.] 6. "State board" means the state board of education.

2-26 Sec. 3. NRS 385.110 is hereby amended to read as follows:

2-27 385.110 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsections 2 and 3 [,]

2-38 required for promotion to the next grade or graduation from high school.

2-39 Sec. 4. NRS 385.210 is hereby amended to read as follows:

2-40 385.210 1. The superintendent of public instruction shall prescribe a

2-42 returns from the teachers of public schools.

3-1 2. The superintendent shall prepare pamphlet copies of the school law,

3-2 and shall transmit a copy to each school, school trustee, member of a

3-3 community school board and other school officer in the state. When

3-4 additions or amendments are made to the school law, he shall have them

3-5 printed and transmitted immediately thereafter. Each pamphlet [shall] must

3-6 be marked "State property—to be turned over to your successor in office."

3-7 3. The superintendent shall, if directed by the state board, prepare and

3-8 publish a bulletin as the official publication of the department.

3-9 Sec. 5. NRS 385.347 is hereby amended to read as follows:

3-10 385.347 1. The board of trustees of each school district in this state,

3-43 in the school district in grades other than 4, 8, 10 and 11. The results of

4-1 these examinations for the current school year must be compared with

4-2 those of previous school years.

4-3 (c) The ratio of pupils to teachers in kindergarten and at each grade

4-4 level for each elementary school in the district and the district as a whole,

4-5 including, without limitation, each charter school in the district [,] and

4-6 each school that is within the jurisdiction of a community school board

4-7 in the district, the average class size for each required course of study for

4-8 each secondary school in the district and the district as a whole, including,

4-9 without limitation, each charter school in the district [,] and each school

4-10 that is within the jurisdiction of a community school board in the district,

4-11 and other data concerning licensed and unlicensed employees of the school

4-12 district.

4-13 (d) A comparison of the types of classes that each teacher has been

4-14 assigned to teach with the qualifications and licensure of the teacher, for

4-15 each school in the district and the district as a whole, including, without

4-16 limitation, each charter school in the district [.] and each school that is

4-17 within the jurisdiction of a community school board in the district.

4-18 (e) The total expenditure per pupil for each school in the district and the

4-19 district as a whole, including, without limitation, each charter school in the

4-20 district [.] and each school that is within the jurisdiction of a community

4-21 school board in the district.

4-22 (f) The curriculum used by the school district, including:

4-23 (1) Any special programs for pupils at an individual school;

4-24 (2) The curriculum used by each school that is within the

4-25 jurisdiction of a community school board in the district; and

4-26 [(2)] (3) The curriculum used by each charter school in the district.

4-27 (g) The annual rate of the attendance and truancy of pupils in all grades,

4-28 including, without limitation, the average daily attendance of pupils, for

4-29 each school in the district and the district as a whole, including, without

4-30 limitation, each charter school in the district [.] and each school that is

4-31 within the jurisdiction of a community school board in the district.

4-32 (h) The annual rate of pupils who drop out of school in grades 9 to 12,

4-33 inclusive, for each such grade, for each school in the district and for the

4-34 district as a whole [.] , including, without limitation, each school that is

4-35 within the jurisdiction of a community school board in the district.

4-36 (i) Records of attendance of teachers who provide instruction, for each

4-37 school in the district and the district as a whole, including, without

4-38 limitation, each school that is within the jurisdiction of a community

4-39 school board in the district and each charter school in the district.

4-40 (j) Efforts made by the school district and by each school in the district,

4-41 including, without limitation, each charter school in the district [,] and

4-42 each school that is within the jurisdiction of a community school board

4-43 in the district, to increase:

5-1 (1) Communication with the parents of pupils in the district; and

5-2 (2) The participation of parents in the educational process and

5-3 activities relating to the school district and each school, including, without

5-4 limitation, the existence of parent organizations and school advisory

5-5 committees.

5-6 (k) Records of incidents involving weapons or violence for each school

5-7 in the district, including, without limitation, each charter school in the

5-8 district [.] and each school that is within the jurisdiction of a community

5-9 school board in the district.

5-10 (l) Records of incidents involving the use or possession of alcoholic

5-11 beverages or controlled substances for each school in the district,

5-12 including, without limitation, each charter school in the district [.] and

5-13 each school that is within the jurisdiction of a community school board

5-14 in the district.

5-15 (m) Records of the suspension and expulsion of pupils required or

5-16 authorized pursuant to NRS 392.466 and 392.467.

5-17 (n) The transiency rate of pupils for each school in the district and the

5-18 district as a whole, including, without limitation, each charter school in the

5-19 district [.] and each school that is within the jurisdiction of a community

5-20 school board in the district.

5-21 (o) Each source of funding for the school district.

5-22 (p) For each high school in the district, including, without limitation,

5-23 each school that is within the jurisdiction of a community school board

5-24 in the district and each charter school in the district, the percentage of

5-25 pupils who graduated from that high school or charter school in the

5-26 immediately preceding year and enrolled in remedial courses in reading,

5-27 writing or mathematics at a university or community college within the

5-28 University and Community College System of Nevada.

5-29 (q) The technological facilities and equipment available at each school,

5-30 including, without limitation, each charter school [,] and each school that

5-31 is within the jurisdiction of a community school board in the district, and

5-32 the district’s plan to incorporate educational technology at each school.

5-33 (r) Such other information as is directed by the superintendent of public

5-34 instruction.

5-35 3. The superintendent of public instruction shall:

5-36 (a) Prescribe forms for the reports required pursuant to subsection 2 and

5-37 provide the forms to the respective school districts.

5-38 (b) Provide statistical information and technical assistance to the school

5-39 districts to ensure that the reports provide comparable information with

5-40 respect to each school in each district and among the districts.

5-41 (c) Consult with a representative of the:

5-42 (1) Nevada State Education Association;

5-43 (2) Nevada Association of School Boards;

6-1 (3) Nevada Association of School Administrators;

6-2 (4) Nevada Parent Teachers Association;

6-3 (5) Budget division of the department of administration; and

6-4 (6) Legislative counsel bureau,

6-5 concerning the program and consider any advice or recommendations

6-6 submitted by the representatives with respect to the program.

6-7 4. On or before April 15 of each year, the board of trustees of each

6-8 school district shall submit to the advisory board to review school

6-9 attendance created in the county pursuant to NRS 392.126 the information

6-10 required in paragraph (g) of subsection 2.

6-11 5. On or before February 15 of each year, each community school

6-12 board shall submit to the board of trustees of the school district in which

6-13 the community school board is located, the information required of the

6-14 community school board pursuant to paragraphs (a) to (r), inclusive, of

6-15 subsection 2.

6-16 Sec. 6. NRS 385.363 is hereby amended to read as follows:

6-17 385.363 The department shall, on or before December 15 of each year:

6-26 (c) Demonstrating inadequate achievement.

6-27 Sec. 7. NRS 385.369 is hereby amended to read as follows:

6-28 385.369 As soon as practicable after the department makes a

6-42 community school board to the community school board.

7-1 Each notice that the department provides pursuant to this section must

7-2 include, for each school that the department designates as demonstrating

7-3 inadequate achievement, the number of consecutive years, if any, in which

7-4 the school has received that designation.

7-5 Sec. 8. NRS 385.371 is hereby amended to read as follows:

7-6 385.371 If the department designates a school as demonstrating

7-20 (d) Bureau.

7-21 Sec. 9. NRS 385.373 is hereby amended to read as follows:

7-22 385.373 If the department designates a school as demonstrating

7-37 (e) Bureau.

7-38 Sec. 10. NRS 385.375 is hereby amended to read as follows:

7-39 385.375 If the department designates a school as demonstrating

7-43 (a) Continue the academic probation of the school;

8-1 (b) Prepare for that school a plan to improve the achievement of the

8-2 school’s pupils as measured by the examinations required pursuant to NRS

8-3 389.015; and

8-4 (c) Submit the plan to the:

8-5 (1) Board of trustees of the school district in which the school is

8-6 located [;] and if the school is located within the jurisdiction of a

8-7 community school board, the community school board;

8-8 (2) Governor;

8-9 (3) State board;

8-10 (4) Committee; and

8-11 (5) Bureau.

8-12 A plan prepared and submitted by the department pursuant to this

8-13 subsection must contain specific information about the school, including,

8-14 but not limited to, information concerning the administrative operation of

8-15 the school, the curriculum of the school and the financial and other

8-16 resources of the school.

8-17 2. The board of trustees of the school district in which the school is

8-18 located or, if the school is located within the jurisdiction of a community

8-19 school board, the community school board shall, until such time as the

8-20 school is designated as demonstrating high achievement or adequate

8-21 achievement pursuant to NRS 385.365, make at least four reports per year

8-22 to the department, the committee and the governor concerning the progress

8-23 of the school in carrying out the plan prepared pursuant to subsection 1.

8-24 Sec. 11. NRS 385.381 is hereby amended to read as follows:

8-25 385.381 1. A panel established pursuant to NRS 385.378 shall:

9-1 (3) The curriculum of the school;

9-2 (4) The facilities available at the school, including the availability

9-3 and accessibility of educational technology; and

9-4 (5) Any other factors that the panel believes contributed to the

9-5 designation of the school as demonstrating inadequate achievement;

9-6 (e) Submit a copy of the written report to the:

9-7 (1) Principal of the school;

9-8 (2) Board of trustees of the school district in which the school is

9-9 located [;] and, if the school is located within the jurisdiction of a

9-10 community school board, the community school board;

9-11 (3) Superintendent of schools of the school district in which the

9-12 school is located;

9-13 (4) Superintendent of public instruction;

9-14 (5) Governor;

9-15 (6) State board;

9-16 (7) Department;

9-17 (8) Committee; and

9-18 (9) Bureau;

9-19 (f) Make the written report available, upon request, to each parent or

9-20 legal guardian of a pupil who is enrolled in the school; and

9-21 (g) In accordance with its findings pursuant to this subsection, adopt

9-22 revisions to the most recent plan prepared by the department for the school

9-23 pursuant to NRS 385.373 or 385.375.

9-24 2. The department shall, not more than 1 month after receiving the

9-25 written report submitted by the panel:

9-26 (a) Amend the most recent plan prepared by the department for the

9-27 school pursuant to NRS 385.373 or 385.375. In amending the plan, the

9-28 department shall incorporate the revisions adopted by the panel pursuant to

9-29 paragraph (g) of subsection 1.

9-30 (b) Submit to the panel a copy of an amended plan for the school which

9-31 demonstrates to the satisfaction of the panel that the department

9-32 incorporated the revisions adopted by the panel pursuant to paragraph (g)

9-33 of subsection 1.

9-34 3. The department shall submit to the panel a copy of the designation

9-35 that it gives to the school pursuant to NRS 385.363 for the school year

9-36 immediately succeeding the establishment of the panel. If the school does

9-37 not earn a designation as demonstrating high achievement or adequate

9-38 achievement for the school year immediately succeeding the establishment

9-39 of the panel, the panel shall take such action pursuant to subsection 1 and

9-40 NRS 385.383 as it deems necessary to ensure that the school takes action

9-41 to improve its designation.

10-1 Sec. 12. NRS 385.386 is hereby amended to read as follows:

10-2 385.386 1. If a panel established pursuant to NRS 385.378

10-43 demonstrating high achievement or adequate achievement pursuant to NRS

11-1 385.365, make reports to the department, the committee and the governor

11-2 regarding actions taken at the school to maintain that designation.

11-3 Sec. 13. Chapter 386 of NRS is hereby amended by adding thereto the

11-4 provisions set forth as sections 14 to 29, inclusive, of this act.

11-5 Sec. 14. The legislature declares that:

11-6 1. Lake Tahoe is located in a unique geographic area, thereby

11-7 isolating the public schools located within the Lake Tahoe region from

11-8 their respective school districts in Washoe and Douglas counties;

11-9 2. The isolation of the public schools in the Lake Tahoe region

11-10 presents a need for local boards that are elected by residents of the Lake

11-11 Tahoe region and that are accessible and responsive to the unique needs

11-12 of the public schools within the region and the pupils who are enrolled in

11-13 those public schools; and

11-14 3. The adoption of a pilot program authorizing the formation of

11-15 community school boards within each county school district that includes

11-16 public schools within the jurisdiction of the Nevada Tahoe regional

11-17 planning agency:

11-18 (a) Addresses the unique needs of the residents of the Lake Tahoe

11-19 region to make decisions concerning the educational needs of the pupils

11-20 who are enrolled in public schools within the region;

11-21 (b) Grants to the residents of the Lake Tahoe region a local board that

11-22 is accessible and responsive to the residents concerning the system of

11-23 public education in that region; and

11-24 (c) Allows the legislature and all other interested parties to consider

11-25 the desirability of the formation of community school boards in other

11-26 geographically isolated portions of this state.

11-27 Sec. 15. 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, the public

11-28 schools within a county that are within the jurisdiction of the Nevada

11-29 Tahoe regional planning agency may form a community school board

11-30 pursuant to the provisions of sections 15 to 18, inclusive, of this act.

11-31 Upon formation, a community school board consists of three members

11-32 who are elected or appointed pursuant to the provisions of sections 18

11-33 and 20 to 23, inclusive, of this act.

11-34 2. The jurisdiction of the proposed community school board may

11-35 include only those public schools in a single county school district that

11-36 are within the jurisdiction of the Nevada Tahoe regional planning

11-37 agency and must include at least one high school attendance zone.

11-38 Sec. 16. 1. A committee to form a community school board may be

11-39 formed by five or more registered voters who reside within at least one

11-40 high school attendance zone that is included within the proposed

11-41 jurisdiction of a community school board.

11-42 2. Before the committee begins to circulate the petition to form a

11-43 community school board, the committee shall file a notice of its intention

12-1 to form a community school board with the secretary of state. The notice

12-2 must include:

12-3 (a) A copy of the petition that will be circulated; and

12-4 (b) An affidavit, signed by each member of the committee, that

12-5 includes:

12-6 (1) A statement that the committee accepts responsibility for

12-7 circulating the petition;

12-8 (2) A statement that the committee accepts responsibility for filing

12-9 the petition with the secretary of state;

12-10 (3) The names and addresses of each member of the committee;

12-11 and

12-12 (4) The address to which written notice concerning the petition

12-13 must be sent.

12-14 3. The petition must sufficiently describe each high school

12-15 attendance zone that is included within the proposed jurisdiction of the

12-16 community school board and each elementary, middle, junior high and

12-17 high school within that area.

12-18 Sec. 17. 1. On or before February 1, 2000, a committee desiring to

12-19 form a community school board must file a petition with the secretary of

12-20 state.

12-21 2. To be certified as sufficient with regard to the number of

12-22 signatures required for a petition to form a community school board, the

12-23 petition must be signed in indelible ink by at least 50 percent of the

12-24 registered voters who voted in the immediately preceding general election

12-25 and who reside within the proposed jurisdiction of the community school

12-26 board.

12-27 3. Each person who desires to sign a petition shall include:

12-28 (a) His residential address and mailing address;

12-29 (b) The name of the county in which he is registered to vote;

12-30 (c) His signature; and

12-31 (d) The date of his signature.

12-32 4. A petition may consist of more than one document. Each

12-33 document must:

12-34 (a) Be uniform in size and form;

12-35 (b) Be circulated in only one high school attendance zone; and

12-36 (c) Bear the name of the high school attendance zone in which the

12-37 document is circulated.

12-38 5. Each document of the petition that is submitted must have

12-39 attached to it an affidavit signed by the person who circulated the

12-40 document which attests that:

12-41 (a) He personally circulated the document;

12-42 (b) Each signature contained in the document was signed in his

12-43 presence and is genuine to the best of his knowledge and belief; and

13-1 (c) Each person who signed the petition had an opportunity before

13-2 signing to examine the document.

13-3 6. Not more than 15 days after a petition is submitted to the secretary

13-4 of state, a person who signed the petition may submit a written request to

13-5 the secretary of state, signed under penalty of perjury, that his name be

13-6 removed from the petition.

13-7 Sec. 18. 1. Not more than 20 days after a petition is submitted, the

13-8 secretary of state shall verify the total number of signatures of registered

13-9 voters who voted in the immediately preceding general election and who

13-10 reside within a high school attendance zone within the jurisdiction of the

13-11 proposed community school board. The secretary of state shall invalidate

13-12 the signature of any person if the signature is not signed in ink or dated.

13-13 The secretary of state shall issue a certificate as to the sufficiency of the

13-14 petition. If the petition is insufficient, the secretary of state shall include

13-15 in the certificate the reasons for the insufficiency.

13-16 2. If a petition is insufficient because it lacks the required number of

13-17 signatures, the committee to form a community school board that

13-18 submitted the petition may amend the petition once by filing a notice to

13-19 amend with the secretary of state not more than 10 days after the

13-20 committee receives notice of the insufficiency of the petition. An

13-21 amended petition containing the required number of additional

13-22 signatures must be submitted to the secretary of state not more than 10

13-23 days after the committee files a notice to amend. An amended petition

13-24 must comply with the requirements of the petition as originally filed.

13-25 3. Not more than 10 days after an amended petition is filed, the

13-26 secretary of state shall verify the signatures on the amended petition. If

13-27 the secretary of state determines that the petition is still insufficient, the

13-28 secretary of state shall immediately so notify the committee that

13-29 submitted the amended petition.

13-30 4. If the certificate of sufficiency issued by the secretary of state

13-31 pursuant to subsection 1 verifies that the number of signatures on the

13-32 petition or amended petition is at least equal to 100 percent of the

13-33 number of signatures required by section 17 of this act to form a

13-34 community school board, he shall declare that the petition is sufficient

13-35 and shall immediately so notify the county clerk of the county in which

13-36 the community school board is located, the committee that submitted the

13-37 petition, the board of trustees of the affected county school district and

13-38 the superintendent of public instruction. The secretary of state shall

13-39 include in his notice a listing of the voting precincts that are included

13-40 within the proposed jurisdiction of the community school board.

13-41 5. Upon receipt of notice from the secretary of state pursuant to

13-42 subsection 4, the county clerk shall include:

14-1 (a) A question of whether to form the community school board in

14-2 accordance with the petition; and

14-3 (b) The candidates for the three offices of member of the proposed

14-4 community school board,

14-5 on the same ballot in the next general election in the voting precincts

14-6 identified by the secretary of state pursuant to subsection 4. If a

14-7 candidate for office as a member of the community school board is

14-8 elected, his term does not commence unless the question on whether to

14-9 form the community school board is approved by a majority of the

14-10 persons voting within the voting precincts identified by the secretary of

14-11 state pursuant to subsection 4.

14-12 Sec. 19. A community school board may be dissolved if at least 50

14-13 percent of the registered voters who reside within the jurisdiction of the

14-14 community school board approve the dissolution as evidenced by the

14-15 submission of petitions to that effect in the manner set forth in sections

14-16 15 to 18, inclusive, of this act.

14-17 Sec. 20. If a community school board is formed pursuant to sections

14-18 15 to 18, inclusive, of this act:

14-19 1. A candidate for the office of member of a community school board

14-20 must be a qualified elector and a resident of a voting precinct that is

14-21 included within the jurisdiction of the community school board.

14-22 2. Candidates for the office of member of a community school board

14-23 must be nominated in the manner provided by the primary election laws

14-24 of this state.

14-25 3. The declaration of candidacy and the acceptance of a candidacy

14-26 by candidates for the office of member of a community school board

14-27 must be filed with the county clerk of the county in which the community

14-28 school board is formed.

14-29 Sec. 21. 1. Members of a community school board must be elected

14-30 as provided in subsection 5 of section 18 of this act and the election laws

14-31 of this state.

14-32 2. Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, after the close of

14-33 any election, and in accordance with law, the board of county

14-34 commissioners shall make abstracts of the votes cast for members of a

14-35 community school board and shall order the county clerk to issue

14-36 election certificates to the candidates elected. The election certificates

14-37 must not be issued if a majority of the voters do not approve the

14-38 formation of a community school board pursuant to subsection 5 of

14-39 section 18 of this act.

14-40 3. The county clerk shall immediately transmit a copy of each

14-41 election certificate to the superintendent of public instruction.

15-1 Sec. 22. 1. The term of a member of a community school board is

15-2 4 years, commencing on the first Monday in January next following his

15-3 election. Upon the initial formation of a community school board, the

15-4 authority of the community school board to control the operation of the

15-5 public schools and make decisions on behalf of the public schools within

15-6 the jurisdiction of the community school board begins on the first day of

15-7 July next following the initial formation of the board.

15-8 2. The members of a community school board shall select a

15-9 chairman from among their membership.

15-10 3. A member of a community school board shall:

15-11 (a) Hold the office until his successor is elected and qualified.

15-12 (b) Take and subscribe to the official oath.

15-13 (c) File with the superintendent of public instruction a copy of his

15-14 official oath and a statement showing the term for which he has been

15-15 elected or appointed.

15-16 Sec. 23. 1. A vacancy in the membership of a community school

15-17 board must be filled by appointment by the remaining two members of

15-18 the board at a public meeting. The public meeting must be held after

15-19 notice of the meeting is published at least once each week for 2 weeks in

15-20 a newspaper of general circulation in the jurisdiction of the community

15-21 school board. The term of the member so appointed extends until the

15-22 next general election, at which time his successor must be elected for the

15-23 remainder of the unexpired term.

15-24 2. Any person appointed to fill a vacancy must have the

15-25 qualifications set forth in subsection 1 of section 20 of this act.

15-26 Sec. 24. 1. A community school board shall hold a regular meeting

15-27 at least once each month, at such time and place as the board determines.

15-28 The provisions of chapter 241 of NRS apply to the meetings of the

15-29 community school board. The jurisdiction of a community school board

15-30 extends, as authorized by statute or as delegated by the board of trustees

15-31 of the school district in which the community school board is located, to

15-32 schools located within the high school attendance zones from which the

15-33 community school board was formed pursuant to sections 15 to 18,

15-34 inclusive, of this act.

15-35 2. A majority of the members of a community school board

15-36 constitutes a quorum for the transaction of business, and no final action

15-37 of the board is valid unless the action receives, at a regularly called

15-38 meeting, the approval of a majority of all the members of the board.

15-39 3. The members of a community school board shall serve without

15-40 compensation.

15-41 4. A community school board may hold its meeting in any public

15-42 school or other public facility located within the jurisdiction of the

15-43 community school board.

16-1 Sec. 25. A community school board shall:

16-2 1. Adopt a statement of goals and standards for the community

16-3 school board and the public schools located within the jurisdiction of the

16-4 community school board.

16-5 2. Establish priorities for the educational achievement of pupils who

16-6 are enrolled in the public schools within the jurisdiction of the

16-7 community school board that are based upon an assessment of the

16-8 educational needs of those pupils.

16-9 3. Develop methods and programs of instruction to meet the

16-10 priorities for educational achievement established by the community

16-11 school board.

16-12 4. Develop and carry out programs for the acquisition of the

16-13 professional skills required of teachers and other educational personnel

16-14 employed at public schools within the jurisdiction of the community

16-15 school board to meet the priorities for educational achievement

16-16 established by the community school board.

16-17 5. Select instructional equipment, supplies and materials for the

16-18 public schools within the jurisdiction of the community school board. If

16-19 any equipment, supplies or materials are the subject of a collective

16-20 bargaining agreement pursuant to NRS 288.150, the community school

16-21 board shall obtain the approval of the parties who entered into the

16-22 agreement.

16-23 6. Determine the use of facilities for instruction at the public schools

16-24 located within the jurisdiction of the community school board.

16-25 7. Make recommendations to the board of trustees of the school

16-26 district in which the community school board is located concerning any

16-27 matter relating to education that the community school board considers

16-28 necessary.

16-29 Sec. 26. 1. Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, a

16-30 community school board may sue and be sued. If a community school

16-31 board is sued, the county school district in which the community school

16-32 board is located shall provide for its legal representation. A community

16-33 school board shall not sue:

16-34 (a) The board of trustees of a school district; or

16-35 (b) A school district.

16-36 2. The members of a community school board are "public officers"

16-37 for purposes of determining liability and immunity from liability

16-38 pursuant to chapter 41 of NRS.

16-39 Sec. 27. The board of trustees of a school district shall not take any

16-40 punitive action against a parent or legal guardian of a pupil, a pupil, a

16-41 teacher, an administrator or other employee of the school district for

16-42 endorsing or otherwise facilitating the formation of a community school

16-43 board.

17-1 Sec. 28. The state board may, for a school within the jurisdiction of

17-2 a community school board, waive a course of study otherwise required by

17-3 statute or regulation upon application of the community school board.

17-4 The application must describe the justification for the request.

17-5 Sec. 29. 1. All services, administrative duties and other duties

17-6 relating to the operation of public schools that are not required by statute

17-7 to be performed by a community school board, or delegated by the board

17-8 of trustees of a school district to a community school board, are the

17-9 responsibility of the board of trustees of the school district in which a

17-10 community school board is located.

17-11 2. If the board of trustees of a school district does not adequately

17-12 fulfill a duty or service that the board of trustees is required to perform

17-13 for the public schools within the jurisdiction of a community school

17-14 board, the community school board may file a grievance with the interim

17-15 finance committee. If the community school board elects to be

17-16 represented by legal counsel in filing or otherwise pursuing such a

17-17 grievance, the community school board may not use any public money to

17-18 pay for any legal representation related to the grievance.

17-19 Sec. 30. NRS 386.305 is hereby amended to read as follows:

17-20 386.305 A member of [any] the board of trustees [shall] of a school

17-23 which he is a member.

17-24 Sec. 31. NRS 386.350 is hereby amended to read as follows:

17-25 386.350 1. Each board of trustees of a school district is hereby given

17-38 classes deemed necessary and desirable.

17-39 Sec. 32. NRS 386.360 is hereby amended to read as follows:

17-40 386.360 1. Each board of trustees of a school district and each

17-43 government and the government of public schools under its charge.

18-1 2. Each board of trustees of a school district and each community

18-2 school board shall prescribe rules for the granting of permission to carry or

18-3 possess a weapon pursuant to NRS 202.265.

18-4 Sec. 33. NRS 386.370 is hereby amended to read as follows:

18-5 386.370 Annually, on or before July 1 and at such other times as the

18-9 and form prescribed by him.

18-10 Sec. 34. NRS 386.380 is hereby amended to read as follows:

18-11 386.380 Every member of a board of trustees of a school district and

18-13 affirmations relating to public schools.

18-14 Sec. 35. NRS 386.525 is hereby amended to read as follows:

18-15 386.525 1. Upon approval of an application by the department, a

18-43 of NRS 386.530.

19-1 3. If an application is approved by the board of trustees [,] of a school

19-2 district, the committee to form a charter school that submitted the

19-3 application shall be deemed the governing body of the charter school.

19-4 4. Upon request of the governing body of a charter school and the

19-5 approval of the board of trustees of the school district that granted the

19-6 written charter, the written charter may be amended if such amendment

19-7 will grant to the charter school a greater ability to achieve its educational

19-8 goals and objectives. An amendment must not authorize an extension of

19-9 the duration of the term of the written charter.

19-10 Sec. 36. Chapter 387 of NRS is hereby amended by adding thereto the

19-11 provisions set forth as sections 37 and 38 of this act.

19-12 Sec. 37. If a community school board is formed pursuant to the

19-13 provisions of sections 15 to 18, inclusive, of this act:

19-14 1. The superintendent of public instruction shall cause the

19-15 department to specify, as a percentage, the amount of money per pupil, if

19-16 any, which the public schools within the jurisdiction of the community

19-17 school board received in the immediately preceding school year in

19-18 accordance with NRS 387.175 that was above the amount of money per

19-19 pupil that was received by the public schools in that school district that

19-20 are not within the jurisdiction of the community school board. Each

19-21 school year, a community school board is entitled to receive, in addition

19-22 to its proportional share of the money received in accordance with NRS

19-23 387.175, an amount of money that at least equals the percentage, if any,

19-24 specified pursuant to this subsection by the department to maintain an

19-25 equivalent level of support.

19-26 2. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, the county treasurer

19-27 shall, in accordance with subsection 1, separately account in the county

19-28 school district fund for all money received for the public schools within

19-29 the jurisdiction of the community school board, including, without

19-30 limitation, a proportional share of the money received in accordance with

19-31 NRS 387.175, based upon the number of pupils who are enrolled in the

19-32 public schools within the jurisdiction of the community school board as

19-33 compared with the number of pupils who are enrolled in the public

19-34 schools within the rest of the county school district. The county treasurer

19-35 shall, in similar proportion, deduct an appropriate amount toward

19-36 payment of a proportional share of the total operating expenses of the

19-37 county school district, including, without limitation, transportational

19-38 costs and any other administrative expenses of the county school district.

19-39 The county treasurer shall also deduct the salaries for licensed and

19-40 nonlicensed employees in the public schools within the jurisdiction of the

19-41 community school board and any money that pupils who are enrolled in

19-42 public schools within the jurisdiction of the community school board are

19-43 not eligible for or are not otherwise entitled to receive, including, without

20-1 limitation, money for programs of nutrition. The county treasurer shall

20-2 accept gifts, grants, donations and bequests on behalf of the public

20-3 schools within the jurisdiction of the community school board and

20-4 transfer the proceeds to the account for the community school board. The

20-5 interest and income earned on the money in the account for the

20-6 community school board, after deducting any applicable charges, must

20-7 be credited to the account.

20-8 3. If the board of trustees of the school district in which the

20-9 community school board is located has established a separate account

20-10 pursuant to NRS 354.603, the board of trustees shall, in accordance with

20-11 subsection 1, separately account for all money received for the public

20-12 schools within the jurisdiction of the community school board, including,

20-13 without limitation, a proportional share of the money received in

20-14 accordance with NRS 387.175, based upon the number of pupils who are

20-15 enrolled in the public schools within the jurisdiction of the community

20-16 school board as compared with the number of pupils who are enrolled in

20-17 the public schools within the rest of the county school district. The board

20-18 of trustees shall, in similar proportion, deduct an appropriate amount

20-19 toward payment of a proportional share of the total operating expenses

20-20 of the county school district, including, without limitation,

20-21 transportational costs and any other administrative expenses of the

20-22 county school district. The county treasurer shall also deduct the salaries

20-23 for licensed and nonlicensed employees in the public schools within the

20-24 jurisdiction of the community school board and any money that pupils

20-25 who are enrolled in public schools within the jurisdiction of the

20-26 community school board are not eligible for or are not otherwise entitled

20-27 to receive, including, without limitation, money for programs of

20-28 nutrition. The board of trustees shall accept gifts, grants, donations and

20-29 bequests on behalf of the public schools within the jurisdiction of the

20-30 community school board and transfer the proceeds to the account for the

20-31 community school board. The interest and income earned on the money

20-32 in the account for the community school board, after deducting any

20-33 applicable charges, must be credited to the account.

20-34 4. The money in a separate account maintained pursuant to

20-35 subsection 2 or 3 must be included in determining the financial ability of

20-36 a school district pursuant to subsection 5 of NRS 288.217.

20-37 Sec. 38. 1. If the board of trustees of a school district in which one

20-38 or more community school boards exist levies a tax for the payment of

20-39 debt service for bonds or other securities of the county school district, the

20-40 board of trustees shall not pledge the revenue from the tax levied upon

20-41 the property within the jurisdiction of the community school board unless

20-42 the community school board approves the issuance of the bonds or other

20-43 securities of the county school district and the projects which will be

21-1 funded with the proceeds of the bonds or other securities. Such an

21-2 approval of the community school board must be evidenced at a public

21-3 hearing by a unanimous vote of the members of the community school

21-4 board and included in the minutes of the meeting.

21-5 2. The proceeds of any levy of taxes on the property within the

21-6 jurisdiction of the community school board which, pursuant to

21-7 subsection 1, are not pledged for the payment of the bonds or other

21-8 securities for projects by the board of trustees of the school district must

21-9 be transferred to the separate account in the county school district

21-10 buildings and sites fund maintained by the county treasurer pursuant to

21-11 NRS 387.177 on behalf of the community school board or the separate

21-12 account maintained by the board of trustees of the school district

21-13 pursuant to NRS 387.177 on behalf of the community school board.

21-14 3. The community school board shall use the proceeds transferred

21-15 pursuant to subsection 2 only for the purposes set forth in subsection 1 of

21-16 NRS 387.335.

21-17 4. A community school board that receives money pursuant to this

21-18 section shall not use the money to:

21-19 (a) Settle or arbitrate disputes or negotiate settlements between an

21-20 organization that represents licensed employees of the school district and

21-21 the school district.

21-22 (b) Adjust the schedules of salaries and benefits of the employees of

21-23 the school district.

21-24 Sec. 39. NRS 387.175 is hereby amended to read as follows:

21-25 387.175 The county school district fund is composed of:

21-35 accordance with section 37 of this act.

21-36 Sec. 40. NRS 387.177 is hereby amended to read as follows:

21-37 387.177 1. There is hereby created in each county treasury or in a

21-42 (a) Receipts from the rentals and sales of school property.

22-1 (b) Gifts to the school district for any or all of the purposes enumerated

22-2 in NRS 387.335.

22-3 (c) All moneys received from the Federal Government for the

22-4 construction of school facilities.

22-5 3. [Moneys] Except as otherwise provided in subsection 4, if a

22-6 community school board has been formed within the county school

22-7 district, the county treasurer shall separately account in the county

22-8 school district buildings and sites fund for money received pursuant to

22-9 this section for the public schools within the jurisdiction of the

22-10 community school board in a proportionate amount based upon the

22-11 number of pupils who are enrolled in the public schools within the

22-12 jurisdiction of the community school board as compared with the total

22-13 number of pupils who are enrolled in the public schools within the rest of

22-14 the county school district. If the board of trustees of a school district sells

22-15 real property belonging to the school district, the community school

22-16 board must be credited with a proportional share of the proceeds from

22-17 the sale based upon the assessed valuation of the real property within the

22-18 jurisdiction of the community school board as compared with the total

22-19 assessed valuation of the real property in the rest of the county school

22-20 district. The county treasurer shall accept gifts, grants, donations and

22-21 bequests on behalf of the public schools within the jurisdiction of the

22-22 community school board and transfer the proceeds to the separate

22-23 account. The interest and income earned on the money in the account for

22-24 the community school board, after deducting any applicable charges,

22-25 must be credited to the account.

22-26 4. If a community school board has been formed within a county

22-27 school district and the board of trustees of the school district has

22-28 established a separate account pursuant to NRS 354.603, the board of

22-29 trustees shall separately account for money received pursuant to this

22-30 section for public schools within the jurisdiction of the community school

22-31 board in a proportionate amount based upon the number of pupils who

22-32 are enrolled in the public schools within the jurisdiction of the

22-33 community school board as compared with the total number of pupils

22-34 who are enrolled in the public schools within the rest of the county

22-35 school district. If the board of trustees of a school district sells real

22-36 property belonging to the school district, the community school board

22-37 must be credited with a proportional share of the proceeds from the sale

22-38 based upon the assessed valuation of the real property within the

22-39 jurisdiction of the community school board as compared with the total

22-40 assessed valuation of the real property in the rest of the county school

22-41 district. The board of trustees shall accept gifts, grants, donations and

22-42 bequests on behalf of the public schools within the jurisdiction of the

22-43 community school board and transfer the proceeds to the separate

23-1 account. The interest and income earned on the money in the account for

23-2 the community school board, after deducting any applicable charges,

23-3 must be credited to the account.

23-4 5. Money in the county school district buildings and sites fund may be

23-5 expended by the board of trustees, notwithstanding such expenditures have

23-6 not been budgeted in accordance with law, only for the purposes

23-7 enumerated in NRS 387.335, and no others.

23-8 Sec. 41. NRS 387.3285 is hereby amended to read as follows:

23-9 387.3285 1. Upon the approval of a majority of the registered voters

23-29 manner as other money deposited in that fund.

23-30 Sec. 42. NRS 387.3287 is hereby amended to read as follows:

23-31 387.3287 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsections 4 and 5,

23-43 replacement of depreciating capital assets of the county school district.

24-1 3. Money raised pursuant to this section may be expended for the

24-2 construction of new buildings for schools to accommodate community

24-3 growth if the expenditure is approved by a majority of the registered voters

24-4 of the county voting upon the question. An expenditure proposed pursuant

24-5 to the provisions of this subsection must be submitted as a separate

24-6 question to the voters on the ballot at a primary, general or special election.

24-7 4. The replacement value of the capital assets of a county school

24-8 district must be determined by the board of trustees of the county school

24-9 district before any property tax is levied pursuant to subsection 1. The

24-10 replacement value may be redetermined before July 1 of each year to

24-11 become effective for the purposes of this section on the first day of the

24-12 next fiscal year.

24-13 5. The property tax authorized in subsection 1 may not be imposed or

24-14 collected if the account for the replacement of capital assets contains

24-15 revenue in an amount equal to or more than 30 percent of the replacement

24-16 value of the capital assets of the county school district.

24-17 Sec. 43. NRS 388.030 is hereby amended to read as follows:

24-18 388.030 The board of trustees of a school district or a community

24-28 which the departments are named in this section.

24-29 Sec. 44. NRS 388.060 is hereby amended to read as follows:

24-30 388.060 1. Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, the

24-43 program of instruction for kindergarten to be offered in the child’s home,

25-1 which includes, without limitation, assigning licensed educational

25-2 personnel to assist and consult with the parent or guardian as necessary.

25-3 2. Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, each community

25-4 school board shall establish, equip and maintain a kindergarten or

25-5 kindergartens in each elementary school that is within the jurisdiction of

25-6 the community school board. If, on or before June 1 immediately

25-7 preceding the school year, admittance to kindergarten has been requested

25-8 for fewer than 15 children, the mandatory provisions of this subsection

25-9 do not apply to that school and the community school board may

25-10 determine whether to establish a kindergarten for those children.

25-11 3. The board of trustees of a school district and a community school

25-12 board in which a kindergarten is to be established under the provisions of

25-13 this Title of NRS shall budget for this purpose by including the costs in the

25-14 next regular budget for the school district.

25-15 Sec. 45. NRS 388.070 is hereby amended to read as follows:

25-16 388.070 When feasible, boards of trustees [must] of school districts

25-19 year and, as far as practicable, with equal rights and privileges.

25-20 Sec. 46. NRS 388.080 is hereby amended to read as follows:

25-21 388.080 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, the public

25-28 such a program.