Assembly Amendment to Assembly Bill No. 13 (BDR 34-321)
Proposed by: Committee on Education
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Amend section 1, page 1, line 2, by deleting "10" and inserting "9,".
Amend sec. 2, page 1, line 3, by deleting "
10," and inserting "9,".Amend sec. 4, page 1, by deleting lines 9 through 11 and inserting:
"Sec. 4.
"Program" means the program for the financial support of intersession school and summer school.".Amend sec. 6, page 2, by deleting lines 5 and 6 and inserting:
"Sec. 6.
1. The program for the financial support of intersession school and summer school is hereby established".Amend sec. 6, page 2, by deleting lines 9 through 20 and inserting:
"2. The department shall:
(a) Prescribe the form for the application for submission by school districts to participate in the program;
(b) Establish criteria for the eligibility of school districts to participate in the program;
(c) Prescribe the annual deadline for submission of an application to the department by a school district that desires to participate in the program; and
(d) Provide for the reversion of any unused portion of an annual allocation.
".Amend sec. 7, page 2, by deleting lines 21 through 39 and inserting:
"Sec. 7.
Annually, the board of trustees of a school district may submit to the department an application, on a form provided by the department, to participate in the program. The application must contain the following information regarding the proposed operation of intersession school or summer school by the board of trustees:1. Whether the board of trustees proposes to operate intersession school or summer school, or both;
2. The courses of instruction that will be offered;
3. The projected enrollment of pupils in intersession school or summer school, as applicable, for the year, including the categories of pupils who are expected to participate;
4. The method by which the success of intersession school or summer school, as applicable, will be evaluated;
5. The financial requirements of the school district to operate intersession school or summer school, as applicable; and
6. Such other information as the department requires.
".Amend sec. 8, pages 2 and 3, by deleting lines 40 through 42 on page 2 and lines 1 through 12 on page 3, and inserting:
"Sec. 8.
1. If an application is submitted by the deadline prescribed by the department, the department shall review the application. If the application meets the criteria for eligibility adopted by the department, the department shall approve the application.2. The superintendent of public instruction shall, within the limits of money available for the program by legislative appropriation or otherwise, establish annually a basic allocation of $3,000 to each school district whose application to participate in the program is approved.
3. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 4, the superintendent of public instruction shall distribute any money remaining after the basic allocations are made to school districts whose applications are approved. The superintendent shall distribute to each school district a percentage of the available money which is equal to the number obtained by dividing the total count of pupils enrolled in summer school or intersession school in the school district by the total count of pupils enrolled in summer school or intersession school in every school district in this state which is participating in the program.
4. The department may expend not more than 2 percent per year of the money appropriated for the program to pay the costs incurred in administering the program.
".Amend sec. 9, pages 3 and 4, by deleting lines 13 through 43 on page 3 and lines 1 through 7 on page 4, and inserting:
"Sec. 9.
1. If a school district participates in the program, it must provide intersession school or summer school, as applicable, for pupils:(a) Who attend schools that have been designated as demonstrating inadequate achievement pursuant to NRS 385.367;
(b) Who attend schools that receive pupils who were previously enrolled in schools that have been designated as demonstrating inadequate achievement pursuant to NRS 387.367;
(c) Whose primary language is not English and whose proficiency in the English language is below the average proficiency of pupils at the same grade level;
(d) Who lack sufficient course work or academic credit to advance to the next grade or to graduate from school;
(e) Who are from families of low income, as determined by the school district using the same criteria for eligibility that the school district uses to determine eligibility for assistance to pupils from families of low income pursuant to Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, 20 U.S.C.
§ 6301 et seq.;(f) Who fail to demonstrate at least adequate achievement on the examinations administered pursuant to NRS 389.015; and
(g) Who desire to obtain additional academic credit or complete additional course work.
2. A school district that participates in the program is not required to furnish transportation for pupils who attend intersession school or summer school.
".Amend the bill as a whole by deleting sec. 10 and renumbering sec. 11 as sec. 10.
Amend sec. 11, page 4, by deleting lines 33 and 34 and inserting:
"to the department of education for the program established pursuant to section 6 of this act for the financial support of".
Amend the bill as a whole by deleting sec. 12 and renumbering sec. 13 as sec. 11.
Amend the title of the bill to read as follows:
"AN ACT relating to education; establishing a program for the financial support of intersession school and summer school; authorizing school districts to submit applications for participation in the program; making an appropriation; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.".
Amend the summary of the bill to read as follows:
"SUMMARY—Establishes program for financial support of intersession school and summer school. (BDR 34-321)".