Senate Bill No. 170–Committee on Human Resources and Facilities

(On Behalf of Clark County School District)

February 11, 1999

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Referred to Committee on Finance

 

SUMMARY—Makes appropriation to Clark County School District to support comprehensive plan to reduce number of pupils who drop out of school. (BDR S-700)

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 Clark County School District to support a comprehensive plan to reduce the number of pupils who drop out of school; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

 

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

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

1-2 fund to the Clark County School District the sum of $11,793,800 to support

1-3 a comprehensive plan to reduce the number of pupils who drop out of

1-4 school.

1-5 2. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, the Clark County

1-6 School District shall use the money appropriated by subsection 1 for

1-7 programs and methods that are designed to reduce the number of pupils

1-8 who drop out of school, including:

1-9 (a) Extending the length of the school day;

1-10 (b) Providing assistance to pupils who are at risk of academic failure;

1-11 (c) Developing assessments of pupils that will enable schools to identify

1-12 pupils who require additional academic assistance; and

2-1 (d) Maintaining and expanding the current programs of the school

2-2 district that are designed to reduce the number of pupils who drop out of

2-3 school by providing a funding structure that enables expansion based on the

2-4 need to serve additional students.

2-5 3. The Clark County School District shall use not more than $50,000 of

2-6 the money appropriated by subsection 1 to conduct an evaluation of the

2-7 success of the Clark County School District in reducing the number of

2-8 pupils who drop out of school. On or before March 1, 2001, the Clark

2-9 County School District shall submit a written report that includes the results

2-10 of the evaluation, including any recommendations for legislation, to the

2-11 Director of the Legislative Counsel Bureau for transmission to the 71st

2-12 session of the Nevada Legislature.

2-13 4. Any remaining balance of the appropriation made by subsection 1

2-14 must not be committed for expenditure after June 30, 2001, and reverts to

2-15 the state general fund as soon as all payments of money committed have

2-16 been made.

2-17 Sec. 2. This act becomes effective upon passage and approval.

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