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1-1 Section 1. Chapter 388 of NRS is hereby amended by adding thereto

1-2 the provisions set forth as sections 2 to 10, inclusive, of this act.

1-3 Sec. 2. As used in sections 2 to 10, inclusive, of this act, unless the

1-4 context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in sections 3, 4

1-5 and 5 of this act have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections.

1-6 Sec. 3. "Intersession school" means instruction that is provided

1-7 between regularly scheduled sessions of school in a school that operates

1-8 on a year-round schedule or other alternative schedule.

1-9 Sec. 4. "Program" means the program for the financial support of

1-10 intersession school and summer school.

1-11 Sec. 5. "Summer school" means instruction that is provided during

1-12 the summer months in a school that operates on a regular school

1-13 schedule which is not a year-round schedule or other alternative

1-14 schedule.

2-1 Sec. 6. 1. The program for the financial support of intersession

2-2 school and summer school is hereby established to assist school districts

2-3 in providing intersession school and summer school.

2-4 2. The department shall adopt regulations that:

2-5 (a) Establish criteria for the eligibility of school districts to participate

2-6 in the program;

2-7 (b) Prescribe the annual deadline for submission of an application to

2-8 the department by a school district that desires to participate in the

2-9 program;

2-10 (c) Provide for the reversion of any unused portion of an annual

2-11 allocation; and

2-12 (d) Prescribe the deadline for submission of a report to the department

2-13 pursuant to section 10 of this act.

2-14 Sec. 7. Annually, the board of trustees of a school district may

2-15 submit to the department an application, on a form provided by the

2-16 department, to participate in the program. The application must contain

2-17 the following information regarding the proposed operation of

2-18 intersession school or summer school by the board of trustees:

2-19 1. Whether the board of trustees proposes to operate intersession

2-20 school or summer school, or both;

2-21 2. The courses of instruction that will be offered;

2-22 3. The projected enrollment of pupils in intersession school or

2-23 summer school, as applicable, for the year, including the categories of

2-24 pupils who are expected to participate;

2-25 4. The method by which the success of intersession school or

2-26 summer school, as applicable, will be evaluated;

2-27 5. The financial requirements of the school district to operate

2-28 intersession school or summer school, as applicable; and

2-29 6. Such other information as the department requires.

2-30 Sec. 8. 1. If an application is submitted by the deadline prescribed

2-31 by the department, the department shall review the application. If the

2-32 application meets the criteria for eligibility adopted by the department,

2-33 the department shall approve the application.

2-34 2. The department shall apportion the money available for the

2-35 program for that year among the school districts whose applications for

2-36 participation have been approved. The money available for the program

2-37 must be apportioned to each school district in proportion to the total

2-38 number of pupils enrolled in public schools within the school district on

2-39 the last day of the first month of the school year preceding the school

2-40 year for which the money is being provided.

2-41 3. The department shall reallocate any unused allocations to school

2-42 districts who participate in the program based upon the need of each

2-43 school district, as determined by the department.

3-1 Sec. 9. 1. If a school district participates in the program, it must

3-2 provide intersession school or summer school, as applicable, for pupils:

3-3 (a) Who attend schools that have been designated as demonstrating

3-4 inadequate achievement pursuant to NRS 385.367;

3-5 (b) Who attend schools that receive pupils who were previously

3-6 enrolled in schools that have been designated as demonstrating

3-7 inadequate achievement pursuant to NRS 387.367;

3-8 (c) Whose primary language is not English and whose proficiency in

3-9 the English language is below the average proficiency of pupils at the

3-10 same grade level;

3-11 (d) Who lack sufficient course work or academic credit to advance to

3-12 the next grade or to graduate from school;

3-13 (e) Who are from families of low income;

3-14 (f) Who fail to demonstrate at least adequate achievement on the

3-15 examinations administered pursuant to NRS 389.015; and

3-16 (g) Who desire to obtain additional academic credit or complete

3-17 additional course work.

3-18 2. A school district that participates in the program is not required to

3-19 furnish transportation for pupils who attend intersession school or

3-20 summer school.

3-21 Sec. 10. The board of trustees of a school district that participates in

3-22 the program shall submit a report to the department on a form provided

3-23 by the department. The report must contain the following information

3-24 regarding the operation of intersession school or summer school during

3-25 the immediately preceding 12 months:

3-26 1. A list of the schools within the school district that operated

3-27 intersession school or summer school, or both;

3-28 2. A list of the courses of instruction that were offered by each school

3-29 that operated intersession school or summer school, or both;

3-30 3. A statement of the total enrollment of pupils in intersession school

3-31 or summer school, as applicable, for the year, including, without

3-32 limitation, an itemized list of the number of pupils in each category

3-33 described in paragraphs (a) to (g), inclusive, of subsection 1 of section 9

3-34 of this act who enrolled in intersession school or summer school;

3-35 4. The evaluation of the success of intersession school or summer

3-36 school in accordance with the method for evaluation set forth by the

3-37 board of trustees pursuant to subsection 4 of section 7 of this act;

3-38 5. A statement of the costs incurred by the schools to operate

3-39 intersession school or summer school;

3-40 6. A statement of the financial resources necessary for the schools to

3-41 continue to operate intersession school or summer school; and

3-42 7. Such other information as the department requires.

4-1 Sec. 11. 1. There is hereby appropriated from the state general fund

4-2 to the department of education for the program for the financial support of

4-3 intersession school and summer school:

4-4 For the fiscal year 1999-2000 $2,000,000

4-5 For the fiscal year 2000-2001 $2,000,000

4-6 2. The department of education shall use not more than 3 percent of the

4-7 money appropriated by subsection 1 to conduct an evaluation of the success

4-8 of the program for the financial support of intersession school and summer

4-9 school. The evaluation must include, without limitation, a review of the

4-10 annual reports submitted by the board of trustees of the school districts that

4-11 participate in the program. On or before March 1, 2001, the department of

4-12 education shall submit a written report that contains the results of the

4-13 evaluation to the legislative bureau of educational accountability and

4-14 program evaluation and to the director of the legislative counsel bureau for

4-15 transmission to the 71st session of the Nevada legislature.

4-16 3. Any remaining balance of the appropriation made by subsection 1

4-17 for:

4-18 (a) The fiscal year 1999-2000 must be transferred and added to the

4-19 money appropriated for the fiscal year 2000-2001.

4-20 (b) The fiscal year 2000-2001, including any money added thereto

4-21 pursuant to paragraph (a), must not be committed for expenditure after June

4-22 30, 2001, and reverts to the state general fund as soon as all payments of

4-23 money committed have been made.

4-24 Sec. 12. 1. This section and section 11 of this act become effective

4-25 upon passage and approval.

4-26 2. Section 6 of this act becomes effective upon passage and approval

4-27 for the purpose of adopting regulations and on July 1, 1999, for all other

4-28 purposes.

4-29 3. Sections 1 to 5, inclusive, and 7 to 10, inclusive, of this act become

4-30 effective on July 1, 1999.