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).

1-1 Section 1. NRS 391.180 is hereby amended to read as follows:

1-2 391.180 1. As used in this section, "employee" means any employee

1-13 the year.

2-1 5. Boards of trustees shall either prescribe by regulation or negotiate

2-2 pursuant to chapter 288 of NRS, with respect to sick leave, accumulation of

2-3 sick leave, payment for unused sick leave, sabbatical leave, personal leave,

2-4 professional leave, military leave and such other leave as they determine to

2-5 be necessary or desirable for employees. In addition, boards of trustees

2-6 may either prescribe by regulation or negotiate pursuant to chapter 288 of

2-7 NRS with respect to the payment of unused sick leave to licensed teachers

2-8 in the form of purchase of service pursuant to subsection 3 of NRS

2-9 286.300. The amount of service so purchased must not exceed the number

2-10 of hours of unused sick leave or 1 year, whichever is less.

2-11 6. The salary of any employee unavoidably absent because of personal

2-12 illness or accident, or because of serious illness, accident or death in the

2-13 family, may be paid up to the number of days of sick leave accumulated by

2-14 the employee. An employee may not be credited with more than 15 days of

2-15 sick leave in any 1 school year. Except as otherwise provided in this

2-16 subsection, if an employee takes a position with another school district or

2-17 charter school, all sick leave that he has accumulated must be transferred

2-18 from his former school district or charter school to his new school district or

2-19 charter school. The amount of sick leave so transferred may not exceed the

2-20 maximum amount of sick leave which may be carried forward from one year

2-21 to the next according to the applicable negotiated agreement or the policy of

2-22 the district or charter school into which the employee transferred. Unless the

2-23 applicable negotiated agreement or policy of the employing district or

2-24 charter school provides otherwise, such an employee:

2-25 (a) Shall first use the sick leave credited to the employee from the district

2-26 or charter school into which he transferred before using any of the

2-27 transferred leave; and

2-28 (b) Is not entitled to compensation for any sick leave transferred pursuant

2-29 to this subsection.

2-30 7. Subject to the provisions of subsection 8:

2-31 (a) If an intermission of less than 6 days is ordered by the board of

2-32 trustees of a school district or the governing body of a charter school for any

2-33 good reason, no deduction of salary may be made therefor.

2-34 (b) If, on account of sickness, epidemic or other emergency in the

2-35 community, a longer intermission is ordered by the board of trustees of a

2-36 school district, the governing body of a charter school or a board of health

2-37 and the intermission or closing does not exceed 30 days at any one time,

2-38 there may be no deduction or discontinuance of salaries.

2-39 8. If the board of trustees of a school district or the governing body of a

2-40 charter school orders an extension of the number of days of school to

2-41 compensate for the days lost as the result of an intermission because of

2-42 those reasons contained in paragraph (b) of subsection 7, an employee may

2-43 be required to render his services to the school district or charter school

3-1 during that extended period. If the salary of the employee was continued

3-2 during the period of intermission as provided in subsection 7, the employee

3-3 is not entitled to additional compensation for services rendered during the

3-4 extended period.

3-5 9. If any subject referred to in this section is included in an agreement

3-6 or contract negotiated by:

3-7 (a) The board of trustees of a school district pursuant to chapter 288 of

3-8 NRS; or

3-9 (b) The governing body of a charter school pursuant to NRS 386.595,

3-10 the provisions of the agreement or contract regarding that subject supersede

3-11 any conflicting provisions of this section or of a regulation of the board of

3-12 trustees.

3-13 Sec. 2. NRS 286.300 is hereby amended to read as follows:

3-14 286.300 Except as otherwise required as a result of NRS 286.537:

3-38 must be paid for such a purchase. Any service credit purchased pursuant

3-39 to this subsection must be included as a part of, and is not in addition to,

3-40 service purchased pursuant to subsection 2.

3-41 Sec. 3. This act becomes effective on July 1, 1999.