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1-1 Section 1. Chapter 387 of NRS is hereby amended by adding thereto

1-2 the provisions set forth as sections 2 and 3 of this act.

1-3 Sec. 2. The department shall:

1-4 1. Conduct an annual audit of the count of pupils for apportionment

1-5 purposes reported by each school district pursuant to NRS 387.123 and

1-6 the data reported by each school district that is used to measure the

1-7 effectiveness of the implementation of the plan developed by each school

1-8 district to reduce the pupil-teacher ratio in kindergarten and grades 1, 2

1-9 and 3, as required by NRS 388.710.

1-10 2. Review each school district’s report of the annual audit conducted

1-11 by a public accountant as required by NRS 354.624, and the annual

1-12 report prepared by each district as required by NRS 387.303, and report

1-13 the findings of the review to the state board and the legislative committee

1-14 on education, with any recommendations for legislation, revisions to

1-15 regulations or training needed by school district employees. The report by

2-1 the department must identify school districts which failed to comply with

2-2 any statutes or administrative regulations of this state or which had any:

2-3 (a) Long-term obligations in excess of the general obligation debt

2-4 limit;

2-5 (b) Deficit fund balances or retained earnings in any fund;

2-6 (c) Deficit cash balances in any fund;

2-7 (d) Variances of more than 10 percent between total general fund

2-8 revenues and budgeted general fund revenues; or

2-9 (e) Variances of more than 10 percent between total actual general

2-10 fund expenditures and budgeted total general fund expenditures.

2-11 3. In preparing its biennial budgetary request for the state

2-12 distributive school account, consult with the superintendent of schools of

2-13 each school district or a person designated by the superintendent.

2-14 4. Provide, in consultation with the Budget Division of the

2-15 Department of Administration and the fiscal analysis division of the

2-16 legislative counsel bureau, training to the financial officers of school

2-17 districts in matters relating to financial accountability.

2-18 Sec. 3. When administering money received from the Federal

2-19 Government, the superintendent of public instruction, the department or

2-20 the state board, as applicable, shall, to the extent practicable, administer

2-21 the money in a manner that is designed to attain the goals of the

2-22 legislature regarding educational reform in this state.

2-23 Sec. 4. NRS 387.1211 is hereby amended to read as follows:

2-24 387.1211 As used in NRS 387.121 to 387.126, inclusive:

2-35 accordance with minimum standards prescribed by the state board.

2-36 Sec. 5. NRS 387.1235 is hereby amended to read as follows:

2-42 the concurrent school year; and

3-1 [2.] (b) The proceeds of the local school support tax imposed by

3-2 chapter 374 of NRS. The department of taxation shall furnish an estimate

3-3 of these proceeds to the superintendent of public instruction on or before

3-4 July 15 for the fiscal year then begun, and the superintendent shall adjust

3-5 the final apportionment of the current school year to reflect any difference

3-6 between the estimate and actual receipts.

3-7 2. The amount computed under subsection 1 that is attributable to

3-8 any assessed valuation attributable to the net proceeds of minerals must

3-9 be held in reserve and may not be considered as local funds available

3-10 until the succeeding fiscal year.

3-11 Sec. 6. NRS 387.195 is hereby amended to read as follows:

3-12 387.195 1. Each board of county commissioners shall levy a tax of

3-31 the county school district’s debt service fund.

3-32 Sec. 7. The basic support guarantee for school districts for operating

3-33 purposes for the 1999-2000 fiscal year is an estimated weighted average of

3-34 $3,806. For each respective school district, the basic support guarantee per

3-35 pupil for the 1999-2000 fiscal year is:

3-36 Carson City $4,266

3-37 Churchill County $4,675

3-38 Clark County $3,632

3-39 Douglas County $4,129

3-40 Elko County $4,559

3-41 Esmeralda County $7,419

3-42 Eureka County $1,956

4-1 Humboldt County $4,454

4-2 Lander County $4,225

4-3 Lincoln County $7,037

4-4 Lyon County $4,880

4-5 Mineral County $5,041

4-6 Nye County $4,910

4-7 Pershing County $5,291

4-8 Storey County $5,809

4-9 Washoe County $3,663

4-10 White Pine County $5,198

4-11 Sec. 8. 1. The basic support guarantee for school districts for

4-12 operating purposes for the 2000-2001 fiscal year is an estimated weighted

4-13 average of $3,804 per pupil.

4-14 2. On or before April 1, 2000, the Department of Taxation shall

4-15 provide a certified estimate of the assessed valuation for each school

4-16 district for the 2000-2001 fiscal year. The assessed valuation for each

4-17 school district must be that which is taxable for purposes of providing

4-18 revenue to school districts, including any assessed valuation attributable to

4-19 the net proceeds of minerals derived from within the boundaries of the

4-20 district.

4-21 3. On or before April 25 of each year, the Department of Taxation shall

4-22 provide an estimate of the net proceeds of minerals based upon statements

4-23 required of mine operators pursuant to NRS 362.115, as amended by

4-24 Assembly Bill No. 506 of this session.

4-25 4. For purposes of establishing the basic support guarantee, the

4-26 estimated basic support guarantees for each school district for the 2000-

4-27 2001 fiscal year for operating purposes are:

4-28 Basic Estimated

4-29 Support Basic

4-30 Guarantee Estimated Support

4-31 Before Ad Valorem Guarantee

4-32 School District Adjustment Adjustment as Adjusted

4-33 Carson City $4,120 $167 $4,287

4-34 Churchill County $4,382 $333 $4,715

4-35 Clark County $3,639 $(4) $3,635

4-36 Douglas County $4,418 $(325) $4,093

4-37 Elko County $4,319 $265 $4,584

4-38 Esmeralda County $8,947 $(1,405) $7,542

4-39 Eureka County $8,704 $(6,173) $2,531

4-40 Humboldt County $4,526 $(44) $4,482

4-41 Lander County $4,630 $(417) $4,213

4-42 Lincoln County $6,742 $305 $7,047

5-1 Lyon County $4,649 $253 $4,902

5-2 Mineral County $4,821 $295 $5,116

5-3 Nye County $4,799 $138 $4,937

5-4 Pershing County $5,498 $(168) $5,330

5-5 Storey County $6,804 $(1,129) $5,675

5-6 Washoe County $3,702 $(43) $3,659

5-7 White Pine County $4,981 $263 $5,244

5-8 5. The ad valorem adjustment may be made only to take into account

5-9 the difference in the assessed valuation and the estimated enrollment of the

5-10 school district between the amount estimated as of April 1, 1999, and the

5-11 amount estimated as of April 1, 2000, for the 2000-2001 fiscal year.

5-12 Estimates of net proceeds of minerals received from the Department of

5-13 Taxation on or before April 25 pursuant to subsection 3 shall be taken into

5-14 consideration in determining the adjustment.

5-15 6. Upon receipt of the certified estimates of assessed valuations as of

5-16 April 1, 2000, from the Department of Taxation, the Department of

5-17 Education must recalculate the amount of ad valorem adjustment and the

5-18 tentative basic support guarantee for operating purposes for the 2000-2001

5-19 fiscal year by April 15, 2000. The final basic support guarantee for each

5-20 school district for the 2000-2001 fiscal year is the amount which is

5-21 recalculated for the 2000-2001 fiscal year pursuant to this section, taking

5-22 into consideration estimates of net proceeds of minerals received from the

5-23 Department of Taxation on or before April 25, 2000. The basic support

5-24 guarantee recalculated pursuant to this section must be calculated before

5-25 May 31, 2000.

5-26 Sec. 9. 1. The basic support guarantee for each special education

5-27 program unit which is maintained and operated for at least 9 months of a

5-28 school year is $28,813 in the 1999-2000 fiscal year and $29,389 in the

5-29 2000-2001 fiscal year, except as limited by subsection 2.

5-30 2. The maximum number of units and amount of basic support for

5-31 special education program units within each of the school districts, before

5-32 any reallocation pursuant to NRS 387.1221, for the fiscal years 1999-2000

5-33 and 2000-2001 are:

5-34 Allocation of Special Education Units

5-35 1999-2000 2000-2001

5-36 DISTRICT Units Amount Units Amount

5-37 Carson City 73 $2,103,349 75 $2,204,175

5-38 Churchill County 40 $1,152,520 41 $1,204,949

5-39 Clark County 1,276 $36,765,388 1,357 $39,880,873

5-40 Douglas County 58 $1,671,154 59 $1,733,951

5-41 Elko County 78 $2,247,414 79 $2,321,731

6-1 Esmeralda County 4 $115,252 4 $117,556

6-2 Eureka County 4 $115,252 4 $117,556

6-3 Humboldt County 28 $806,764 28 $822,892

6-4 Lander County 17 $489,821 17 $499,613

6-5 Lincoln County 15 $432,195 16 $470,224

6-6 Lyon County 49 $1,411,837 50 $1,469,450

6-7 Mineral County 10 $288,130 10 $293,890

6-8 Nye County 38 $1,094,894 40 $1,175,560

6-9 Pershing County 13 $374,569 13 $382,057

6-10 Storey County 8 $230,504 8 $235,112

6-11 Washoe County 416 $11,986,208 431 $12,666,659

6-12 White Pine County 19 $547,447 19 $558,391

6-13 Subtotal 2,146 $61,832,698 2,251 $66,154,639

6-14 Reserved by State

6-15 Board of Education 40 1,152,520 40 1,175,560

6-16 TOTAL 2,186 $62,985,218 2,291 $67,330,199

6-17 3. The State Board of Education shall reserve 40 special education

6-18 program units in each fiscal year of the 1999-2001 biennium, to be

6-19 allocated to school districts by the State Board of Education to meet

6-20 additional needs that cannot be met by the allocations provided in

6-21 subsection 2 to school districts for that fiscal year.

6-22 4. Notwithstanding the provisions of subsections 2 and 3, the State

6-23 Board of Education is authorized to spend from the state distributive school

6-24 account up to $144,065 in the fiscal year 1999-2000 and $146,945 in the

6-25 fiscal year 2000-2001 for five special education program units for

6-26 instructional programs incorporating educational technology for gifted and

6-27 talented pupils. Any school district may submit a written application to the

6-28 Department of Education requesting one or more of the five units for gifted

6-29 and talented pupils. For each fiscal year of the 1999-2001 biennium, the

6-30 Department will award the five units based on a review of applications

6-31 received from school districts.

6-32 Sec. 10. 1. There is hereby appropriated from the state general fund

6-33 to the state distributive school account in the state general fund created

6-34 pursuant to NRS 387.030:

6-35 For the 1999-2000 fiscal year $463,089,242

6-36 For the 2000-2001 fiscal year $477,494,736

6-37 2. The money appropriated by subsection 1 must be:

6-38 (a) Expended in accordance with NRS 353.150 to 353.245, inclusive,

6-39 concerning the allotment, transfer, work program and budget; and

6-40 (b) Work-programmed for the 2 separate fiscal years, 1999-2000 and

6-41 2000-2001, as required by NRS 353.215. Work programs may be revised

7-1 with the approval of the Governor upon the recommendation of the Chief

7-2 of the Budget Division of the Department of Administration.

7-3 3. Transfers to and from allotments must be allowed and made in

7-4 accordance with NRS 353.215 to 353.225, inclusive, after separate

7-5 considerations of the merits of each request.

7-6 4. The sums appropriated by subsection 1 are available for either fiscal

7-7 year. Money may be transferred from one fiscal year to the other with the

7-8 approval of the Governor upon the recommendation of the Chief of the

7-9 Budget Division of the Department of Administration.

7-10 5. Any remaining balance of the appropriation made by subsection 1

7-11 for the 1999-2000 fiscal year must be transferred and added to the money

7-12 appropriated for the 2000-2001 fiscal year and may be expended as that

7-13 money is expended.

7-14 6. Any remaining balance of the appropriation made by subsection 1

7-15 for the 2000-2001 fiscal year, including any money added thereto pursuant

7-16 to the provisions of subsections 3 and 5, must not be committed for

7-17 expenditure after June 30, 2001, and reverts to the state general fund as

7-18 soon as all payments of money committed have been made.

7-19 Sec. 11. 1. Expenditure of $130,133,149 by the Department of

7-20 Education from money in the state distributive school account which was

7-21 not appropriated from the state general fund is hereby authorized during the

7-22 fiscal year beginning July 1, 1999.

7-23 2. Expenditure of $135,387,657 by the Department of Education from

7-24 money in the state distributive school account which was not appropriated

7-25 from the state general fund is hereby authorized during the fiscal year

7-26 beginning July 1, 2000.

7-27 3. For purposes of accounting and reporting, the sums authorized for

7-28 expenditure by subsections 1 and 2 are considered to be expended before

7-29 any appropriation is made to the state distributive school account from the

7-30 state general fund.

7-31 4. The money authorized to be expended by subsections 1 and 2 must

7-32 be expended in accordance with NRS 353.150 to 353.245, inclusive,

7-33 concerning the allotment, transfer, work program and budget. Transfers to

7-34 and from allotments must be allowed and made in accordance with NRS

7-35 353.215 to 353.225, inclusive, after separate consideration of the merits of

7-36 each request.

7-37 5. The Chief of the Budget Division of the Department of

7-38 Administration may, with the approval of the Governor, authorize the

7-39 augmentation of the amounts authorized for expenditure by the Department

7-40 of Education, in subsections 1 and 2, for the purpose of meeting obligations

7-41 of the state incurred under chapter 387 of NRS with amounts from any

7-42 other state agency, from any agency of local government, from any agency

7-43 of the Federal Government or from any other source which he determines is

8-1 in excess of the amount taken into consideration by this act. The Chief of

8-2 the Budget Division of the Department of Administration shall reduce any

8-3 authorization whenever he determines that money to be received will be

8-4 less than the amount authorized in subsections 1 and 2.

8-5 Sec. 12. During each of the fiscal years 1999-2000 and 2000-2001,

8-6 whenever the State Controller finds that current claims against the state

8-7 distributive school account in the state general fund exceed the amount

8-8 available in the account to pay those claims, he may advance temporarily

8-9 from the state general fund to the state distributive school account the

8-10 amount required to pay the claims, but not more than the amount expected

8-11 to be received in the current fiscal year from any source authorized for the

8-12 state distributive school account. No amount may be transferred unless

8-13 requested by the Chief of the Budget Division of the Department of

8-14 Administration.

8-15 Sec. 13. The Department of Education is hereby authorized to spend

8-16 from the state distributive school account the sums of $12,851,835 for the

8-17 1999-2000 fiscal year and $13,736,786 for the 2000-2001 fiscal year for

8-18 the support of courses which are approved by the Department of Education

8-19 as meeting the course of study for an adult standard high school diploma as

8-20 approved by the State Board of Education. In each fiscal year of the 1999-

8-21 2001 biennium, the sum authorized must be allocated among the various

8-22 school districts in accordance with a plan or formula developed by the

8-23 Department of Education to ensure the money is distributed equitably and

8-24 in a manner that permits accounting for the expenditures of school districts.

8-25 Sec. 14. The Department of Education is hereby authorized to provide

8-26 from the state distributive school account the sum of $50,000 to each of the

8-27 17 school districts in each fiscal year of the 1999-2001 biennium to support

8-28 special counseling services for elementary school pupils at risk of failure.

8-29 Sec. 15. The amounts of the guarantees set forth in sections 7 and 8 of

8-30 this act may be reduced to effectuate a reserve required pursuant to NRS

8-31 353.225.

8-32 Sec. 16. 1. The Department of Education is hereby authorized to

8-33 transfer from the state distributive school account to the school districts

8-34 specified in this section the following sums for fiscal years 1999-2000 and

8-35 2000-2001:

8-36 School District 1999-2000 2000-2001

8-37 Clark County School District $1,284,603 $1,354,311

8-38 Douglas County School District $640,655 $686,415

8-39 Elko County School District $691,749 $487,914

8-40 Washoe County School District $832,993 $921,360

8-41 $3,450,000 $3,450,000

9-1 2. A school district that receives an allocation pursuant to subsection 1:

9-2 (a) Shall use the money to establish and operate a regional training

9-3 program for the professional development of teachers and administrators,

9-4 including, without limitation, paying:

9-5 (1) The salaries and travel expenses of staff and other personnel

9-6 necessary to the operation of the program;

9-7 (2) Related administrative expenses; and

9-8 (3) The costs incurred to acquire equipment and space to operate the

9-9 program.

9-10 (b) Shall use the money to pay for the travel expenses of teachers and

9-11 administrators who attend the regional training program.

9-12 (c) May use the money to provide incentives for teachers to attend the

9-13 regional training program, including, without limitation, the:

9-14 (1) Arrangement for credit toward renewal of a license or an

9-15 endorsement for a license;

9-16 (2) Provision of books, supplies or instructional materials for the

9-17 classroom; and

9-18 (3) Provision of stipends.

9-19 3. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 7, the regional training

9-20 program established by the Clark County School District must primarily

9-21 provide services to teachers and administrators who are employed by

9-22 school districts in:

9-23 (a) Clark County;

9-24 (b) Esmeralda County;

9-25 (c) Lincoln County; and

9-26 (d) Nye County.

9-27 4. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 7, the regional training

9-28 program established by the Douglas County School District must primarily

9-29 provide services to teachers and administrators who are employed by

9-30 school districts in:

9-31 (a) Churchill County;

9-32 (b) Douglas County;

9-33 (c) Lyon County;

9-34 (d) Carson City; and

9-35 (e) Mineral County.

9-36 5. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 7, the regional training

9-37 program established by the Elko County School District must primarily

9-38 provide services to teachers and administrators who are employed by

9-39 school districts in:

9-40 (a) Elko County;

9-41 (b) Eureka County;

9-42 (c) Lander County;

9-43 (d) Humboldt County; and

10-1 (e) White Pine County.

10-2 6. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 7, the regional training

10-3 program established by the Washoe County School District must primarily

10-4 provide services to teachers and administrators who are employed by

10-5 school districts in:

10-6 (a) Pershing County;

10-7 (b) Storey County; and

10-8 (c) Washoe County.

10-9 7. Each regional training program shall, when practicable, make

10-10 reasonable accommodations for the attendance of teachers and

10-11 administrators who are employed by school districts outside the primary

10-12 jurisdiction of the regional training program.

10-13 8. Each regional training program must have a governing body

10-14 consisting of:

10-15 (a) The superintendent of schools, or his designee, for each school

10-16 district that is included within the primary jurisdiction of the regional

10-17 training program.

10-18 (b) Teachers who are considered masters, appointed by the

10-19 superintendents of schools of the school districts that are included within

10-20 the primary jurisdiction of the regional training program and the

10-21 representatives of higher education appointed to the governing body. Each

10-22 teacher who wishes to be considered for appointment to the governing body

10-23 must submit an application explaining his qualifications as a master

10-24 teacher. At least one teacher must be appointed from each school district

10-25 within the primary jurisdiction of the regional training program.

10-26 (c) Representatives of the University and Community College System of

10-27 Nevada, appointed by the Board of Regents, and representatives of other

10-28 institutions of higher education, as determined by the superintendents of

10-29 school districts included within the primary jurisdiction of the regional

10-30 training program.

10-31 (d) A nonvoting member who is an employee of the Department of

10-32 Education.

10-33 9. The governing body of each regional training program shall adopt a

10-34 training model, taking into consideration other model programs, including,

10-35 without limitation, the program used by the Geographic Alliance in

10-36 Nevada. The governing body shall assess the training needs of teachers

10-37 who are employed by the school districts within the primary jurisdiction of

10-38 the regional training program and adopt priorities of training for the

10-39 program based upon the assessment of needs. The board of trustees of each

10-40 such school district may submit recommendations for the types of training

10-41 that should be offered. Based upon the assessment of needs for training

10-42 within the region and the priorities of training adopted, each regional

11-1 training program shall provide at least one of the following types of

11-2 training:

11-3 (a) Training for teachers in the standards adopted by the Council to

11-4 Establish Academic Standards for Public Schools pursuant to section 45 of

11-5 chapter 473, Statutes of Nevada 1997.

11-6 (b) Training for teachers and school administrators in the assessment

11-7 and measurement of pupil achievement and the effective methods to

11-8 analyze the test results and scores of pupils to improve the achievement and

11-9 proficiency of pupils.

11-10 (c) Training for teachers in specific content areas to enable the teachers

11-11 to provide a higher level of instruction in their respective fields of teaching.

11-12 Such training must include instruction in effective methods to teach in a

11-13 content area provided by teachers who are considered masters in that

11-14 content area.

11-15 (d) Training for teachers in the methods to teach basic skills to pupils,

11-16 such as providing instruction in reading with the use of phonics and

11-17 providing instruction in basic skills of math computation.

11-18 10. The training required pursuant to subsection 9 must:

11-19 (a) Include appropriate procedures to ensure follow-up training for

11-20 teachers and administrators who have received training through the

11-21 program.

11-22 (b) Incorporate training that addresses the educational needs of:

11-23 (1) Pupils with disabilities who participate in programs of special

11-24 education; and

11-25 (2) Pupils whose primary language is not English.

11-26 11. A regional training program may include model classrooms that

11-27 demonstrate the use of educational technology for teaching and learning.

11-28 12. The governing body of each regional training program shall:

11-29 (a) Prepare and maintain a list that identifies programs for the

11-30 professional development of teachers and administrators that successfully

11-31 incorporate the standards of content and performance established by the

11-32 Council to Establish Academic Standards for Public Schools and other

11-33 training listed in subsection 9, and shall provide the list to the school

11-34 districts for dissemination to teachers and administrators;

11-35 (b) Establish a method for the evaluation of the success of the regional

11-36 training program; and

11-37 (c) Submit an annual report to the State Board of Education, the

11-38 Commission on Professional Standards in Education, the Legislative

11-39 Committee on Education and the Legislative Bureau of Educational

11-40 Accountability and Program Evaluation that includes:

11-41 (1) The priorities for training adopted by the governing body pursuant

11-42 to subsection 9;

11-43 (2) The type of training offered through the program;

12-1 (3) The number of teachers and administrators who received training

12-2 during the immediately preceding year; and

12-3 (4) An evaluation of the success of the regional training program in

12-4 accordance with the method established pursuant to paragraph (b).

12-5 13. The board of trustees of each school district shall submit an annual

12-6 report to the State Board of Education, the Commission on Professional

12-7 Standards in Education, the Legislative Committee on Education and the

12-8 Legislative Bureau of Educational Accountability and Program Evaluation

12-9 that includes:

12-10 (a) The number of teachers and administrators employed by the school

12-11 district who received training through a regional training program during

12-12 the immediately preceding year; and

12-13 (b) An evaluation of whether that training included the standards of

12-14 content and performance adopted by the Council to Establish Academic

12-15 Standards for Public Schools pursuant to section 45 of chapter 473,

12-16 Statutes of Nevada 1997.

12-17 14. Each school district shall report for each school within the school

12-18 district that received a designation as demonstrating need for improvement

12-19 pursuant to NRS 385.367, if any, the amount of money expended for the:

12-20 (a) Professional development of teachers to carry out the remedial

12-21 programs required pursuant to NRS 385.389; and

12-22 (b) Plan to improve the achievement of the school.

12-23 The report must be submitted to the Governor, the State Board of

12-24 Education, the Legislative Committee on Education and the Legislative

12-25 Bureau of Educational Accountability and Program Evaluation.

12-26 15. Any remaining balance of the transfers made by subsection 1 for

12-27 the 1999-2000 fiscal year must be added to the money received by the

12-28 school districts for the 2000-2001 fiscal year and may be expended as that

12-29 money is expended. Any remaining balance of the transfers made by

12-30 subsection 1 for the 2000-2001 fiscal year, including any money added

12-31 from the allocation for the previous fiscal year, must not be committed for

12-32 expenditure after June 30, 2001, and reverts to the state distributive school

12-33 account as soon as all payments of money committed have been made.

12-34 Sec. 17. 1. The school districts authorized to receive an allocation

12-35 under subsection 1 of section 16 of this act to establish regional training

12-36 programs are hereby authorized to form a consortium and to receive up to

12-37 $50,000 in each fiscal year of the 1999-2001 biennium from the state

12-38 distributive school account to spend for an evaluation of the regional

12-39 training program for professional development of teachers and

12-40 administrators established pursuant to section 16 of this act.

12-41 2. The consortium of school districts shall, after consulting with the

12-42 Legislative Bureau of Educational Accountability and Program Evaluation,

12-43 use the money allocated by subsection 1 to hire a qualified, independent

13-1 consultant to conduct an evaluation of the effectiveness of the four regional

13-2 training programs established pursuant to section 16 of this act. The

13-3 evaluation must include, without limitation, a review of the annual reports

13-4 submitted by the governing body of each regional training program

13-5 pursuant to subsection 12 of section 16 of this act and the annual reports

13-6 submitted by the board of trustees of each school district pursuant to

13-7 subsection 13 of section 16 of this act.

13-8 3. On or before February 1, 2001, the consultant shall submit a written

13-9 report of the results of his evaluation to the consortium and the Legislative

13-10 Bureau of Educational Accountability and Program Evaluation. On or

13-11 before February 19, 2001, the Legislative Bureau of Educational

13-12 Accountability and Program Evaluation shall submit a copy of the written

13-13 evaluation, including any recommendations for legislation, to the Director

13-14 of the Legislative Counsel Bureau for transmission to the 71st session of

13-15 the Nevada Legislature.

13-16 4. Any remaining balance of the allocation made by subsection 1 must

13-17 not be committed for expenditure after June 30, 2001, and reverts to the

13-18 state distributive school account as soon as all payments of money

13-19 committed have been made.

13-20 Sec. 18. 1. The Department of Education is hereby authorized to

13-21 spend the following sums from the state distributive school account for

13-22 remedial education programs for schools that have been designated as

13-23 demonstrating need for improvement and certain schools that have been

13-24 designated as demonstrating adequate achievement:

13-25 For the fiscal year 1999-2000 $3,300,000

13-26 For the fiscal year 2000-2001 $3,300,000

13-27 The money allocated must be used to provide remedial education programs

13-28 that have been approved by the Department as being effective in improving

13-29 pupil achievement.

13-30 2. A school that receives a designation as demonstrating need for

13-31 improvement pursuant to NRS 385.367 may submit to the Department of

13-32 Education, for transmission to the State Board of Examiners, an application

13-33 for an allocation from the amount authorized in subsection 1. A school that

13-34 did not receive a designation because the school had too few pupils

13-35 enrolled in a grade level that is tested pursuant to NRS 389.015, but the test

13-36 scores of the pupils indicate that the school would have received a

13-37 designation as demonstrating need for improvement, may submit to the

13-38 Department of Education, for transmission to the State Board of Examiners,

13-39 an application for an allocation from the amount authorized in subsection 1.

13-40 A school that receives a designation as demonstrating adequate

13-41 achievement may submit to the Department of Education, for transmission

13-42 to the State Board of Examiners, an application for an allocation from the

13-43 amount authorized in subsection 1 if more than 40 percent of the pupils

14-1 enrolled in the school received an average score below the 26th percentile

14-2 on three of the four subjects tested pursuant to NRS 389.015 or if the

14-3 school was designated as demonstrating need for improvement pursuant to

14-4 NRS 385.367 in the immediately preceding school year. The Department of

14-5 Education shall, in consultation with the Budget Division of the

14-6 Department of Administration and the Legislative Bureau of Educational

14-7 Accountability and Program Evaluation, develop a form for such

14-8 applications.

14-9 3. Upon receipt of an application submitted pursuant to subsection 2,

14-10 the Department of Education shall review the application jointly with the

14-11 Budget Division of the Department of Administration and the Legislative

14-12 Bureau of Educational Accountability and Program Evaluation. The

14-13 Department of Education shall transmit the application to the State Board

14-14 of Examiners with the recommendation of the Department of Education

14-15 concerning the allocation of money based upon each application so

14-16 received. The State Board of Examiners, or the Clerk of the Board if

14-17 authorized by the Board to act on its behalf, shall consider each such

14-18 application and, if it finds that an allocation should be made, recommend

14-19 the amount of the allocation to the Interim Finance Committee. The Interim

14-20 Finance Committee shall consider each such recommendation, but is not

14-21 bound to follow the recommendation of the State Board of Examiners when

14-22 determining the allocation to be received by a school.

14-23 4. In determining the amount of the allocation, the State Board of

14-24 Examiners and the Interim Finance Committee shall consider:

14-25 (a) The total number of pupils enrolled in the school who failed to

14-26 demonstrate at least adequate achievement on the examinations

14-27 administered pursuant to NRS 389.015; and

14-28 (b) The financial need of the particular school.

14-29 5. A school that receives an allocation of money pursuant to subsection

14-30 3 shall use the money to:

14-31 (a) Pay the costs incurred by the school in providing the program of

14-32 remedial study required by NRS 385.389. The money must first be applied

14-33 to those pupils who the school determines are performing at a level which

14-34 poses the highest risk of failure.

14-35 (b) Pay for the salaries, training or other compensation of teachers and

14-36 other educational personnel to provide the program of remedial study,

14-37 instructional materials required for the remedial study, equipment necessary

14-38 to offer the program of remedial study and all other additional operating

14-39 costs attributable to the program of remedial study.

14-40 (c) Supplement and not replace the money the school would otherwise

14-41 expend for programs of remedial study.

14-42 6. Before a school amends a plan for expenditure of an allocation of

14-43 money received pursuant to subsection 3, the school district must submit

15-1 the proposed amendment to the Department of Education to receive joint

15-2 approval from the Department of Education, the Budget Division of the

15-3 Department of Administration and the Legislative Bureau of Educational

15-4 Accountability and Program Evaluation, or the Interim Finance Committee.

15-5 7. The sums authorized for expenditure in subsection 1 are available

15-6 for either fiscal year. Any remaining balance of those sums must not be

15-7 committed for expenditure after June 30, 2001, and reverts to the state

15-8 distributive school account as soon as all payments of money committed

15-9 have been made.

15-10 Sec. 19. 1. The Department of Education is hereby authorized to

15-11 allocate from the state distributive school account the following sums for

15-12 remedial education programs or tutoring for pupils who need additional

15-13 instructional time in order to pass or to reach a level considered proficient.

15-14 Programs funded under this section must be conducted before or after

15-15 school, on weekends, during the summer or between sessions in schools

15-16 with year-round school calendars.

15-17 For the fiscal year 1999-2000 $1,000,000

15-18 For the fiscal year 2000-2001 $1,000,000

15-19 The money allocated must be used to provide remedial education programs

15-20 or tutoring programs that have been approved by the Department as being

15-21 effective in improving pupil achievement.

15-22 2. To receive an allocation from the amounts authorized in subsection

15-23 1, a school district must submit a written plan for providing remedial

15-24 instruction or tutoring. The written plan must include:

15-25 (a) The estimated number of pupils that will participate in the remedial

15-26 program;

15-27 (b) The curriculum that will be taught;

15-28 (c) A schedule of the course work or tutoring to be conducted under the

15-29 remedial program;

15-30 (d) A plan for evaluating the effectiveness of the remedial program; and

15-31 (e) A budget for the program.

15-32 3. Upon receipt of such an application, the Department of Education

15-33 shall review the application jointly with the Budget Division of the

15-34 Department of Administration and the Legislative Bureau of Educational

15-35 Accountability and Program Evaluation. The Department of Education

15-36 shall transmit the application to the State Board of Examiners with the

15-37 recommendation of the Department concerning the allocation of money

15-38 based upon each application so received. The State Board of Examiners, or

15-39 the Clerk of the Board if authorized by the Board to act on its behalf, shall

15-40 consider each such application and, if it finds that an allocation should be

15-41 made, recommend the amount of the allocation to the Interim Finance

15-42 Committee. The Interim Finance Committee shall consider each such

15-43 recommendation, but is not bound to follow the recommendation of the

16-1 State Board of Examiners when determining the allocation to be received

16-2 by a school district.

16-3 4. A school that receives an allocation of money pursuant to subsection

16-4 3 shall use the money to:

16-5 (a) Pay the costs incurred by the school in providing the program of

16-6 remedial study required by NRS 385.389. The money must first be applied

16-7 to those pupils who the school determines are performing at a level which

16-8 poses the highest risk of failure.

16-9 (b) Pay for the salaries, training or other compensation of teachers and

16-10 other educational personnel to provide the program of remedial study,

16-11 instructional materials required for the remedial study, equipment necessary

16-12 to offer the program of remedial study and all other additional operating

16-13 costs attributable to the program of remedial study.

16-14 (c) Supplement and not replace the money the school would otherwise

16-15 expend for programs of remedial study.

16-16 5. The sums authorized for expenditure in subsection 1 are available

16-17 for either fiscal year. Any remaining balance of those sums must not be

16-18 committed for expenditure after June 30, 2001, and reverts to the state

16-19 distributive school account as soon as all payments of money committed

16-20 have been made.

16-21 Sec. 20. 1. The Department of Education is hereby authorized to

16-22 transfer the following sums from the state distributive school account to

16-23 develop or purchase and to score the examinations required to be

16-24 administered statewide to measure the achievement of pupils in standards

16-25 of content and performance, commencing in the 2000-2001 school year:

16-26 For the fiscal year 1999-2000 $300,000

16-27 For the fiscal year 2000-2001 ……………… $300,000

16-28 On or before December 1, 2000, the State Board of Education shall,

16-29 pursuant to the recommendations of the Council to Establish Academic

16-30 Standards for Public Schools, develop or purchase examinations that

16-31 measure the achievement and proficiency of pupils in grades 3 and 5 on the

16-32 standards of content and performance established by the Council for

16-33 English and mathematics. The examinations must be scored by a single

16-34 entity, the Department of Education or a school district on behalf of the

16-35 other school districts.

16-36 2. The examinations must be administered to all pupils who are

16-37 required to take such examinations, pursuant to section 24 of Senate Bill

16-38 No. 466 of this session, commencing in the spring semester of 2001. In the

16-39 first year that the examinations are administered, the results of the

16-40 examinations must be used solely to gather information and data

16-41 concerning the examinations. The examinations or test questions to be used

16-42 in the examinations must be tested in a pilot project in the Spring of 2000.

17-1 3. The State Board of Education shall adopt regulations that require the

17-2 board of trustees of each school district and the governing body of each

17-3 charter school to submit to the Superintendent of Public Instruction, the

17-4 Department of Education, the Council to Establish Academic Standards for

17-5 Public Schools and the Legislative Bureau of Educational Accountability

17-6 and Program Evaluation, in the form and manner prescribed by the

17-7 superintendent, the results of the examinations administered pursuant to this

17-8 section. The State Board shall not include in the regulations any provision

17-9 that would violate the confidentiality of the test scores of an individual

17-10 pupil.

17-11 4. The board of trustees of each school district shall review the results

17-12 of the examinations administered pursuant to subsection 2 to pupils

17-13 enrolled in public schools within the school district. Based upon such a

17-14 review, the board of trustees of each school district shall:

17-15 (a) Identify the need, if any, for the acquisition of the knowledge and

17-16 skills required of teachers to teach pupils the subjects relating to the

17-17 standards of content and performance.

17-18 (b) Recommend programs for the acquisition of the knowledge and

17-19 skills by teachers, as identified by the review.

17-20 (c) Review the curriculum of the school regarding the standards of

17-21 content and performance.

17-22 5. The sums authorized for expenditure in subsection 1 are available

17-23 for either fiscal year. Any remaining balance of those sums must not be

17-24 committed for expenditure after June 30, 2001, and reverts to the state

17-25 distributive school account as soon as all payments of money committed

17-26 have been made.

17-27 Sec. 21. 1. The Department of Education is hereby authorized to

17-28 transfer the following sums from the state distributive school account to

17-29 contract with a nationally recognized testing company to take over the

17-30 development, printing, administration and scoring of the high school

17-31 proficiency examination required by NRS 389.015:

17-32 For the fiscal year 1999-2000 $900,000

17-33 For the fiscal year 2000-2001 ……………… $900,000

17-34 2. The standards established by the Council to Establish Academic

17-35 Standards for Public Schools and adopted by the State Board of Education

17-36 in August of 1998 must be phased into the high school proficiency

17-37 examination as new forms are prepared. The examinations, or test questions

17-38 to be used in the examinations, must be tested in a pilot project in the Fall

17-39 of 2000.

17-40 3. Beginning in school year 2001-2002, the high school proficiency

17-41 examination required by subsection 6 of NRS 389.015, which pupils must

17-42 pass to receive a standard high school diploma, must measure pupils’

17-43 performance on the standards of content and performance adopted by the

18-1 State Board of Education in August of 1998. The high school proficiency

18-2 examination covering the academic standards must be administered to

18-3 pupils in grade 11 in the school year 2001-2002, who must pass the

18-4 examination before the end of grade 12 to receive a standard diploma in

18-5 school year 2002-2003. Pupils who graduate from high school in school

18-6 year 2001-2002 must pass the preceding year’s high school proficiency

18-7 examination.

18-8 4. The examinations must be scored by a single private entity, the

18-9 Department of Education or a school district on behalf of the other school

18-10 districts.

18-11 5. In the first year that the examinations are administered, the results of

18-12 the examinations must be used solely to gather information and data

18-13 concerning the examinations. The State Board of Education shall adopt

18-14 regulations that require the board of trustees of each school district and the

18-15 governing body of each charter school to submit to the Superintendent of

18-16 Public Instruction, the Department of Education, the Council to Establish

18-17 Academic Standards for Public Schools and the Legislative Bureau of

18-18 Educational Accountability and Program Evaluation, in the form and

18-19 manner prescribed by the superintendent, the results of the examinations

18-20 administered pursuant to this section. The State Board of Education shall

18-21 not include in the regulations any provision that would violate the

18-22 confidentiality of the test scores of an individual pupil.

18-23 6. The board of trustees of each school district shall review the results

18-24 of examinations administered pursuant to subsection 3 to pupils enrolled in

18-25 public schools within the school district. Based upon such a review, the

18-26 board of trustees of each school district shall:

18-27 (a) Identify the need, if any, for the acquisition of the knowledge and

18-28 skills required of teachers to teach pupils the subjects relating to the

18-29 standards of content and performance.

18-30 (b) Recommend programs for the acquisition of the knowledge and

18-31 skills by teachers, as identified by the review.

18-32 (c) Review the curriculum of the school regarding the standards of

18-33 content and performance.

18-34 7. The sums authorized for expenditure in subsection 1 are available

18-35 for either fiscal year with the approval of the Interim Finance Committee.

18-36 Any remaining balance of those sums must not be committed for

18-37 expenditure after June 30, 2001, and reverts to the state distributive school

18-38 account as soon as all payments of money committed have been made.

18-39 Sec. 22. Section 4 of chapter 333, Statutes of Nevada 1997, at page

18-40 1229, is hereby amended to read as follows:

18-41 Sec. 4. 1. An advisory committee for the statewide

18-43 created. The advisory committee consists of:

19-1 (a) One representative of each school district, appointed by the

19-2 board of trustees.

19-3 (b) Two representatives of the state board of education,

19-4 appointed by the president of the board.

19-5 (c) One representative of the budget division of the department

19-6 of administration, appointed by the chief of the budget division.

19-7 (d) Two members of the legislature. One of the members must

19-8 be appointed by the majority leader of the senate and one of the

19-9 members must be appointed by the speaker of the assembly.

19-10 2. The term of each member of the advisory committee

19-11 commences on August 1, 1997, and expires on June 30, [1999.]

19-12 2001.

19-13 3. For each day or portion of a day during which a member

19-14 of the advisory committee who is a legislator attends a meeting of

19-15 the advisory committee or is otherwise engaged in the business of

19-16 the advisory committee, except during a regular or special session

19-17 of the legislature, he is entitled to receive the:

19-18 (a) Compensation provided for a majority of the members of

19-19 the legislature during the first 60 days of the preceding session;

19-20 (b) Per diem allowance provided for state officers and

19-21 employees generally; and

19-22 (c) Travel expenses provided pursuant to NRS 218.2207.

19-23 The compensation, per diem allowances and travel expenses of

19-24 the legislative members of the advisory committee must be paid

19-25 from the legislative fund.

19-26 4. The members of the advisory committee who are not

19-27 legislators serve without compensation, except that for each day or

19-28 portion of a day during which a member of the advisory committee

19-29 attends a meeting of the advisory committee or is otherwise

19-30 engaged in the work of the advisory committee, he is entitled to

19-31 receive the per diem allowance and travel expenses provided for

19-32 state officers and employees generally.

19-33 [4.] 5. The superintendent of public instruction shall hold at

19-34 least eight meetings with the advisory committee and during those

19-35 meetings report to and consider any suggestions of the advisory

19-36 committee concerning the establishment and maintenance of the

19-37 statewide automated system of information concerning pupils.

19-38 Sec. 23. 1. The Department of Education is hereby authorized to

19-39 transfer from the state distributive school account to the Clark County

19-40 School District in each fiscal year of the 1999-2001 biennium the following

19-41 sums for the continued implementation and maintenance of a statewide

19-42 automated system of information concerning pupils pursuant to NRS

19-43 386.650:

20-1 For fiscal year 1999-2000 $1,700,000

20-2 For fiscal year 2000-2001 $1,700,000

20-3 2. The money allocated to the Clark County School District must be

20-4 used for the purchase of hardware, networking and software for information

20-5 relating to pupils, and training and other related services that are

20-6 nonrecurring, including, without limitation, assistance in the integration of

20-7 the statewide automated system of information concerning pupils. The

20-8 allocations made by subsection 1 must be used in accordance with the

20-9 program established by the school districts for the statewide automated

20-10 system of information concerning pupils pursuant to NRS 386.650.

20-11 3. To receive money pursuant to subsection 1, the Board of Trustees of

20-12 the Clark County School District shall enter into a written agreement with

20-13 the Department of Education. The written agreement must prescribe the

20-14 duties of the school district and the Department of Education in continuing

20-15 to implement and maintain the statewide automated system of information

20-16 concerning pupils. The Clark County School District shall not use the

20-17 money to:

20-18 (a) Settle or arbitrate disputes or negotiate settlements between an

20-19 organization that represents employees of the school district and the school

20-20 district; or

20-21 (b) Adjust the schedules of salaries and benefits of the employees of the

20-22 school district, excluding any overtime costs incurred by an employee of

20-23 the school district while working on the establishment and maintenance of

20-24 the statewide automated system of information concerning pupils.

20-25 4. The Department of Education is hereby authorized to spend

20-26 $300,000 from the state distributive school account in each year of the

20-27 1999-2001 biennium in the following manner:

20-28 (a) Contractual services that are necessary to plan, install and evaluate

20-29 hardware and software and provide technical assistance for the statewide

20-30 automated system of information concerning pupils; and

20-31 (b) The payment of the per diem allowances and travel expenses for the

20-32 nonlegislative members of the advisory committee for the statewide

20-33 automated system of information concerning pupils created pursuant to

20-34 section 4 of chapter 333, Statutes of Nevada 1997.

20-35 5. The sums authorized for expenditure in subsection 1 are available

20-36 for either fiscal year. Any remaining balance of those sums must not be

20-37 committed for expenditure after June 30, 2001, and reverts to the state

20-38 distributive school account as soon as all payments of money committed

20-39 have been made.

20-40 6. The Superintendent of Public Instruction shall, during the 1999-

20-41 2001 biennium, report semiannually to the Interim Finance Committee and

20-42 annually to the Legislative Committee on Education concerning the

20-43 expenditures described in subsections 2 and 4 of this section.

21-1 7. The Department of Education shall, on or before February 15, 2001,

21-2 provide a report to the 71st session of the Nevada Legislature which

21-3 includes all expenditures described in sections 2 and 4 of this section.

21-4 8. For the purposes of carrying out the provisions of this section, the

21-5 Department of Education is not subject to the provisions of chapter 233F or

21-6 242 of NRS.

21-7 Sec. 24. 1. The Department of Education is hereby authorized to

21-8 spend the following amounts from the state distributive school account

21-9 during the 1999-2001 biennium:

21-10 (a) For the Commission on Educational Technology to grant to local

21-11 school districts for schools that were unable to reach the minimal level of

21-12 educational technology for the classroom or computer laboratory

21-13 recommended by the Commission, $1,300,000 for fiscal year 1999-2000

21-14 and $1,400,000 for fiscal year 2000-2001.

21-15 (b) For the Commission on Educational Technology to grant to school

21-16 libraries for licenses to access research databases and other on-line

21-17 resources appropriate for pupils, $500,000 in fiscal year 1999-2000.

21-18 (c) For the Commission on Educational Technology to grant to local

21-19 school districts to pay for maintenance contracts for software, $500,000 in

21-20 fiscal year 1999-2000 and $500,000 in fiscal year 2000-2001.

21-21 (d) For transfer to the Clark County School District to continue

21-22 implementing the uniform, statewide satellite downlink project, $400,000

21-23 in fiscal year 1999-2000 and $400,000 in fiscal year 2000-2001.

21-24 (e) For the school to careers program to provide base-level grants of

21-25 $25,000 to each school district and institution of higher education within

21-26 the University and Community College System, with the remaining funds

21-27 allocated among the school districts on a per-pupil basis, $1,000,000 in

21-28 fiscal year 1999-2000 and $1,000,000 in fiscal year 2000-2001.

21-29 (f) For grants to school districts and community-based organizations for

21-30 early childhood education and family literacy programs for pre-school

21-31 children and their parents, $500,000 in fiscal year 1999-2000 and $500,000

21-32 in fiscal year 2000-2001.

21-33 2. Except for paragraph (b) of subsection 1, the sums authorized for

21-34 expenditure in subsection 1 are available for either fiscal year. Any

21-35 remaining balance of those sums must not be committed for expenditure

21-36 after June 30, 2001, and reverts to the state distributive school account as

21-37 soon as all payments of money committed have been made.

21-38 Sec. 25. The sums appropriated or authorized in sections 16 to 21,

21-39 inclusive, and sections 23 and 24 of this act:

21-40 1. Must be accounted for separately from any other money received by

21-41 the school districts of this state and used only for the purposes specified in

21-42 the applicable section of this act.

22-1 2. May not be used to settle or arbitrate disputes between a recognized

22-2 organization representing employees of a school district and the school

22-3 district, or to settle any negotiations.

22-4 3. May not be used to adjust the district-wide schedules of salaries and

22-5 benefits of the employees of a school district.

22-6 Sec. 26. The Department of Education is hereby authorized to spend

22-7 from the state distributive school account the sum of $3,687,525 to be

22-8 apportioned among the school districts for the fiscal year 1999-2000 in the

22-9 amounts listed below to replace the revenue from the tax on net proceeds of

22-10 minerals that will be collected during fiscal year 1999-2000 but are,

22-11 pursuant to sections 3 and 4 of this act, reserved for expenditure in fiscal

22-12 year 2000-2001:

22-13 Payment for Tax

22-14 on Net Proceeds

22-15 School District of Minerals

22-16 Carson City $ 0

22-17 Churchill $30,000

22-18 Clark $42,000

22-19 Douglas $300

22-20 Elko $975,000

22-21 Esmeralda $4,500

22-22 Eureka $900,000

22-23 Humboldt $26,250

22-24 Lander $1,275,000

22-25 Lincoln $375

22-26 Lyon $975

22-27 Mineral $7,500

22-28 Nye $142,500

22-29 Pershing $195,000

22-30 Storey $4,500

22-31 Washoe $4,875

22-32 White Pine $78,750

22-33 $3,687,525

22-34 For the fiscal year 1999-2000, the sums apportioned to each school district

22-35 shall be considered as the portion of the tax of 75 cents on each $100 of

22-36 assessed valuation of taxable property within the county for the support of

22-37 public schools within the county school district which is attributable to the

22-38 school districts’ share of the tax on net proceeds of minerals.

22-39 Sec. 27. Beginning on July 1, 1999, estate tax receipts must be

22-40 deposited into the fund for school improvement and an amount not to

22-41 exceed $13,891,737 must be transferred from the fund for school

23-1 improvement to the state distributive school account in each fiscal year of

23-2 the 1999-2001 biennium.

23-3 Sec. 28. Section 55 of chapter 473, Statutes of Nevada 1997, at page

23-4 1784, is hereby amended to read as follows:

23-5 Sec. 55. 1. There is hereby appropriated from the state

23-6 general fund to the department of education for the fiscal year 1998-

23-7 1999 [the] :

23-8 (a) The sum of [$271,500] $201,500 to pay the costs incurred by

23-9 the department of education for developing, writing and printing the

23-10 examinations required of pupils pursuant to paragraph (b) of

23-11 subsection 4 of section 45 of [this act.] chapter 473, Statutes of

23-12 Nevada 1997; and

23-13 (b) The sum of $70,000 to pay the costs incurred by the

23-14 department of education for writing test questions and developing

23-15 additional forms for the high school proficiency examination

23-16 required by NRS 389.015.

23-17 2. Any remaining balance of the [appropriation] appropriations

23-18 made by subsection 1 must not be committed for expenditure after

23-19 June 30, 1999, and reverts to the state general fund as soon as all

23-20 payments of money committed have been made.

23-21 Sec. 29. Each school district shall expend the revenue made available

23-22 through this act, as well as other revenue from state, local and federal

23-23 sources, in a manner that is designed to attain the goals of the Legislature

23-24 regarding educational reform in this state, especially with regard to

23-25 assisting pupils in need of remediation and pupils who are not proficient in

23-26 the English language.

23-27 Sec. 30. 1. Section 28 of this act becomes effective upon passage

23-28 and approval.

23-29 2. This section and the remaining sections of this act become effective

23-30 on July 1, 1999.