2001 REGULAR SESSION (71st)                                                                     A AB311 R1 1038

Amendment No. 1038

 

Assembly Amendment to Assembly Bill No. 311  First Reprint                                          (BDR 34‑1084)

Proposed by: Committee on Ways and Means

Amendment Box:

Resolves Conflicts with: N/A

Amends:         Summary:              Title:              Preamble:               Joint Sponsorship:

 

ASSEMBLY ACTION              Initial and Date              |SENATE ACTION                        Initial and Date

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       Receded        Not                                               |         Receded        Not                                           

 

     Amend the bill as a whole by deleting section 1 and adding a new section designated section 1, following the enacting clause, to read as follows:

     “Section 1. NRS 387.122 is hereby amended to read as follows:

     387.122  1.  For making the apportionments of the state distributive school account in the state general fund required by the provisions of this Title, the basic support guarantee per pupil for each school district and the basic support guarantee for each special education program unit maintained and operated during at least 9 months of a school year are established by law for each school year.

     2.  The basic support guarantee established pursuant to subsection 1 for each special education program unit for the education of pupils with disabilities must not be less than an amount equal to 60 percent of the average annual salary plus benefits for the year in which the basic support guarantee is established of licensed teachers who teach special education in this state.”.

     Amend the bill as a whole by deleting sections 3 through 16 and adding new sections designated sections 3 and 4, following sec. 2, to read as follows:

     Sec. 3.  Notwithstanding the amendatory provisions of section 1 of this act to the contrary, the basic support guarantee established by the legislature for each special education program unit for the education of pupils with disabilities for:

     1.  The fiscal year 2003-2004, must not be less than an amount equal to 58 percent of the average annual salary plus benefits for that year of licensed teachers who teach special education in this state.

     2.  The fiscal year 2004-2005, must not be less than an amount equal to 59 percent of the average annual salary plus benefits for that year of licensed teachers who teach special education in this state.

     Sec. 4. 1.  This section and sections 1 and 3 of this act become effective on January 1, 2003.

     2.  Section 2 of this act becomes effective on July 1, 2003.”.

     Amend the title of the bill to read as follows:

AN ACT relating to education; revising provisions governing the establishment of the basic support guarantee for special education program units for the education of pupils with disabilities; revising provisions governing the purchase of retirement credit for certain teachers; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.”.

     Amend the summary of the bill to read as follows:

“SUMMARY—Revises provisions governing educational personnel and basic support guarantee for special education. (BDR 34‑1084)”.