2001 REGULAR SESSION (71st) A SB127 259
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Amend the bill as a whole by deleting sections 1 and 2 and adding new sections designated sections 1 through 3, following the enacting clause, to read as follows:
“Section 1. 1. Except as otherwise authorized by section 2 of this act and notwithstanding the provisions of NRS 388.700, 388.710 and 388.720 to the contrary:
(a) A school district that receives money for the 2001-2003 biennium to comply with the pupil-teacher ratios set forth in NRS 388.700, may submit a written proposal to the State Board of Education before the commencement of the 2001-2002 school year to carry out a demonstration project in which pupil-teacher ratios of 22 to 1 are established in kindergarten and grades 1 to 5, inclusive, in school years 2001-2002 and 2002-2003 to eliminate team teaching.
(b) A school district that receives money for the 2002-2003 school year to comply with the pupil-teacher ratios set forth in NRS 388.700, may submit a written proposal to the State Board of Education before the commencement of the 2002-2003 school year to carry out a demonstration project in which pupil-teacher ratios of 22 to 1 are established in kindergarten and grades 1 to 5, inclusive, in the 2002-2003 school year to eliminate team teaching.
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The written proposal must include, without limitation, the
plan, if any, of the school district to provide additional facilities as are
necessary to carry out the demonstration project.
2. The State Board of Education shall:
(a) Not later than 10 days after it receives a proposal pursuant to subsection 1, transmit a copy of the proposal to the Legislative Bureau of Educational Accountability and Program Evaluation.
(b) Review each proposal that it receives and determine whether to approve the proposal, including, without limitation, the proposal of the school district to use the money that it receives for class-size reduction to carry out the demonstration project regardless of the provisions of NRS 388.700.
(c) If the State Board of Education approves such a proposal, transmit the proposal to the State Board of Examiners.
3. The State Board of Examiners shall review each proposal transmitted pursuant to subsection 2 and determine whether to approve the proposal, including, without limitation, the proposal of the school district to use the money that it receives for class-size reduction to carry out the demonstration project regardless of the provisions of NRS 388.700. If the State Board of Examiners approves such a proposal, it shall transmit the proposal to the Interim Finance Committee.
4. The Interim Finance Committee shall review each proposal transmitted pursuant to subsection 3 to determine whether to approve the proposal, including, without limitation, the proposal of the school district to use the money that it receives for class-size reduction to carry out a demonstration project regardless of the provisions of NRS 388.700. The Interim Finance Committee is not bound by the findings or recommendations of the State Board of Education or the State Board of Examiners. If the Interim Finance Committee approves a proposal before the commencement of the applicable school year, the school district may carry out a demonstration project.
5. If a school district carries out a demonstration project that has been approved pursuant to this section, the school district shall:
(a) Be deemed in compliance with the pupil-teacher ratios set forth in NRS 388.700 for the 2001-2003 biennium or the 2002-2003 school year, or both, as applicable;
(b) Evaluate the effectiveness of the demonstration project in improving pupil achievement; and
(c) If the proposal for the demonstration project was submitted pursuant to:
(1) Paragraph (a) of subsection 1, report its findings in an interim report to the Legislative Committee on Education on or before February 15, 2002, and a final report to the Director of the Legislative Counsel Bureau for transmittal to the Nevada Legislature on or before February 15, 2003; or
(2) Paragraph (b) of subsection 1, report its findings in a final report to the Director of the Legislative Counsel Bureau for transmittal to the Nevada Legislature on or before February 15, 2003.
Sec. 2. 1. The Elko County School District is hereby authorized to use the money that it receives for the 2001-2003 biennium to comply with the pupil-teacher ratios set forth in NRS 388.700 to continue in school years 2001-2002 and 2002-2003, the demonstration project carried out by the school district pursuant to section 9 of chapter 543, Statutes of Nevada 1999, at page 2841. The Elko County School District may expand the demonstration project to include grade 6.
2. If the Elko County School District continues the demonstration project, the school district shall:
(a) Be deemed in compliance with the pupil-teacher ratios set forth in NRS 388.700 for the 2001-2003 biennium;
(b) Evaluate the effectiveness of the demonstration project in improving pupil achievement; and
(c) Report its findings in an interim report to the Legislative Committee on Education on or before February 15, 2002, and a final report to the Director of the Legislative Counsel Bureau for transmittal to the Nevada Legislature on or before February 15, 2003.
Sec. 3. This act becomes effective upon passage and approval.”.