2001 REGULAR SESSION (71st) A SB427 R1 1220
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Amend section 1, pages 1 and 2, by deleting lines 1 through 18 on page 1 and lines 1 through 25 on page 2, and inserting:
“Section 1. 1. There is hereby appropriated from the state general fund to the Department of Education the sum of $2,450,000 for educational technology.
2. The Department of Education shall distribute the money appropriated by subsection 1 as follows:
(a) For the Commission on Educational Technology to grant to local school districts for hardware, software and contracting services to provide or enhance technical support to the school districts:
(1) For the fiscal year 2001-2002..................................................................................$625,000
(2) For the fiscal year 2002-2003..................................................................................$625,000
(b) For the Commission on Educational Technology to grant to local school districts for pilot programs that demonstrate best practices for the use of educational technology to improve the achievement of pupils:
(1) For the fiscal year 2001-2002...................................................................................$150,000
(2) For the fiscal year 2002-2003...................................................................................$150,000
(c) For the Commission on Educational Technology to distribute for the KLVX Distance Learning Service $400,000
(d) For the Commission on Educational Technology to grant to the Division of State Library and Archives of the Department of Cultural Affairs for licenses to allow public schools and libraries access to research databases and other on-line resources appropriate for pupils........................................................................................... $500,000
3. The sums appropriated by paragraphs (a) and (b) of subsection 2 are available for either fiscal year. Any balance of those sums must not be committed for expenditure after June 30, 2003, and reverts to the state general fund as soon as all payments of money committed have been made.
4. Any remaining balance of the appropriation made by paragraphs (c) and (d) of subsection 2 must not be committed for expenditure after June 30, 2003, and reverts to the state general fund as soon as all payments of money committed have been made.”.
Amend section 1, page 2, line 26, after “pursuant to” by inserting:
“paragraphs (a) and (b) of subsection 1”.
Amend the bill as a whole by adding a new section designated sec. 3.5, following sec. 3, to read as follows:
“Sec. 3.5. 1. There is hereby appropriated from the state general fund to the Department of Education for textbooks and workbooks:
For the fiscal year 2001-2002...................................................................................... $3,750,000
For the fiscal year 2002-2003...................................................................................... $3,750,000
2. The board of trustees of a school district may submit an application to the Department of Education for an allocation of money pursuant to this section. The application must include, without limitation, a plan that sets forth the manner in which the school district will use the money to:
(a) Eliminate the use of shared classroom book sets in the public schools within the school district which must remain in the classroom; and
(b) Provide each pupil enrolled in a public school of the school district with a textbook for each class in which a textbook is used and an accompanying workbook, if applicable, that the pupil may use at home for educational purposes.
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The plan must include a detailed description of the grade
levels and subject areas for which the textbooks and workbooks will be
purchased.
3. Upon receipt of an application pursuant to subsection 2, the Department of Education shall review the application and make recommendations jointly with the Budget Division of the Department of Administration and the Legislative Bureau of Educational Accountability and Program Evaluation. The joint recommendation of the amount of the allocation must be transmitted to the Superintendent of Public Instruction for his consideration. The Superintendent of Public Instruction shall determine the amount of the allocation for each school district whose application is approved for the 2001-2002 fiscal year and the 2002-2003 fiscal year. The Superintendent of Public Instruction is not bound to follow the joint recommendation.
4. A school district that receives an allocation of money pursuant to this section shall use the money for each school year that the school district receives an allocation to:
(a) Purchase a sufficient number of textbooks and accompanying workbooks, if applicable, to eliminate the use of classroom book sets and to provide each pupil enrolled in a public school of the school district with a textbook for each class in which a textbook is used and an accompanying workbook that the pupil may take home for educational purposes.
(b) Supplement and not replace the amount of money that the school district would otherwise expend for the purchase of textbooks and workbooks.
5. Notwithstanding the provisions of NRS 387.207 to the contrary, a school district that receives an allocation of money pursuant to this section shall expend, for the purchase of textbooks and workbooks for each school year that it receives an allocation, an amount of money that is at least equal to the average amount of money that was expended per pupil by the school district in the school year immediately preceding the school year for which the allocation is made for the purchase of textbooks and workbooks, not including the amount of money received from a previous allocation pursuant to this section.
6. The Department of Education shall submit a written report setting forth the uses of the money by school districts that received allocations and evaluating the effectiveness of those uses in eliminating the use of classroom book sets in schools. The written report must be submitted to the Director of the Legislative Counsel Bureau on or before February 1, 2003, for transmission to the 72nd session of the Nevada Legislature.
7. The sums appropriated by subsection 1 are available for either fiscal year. Any balance of those sums must not be committed for expenditure after June 30, 2003, and reverts to the state general fund as soon as all payments of money committed have been made.”.
Amend sec. 4, page 4, by deleting lines 16 through 18 and inserting:
“2002 school year and the 2002-2003 school year. A teacher may not receive more than one”.
Amend sec. 4, page 4, line 23, after “2.” by inserting:
“A teacher may not receive a signing bonus:
(a) Until he has taught for a school district in this state for at least 30 days; and
(b) Unless he submits a written statement indicating that the teacher understands that if he does not teach in a public school in this state for at least 2 years after the date on which he receives the signing bonus, he will be required to repay the signing bonus in full to the Department of Education.
3.”.
Amend sec. 4, page 4, line 30, by deleting “3.” and inserting “4.”.
Amend sec. 4, page 4, line 43, by deleting “4.” and inserting:
“5. Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, if a teacher who receives a signing bonus pursuant to this section does not teach in a public school in this state for at least 2 years after the date on which he received the signing bonus, the teacher shall repay the full amount of the signing bonus to the Department of Education. The Department of Education shall grant a waiver to a teacher from the repayment required by this subsection if the teacher received satisfactory evaluations but was not reemployed by the school district.
6.”.
Amend sec. 4, page 4, line 46, by deleting “5.” and inserting “7.”.
Amend the title of the bill to read as follows:
“AN ACT relating to education; making appropriations to the Department of Education for educational technology, textbooks and signing bonuses for teachers; making an appropriation to the legislative fund for use by the Legislative Bureau of Educational Accountability and Program Evaluation for an evaluation of educational technology; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.”.
Amend the summary of the bill to read as follows:
“SUMMARY—Makes appropriations for educational technology, textbooks and signing bonuses for teachers. (BDR S‑1349)”.