Senate Bill No. 103–Senator Neal

February 12, 2001

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Referred to Committee on Human Resources and Facilities

SUMMARY—Revises provisions governing authority of school police officers. (BDR 34‑908)

FISCAL NOTE: Effect on Local Government: No.

Effect on the State: No.

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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).

AN ACT relating to school police officers; revising the provisions governing their authority; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN

SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

1-1 Section 1. NRS 391.275 is hereby amended to read as follows:

1-2 391.275 1. The jurisdiction of each school police officer of a school

1-3 district extends to all school property, buildings and facilities within the

1-4 school district, for the purpose of:

1-5 [1.] (a) Protecting school district personnel, pupils, or real or personal

1-6 property; or

1-7 [2.] (b) Cooperating with local law enforcement agencies in matters

1-8 relating to personnel, pupils , or real or personal property of the school

1-9 district.

1-10 2. A school police officer may immediately pursue and arrest, outside

1-11 the area of his jurisdiction established pursuant to subsection 1, a person

1-12 who attempts or commits a felony or gross misdemeanor in his presence

1-13 within the area of his jurisdiction.

1-14 3. The provisions of NRS 171.166 to 171.176, inclusive, do not apply

1-15 to school police officers.

1-16 Sec. 2. NRS 289.190 is hereby amended to read as follows:

1-17 289.190 1. A person employed or appointed to serve as a school

1-18 police officer pursuant to subsection 4 of NRS 391.100 has the powers of a

1-19 peace officer [.] only within the area of his jurisdiction specified in

1-20 subsection 1 of NRS 391.275 or when acting pursuant to subsection 2 of

1-21 NRS 391.275.

2-1 2. A person appointed pursuant to NRS 393.0718 by the board of

2-2 trustees of any school district has the powers of a peace officer to carry out

2-3 the intents and purposes of NRS 393.071 to 393.0719, inclusive.

2-4 3. Members of every board of trustees of a school district,

2-5 superintendents of schools, principals and teachers have concurrent power

2-6 with peace officers for the protection of children in school and on the way

2-7 to and from school, and for the enforcement of order and discipline among

2-8 such children, including children who attend school within one school

2-9 district but reside in an adjoining school district or adjoining state, pursuant

2-10 to the provisions of chapter 392 of NRS. This subsection must not be

2-11 construed so as to make it the duty of superintendents of schools, principals

2-12 and teachers to supervise the conduct of children while not on the school

2-13 property.

2-14 Sec. 3. This act becomes effective on July 1, 2001.

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