Senate Bill No. 109–Committee on Finance
(On Behalf of Legislative Committee on
Education)
February 13, 2001
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Referred to Committee on Finance
SUMMARY—Makes appropriations relating to education.
(BDR S‑838)
FISCAL NOTE: Effect on Local Government: No.
Effect on
the State: Contains Appropriation not included in
Executive Budget.
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EXPLANATION
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THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN
SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
1-1 Section 1. 1. There is hereby appropriated from the state
general
1-2 fund to the Department of
Education the sum of $213,000 to improve
1-3 public relations concerning
the standards of content and performance
1-4 established by the Council
to Establish Academic Standards for public
1-5 schools pursuant to NRS
389.520.
1-6 2. The Department of
Education shall use the money appropriated by
1-7 subsection 1 for programs to
improve public relations concerning the
1-8 standards of content and
performance established by the Council to
1-9 Establish Academic Standards
for public schools pursuant to NRS 389.520.
1-10 Such programs to improve
public relations must include, without
1-11 limitation:
1-12 (a) The organization and presentation of workshops for teachers and
1-13 other educational personnel
regarding methods to improve their
1-14 communication concerning the
standards of content and performance; and
1-15 (b) The use of the print and electronic media to communicate to the
1-16 general public concerning
the standards of content and performance.
1-17 3. In determining the
manner by which to improve public relations, the
1-18 Department of Education
shall use not more than $50,000 of the
2-1 appropriation made by
subsection 1 to conduct research that includes,
2-2 without limitation,
surveying the public to determine current public
2-3 knowledge and opinion of the
standards of content and performance,
2-4 surveying pupils regarding
their knowledge and opinion of the standards of
2-5 content and performance and
determining the practices for communicating
2-6 the standards of content and
performance that have proved successful in
2-7 school districts and
individual schools.
2-8 4. Any remaining balance of
the appropriation made by subsection 1
2-9 must not be committed for
expenditure after June 30, 2003, and reverts to
2-10 the state general fund as
soon as all payments of money committed have
2-11 been made.
2-12 Sec. 2. 1. There is hereby
appropriated from the state general fund
2-13 to the Interim Finance
Committee the sum of $276,217 to continue the
2-14 contractual services for a
consultant to carry out a financial analysis model
2-15 program in:
2-16 (a) Each school district; and
2-17 (b) The charter schools selected for participation by the Interim
Finance
2-18 Committee,
2-19 that is designed to track
educational expenditures to individual schools and
2-20 to provide for uniformity in
financial reporting among school districts and
2-21 charter schools.
2-22 2. The Department of
Education, each school district and each charter
2-23 school that is selected for
participation by the Interim Finance Committee
2-24 shall provide such
information as is necessary for the consultant to carry
2-25 out his duties pursuant to
subsection 1.
2-26 3. Any remaining balance of
the appropriation made by subsection 1
2-27 must not be committed for
expenditure after June 30, 2003, and reverts to
2-28 the state general fund as
soon as all payments of money committed have
2-29 been made.
2-30 Sec. 3. This act becomes effective upon passage and approval.
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