Senate Bill No. 127–Senator Washington

 

February 14, 2001

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Referred to Committee on Human Resources and Facilities

 

SUMMARY—Authorizes certain school districts to carry out demonstration projects in lieu of complying with class-size reduction program. (BDR S-172)

 

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.

 

AN ACT relating to education; authorizing certain school districts to carry out demonstration projects in lieu of complying with the class-size reduction program; 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. 1.  Notwithstanding the provisions of NRS 388.700,

1-2  388.710 and 388.720 to the contrary, a school district that receives money

1-3  for the 2001-2003 biennium to comply with the pupil-teacher ratios set

1-4  forth in NRS 388.700, may use the money to carry out a demonstration

1-5  project in which pupil-teacher ratios of 22 to 1 are established in

1-6  kindergarten and grades 1 to 5, inclusive, in school years 2001-2002 and

1-7  2002-2003 to eliminate team teaching.

1-8    2.  A school district that carries out a demonstration project authorized

1-9  by subsection 1 shall:

1-10    (a) Be deemed in compliance with the pupil-teacher ratios set forth in

1-11  NRS 388.700 for the 2001-2003 biennium;

1-12    (b) Evaluate the effectiveness of the demonstration project in improving

1-13  pupil achievement; and

1-14    (c) Report its findings in an interim report to the Legislative Committee

1-15  on Education on or before February 15, 2002, and a final report to the

1-16  Director of the Legislative Counsel Bureau for transmittal to the Nevada

1-17  Legislature on or before February 15, 2003.

1-18    Sec. 2.  This act becomes effective upon passage and approval.

 

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