Senate Bill No. 385–Senators Porter, James, O’Donnell,
Rawson, Schneider and Washington

 

March 19, 2001

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Referred to Committee on Finance

 

SUMMARY—Authorizes expenditures from state distributive school account for educational technology for school libraries. (BDR S‑1216)

 

FISCAL NOTE:            Effect on Local Government: No.

                                    Effect on the State: Executive Budget.

 

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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 the Department of Education to spend from the state distributive school account money for grants to school libraries for purposes relating to educational technology; 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.  The Department of Education is hereby authorized to

1-2  spend from the state distributive school account for the Commission on

1-3  Educational Technology to grant money to school libraries for the

1-4  acquisition of licenses to access research databases and other on-line

1-5  resources appropriate for pupils, the sum of $500,000 for the 2001-2002

1-6  fiscal year.

1-7    2.  Any remaining balance of the sum authorized for expenditure

1-8  pursuant to subsection 1 must not be committed for expenditure after
June 30, 2002, and reverts to the state distributive school account as soon

1-9  as all payments of money committed have been made.

1-10    Sec. 2.  This act becomes effective on July 1, 2001.

 

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