Assembly Bill No. 396–Assemblymen Williams, Manendo, Arberry, Giunchigliani, Koivisto, Anderson, Atkinson, Collins, Conklin, Goldwater, Grady, Horne, Leslie, McCleary, Oceguera, Parks, Perkins, Pierce and Sherer

 

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AN ACT relating to public schools; requiring the Clark County School District to continue its pilot program for the replacement of certain schools; authorizing the Clark County School District to use a certain amount of money from its Fund for Capital Projects to finance the replacement of schools designated for its pilot program; encouraging school districts throughout this state to use certain innovative designs and resources in reconstructing certain schools; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

 

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN

SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

 

    Section 1. 1.  The Board of Trustees of the Clark County

School District shall continue the pilot program to replace schools

initially established pursuant to section 3 of chapter 562, Statutes of

Nevada 1999, at page 2947.

    2.  Notwithstanding the provisions of NRS 387.328 to the

contrary, the Board of Trustees of the Clark County School District

may use an amount not to exceed $230,000,000 from the Fund for

Capital Projects created pursuant to NRS 387.328 to reconstruct at

least 10 existing older schools, including, without limitation, inner

city schools, within the School District. The Board of Trustees shall

select the schools designated for reconstruction in accordance with

the policy adopted pursuant to NRS 393.103 concerning the

reconstruction of older buildings for schools or related facilities and

any priorities for reconstruction set forth in that policy. The schools

selected must include elementary schools, at least one middle school

or junior high school and at least one high school. The Board of

Trustees, upon designating the schools to be reconstructed, shall

with all deliberate speed commence the reconstruction of the

designated schools with a planned completion date of August 1,

2008.

    3.  On or before January 10, 2005, the Board of Trustees of the

Clark County School District shall submit to the Director of the

Legislative Counsel Bureau for transmission to the 73rd Session of

the Nevada Legislature an interim report regarding the pilot program

to replace schools. The report must include, without limitation, the

progress of reconstruction of the designated schools.

    Sec. 2.  The Legislature hereby encourages:

    1.  The Clark County School District to continue to construct

and reconstruct schools by using natural lighting (commonly

referred to as “daylighting”), multiple stories for buildings when

appropriate, solar and other renewable energy sources, and other

innovative building designs and plans to provide an effective and

ideal learning environment for pupils.

    2.  The remaining school districts throughout this state to

establish plans to reconstruct older schools, including, without

limitation, inner city schools, by using daylighting, multiple stories

when appropriate, solar and other renewable energy sources, and

other innovative building designs and plans to provide an effective

and ideal learning environment for pupils.

    Sec. 3.  This act becomes effective on July 1, 2003.

 

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