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Senate Bill No. 182–Senators Tiffany, O’Connell, Cegavske, Amodei, Hardy, Rawson, Shaffer and Washington

 

February 20, 2003

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Referred to Committee on Finance

 

SUMMARY—Makes appropriation to Department of Education for revision of test-taking and grading sections of multiple-choice portion of high school proficiency examination. (BDR S‑933)

 

FISCAL NOTE:  Effect on Local Government: No.

                           Effect on the State: Contains Appropriation not included in 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 making an appropriation to the Department of Education for revision of the test-taking and grading sections of the multiple-choice portion of the high school proficiency examination; 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.  There is hereby appropriated from the State

1-2  General Fund to the Department of Education the sum of

1-3  $3,000,000 for revision of the test-taking and grading sections of the

1-4  multiple-choice portion of the high school proficiency examination

1-5  to make use of technology that is similar to the technology used to

1-6  test classroom performance.

1-7  2.  The money appropriated by subsection 1 must be

1-8  apportioned to each county in the State of Nevada in proportion to

1-9  the number of high school pupils in that county.

1-10      Sec. 2.  Any remaining balance of the appropriation made by

1-11  section 1 of this act must not be committed for expenditure after

2-1  June 30, 2005, and reverts to the State General Fund as soon as all

2-2  payments of money committed have been made.

2-3  Sec. 3.  This act becomes effective upon passage and approval.

 

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