(Reprinted with amendments adopted on April 7, 2003)

 

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

 

March 17, 2003

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Referred to Committee on Education

 

SUMMARY—Requires Clark County School District to continue program for replacement of certain schools. (BDR S‑1007)

 

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 public schools; requiring the Clark County School District to continue its 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 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:

 

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

1-2  School District shall continue the program to replace schools

1-3  initially established pursuant to section 3 of chapter 562, Statutes of

1-4  Nevada 1999, at page 2947.

1-5  2.  Notwithstanding the provisions of NRS 387.328 to the

1-6  contrary, the Board of Trustees of the Clark County School District

1-7  may use an amount not to exceed $230,000,000 from the Fund for

2-1  Capital Projects created pursuant to NRS 387.328 to reconstruct at

2-2  least 10 existing older schools, including, without limitation, inner

2-3  city schools, within the School District. The Board of Trustees shall

2-4  select the schools designated for reconstruction in accordance with

2-5  the policy adopted pursuant to NRS 393.103 concerning the

2-6  reconstruction of older buildings for schools or related facilities and

2-7  any priorities for reconstruction set forth in that policy. The schools

2-8  selected must include elementary schools, at least one middle school

2-9  or junior high school and at least one high school. The Board of

2-10  Trustees, upon designating the schools to be reconstructed, shall

2-11  with all deliberate speed commence the reconstruction of the

2-12  designated schools with a planned completion date of August 1,

2-13  2008.

2-14      3.  On or before January 10, 2005, the Board of Trustees of the

2-15  Clark County School District shall submit to the Director of the

2-16  Legislative Counsel Bureau for transmission to the 73rd Session of

2-17  the Nevada Legislature an interim report regarding the program to

2-18  replace schools. The report must include, without limitation, the

2-19  progress of reconstruction of the designated schools.

2-20      Sec. 2.  The Legislature hereby encourages:

2-21      1.  The Clark County School District to continue to construct

2-22  and reconstruct schools by using natural lighting (commonly

2-23  referred to as “daylighting”), multiple stories for buildings when

2-24  appropriate, solar and other renewable energy sources, and other

2-25  innovative building designs and plans to provide an effective and

2-26  ideal learning environment for pupils.

2-27      2.  The remaining school districts throughout this state to

2-28  establish plans to reconstruct older schools, including, without

2-29  limitation, inner city schools, by using daylighting, multiple stories

2-30  when appropriate, solar and other renewable energy sources, and

2-31  other innovative building designs and plans to provide an effective

2-32  and ideal learning environment for pupils.

2-33      Sec. 3.  This act becomes effective on July 1, 2003.

 

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