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 pilot 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 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:

 

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

1-2  School District shall continue the pilot 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 pilot program

2-18  to 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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