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Amend section 1, page 5, by deleting lines 3 and 4 and inserting:
“number and percentage of pupils who did not receive a high school diploma because the pupils failed to pass the high school”.
Amend the bill as a whole by deleting sec. 4 and adding:
“Sec. 4. (Deleted by amendment.)”.
Amend sec. 7, page 11, by deleting lines 26 through 33 and inserting:
“examination , [administered before the completion of grade 11,] he must not be graduated until he is able, through remedial study, to pass the proficiency examination, but he may be given a certificate of attendance, in place of a diploma, if he has reached the age of 17 years. If a pupil fails the high school proficiency examination on the first administration and the pupil desires to receive a standard high school diploma, he may retake the portion or portions of the”.
Amend sec. 9, page 15, by deleting lines 5 through 7 and inserting:
“not eligible to receive a standard high school diploma;”.
Amend sec. 9, page 15, line 14, by deleting “and”.
Amend sec. 9, page 15, by deleting lines 18 and 19 and inserting:
“administration [;] to receive a standard high school diploma; and”.
Amend the bill as a whole by renumbering sec. 11 as sec. 16 and adding new sections designated sections 11 through 15, following sec. 10, to read as follows:
“Sec. 11. NRS 396.930 is hereby amended to read as follows:
396.930 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsections 2 and 3, a student may apply to the Board of Regents for a millennium scholarship if he:
(a) Has been a resident of this state for at least 2 years before he applies for the scholarship;
(b) Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (c), graduated from a public or private high school in this state:
(1) After May 1, 2000 [; and
(2) Not] , but not later than May 1, 2003; or
(2) After May 1, 2003, and, except as otherwise provided in paragraph (c) of subsection 2, not more than [8] 6 years before he applies for the scholarship;
(c) Does not satisfy the requirements of paragraph (b) and:
(1) Was enrolled as a pupil in a public or private high school in this state with a class of pupils who were regularly scheduled to graduate after May 1, 2000;
(2) Received his high school diploma within [5] 4 years after he was regularly scheduled to graduate; and
(3) Applies for the scholarship not more than [8] 6 years after he was regularly scheduled to graduate from high school;
(d) Maintained [at least a 3.0 grade-point average on a 4.0 grading scale] in high school in the [core curriculum, as determined] courses designated by the Board of Regents pursuant to paragraph (b) of subsection 2 [;] , at least:
(1) A 3.0 grade-point average on a 4.0 grading scale, if he was a member of the graduating class of 2003 or 2004;
(2) A 3.1 grade-point average on a 4.0 grading scale, if he was a member of the graduating class of 2005 or 2006; or
(3) A 3.25 grade-point average on a 4.0 grading scale, if he was a member of the graduating class of 2007 or a later graduating class; and
(e) Is enrolled in at least:
(1) Six semester credit hours in a community college within the System; or
(2) Twelve semester credit hours in another eligible institution.
2. The Board of Regents [shall:
(a) Define] :
(a) Shall define the core curriculum that a student must complete in high school to be eligible for a millennium scholarship.
(b) [Develop a plan to ensure that needy students and students from families that otherwise could not afford to send their children to college receive millennium scholarships.] Shall designate the courses in which a student must earn the minimum grade-point averages set forth in paragraph (d) of subsection 1.
(c) May establish criteria with respect to students who have been on active duty serving in the Armed Forces of the United States to exempt such students from the 6-year limitation on applications that is set forth in subparagraph (2) of paragraph (b) of subsection 1.
3. Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (c) of subsection 1, for students who did not graduate from a public or private high school in this state and who have been residents of this state for at least 2 years, the Board of Regents shall establish:
(a) The minimum score on a standardized test that such students must receive; or
(b) Other criteria that students must meet,
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to be eligible for millennium scholarships.
4. In awarding scholarships, the Board of Regents shall enhance its outreach to students who:
(a) Are pursuing a career in education or health care;
(b) Come from families who lack sufficient financial resources to pay for the costs of sending their children to an eligible institution; or
(c) Substantially participated in an antismoking, antidrug or antialcohol program during high school.
Sec. 12. NRS 396.934 is hereby amended to read as follows:
396.934 1. Within the limits of money available in the Trust Fund, a student who is eligible for a millennium scholarship is entitled to receive:
(a) If he is enrolled in a community college within the System, $40 per credit for each lower division course and $60 per credit for each upper division course in which the student is enrolled, or the amount of money that is necessary for the student to pay the costs of attending the community college that are not otherwise satisfied by other grants or scholarships, whichever is less. The Board of Regents shall provide for the designation of upper and lower division courses for the purposes of this paragraph.
(b) If he is enrolled in a state college within the System, $60 per credit for which the student is enrolled, or the amount of money that is necessary for the student to pay the costs of attending the state college that are not otherwise satisfied by other grants or scholarships, whichever is less.
(c) If he is enrolled in another eligible institution, $80 per credit for which the student is enrolled, or the amount of money that is necessary for the student to pay the costs of attending the university that are not otherwise satisfied by other grants or scholarships, whichever is less.
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No student may be awarded a scholarship for a total amount in
excess of $10,000.
2. A student who receives a millennium scholarship shall:
(a) Make satisfactory academic progress toward a recognized degree or certificate, as determined by the Board of Regents pursuant to subsection 5; and
(b) [Maintain] If the student graduated from high school after May 1, 2003, maintain at least a [2.0] 2.6 grade-point average on a 4.0 grading scale.
3. A millennium scholarship must be used only:
(a) For the payment of registration fees and laboratory fees and expenses;
(b) To purchase required textbooks and course materials; and
(c) For other costs related to the attendance of the student at the eligible institution.
4. The Board of Regents shall certify a list of eligible students to the State Treasurer. The State Treasurer shall disburse a millennium scholarship for each semester on behalf of an eligible student directly to the eligible institution in which the student is enrolled, upon certification from the eligible institution of the number of credits for which the student is enrolled, which must meet or exceed the minimum number of credits required for eligibility and certification that the student is in good standing and making satisfactory academic progress toward a recognized degree or certificate, as determined by the Board of Regents pursuant to subsection 5. The scholarship must be administered by the eligible institution as other similar scholarships are administered and may be used only for the expenditures authorized pursuant to subsection 3.
5. The Board of Regents shall establish criteria for determining whether a student is making satisfactory academic progress toward a recognized degree or certificate for purposes of subsection 4.
Sec. 13. Notwithstanding the provisions of NRS 389.015 to the contrary, if a pupil who is a senior in high school during the 2002-2003 school year failed the mathematics portion of the high school proficiency examination but received a passing score on all other portions of the examination, the pupil must be allowed to participate in the graduation ceremony of his high school in 2003 and must receive a standard high school diploma if he has otherwise satisfied the requirements for graduation from high school.
Sec. 14. Notwithstanding the provisions of NRS 389.015 to the contrary, the mathematics portion of the high school proficiency examination must not be required as a condition to the receipt of a standard high school diploma for the 2003-2004 school year and the 2004-2005 school year.
Sec. 15. 1. The Department of Education shall conduct a study of the mathematics portion of the high school proficiency examination. The study must include, without limitation:
(a) An assessment of the alignment of the questions on the mathematics portion of the high school proficiency examination with the academic content standards for mathematics in grades 10, 11 and 12;
(b) A review of the courses of study in mathematics that middle schools, junior high schools and high schools are required to offer and that pupils enrolled in those schools are required to take, including, without limitation, an assessment of whether:
(1) Those courses of study adequately prepare a pupil for the mathematics portion of the high school proficiency examination; and
(2) There is sufficient time during the school year for teachers to provide instruction in those courses of study in a manner that will ensure pupils are prepared for the mathematics portion of the high school proficiency examination;
(c) An audit of the questions on the mathematics portion of the high school proficiency examination, including, without limitation, a determination of whether there are certain questions on that portion of the examination that pupils repeatedly fail to pass;
(d) A determination of whether the mathematics portion of the high school proficiency examination assists with accurately predicting the academic performance of a pupil as he matriculates through a postsecondary educational institution;
(e) A determination of the basic proficiencies that every pupil needs to graduate, including, without limitation, the basic proficiencies in mathematics such as addition, subtraction, division, multiplication, fractions and decimals; and
(f) A determination of the courses of study in mathematics that are not courses of study necessary for graduation from high school and a determination of whether the subject area of those courses of study are included within the mathematics portion of the high school proficiency examination.
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The Department may contract with a consultant to assist the
Department with conducting the study required by this subsection to the extent
that money is available for such a purpose.
2. On or before February 1, 2005, the Department of Education shall submit to the Director of the Legislative Counsel Bureau for transmission to the 73rd Session of the Nevada Legislature a written report of the study conducted pursuant to subsection 1.”.
Amend sec. 11, page 18, by deleting line 9 and inserting:
“Sec. 16. 1. This section and sections 11, 12 and 13 of this act become effective upon passage and approval.
2. Sections 1 to 10, inclusive, 14 and 15 of this act become effective on July 1, 2003.”.
Amend the title of the bill to read as follows:
“AN ACT relating to education; authorizing a pupil to retake those portions of the high school proficiency examination which he failed in order to receive a standard high school diploma; revising provisions governing the administration of achievement and proficiency examinations to pupils with disabilities and pupils whose primary language is not English; revising provisions governing the reporting of achievement and proficiency examinations; revising the minimum qualifications for receipt of a millennium scholarship; providing that pupils who are seniors in high school during the 2002-2003 school year and who failed the mathematics portion of the high school proficiency examination must receive a standard high school diploma if the requirements for graduation from high school are otherwise satisfied; providing that the mathematics portion of the high school proficiency examination must not be required as a condition to the receipt of a standard high school diploma for the 2003-2005 biennium; requiring the Department of Education to conduct a study of the mathematics portion of the high school proficiency examination and to submit the results of its study to the Legislature; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.”.