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Amend sec. 2, pages 3 and 4, by deleting lines 13 through 45 on page 3 and lines 1 through 17 on page 4, and inserting:
“2. Except for an alternative schedule described in subsection 3, the Superintendent of Public Instruction may, upon application by the board of trustees of a school district, authorize the school district to provide a program of instruction based on an alternative schedule if the number of minutes of instruction to be provided is equal to or greater than the number of minutes of instruction that would be provided in a program of instruction consisting of 180 school days. The Superintendent of Public Instruction shall notify the board of trustees of the school district of the approval or denial of the application not later than 30 days after the Superintendent of Public Instruction receives the application.
3. The Superintendent of Public Instruction may, upon application by [a] theboard of trustees[,] of a school district, authorize a reduction of not more than 15 school days in [a] that particular district to establish or maintain an alternative schedule consisting of a 12-month school program [or a program involving alternative scheduling,] if the board of trustees demonstrates that the proposed alternative schedule for the program provides for a [greater] number of minutes of instruction that is equal to or greaterthan that whichwould be provided under a program consisting of 180 school days. Before authorizing a reduction in the number of required school days pursuant to this subsection, the Superintendent of Public Instruction must find that the proposed alternative schedule will be used to alleviate problems associated with a growth in enrollment or overcrowding . [, or to establish and maintain a program of alternative schooling, including, without limitation, a program of distance education provided by the board of trustees pursuant to NRS 388.820 to 388.874, inclusive.
3.] 4. The Superintendent of Public Instruction may, upon application by a board of trustees, authorize the addition of minutes of instruction to any scheduled day of free school if days of free school are lost because of any interscholastic activity. Not more than 5 days of free school so lost may be rescheduled in this manner.[
4.] The provisions of this subsection do not apply to an alternative schedule approved pursuant to subsection 2.
5. The number of minutes of instruction required for a particular group of pupils in a program of instruction based on an alternative schedule approved pursuant to this section must be determined by multiplying the appropriate minimum daily period of instruction established by the State Board by regulation for that particular group of pupils by 180.
6. Each school district shall schedule at least 3 contingent days of school , or its equivalent if the school district operates under an alternative schedule authorized pursuant to this section, in addition to the number of days required by this section, which must be used if a natural disaster, inclement weather or an accident necessitates the closing of a majority of the facilities within the district.
[5.] 7. If more than 3 days of free school , or its equivalent if the school district operates under an alternative schedule authorized pursuant to this section, are lost because a natural disaster, inclement weather or an accident necessitates the closing of a majority of the facilities within a school district, the Superintendent of Public Instruction, upon application by the school district, may permit the additional days lost to be counted as school days in session. The application must be submitted in the manner prescribed by the Superintendent of Public Instruction.
[6.] 8. The State Board shall adopt regulations providing procedures for changing schedules of instruction to be used if a natural disaster, inclement weather or an accident necessitates the closing of a particular school within a school district.”.
Amend the bill as a whole by renumbering sec. 7 as sec. 8 and adding a new section designated sec. 7, following sec. 6, to read as follows:
“Sec. 7. 1. If the board of trustees of a school district provides a program of instruction based upon an alternative schedule pursuant to subsection 2 of section 2 of this act, the board of trustees shall, on or before December 31, 2004, submit a written report to the Superintendent of Public Instruction. The report must include:
(a) A description of the alternative schedule; and
(b) An evaluation of the effect of the alternative schedule on the pupils, parents and legal guardians and community.
2. The Superintendent of Public Instruction shall:
(a) Compile the reports, if any, submitted pursuant to subsection 1; and
(b) On or before February 1, 2005, submit a written report of the compilation to the Director of the Legislative Counsel Bureau for transmission to the 73rd Session of the Nevada Legislature.”.
Amend the title of the bill to read as follows:
“AN ACT relating to education; revising provisions governing approval by the Superintendent of Public Instruction for the board of trustees of a school district to provide a program of instruction based on an alternative schedule; requiring certain reports regarding alternative schedules to be prepared by the boards of trustees of certain school districts and the Superintendent of Public Instruction; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.”.
Amend the summary of the bill to read as follows:
“SUMMARY—Revises provisions governing alternative schedules of school districts. (BDR 34‑736)”.