Senate Bill No. 253–Senator Cegavske

 

March 10, 2003

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Joint Sponsor: Assemblywoman Giunchigliani

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Referred to Committee on Human Resources and Facilities

 

SUMMARY—Revises provisions governing school attendance required for promotion to next grade. (BDR 34‑788)

 

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 education; removing the requirement that the days on which a pupil is absent from school because of physical or mental illness must be credited towards the attendance required for promotion to the next higher grade; 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. NRS 392.122 is hereby amended to read as follows:

1-2  392.122  1.  The board of trustees of each school district shall

1-3  prescribe a minimum number of days that a pupil who is enrolled in

1-4  a school in the district must be in attendance for the pupil to be

1-5  promoted to the next higher grade. For the purposes of this

1-6  subsection, the days on which a pupil is not in attendance because

1-7  the pupil is[:

1-8  (a) Physically or mentally unable to attend school; or

1-9  (b) Absent] absent for up to 10 days within 1 school year with

1-10  the approval of the teacher or principal of the school pursuant to

1-11  NRS 392.130 , [and only if he has completed course-work

1-12  requirements,]must be credited towards the required days of

2-1  attendance[.] if the pupil has completed course-work

2-2  requirements.

2-3  2.  A school shall inform the parents or legal guardian of each

2-4  pupil who is enrolled in the school that the parents or legal guardian

2-5  and the pupil are required to comply with the provisions governing

2-6  the attendance and truancy of pupils set forth in NRS 392.040 to

2-7  392.160, inclusive, and any other rules concerning attendance and

2-8  truancy adopted by the board of trustees of the school district.

2-9  Sec. 2.  This act becomes effective on July 1, 2003.

 

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