Revises provisions relating to education. (BDR 34-1035)

A.B. 584

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ASSEMBLY BILL NO. 584–COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION

(ON BEHALF OF THE OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR)

MAY 14, 2025
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Referred to Committee on Ways and Means

SUMMARY—Revises provisions relating to education.
(BDR 34-1035)

FISCAL NOTE: Effect on Local Government: May have Fiscal Impact.
Effect on the State: Contains Appropriation included in
Executive Budget.

CONTAINS UNFUNDED MANDATE (§§ 3-5, 22, 23, 27)
(NOT REQUESTED BY AFFECTED LOCAL GOVERNMENT)

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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; providing for the waiver of certain
requirements to report data and information conce rning
public schools; establishing a statewide system of
accountability for school districts; establishing certain
measures to be taken for school districts and public
schools designated as low -performing or
underperforming; establishing the Nevada Integri ty in
Academic Funding Program to assist pupils attending
certain low -performing or underperforming public
schools in accessing alternative educational settings;
creating the Excellence in Education Account to provide
grants to pay nonrecurring incentives to certain school
administrators, teachers and other educational personnel;
revising provisions governing the Education Stabilization
Account; authorizing a charter school to receive certain
funding to provide transportation services to pupils;
providing f or the establishment of a system of open
enrollment for public schools; establishing a program to
pay expenses for certain literacy interventions, tutoring
and other related services for certain pupils eligible for
services in the subject of reading; revis ing provisions

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governing charter schools sponsored by cities or counties;
revising provisions governing instruction in English
language arts in kindergarten and grades 1, 2 and 3;
providing that certain public school and private school
employees are immune from civil and criminal liability
for certain actions related to intervening in altercations,
fights or other incidents; revising provisions governing
the performance of teachers and school administrators;
authorizing school districts and charter schools to
establish programs to pay nonrecurring incentives to high-
performing teachers and school administrators; creating
the Education Service Center; making appropriations; and
providing other matters properly relating thereto.
Legislative Counsel’s Digest:
Section 1 of this bill establishes a procedure by which the superintendent of 1
schools of a school district or the Superintendent of Public Instruction is aut horized 2
to modify, suspend or eliminate a requirement for a public school or school district 3
to report information or data that is redundant or duplicative or does not provide 4
information or data that is used by the Department of Education, the State Board of 5
Education or any other person or entity to support educational outcomes. 6
Existing law establishes a statewide system of accountability for public schools 7
that includes, without limitation, a method to annually rate each public school 8
based on the perf ormance of the school and on whether each public school meets 9
the school achievement targets and performance targets established pursuant to the 10
statewide system of accountability. (NRS 385A.600) Sections 3-5 and 11 of this 11
bill establish a similar system of accountability for school districts in this State. 12
Section 6 of this bill establishes criteria and procedures for the Superintendent to 13
designate a school district as low -performing or underperforming. Section 13 of 14
this bill requires: (1) the Superintendent to p lace a school district designated as 15
underperforming on probation if the designation is based on certain findings related 16
to the performance of the board of trustees of the school district; and (2) such a 17
school district to submit to the Department a schoo l district performance 18
improvement plan and a school board improvement plan. Section 14 of this bill 19
authorizes the Superintendent to take certain actions if the board of trustees of a 20
school district does not make adequate progress toward meeting the goals and 21
benchmarks necessary to improve the performance of the school district, including , 22
without limitation, state oversight of the governance of the school district by the 23
board of trustees. Section 15 of this bill requires: (1) the Superin tendent to place a 24
school district designated as underperforming on probation if the designation was 25
based on certain findings relating to the performance of pupils within the school 26
district; and (2) such a school district to submit to the Superintendent a school 27
district performance improvement plan. Section 15 also establishes the actions that 28
the Superintendent is authorized to take if the school distric t does not make 29
adequate progress toward improving the performance of pupils in the school 30
district, including, without limitation, replacing the leadership of the school district, 31
reallocating school district resources to prioritize support for low -performing 32
schools and assuming state control over certain functions of the school district. 33
Section 7 of this bill establishes criteria for designating a publ ic school as low-34
performing, and sections 28-37 of this bill prescribe the actions that may be taken 35
with respect to a public school designated as low -performing or persistently 36
underperforming. Under section 28: (1) the Superintendent is required to place on 37

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probation a public school designated as low -performing; (2) the principal of the 38
public school is required to submit to the Superintendent a school improvement 39
plan; (3) the Superintendent is authorized to a ppoint an independent school 40
improvement official to oversee and monitor the progress of the school; and (4) the 41
Superintendent is required to designate as persistently underperforming a public 42
school placed on probation that fails to make adequate progres s toward improving 43
pupil performance. Section 29 requires the Superintendent to initiate a process for 44
state intervention to implement certain corrective m easures for a school that is 45
designated as persistently underperforming. Section 30 establishes provisions 46
governing the corrective measure of replacing the principal and key members of the 47
staff of a school. Section 31 establishes provisions governing the corrective 48
measure of the direct management of a sc hool by the Department, as implemented 49
by the Superintendent. Section 32 establishes provisions governing the corrective 50
measure of transferring management of a school to the city or county in which the 51
school is located. Section 33 establishes provisions governing the corrective 52
measure of the conversion of a school into a charter school. Section 34 establishes 53
provisions governing the corrective measure of the conversion of a school to an 54
innovation school, and section 35 provides for the creation of networks of such 55
innovation schools. Section 36 provides for the transfer of ownership and 56
possession or the leasing of school facilities of a public scho ol that is subject to 57
certain corrective measures. Section 61 of this bill: (1) creates the Education 58
Service Center; (2) provides for the appointment of a governing body for the 59
Center; and (3) requires the Center to provide certain assistance and guidance to 60
public schools and school districts that are experiencing low performance. 61
Section 37 requires a school that is designated as low -performing for 3 62
consecutive years to be designated as chronically low -performing and provides for 63
expanded achievement options for the pupils attending the school, including, 64
without limitation, attending another public school in the school district, a charter 65
school or a private school that satisfies certain requirements. Section 38 of this bill 66
requires the State Treasurer to adopt regulations to establish and carry out the 67
Nevada Integrity in Academic Funding Program. Under section 38, to the extent 68
that money is available to carry out the Program, the State Treasurer is required to 69
create a Resources for Inspiring Student Excellence Account, or “RISE Account,” 70
which may be used by the parent or legal guardian of a qualified pupil t o pay 71
certain qualified educational expenses associated with participating in an expanded 72
achievement option pursuant to section 37. 73
Existing law provides that on or before December 31 of each year, the board of 74
trustees of each school district and the sponsor of each charter school is required to 75
prepare for the immediately preceding school year a report of accountability 76
concerning the educational goals and objectives of the school district or charter 77
school. (NRS 385A.070) Section 8 of this bill revises the date on which the board 78
of trustees of a school district or sponsor of a charter is required to provide written 79
notice that the report is available on the Internet website maintained by the school 80
district or sponsor of the charter school. Section 9 of this bill requires such a report 81
to include applicable comparisons to pupils in other states. 82
Existing law: (1) creates the Education Stabilization Account as a reserve 83
account within the State Education F und; (2) authorizes the transfer of money 84
between the Account and the Fund for certain purposes; and (3) provides that the 85
balance in the Account must not exceed 20 percent of the total of all appropriations 86
and authorizations from the Fund, excluding the Account, for the immediately 87
preceding fiscal year. (NRS 387.1213) Section 17 of this bill: (1) creates the 88
Excellence in Education Account in the State Educ ation Fund; (2) establishes the 89
maximum amount of money that may be in the Excellence in Education Account; 90
and (3) provides for the transfer of money to the Excellence in Education Account 91
under certain circumstances. Under section 17, money in the Excellence in 92

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Education Account must be used only to make grants of money to school districts, 93
charter schools and university schools for profoundly gifted pupils to provide 94
nonrecurring incentives to school administrators, teachers and other educational 95
personnel, including, without limitation, to pay incentives to school administrators 96
and teachers pursuant to any program established pursuant to section 59 or 60 of 97
this bill. Section 18 of this bill: (1) makes conforming changes to provisions 98
of existing law governing the Education Stabilization Account to reflect the transfer 99
of certain money to the Excellence in Edu cation Account; and (2) requires money 100
in the Education Stabilization Account to be transferred to the Department to 101
undertake certain measures to oversee or allocate resources to a school district that 102
is designated as low -performing or underperforming pu rsuant to section 6 or a 103
school that is designated as low -performing pursuant to section 7 or persistently 104
underperforming pursuant to section 28. 105
As part of the Pupil -Centered Funding Plan, existing law requires money in 106
each fiscal year to be appropriated to each school district to provide transportation 107
for pupils. (NRS 387.1214) Section 19 of this bill additionally authorizes a charter 108
school to receive money to provide transportation for pupils if the provision of 109
transportation for pupils is authorized in the charter contract entered into by the 110
governing body of the charter school and the sponsor of the charter school. 111
Existing law creates the Commission on School Funding and establishes the 112
duties of the Commission. (NRS 387.1246, 387.12 463) Section 20 of this bill 113
requires the Commission to review the process of adjusting school funding 114
allocations based on the count of weighted pupil gr oups and evaluate alternatives 115
for making those adjustments. Under existing law, any recommendations resulting 116
from such a review are required to be presented to the Joint Interim Standing 117
Committee on Education, and after consideration by the Committee, t he 118
Commission is required to transmit the recommendations to the Governor and the 119
Legislature. (NRS 387.12463) 120
Existing law: (1) authorizes the board of trustees of certain school districts to 121
zone the school district and determine which pupils must atten d each school; and 122
(2) allows pupils to attend certain schools despite the zoning decision of the board 123
of trustees. (NRS 388.040) Section 22 of this bill provides for the implementation 124
of a system of open enrollment managed by each school district pursuant to which 125
the parent or legal guardian of a pupil may apply for the pupil to attend a school 126
outside of the zone of attendance in which the pupil reside s. Section 39 of this bill 127
makes a conforming change to authorize a pupil to attend a public school outside of 128
the zone of attendance in which the pupil r esides if the pupil is selected to attend a 129
different public school under the system of open enrollment. Section 23 of this bill 130
requires the school district to provide transportation services, or subsidize 131
transportation services, for a pupil who is attending or is zoned to attend a school 132
designated as low-performing pursuant to section 7 and who is selected to attend a 133
different school under the system of open enrollment. Section 16 of this bill 134
authorizes the board of trustees of a school district that furnishes transportation to 135
pupils to elect not to provide transportation to a pupil who attends a public school 136
outside of his or her zone of attendance pursuant to section 22, unless the school 137
district is required to provide transportation to such a pupil pursuant t o section 23. 138
Section 24 of this bill requires the De partment to monitor the system of open 139
enrollment, collect data and prepare certain reports concerning the system. 140
Existing law requires an elementary school to provide intervention services and 141
intensive instruction to a pupil during the time the pupil a ttends the school if the 142
pupil does not obtain a score in the subject area of reading on the criterion -143
referenced examination in reading that meets the score prescribed by the State 144
Board. (NRS 388A.487, 392.760) Sections 25-27 of this bill provide for the 145
creation by each school district of a Parent -Selected Intervention Options Program 146
under which the parent or legal guardian of a pupil who is required to be provided 147

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such intervention services and intensive instruction may rece ive a grant of money 148
from the school district to pay the expenses of literacy interventions, tutoring and 149
other related services. Section 25 establishes the Empowering Parents Account in 150
the State Education Fund and requires $1,000,000 per fiscal year, or such greater 151
amount as may be appropriated by the Legislature, to be transferred from the State 152
Education Fund to the Account for the purpose of making dis tributions to school 153
districts for the Program. Section 26 requires each school district to establish the 154
Program and establishes an order of priority for making grants under the Program 155
based on the adjusted gross income of the household in which the pupil resides. 156
Section 27 requires: (1) a service provider to register with the school district to be 157
eligible to provide literacy intervention, tutoring and related services to pupils 158
under the Program; and (2) such services to be evidence -based and to meet certain 159
criteria. Section 10 of this bill requires the statewide system of accountability for 160
public schools to include, for elementary schools, the proportion of pupils 161
demonstrating adequate proficiency in the subject area of reading and adequate 162
progress to achieving such proficiency. 163
Existing law: (1) authorizes certain entities, including, without limitation, a city 164
or county, to sponsor charter schools; and (2) prohibits a city or county from 165
sponsoring a n ew charter school or expanding the enrollment or operating an 166
additional campus of an existing charter school sponsored by the city or county if 167
the total number of pupils enrolled in the charter schools sponsored by the city or 168
county exceeds a certain pe rcentage of the pupils enrolled in public schools in the 169
city or county other than in charter schools not sponsored by the city or county. 170
(NRS 388A.220) Section 40 of this bill creates an exception to this prohibition by 171
authorizing a city or county to sponsor a new charter school or expand the 172
enrollment or operate an additional campus of an existing charter school sponsored 173
by the city or county, regardless of the number of pupils that will be enrolled in the 174
charter schools sponsored by the city or county, if: (1) the city or county is in a 175
school district that is designated as low -performing pursuant to section 6; and (2) 176
the new charter school or increase in enrollment or additional campus of the 177
existing charter school will serve pupils who reside in the zone of attendance of a 178
public school that is desi gnated as low -performing pursuant to section 7 or 179
persistently underperforming pursuant to section 28 or is overcrowded. 180
Existing law: (1) designates certain academic subjects, including English 181
language arts, as core academic subjects that must be taught in all public schools; 182
and (2) requires the Council to Establish Academic Standards for Public Schools to 183
adopt standards of content and performance for certain courses of study, including 184
courses in the core academic subjects. (NRS 389.018, 389.520) Section 44 of this 185
bill requires the standards for English language arts in kindergarten and grades 1, 2 186
and 3 to include phonics -based instruction and to integrate science, technology, 187
engineering and mathematics into instruction in English language arts. Section 42 188
of this bill requires the Department, to the extent that money is available for such a 189
purpose, to establish a pilot program under which schools or groups of schools ma y 190
apply to the Department for grants to integrate science, technology, engineering and 191
mathematics into instruction in literacy. Section 43 of this bill r equires the model 192
curriculum for English language arts, which the State Board is required to develop 193
under existing law, to include phonics -based instruction and the integration of 194
science, technology, engineering and mathematics into English language arts in 195
kindergarten and grades 1, 2 and 3. Under existing law, such a model curriculum is 196
required to be distributed to public schools for use by teachers and administrators in 197
developing class lesson plans and to the governing bodies of regional training 198
programs for the professional development of teachers and administrators for use in 199
the provision of training to teachers and administrators. (NRS 389.026) 200
Section 46 of this bill provides that a school employee is immune from civil 201
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altercations, fights or other incidents that pose an imminent risk to the safety of 203
pupils or staff if: (1) the school employee is acting within the course and scope of 204
his or her employment and within the course and scope of his or her role in 205
maintaining order, discipline or the safety of pupils; (2) the actions of the school 206
employee are consistent wi th state, federal and local laws and the policies of the 207
school district or school at which the school employee is employed; and (3) any 208
harm caused by the intervention is not the result of intentional, willful, grossly 209
negligent or reckless misconduct or a conscious and flagrant indifference to the 210
rights or safety of the person harmed. Section 64 of this bill applies this immunity 211
from civil and criminal liability to employees of private schools. 212
Existing law requires the Commission on Professional Standards in Education 213
to adopt regulations prescribing the qualifications for licensing teachers and other 214
educational personnel, including regulations governi ng examinations for the initial 215
licensing of teachers and other educational personnel and the procedures for the 216
issuance and renewal of those licenses. (NRS 391.019, 391.021) Under existing 217
regulations, a license to teach elementary education authorizes t he holder to teach 218
all subjects in elementary grades. (NAC 391.090) Sections 53-55 of this bill require 219
the Commission to adopt regulations requiring that, to be eligible to teach pupils in 220
kindergarten or grade 1, 2 or 3 on or after July 1, 2028, a teacher is required to 221
obtain an endorsement to teach such pupils by successfully completing a course of 222
instruction in foundational literacy skills that is approved by the Commission and 223
meets certain standards. Section 65 of this bill authorizes the Board of Regents of 224
the University of Nevada to require certain institutions within the System to 225
collaborate with the Department and the Commission to establish such courses of 226
instruction at the institutions. 227
Existing law requires a postprobationary employee of a school district whose 228
performance is designated as developing or ineffective for 2 consecutive years to 229
serve an additional probationary period. (NRS 391.730) Under existing law: (1) a 230
period of probation is for three 1 -year periods and a probationary employee has no 231
right to employment after any of the three probationary contract years; and (2) 232
during the contract year, the probationary employee may be dismissed after 233
receiving notice and an opport unity for a hearing. (NRS 391.820 -391.826) Section 234
56 of this bill provides that if a postprobationary employee is serving an additional 235
probationary period under existing law and the postprobationary employee receives 236
a rating of ineffective for 2 consecutive years during that additional probationary 237
period: (1) the board of trustees of the school district may notify the employee that 238
the employee will not be reemployed for the next contract year; or (2) the 239
superintendent of the school district may initiate the process of dismissing the 240
employee during a contract year. Under section 56, if a school district does not 241
reemploy or dismisses such an employee, the Department is required to provide: (1) 242
the school district with certain assistance in recruiting and hiring a highly effective 243
administrator to fill an y vacancy created; and (2) school leadership with access to 244
certain coaching to assist the school leadership in managing transitions and 245
improving teaching practices. 246
Section 52 of this bill authorizes a postprobationary teacher to be placed on a 247
period of probation of 2 school years if the evaluations of the postprobationary 248
teacher have consistently rated the postprobationary teacher as ineffective in certain 249
areas. If a postprobationary teacher is placed on such a period of probation, a 250
performance improvement plan must be established for the postprobationary 251
teacher pursuant to section 51 of this bill. Under section 52, at the conclusion of 252
the period of probation pursuant to that section, the postprobationary teacher must 253
be evaluated. If, based on that evaluation, the teacher has not made adequate 254
progress toward meeting improvement goals, section 52 authorizes the teacher to 255
not be reemployed or to be dismissed in the same manner as a probationary 256
employee. 257

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Sections 47 and 48 of this bill enact provisions for administrators similar to 258
sections 51 and 52. Section 49 of this bill provides that if th e principal of a public 259
school in a large school district, as defined in existing law, (currently only Clark 260
County School District) receives a rating of ineffective or minimally effective, or is 261
placed on probation pursuant to section 48, the Superintendent of Public Instruction 262
is authorized to suspend or modify certain site -based decision-making authority of 263
the school organizational team. (NRS 388G.500 -388G.810) Section 50 of this bill 264
requires the Department to track certain data relating to the effectiveness of 265
programs that provide training for school administrators, assess the effectiveness of 266
such programs and make recommendations for the improvement of such programs. 267
Existing law requires the board of trustees of each school district and the 268
governing body of each charter school to ensure that teachers employed by the 269
school district or charter school have access to certain professional development 270
training. (NRS 391A.370) Under existing law, a program of professional 271
development training provided by regional training programs is required to include, 272
without limitation, training in methods to teach fundamental read ing skills for 273
teachers who teach kindergarten and grades 1, 2 and 3. (NRS 391A.125) Section 58 274
of this bill requires the board of trustees of each school district and the governing 275
body of each charter school to ensure that teachers who teach pupils in kindergarten 276
and grades 1, 2 and 3, administrators of schools in which such pupils are enrolled, 277
certain other administrators and paraprofessionals who dire ctly serve such pupils 278
complete a course of professional development training in the science of reading 279
that is approved by the Department. 280
Existing law requires the board of trustees of each school district to establish a 281
program of performance pay and e nhanced compensation for the recruitment and 282
retention of licensed teachers and administrators. The program is required to have 283
as its primary focus improvement in the academic achievement of pupils and 284
implementation in at -risk schools and schools receivi ng the lowest rating possible 285
indicating underperformance of a public school. (NRS 391A.450) Under the 286
program: (1) the board of trustees of each school district is required to reserve, for 287
each fiscal year, an amount of money sufficient to provide an incr ease in base 288
salaries, not including monetary benefits, for at least 5 percent of the teachers and 289
administrators employed by the school district; and (2) the amount of the increase 290
must not exceed 10 percent of the annual base salary of each teacher and 291
administrator to whom the increase is paid. (NRS 391A.455) Section 59 provides 292
that if, at any time, the proportion of administrators in a school district, charter 293
school or network of charter schools whose performance evaluation is highly 294
effective is 85 percent or less for 2 consecutive school years, the board of trustees 295
of a school district or the sponsor of a charter school is authorized to establish a 296
program to pay one -time incentives in an amount not to exceed 10 percent of the 297
annual base salary of administrators who achieve a performance rating of highly 298
effective for 5 consecutive years. Section 60 authorizes the board of trustees of a 299
school district or the sponsor of a charter school to establish a similar program for 300
teachers who achieve a performance rating of highly effective for 3 consecutive 301
years. 302
Sections 66-68 of this bill make appropriations to carry out the provisions of 303
this bill. 304

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THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN
SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

Section 1. Chapter 385 of NRS is hereby amended by adding 1
thereto a new section to read as follows: 2
1. It is the intent of the Legislature to: 3
(a) Enhance the efficiency of education reporting 4
requirements by eliminating the reporting of redundant 5
information and data, reducing administrative burdens and 6
ensuring that all reports serve a meaningful purpose in supporting 7
educational outcomes. 8
(b) Ensure that teachers and school administrators, who are 9
directly impacted by repo rting requirements, have agency in 10
recommending modifications to reporting requirements. 11
(c) Preserve transparency, the accountability of public schools 12
and school districts for the quality of schools and the educational 13
achievement of pupils, and the acc essibility of information and 14
data concerning the educational achievement of pupils. 15
2. A teacher or school administrator employed at a public 16
school, a charter management organization that operates a 17
charter school or an educational management organizat ion that 18
provides support or operations to a charter school may submit a 19
petition to modify, suspend or eliminate a requirement for a public 20
school or school district to report information or data to another 21
person or entity . Such a petition must be submit ted to the 22
superintendent of schools of the school district in which the public 23
school is located or, if the public school is a charter school, the 24
governing body of the charter school. The petition must: 25
(a) Clearly identify the requirement to report inf ormation or 26
data that the petitioner is seeking to modify, suspend or eliminate; 27
(b) Contain a detailed explanation of the reason that the 28
requirement to report information or data is duplicative or 29
redundant or does not provide information or data that is used by 30
the Department, the State Board or any other person or entity to 31
support educational outcomes; and 32
(c) Propose an alternative report of information or data, if any, 33
that would ensure that information and data to support 34
educational outcomes remains accessible. 35
3. Upon receipt of a petition submitted pursuant to subsection 36
2, the superintendent of schools of the school district or governing 37
body of the charter school, as applicable, shall: 38
(a) Review the petition to determine whether the requirement 39
to report data or information that is proposed for modification, 40
suspension or eliminati on is duplicative or redundant or does not 41
provide data or information that is used by the Department, the 42

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State Board or any other person or entity to support educational 1
outcomes. 2
(b) If the petition requests to modify, suspend or eliminate a 3
requirement for a public school to report data or information to 4
the school district and the superintendent of schools of the school 5
district finds that the requirement to report data or information 6
proposed for modification, suspension or elimination is duplicative 7
or redundant or does not provide data that is used by the school 8
district to support educational outcomes, approve the petition and 9
issue a decision modifying, eliminating or suspending the 10
requirement. If the superintendent of schools of the school distr ict 11
issues such a decision, the superintendent shall provide notice of 12
the approval of the petition to the petitioner, each public school 13
within the school district and any other person or entity affected 14
by the modification, suspension or elimination of t he reporting 15
requirement. If the superintendent of public schools of the school 16
district denies a petition to modify, suspend or eliminate a 17
requirement for a public school to report data or information to 18
the school district, the superintendent shall prov ide a written 19
explanation of the reasons for the denial to the petitioner. A 20
petitioner whose petition is denied pursuant to this paragraph may 21
submit a request for reconsideration of the denial to the 22
superintendent of schools of the school district or re submit the 23
petition with additional information. 24
(c) If the petition requests to modify, suspend or eliminate a 25
requirement for a public school or the school district to report data 26
or information to any person or entity other than the school 27
district and the superintendent of schools of the school district 28
finds that the requirement to report data or information proposed 29
for modification, suspension or elimination is duplicative or 30
redundant or does not provide data that is used by the school 31
district to support educational outcomes, approve the petition and 32
forward the petition to the Department for consideration pursuant 33
to subsection 4 or deny the petition and provide a written 34
explanation to the petitioner of the reasons for the denial of the 35
petition. A petitioner whose petition is denied pursuant to this 36
paragraph may submit a request for reconsideration of the denial 37
to the superintendent of schools or governing body of the charter 38
school, as applicable, or resubmit the petition with additional 39
information. 40
4. The Superintendent of Public Instruction shall evaluate 41
each petition forwarded to the Department pursuant to subsection 42
3 and, as part of such an evaluation, consider: 43
(a) Any information provided by the petitioner, including, 44
without limita tion, any statements of support from school 45

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leadership, governing bodies, teachers or other educational 1
personnel; 2
(b) The necessity of the reporting requirement for compliance 3
with federal or state law; 4
(c) Whether the information or data that is report ed is 5
available through other means or reporting mechanisms; 6
(d) The administrative burden imposed by the reporting 7
requirement, with a focus on enabling teachers and administrators 8
to allocate their time efficiently to activities that support pupil 9
learning; and 10
(e) The potential impact of the modification, suspension or 11
elimination of the reporting requirement on transparency, the 12
accountability of public schools and schools districts for the 13
quality of schools and the educational achievement of pu pils, and 14
the accessibility of information and data concerning the 15
educational achievement of pupils. 16
5. Not later than 180 days after receiving a petition for 17
evaluation pursuant to subsection 4, the Superintendent of Public 18
Instruction shall approve the petition, deny the petition or request 19
additional information or revisions to the petition. If the 20
Superintendent requests additional information or revisions to the 21
petition, the Superintendent shall, not later than 90 days after 22
receiving such addition al information or revisions, approve or 23
deny the petition. 24
6. If, after conducting an evaluation of a petition pursuant to 25
subsection 4, the Superintendent of Public Instruction finds that 26
the requirement to report data or information proposed for 27
modification, suspension or elimination is duplicative or 28
redundant or does not provide data or information that is used by 29
the Department, the State Board or any other person or entity to 30
support educational outcomes, the Superintendent may issue an 31
order modifying, suspending or eliminating the requirement. If the 32
Superintendent of Public Instruction denies the petition, the 33
Superintendent shall provide notice of the denial and a written 34
explanation of the reasons for the denial to the petitioner and the 35
superintendent of schools of the school district or governing body 36
of the charter school, as applicable, that forwarded the petition to 37
the Department pursuant to subsection 3. If the Superintendent of 38
Public Instruction issues an order modifying, suspending or 39
eliminating a reporting requirement pursuant to this subsection, 40
the Superintendent shall: 41
(a) Provide notice of the order to the petitioner, the 42
superintendent of schools of the school district or the governing 43
body of the charter school that forwarded t he petition to the 44
Department pursuant to subsection 3 and any other person or 45

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entity affected by the modification, suspension or elimination of 1
the reporting requirement. 2
(b) Submit a report to the Director of the Legislative Counsel 3
Bureau for transmitt al to the Joint Interim Standing Committee 4
on Education or, if the Legislature is in session at the time notice 5
is provided pursuant to paragraph (a), to the Senate and Assembly 6
Standing Committees on Education, which describes the reporting 7
requirement mo dified, suspended or eliminated and any 8
recommendations for legislation to continue the modification, 9
suspension or elimination of the reporting requirement after the 10
expiration of the order. 11
7. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, if, pursuant to 12
this section, the superintendent of schools of a school district or 13
the Superintendent of Public Instruction issues a decision or order 14
modifying, suspending or eliminating a requirement to report data 15
or information, each person or entity to whom the req uirement 16
applies shall comply with the decision of the superintendent of 17
schools of the school district or the order of the Superintendent of 18
Public Instruction, as applicable , until the expiration of the 19
decision or order. Any decision or order issued pur suant to this 20
section expires on July 1 of the next odd -numbered year following 21
its issuance. 22
8. The superintendent of schools of each school district and 23
the governing body of each charter school shall report to the 24
Department in a standardized format p rescribed by the 25
Department any information required by the Department to 26
complete the reporting of information required by subsection 9 27
concerning petitions submitted by teachers and school 28
administrators pursuant to subsection 2. 29
9. The Department shall include in a report submitted on or 30
before February 1 of each odd -numbered year to the Director of 31
the Legislative Counsel Bureau for transmittal to the Legislature: 32
(a) Information concerning the participation of teachers and 33
school administrators in t he process to request the modification, 34
suspension or elimination of requirements for the reporting of 35
information or data, including, without limitation, data relating to 36
petitions submitted by teachers and administrators pursuant to 37
subsection 2; 38
(b) A summary of each petition received by the Department 39
pursuant to this section and the decision of the Superintendent of 40
Public Instruction on each such petition; 41
(c) The rationale of the Superintendent for the approval of 42
each petition that was approved by the Superintendent; and 43
(d) Any trends or systemic issues identified by the 44
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school or school district to report information or data to another 1
person or entity. 2
10. The Department may adopt regulations to carry out the 3
provisions of this section. The State Board may adopt regulations 4
to establish: 5
(a) A format for a petition submitted pursuant to this section 6
and procedures for the submission of such a petition; 7
(b) Criteria for evaluating such a petition; 8
(c) Procedures to ensure that teachers and school 9
administrators have input on decisions regarding requirements for 10
a public school or school district to report information or data to 11
another person or entity; and 12
(d) Any other requirements necessary to implement the 13
provisions of this section. 14
Sec. 2. Chapter 385A of NRS is hereby amended by adding 15
thereto the provisions set forth as sections 3 to 7, inclusive, of this 16
act. 17
Sec. 3. 1. The Department shall make every effort to ensure 18
that the statewide system of accountability for public schools 19
applies uniformly to all school districts in this State and complies 20
with all requirements for the accountability of public schools, 21
including, without limitation, requirements for the receipt of 22
federal money under the Elementary and Secondary Education 23
Act of 1965, 20 U.S.C. §§ 6301 et seq., as amended. 24
2. The statewide system of accountability for public schools 25
applies to all school dist ricts in this State, regardless of size or 26
demographics, and must, except as otherwise provided in 27
subsection 3 of section 5 of this act: 28
(a) Include a met hod to, on an annual basis, rate each school 29
district based upon the collective performance of the public 30
schools within the school district and the achievement of district -31
wide performance targets established pursuant to the statewide 32
system of accountability for public schools; 33
(b) Include a method to implement consequences, rewards and 34
supports for school districts based upon such ratings, with a focus 35
on addressing disparities and improving outcomes for historically 36
underserved populations; 37
(c) Include a method to provide grants, financial support or 38
other resources, to the extent that money is available for that 39
purpose, to school districts receiving one of the two lowest ratings 40
of performance pursuant to the statewide system of accountability 41
for public schools; and 42
(d) Establish district -wide achievement targets and 43
performance targets for specific groups of pupils, including, 44
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pupils from major racial and ethnic groups, pupils with disabilities 1
and pupils who are English learners. The district-wide 2
achievement targets and performance targets must be based on 3
aggregated metrics from the public schools within the school 4
district, including, without limitation, measurements of the 5
progress and proficiency of pupils on the examinations 6
administered pursuant to NRS 390.105. 7
3. The statewide system of accountability for public schools 8
must: 9
(a) Ensure that data collected under the system is used to 10
promote transparency, equity and measureable progress in pupil 11
achievement in school districts throughout this State; 12
(b) Provide for the monitoring and oversight of the operations 13
of, and allocation of resources by, school districts for the purpose 14
of improving pupil outcomes; and 15
(c) Establish mechanisms for public reporting on the 16
performance of each school district, including, without limitation, 17
accountability metrics and a detailed analysis of the progress of 18
each school district toward its district-wide achievement targets. 19
4. In developing the statewide system of accountability for 20
public schools required by this section, including, without 21
limitation, the achievement and performance targ ets for school 22
districts and the criteria used to rate each school district, the 23
Department shall meaningfully consult with the parents and 24
guardians of pupils enrolled in public schools in this State. 25
5. The Department shall provide technical assistance and 26
guidance to school districts to support compliance with the 27
statewide system of accountability for public schools and to 28
address deficiencies identified through the rating process. 29
Sec. 4. 1. On or before a date deter mined by the 30
Superintendent of Public Instruction , but no t later than the third 31
Friday in August of each year, the Department shall determine 32
whether each school district is meeting the district -wide 33
achievement targets and performance targets established pursuant 34
to the statewide system of accountability for public schools. 35
2. The determination for a school district must be made 36
pursuant to subsection 1 in consultation with the board of trustees 37
of the school district and must be based only upon the info rmation 38
and data for those pupils who are enrolled in the public schools 39
within the school district for a full academic year. On or before a 40
date determined by the Superintendent of Public Instruction , but 41
not later than the third Friday in August of each year, the 42
Department shall: 43
(a) Transmit the determination made for each school district to 44
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(b) Transmit the determination made for each school district to 1
the State Board and the Governor; and 2
(c) Post on the Internet website maintained by the Department 3
a report summarizing the determination made for each school 4
district, including, with out limitation, the metrics for measuring 5
the achievement and performance for each school district. 6
3. If the number of pupils in a particular group who are 7
enrolled in a public school in a school district is insufficient to 8
yield statistically reliable information: 9
(a) The Department shall not determine that the school district 10
has failed to meet the performance targets established pursuant to 11
the statewide system of accountability for public schools based 12
solely upon that particular group. 13
(b) The pupils in such a group must be included in the overall 14
count of pupils enrolled in the public schools in the school district 15
and who took the examinations administered pursuant to 16
NRS 390.105. 17
 The Department shall use the mechanism approved by the 18
United States Department of Education for the statewide system of 19
accountability for public schools for determining the number of 20
pupils that must be in a group for that group to yield statistically 21
reliable information. 22
4. If an irregularity in testing administration or an 23
irregularity in testing security occurs at one or more public 24
schools in the school district and the irregul arity invalidates the 25
test scores of pupils, such test scores must be included in the 26
aggregate of scores reported for the school district, the attendance 27
of those pupils must be counted toward the total number of pupils 28
who took the examinations administered pursuant to NRS 390.105 29
and the pupils must be included in the total number of pupils who 30
were required to take the examinations. The determination made 31
pursuant to subsection 1 for a school district must reflect any such 32
irregularity and describe the impact of any such irregularity on 33
the determination. 34
5. As used in this section: 35
(a) “Irregularity in testing administration” has the meaning 36
ascribed to it in NRS 390.255. 37
(b) “Irregularity in testing security” has the meaning ascribed 38
to it in NRS 390.260. 39
Sec. 5. 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, 40
based upon the determinations made by the Department pursuant 41
to section 4 of this act, the Department shall, on or before a date 42
determined by the Superintendent of Public Instruction but no t 43
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preliminary rating for each school district in accordance with the 1
statewide system of accountability for public schools. 2
2. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3: 3
(a) Before making a final rating for a school district, the 4
Department shall provide the school district an opportunity to 5
review the data upon which the preliminary rating is based and to 6
present evidence or corrections. The Department shall notify the 7
board of trustees of t he school district of the opportunities 8
provided pursuant to this paragraph and provide a reasonable 9
period within which to present evidence or corrections pursuant to 10
this paragraph. 11
(b) After considering any evidence or corrections submitted by 12
a school district within the reasonable period prescribed by the 13
Department pursuant to paragraph (a), the Department shall, on 14
or before a date determined by the Superintendent of Public 15
Instruction but no t later than the third Friday in September of 16
each year, m ake a final determination concerning the rating for 17
the school district. 18
3. The Department may temporarily waive or otherwise pause 19
the requirement to make ratings for school districts that comply 20
with 20 U.S.C. § 6311(c) pursuant to this section if the United 21
States Department of Education grants a waiver from or otherwise 22
pauses the requirements of 20 U.S.C. § 6311(c). 23
4. On or before a date determined by the Superintendent of 24
Public Instruction but not later than the third Friday in September 25
of each year, the Department shall: 26
(a) Post on the Internet website maintained by the Department 27
the determinations and final ratings made for all school districts 28
in this State, which must be presented in a clear and 29
understandable format; and 30
(b) Submit a re port summarizing the determinations and final 31
ratings made for all school districts in this State, including, 32
without limitation, detailed data and information on the district -33
wide performance of each school district and compliance with 34
state accountability standards, to: 35
(1) The Governor; 36
(2) The State Board; and 37
(3) The Director of the Legislative Counsel Bureau for 38
transmittal to the Joint Interim Standing Committee on Education 39
and the next regular session of the Legislature. 40
Sec. 6. 1. The Superintendent of Public Instruction: 41
(a) Shall designate a school district as a low -performing 42
school district if: 43
(1) The Department has determined that the school district 44
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performance targets established pursuant to the statewide system 1
of accountability for public schools; or 2
(2) The school district receives one of the two lowest ratings 3
of performance pursuant to the statewide system of accountability 4
for public schools. 5
(b) May designate a school district as a low-performing school 6
district if: 7
(1) The administration of the school district is 8
characterized by instability or unsatisfactory performance in 9
leadership, including, without limitation, a dismissa l, resignation 10
or removal of the superintendent of schools of the school district, 11
that has a significant impact on the operations of the school 12
district and the educational outcomes for pupils; 13
(2) The resignation or removal of members of the board of 14
trustees of the school district results in multiple vacancies that 15
disrupt the continuity of leadership of the school district and 16
impacts the ability of the board of trustees to effectively govern the 17
school district; 18
(3) The school district experiences an unexpected and 19
severe financial hardship, including, without limitation, a 20
financial hardship resulting from financial malfeasance, financial 21
mismanagement or any other condition, that threatens the fiscal 22
stability and operational capacity of the school district; or 23
(4) Based on data and information concerning the 24
achievement and performance of pupils enrolled in public schools 25
in the school district, the allocation of resources by the school 26
district or the availability of educational programs among public 27
schools in the school district and specific groups of pupils enrolled 28
in those schools, the school district is characterized by systemic 29
inequity in educational access, resources or outcomes among 30
specific groups of pupils, including, without limita tion, among 31
pupils who are economically disadvantaged, pupils from major 32
racial and ethnic groups, pupils with disabilities and pupils who 33
are English learners. 34
2. The Superintendent of Public Instruction shall designate a 35
school district as an underperforming school district if: 36
(a) For at least 2 consecutive school years, the Superintendent 37
has designated the school district as a low -performing school 38
district pursuant to subsection 1; or 39
(b) The Superintendent: 40
(1) Designated the school district as a low -performing 41
school district pursuant to subsection 1 in the current or the 42
immediately preceding school year; and 43
(2) Determines that one or more of the conditions set forth 44
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Sec. 7. 1. The Superintendent of Public Instruction shall 1
designate a public school , other than a public school approved by 2
the State Board to be rated using the alternative performance 3
framework prescribed by the State Board pu rsuant to NRS 4
385A.730, as a low -performing school if, in at least 2 of the 5
immediately preceding 3 school years, at least one of the following 6
criteria apply to the public school: 7
(a) The public school receives one of the two lowest ratings of 8
performance pursuant to the statewide system of accountability for 9
public schools. 10
(b) The pupils enrolled in the public school demonstrate 11
proficiency in English language arts and mathematics in the 12
bottom 20th percentile of statewide performance metrics, as 13
determined by the Department. 14
(c) For high schools, the average graduation rate is less than 15
60 percent for the immediately preceding 3 school years or less 16
than 70 percent for the immediately preceding 5 school years. 17
(d) For elementary schools, more than 50 percent of the pupils 18
enrolled in the elementary school do not achieve adequate 19
proficiency in the subject area of reading before the completion of 20
grade 3. 21
2. On the day that the Department posts on the Internet 22
website maintained by the Department the determinations and 23
final ratings made for all public schools in this State pursuant to 24
NRS 385A.720: 25
(a) The Department shall post on the Internet website 26
maintained by the Department a list of public schools that are 27
designated as low-performing schools pursuant to subsection 1; 28
(b) Each school district with at least one public school in the 29
district on the list of public schools that are designated as low -30
performing schools pursuant to subsection 1 shall post the list on 31
the Internet website maintained by the school district; and 32
(c) The Department shall provide the list of public schools that 33
are designated as low-performing schools pursuant to subsection 1 34
to the State Board as part of the report of data provided to the 35
State Board pursuant to subsection 3 of NRS 385A.080. 36
3. The principal of each public school designated as a low -37
performing school shall notify the parents and legal guardians of 38
pupils enrolled in the public school of the designation of the 39
public school as a low -performing school and the actions that will 40
be taken to address the areas of deficiency that caused the 41
designation. The notice must: 42
(a) Contain a summary of the data and information 43
concerning the performance of pupils enrolled in the public 44
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(b) Provide information on any available support or resources 1
for pupils and their families, including, without limitation, 2
academic and social-emotional resources; 3
(c) Contain a detailed improvement plan outlining the 4
measures the public school intends to implement, with clearly 5
defined goals and timelines for achieving those goals; and 6
(d) Provide information on alternative educational options 7
available to pupils residing in the zone of attendance of the public 8
school, including, without limitation, policies regarding a transfer 9
to another public school and options available to pupils pursuant 10
to section 37 of this act, if applicable. 11
Sec. 8. NRS 385A.090 is hereby amended to read as follows: 12
385A.090 1. On or before [September 30 ] the date 13
determined by the Superinte ndent of Public Instruction , but not 14
later than the third Friday in August of each year: 15
(a) The board of trustees of each school district, the State Public 16
Charter School Authority, each college or university within the 17
Nevada System of Higher Education and each city or county that 18
sponsors a charter school shall provide written notice that the report 19
required pursuant to NRS 385A.070 is available on the Internet 20
website maintained by the school district, State Public Charter 21
School Authority, institution or city or county, if any, or otherwise 22
provide written notice of the availability of the report. The written 23
notice must be provided to the: 24
(1) Governor; 25
(2) State Board; 26
(3) Department; 27
(4) Committee; 28
(5) Bureau; and 29
(6) Attorney General, w ith a specific reference to the 30
information that is reported pursuant to paragraph (e) of subsection 31
1 of NRS 385A.250. 32
(b) The board of trustees of each school district, the State Public 33
Charter School Authority, each college or university within the 34
Nevada System of Higher Education and each city or county that 35
sponsors a charter school shall provide for public dissemination of 36
the annual report of accountability prepared pursuant to NRS 37
385A.070 by posting a copy of the report on the Internet website 38
maintained by the school district, the State Public Charter School 39
Authority, the institution or the city or county, if any. If a school 40
district does not maintain a website, the district shall otherwise 41
provide for public dissemination of the annual report by providing a 42
copy of the report to the schools in the school district, including, 43
without limitation, each charter school sponsored by the district, the 44
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enrolled in schools in the district, including, without limitation, each 1
charter school sponsored by the district. If the State Public Charter 2
School Authority, the institution, the city or the county does not 3
maintain a website, the State Public Charter School Authority, the 4
institution, the city or the county, as applicable, shall otherwise 5
provide for public dissemination of the annual report by providing a 6
copy of the report to each charter school it sponsors and the parents 7
and guardians of pupils enrolled in each charter school it sponsors. 8
2. Upon the request of the Governor, the Attorney General, an 9
entity described in paragraph (a) of subsection 1 or a member of the 10
general public, the board of trustees of a school district, the State 11
Public Charter School Authority, a college or university within the 12
Nevada System of Higher Education or a city or county that 13
sponsors a charter school, as applicable, shall provide a portion or 14
portions of the report required pursuant to NRS 385A.070. 15
Sec. 9. NRS 385A.200 is hereby amended to read as follows: 16
385A.200 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, 17
the annual report of accountability prepared pursuant to NRS 18
385A.070 must include information on pupil achievement and 19
school performance, including, without limitation, pupil 20
achievement for each school in the district and the district as a 21
whole, including, without limitation, each charter school sponsored 22
by the district. The board of trustees of the district shall base its 23
report on the results of t he examinations administered pursuant to 24
NRS 390.105 and the college and career readiness assessment 25
administered pursuant to NRS 390.610 and shall compare the results 26
of those examinations for the school year for which the annual 27
report is being prepared with those of previous school years. The 28
report must include, for each school in the district, including, 29
without limitation, each charter school sponsored by the district, and 30
each grade in which the examinations and assessments were 31
administered: 32
(a) The number of pupils who took the examinations and a 33
record of attendance for the period in which the examinations were 34
administered, including an explanation of any difference in the 35
number of pupils who took the examinations and the number of 36
pupils who are enrolled in the school. 37
(b) Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2 of NRS 38
385A.070, pupil achievement, reported separately by gender and 39
reported separately for the groups of pupils identified in the 40
statewide system of accountability for public schools. 41
(c) A comparison of the achievement of pupils in each group 42
identified in the statewide system of accountability for public 43
schools with the performance targets established for that group. 44
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(e) Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2 of NRS 1
385A.070, the percentage of pupils who were not tested, reported 2
separately by gender and reported separately for the groups 3
identified in the statewide system of accountability for public 4
schools. 5
(f) The most recent 3 -year trend in pupil achievement in each 6
subject area tested and each grade level tested pursuant to NRS 7
390.105 and the college and career readiness assessment 8
administered pursuant to NRS 390.610, which may include 9
information regarding the trend in the achievement of pupils for 10
more than 3 years, if such information is available. 11
(g) Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3 of NRS 12
385A.720, the rating of each public school in the district, including, 13
without limitation, each charter school sponsored by the district, 14
pursuant to the statewide system of accountability for public 15
schools. 16
(h) Information on whether each school in the district, including, 17
without limitation, each charter school sponsored by the district, has 18
made progres s based upon the model adopted by the Department 19
pursuant to NRS 390.125. 20
(i) Information that compares the results of pupils in the school 21
district, including, without limitation, pupils enrolled in charter 22
schools sponsored by the district, with the res ults of pupils 23
throughout this State [.] and, where applicable, with the results of 24
pupils in comparable school districts in other states. The 25
information required by this paragraph must be provided in 26
consultation with the Department to ensure the accurac y of the 27
comparison. 28
(j) For each school in the district, including, without limitation, 29
each charter school sponsored by the district, information that 30
compares the results of pupils in the school with the results of pupils 31
throughout the school district and throughout this State [.] and, 32
where applicable, with the results of pupils in schools in 33
comparable school districts in other states. The information 34
required by this paragraph must be provided in consultation with the 35
Department to ensure the accuracy of the comparison. 36
2. If the Department temporarily waives or otherwise pauses 37
the requirement to administer examinations that comply with 20 38
U.S.C. § 6311(b)(2) pursuant to subsection 6 of NRS 390.105, the 39
requirement of subsection 1 to include certa in information in the 40
annual report of accountability prepared pursuant to NRS 385A.070 41
does not apply for the period of time that such a waiver or pause is 42
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Sec. 10. NRS 385A.600 is hereby amended to read as follows: 1
385A.600 1. The Department shall make every effort to 2
obtain the approval necessary from the United States Department of 3
Education to ensure that the statewide system of accountability for 4
public schools complies with all requirements for the r eceipt of 5
federal money under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act 6
of 1965, 20 U.S.C. §§ 6301 et seq., as amended. 7
2. The statewide system of accountability applies to all public 8
schools, regardless of Title I status, and must, except as otherwise 9
provided in subsection 3 of NRS 385A.720: 10
(a) Include a method to, on an annual basis, rate each public 11
school based upon the performance of the school and based upon 12
whether each public school meets the school achievement targets 13
and performance targets established pursuant to the statewide 14
system of accountability; 15
(b) Include a method to implement consequences, rewards and 16
supports for public schools based upon the ratings; 17
(c) Include a method to provide grants and other financial 18
support, to the ext ent that money is available from legislative 19
appropriation, to public schools receiving one of the two lowest 20
ratings of performance pursuant to the statewide system of 21
accountability for public schools; and 22
(d) Establish school achievement targets and pe rformance 23
targets for public schools and performance targets for specific 24
groups of pupils, including, without limitation, pupils who are 25
economically disadvantaged, pupils from major racial and ethnic 26
groups, pupils with disabilities and pupils who are En glish learners. 27
The school achievement targets and performance targets must: 28
(1) Be based primarily upon the measurement of the progress 29
and proficiency of pupils on the examinations administered pursuant 30
to NRS 390.105; [and] 31
(2) For elementary schools, include the proportion of pupils 32
demonstrating adequate proficiency in the subject area of reading 33
in accordance with NRS 392.748 to 392.785, inclusive , and 34
adequate progress toward achieving such proficiency; and 35
(3) For high schools, include the rate of graduation and the 36
rate of attendance. 37
3. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3 of NRS 38
385A.720, the statewide system of accountability for public schools 39
may include a method to: 40
(a) On an annual basis, rate school districts based upon t he 41
performance of the public schools within the school district and 42
whether those public schools meet the school achievement targets 43
and performance targets established pursuant to the statewide 44
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(b) Implement consequences, re wards and supports for school 1
districts based upon the ratings. 2
Sec. 11. NRS 385A.750 is hereby amended to read as follows: 3
385A.750 The Department shall prescribe a form for notice to 4
parents and guardians concerning the rating of a public school 5
designated by the Superintendent of Public Instruction as a low-6
performing school pursuant to section 7 of this act or the 7
designation of a school district as a low-performing or 8
underperforming [.] school district pursuant to section 6 of this act. 9
Sec. 12. Chapter 386 of NRS is hereby amended by adding 10
thereto the provisions set forth as sections 13, 14 and 15 of this act. 11
Sec. 13. 1. The Superintendent of Public Instruction shall 12
place on probation a school district that the Superintendent has 13
designated as an underperforming school district if the 14
designation is made pursuant to paragraph (b) of subsection 2 of 15
section 6 of this act. A period of probation imposed pursuant to 16
this section must not exceed 2 school years. 17
2. The Superintendent of Public Instruction shall notify the 18
board of trustees of a school distric t that has been designated as 19
an underperforming school district and that the Superintendent is 20
placing the school district on probation pursuant to this section. 21
Upon receipt of such a notice, the board of trustees of the school 22
district shall: 23
(a) Direct the superintendent of schools of the school district to 24
prepare and submit to the Department a school district 25
performance improvement plan that satisfies the requirements of 26
subsection 2 of section 15 of this act; and 27
(b) Prepare and, not later than 90 days after the date of the 28
notice received pursuant to this subsection, submit to the 29
Department a school board improvement plan to address 30
deficiencies in the governance of the school district and support 31
the implementation of the school district performance 32
improvement plan prepared pursuant to paragraph (a). 33
3. During a period of probation imposed pursuant to this 34
section, if the board of trustees of the school district is required by 35
subsection 2 of NRS 386.165 to have nonvoting members 36
appointed to the board, the appointed members become voting 37
members for the period: 38
(a) Beginning on the date on which the Superintendent of 39
Public Instruction notifi es the board of trustees pursuant to 40
subsection 2 that the Superintendent is placing the school district 41
on probation; and 42
(b) Ending on the date on which the Superintendent of Public 43
Instruction terminates the period of probation pursuant to 44
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places the school district into a period of state oversight pursuant 1
to subsection 2 of section 14 of this act, on the date on which any 2
period of state oversight is terminated pursuant to subsection 10 of 3
section 14 of this act. 4
 Any appointed members of a board of trustees who become 5
voting members of the board of trustees pursuant to this 6
subsection shall have the same duties, rights and responsibilities 7
as the elected members of the board. 8
4. A school board improvement plan prepared pursuant to 9
paragraph (b) of subsection 2 must: 10
(a) Contain a self -assessment by the board of trustees of the 11
school district of the governance practices o f the board that 12
identifies deficiencies and areas requiring improvement; 13
(b) Identify specific actions that the board of trustees will take 14
to improve governance of the school district, including, without 15
limitation: 16
(1) A description of clear roles an d responsibilities for 17
members of the board of trustees; and 18
(2) Strategies for the board of trustees to support 19
implementation of the school district performance improvement 20
plan prepared pursuant to paragraph (a) of subsection 2; 21
(c) Require the membe rs of the board of trustees to complete 22
training for professional development, in addition to any training 23
for professional development required by NRS 386.327, in the 24
areas of school district governance, financial management and 25
academic accountability; 26
(d) Include m easurable milestones for improving the 27
governance of the school district and a timeline for achieving 28
those milestones; and 29
(e) Include a process for monitoring and publicly reporting 30
progress on the implementation of the school board improve ment 31
plan. 32
5. The Superintendent of Public Instruction shall: 33
(a) Not later than 30 days after receiving a school board 34
improvement plan submitted to the Department pursuant to 35
paragraph (b) of subsection 2, review and approve or deny 36
approval of the sc hool board improvement plan. If the 37
Superintendent denies approval of the school board improvement 38
plan, the Superintendent shall notify the board of trustees of the 39
school district of the reasons for denying approval of the plan. Not 40
later than 30 days after receiving such notice, the board of trustees 41
shall prepare and submit to the Superintendent revisions to the 42
school board improvement plan. The board of trustees of the 43
school district shall implement a school board improvement plan 44
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(b) Monitor the implementation of the school board 1
improvement plan and the school district performance 2
improvement plan during the period of probation imposed 3
pursuant to this section. 4
(c) Provide technical guidance and support to the board of 5
trustees to support the implementation of the school board 6
improvement plan and the school district performance 7
improvement plan. 8
(d) Post on the Internet website maintained by the Department, 9
in the five most common languages other than English prima rily 10
spoken in the households within the school district operating 11
under the school board improvement plan: 12
(1) The school board improvement plan approved by the 13
Superintendent pursuant to this subsection; 14
(2) Quarterly reports summarizing the progress of the 15
board of trustees in implementing the school board improvement 16
plan, including, without limitation, milestones that have been 17
achieved and areas requiring improvement; and 18
(3) An annual performance review of the board of trustees 19
that identifies improvements in governance of the school district 20
by the board of trustees, deficiencies in such governance and any 21
recommendations for additional action by the board of trustees to 22
improve governance of the school district. 23
6. The board of trustees of a school district operating under a 24
school board improvement plan shall: 25
(a) Post on the Internet website of the school district, in the 26
five most common languages other than English primarily spoken 27
in the households within the school district: 28
(1) The approved school board improvement plan, not later 29
than 10 business days after the board of trustees has received 30
notice from the Superintendent of Public Instruction of the 31
approval of the plan; and 32
(2) Quarterly reports summarizing the progress of the 33
board of trustees in implementing the school board improvement 34
plan, including, without limitation, actions taken to improve 35
governance of the school district, milestones that have been 36
achieved and action s remaining to be taken under the school 37
board improvement plan; and 38
(b) Conduct regular public meetings during the period of 39
probation imposed pursuant to this section at which the board of 40
trustees: 41
(1) Provides updates on the implementation of the school 42
board improvement plan; 43
(2) Solicits input f rom parents and legal guardians of 44
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concerning efforts to improve the governance of the school 1
district; and 2
(3) Presents a summary of challenges experienced in 3
addressing deficiencies in the g overnance of the school district 4
and actions planned to address those deficiencies. 5
Sec. 14. 1. The Superintendent of Public Instruction may 6
terminate a period of probation imposed on a school district 7
pursuant to section 13 of this act if, not later than 2 school years 8
after the commencement of the period of probation, the 9
Superintendent finds that: 10
(a) The school district has made adequate progress, as defined 11
in the regulations adopted by the Superintendent pursuant to 12
subsection 13, toward meeting the goals and benchmarks 13
necessary for the school district to no longer be designated as an 14
underperforming school district pursuant to section 6 of this act; 15
and 16
(b) The board of trustees of the school district has made 17
adequate progress, as defined in the regulations adopted b y the 18
Superintendent pursuant to subsection 13, in implementing the 19
school board improvement plan such that the school district is not 20
likely to experience a condition described in paragraph (b) of 21
subsection 1 of section 6 of this act. 22
2. If, after implementing a school board improvement plan 23
for 2 school years, the Superintendent of Public Instruction finds 24
that: 25
(a) The school district has failed to make adequate progress, as 26
defined in the regulations adopted by the Superintendent pursuant 27
to subsection 13, toward meeting the goals and benchmarks 28
necessary for the school district to no longer be designated as an 29
underperforming school di strict pursuant to section 6 of this act; 30
or 31
(b) The board of trustees of the school district has failed to 32
make adequate progress, as defined in the regu lations adopted by 33
the Superintendent pursuant to subsection 13, in implementing the 34
school board improvement plan such that the school district is not 35
likely to experience a condition described in paragraph (b) of 36
subsection 1 of section 6 of this act, 37
 the Department may implement targeted oversight measures 38
pursuant to subsection 3 or initiate state oversight of the 39
governance and operations of the board of trustees pursuant to 40
subsection 4. 41
3. If, pursuant to subsection 2, the Superintendent of Public 42
Instruction implements targeted oversight measures, the 43
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(a) Have direct involvement in the processes of decision 1
making by the board of trustees on matters of governance; 2
(b) Establish specific governance and operational mandates 3
for the board of trustees that are designed to improve school 4
district performance and accountability; 5
(c) Evaluate and monitor, on an ongoing basis, the 6
performance of the school district and its adherence to 7
improvement requirements; 8
(d) Appoint a state monitor to oversee the activities of the 9
board of trustees to ensure compliance with state education laws 10
and regulations; or 11
(e) Engage in any combinat ion of the actions described in 12
paragraphs (a) to (d), inclusive. 13
4. If, pursuant to subsection 2, the Department initiates state 14
oversight of the governance and operations of the board of 15
trustees, the Governor, not later than 30 days after receiving 16
notification that the Department has initiated state oversight, may 17
appoint a state monitor. The state monitor must: 18
(a) Be a person with expertise in governance, leadership and 19
management, with a record of improving the outcomes of an 20
underperforming organization; 21
(b) Undergo a review by the Department to ensure there are no 22
conflicts of interest with the school district or board of trustees of 23
the school district; and 24
(c) Be compensated by the board of trustees of the school 25
district at a rate determined by the Superintendent of Public 26
Instruction. Such compensation must be paid from the budget of 27
the school district, with any necessary budget adjustments or 28
augmentations made to accommodate the expenditure in the 29
current fiscal year or any future fiscal year. 30
5. If a school district is designated as an underperforming 31
school district for 5 consecutive school years and the board of 32
trustees of the school district has failed to make adequate 33
progress, as defined in the regulations adopted by the 34
Superintendent of Public Instruction pursuant to subsection 13, in 35
executing the school board improvement plan, the Superintendent 36
may take additional measures to ensure that the educational needs 37
of pupils are met. Such additional measures may include, without 38
limitation, with the approval of the Governor through an executive 39
order: 40
(a) The reassignment of some or all of the powers, roles and 41
responsibilities of the board of trustees of a school district 42
pursuant to this chapter to the Superintendent, or his or he r 43
designee, to address chronic underperformance. The specific 44
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the Governor in the executive order, upon consultation with the 1
Superintendent to ensure the reassignment is in alignment with 2
the school board improvement plan , and may include, without 3
limitation: 4
(1) Oversight of financial management and resource 5
allocation; 6
(2) Governance and any operational decision -making 7
authority defined within current policies; and 8
(3) Implementation of policies and programs to address 9
identified deficiencies. 10
(b) The appointment of additional members to the board of 11
trustees of the school district, as needed, to stabilize the 12
governance structure and ensure proper expertise is available to 13
address chronic underperformance. Members appointed pursuant 14
to this paragraph must: 15
(1) Possess expertise in governance, education, financial 16
management or organizational leadership; 17
(2) Serve for a term specified by the Superintendent, not 18
exceeding 3 years, with an option for reappointment based on 19
demonstrated progress; and 20
(3) Be voting members of the board of trustees. 21
(c) The establishment of a state management team to assume 22
governance authority over the operations of the board of trustees 23
of the school district. 24
6. Any action taken pursuant to subsection 5 remain s in 25
effect until the Department determines that the board of trustees 26
has made adequate progress, as defined in the regulations adopted 27
by the Superintendent of Public Instruction pursuant to subsection 28
13, that is sufficient to warrant the termination of state oversight 29
as specified in subsection 10. Upon the expiration of any action 30
taken pursuant to subsection 5, any reassigned powers, roles or 31
responsibilities revert to the elected b oard of trustees, any 32
additional members of the board of trustee s appointed pursuant to 33
subsection 5 no longer serve as members of the board of trustee s 34
and the state management team is dissolved. 35
7. During the period additional measures initiated pursua nt 36
to paragraph (c) of subsection 5 are in effect , the state 37
management team, under the direction of the Superintendent of 38
Public Instruction, shall assume the governance responsibilities of 39
the board of trustees of the school district, including, without 40
limitation: 41
(a) Oversight of financial management and resource 42
allocation; 43
(b) Governance and any operational decision -making 44
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(c) Implementation of policies and programs outlined in the 1
school board impro vement plan and school district performance 2
improvement plan submitted pursuant to section 13 of this act; 3
and 4
(d) Engagement with community stakeholders, including, 5
without limitation, parents, teachers and local officials, to ensure 6
that intervention efforts address the needs of pupils and the 7
broader community. 8
8. The Department shall conduct annual evaluation s of the 9
progress of a school district placed under a state management 10
team pursuant to subsection 5. If the school district demonstrates 11
substantial improvement and meets the benchmarks established in 12
the school district performance improvement plan and t he school 13
board improvement plan submitted pursuant to section 13 of this 14
act, the Superintendent of Public Instruction may initiate a phased 15
return to local governance. The phased return must: 16
(a) Transition authority from the state management team to 17
the board of trustees in stages, as appropriate; 18
(b) Be contingent on the board of trustees demonstrating 19
continued progress under its school board improvement plan; and 20
(c) Include enhanced monitoring by the Department for a 21
period of up to 2 years following the completion of the transition 22
to ensure sustained progress. 23
9. If the school district fails to make adequate progress, as 24
defined in the regulations adopted by the Superintendent of Public 25
Instruction pursuant to subsection 13, under the school district 26
performance improvement plan submitted pursuant to section 13 27
of this act or the board of trustees of the school district fails to 28
fulfill the requirements of its school board improvement plan, the 29
Superintendent may extend state intervention for up to 3 30
additional years. This extension must: 31
(a) Be subject to the approval of the Governor or the 32
Governor’s designee; 33
(b) Include an updated set of benchmarks and timelines to 34
address persistent de ficiencies in school district performance and 35
school board governance; and 36
(c) Require the continuation or expansion of oversight 37
measures, including, without limitation, the retention of the state 38
management team or the appointment of additional support 39
personnel to address governance or operational deficiencies. 40
10. State oversight initiated pursuant to this section must be 41
terminated when the Superintendent of Public Instruction 42
determines that the school district and the board of trustees of the 43
school district have achieved measurable and sustained progress 44
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including, without limitation, improvements in academic 1
achievement, operational efficiency and equitable resource 2
allocation, and the school board improvement plan submitted 3
pursuant to section 13 of this act, including, without limitation, 4
establishing its ability to effectively over see and support 5
improvement efforts for the school district. Upon termination of 6
state oversight: 7
(a) The board of trustees shall resume full governance 8
responsibilities; and 9
(b) The Department shall provide a final report summarizing 10
the outcomes of the state oversight period, including, without 11
limitation, the progress achieved and recommendations for 12
sustained improvement. 13
11. For a period of 3 years following the return to local 14
governance, the Department shall monitor the board of trustees of 15
the s chool district concerning compliance with its school board 16
improvement plan. 17
12. The Department shall post on the Internet website 18
maintained by the Department all reports and evaluations related 19
to oversight measures implemented pursuant to this section in a 20
manner that ensures transparency and accountability. A summary 21
of these actions and outcomes must be provided in an annual 22
report to the: 23
(a) Governor; 24
(b) State Board; and 25
(c) Director of the Legislative Counsel Bureau for transmittal 26
to: 27
(1) The Joint Interim Standing Committee on Education, if 28
the report is received in the interim period between legislative 29
sessions; or 30
(2) The Senate and Assembly Standing Committees on 31
Education, if the report is received during a legislative session. 32
13. For the purposes of this section, t he Superintendent of 33
Public Instruction shall adopt regulations for determining 34
adequate progress based on criteria which may include, without 35
limitation: 36
(a) Implementation of governance strategies and actions 37
outlined in the approved school board improvement plan, 38
including, without limitation: 39
(1) Completion of professional development goals; 40
(2) Improved decision -making processes that support 41
district performance objectives; 42
(3) Active engagement with the community through regular 43
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(4) Compliance with reporting and public engagement 1
requirements as set forth in this section; and 2
(5) Achievement of milestones and benchmarks set forth in 3
the school board improvement plan; 4
(b) Measurable progress toward benchmarks established in the 5
school district performance improvement plan submitted pursuant 6
to section 13 of this act, including, without limitation: 7
(1) Increased proficiency rates in core academic subjects; 8
(2) Improved high school graduation rates; 9
(3) Enhanced operational efficiency and resource 10
allocation; and 11
(4) Sustained improvements verified by the Department; 12
(c) Demonstrated ability of the board of trustees and the school 13
district to maintain progress without state oversight; and 14
(d) Continued compliance with state laws and regulations 15
relating to education. 16
Sec. 15. 1. The Superintendent of Public Instruction shall 17
place on probation a school district that the Superintendent has 18
designated as an underperforming school district pursuant to 19
paragraph (a) of subsection 2 of section 6 of this act and notify the 20
board of trustees of the school district of such placement . A period 21
of probation imposed pursuant to this section must not exceed 2 22
school years. 23
2. Not later than 90 days after being designated as an 24
underperforming school district, the school district shall prepare 25
and submit a school district performance improvement plan. The 26
plan must: 27
(a) Identify specific areas of academic, operational and 28
systemic deficiency that contributed to the designation of 29
underperformance, including, without limitation: 30
(1) Pupil achievement outcomes in core academic subjects, 31
including, without limitation, reading, mathematics and science; 32
(2) Disparities in access to educational resources, programs 33
and opportunities; and 34
(3) Inefficiencies in school district operations, leadership 35
and financial management; 36
(b) Establish measurable benchmarks for improvement that 37
are applicable to all grade levels, including, without limitation: 38
(1) Increased pupil proficiency rates in core academic 39
subjects, with defined goals for each grade level; 40
(2) Enhanced attendance and pupil promotion rates at 41
elementary, middle and high school levels; 42
(3) Improved high school gra duation rates and college and 43
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(4) Strengthened operational efficiency and equitable 1
resource allocation across all schools within the school district; 2
(c) Outline targeted strategies to achieve the benchmarks 3
established pursuant to paragraph (b) , addressing both academic 4
and operational challenges, including, without limitation: 5
(1) Strategies to narrow achievement gaps for identified 6
underserved groups, including, without limitation, pupils with 7
special needs, low -income pupils, English language learners and 8
pupils from diverse racial or ethnic backgrounds; 9
(2) Comprehensive plans to improve curriculum delivery, 10
including, without limitation, review and selection of new 11
curricula, teacher effectiven ess, instructional quality and 12
professional development for teachers; 13
(3) Initiatives to enhance the leadership, governance 14
practices, financial oversight and resource allocation of the school 15
district to ensure alignment with the performance goals of th e 16
school district; 17
(4) Implementation of evidence-based interventions tailored 18
to the specific needs of underperforming schools and pupil 19
populations; and 20
(5) Programs to increase family and community 21
engagement in support of pupil learning and school district 22
improvement efforts; 23
(d) Include clear timelines, resource requirements and interim 24
milestones to monitor progress throughout the probationary 25
period, with regular benchmarks to measure improvement; and 26
(e) Establish a system for ongoing evaluat ion and adjustments 27
to ensure continuous progress, with mechanisms for reporting 28
progress to the Department and communicating updates to 29
stakeholders, including, without limitation, families and teachers. 30
3. The Superintendent of Public Instruction shall review and 31
approve or deny approval of a school district performance 32
improvement plan submitted pursuant to subsection 2 within 30 33
days after receipt. If revisions are required, the school district 34
shall have 30 days to submit a revised plan for approval. Once 35
approved, the school district shall immediately commence 36
implementation of the plan. 37
4. Each school district shall publish its approved school 38
district performance improvement plan on its official Internet 39
website within 10 business days after receiving approval from the 40
Superintendent of Public Instruction . The school district shall 41
publish quarterly progress updates on its implementation of the 42
plan, including, without limitation, milestones achieved and areas 43
requiring additional focus. All publi shed materials must be posted 44
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translated into the five most common languages spoken by 1
families within the school district. 2
5. The board of trustees of the school district shall hold 3
regular public meetings during the probationary period to: 4
(a) Provide updates on the progress of the school district under 5
the school district performance improvement plan; 6
(b) Solicit input from parents, teachers and community 7
stakeholders; and 8
(c) Present a summary of challenges faced and actions 9
planned to address deficiencies. 10
6. During the probationary period, the Department shall 11
monitor the progress of the school district through: 12
(a) Quarterly progress reports submitted by the school district; 13
(b) On-site assessments of the operations, instructional quality 14
and financial management of the school district; and 15
(c) Providing technical assistance to address challenges and 16
support implementation. 17
7. The Superintendent of Public Instruction may ap point a 18
state monitor to oversee the adherence of the school district to the 19
school district performance improvement plan. The state monitor 20
must: 21
(a) Be a person with expertise in governance, finance, 22
operations, leadership or management of a school dist rict, with 23
demonstrated experience in improving outcomes of an 24
underperforming organization , or possess expertise in a specific 25
area, as determined by the Superintendent of Public Instruction; 26
(b) Undergo a review by the Department to ensure there are no 27
conflicts of interest with the school district or the board of trustees 28
of the school district; and 29
(c) Be compensated by the board of trustees of the school 30
district at a rate determined by the Superintendent of Public 31
Instruction. Such compensation must be paid from the budget of 32
the school district, with any necessary budget adjustments or 33
augmentations made to accommodate the expenditure in the 34
current fiscal year or any future fiscal year. 35
8. A state monitor appointed pursuant to subsection 7 shall: 36
(a) Review quarterly progress reports; 37
(b) Conduct audits and site visits to evaluate progress in the 38
implementation of the school district performance improvement 39
plan; 40
(c) Provide feedback and recommendations for adjustments to 41
the school district performance improvement plan; and 42
(d) Ensure alignment with state educational goals and 43
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9. At the conclusion of each school year during the 1
probationary period, the Department shall evaluate the progress of 2
the school district based on the benchmarks established in the 3
approved school district performance improvement plan. If the 4
school district demonstrates adequate progress, as defined in 5
the regulations adopted by the Superintendent of Public 6
Instruction pursuant to subsection 15, the sc hool district shall 7
continue implementation of its school district performance 8
improvement plan with ongoing monitoring. If the school district 9
fails to meet established benchmarks, the Superintendent of Public 10
Instruction may extend the probationary perio d or implement 11
escalated intervention measures as set forth in this section. 12
10. If, after operating under probationary status for 2 school 13
years, the school district fails to demonstrate adequate progress, as 14
defined in the regulations adopted by the Superintendent of Public 15
Instruction pursuant to subsection 15, the Superintendent may: 16
(a) Replace school district leadership, including, without 17
limitation, the superintendent of schools of the school district and 18
key administrative personnel; 19
(b) Reallocate school district resources to prioritize support for 20
schools designated as low-performing schools pursuant to section 21
7 of this act; and 22
(c) Assume state control over specific school district functions, 23
including, without limitation, financial management, curriculum 24
development, school culture, climate structures or instructional 25
programming, until the school district demonstrate s adequate 26
progress, as defined in the regulations adopted by the 27
Superintendent pursuant to subsection 15. 28
11. If state control is assumed pursuant to subsection 10, the 29
Department shall develop, in collaboration with the school district, 30
a school distri ct recovery plan. The school district recovery plan 31
must contain: 32
(a) Strategies to address deficiencies and improve academic 33
outcomes, financial management and operational efficiency; 34
(b) Measurable benchmarks and timelines for recovery; and 35
(c) Clear accountability measures for monitoring progress. 36
12. If the school district: 37
(a) Demonstrates sustained progress and meets the 38
benchmarks established in the school district recovery plan 39
developed pursuant to subsection 11: 40
(1) The school district mu st be removed from probationary 41
status; 42
(2) Full governance responsibilities must be restored to the 43
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(3) The school district shall submit annual progress reports 1
to the Department for 3 additional years to ensure sustained 2
improvement. 3
(b) Fails to demonstrate sustained progress or meet the 4
benchmarks established in the school district recovery plan within 5
the specified timeframe, the Department shall conduct a 6
comprehensive review to identify persistent deficienc ies and 7
barriers to improvement. Based on the findings of the review, the 8
Superintendent of Public Instruction may take additional actions, 9
including, without limitation: 10
(1) Extending state oversight for up to 3 additional years 11
with revised benchmarks and timelines; 12
(2) Replacing the superintendent of schools of the school 13
district or other key administrative personnel directly responsible 14
for the areas of persistent deficiency; 15
(3) Implementing targeted operational interventions, 16
including, without limitation, reallocating resources, adjusting 17
staffing strategies or revising curriculum frameworks; 18
(4) Appointing additional state personnel or external 19
consultants to address specific challenges identified during the 20
review; and 21
(5) Evaluating the feasibility of school district 22
restructuring, including, without limitation, the reorganization 23
and restructuring of the school district. 24
13. If the Superintendent of Public Instruction takes any 25
action authorized pursuant to paragraph (b) of subsection 12, the 26
Department shall continue to engage with community 27
stakeholders, including, without limitation , parents, teachers and 28
local leaders, to provide regular updates on intervention efforts 29
and to ensure alignment with the needs of pupils and the broader 30
community. Any actions taken pursuant to paragraph (b) of 31
subsection 12, including, without limitation, documentation of the 32
performance deficiencies of the school district, the steps taken to 33
address those deficiencies, progress made during the intervent ion 34
period and recommendations for additional measures to achieve 35
sustained improvement, must be reported by the Superintendent to 36
the: 37
(a) Governor; and 38
(b) Director of the Legislative Counsel Bureau for transmittal 39
to: 40
(1) The Joint Interim Standing Committee on Education, if 41
the report is received during the interim period between legislative 42
sessions. 43
(2) The Senate and Assembly Standing Committees on 44
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14. The Department shall pos t on the Internet website 1
maintained by the Department all reports and evaluations related 2
to the intervention measures taken pursuant to this section and 3
include such measures in an annual report to the: 4
(a) Governor; and 5
(b) Director of the Legislative Counsel Bureau for transmittal 6
to: 7
(1) The Joint Interim Standing Committee on Education, if 8
the report is received during the interim period between legislative 9
sessions. 10
(2) The Senate and Assembly Standing Committees on 11
Education, if the report is received during a legislative session. 12
15. For the purposes of this section, t he Superintendent of 13
Public Instruction shall adopt regulations for determining 14
adequate progress based on criteria which may include, without 15
limitation: 16
(a) Measurable impro vements in academic achievement 17
metrics, including, without limitation: 18
(1) Increased proficiency rates in core academic subjects; 19
(2) Improved high school graduation rates , where 20
applicable; 21
(3) College and career readiness indicators , where 22
applicable; and 23
(4) Enhanced attendance, promotion and retention rates 24
across all grade levels; 25
(b) Enhanced operational efficiency and equitable resource 26
allocation, demonstrated by: 27
(1) The effective and efficient allocation of resources; 28
(2) Strengthened financial management practices; and 29
(3) Evidence of improved instructional quality and program 30
delivery throughout the school district; 31
(c) Sustained progress verified by the Department through 32
periodic evaluations, including, without limitation: 33
(1) Adherence to benchmarks and milestones set forth in 34
the approved school district performance improvement plan and, if 35
necessary, the school district recovery plan; and 36
(2) Implementation of evidence -based strategies that 37
address the root causes of underperformance; and 38
(d) Compliance with state laws and regulations relating to 39
education, including, without limitation, requirements for 40
transparency, public reporting and stakeholder engagement. 41
Sec. 16. NRS 386.790 is hereby amended to read as follows: 42
386.790 1. As provided in this title, the board of trustees of 43
any school district may furnish transportation for all resident 44
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school, including pupils a ssigned to special schools or programs 1
pursuant to NRS 388.417 to 388.469, inclusive, or 388.5251 to 2
388.5267, inclusive: 3
(a) Who are not excused from school attendance by the 4
provisions of this title; and 5
(b) Who reside within the school district at suc h a distance from 6
the school as to make transportation necessary and desirable. 7
2. When the board of trustees of a school district whose 8
population is less than 100,000 furnishes transportation for pupils 9
attending public schools pursuant to subsection 1 , the board may 10
also provide transportation for all resident children of school age in 11
the school district attending private schools not operated for profit, 12
over bus routes established for pupils attending public schools. If 13
such transportation is provide d, the pupils attending such private 14
schools must be transported, if space is available, to and from the 15
points on the established routes nearest to the schools which they 16
attend. 17
3. The board of trustees of any school district may: 18
(a) Establish bus routes. 19
(b) Make regulations governing the conduct of pupils while 20
being transported. 21
(c) For the safety of pupils being transported, govern the 22
conduct of drivers by making and enforcing regulations not 23
inconsistent with regulations of the State Board of Education or with 24
law. 25
4. Except as otherwise provided in section 23 of this act, the 26
board of trustees of a school district that furnishes transportation 27
pursuant to this section may elect not to provide transportation to 28
pupils who attend a public school outside the zone of attendance 29
that the pupil is otherwise required to attend if the pupil is 30
attending the public school pursuant to paragraph (f) of 31
subsection 2 of NRS 388.040 and section 22 of this act. 32
Sec. 17. Chapter 387 of NRS is hereby amended by adding 33
thereto a new section to read as follows: 34
1. The Excellence in Education Account is hereby created in 35
the State Education Fu nd. The Excellence in Education Account 36
must be administered by the Department. 37
2. The interest and income earned on the money in the 38
Excellence in Education Account, after deducting any applicable 39
charges, must be credited to the Account. 40
3. Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, t he 41
balance in the Excellence in Education Account must not exceed 42
$30,000,000. Each fiscal year, t he Director of the Office of 43
Finance shall adjust the maximum balance in the Excellence in 44
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maximum balance in the Account calculated pursuant to this 1
subsection for the immediately preceding fiscal year by the rate of 2
inflation, as defined in NRS 387.12455. 3
4. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 5 , if, at the end 4
of a fiscal year, the combined total of the balance in the Education 5
Stabilization Account, the ending fund balance in each county 6
school district fund, any reserve funds held by schools within each 7
county school district and the unrestricted reserve funds of charter 8
schools, including, without limitation, unrestricted reserve funds 9
within networks of charter schools, exceeds 20 percent of the total 10
of all appropriations and authorizations from the State Education 11
Fund, excluding the Educat ion Stabilization Account, for the 12
immediately preceding fiscal year, money must be transferred to 13
the Excellence in Education Account in the following order of 14
priority: 15
(a) Any money that would otherwise remain in the State 16
Education Fund pursuant to su bsection 7 of NRS 387.1213 17
because the balance in the Education Stabilization Account has 18
reached the limit established in subsection 3 of NRS 387.1213 19
must be transferred to the Excellence in Education Account. 20
(b) Any money that would otherwise be trans ferred from a 21
county school district fund to the Education Stabilization Account 22
pursuant to subsection 1 of NRS 387.1213 but is not transferred to 23
the Education Stabilization Account because the balance in the 24
Education Stabilization Account has reached t he limit established 25
in subsection 3 of NRS 387.1213 must be transferred to the 26
Excellence in Education Account. 27
(c) Any interest earned on the money in the Education 28
Stabilization Account pursuant to subsection 1 of NRS 387.1213 29
must be transferred to the Excellence in Education Account. 30
5. Once the balance in the Excellence in Education Account 31
reaches the amount of the maximum balance in the Excellence in 32
Education Account determined pursuant to subsection 3, any 33
money described in subsection 4 must be distributed in the manner 34
prescribed by NRS 387.1213. 35
6. Money transferred pursuant to subsection 4 to the 36
Excellence in Education Account is a continuing appropriation 37
solely for the purpose of authorizing the expenditure of the 38
transferred money for the purposes set forth in this section. 39
7. The money in the Excellence in Education Account may be 40
used only to award grants to school districts, charter schools and 41
university schools for profoundly gifted pupils to provide 42
nonrecurring financial incent ives, including, without limitation, 43
bonuses or financial awards, to teachers, school administrators 44
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performance and significant contributions to pupil achievement 1
and school improvement . If the board of trustees of a school 2
district or the sponsor of a charter school or university school for 3
profoundly gifted pupils has established a program to pay 4
incentives to teachers or school administrators pursuant to section 5
59 or 60 of this act, or both. Money in the Excellence in Education 6
Account must be granted to the bo ards of trustees of such school 7
districts and the sponsors of charter schools or university schools 8
for profoundly gifted pupils to pay incentives under the program. 9
Eighty-five percent of the money in the Excellence in Education 10
Account must be designated to pay incentives to teachers, and 15 11
percent of the money in the Excellence in Education Account 12
must be designated to pay incentives to school administrators. 13
Money in the Excellence in Education Account, or money from a 14
grant awarded from the Excellenc e in Education Account, may 15
not be used to pay recurring expenses or administrative expenses. 16
8. On or before November 1 of each even -numbered year, the 17
Department shall prepare a report concerning grants awarded 18
pursuant to subsection 7 and submit the r eport to the Governor, 19
the State Board and the Director of the Legislative Counsel 20
Bureau for transmittal to the next regular session of the 21
Legislature. 22
Sec. 18. NRS 387.1213 is hereby amended to read as follows: 23
387.1213 1. The Education Stabilization Account is hereby 24
created in the State Education Fund. Except as otherwise provided 25
in this section [,] and section 17 of this act, each year after the close 26
of the previous fiscal year and before the issuance of the State 27
Controller’s annual report, each county school district shall transfer 28
from the county school district fund to the Education Stabilization 29
Account any amount by which the actual ending fund balance of the 30
county school district fund exceeds 16.6 percent of the total actual 31
expenditures for the fund. [The] Except as otherwise provided in 32
section 17 of this act, the interest and income earned on the money 33
in the Account, after deducting any applicable charges, must be 34
credited to the Account. 35
2. Money transferred pursuant to subsection 1 to the Educatio n 36
Stabilization Account is a continuing appropriation solely for the 37
purpose of authorizing the expenditure of the transferred money for 38
the purposes set forth in this section. 39
3. The balance in the Education Stabilization Account must not 40
exceed 20 perc ent of the total of all appropriations and 41
authorizations from the State Education Fund, excluding the 42
Education Stabilization Account, for the immediately preceding 43
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Account which exceeds th is amount must instead be transferred to 1
the State Education Fund. 2
4. If the Interim Finance Committee finds that: 3
(a) Upon submission of a request from the Department, the 4
actual enrollment growth for a fiscal year exceeds the projected 5
enrollment growth by an amount that the Interim Finance 6
Committee determines would make a transfer of money to the State 7
Education Fund necessary to fund the excess enrollment; 8
(b) The collection of revenue in any fiscal year will result in the 9
State Education Fund receiving less money than authorized for 10
expenditure from the State Education Fund; 11
(c) Upon submission of a request from the Department, any 12
amount of money which was deposited in the State Education Fund 13
is found by an audit to have been deposited in error; [or] 14
(d) Upon submission of a request from the Department, any 15
error in the application of the Pupil -Centered Funding Plan by the 16
Department has created a shortfall in the State Education Fund [,] ; 17
or 18
(e) Upon submission of a request from the Depar tment, the 19
Department is required to undertake extraordinary measures to 20
oversee or allocate resources to a school district that is designated 21
as a low-performing school district or underperforming school 22
district pursuant to section 6 of this act or a public school that is 23
designated as a low-performing school pursuant to section 7 of 24
this act or as persistently underperforming pursuant to subsection 25
6 of section 28 of this act, 26
 the Committee shall by resolution establish an amount of money 27
to transfer from the Education Stabilization Account to the State 28
Education Fund and direct the State Controller to transfer that 29
amount to the State Education Fund. The State Controller sha ll 30
thereupon make the transfer. 31
5. When determining the actual ending fund balance for the 32
purposes of subsection 1, each county school district shall exclude: 33
(a) Any money deposited in the county school district fund on or 34
before June 30, 2020; 35
(b) Any money apportioned to the county school district for 36
capital projects or debt service pursuant to subsection 2 of NRS 37
362.170 and deposited in the county school district fund when 38
authorized by law; and 39
(c) Any money transferred to the county school dis trict and 40
authorized for expenditure as a continuing appropriation pursuant to 41
paragraph (b) of subsection 6 of NRS 387.1214. 42
6. If the Superintendent of Public Instruction determines that 43
the money due from the State Education Fund to a county school 44
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pupils pursuant to NRS 387.185 exceeds the amount of money 1
available in the State Education Fund because of a delay in expected 2
receipts, he or she may request from the Director of the Offic e of 3
Finance a temporary advance from the Education Stabilization 4
Account for the payment of such money due. Upon receipt of such a 5
request, the Director of the Office of Finance shall make a 6
recommendation to the Interim Finance Committee to approve the 7
temporary advance in whole or in part or to deny the request. If the 8
Interim Finance Committee approves the request in whole or in part, 9
the Director of the Office of Finance shall notify the State Controller 10
and the Fiscal Analysis Division of the Legislat ive Counsel Bureau 11
of the amount approved by the Interim Finance Committee, and the 12
State Controller shall draw his or her warrant upon receipt of such a 13
notice of approval. Any money which is temporarily advanced from 14
the Education Stabilization Account p ursuant to this subsection 15
must be repaid by August 31 following the end of the fiscal year in 16
which the temporary advance is made. 17
7. [The] Except as otherwise provided in section 17 of this 18
act, the balance remaining in the State Education Fund, excluding 19
the balance remaining in the Education Stabilization Account, that 20
has not been committed for expenditure on or before June 30 of an 21
odd-numbered fiscal year must be transferred to the Education 22
Stabilization Account to the extent that such a transfer would not 23
cause the balance in the Education Stabilization Account to exceed 24
the limit established in subsection 3. 25
Sec. 19. NRS 387.1214 is hereby amended to read as follows: 26
387.1214 1. After a direct legislative appropriation is made to 27
the State Education Fund from the State General Fund pursuant to 28
NRS 387.1212, the Legislature shall determine the statewide base 29
per pupil funding amount for each fiscal year of the biennium, 30
which is the amount of money expressed on a per pupil basis for the 31
projected enrollment of the public schools in this State, determined 32
to be sufficient by the Legislature t o fund the costs of all public 33
schools in this State to operate and provide general education to all 34
pupils for any purpose for which specific funding is not 35
appropriated pursuant to paragraph (a), (b) , (c) or [(e)] (f) of 36
subsection 2 or NRS 387.122. It is the intent of the Legislature that 37
the statewide base per pupil funding amount for any fiscal year, to 38
the extent practicable, be not less than the statewide base per pupil 39
funding amount for the immediately preceding fiscal year, adjusted 40
by the rate of inflation, unless the amount of money contained in the 41
State Education Fund, excluding the Education Stabilization 42
Account, decreases from the preceding fiscal year. If the amount of 43
money contained in the State Education Fund, excluding the 44
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fiscal year, it is the intent of the Legislature that a proportional 1
reduction be made in both the statewide base per pupil funding 2
amount and the weighted funding appropriated pursuant to 3
paragraph [(e)] (f) of subsection 2. 4
2. After a direct legislative appropriation is made to the State 5
Education Fund from the State General Fund pursuant to NRS 6
387.1212, the money in the State Education Fund, excluding any 7
amount of money in the Education Stabilization Account, must be 8
appropriated as established by law for each fiscal year of the 9
biennium for the following purposes: 10
(a) To each school district, an amount of money determined to 11
be sufficient by the Legislature, when combined with any other 12
resources available for this purpose, to provide food services [and 13
transportation] for pupils and any other similar service that the 14
Legislature deems appropriate. 15
(b) To each school district and charter school authorized 16
under its charter contract, as defined in NRS 388A.015, to offer 17
transportation for pupils, an amount of money determined to be 18
sufficient by the Legislature, when combined with any other 19
resources available for this purpose, to provide transportation for 20
pupils. 21
(c) To each school district, charter school or university school 22
for profoundly gifted pupils, an amount of money determined to be 23
sufficient by the Legislature, when combined with any other 24
resources available for this purpose, to provide local funding to 25
support pupils with disabilities. 26
[(c)] (d) To each school district, an amount of money 27
determined to be sufficient by the Legislature, when combined with 28
any other resources available for this purpose, to provide adjusted 29
base per pupil funding for each pupil estimated to be enrolled in t he 30
school district. 31
[(d)] (e) To each charter school or university school for 32
profoundly gifted pupils, an amount of money determined to be 33
sufficient by the Legislature, when combined with any other 34
resources available for this purpose, to provide: 35
(1) The statewide base per pupil funding amount for each 36
pupil estimated to be enrolled full -time in a program of distance 37
education provided by the charter school or university school for 38
profoundly gifted pupils; and 39
(2) Adjusted base per pupil funding fo r each pupil estimated 40
to be enrolled in the charter school or university school for 41
profoundly gifted pupils other than a pupil identified in 42
subparagraph (1). 43
[(e)] (f) To each school district, charter school or university 44
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to be sufficient by the Legislature, when combined with any other 1
resources available for this purpose, to provide additional weighted 2
funding for each pupil estimated to be enrolled in the school district, 3
charter school or university school for profoundly gifted pupils who 4
is: 5
(1) An English learner; 6
(2) An at-risk pupil; or 7
(3) A gifted and talented pupil. 8
3. The adjusted base per pupil funding appropriated pursuant to 9
paragraph [(c)] (d) of subsection 2 for each school district must be 10
determined by applying the cost adjustment factor established 11
pursuant to NRS 387.1215 which applies to the school district and 12
the attendance area adjustment established pursuant to NRS 13
387.1218 which applies to each applicable area of the school district 14
to the statewide base per pupil funding amount. 15
4. The adjusted base per pupil funding appropriated pursuant to 16
subparagraph (2) of paragraph [(d)] (e) of subsection 2 for each 17
charter school or university school for profoundly gifted pupils must 18
be determined by applying the cost adjustment factor established 19
pursuant to NRS 387.1215 which applies to the charter school or 20
university school and, if applicable, the attendance area adjustment 21
established pursuant to NRS 387.121 8 to the statewide base per 22
pupil funding amount. 23
5. The weighted funding appropriated pursuant to paragraph 24
[(e)] (f) of subsection 2 must be established separately for each 25
category of pupils identified in that paragraph and expressed as a 26
multiplier to be applied to the statewide base per pupil funding 27
amount determined pursuant to subsection 1. A pupil who belongs 28
to more than one category of pupils or for whom a school district, 29
charter school or university school for profoundly gifted pupils is 30
eligible to receive the statewide multiplier pursuant to NRS 387.122 31
must receive only the weighted funding for the single category to 32
which the pupil belongs which has the largest multiplier or the 33
statewide multiplier, whichever is larger. It is the intent of the 34
Legislature that, to the extent practicable: 35
(a) The multiplier for each category of pupils for any fiscal year 36
be not less than the multiplier for the immediately preceding fiscal 37
year unless: 38
(1) The amount of money contained in the State Educa tion 39
Fund, excluding the Education Stabilization Account, decreases 40
from the preceding fiscal year, in which event it is the intent of the 41
Legislature that a proportional reduction be made in both the 42
statewide base per pupil funding amount and the weighte d funding 43
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(2) The amount of money contained in the State Education 1
Fund, excluding the Education Stabilization Account, increases 2
from the preceding fiscal year but in an amount which, after funding 3
the appropriations required by paragraphs (a) to [(d),] (e), inclusive, 4
of subsection 2, is insufficient to fund the multiplier for each 5
category of pupils, in which event it is the intent of the Legislature 6
that the remaining money in the State Education Fund be used to 7
provide a multiplier for each category of pupils which is as close as 8
practicable to the multiplier for the preceding fiscal year; 9
(b) The recommendations of the Commission for the multiplier 10
for each category of pupils be consid ered and the multiplier for one 11
category of pupils may be changed by an amount that is not 12
proportional to the change in the multiplier for one or more other 13
categories of pupils if the Legislature determines that a 14
disproportionate need to serve the pupil s in the affected category 15
exists; and 16
(c) If the multipliers for all categories of pupils in a fiscal year 17
are increased from the multipliers in the immediately preceding 18
fiscal year, a proportional increase is considered for the statewide 19
base per pupil funding amount. 20
6. For any money identified in subsection 4 of NRS 362.170 21
which is deposited to the credit of the State Education Fund: 22
(a) The amount of such money for the county from which the 23
money was collected that does not exceed the total amoun t of 24
money appropriated pursuant to subsection 2 to the county school 25
district is deemed to be the first money appropriated pursuant to 26
subsection 2 for that county school district and the first money spent 27
by that county school district from the county sc hool district fund 28
during the applicable fiscal year. 29
(b) The amount of such money for the county from which the 30
money was collected which exceeds the total amount of money 31
appropriated pursuant to subsection 2 to the county school district 32
must be transf erred to the county school district and is hereby 33
authorized for expenditure as a continuing appropriation for the 34
purpose of mitigating the adverse effects of the cyclical nature of 35
the industry of extracting and processing minerals on the ability of 36
the county school district to offer its pupils a reasonably equal 37
educational opportunity. 38
7. The weighted funding appropriated pursuant to paragraph 39
[(e)] (f) of subsection 2: 40
(a) May not be used to settle or arbitrate disputes between a 41
recognized organization representing employees of a school district 42
or the governing body of a charter school and the school district or 43
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(b) May not be used to adjust the district -wide schedules of 1
salaries and benefits of the employees of a school district. 2
8. As used in this section, “rate of inflation” has the meaning 3
ascribed to it in NRS 387.12455. 4
Sec. 20. NRS 387.12463 is hereby amended to read as 5
follows: 6
387.12463 1. The Commission shall: 7
(a) Provide guidance to school districts and the Department on 8
the implementation of the Pupil-Centered Funding Plan. 9
(b) Monitor the implementation of the Pupil -Centered Funding 10
Plan and make any recommendations to the Joint Interim St anding 11
Committee on Education that the Commission determines would, 12
within the limits of appropriated funding, improve the 13
implementation of the Pupil -Centered Funding Plan or correct any 14
deficiencies of the Department or any school district or public 15
school in carrying out the Pupil-Centered Funding Plan. 16
(c) Review the statewide base per pupil funding amount, the 17
adjusted base per pupil funding for each school district and the 18
multiplier for weighted funding for each category of pupils 19
appropriated by la w pursuant to NRS 387.1214 for each biennium 20
and recommend any revisions the Commission determines to be 21
appropriate to create an optimal level of funding for the public 22
schools in this State, including, without limitation, by 23
recommending the creation or elimination of one or more categories 24
of pupils to receive additional weighted funding. If the Commission 25
makes a recommendation pursuant to this paragraph which would 26
require more money to implement than was appropriated from the 27
State Education Fund in t he immediately preceding biennium, 28
the Commission shall also identify a method to fully fund the 29
recommendation within 10 years after the date of the 30
recommendation. 31
(d) Review the laws and regulations of this State relating to 32
education, make recommenda tions to the Joint Interim Standing 33
Committee on Education for any revision of such laws and 34
regulations that the Commission determines would improve the 35
efficiency or effectiveness of public education in this State and 36
notify each school district of each such recommendation. 37
(e) Review and recommend to the Department revisions of the 38
cost adjustment factors for each county established pursuant to NRS 39
387.1215 and the method for calculating the attendance area 40
adjustment established pursuant to NRS 387.1218. 41
(f) Review the academic progress made by pupils in each public 42
school since the implementation of the Pupil -Centered Funding 43
Plan, including, without limitation, any changes to the academic 44
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provided to each such school by the Pupil -Centered Funding Plan. 1
In performing such a review, the Commission shall: 2
(1) Use metrics to measure the academic achievement of 3
pupils which include, without limitation: 4
(I) The rate of graduation of pupils f rom high school by 5
type of diploma; 6
(II) The performance of pupils on standardized 7
examinations in math, reading and science; 8
(III) The number of credentials or other certifications in 9
fields of career and technical education earned by pupils; 10
(IV) The number of pupils who earn a passing score on an 11
advanced placement examination; 12
(V) The number of pupils who earn a passing score on an 13
international baccalaureate examination; 14
(VI) The percentage of pupils in each school who lack a 15
sufficient number of credits to graduate by the end of their 12th 16
grade year; 17
(VII) The percentage of pupils in each school who drop 18
out; 19
(VIII) The number of pupils who enroll in higher 20
education upon graduation; 21
(IX) The number of pupils who enroll in a vocational or 22
technical school or apprenticeship training program; 23
(X) The attendance rate for pupils; 24
(XI) The number of violent acts by pupils and 25
disciplinary actions against pupils; and 26
(XII) Any other metric prescribed by the Commission; 27
(2) Use metrics to measure the improvement of pupils 28
enrolled in elementary school in literacy which include, without 29
limitation: 30
(I) The literacy rate for pupils in the first, third and fifth 31
grades; 32
(II) The number of pupils in elementary school wh o were 33
promoted to the next grade after testing below proficient in reading 34
in the immediately preceding school year, separated by grade level 35
and by level of performance on the relevant test; 36
(III) The number of schools that employ a licensed 37
teacher designated to serve as a literacy specialist pursuant to NRS 38
388.159 and the number of schools that fail to employ and designate 39
such a licensed teacher; and 40
(IV) Any other metric prescribed by the Commission; 41
(3) Use metrics to measure the ability of public schools to 42
hire and retain sufficient staff to meet the needs of the public 43
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(I) The rate of vacancies in positions for teachers, support 1
staff and administrators; 2
(II) The attendance rate for teachers; 3
(III) The retention rate for teachers; 4
(IV) The number of schools and classrooms within each 5
school in which the number of pupils in attendance exceeds the 6
designed capacity for the school or classroom; 7
(V) The number of classes taught by a subs titute teacher 8
for more than 25 percent of the school year; and 9
(VI) Any other metric prescribed by the Commission; 10
(4) Use metrics to measure the extent to which schools meet 11
the needs and expectations of pupils, parents or legal guardians of 12
pupils, teachers and administrators which include, without 13
limitation: 14
(I) The results of an annual survey of satisfaction of 15
school employees; 16
(II) The results of an annual survey of satisfaction of 17
pupils, parents or legal guardians of pupils and graduates; and 18
(III) Any other metric prescribed by the Commission; 19
(5) Identify the progress made by each school, school district 20
and charter school on improving the literacy of pupils enrolled in 21
elementary school; 22
(6) Make recommendations for strategies to increase the 23
efficacy, efficiency, transparency and accountability of public 24
schools; and 25
(7) Make recommendations to the Department, school 26
districts and charter schools to improve the reporting, tracking, 27
monitoring, analyzing and dissemination of d ata relating to pupil 28
achievement and financial accountability, including, without 29
limitation, revisions to the metrics identified in subparagraphs (1) to 30
(4), inclusive. 31
(g) Review and consider strategies to improve the accessibility 32
and ensure the equit ability of existing and new programs for pupils 33
within and between public schools, including, without limitation, 34
open zoning. 35
(h) Review the process and evaluate alternatives for adjusting 36
funding allocations based on weighted pupil enrollment group 37
counts to determine the most effective approach for ensuring 38
equitable and stable funding. The review must include, without 39
limitation: 40
(1) An evaluation of quarterly, annual and multi -year 41
averaging methods for pupil enrollment counts; 42
(2) An analysis of the impact of such averaging methods on 43
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school districts, charter schools and university school s for 1
profoundly gifted pupils; 2
(3) Consolidation of stakeholder feedback regarding 3
funding predictability and administrative efficiency; and 4
(4) Exploration of alternative approaches, including, 5
without limitation, the use of a 3 -year average or 3 -year high 6
count, to balance accuracy and stability in funding streams. 7
2. Each school district and each charter school shall submit a 8
quarterly report to the Commission that identifies how funding from 9
the Pupil -Centered Funding Plan is being used to improve the 10
academic performance and progress of pupils and includes, without 11
limitation, all data o r metrics collected by the school district or 12
charter school to demonstrate such improvement. The Commission 13
shall review the reports submitted pursuant to this subsection and 14
transmit the reports, along with any commentary or 15
recommendations relating to t he reports, to the Governor, the 16
Director of the Legislative Counsel Bureau, the Joint Interim 17
Standing Committee on Education and the Interim Finance 18
Committee. 19
3. After receiving the reports submitted to the Commission 20
pursuant to subsection 2, the Governor may, with the approval of the 21
Legislature or Interim Finance Committee if the Legislature is not in 22
session, direct a school district or charter school to take such 23
remedial actions as the Governor determines to be necessary and 24
appropriate to addres s any deficiency identified in the reports 25
submitted pursuant to subsection 2. 26
4. The Commission shall: 27
(a) Present any recommendations pursuant to paragraphs (a) to 28
[(g),] (h), inclusive, of subsection 1 at a meeting of the Joint Interim 29
Standing Committee on Education for consideration and 30
recommendations by the Committee; and 31
(b) After consideration of the recommendations of the Joint 32
Interim Standing Committee on Education, transmit the 33
recommendations or a revised version of the recommendation s to 34
the Governor and the Director of the Legislative Counsel Bureau for 35
distribution to the Legislature. 36
Sec. 21. Chapter 388 of NRS is hereby amended by adding 37
thereto the provisions set forth as sections 22 to 38, inclusive, of this 38
act. 39
Sec. 22. 1. Each school district shall implement a system of 40
open enrollment for school districts in this State pursuant to which 41
a pupil in a school district may attend any public school in that 42
school district, regardless of the zone of attendance in which the 43
pupil resides. The Department shall o versee the transition to a 44
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providing school districts with guidance, support and resources to 1
ensure pupils and their parents or legal guardians are informed of 2
the option to participate in the system of open enrollment. The 3
provision of guidance, support and resources pursuant to this 4
subsection may include, without limitation, the creation of a 5
centralized system for the selection of public schools to facilitate 6
the application, ranking and enrollment process for pupils 7
throughout the State. 8
2. Each school district shall adopt a uniform methodology for 9
calculating the capacity of each public school within the school 10
district for the purposes of open enrollment. The methodology 11
must be documented, applied consistently across all public schools 12
within the school district and made availabl e on the Internet 13
website maintained by the school district. The calculation of the 14
capacity of each public school within the school district for the 15
purposes of open enrollment: 16
(a) Must be finalized and published on the Internet website 17
maintained by the school district not later than 90 days before the 18
beginning of an open enrollment period pursuant to this section; 19
and 20
(b) Except as otherwise provided in this paragraph, after the 21
capacity of a public school is published pursuant to paragraph (a), 22
must not be reduced for that open enrollment period unless a 23
significant change occurs that was unforeseeable at the time the 24
capacity was determined, including, without limitation, a 25
significant change in capacity caused by any issue with the 26
facilities of the public school. If such a change occurs, the school 27
district shall post on the Internet website maintained by the school 28
district an updated capacity calculation, with a written explanation 29
of the change, not less than 15 days before the date that 30
enrollment decisions are made pursuant to this section. 31
3. Not later than October 15 of each year, the Department 32
shall issue guidelines for school districts to use to establish a 33
process for open enrollment for the following school year , which 34
is to be managed by each school district. 35
4. On or before January 15 of each year, each public school 36
shall report to the school district in which it is located the number 37
of pupils by grade who plan to remain enrolled in the public 38
school in the following school year. Based on the information 39
reported to a school district pursuant to this subsection and the 40
capacity of each public school, on or before March 31 of each 41
year, the school district shall: 42
(a) Calculate the number of spots available for open 43
enrollment in ea ch grade in each public school in the school 44
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(b) Post on the Internet website maintained by the school 1
district the number of available spots in each grade in each public 2
school in the school district and take such other action s as are 3
reasonably calculated to notify parents or legal guardians of 4
pupils in the school district of that information. 5
5. Not later than April 15 of each year, the parent or legal 6
guardian of a pupil in the school district may, through a 7
centralized system managed by the school district, apply for the 8
pupil to attend a public school in the school district, other than the 9
public school for the zone of attendance in which the pupil resides, 10
by selecting three public schools in the school district for potential 11
enrollment by the pupil, ranked in order of preference. If a school 12
district receives more applications for a public school than there 13
are spots available in a grade in the public school, the school 14
district shall conduct a transparent two -tiered lottery to alloc ate 15
the spots in that grade in the public school. Such a lotter y must 16
prioritize pupils as follows: 17
(a) Pupils zoned to attend a public school designated as a low-18
performing school pursuant to section 7 of this act receive first 19
priority to fill the available spots at the requested schools. 20
(b) After accommodating pupils zoned to attend low-21
performing schools, any remaining spots are made available to all 22
other pupils in the school district. 23
6. Not later than May 1 of each year, each school district 24
shall notify each parent or legal guardian of a pupil who 25
submitted an application pursuant to subsection 5 whether the 26
pupil will be offered a placement at a public school other than the 27
public school for the zone of attendance in which the pupil resides. 28
On or before May 15 of each year, the parent or legal guardian 29
may accept the placement. If the parent or legal guardian does not 30
accept the placement or does not respond with in the required time 31
period, the pupil must be enrolled in the public school for the zone 32
of attendance in which the pupil resides. 33
7. All placements of pupils made pursuant to this sec tion 34
must be made not later than July 15 of each school year. 35
8. Notwithstanding any provision of this section, a pupil with 36
a disability who has an individualized education program must be 37
able to attend a public school that is able to provide all 38
accommodations and services necessary to meet the requirements 39
outlined in the individualized education program. 40
Sec. 23. 1. In accordance with this section, each school 41
district shall provide transportation services, or subsid ize 42
transportation services, for pupils who: 43

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(a) Are currently attending or zoned to attend a public school 1
designated as a low-performing school pursuant to section 7 of 2
this act; and 3
(b) Apply and are selected to attend a public school in the same 4
school district that has received one of the three highest ratings of 5
performance pursuant to the statewide system of accountability for 6
public schools. 7
2. To the extent feasible, a school district shall comply with 8
subsection 1 by directly providing transportation services to 9
transport a pupil to and from the public school that the pupil is 10
selected to attend through the use of school buses or other 11
transportation services provided through a contract entered into 12
with the school district. If it is not feasible for a school district to 13
provide such direct transportation services, the school district shall 14
provide a transportation subsidy to the parent or legal guardian of 15
the pupil to assist with the cost of transporting the pupil to and 16
from the public school that the pupil is selected to attend, which 17
may be used to pay the cost of public transportation, carpool 18
expenses or other verified costs of transporting the pupil to and 19
from the public school that the pupil is selected to attend. 20
3. A subsidy for transportation services provided pursuant to 21
subsection 2 by a school district to the parent or legal guardian of 22
a pupil must be: 23
(a) In an amount not more than 200 percent of the 24
average per -pupil transportation cost of the school district for 25
the immediately preceding fiscal year, as determined by the 26
transportation expenditures of the school district for the 27
immediately preceding fiscal year; 28
(b) Distributed monthly or quarterly to the parent or legal 29
guardian of the pupil; and 30
(c) Based on the reported transportation expenses of the 31
parent or legal guardian of the pupil or a flat rate determined by 32
the school district. 33
4. To the extent practicable and to the extent of available 34
resources, each school district shall provide or coordinate 35
transportation options for pupils, other than pupils for whom the 36
school district is required by this section to provide transportati on 37
services or a subsidy for transportation services, who are attending 38
a public school outside the zone of attendance in which the pupil 39
resides. 40
Sec. 24. 1. The Department, in collaboration with school 41
districts, shall: 42
(a) Monitor the implementation and outcomes of the system of 43
open enrollment implemented pursuant to section 22 of this act, 44
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from a public school designated as a low-performing school 1
pursuant to section 7 of this act are receiving priority p lacement 2
and opportunities to attend a public school that has received a 3
higher rating of performance pursuant to the statewide system of 4
accountability for public schools; and 5
(b) Collect data to evaluate the effectiveness of the system of 6
open enrollment and to identify areas of improvement. 7
2. Data collected by the Department pursuant to subsection 1 8
must include, without limitation: 9
(a) Enrollment trends, including, without limitation, pupil 10
mobility across public schools and school districts; 11
(b) Pupil demographics, with a focus on racial and ethnic 12
diversity, socioeconomic status and other relevant characteristics; 13
and 14
(c) Academic outcomes for pupils, with a focus on outcomes 15
particularly for pupils transferring from a public school 16
designated as a low-performing school. 17
3. On or before October 1 of each year, each school district 18
shall submit to the Department all da ta necessary for the 19
Department to prepare an annual report on the outcomes of the 20
system of open enrollment implemented pursuant to section 22 of 21
this ac t, including, without limitation , the date described in 22
subsection 2. The annual report prepared by the Department 23
pursuant to this subsection must include, without limitation: 24
(a) The number of pupils attending or zoned to attend public 25
schools designated as low -performing schools pursuant to section 26
7 of this act who successfully transferred to or enrolled in a public 27
school that received a higher rating of performance pursuant to 28
the statewide system of accountability for public schools; 29
(b) The impact of open enrollment on overall pupil 30
performance, with a focus on pupils transferring from public 31
schools designated as low -performing schools pursuant to section 32
7 of this act; and 33
(c) An analysis of equity of access to high -performing public 34
schools to determine if all pupils, regardless of background, ha ve 35
fair access to higher-performing public schools. 36
4. On or before November 1 of each year, the Department 37
shall submit the report prepared pursuant to subsection 3 to the: 38
(a) Governor; and 39
(b) Director of the Legislative Counsel Bureau for transmitt al 40
to: 41
(1) The Joint Interim Standing Committee on Education, if 42
the report is submitted in an odd-numbered year; or 43
(2) The Senate and Assembly Standing Committees on 44
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5. On or before No vember 1 of each year, the Department 1
shall present the report prepared pursuant to subsection 3 to the 2
State Board. Based on findings in the report, the Department shall 3
collaborate with school districts to implement adjustments to the 4
system of open enrollment implemented pursuant to section 22 of 5
this act to enhance equitable access, improve pupil outcomes and 6
uphold the priority placement system for pupils transferring from 7
a public school designated as a low-performing school. 8
Sec. 25. 1. The Empowering Parents Acco unt is hereby 9
established in the State Education Fund. Each fiscal year, 10
$1,000,000, or such greater amount as may be appropriated by the 11
Legislature for this purpose must be transferred from the State 12
Education Fund to the Account. The interest and income earned 13
on the money in the Account, after deducting any applicable 14
charges, must be credited to the Account. The Account must be 15
administered by the Department. 16
2. The Department may accept gifts and grants of money 17
from any source for deposit in the Empowering Parents Account. 18
3. Money remaining in the Empowering Parents Account 19
does not revert to the State General Fund at the end of a fiscal 20
year, and the balance in the Account must be carried forward to 21
the next fiscal year. 22
4. Money transferred pursuant to subsection 1 to the 23
Empowering Parents Account is a continuing appropriation solely 24
for the purpose of authorizing the expenditure of the transferred 25
money for the purposes set forth in this section. 26
5. The money in the Account may only be us ed to make 27
distributions of money to school districts for the purpose of 28
making grants pursuant to section 26 of this act to assist parents 29
or legal guardians of pupils in paying the expenses of literacy 30
intervention, tutoring and other related services for a pupil 31
required by NRS 392.760 to be provided school intervention 32
services and intensive instruction in reading. 33
Sec. 26. 1. Each school district shall use the money 34
distributed to the school district from the Empowering Parents 35
Account pursuant to section 25 of this act to establish a Parent -36
Selected Intervention Options Program in the school district. The 37
purpose of the Program is to make grants of money to assist 38
parents or legal guardians of pupils in paying the expenses for 39
literacy intervention, tutoring and other related services for a pupil 40
required by NRS 392.760 to be provided school intervention 41
services and intensive instruction in reading. 42
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(a) Engage a person to administer the Program established 1
pursuant to subsection 1 and ensure compliance with the 2
requirements of the Program; and 3
(b) Establish a process for the parent or legal guardian of a 4
pupil to apply for a grant of money under the Program, which 5
must include, without limitation, a process to verify: 6
(1) That the pupil is required by NRS 392.760 to be 7
provided school intervention services and intensive instruction in 8
reading; 9
(2) The adjusted gross income of the household of the 10
pupil, which may be established through a federal income tax 11
return or any other means to verify income determined to be 12
acceptable by the school district; and 13
(3) That the pupil and the parent or legal guardian of the 14
pupil are residents of this State, which may be established through 15
presentation of a federal income tax return with a Nevada address, 16
military orders indicating the transfer of the parent or legal 17
guardian to a military assignment in this State, a Nevada driver’s 18
license or identification card, proof of enrollment of the pupil in a 19
public school in this State or any other proof of residency 20
determined to be acceptable by the school district. 21
3. A school district shall prioritize the awarding of grants 22
under the Pr ogram established pursuant to subsection 1 in the 23
following order: 24
(a) To the parent or legal guardian of a pupil who resides in a 25
household with an adjusted gross income of $60,000 per year or 26
less; 27
(b) To the extent that any money remains available und er the 28
Program after the award of grants pursuant to paragraph (a), to 29
the parent or legal guardian of a pupil who resides in a household 30
with an adjusted gross income of more than $60,000 per year but 31
not more than $75,000 per year; and 32
(c) To the extent that any money remains available under the 33
Program after the award of grants pursuant to paragraphs (a) and 34
(b), to the parent or legal guardian of a pupil who resides in a 35
household with an adjusted gross income of $75,000 per year or 36
more. 37
4. Money aw arded to a parent or legal guardian of a pupil 38
pursuant to subsection 3 must be used only to pay a service 39
provider registered with the school district pursuant to section 27 40
of this act for literacy intervention, tutoring and other related 41
services for a pupil required by NRS 392.760 to be provided school 42
intervention services and intensive instruction in reading, and 43
must not be used to pay for any service which the school d istrict is 44
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or the parent or legal guardian of the pupil. The literacy 1
intervention, tutoring and related services eligible for payment 2
under this section are limited to support in reading and English 3
language arts not otherwise provided or funded by the school 4
district, and do not include counseling, occupational therapy, 5
physical therapy, behavioral therapy or other services not specific 6
to reading, unless the school district does not alre ady provide or 7
fund such services for the pupil. 8
5. Each school district shall submit an annual report to the 9
Department concerning the award of grants under the Program 10
established pursuant to subsection 1 . The report must include, 11
without limitation: 12
(a) The amount of money awarded under the Program; 13
(b) The adjusted gross income of each household receiving a 14
grant of money under the Program; 15
(c) A list of the service providers registered with the school 16
district to provide literacy intervention, tut oring and other related 17
services under the Program; and 18
(d) The outcomes for pupils who participate in the Program. 19
6. The provisions of this section must not be construed to 20
authorize a school district to discontinue or reduce any required 21
service to w hich a pupil is entitled under federal or state law, 22
including, without limitation, an individualized education program 23
under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, 20 U.S.C. 24
§§ 1400 et seq. 25
7. As used in this section, “adjusted gross income” m eans the 26
adjusted gross income of a household for the purposes of federal 27
income taxation or, if income is established through means other 28
than a federal income tax return, the equivalent of adjusted gross 29
income for the purposes of federal income taxation. 30
Sec. 27. 1. The Department shall develop, publish and 31
maintain a list of service providers who: 32
(a) Are in good standing with the Secretary of State; and 33
(b) Offer literacy intervention, tutoring and other related 34
services that: 35
(1) Are evidence-based; 36
(2) Align with the standards of content and performance 37
for English language arts adopted by the State Board; and 38
(3) Align with state literacy goals, standards and guidelines. 39
2. To be eligible to provide literac y intervention, tutoring or 40
related services that are eligible expenses under a Parent -Selected 41
Intervention Options Program established pursuant to section 26 42
of this act, a service provider must register with the school district 43
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provide such services are located. A school district shall regist er 1
such a service provider if the school district verifies: 2
(a) That the service provider is in good standing with the 3
Secretary of State; and 4
(b) The li teracy intervention, tutoring and other related 5
services offered by the service provider: 6
(1) Are evidence-based; 7
(2) Align with the standards of content and performance 8
for English language arts adopted by the State Board; and 9
(3) Align with state literacy goals, standards and guidelines. 10
Sec. 28. 1. The Superintendent of Public Instruction shall 11
place on probation each public school that has been designated as 12
a low-performing school pursuant to subsection 1 of section 7 of 13
this act. A period of probation imposed pursuant to this section: 14
(a) Begins on the first day of the first school year following the 15
date of the designation of the public school as a low-performing 16
school; and 17
(b) Must end on the date on which the Department posts a 18
final rating of the public school made pursuant to NRS 385A.720 19
that the Superintendent of Public Instruction determines to 20
indicate that the public school no longer quali fies for designation 21
as a low -performing school pursuant to subsection 1 of section 7 22
of this act. 23
2. Not later than 60 days after the beginning of a pe riod of 24
probation imposed pursuant to subsection 1, the principal of the 25
public school shall prepare and submit to the Department a school 26
improvement plan. The school improvement plan must include, 27
without limitation: 28
(a) Specific achievement targets and performance targets to 29
address the reason that the public school was designated as a low -30
performing school; 31
(b) A clear timeline for implementing any changes to address 32
the reason that the public school was designated as a low -33
performing school; and 34
(c) A strategic plan for improving pupil outcomes. 35
3. The Superintendent of Public Instruction shall , not later 36
than 30 days after receiving a school improvement plan submitted 37
to the Department pursuant to subsection 2, review and approve or 38
deny approval of the school improvement plan. If the 39
Superintendent of Public Instruction denies approval of the school 40
improvement plan, the Superintendent shall notify the principal of 41
the public school of the reasons for denying approval of the plan. 42
Not later than 3 0 days after receiving such notice, the principal 43
shall prepare and submit to the Department revisions to the school 44
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improvement plan approved by the Superintendent of Public 1
Instruction and post the approved school improvement plan on the 2
Internet website maintained by the public school. 3
4. The Superintendent of Public Instruction may appoint an 4
independent school improvement official to oversee the progress of 5
a public school during a period o f probation imposed pursuant to 6
this section. The Superintendent may remove or replace an 7
independent school improvement official at any time, and the 8
Superintendent shall, not later than 30 days after removing or 9
replacing an independent school improvemen t official, provide 10
notice of such removal or replacement to the principal of the 11
public school for which the independent school improvement 12
official was appointed. An independent school improvement 13
official: 14
(a) Must not have any conflict of interest that may affect his or 15
her ability to monitor objectively the school improvement plan of 16
the public school; 17
(b) Must p ossess a background in evaluating school 18
improvement practices, assessing effective school strategies and 19
supporting the development of school improvement plans; and 20
(c) Must be compensated by the public school that was placed 21
in a period of probation or the school district in which that public 22
school is located, at a rate established by the Superintendent 23
before the appointment of the indepe ndent school improvement 24
official. 25
5. An independent school improvement official appointed for 26
a public school pursuant to subsection 4 shall: 27
(a) Monitor the implementation by the public school of the 28
school improvement plan and the adherence of the pu blic school 29
to the plan; 30
(b) Conduct quarterly assessments to evaluate the performance 31
of pupils and the progress of the public school in achieving the 32
performance targets established for the public school; 33
(c) Provide guidance and resources, including, without 34
limitation, professional development and support for teachers and 35
leadership training; and 36
(d) Submit annual progress reports to the Superintendent of 37
Public Instruction that provide detailed information on the 38
improvements in the public school an d any challenges 39
encountered. 40
6. Upon the conclusion of a period of probation for a public 41
school imposed pursuant to this section or 2 years after a public 42
school is placed on probation pursuant to this section, whichever 43
is earlier, the Department shall evaluate the progress of the public 44
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targets that address the reason that the public school was 1
designated as a low -performing school, as specified in the school 2
improvement plan for the public sch ool. If the Department 3
determines that the public school has not met such achievement 4
targets and performance targets, the Superintendent of Public 5
Instruction shall: 6
(a) Designate the public school as persistently 7
underperforming; and 8
(b) Notify the pri ncipal of the public school and the school 9
district of the designation of the public school as persistently 10
underperforming and include in such notice a summary of the 11
deficiencies causing the designation and any required actions. 12
7. If, pursuant to subs ection 6, the Superintendent of Public 13
Instruction designates a school as persistently underperforming, 14
the Superintendent may: 15
(a) Extend the period of probation of the public school for 1 16
additional school year, including, without limitation, extending all 17
requirements and oversight imposed during a period of probation 18
imposed pursuant to this section; 19
(b) Implement any or all of the corrective measures described 20
in sections 29 to 36, inclusive, of this act; or 21
(c) Require additional state -directed interve ntions tailored to 22
address the specific deficiencies preventing the public school from 23
meeting its achievement targets and performance targets. 24
Sec. 29. 1. If, pursuant to subsection 6 of section 28 of this 25
act, the Superintendent of Public Instruction designates a public 26
school as persistently underperforming, the Superintendent may, 27
if the school is a local school precinct pursuant to NRS 388G.500 28
to 388G.810, inclusive, suspend or modify any applicable site -29
based decision -making powers granted to the local school 30
precinct, and may initiate a process for state intervention to 31
implement one of the following corrective measures: 32
(a) Replacement of the principal of the public school and other 33
key personnel of the public school as necessary to support 34
substantial improvements in leadership and instructional quality; 35
(b) Direct management of the public school by the Depar tment 36
to ensure accountability and the implementation of effective 37
school practices; 38
(c) Transfer of management of the public school to the city in 39
which the public school is located or, if the public school is located 40
in an unincorporated area of a count y, transfer management of 41
the public school to the county; 42
(d) Conversion of the public school to a charter school that is 43
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(e) Conversion of the public school to an innovation school 1
pursuant to this section and section 34 of this act. 2
2. To initiate the process of implementing a corrective 3
measure described in subsection 1, the Superintendent of Public 4
Instruction shall issue a request for letters of interest from eligible 5
entities to provide information on the process for selecting the 6
corrective measure. The following entities are eligible entities that 7
may submit a letter of interest in response to such a request: 8
(a) A c harter management organization, as defined in NRS 9
388A.020, that: 10
(1) Is in good standing under each charter contract into 11
which the charter management organization has entered to 12
operate a charter school in this State; or 13
(2) Does not operate a charter school in this State , but has 14
a demonstrable record of academic success and has the 15
qualifications necessary to operate a charter school in this State. 16
(b) An e ducational management organization, as defined in 17
NRS 388A.030, that: 18
(1) Is in good standing under each contract into which the 19
educational management organization has entered to provide 20
support or operations to a charter school in this State; or 21
(2) Does not provide support or operations to a charter 22
school in this State but has a demonstrable record of academic 23
success and has the qualifications necessary to provide support or 24
operations to a charter school in this State. 25
(c) A sponsor of one or more charter schools. 26
(d) A city or county that is interested i n assuming direct 27
management of the public school. 28
(e) Teachers and administrators employed at the public school, 29
if the request for letters of interest indicates that conversion of the 30
public school to an innovation school pursuant to section 34 of 31
this act is a potential corrective measure and at least two such 32
persons submit a joint letter of interest in response to the request. 33
3. Not later than 60 days after the close of the period for 34
receiving letters of interest submitted pursuant to subsection 2, the 35
Superintendent of Public Instruction shall submit a proposal for a 36
corrective measure to the Governor. The proposal for a corrective 37
measure must include, without limitation: 38
(a) A detailed rationale explaining why the selected corrective 39
measure is anticipated to result in improved pupil outcomes; and 40
(b) A comprehensive implementation plan outlining the 41
specific steps required to execute the corrective measure 42
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4. The Governor, or the Governor’s designee, shall review the 1
proposal for a corrective measure submitted pursuant to 2
subsection 3 and take one of the following actions: 3
(a) Approve the proposal, in which case the Su perintendent of 4
Public Instruction shall proceed to implement the approved 5
corrective measure as provided in sections 29 to 36, inclusive, of 6
this act; or 7
(b) Deny the proposal, in which case the Superintendent shall: 8
(1) Address the reasons for the denial of the proposal; and 9
(2) Not later than 30 days after the denial of the proposal, 10
submit to the Governor a revised proposal for the corrective 11
measure or submit to the Governor a proposal for a different 12
corrective measure. 13
5. A corrective measure must be selected, approved and 14
implemented not later than December 31 of the year in which the 15
school is designated as persistently underperforming. 16
6. Each corrective measure must be established with an 17
initial term of 6 years. During the initial term of the corrective 18
measure, the Department shall: 19
(a) Monitor the progress of the school through the program of 20
accountability and statewide system of accountability for public 21
schools as set forth in chapter 385A of NRS; and 22
(b) Provide technical assistance, professional development and 23
resources as necessary to support the successful implementation of 24
the corrective measure. 25
7. At least 1 year before the end of the initial 6-year term of a 26
corrective measure, the Superintendent of Public Instruction shall 27
conduct a comprehensive review of the performance of the public 28
school for which the corrective measure was implemented to 29
determine the appropriate next steps. Based on this review, the 30
Superintendent shall recommend one of the following actions: 31
(a) Renew the corrective measure for an additional term of not 32
more than 10 years, if the public school has demonstrated 33
sustained progress but has not met or exceeded its achievement 34
targets and performance targets; 35
(b) Extend the corrective measure indefinitely, if the public 36
school has met or exceeded its ac hievement targets and 37
performance targets or the Superintendent determines that such 38
action is in the best interest of the pupils and community served by 39
the public school; 40
(c) Initiate an alternative or modified corrective measure set 41
forth in subsection 1; or 42
(d) Transition the public school back to its original 43
governance structure within the school district in which the public 44
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improvement and the school district demonstrates capacity to 1
maintain progress. 2
8. In cases where a corrective measure is extended 3
indefinitely pursuant to paragraph (b) of subsection 7: 4
(a) The Department shall conduct periodic evaluations, not 5
less often than every 5 years, to assess the performance and 6
operational effectiveness of the public school and the alignment of 7
the public school with state educational goals; and 8
(b) The Superintendent of Public Instruction retain s the 9
authority to modify or terminate the corrective measure if 10
subsequent evaluations reveal significant deficiencies or if the 11
Superintendent determines that an alternative governance 12
structure would better serve the pupils enrolled in the public 13
school. 14
9. The Department shall prepare a report of the findings and 15
determinations resulting from the comprehensive review 16
conducted by the Superintendent of Public Instruction pursuant to 17
subsection 7. The report must be posted on the Internet website 18
maintained by the Department and must include, without 19
limitation: 20
(a) A summary of the progress of the public school during the 21
initial term of the corrective measure; 22
(b) An evaluation of the effectiveness of the corrective 23
measure in addressing the deficienc ies in the performance of the 24
public school; and 25
(c) A detailed rationale for the recommended next steps, 26
including, without limitation, any proposed changes to the 27
governance, operations or accountability structure of the public 28
school. 29
10. The provisi ons of this section must not be construed to 30
prohibit or supersede a sponsor of a charter school from taking 31
any action to enforce a charter contract or any provision of 32
chapter 388A of NRS. 33
Sec. 30. 1. If, pursuant to sec tion 29 of this act, the 34
corrective measure of replacing t he principal of a public school 35
and other key personnel of the public school is implemented for a 36
public school designated as persistently underperforming, the 37
Superintendent of Public Instruction shall direct the 38
superintendent of schools of the school district in which the school 39
is located or, if the public school is a charter school, the governing 40
body of the charter school , to initiate the process to replace the 41
principal and other key personnel. 42
2. Upon receipt of such direction from the Superintendent of 43
Public Instruction pursuant to subsection 1, the superintendent of 44
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school, as applicable, shall immediately begin a process to select a 1
new principal for the public school. The superintendent of schools 2
of the school district or governing body of the charter school , as 3
applicable, shall: 4
(a) If the public school is a local school precinct, as defined in 5
NRS 388G.535: 6
(1) Ensure that the selection process complies with the 7
applicable provisions of chapt er 388G of NRS, including, without 8
limitation, meaningful participation by the organizational team, as 9
defined in NRS 388G.540; and 10
(2) Have the organizational team, as defined in NRS 11
388G.540, participate in the selection process for the new 12
principal by: 13
(I) Defining the desired qualifications and 14
characteristics of the new principal; 15
(II) Participating in interviews, evaluations and 16
deliberations for all candidates to be hired as the new principal; 17
and 18
(III) Providing formal recommendations for a candidate 19
to be hired as the new principal; 20
(b) Submit the name and qualifications of the final candidate 21
selected by the superintendent of schools of the school district or 22
governing body of the charter school, as applicable, for review and 23
approval by the Superintendent of Public Instruction to ensure 24
alignment with the improvement goals for the public school; and 25
(c) Appoint the new principal to assume full administrative 26
responsibilities by the start of the next school year. 27
3. Upon appointment, the new principal, in collaboration 28
with the administration of the school district or, if the new 29
principal is the principal of a charter school, the governing body 30
of the charter school, shall review and, if necessary, replace or 31
reassign any teacher or other staff member assigned to the school, 32
subject to the following conditions: 33
(a) The replacement or reassignment process must comply 34
with all applicable state and federal laws, including, without 35
limitation, those related to: 36
(1) Collective bargaining agreements; and 37
(2) Employment protections under state and federal law, 38
including the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, 42 U.S.C. 39
§§ 12101 et seq. , and Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 40
U.S.C. §§ 2000e et seq.; 41
(b) Teachers identified for replacement or reassignment must 42
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(1) Written notification specifying the reasons for the 1
decision, consistent with performance or other relevant criteria; 2
and 3
(2) Support for reassignment to another public school 4
within the school district, as provided in subsection 6; 5
(c) All decisions to replace or reassign a teacher must be 6
documented and reviewed by the administration of the school 7
district and the Department to ensure compliance with legal and 8
policy standards; and 9
(d) Any principal, administrator, teacher or any other staff of 10
the public school who is replaced must: 11
(1) Be reassigned within the district to a suitable role in 12
accordance with chapter 391 of NRS and the policies of the school 13
district; 14
(2) Follow the procedures o f the school district for 15
reassignment or other duties as appropriate; and 16
(3) Abide by any other requirements imposed by law or 17
policy relating to reassignment. 18
4. If administrators, teachers or other staff of a public school 19
are replaced or reassigne d pursuant to a corrective measure 20
implemented pursuant to this section, the superintendent of 21
schools of the school district, in coordination with the Department, 22
may establish financial and other incentives, which are not subject 23
to any collective bargaining agreement, to attract and retain high -24
quality teachers, administrators and other staff for the public 25
school. Such incentives may include, without limitation: 26
(a) Salary increases, performance -based bonuses and 27
retention stipends; 28
(b) Flexible scheduling options to support continuing 29
education and other professional assignments; 30
(c) Specialized training programs and career advancement 31
opportunities; and 32
(d) Additional supports tailored to address the specific 33
challenges of the public school. 34
5. Each allocation of money for an incentive described in 35
subsection 4 must be: 36
(a) Approved by the Department; 37
(b) Limited to the duration of the period for which the 38
corrective measure is effective pursuant to this section; and 39
(c) Documented to ensure alignment with the performance and 40
improvement goals of the public school. 41
6. A teacher reassigned to another public school within the 42
school district pursuant to this section must receive support to 43
meet performance standards, including, without limitation: 44
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(b) Enrollment in professional development programs; and 1
(c) Additional resources or training as necessary. 2
7. If a new principal appointed pursuant to this section 3
determines that additional operational costs are required to 4
support the improvement goals of the public school, the 5
superintendent of schools of the school district in which the public 6
school is located shall: 7
(a) Evaluate and approve the request if resources are available 8
or can be made available through reasonable budget 9
augmentation; 10
(b) Identify and allocate appropriate sources of funding for the 11
request; and 12
(c) Prioritize expenditures to address the most critical needs of 13
the public school in alignment with its school improvement plan. 14
8. The Department may provide additional support and 15
resources to persistently underperforming schools that are 16
implementing a corrective measure pursuant to this section. Such 17
support may include, without limitation: 18
(a) Leadership coaching for new principa ls and other key 19
personnel appointed pursuant to this section to ensure effective 20
school management; 21
(b) Ongoing professional development opportunities for 22
teachers to support best practices in instruction and curriculum 23
delivery; and 24
(c) Funding to ente r into contracts with consultants or 25
educational specialists to assist in the implementation of effective 26
school turnaround strategies, ensuring alignment with the 27
performance improvement goals of the public school. 28
Sec. 31. 1. If, pursuant to section 29 of this act, the 29
corrective measure of direct management of the public school by 30
the Department is implemented for a publi c school designated as 31
persistently underperforming, the Superintendent of Public 32
Instruction shall assume responsibility for overseeing the 33
operations of the public school. 34
2. If the Superintendent of Public Instruction assumes 35
responsibility for overse eing the operations of a public school 36
pursuant to subsection 1, the Superintendent shall appoint a 37
school turnaround director to manage the public school. The 38
school turnaround director shall: 39
(a) Exercise full operational control of the public school, 40
including, without limitation: 41
(1) Overseeing all instructional, operational and financial 42
decisions; 43
(2) Implementing personnel decisions, including, without 44
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administrators, teachers and other staf f employed at the public 1
school in compliance with state and federal law; and 2
(3) Revising curriculum and instructional strategies to 3
align with best practices for improving pupil outcomes. 4
(b) Develop and implement a comprehensive school 5
turnaround pla n. The school turnaround plan must include, 6
without limitation: 7
(1) Specific academic and operational benchmarks the 8
public school must meet during the period of the corrective 9
measure imposed pursuant to this section; 10
(2) Evidence-based interventions to address areas of 11
underperformance; 12
(3) Strategies to close achievement gaps for underserved 13
populations of pupils , including , without limitation, pupils with 14
special needs, low-income pupils, pupils who are English learners 15
and pupils from diverse racial or ethnic backgrounds; 16
(4) A detailed timeline for achieving measurable progress 17
in performance; and 18
(5) An evaluation of policies prescribed by the school 19
district to identify any waivers necessary for the effective execution 20
of the school turnaround plan. 21
(c) Document all proposed waivers of any policy of the school 22
district and submit the proposed waivers to the superintendent of 23
schools of the school district for review and to the Superintendent 24
of Public Instruction for review and approval. 25
(d) Provide regular updates to the Superintendent of Public 26
Instruction and the board of trustees of the school district on the 27
implementation of the school turnaround plan to ensure 28
transparency and accountability. 29
3. The Department shall provide ongoing support to a public 30
school operating under the corrective measure of direct 31
management imposed pursuant to this section, including, without 32
limitation: 33
(a) Leadership coaching and development programs for the 34
appointed school turnaround director and school administrators to 35
ensure effective management and instructional leadership. 36
(b) Targeted professional development for teachers, including, 37
without limitation: 38
(1) Training on evidence -based instructional practices and 39
strategies for differentiated instruction; 40
(2) Support for integrating technology into the classroom to 41
enhance learning outcomes; and 42
(3) Coaching to improve classroom management and 43
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(c) Access to external consultants and educational specialists 1
with expertise in school turnaround strategies. Any such 2
consultant or educational specialist shall: 3
(1) Provide guidance on curriculum development and 4
instructional planning; 5
(2) Assist with the implementation of performance 6
monitoring systems; and 7
(3) Support the alignment of school operations with the 8
goals of the school turnaround plan. 9
(d) Additional funding support, as necessary, to ensure the 10
successful execution of the school turnaround plan, including, 11
without limitation, grants for instruc tional resources, teacher 12
incentives and other identified needs. 13
Sec. 32. 1. If, pursuant to section 29 of this act, the 14
corrective measure of management by the city or county in which 15
the public school is located is implemented for a public school 16
designated as persistently underperforming, the Superintendent of 17
Public Instruction shall carry out the transfer of administra tive 18
control as follows: 19
(a) The Superintendent of Public Instruction shall designate 20
the city in which the public school is located, or, if the public 21
school is not located in a city, designate the county in which the 22
public school is located, as the loc al educational agency, as 23
defined in NRS 391.855, for the public school during the 24
management period. The designation must: 25
(1) Grant the city or county, as applicable, full authority 26
and accountability for the governance, operations and 27
improvement of the public school; and 28
(2) Require the city or county to comply with all applicable 29
state and federal law s and regulations, including, without 30
limitation, reporting requirements. 31
(b) The Superintendent of Public Instruction shall assign 32
administrative c ontrol of the public school to the city or county 33
designated to manage the public school, subject to the 34
requirements set forth in this section. Such administrative control 35
includes, without limitation, t he appointment by the governing 36
body of the city or county, as applicable, of a municipal school 37
director for the public school. The municipal school director shall: 38
(1) Manage the day -to-day operations of the public school, 39
including, without limitation, providing financial, instructional 40
and operational management; 41
(2) Develop and implement targeted improvement strategies 42
to address areas of underperformance; 43
(3) Oversee personnel decisions, including the hiring, 44
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other staff employed at the public school, in compliance with state 1
and federal laws; and 2
(4) Lead the development and execution of a school 3
turnaround plan. 4
2. A city or county assigned administrative control of a public 5
school pursuant to paragraph (b) of subsection 1 shall, not later 6
than 60 days after the assignment, ensure that a school 7
turnaround plan is developed for the public school. The school 8
turnaround plan must: 9
(a) Be developed collaboratively by the municipal school 10
director, school leadership and community stakeh olders, with 11
input from teachers, parents and legal guardians of pupils and the 12
leadership of the city or county, as applicable; 13
(b) Include specific academic, operational and equity -focused 14
benchmarks the public school must meet during the period of 15
management by the city or county; 16
(c) Identify evidence -based strategies to improve pupil 17
outcomes, particularly for underserved populations of pupils; 18
(d) Establish a clear timeline for achieving measurable 19
improvements in performance; and 20
(e) Be submitted to the Superintendent of Public Instruction 21
for review and approval. 22
3. The Department shall provide technical assistance and 23
resources to support a city or county in executing a school 24
turnaround plan. 25
Sec. 33. 1. If, pursuant to section 29 of this act, the 26
corrective measure of conversion to a charter school is 27
implemented for a public school designated as persistently 28
underperforming, the Superintendent of Public Instruction, in 29
consultation with an entity that is authorized to sponsor cha rter 30
schools pursuant to NRS 388A.220, shall carry out the process to 31
convert the public school to a charter school as follows: 32
(a) The Superintendent of Public Instruction shall issue a 33
request for qualified operators of charter schools and charter 34
school sponsors to submit applications to convert the public school 35
into a charter school. 36
(b) Any operator of charter schools applying to convert the 37
public school into a charter school must demonstrate the capacity 38
to address the specific needs of the public school, including, 39
without limitation, evidence -based strategies to improve academic 40
outcomes and operational efficiency. 41
(c) The Superintendent of Public Instruction shall confer with 42
the State Public Charter School Authority or any other entity that 43
is authorized to sponsor charter schools pursuant to NRS 44
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convert the public school into a charter school, including, without 1
limitation, an assessment of the applicant’s record of improving 2
academic performance and organizational effectiveness. 3
2. Once a qualified applicant to operate the charter school 4
has been selected pursuant to subsection 1, the designated sponsor 5
of the charter school must adhere to the procedures set forth in 6
NRS 388A.270 t o 388A.285, inclusive, for the formation of a 7
charter contract. The resulting charter school is subject to all 8
provisions of this chapter and chapter 388A of NRS and any 9
regulations adopted pursuant thereto. 10
3. The charter school that results from the co nversion must 11
operate under the oversight of the designated sponsor of the 12
charter school, which shall monitor and regulate the performance 13
of the charter school in accordance with the approved charter 14
contract. At a minimum, the charter contract must establish: 15
(a) Specific academic, operational and financial performance 16
expectations and metrics; 17
(b) Methods for annual evaluation and ongoing accountability 18
of the charter school; and 19
(c) Intervention procedures and possible sanctions if the 20
charter school fails to meet the performance requirements in the 21
charter contract. 22
4. The operator of the converted charter school shall develop 23
a comprehensive school turnaround plan, subject to approval by 24
the sponsor of the charter school and the Superintendent of Public 25
Instruction. The turnaround plan must include, without 26
limitation: 27
(a) Measurable academic and operational benchmarks tied to 28
improved pupil performance; 29
(b) Evidence-based instructional strategies to address learning 30
gaps, particularly among s ubgroups of pupils who have been 31
historically underserved; 32
(c) Detailed timelines for meeting interim milestones and a 33
description of how performance will be monitored; and 34
(d) Strategies to engage families, community members and 35
relevant stakeholders in supporting pupil success and school 36
improvement. 37
5. The sponsor of the converted charter school shall conduct 38
annual performance evaluations of the charter school to 39
determine whether the charter school is meeting the benchmarks, 40
goals and requirements specified in the charter contract. If the 41
converted charter school fails to meet performance expectations, 42
the sponsor shall take such actions as are authorized by the 43
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without limitation, imposing conditions or requirements to address 1
deficiencies. 2
6. The operator of the converted charter school shall submit 3
quarterly progress reports to the Superintendent of Public 4
Instruction and to the sponsor of the charter school regarding 5
academic perf ormance, operational stability and any additional 6
issues identified by the sponsor or the Department. The 7
Superintendent shall review these quarterly progress reports to 8
ensure alignment with state educational objectives and compliance 9
with any corrective actions or measures. 10
7. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a converted 11
charter school remains subject to reversion or closure if it receives 12
one of the two lowest annual performance ratings for the number 13
of consecutive school years described in subsection 1 of NRS 14
388A.300. The sponsor of the charter school shall maintain its 15
authority and responsibility for monitoring the performance of the 16
school and for taking appropriate action under NRS 388A.300, 17
388A.303 and 388A.306, if necessary. 18
8. The provisions of this section must not be construed to 19
prohibit or supersede the authority of the sponsor of a charter 20
school to enforce the provisions of the charter contract or any 21
provisions of this title pertaining to the oversight, renewal or 22
revocation of a charter. 23
Sec. 34. If, pursuant to section 29 of this act, the corrective 24
measure of conversion to an innovation school is implemented for 25
a public school designated as persistently underperforming, the 26
Superintendent of Public Instruction shall carry out the process to 27
convert the public school to an innovation school as follows: 28
1. The Superintendent of Public Instruction shall issue a 29
request for a comprehensive school operating plan to be submitted 30
by the identified innovation school team. T he innovation school 31
team must: 32
(a) Consist of not less than two teachers or administrators who 33
are employed at the public school at the time of the designation of 34
the public school as persistently underperforming and who submit 35
a joint letter of interest expressing their commitment to improving 36
pupil outcomes and operational performance at the public school; 37
and 38
(b) Meet all of the innovation school authorization and 39
operating requirements as set forth in section 41 of this act. 40
2. The Superintendent of Public Instruction shall review the 41
school operating plan submitted by the innovation school team 42
pursuant to subsection 1 and take one of the following actions: 43
(a) Approve the plan, thereby authorizing the innovation 44
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(b) Request revisions to the plan from and provide written 1
feedback to the innovation school team and allow 30 days for 2
resubmission of the revised plan; or 3
(c) Deny the plan and provide a detailed explanation of the 4
reasons for denial and any recommendations for addressing 5
deficiencies. 6
3. Upon approval of the school operating plan pursuant to 7
subsection 2, the Superintendent of Public Instruction shall enter 8
into an innovation school agreement with the innovation school 9
team. The innovation school agreement must: 10
(a) Grant the innovation school team full operational control 11
over the innovation school, including the management of 12
academic, operational and staffing decisions; 13
(b) Allow for the waiver of state and school district policies 14
that are not required for public safety or compliance with federal 15
law; 16
(c) Specify that employees of the innovation school re main 17
public employees for the purposes of the benefits of and 18
participation in the Public Employees’ Retirement System; 19
(d) Retain the innovation school as part of the school district 20
while requiring that its performance results be reported 21
independently from the overall results of the school district; 22
(e) Establish the funding allocation for the innovation school, 23
including state and federal funds, as appropriate and where 24
permitted under federal law; 25
(f) Set performance goals and accountability metrics for the 26
innovation school; 27
(g) Specify the grounds for termination of the agreement, 28
including, without limitation: 29
(1) Failure to comply with the terms of the agreement; 30
(2) Noncompliance with applicable laws; 31
(3) Failure to adhere to generally ac cepted fiscal 32
management principles; or 33
(4) Failure to meet the educational goals outlined in the 34
agreement; and 35
(h) Ensure that the proposed innovation school meets all of the 36
authorization and operating requirements set forth in section 41 of 37
this act. 38
4. The innovation school team and the school district shall 39
work collaboratively to support the success of the innovation 40
school. The collaboration must include, without limitation: 41
(a) Agreements for the provision of necessary services, such as 42
transportation or maintenance, which the school district shall 43
provide in a manner consistent with other public schools within 44
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(b) Ongoing support from the school district, including, 1
without limitation, opportunities for professional development and 2
resource sharing. 3
Sec. 35. 1. If, pursuant to section s 29 and 34 of this act, 4
three or more public schools in a school district that serve 5
adjacent population s of pupils are designated as persistently 6
underperforming and the corrective measure of conversion to an 7
innovation school is implemented for those public schools, the 8
Superintendent of Public Instruction may authorize the schools to 9
operate as a network of innovation schools. The purpose of a 10
network of innovation schools is to: 11
(a) Improve pupil performance and outcomes across member 12
innovation schools; 13
(b) Provide member innovation schools with flexibility in the 14
administration of educational programs and operational practices; 15
and 16
(c) Foster innovative approaches to teaching, learning and 17
resource management. 18
2. Each innovation school within a network of innovation 19
schools must: 20
(a) Meet all requirements pursuant to section 34 of this act, 21
including, without limitation, the submission, review and approval 22
of a school operating plan; 23
(b) Maintain compliance with state and federal laws and 24
regulations; and 25
(c) Operate under an individual innovation school agreement 26
that outline s specific performance goal s, accountability metrics 27
and operational expectations. 28
3. A network of innovation schools shall establish an 29
oversight committee composed of: 30
(a) At least one representative from the innovation school team 31
of each innovation school within the network; 32
(b) Additional stakeholders, as determined by the 33
Superintendent of Public Instruction, to ensure broad 34
representation and effective oversight; and 35
(c) A designated chair responsible for coordinating the 36
activities of the network and serving as the prima ry liaison with 37
the Department. 38
4. An oversight committee established pursuant to subsection 39
3 shall: 40
(a) Develop and implement a network operational plan to align 41
resources, strategies and innovations across member innovation 42
schools; 43
(b) Monitor the performance of each innovation school within 44
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compliance with their respective innovation school agreements; 1
and 2
(c) Submit an annual progress report to the Department 3
detailing the overall impact of the network and the performance of 4
its member innovation schools. 5
5. The s taff of the innovation schools within a network of 6
innovation schools may pursue unique contr acts with collective 7
bargaining units serving employees of the innovation schools if: 8
(a) More than 75 percent of all staff members of the 9
innovation schools within the network vote in favor of pursuing 10
such contracts; and 11
(b) Any agreements reached are consistent with applicable 12
state and federal laws. 13
6. If at least 66 percent of schools within a network of 14
innovation schools meet the performance goals specified in their 15
innovation school agreement s, the innovation schools within the 16
network may submi t a proposal to the Superintendent of Public 17
Instruction for a nonprofit entity to permanently oversee the 18
operations of the network. The nonprofit entity shall , for the 19
innovation schools within the network: 20
(a) Fulfill all legal and compliance requireme nts necessary to 21
be recognized as a local educational agency , as defined in NRS 22
391.855, under federal and state laws; 23
(b) Assume full responsibility for operational support, 24
coaching, accountability and compliance with applicable laws 25
relating to educati on, including, without limitation, the 26
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, 20 U.S.C. §§ 1400 et 27
seq., and the Every Student Succeeds Act of 2015, 20 U.S.C. §§ 28
6301 et seq.; and 29
(c) Manage state and federal funding allocations, reporting 30
requirements and other functions of a local educational agency to 31
ensure continued compliance and success. 32
7. The Department shall monitor the progress of a network of 33
innovation schools through: 34
(a) Annual evaluations to assess the effectiveness of the 35
network operational plan and the performance of member 36
innovation schools; and 37
(b) Reviews of the activities of the oversight committee to 38
ensure alignment with the goals of the network of innovation 39
schools. 40
8. Each network of innovation schools shall present 41
biennially a report to the State Board providing information on the 42
impact of their innovations on pupil outcomes and sharing best 43
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Sec. 36. 1. If, pursuant to section 29 of this act, the 1
corrective measure of management by a city or county is imposed 2
on a public school , the ownership and possessio n of the facilities 3
of the public school , including the associated real property, 4
contents, equipment and supplies, must be transferred as follows: 5
(a) The city or county , as applicable, shall assume ownership 6
and possession of the facilities at no cost to the local governmental 7
entity. 8
(b) Upon a transfer of ownership and possession of facilities 9
pursuant to this subsection, the city or county to which the 10
ownership and possession was transferred shall assume full 11
responsibility for all operational and maintenance costs associated 12
with the facilities, including, without limitation: 13
(1) Routine and preventive maintenance; 14
(2) Utility costs; 15
(3) Capital repairs and replacements necessary to ensure 16
the safety, functionality and sustainability of the facility; and 17
(4) Compliance with all state and federal laws and 18
regulations regarding the management and upkeep of public 19
school facilities. 20
(c) The transfer of ownership and possession of the facilities 21
must be formalized through a written transfer agreement between 22
the Department, the school district and the entity assuming 23
responsibility for the public school. The transfer agreement must: 24
(1) State the terms of the transfer, including, without 25
limitation, the timeline and conditions for the trans ition of 26
ownership and possession; 27
(2) Specify the responsibilities of the new owner or operator 28
regarding the operation and maintenance of the facilities; and 29
(3) Include provisions ensuring the continued use of the 30
facilities as a public educational institution for the benefit of the 31
community. 32
(d) The transfer of ownership and possession of the facilities 33
does not relieve: 34
(1) The new owner or operator of any obligations related 35
to: 36
(I) Providing equitable access to the facilities and 37
educational programs for all eligible pupils, as required under 38
state and federal law; and 39
(II) Maintaining compliance with all applicable public 40
safety, accessibility and environmental regulations to ensure the 41
facility meets the needs of the pupils and community it serves. 42
(2) The previous owner of any obligations relating to the 43
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(e) The Department shall conduct periodic reviews of all 1
facilities whose ownership and possession is transferred pursuant 2
to this section to ensure compliance with the terms of the transfer 3
agreement entered into pursuant to paragraph (c) and alignment 4
with pupil outcomes and operational benchmarks. 5
2. If, pursuant to section 29 of this act, the corrective 6
measure of direct management by the Department or conversion 7
to a charter school is imposed on a public school, the ownership of 8
the facilities of the public school, including the associated real 9
property, contents, equipment a nd supplies, shall remain with the 10
school district and the board of trustees of the school district shall 11
enter into a lease agreement with the Department or the governing 12
body of the charter school, as applicable, to transfer possession of 13
such facilities for the use of the Department or the governing body 14
of the charter school, as applicable, to operate the school. The 15
lease agreement must provide for no cost to the Department or 16
charter school, as applicable, except that the lease agreement must 17
require the Department or charter school, as applicable, to pay a 18
per-pupil amount to the school district, in an amount negotiated 19
by the parties to the agreement, to cover the actual direct expenses 20
of the school district related to the facilities, including, wit hout 21
limitation, utilities, upkeep of the grounds of the school and 22
maintenance and repair of the facilities. Nothing in this 23
subsection prohibits the Department or governing body of the 24
charter school, as applicable, from negotiating with the board of 25
trustees of the school district for additional services and the 26
charges for those services. 27
3. As used in this section, “actual direct expenses” means 28
documented, realized expenses incurred by a school district for 29
specific services or utilities delivered o r consumed at facilities that 30
are subject to a lease agreement entered into pursuant to 31
subsection 2. 32
Sec. 37. 1. The Superintendent of Public Instruction shall 33
designate a public school designated as a low-performing school 34
pursuant to section 7 of this act for 3 consecutive school years as a 35
chronically low -performing school. A pupil who attends or is 36
scheduled to attend a chronically low -performing school and a 37
pupil who attends or is scheduled to attend a school classified as 38
overcrowded by the capacity standards of the school district for 3 39
consecutive years is eligible to participate in expanded 40
achievement options pursuant to this section. 41
2. Eligible pupils may participate in expanded achievement 42
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(a) A public school within the same school district in which the 1
public school the pupil attends or is scheduled to attend is located 2
or in another school district, subject to the enrollment policies of 3
the other school district and the system of open enrollment 4
implemented pursuant to section 22 of this act. 5
(b) A c harter school , to the extent spaces remain available 6
after the allocation of available spaces made pursuant to NRS 7
388A.453 to 388A.462, inclusive. 8
(c) A private school that: 9
(1) Meets state performance and accreditation standards; 10
(2) Is approved by the Department; 11
(3) Provides instruction in at least the subjects of English 12
language arts, mathematics, social studies and science and 13
conducts annual assessments to measure the progress of pupils; 14
(4) Meets all applicable health and safety requirements and 15
does not discriminate in admissions based on a category protected 16
under state or federal law; and 17
(5) Accepts the state funding allocated for each eligible 18
pupil pursuant to the requirements of the Nevada Integrity in 19
Academic Funding Program established pursuant to section 38 of 20
this act. 21
3. Any private school that accepts a pupil due to the 22
designation of the public school the pupil attends or is scheduled 23
to attend as a chronically low-performing school must provide for 24
the administration to the pupil of all examinations required by this 25
State. The examinations must be administered at the public school 26
from which the pupil transferred or was scheduled to attend , in 27
accordance with the state wide system of accountability for public 28
schools. 29
4. To the extent of available funding, for each eligible pupil 30
requesting to participate in an expanded achievement option 31
pursuant to this section, the State Treasurer shall deposit an 32
amount calculated pursuant to this subsection or as otherwise 33
limited by subsection 6 into a RISE Account established for the 34
parent of the eligible pupil in accordance with the Nevada 35
Integrity in Academic Funding Program established pursuant to 36
section 38 of this act. The amount deposited must include, without 37
limitation: 38
(a) An amount equal to 90 percent of the average per -pupil 39
expenditure of the school district where the public school the pupil 40
attends or is scheduled to attend is located; 41
(b) An amount equal to 90 percent of a ny weighted funding 42
that would have been designated to the pupil by the school district 43
where the public school the pupil attends or is scheduled to attend 44
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(c) An amount equal to 90 perc ent of any applicable 1
categorical funds that would have been designated to the pupil, 2
including, without limitation, special education funding, based on 3
the eligibility of the pupil. 4
5. The funding allocation amount calculated pursuant to 5
subsection 4 mu st not include any state or federal education 6
funding that cannot be transferred to an expanded achievement 7
option pursuant to the Nevada Constitution or federal law. 8
6. If the tuition or cost of participation in an expanded 9
achievement option is less th an the 90-percent funding calculated 10
pursuant to subsection 4, as adjusted pursuant to subsection 5, the 11
State Treasurer shall deposit only the amount required to cover 12
educational expenses associated with the expanded achievement 13
option to the RISE Account of the pupil. 14
7. The parents or legal guardians of eligible pupils shall 15
participate in a ranked -choice enrollment system pursuant to 16
subsection 8 . The Superintendent of Public Instruction shall 17
prescribe an annual open enrollment period for such a system. At 18
the beginning of each open enrollment period, each school district 19
shall notify the parents or legal guardians of pupils attending 20
chronically low -performing schools that they are eligible for 21
expanded achievement options. The notification mu st include, 22
without limitation: 23
(a) Information on available public, charter and private school 24
options participating in the Nevada Integrity in Academic 25
Funding Program established pursuant to section 38 of this act ; 26
and 27
(b) Detailed instructions for applying for expanded 28
achievement options and, if applicable, requesting transportation 29
assistance. 30
8. To apply for an expanded achievement option, the pa rent 31
or legal guardian of an eligible pupil must submit an enrollment 32
application through the expanded achievement options portal of 33
the school district , listing their preferred schools in ranked order 34
and requesting any transportation assistance needed. 35
9. Funding allocations and related support provided pursuant 36
to this section must be administered in compliance with state and 37
federal requirements, including , without limitation , the Nevada 38
Integrity in Academic Funding Program established pursuant to 39
section 38 of this act , to ensure that resources are appropriately 40
directed to the selected alternative educational setting supporting 41
the pupil’s learning n eeds while fulfilling all legal and fiscal 42
obligations. 43
Sec. 38. 1. The State Treasurer, in coordination with the 44
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Nevada Integrity in Academic Funding Program for the purpose 1
of allocating money to parents for the payment of the qualified 2
educational expenses of qualified pupils who participate in an 3
expanded achievement option pursuant to section 37 of this act. 4
The intent of the Legislature is that any money appropriated by 5
the Legislature for the purposes of the Program will not reduce 6
the statewide base per pupil fu nding amount determined pursuant 7
to NRS 387.1214. 8
2. The regulations adopted pursuant to subsection 1 must 9
provide a procedure for a parent to apply to participate in the 10
Program, criteria for the approval of an application to participate 11
in the Program, requirements for the establishment of a RISE 12
Account for a parent for the payment of qualified educational 13
expenses for a qualified pupil and the manner in which payments 14
will be made from a RISE Account to a participating entity for the 15
qualified educational expenses of a qualified pupil. To the extent 16
that money is available for the purposes of the Program, the State 17
Treasurer shall establish and administer a RISE Account for each 18
parent who participates in the Program. The State Treasurer may 19
allocate n ot more than 3 percent of the money allocated to the 20
Program for the expenses of administering the Program and 21
ensuring compliance with this section. 22
3. A participating entity that receives a payment from a RISE 23
Account shall not: 24
(a) Refund any portion of the payment to the parent on whose 25
behalf the payment was made. Any refund of the payment for any 26
item returned or service not provided must be paid to the State 27
Treasurer for deposit to the RISE Account for the parent. 28
(b) Rebate to, or share with, a parent or any other person any 29
portion of the payment. 30
4. To the extent authorized by federal law, the Department of 31
Health and Human Services shall not consider money available in 32
a RISE Account established for a person pursuant to this section 33
to be income for the purpose of determining eligibility to receive 34
benefits under Medicaid. 35
5. Each parent for whom a RISE Account is established 36
pursuant to this section shall submit an annual report to the State 37
Treasurer detailing all expenditures from the RISE Account. The 38
State Treasurer shall examine such reports to ensure compliance 39
with the provisions of this section. A parent who uses money in a 40
RISE Account for a purpose other than paying the qualified 41
educational expenses of a qualified pupil shall repay the amount 42
of such payments and the State Treasurer may suspend or revoke 43
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6. On or before October 1 of each year, the State Treasurer 1
shall submit a report to the Director of the Legislat ive Counsel 2
Bureau for transmittal to the Joint Interim Standing Committee 3
on Education if the report is submitted in an odd -numbered year, 4
or to the next session of the Legislature if the report is submitted 5
in an even-numbered year. The report must contain: 6
(a) The number of qualified pupils and qualified schools 7
participating in the Program in the immediately preceding fiscal 8
year; 9
(b) The total amount of money disbursed under the Program 10
during the immediately preceding fiscal year; 11
(c) Academic outcomes of qualified pupils participating in the 12
Program, as measured by standardized assessment or other 13
metrics; 14
(d) A summary of the amount of money used for specialized 15
services and therapies and the specialized services and therapies 16
provided; and 17
(e) Recommendations for improvement of the Program. 18
7. On or before November 1 of each even -numbered year, the 19
Department shall submit a report of the impact of the Program on 20
educational equity and outcomes to the Governor and the Director 21
of the Legislativ e Counsel Bureau for transmittal to the next 22
session of the Legislature. 23
8. Nothing in this section shall be construed to: 24
(a) Prohibit a parent from paying qualified educational 25
expenses from sources of money other than a RISE Account. 26
(b) Limit the i ndependence or autonomy of a participating 27
entity over its operations, educational programming or 28
governance. 29
(c) Make any governmental entity responsible or liable for the 30
actions or decisions of a participating entity, except as required to 31
enforce the provisions of this section. 32
(d) Interfere with the compliance by a participating entity with 33
any state or federal law or standards for accreditation or licensing. 34
(e) Constitute an endorsement or approval of any participating 35
entity or the curriculum, p olicies or practices of any participating 36
entity. 37
(f) Impose additional state oversight or regulatory 38
requirements other than any requirement explicitly set forth in 39
this section. 40
9. As used in this section: 41
(a) “Parent” means the parent, custodial par ent, legal 42
guardian or other person in this State who has the legal right to 43
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(b) “Participating entity” means a natural person or any 1
governmental agency or political subdivision of a government that 2
satisfies t he criteria established by the Department and the State 3
Treasurer to be eligible to receive payment from a RISE Account. 4
The term includes, without limitation: 5
(1) A qualified school; 6
(2) A community college, state college or university in this 7
State w hich has been approved pursuant NRS 389.160 to offer 8
dual credit courses or other educational programs to qualifying 9
pupils; 10
(3) A provider of specialized services for pupils with 11
disabilities, including, without limitation, an occupational 12
therapist, sp eech-language pathologist, audiologist or behavior 13
analyst; 14
(4) A tutor, tutoring facility or other educational service 15
provider offering academic support approved for the purposes of 16
the Program; 17
(5) A vendor of instructional materials, technology and 18
other educational resources approved for use under the Program; 19
(6) An organization offering extracurricular activities, 20
after-school programs and summer educational programs which 21
are offered by a participating entity; and 22
(7) A provider of transport ation services to enable a 23
qualified pupil to access an alternative educational setting under 24
the Program. 25
(c) “Program” means the Nevada Integrity in Academic 26
Funding Program established pursuant to this section. 27
(d) “Qualified educational expenses” means: 28
(1) Tuition and fees for a qualified pupil to enroll in and 29
attend a qualified school that is a participating entity; 30
(2) Textbooks and instructional materials required for a 31
qualified pupil to enroll in or attend a qualified school that is a 32
participating entity or to participate in an educational program 33
offered by a participating entity; 34
(3) The cost of tutoring or other academic services provided 35
by a tutor, tutoring facility or educational service provider that is a 36
participating entity; 37
(4) Tuition and fees for programs of distance education 38
that are offered by a participating entity; 39
(5) Fees for standardized examinations, including, without 40
limitation, national norm -referenced achievement examinations, 41
advanced placement tests, colle ge entrance examinations and 42
similar examinations; 43
(6) Specialized services for a qualified pupil with a 44
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occupational therapist, speech -language pathologist, audiologist 1
or behavior analyst, that are provided by a participating entity; 2
(7) Tuition and fees for enrollment in and attendance at an 3
accredited postsecondary institution that is a participating entity or 4
any other qualifying educational program offered by a 5
participating entity; 6
(8) Fees and costs for a dual credit program, career and 7
technical education certification or similar postsecondary 8
educational opportunities offered by a participating entity; 9
(9) Costs for transportation services necessary for a 10
qualified pupil to acces s educational services from a participating 11
entity, in an amount not to exceed $750 per qualified pupil per 12
school year; 13
(10) Contributions to an account established for the 14
qualified pupil pursuant to the Nevada College Savings Program 15
set forth in NRS 353B.300 to 353B.370, inclusive; 16
(11) The cost of educational software, online learning 17
programs and technology fees necessary for a qualified pupil to 18
participate in approved programs or courses offered by a 19
participating entity; 20
(12) Costs for approv ed extracurricular activities, after -21
school programs and summer educational programs offered by a 22
participating entity; and 23
(13) Curriculum or supplemental materials required to 24
administer the curriculum purchased from a participating entity. 25
(e) “Qualified pupil” means a pupil who resides in this State 26
and who: 27
(1) Is identified as a pupil with a disability under section 28
504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, 29 U.S.C. § 794; 29
(2) Is determined by a school district or independent 30
evaluator to be a p upil with a disability, as defined in 31
NRS 388.417; 32
(3) Resides within the zone of attendance of a public school 33
designated as overcrowded or as a chronically low -performing 34
school pursuant to section 37 of this act; 35
(4) Previously participated in the Program or a similar 36
alternative educational setting; 37
(5) Is the sibling of a current participant the Program; 38
(6) Is the child of a parent or leg al guardian who is legally 39
blind, visually impaired, deaf or hard of hearing; 40
(7) Is the child of a parent who is a member of the Armed 41
Forces of the United States on active duty or who was killed in the 42
line of duty; 43
(8) Resides on qualified tribal land within the boundaries of 44
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(9) Is in the custody of an agency which provides child 1
welfare services, as defined in NRS 432B.030. 2
(f) “Qualified school” means a charter school or private 3
school that operates as a preschool, elementary sch ool, secondary 4
school or other educational setting that: 5
(1) Is located in this State or, if the charter school or 6
private school serves pupils residing on qualified tribal land within 7
this State, in an adjacent state within 2 miles of the border of this 8
State; and 9
(2) Does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, 10
religion or national origin. 11
(g) “Qualified tribal land” means any real property: 12
(1) For which legal title is vested in, or held in trust for the 13
benefit of, an Indian tribe or an ind ividual Native American, and 14
which is subject to restrictions against alienation pursuant to 15
federal law; and 16
(2) Over which an Indian tribe exercises governmental 17
power. 18
(h) “Resources for Inspiring Student Excellence Account” or 19
“RISE Account” means an account established and maintained by 20
the State Treasurer pursuant to this section. 21
Sec. 39. NRS 388.040 is hereby amended to read as follows: 22
388.040 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, the 23
board of trustees of a school district that includes more than one 24
school which offers instruction in the same grade or grades may 25
zone the school district and determine which pupils must attend 26
each school. 27
2. The establishment of zones pursuant to subsection 1 does 28
not preclude a pupil from attending a: 29
(a) Charter school; 30
(b) University school for profoundly gifted pupils; 31
(c) Public school outside the zone of attendance that the pupil is 32
otherwise required to attend if the pupil is a child in foster care wh o 33
is remaining in his or her school of origin pursuant to 34
NRS 388E.105; 35
(d) Public school outside the zone of attendance that the pupil is 36
otherwise required to attend if the pupil has been issued a fictitious 37
address pursuant to NRS 217.462 to 217.471, inclusive, or the 38
parent or legal guardian with whom the pupil resides has been 39
issued a fictitious address pursuant to NRS 217.462 to 217.471, 40
inclusive; [or] 41
(e) Public school outside the zone of attendance that the pupil is 42
otherwise required to atten d if the pupil is an English learner 43
enrolling in the school pursuant to subsection 5 of NRS 388.408 [.] ; 44
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(f) Public school outside the zone of attendance that the pupil 1
is otherwise required to attend if the pupil attends a public school 2
pursuant to the system of open enrollment implemented pursuant 3
to section 22 of this act. 4
Sec. 40. NRS 388A.220 is hereby amended to read as follows: 5
388A.220 1. The board of trustees of a school district may 6
apply to the Department for authorization to sponsor charter schools 7
within the school district in accordance with the regulations adopted 8
by the Department pursuant to NRS 388A .105 or 388A.110. An 9
application must be approved by the Department before the board of 10
trustees may sponsor a charter school. Not more than 180 days after 11
receiving approval to sponsor charter schools, the board of trustees 12
shall provide public notice of its ability to sponsor charter schools 13
and solicit applications for charter schools. 14
2. The State Public Charter School Authority shall sponsor 15
charter schools whose applications have been approved by the State 16
Public Charter School Authority pursuant to NRS 388A.255. Except 17
as otherwise provided by specific statute, if the State Public Charter 18
School Authority sponsors a charter school, the State Public Charter 19
School Authority is responsible for the evaluation, monitoring and 20
oversight of the charter school. 21
3. A college or university within the Nevada System of Higher 22
Education may submit an application to the Department to sponsor 23
charter schools in accordance with the regulations adopted by the 24
Department pursuant to NRS 388A.105 or 388A.110. An 25
application must be approved by the Department before a college or 26
university within the Nevada System of Higher Education may 27
sponsor charter schools. 28
4. A city or county may submit an application to the 29
Department to sponsor charter schools in accordance with the 30
regulations adopted by the Department pursuant to NRS 388A.105 31
or 388A.110. An application must be approved by the Department 32
before a city or county may sponsor charter schools. A city or 33
county: 34
(a) [May] Except as otherwise provided in this paragraph, may 35
not sponsor a new charter school or allow an existing charter school 36
sponsored by the city or county to increase enrollment or operate an 37
additional campus of an existing charter school sponsored by the 38
city or county if the total number of pupils enrolled in charter 39
schools sponsored by the city or county is 7 percent or more of the 40
number of pupils enrolled in public schools in the city or county 41
other than charter schools that are not sponsored by the c ity or 42
county. A city or county may sponsor a new charter school or 43
allow an existing charter school sponsored by the city or county to 44
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existing charter school sponsored by the city or county, 1
notwithstanding the provisions of this paragraph, if: 2
(1) The city or county is located in a school district that has 3
been designated as a low -performing school district pursuant to 4
subsection 1 of section 6 of this act; and 5
(2) The new charter school, increase in enrollment of an 6
existing charter school or operation of an additional campus of an 7
existing charter school will serve pupils residing in the zone of 8
attendance of a public school that is designated as a low-9
performing school or persistently underperforming pursuant to 10
section 7 or 28 of this act , respectively , or that is identified as 11
overcrowded. 12
(b) May only sponsor a charter school which is located entirely 13
within the incorporated area of the city or the unincorporated area of 14
the county, as applicable. 15
5. The board of trustees of a school district, a college or 16
university within the Nevada System of Higher Education or a city 17
or county may enter into an agreement with the State Public Charter 18
School Aut hority to provide technical assistance and support in 19
preparing an application to sponsor a charter school and planning 20
and executing the duties of a sponsor of a charter school as 21
prescribed in this section. 22
6. Before a board of trustees of a school dis trict, a college or 23
university within the Nevada System of Higher Education or a city 24
or county that is approved to sponsor charter schools approves an 25
application to form a charter school, the board of trustees, college or 26
university or city or county, as applicable, shall prepare, in 27
collaboration with the Department and, to the extent practicable, the 28
school district in which the proposed charter school will be located 29
and any other sponsor of a charter school located in that school 30
district, an evaluation of the demographic information of pupils, the 31
academic needs of pupils and the needs of any pupils who are at risk 32
of dropping out of school in the geographic areas served by the 33
sponsor. 34
7. On or before January 31 of each year, the State Public 35
Charter School Authority shall prepare, in collaboration with the 36
Department and, to the extent practicable, the board of trustees of 37
each school district in this State and any other sponsor of a charter 38
school in this State, an evaluation of the demographic information of 39
pupils, the academic needs of pupils and the needs of any pupils 40
who are at risk of dropping out of school in this State. 41
Sec. 41. Chapter 388G of NRS is hereby amended by adding 42
thereto a new section to read as follows: 43
1. The board of trustee s of a school district may designate a 44
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The State Public Charter School Authority may designate a 1
charter school sponsored by the Authority as an innovatio n 2
school. The purpose of an innovation school is to implement 3
innovative educational practices designed to improve pupil 4
achievement, increase educational equity and address specific 5
challenges within the public school or community it serves. 6
2. To be designated as an innovation school, a public school 7
must develop an innovation plan that: 8
(a) Identifies specific challenges or barriers to pupil 9
achievement and proposes evidence -based strategies to address 10
those challenges or barriers; 11
(b) Outlines measurable goals and performance benchmarks; 12
(c) Details the autonomies requested, including, without 13
limitation, autonomy in any or all of the following: 14
(1) Curriculum; 15
(2) Budgeting; 16
(3) Staffing; 17
(4) Scheduling; or 18
(5) Professional development; and 19
(d) Describes methods for engaging stakeholders, including, 20
without limitation, teachers, parents and community members in 21
the development and implementation of the plan. 22
3. A public school that has developed an innovation plan 23
pursuant to subsection 2 shall submit the innovation plan to the 24
board of trustees of the school district or the State Public Charter 25
School Authority, as applicable. The board of trustees or State 26
Public Charter School Authority shall review the plan and, if the 27
plan is satisfactory, designate the public school as an innovation 28
school. 29
4. The board of trustees or State Public Charter School 30
Authority, as applicable, shall subject an innovation school to 31
heightened measures of accountability to ensure that th e proposed 32
innovations lead to measurable improvements in pupil outcomes. 33
An innovation school shall provide to the entity that designated the 34
innovation school an annual progress report that includes, 35
without limitation: 36
(a) Performance of pupils on stan dardized assessments and 37
other academic benchmarks; 38
(b) Progress toward goals specified in the innovation plan; and 39
(c) Stakeholder engagement and satisfaction metrics. 40
5. The Department may revoke the designation of an 41
innovation school if the innovat ion school fails to meet the 42
performance benchmarks outlined in its innovation plan or does 43
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6. A group of innovation schools serving geographically 1
proximate or thematically aligned populations of pupils may be 2
designated as an innovation zone by the board of trustees of a 3
school district or the State Public Charter School Authority, as 4
applicable. The innovation schools within an innovation zone may 5
collaborate on shared goals, resources and strategies whi le 6
maintaining school-level autonomy as outlined in their respective 7
innovation plans. 8
7. The board of trustees of a school district or the sponsor of 9
a charter school , as applicable, shall ensure tha t an innovation 10
school has access to adequate resource s to implement effectively 11
its innovation plan. An innovation school may apply for grants or 12
other funding opportunities provided by the State or the Federal 13
Government to support innovative educational practices. 14
Sec. 42. Chapter 389 of NRS is hereby amended by adding 15
thereto a new section to read as follows: 16
1. To the extent that money is available, the Department shall 17
establish a pilot program pursuant to which school s selected to 18
participate in the pilot program integrate science, technology, 19
engineering and mathematics into instruction in literacy in 20
kindergarten and grades 1, 2 and 3. 21
2. To carry out the pilot program, the Department shall issue 22
a request for proposals from schools or groups of schools to apply 23
for a grant of money to integrate science, technology, engineering 24
and mathematics into instruction in literacy in kindergarten and 25
grades 1, 2 and 3. In response to such a request for proposals, a 26
school or group of schools may apply to the Department for such a 27
grant. 28
3. In determining whether to approve an application for a 29
grant submitted pursuant to subsection 2, the Department shall 30
consider: 31
(a) The quality of the proposed curricula for a program tha t 32
integrates science, technology, engineering and mathematics into 33
instruction in literacy in kindergarten and grades 1, 2 and 3; 34
(b) The proposed instructional strategies; and 35
(c) The extent to which the approach to instruction is 36
innovative. 37
4. Not l ater than June 1 of the year following the 38
implementation of the pilot program, a school or group of schools 39
receiving a grant of money under the pilot program shall submit to 40
the Department a report that summarizes: 41
(a) The initial outcomes of the use of the grant received from 42
the pilot program, including, without limitation, measurable 43
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(b) Feedback from teachers and administrators at the school 1
or group of schools who participated in the pilot program; and 2
(c) Recommendations for t he integration of science, 3
technology, engineering and mathematics into instruction in 4
literacy in kindergarten and grades 1, 2 and 3 through out this 5
State. 6
5. The Department shall present the findings of the pilot 7
program to the State Board , and the Dep artment shall determine 8
whether to: 9
(a) Extend the pilot program for an additional year; 10
(b) Expand the pilot program to additional schools; or 11
(c) Discontinue the pilot program. 12
Sec. 43. NRS 389.026 is hereby amended to read as follows: 13
389.026 1. The State Board shall develop a model curriculum 14
for the subject areas of English language arts and mathematics for 15
each grade level in kindergarten and grades 1 to 12, inclusive. The 16
model curriculum for the subject area of English language arts 17
for each grade level in kindergarten and grades 1, 2 and 3 must 18
include, without limitation, phonics-based instruction and the 19
integration of science, technology, engineering and mathemati cs 20
into instruction in English language arts. 21
2. The Department shall provide each model curriculum 22
developed pursuant to subsection 1 to: 23
(a) The board of trustees of each school district; and 24
(b) The governing body of each regional training program f or 25
the professional development of teachers and administrators. 26
3. The Department shall provide to the governing body of each 27
charter school the model curriculum developed pursuant to 28
subsection 1 for the grade levels taught at the charter school. 29
4. The board of trustees of each school district shall make 30
available to each public school within the school district the model 31
curriculum for the grade levels taught at the public school. 32
5. The model curriculum may be used as a guide by teachers 33
and admin istrators in developing class lesson plans to ensure 34
compliance with the academic standards adopted for English 35
language arts and mathematics. 36
6. The governing body of each regional training program for 37
the professional development of teachers and admini strators may 38
use the model curriculum in the provision of training to teachers and 39
administrators to ensure compliance with the academic standards 40
adopted for English language arts and mathematics. 41
Sec. 44. NRS 389.520 is hereby amended to read as follows: 42
389.520 1. The Council shall: 43
(a) Establish standards of content and performance, including, 44
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achievement, for the grade levels set forth in subsection 5, based 1
upon the content of each course, that is expected of pupils for the 2
following courses of study: 3
(1) English language arts; 4
(2) Mathematics; 5
(3) Science; 6
(4) Social studies, which includes only the subjects of 7
history, geography, economics, ci vics, financial literacy and 8
multicultural education; 9
(5) The arts; 10
(6) Computer education and technology, which includes 11
computer science and computational thinking; 12
(7) Health; 13
(8) Physical education; and 14
(9) A foreign or world language. 15
(b) Establish a schedule for the periodic review and, if 16
necessary, revision of the standards of content and performance. The 17
review must include, without limitation, the review required 18
pursuant to NRS 390.115 of the results of pupils on the 19
examinations administered pursuant to NRS 390.105. 20
(c) Assign priorities to the standards of content and performance 21
relative to importance and degree of emphasis and revise the 22
standards, if necessary, based upon the priorities. 23
2. The standards for computer education and technology must 24
include a policy for the ethical, safe and secure use of computers 25
and other electronic devices. The policy must include, without 26
limitation: 27
(a) The ethical use of computers and other electronic devices, 28
including, without limitation: 29
(1) Rules of conduct for the acceptable use of the Internet 30
and other electronic devices; and 31
(2) Methods to ensure the prevention of: 32
(I) Cyber-bullying; 33
(II) Plagiarism; and 34
(III) The theft of information or data in an electronic 35
form; 36
(b) The safe use of computers and other electronic devices, 37
including, without limitation, methods to: 38
(1) Avoid cyber -bullying and other unwanted electronic 39
communication, including, without limitation, communication with 40
on-line predators; 41
(2) Recognize when an on -line electronic communication is 42
dangerous or potentially dangerous; and 43
(3) Report a dangerous or potentially dangerous on -line 44
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(c) The secure use of computers and other electron ic devices, 1
including, without limitation: 2
(1) Methods to maintain the security of personal identifying 3
information and financial information, including, without limitation, 4
identifying unsolicited electronic communication which is sent for 5
the purpose of obtaining such personal and financial information for 6
an unlawful purpose; 7
(2) The necessity for secure passwords or other unique 8
identifiers; 9
(3) The effects of a computer contaminant; 10
(4) Methods to identify unsolicited commercial material; and 11
(5) The dangers associated with social networking Internet 12
sites; and 13
(d) A designation of the level of detail of instruction as 14
appropriate for the grade level of pupils who receive the instruction. 15
3. The standards for social studies must include mul ticultural 16
education, including, without limitation, information relating to 17
contributions made by men and women from various racial and 18
ethnic backgrounds. The Council shall consult with members of the 19
community who represent the racial and ethnic diversi ty of this 20
State in developing such standards. 21
4. The standards for health must include mental health and the 22
relationship between mental health and physical health. 23
5. The Council shall establish standards of content and 24
performance for each grade lev el in kindergarten and grades 1 to 8, 25
inclusive, for English language arts and mathematics. The Council 26
shall establish standards of content and performance for the grade 27
levels selected by the Council for the other courses of study 28
prescribed in subsectio n 1. The standards for kindergarten and 29
grades 1, 2 and 3 for English language arts must: 30
(a) Incorporate phonics -based instruction, including, without 31
limitation, phonics -based foundational literacy skills that focus 32
on: 33
(1) Phonological and phonemic awareness; 34
(2) Decoding; 35
(3) Fluency; 36
(4) Vocabulary; and 37
(5) Comprehension; and 38
(b) Integrate science, technology, engineering and 39
mathematics into instruction in English language arts to expose 40
pupils to foundational concepts in science, technology, 41
engineering and mathematics through engaging and age-42
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6. The Council shall forward to the State Board the standards 1
of content and performance established by the Council for each 2
course of study. The State Board shall: 3
(a) Adopt the standards for each course of study, as submitted 4
by the Council; or 5
(b) If the State Board objects to the standards for a course of 6
study or a particular grade level for a course of study, return those 7
standards to the Council with a written explanation setting forth the 8
reason for the objection. 9
7. If the State Board returns to the Council the standards of 10
content and performance for a course of study or a grade level, the 11
Council shall: 12
(a) Consider the objection pr ovided by the State Board and 13
determine whether to revise the standards based upon the objection; 14
and 15
(b) Return the standards or the revised standards, as applicable, 16
to the State Board. 17
 The State Board shall adopt the standards of content and 18
performance or the revised standards, as applicable. 19
8. The Council shall work in cooperation with the State Board 20
to prescribe the examinations required by NRS 390.105. 21
9. As used in this section: 22
(a) “Computer contaminant” has the meaning ascribed to it in 23
NRS 205.4737. 24
(b) “Cyber-bullying” has the meaning ascribed to it in 25
NRS 388.123. 26
(c) “Electronic communication” has the meaning ascribed to it 27
in NRS 388.124. 28
Sec. 45. Chapter 391 of NRS is hereby amended by adding 29
thereto the provisions set forth as section 46 to 52, inclusive, of this 30
act. 31
Sec. 46. 1. A school employee is immune from both 32
criminal and civil liability for actions taken in good faith to 33
intervene in physical altercations, fights or other incidents that 34
pose an imminent risk to the safety of pupils, other school 35
employees and persons in proximity to the altercation, fight or 36
incident, provided that: 37
(a) The school employee is acting within the course and scope 38
of his or her employment and within the course and scope of his 39
or her role in maintaining order, discipline or the safety of pupils; 40
(b) The actions of the school employee are consistent with 41
federal, state and local laws and the policies of the school district 42
employing the school employee or the school at which the school 43
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(c) Any harm caused by the intervention was not the result of: 1
(1) Willful or intentional misconduct; 2
(2) Gross negligence; 3
(3) Reckless misconduct; or 4
(4) A conscious, flagrant indifference to the rights or safety 5
of the person harmed. 6
2. If any school employee intervenes in a fight or altercation 7
involving a pupil, the school employee shall report the incident to 8
school administration as soon as pract icable and in accordance 9
with the policies and protocols established by the school district 10
employing the school employee or the school at which the school 11
employee is employed. 12
3. Each school or school district shall maintain a record of 13
reports received pursuant to subsection 2 and use the records only 14
to assess the need for additional training, support or policy 15
adjustments to improve school safety practices. 16
4. As used in this section: 17
(a) “Intervene” or “intervention” means taking any physical 18
or verbal action to prevent, separate or otherwise manage pupils in 19
a manner designed to avoid imminent harm to pupils, school 20
employees or others in proximity to the area in which such actions 21
are taken. 22
(b) “School employee” means a licensed or unlicensed person 23
who is employed by: 24
(1) A board of trustees of a school district pursuant to NRS 25
391.100 or 391.281; or 26
(2) The governing body of a charter school. 27
Sec. 47. 1. In consultation with the Teacher and Leaders 28
Council of Nevada created by NRS 391.455, the Department shall 29
adopt regulations establishing a framework for the establishment 30
of a performance improvement plan for a postprobationary 31
administrator who receive s an evaluation designating his or her 32
overall perfo rmance as ineffective or minimally effective for 2 33
consecutive school years. 34
2. A performance improvement plan must be established for 35
any postprobationary administrator who receives an evaluation 36
designating his or her overall performance as ineffective or 37
minimally effective for 2 consecutive school years. 38
3. A performance imp rovement plan established pursuant to 39
subsection 2 must contain clear and measurable goals for the 40
improvement of instructional practices, pupil engagement and 41
academic outcomes that are aligned with educational standards in 42
this State and that direct ly address areas of underperformance 43
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4. A postprobationary administrator for whom a performance 1
improvement plan is established shall participate in programs of 2
professional development trai ning to address the areas of 3
underperformance identified in the evaluations of the 4
postprobationary administrator, including, without limitation, 5
professional development training in: 6
(a) Instructional strategies for improving pupil engagement 7
and classroom differentiation; 8
(b) Data-driven instruction and the use of formative 9
assessments to track pupil progress; or 10
(c) Classroom management techniques and behavioral 11
interventions to promote a positive learning environment. 12
5. Each school district shall ensure that an experienced 13
mentor or leadership coach is assigned to each postprobationary 14
administrator for whom a performance improvement plan is 15
established. The mentor or leadership coach shall: 16
(a) Provide regular feedback; 17
(b) Conduct classroom observations; and 18
(c) Assist the administrator in developing and implementing 19
new instructional strategies. 20
6. At least once each school quarter, the principal of the 21
school of a postprobationary administrator for whom a 22
performance improvement plan is est ablished, or the 23
superintendent of school s of a school district or his or her 24
designee if the postprobationary administrator is a principal, shall 25
review and assess the progress of the postprobationary 26
administrator toward achieving the goals of the perform ance 27
improvement plan. 28
Sec. 48. 1. The superintendent of schools of a school 29
district may place a postprobationary administrator on probation 30
for a period of 2 school years if, based on the evaluation of the 31
postprobationary administrator pursuant to NRS 391. 710, the 32
superintendent determines that the postprobationary 33
administrator: 34
(a) Is consistently ineffective in meeting instructional practice 35
standards, pupil performance standards and classroom 36
management standards; or 37
(b) Fails to demonstrate adequate progress under a 38
performance improvement plan established pursuant to section 47 39
of this act. 40
2. Upon placing a postprobationary administrator on 41
probation pursuant to subsection 1, the superintendent shall give 42
written notice to the postprobationary administrator that the 43
postprobationary administrator has been placed on probation 44
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explanation of areas of underperformance for which the 1
postprobationary administrator has been placed on probation 2
pursuant to this section and a performance improvement plan 3
established pursuant to section 47 of this act that details the 4
support and interventions that will be provided to the 5
postprobationary administrator. 6
3. Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, during a 7
period of probation imposed pursuant to this section, the 8
postprobationary a dministrator must not be reassigned or 9
transferred to another school in the school district or otherwise 10
employed at another school in the school district. The 11
postprobationary administrator may be reassigned or transferred 12
during a period of probation imp osed pursuant to this section if 13
the reassignment or transfer is required because of low 14
enrollment, program elimination or other district-wide operational 15
needs. Any such transfer or reassignment must be made in 16
accordance with the policies and procedures of the school district, 17
and such reassignment or transfer must not conflict with the terms 18
of the period of probation imposed pursuant to this section. 19
4. Upon the conclusion of a period of probation imposed 20
pursuant to this section, the postprobationar y administrator must 21
be evaluated to determine whether the postprobationary 22
administrator has met improvement goals. If, based on the 23
evaluation, the postprobationary administrator: 24
(a) Has met the improvement goals, the postprobationary 25
administrator must be removed from probation. 26
(b) Has shown improvement and progress toward meeting the 27
improvement goals, the period of probation imposed pursuant to 28
this section may be extended for 1 additional school year and the 29
postprobationary administrator must con tinue to receive support 30
and monitoring under a performance improvement plan 31
established pursuant to section 47 of this act. 32
(c) Has failed to make adequate progress toward achieving the 33
improvement goals, the postprobationary administrator may be 34
given notice pursuant to NRS 391.820 that the postprobationary 35
administrator will not be reemployed or the superintendent may 36
initiate the process for dismissing the postprobationary 37
administrator pursuant to NRS 391.822, 391.824 and 391.826. 38
5. A postprobationary administrator who is placed on 39
probation pursuant to this section shall be deemed a probationary 40
employee for the purposes of NRS 391.650 to 391.826, inclusive, 41
and must serve an additional probationary period in accordance 42
with the provisions of NRS 391.820, except that the duration of 43
that period of probation must be determined in accordance with 44
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6. The postprobationa ry administrator placed on probation 1
pursuant to this section: 2
(a) Shall not be reemployed pursuant to NRS 391.820 or shall 3
be dismissed pursuant to NRS 391.822, 391.824 and 391.826 if the 4
postprobationary administrator is determined to have failed to 5
meet the objectives in the performance improvement plan 6
established for the postprobationary administrator and the 7
dismissal is in the best interest of the pupils and the school. 8
(b) May be reassigned or have any other consequences 9
imposed only if compelling evidence demonstrates extenuating 10
circumstances contributing to the underperformance and it is in 11
the best interest of the pupils in the school district for the 12
administrator to be reassigned or have other consequences 13
imposed. 14
7. The Department shall provide support to a school district 15
that does not reemploy or dismisses a postprobationary 16
administrator pursuant to subsection 6. Such support may include, 17
without limitation: 18
(a) Assistance in recruiting and hiring highly effective 19
administrators to fill any resulting vacancies; and 20
(b) Access to leadership and instructional coaching resources 21
to support school leadership in managing transitions and 22
improving instructional leadership practices. 23
Sec. 49. 1. If the principal of a public school that is a local 24
school precinct receives an evaluation designating his or her 25
overall performance as ineffective or minimally effective for 2 26
consecutive school years or is placed on probation pursuant to 27
subsection 1 of section 48 of this act, the Superintendent of Public 28
Instruction shall, in consultation with the superintendent of 29
schools of the school district, suspend or modify any applicable 30
site-based decision -making powe rs granted to the local school 31
precinct pursuant to NRS 388G.500 to 388G.810, inclusive, 32
including, without limitation: 33
(a) Reassigning responsibility for budgeting, hiring or other 34
operational functions from the local school precinct to the school 35
district; 36
(b) As applicable, requiring the approval of the school district 37
or the Department for decisions made by the organizational team 38
or the principal of the local school precinct; or 39
(c) As applicable, temporarily removing authority from the 40
organizational team or principal to implement changes in 41
curriculum, staffing or scheduling. 42
2. The suspension of site -based decision -making powers 43
pursuant to subsection 1 must be: 44
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(b) Documented in writing, with specific reasons for the 1
suspension and the conditions under which the site-based 2
decision-making powers will be restored. 3
3. As used in this section: 4
(a) “Local school precinct” has the meaning ascribed to it in 5
NRS 388G.535. 6
(b) “Organizational team” has the meaning ascribed to it in 7
NRS 388G.540. 8
Sec. 50. 1. The Department shall establish a data -tracking 9
system to monitor programs in this State, or that receive funding 10
from this State, to provide training for school administrators. 11
2. The data -tracking system established pursuant to 12
subsection 1 must record program participation, licensure 13
completion rates and relevant data to assess the effectiveness of 14
each program. 15
3. The Department shall produce an annual report evaluating 16
the impact on school achievement and pupil achievement of 17
school administrators who completed training through each 18
program in this State, or that receive s funding from this State, to 19
provide training for school administrators. The report must: 20
(a) Analyze the relative performance of school administrators; 21
(b) Be presented at a meeting of the State Board; and 22
(c) Include, without limitation: 23
(1) An evaluation of the direct impact on the academic 24
performance of pupils of school administrators who received 25
training from each program . This evaluation must utilize growth 26
measures as calculated through the statewide system of 27
accountability for public schools, providing insights into the 28
effectiveness of each program in preparing school administrators 29
to positively influence the achievement of pupils. 30
(2) Comparative data on the performance of school 31
administrators from different licensure preparation programs, 32
including traditional institutions of higher education and 33
alternative routes to licensure . This analysis must examine the 34
ability of school administ rators from each program to drive pupil 35
growth and improve academic success within their respective 36
schools. 37
4. Based on findings from the annual report produced 38
pursuant to subsection 3 , the Department shall make 39
recommendations to the State Board and t he Nevada System of 40
Higher Education for continuous improvement in administrator 41
licensure programs, emphasizing evidence -based practices that 42
demonstrate a positive impact on pupil achievement. The 43
Department shall work collaboratively with the Nevada Sys tem of 44
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facilitates the evaluation of licensure programs and their 1
effectiveness, which must ensure the secure and accurate sharing 2
of data necessary to monitor program outcomes and support 3
evidence-based recommendations. 4
Sec. 51. 1. In consultation with the Teacher s and Leaders 5
Council of Nevada created by NRS 391.455, the Department shall 6
adopt regulations establishing a framework for the establishment 7
of a performance improvement plan for a postprobationary 8
teacher who receive s an evaluation designating his or her overall 9
performance as ineffective or minimally effective for 2 consecutive 10
school years. 11
2. A performance improvement plan must be established for 12
any postprobationary teacher who receives an evaluation 13
designating his or her overall performance as ineffective or 14
minimally effective for 2 consecutive school years. 15
3. A performance improvement plan established pursuant to 16
subsection 2 must contain cle ar and measurable goals for the 17
improvement of instructional practices, pupil engagement and 18
academic outcomes that are aligned with educational standards in 19
this State and that direct ly address areas of underperformance 20
identified in the evaluations of the postprobationary teacher. 21
4. A postprobationary teacher for whom a performance 22
improvement plan is established shall participate in programs of 23
professional development training to a ddress the areas of 24
underperformance identified in the evaluations of the 25
postprobationary teacher, including, without limitation, 26
professional development training in: 27
(a) Instructional strategies for improving pupil engagement 28
and classroom differentiation; 29
(b) Data-driven instruction and the use of formative 30
assessments to track pupil progress; and 31
(c) Classroom management techniques and behavioral 32
interventions to promote a positive learning environment. 33
5. Each school district shall ensure that an experienced 34
mentor or instructional coach is assigned to each postprobationary 35
teacher for whom a performance improvement plan is established. 36
The mentor or instructional coach shall: 37
(a) Provide regular feedback; 38
(b) Conduct classroom observations; and 39
(c) Assist the postprobationary teacher in developing and 40
implementing new instructional strategies. 41
6. At least once each school quarter, the leadership team of 42
the school of a postprobationary teacher for whom a performance 43
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progress of the postprobationary teacher toward achieving the 1
goals of the performance improvement plan. 2
Sec. 52. 1. The superintendent of school s of a school 3
district may place a po stprobationary teacher on probation for a 4
period of 2 school years if, based on the evaluation of the 5
postprobationary teacher pursuant to NRS 391.690, the 6
superintendent determines that the postprobationary teacher: 7
(a) Is consistently ineffective in mee ting instructional practice 8
standards, pupil performance standards and classroom 9
management standards; or 10
(b) Fails to demonstrate adequate progress under a 11
performance improvement plan established pursuant to section 51 12
of this act. 13
2. Upon placing a postprobationary teacher on probation 14
pursuant to subsection 1, the superintendent shall give written 15
notice to the postprobationary teacher that the postprobationary 16
teacher has been placed on probation pursuant to this section. The 17
written notice must contain an explanation of areas of 18
underperformance for which the postprobationary teacher has 19
been placed on probation pursuant to this section and a 20
performance improvement plan established pursuant to section 51 21
of this act that details the support and interventions that will be 22
provided to the postprobationary teacher. 23
3. Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, d uring a 24
period of probation imposed pursuant to this section, the 25
postprobationary teacher must not be reassigned or transferred to 26
another school in the school district or otherwise employed at 27
another school in the school district. The postprobationary teacher 28
may be reassigned or transferred during a period of probation 29
imposed pursuant to this section if the reassignment or transfer is 30
required because of low enrollment, program el imination or other 31
district-wide operational needs. Any such transfer or reassignment 32
must be made in accordance with the policies and procedures of 33
the school district, and such reassignment or transfer must not 34
conflict with the terms of the period of pr obation imposed 35
pursuant to this section. 36
4. Upon the conclusion of a period of probation imposed 37
pursuant to this section, the postprobationary teacher must be 38
evaluated to determine whether the postprobationary teacher has 39
met improvement goals. If, ba sed on the evaluation, the 40
postprobationary teacher: 41
(a) Has met the improvement goals, the postprobationary 42
teacher must be removed from probation. 43
(b) Has shown improvement and progress toward meeting the 44
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this section may be extended for 1 additional school year and the 1
postprobationary teacher must continue to receive support and 2
monitoring under a performance improvement plan established 3
pursuant to section 51 of this act. 4
(c) Has failed to make adequate progress toward achieving the 5
improvement goals, the postprobationary teacher may be given 6
notice pursuant to NRS 391.820 that the postpro bationary teacher 7
will not be reemployed or the superintendent may initiate the 8
process for dismissing the postprobationary teacher pursuant to 9
NRS 391.822, 391.824 and 391.826. 10
5. A postprobationary teacher who is placed on probation 11
pursuant to this se ction shall be deemed a probationary employee 12
for the purposes of NRS 391.650 to 391.826, inclusive, and must 13
serve an additional probationary period in accordance with NRS 14
391.820, except that the duration of that probationary period must 15
be determined in accordance with the provisions of this section. 16
6. The postprobationary teacher placed on probation 17
pursuant to this section: 18
(a) Shall not be reemployed pursuant to NRS 391.820 or shall 19
be dismissed pursuant to NRS 391.822, 391.824 and 391.826 if the 20
postprobationary teacher is determined to have failed to meet the 21
objectives in the performance improvement plan established for 22
the postprobationary teacher and the dismissal is in the best 23
interest of the pupils and the school. 24
(b) May be reassig ned or have any other consequences 25
imposed only if compelling evidence demonstrates extenuating 26
circumstances contributing to the underperformance and it is in 27
the best interest of the pupils in the school district for the teacher 28
to be reassigned or have other consequences imposed. 29
7. The Department shall provide support to a school district 30
that does not reemploy or dismisses a postprobationary teacher 31
pursuant to subsection 6 . Such support may include, without 32
limitation: 33
(a) Assistance in recruiting and hiring highly effective 34
teachers to fill any resulting vacancies; and 35
(b) Access to leadership and instructional coaches to support 36
school leadership in managing transitions and improving teaching 37
practices. 38
Sec. 53. NRS 391.019 is hereby amended to read as follows: 39
391.019 1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 391.027, 40
the Commission shall adopt regulations: 41
(a) Prescribing the qualifications for licensing teachers and other 42
educational personnel and the procedures for the issuance and 43
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(1) Must include, without limitation, the qualifications for 1
licensing teachers and administrators pursuant to an alternative route 2
to licensure which provides that the required education and training 3
may be provided by any qualified provider which has been approved 4
by the Commission, including, without limitation, institutions of 5
higher education and other providers that operate independently of 6
an institution of higher education . The regulations adopted pursuant 7
to this subparagraph must: 8
(I) Establish the requirements for approval as a qualified 9
provider; 10
(II) Require a qualified provider to be selective in its 11
acceptance of students; 12
(III) Require a qualified provider to provide in -person or 13
virtual supervised, school -based experiences and ongoing support 14
for its students, such as mentoring and coaching; 15
(IV) Significantly limit the amount of course work 16
required or provide for the waiver of required course work for 17
students who achieve certain scores on tests; 18
(V) Allow for the completion in 2 years or less of the 19
education and training required under the alternative route to 20
licensure; 21
(VI) Provide that a person who has completed the 22
education and training req uired under the alternative route to 23
licensure and who has satisfied all other requirements for licensure 24
may apply for a regular license pursuant to sub -subparagraph (VII) 25
regardless of whether the person has received an offer of 26
employment from a school district, charter school or private school; 27
and 28
(VII) Upon the completion by a person of the education 29
and training required under the alternative route to licensure and the 30
satisfaction of all other requirements for licensure, provide for the 31
issuance of a regular license to the person pursuant to the provisions 32
of this chapter and the regulations adopted pursuant to this chapter. 33
(2) Must require an applicant for a license to teach middle 34
school or junior high school education or secondary education to 35
demonstrate proficiency in a field of specialization or area of 36
concentration by successfully completing course work prescribed by 37
the Department or completing a subject matter competency 38
examination prescribed by the Department with a score deemed 39
satisfactory. 40
(3) Must not prescribe qualifications which are more 41
stringent than the qualifications set forth in NRS 391.0315 for a 42
licensed teacher who applies for an additional license in accordance 43
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(b) Identifying fields of specialization in teaching which require 1
the specialized training of teachers. 2
(c) Except as otherwise provided in NRS 391.125, requiring 3
teachers to obtain from the Department an endorsement in a field of 4
specialization to be eligible to teach in that field of spe cialization. 5
The regulation s must require a teacher to obtain from the 6
Department an endorsement to be eligible to teach kindergarten 7
and grades 1, 2 and 3 during a school year beginning on or after 8
July 1, 2028. 9
(d) Setting forth the educational requirem ents a teacher must 10
satisfy to qualify for an endorsement in each field of specialization. 11
The regulations must require that to qualify for an endorsement to 12
teach kindergarten and grades 1, 2 and 3, a teacher must complete 13
a course of instruction in found ational literacy skills that satisfies 14
the requirements set forth in regulations adopted by the 15
Commission. The Commission shall collaborate with the Nevada 16
System of Higher Education to include in a program of 17
preparation for teaching elementary grades at an institution 18
within the Nevada System of Higher Education a course of 19
instruction in foundational literacy skills that satisfies the 20
requirements set forth in regulations adopted by the Commission. 21
The requirements for a course of instruction in foundat ional 22
literacy must include, without limitation: 23
(1) Instruction in effective methods for teaching 24
foundational literacy skills aligned with the science of reading, 25
including, without limitation: 26
(I) Phonological and phonemic awareness; 27
(II) Decoding; 28
(III) Fluency; 29
(IV) Vocabulary; and 30
(V) Comprehension; 31
(2) Techniques for differentiating literacy instruction to 32
meet the needs of pupils with advanced literacy skills , as well as 33
pupils with deficiencies in literacy and pupils with disabilities; 34
(3) Implementation of effective literacy instruction using 35
high-quality instructional materials in alignment with current 36
research on the science of reading; 37
(4) Classroom behavior management, trauma -informed 38
practices and other developme ntally appropriate supports to 39
ensure a conducive learning environment for literacy instruction; 40
and 41
(5) Administration of literacy assessments and the use of 42
data from such assessments to adapt and improve literacy 43
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(e) Setting forth the qualifications and requirements for 1
obtaining a license or endorsement to teach American Sign 2
Language, including, without limitation, being registered with the 3
Aging and Disability Services Division of the Department of Health 4
and Human Services pursuant to NRS 656A.100 to engage in the 5
practice of sign language interpreting in a primary or secondary 6
educational setting. 7
(f) Requiring teachers and other educational personnel to be 8
registered with the Aging and Disability Service s Division pursuant 9
to NRS 656A.100 to engage in the practice of sign language 10
interpreting in a primary or secondary educational setting if they: 11
(1) Provide instruction or other educational services; and 12
(2) Concurrently engage in the practice of sig n language 13
interpreting, as defined in NRS 656A.060. 14
(g) Prescribing course work on parental involvement and family 15
engagement. The Commission shall: 16
(1) Work in cooperation with the Office of Parental 17
Involvement and Family Engagement created by NRS 38 5.630 in 18
developing the regulations required by this paragraph. 19
(2) Establish standards for professional development training 20
which may be used to satisfy any course work requirement 21
prescribed pursuant to this paragraph. 22
(h) Establishing the requiremen ts for obtaining an endorsement 23
on the license of a teacher, administrator or other educational 24
personnel in cultural competency. 25
(i) Authorizing the Superintendent of Public Instruction to issue 26
a license by endorsement to an applicant who holds an equiv alent 27
license or authorization issued by a governmental entity in another 28
country if the Superintendent determines that the qualifications for 29
the equivalent license or authorization are substantially similar to 30
those prescribed pursuant to paragraph (a). 31
(j) Establishing the requirements for obtaining an endorsement 32
on the license of a teacher, administrator or other educational 33
personnel in teaching courses relating to financial literacy. 34
(k) Authorizing a person who is employed as a paraprofessional 35
and enrolled in a program to become a teacher to complete an 36
accelerated program of student teaching in the same or a 37
substantially similar area in which the person is employed as a 38
paraprofessional while remaining employed as a paraprofessional. 39
(l) Requiring the Department to accept a program of student 40
teaching or other teaching experience completed in another state or 41
foreign country by an applicant for a license if the Department 42
determines that the program or experience substantially fulfills the 43
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(m) Authorizing a person who is employed by a public school to 1
provide support or other services relating to school psychology, if 2
the person does not hold a license or endorsement as a school 3
psychologist but is enrolled in a program that would allow the 4
person to obtain such a license or endorsement, to complete a 5
program of internship in school psychology while remaining 6
employed in such a position. 7
(n) To carry out the provisions of NRS 391B.010. 8
2. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 391.027, the 9
Commission may adopt such other regulations as it deems necessary 10
for its own government or to carry out its duties. 11
3. Any regulation which increases the amount of education, 12
training or experience required for licensing: 13
(a) Must, in addition to the requirements for publication in 14
chapter 233B of NRS, be publicized before its adoption in a manner 15
reasonably calculated to inform those persons affected by the 16
change. 17
(b) Must not become effective unti l at least 1 year after the date 18
it is adopted by the Commission. 19
(c) Is not applicable to a license in effect on the date the 20
regulation becomes effective. 21
Sec. 54. NRS 391.031 is hereby amended to read as follows: 22
391.031 There are the following kinds of licenses for teachers 23
and other educational personnel in this State: 24
1. A license to teach pupils in a program of early childhood 25
education, which authorizes the holder to teach in any program of 26
early childhood education in the State. 27
2. [A] Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, a 28
license to teach elementary education, which authorizes the holder 29
to teach in any elementary school in the State. The holder of a 30
license to teach elementary education must have an endorsement 31
to teach kindergarten and grades 1, 2 and 3 to be eligible to teach 32
pupils in kindergarten or grade 1, 2 or 3 on or after July 1, 2028. 33
3. A license to teach middle school or junior high school 34
education, which authorizes the holder to teach in his or her major 35
or minor field of preparation or in both fields in any middle school 36
or junior high school. He or she may teach only in these fields 37
unless an exception is approved pursuant to regulations adopted by 38
the Commission. 39
4. A license to teach secondary education, which authorizes the 40
holder to teach in his or her major or minor field of preparation or in 41
both fields in any secondary school. He or she may teach only in 42
these fields unless an exception is approved pursuant to regula tions 43
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5. A license to teach special education, which authorizes the 1
holder to teach pupils with disabilities or gifted and talented pupils, 2
or both. 3
6. A special license, which authorizes the holder to teach or 4
perform other educational functions in a school or program as 5
designated in the license. 6
Sec. 55. NRS 391.0315 is hereby amended to read as follows: 7
391.0315 1. A person licensed to teach early childhood 8
education, elementary education, middle school or junior high 9
school education or secondary education in this State may apply for 10
and the Superintendent of Public Instruction may issue to that 11
person an additional license or endorsement to teach early 12
childhood education, elementary education, middle school or junior 13
high school education or secondary education, other than for 14
teaching pupils with disabilities, which is outside the person’s grade 15
level of experience if the applicant meets the course work 16
requirements, competency testing requirements and qualifications 17
for the license [.] or endorsement. 18
2. A licensed teacher who applies for an additional license or 19
endorsement pursuant to this section must not be required to 20
participate in a program of student teaching as a con dition for the 21
issuance of the additional license or endorsement if the applicant 22
has 3 years of verified teaching experience. 23
Sec. 56. NRS 391.730 is hereby amended to read as follows: 24
391.730 1. Except as otherwise pro vided in NRS 391.717, a 25
postprobationary employee who receives an evaluation designating 26
his or her overall performance as: 27
[1.] (a) Ineffective; or 28
[2.] (b) Developing during 1 year of the 2 -year consecutive 29
period and ineffective during the other year of the period, 30
 for 2 consecutive school years shall be deemed to be a 31
probationary employee for the purposes of NRS 391.650 to 391.826, 32
inclusive, and must serve an additional probationary period in 33
accordance with the provisions of NRS 391.820. 34
2. If a postprobationary employee who is deemed to be a 35
probationary employee pursuant to this section receives an 36
evaluation designating his or her overall performance as 37
ineffective for 2 consecutive school years during the additional 38
probationary period required by this section: 39
(a) The board of trustees of the school district may notify the 40
employee in writing during the second or third school year of the 41
employee’s probationary period, in accordance with NRS 391.820, 42
that the employee will not be reemployed for the third year of the 43
probationary period or for the fourth school year as a 44
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(b) The superintendent of the school district may recommend 1
the dismissal of the probationary employee to the board of trustees 2
of the school district before the end of a contract year pursuant to 3
NRS 391.822. If the superintendent makes such a 4
recommendation, the postprobationary employee who is deemed to 5
be a probationary employee pursuant to this section is entitled to 6
notice and a hearing pursuant to NRS 391.824 and 391.826. 7
3. The Department shall provide support to a school district 8
that, pursuant to subsection 2 , does not reemploy or dismisses a 9
postprobationary employee who is deemed to be a probation ary 10
employee pursuant to subsection 1. Such support may include, 11
without limitation: 12
(a) Assistance in recruiting and hiring highly -qualified 13
administrators to fill any resulting vacancies; and 14
(b) Access to leadership and instructional coaches to support 15
school leadership in managing transitions and improving teaching 16
practices. 17
Sec. 57. Chapter 391A of NRS is hereby amended by adding 18
thereto the provisions set forth as sections 58 to 61, inclusive, of this 19
act. 20
Sec. 58. 1. A school district and the governing body of a 21
charter school shall ensure that a course of professional 22
development training in the science of reading that is approved by 23
the Department is successfully completed by: 24
(a) Teachers who teach pupils in kindergarten or grade 1, 2 25
or 3; 26
(b) Administrators of schools in which pupils in kindergarten 27
or grade 1, 2 or 3 are enrolled and other administrators who 28
supervise such administrators or are responsible for shaping 29
educational systems that impact pupil achievement in reading; and 30
(c) Paraprofessionals who directly serve pupils in kindergarten 31
or grade 1, 2 or 3. 32
2. Any course of professional development training required 33
to be completed by an employee pursuant to subsection 1: 34
(a) May be provided by the school district or governing body or 35
through an agreement with an institution of higher education or a 36
regional training program for the professional development of 37
teachers and administrators. 38
(b) Must be provided at no cost to the employee. 39
3. Each teacher who teaches pupils in kindergart en or grade 40
1, 2 or 3, and each paraprofessional who directly serves pupils in 41
kindergarten or grade 1, 2 or 3, and who was employed to teach or 42
serve such pupils before August 1, 2025, must successfully 43
complete the course of professional development training required 44
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Each teacher who teaches pupils in kindergarten or grade 1, 2 or 1
3, and each paraprofessional who directly serves pupils in 2
kindergarten or grade 1, 2 or 3, and who is employed to teach or 3
serve such pupils on or after August 1, 2025, must successfully 4
complete the course of professional development training required 5
by this section not later than 3 years after the employment start 6
date for the teacher or paraprofessional. 7
4. Each administrator of a school in which pupils in 8
kindergarten or grade 1, 2 or 3 are enrolled, and any other 9
administrator who supervises such administrators or is responsible 10
for shaping educational systems that impact pupil achievement in 11
reading, and who is employed in such a position before August 1, 12
2025, must complete the course of professional development 13
training required by this section not later than the end of the 2027-14
2028 school year. Each administrator of a school in which pupils 15
in kinder garten or grade 1, 2 or 3 are enrolled, and any other 16
administrator who supervises such administrators or is responsible 17
for shaping educational systems that impact pupil achievement in 18
reading, and who is employed in such a position on or after 19
August 1, 2025, must complete the course of professional 20
development training required by this section not later than 3 21
years after the employment start date of the administrator for that 22
position. 23
5. The Department shall develop and post on the Internet 24
website m aintained by the Department a list of course s of 25
professional development training in the science of reading that 26
have been approved by the Department. 27
6. The board of trustees of each school district and the 28
governing body of each charter school shall: 29
(a) Maintain such records of the successful completion of 30
courses of professional development training required by 31
subsection 1 as necessary to ensure compliance with the 32
requirements of this section; and 33
(b) Provide such records to the Department upon request. 34
7. On or before November 1 of each year, the Department 35
shall prepare, and post on the Internet website maintained by the 36
Department, a report on the compliance of each board of trustees 37
of a school district and governing body of a charter schoo l with 38
the requirements of this section. The report must contain: 39
(a) The number of persons who are required to complete the 40
course of professional development training and the percentage of 41
such person s who have completed the course of professional 42
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(b) A list of the approved providers of courses of professional 1
development training and the standards applied by the Department 2
to approve such a course; and 3
(c) An analysis of trends, challenges and recommendations for 4
improving compliance and training outcomes. 5
8. On or before November 1 of each year, the Department 6
shall submit the report prepared pursuant to subsection 7 to: 7
(a) The Governor; 8
(b) The State Board; 9
(c) The Director of the Legislative Cou nsel Bureau for 10
transmittal to: 11
(1) The Joint Interim Standing Committee on Education, if 12
the report is submitted in an odd-numbered year; or 13
(2) The Senate and Assembly Standing Committees on 14
Education, if the report is submitted in an even -numbered y ear; 15
and 16
(d) The board of trustees of each school district and the 17
governing body of each charter school. 18
9. The Department may adopt regulations to carry out the 19
provisions of this section, including, without limitation, 20
regulations to establish standa rds for the approval of courses of 21
professional development in the science of reading and the 22
approval of providers of such courses. 23
Sec. 59. 1. The board of trustees of a school district or the 24
sponsor of a charter school that satisfies the criteria set forth in 25
subsection 2 may establish an incentive program to recognize and 26
provide incentives to school administrators who demonstrate 27
sustained high performance and contribute to measurable 28
improvements in the academic achievement of pupils. 29
2. The board of trustees of a school district or the sponsor of 30
a charter school is eligible to establish an incentive program 31
pursuant to this section if the proportion of school administrators 32
in the school district or the proportion of school administrators 33
within the charter school or network of charter schools , as 34
applicable, who receive an evaluation designating the 35
administrator’s performance as highly effective for 2 consecutive 36
school years is 85 percent or less. 37
3. If a program is established by a board of trustees of a 38
school district or a sponsor of a charter school pursuant to 39
subsection 1 or subsection 1 of section 60 of this act: 40
(a) Money must be allocated to the board of trustees of the 41
school district or local educational agency for the charter school, 42
as applicable, from the Excellence in Education Account in the 43
manner prescribed by section 17 of this act to pay incentives 44
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(b) To the extent that the condition specified in subsection 4 of 1
section 17 of this act has occurred to cause money to be 2
transferred to the Excellence in Education Account in accordance 3
with that subsection, any reserve funds of a public school operated 4
by a school district which, pursuant to subsection 4 of NRS 5
388G.650, would be transferred to the Education Stabilization 6
Account must instead be transferred from the public school to the 7
school distri ct and used by the school district to pay incentives 8
pursuant to the program; and 9
(c) Any unrestricted reserve funds of the charter schools 10
within the network of charter schools of the sponsor must be 11
transferred to the local educational agency for the ch arter schools 12
to pay incentives pursuant to the program. 13
 The money described in this section must be allocated equitably 14
among school administrators and teacher s who qualify for an 15
incentive pursuant to a program established pursuant to this 16
section or section 60 of this act, as applicable. 17
4. If a program is established pursuant to subsection 1, the 18
board of trustees of a school district or the sponsor of a charter 19
school may make a one -time incentive payment to a school 20
administrator who receives an evaluation designating the 21
administrator’s performance as highly effective in each of the 5 22
years preceding the administrator’s 6th, 12th or 18th anniversary 23
as a school administrator. The amount of the incentive payment to 24
a school administrator who qualifies pursuant to this section may 25
not be more than 10 percent of the annual base salary of the 26
school administrator on the anniversary date on which the sc hool 27
administrator qualifies for the incentive. In addition to the 28
incentive payment authorized by this section, a program 29
established pursuant to this section may include , without 30
limitation, the following components: 31
(a) Career leadership advancement op tions to maximize the 32
retention of administrators; 33
(b) Professional development; 34
(c) Recognition of a school administrator by the Governor or 35
the Department, or both; and 36
(d) Consideration of the school administrator for participation 37
as a mentor for other school administrators. 38
5. The Department may adopt regulations for the effective 39
implementation of a program established pursuant to this section, 40
including, without limitation, guidelines for administering and 41
distributing funds pursuant to the program. 42
6. On or before February 1 of each odd -numbered year, the 43
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(a) Prepare a report detailing the number of recipients of an 1
incentive payment made pursuant to this section, the amounts of 2
incentives paid and the measurable outcomes ac hieved through 3
programs established pursuant to this section; and 4
(b) Submit the report to the Governor and the Director of the 5
Legislative Counsel Bureau for transmittal to the next session of 6
the Legislature. 7
Sec. 60. 1. The board of trustees of a school district or the 8
sponsor of a charter school that satisfies the criteria set forth in 9
subsection 2 may establish an incentive program to recognize and 10
provide incentives to teachers who demonstrate sustained high 11
performance and contribute to measurable improvements in the 12
academic achievement of pupils. 13
2. The board of trustees of a school district or the sponsor of 14
a charter school is eligible to establish an incentive program 15
pursuant to this section if the proporti on of teachers in the school 16
district or the proportion of teachers within the charter school or 17
network of charter schools , as applicable, who receive an 18
evaluation designating the teacher’s performance as highly 19
effective for 2 consecutive school years is 85 percent or less. 20
3. If a program is established by the board of trustees of a 21
school district or a sponsor of a charter school pursuant to 22
subsection 1 or subsection 1 of section 59 of this act: 23
(a) Money must be allocated to the board of trustees of the 24
school district or local educational agency for the charter school, 25
as applicable, from the Excellence in Education Account in the 26
manner prescribed by section 17 of this act to pay incentives 27
pursuant to the program; 28
(b) To the extent that the condition specified in subsection 4 of 29
section 17 of this act has occurred to cause money to be 30
transferred to the Excellence in Education Account in accordance 31
with that subsection, any reserve funds of a public school operated 32
by a school district which, pursuant to subsection 4 of NRS 33
388G.650, would be transferred to the Education Stabilization 34
Account must instead be transferred from the public school to the 35
school distri ct and used by the school district to pay incentives 36
pursuant to the program; and 37
(c) Any unrestricted reserve funds of the charter schools 38
within the network of charter schools of the sponsor must be 39
transferred to the local educational agency for the ch arter schools 40
to pay incentives pursuant to the program. 41
 The money described in this section must be allocated equitably 42
among school administrators and teacher s who qualify for an 43
incentive pursuant to a program established pursuant to this 44
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4. If a program is established pursuant to this section, the 1
board of trustees of a school district or the sponsor of a charter 2
school may make a one -time incentive payment to a teacher who 3
receives an evaluation designating the teacher’s performance as 4
highly effective in each of the 3 years preceding the teacher’s 4th, 5
8th, 12th or 16th anniversa ry as a teacher. The amount of the 6
incentive payment to a teacher who qualifies pursuant to this 7
section may not be more than 10 percent of the annual base salary 8
of the teacher on the anniversary date on which the teacher 9
qualifies for the incentive. In addition to the incen tive payment 10
pursuant to this section, a program established pursuant to this 11
section may include, without limitation, the following components: 12
(a) Professional development; 13
(b) Recognition of a teacher by the Governor or the 14
Department, or both; and 15
(c) Consideration of the teacher for participation as a mentor 16
for other teachers. 17
5. The Department may adopt regulations for the effective 18
implementation of a program established pursuant to this section, 19
including, without limitation, guidelines for ad ministering and 20
distributing funds pursuant to the program. 21
6. On or before February 1 of each odd -numbered year, the 22
Department shall: 23
(a) Prepare a report detailing the number of recipients of an 24
incentive payment made pursuant to this section, the am ounts of 25
incentives paid and the measurable outcomes achieved through 26
programs established pursuant to this section; and 27
(b) Submit the report to the Governor and the Director of the 28
Legislative Counsel Bureau for transmittal to the next session of 29
the Legislature. 30
Sec. 61. 1. The Education Service Center is hereby created 31
as an educational service agency for the purpose of acting as an 32
educational service agency under 34 C.F.R. § 300.12 to develop, 33
manage and provide services and programs to local educational 34
agencies and, as necessary, to other local governments. 35
2. The governing body of the Education Service Center is the 36
Board of the Education Service Center, which must consist of the 37
following members: 38
(a) Two members appointed by the Governor; 39
(b) One member, who must not be a Legislator, appointed by 40
the Majority Leader of the Senate; 41
(c) One member, who must not be a Legislator, appointed by 42
the Minority Leader of the Senate; 43
(d) One member, who must not be a Legislator, appointed by 44
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(e) One member, who must not be a Legislator, appointed by 1
the Minority Leader of the Assembly; and 2
(f) One member appointed by the State Board of Education. 3
3. The Superintendent of Public Instr uction shall call the 4
first meeting of the Board of the Education Service Center. At its 5
first meeting and annually thereafter, the members of the Board 6
shall elect a Chair and Vice Chair from among the members of the 7
Board. After its first meeting, the Bo ard shall meet as needed at 8
the call of the Chair. 9
4. Each member of the Board of the Education Service 10
Center: 11
(a) Serves without compensation; and 12
(b) While engaged in the business of the Education Service 13
Center, is entitled to receive the travel ex penses provided for state 14
officers and employees generally. 15
5. Each member of the Board of the Education Service 16
Center serves a term of 2 years and may be reappointed for 17
additional terms of 2 years in the same manner as the original 18
appointment. Any va cancy occurring in the membership of the 19
Board must be filled in the same manner as the original 20
appointment not later than 30 days after the vacancy occurs. 21
6. Within the limits of available money: 22
(a) The Board of the Education Service Center may appoint an 23
Executive Director. The Executive Director shall not pursue any 24
other business or occupation or hold any other office of profit 25
without the approval of the Board. 26
(b) The Executive Director may employ such staff as is 27
necessary to the performance o f the functions of the Education 28
Service Center. 29
 The Executive Director and any staff of the Education Service 30
Center are eligible to participate in the Public Employees’ Benefits 31
Program and the Public Employees’ Retirement System. 32
7. The Education Service Center: 33
(a) May not impose or levy any tax or borrow money or incur 34
indebtedness. 35
(b) May apply for any available grants and accept any 36
available gifts, grants, appropriations or donations, and use any 37
such gifts, grants, appropriations or donation s to carry out its 38
purposes. 39
(c) May enter into agreements with any agency or political 40
subdivision of this State, including, without limitation, counties, 41
cities and school districts, for the purpose of carrying out the 42
purposes set forth in this section. 43
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(a) May carry out activities set forth in this title, on behalf of 1
the Department, and provide services to local educational agencies 2
throughout this State, including, without limitation, services that 3
require specialized personnel. 4
(b) Shall provide support for the initiatives and efforts of this 5
State to improve the performance of schools and school districts in 6
this State, including, without limitation, evidence -based and 7
research-based support for the improvement of schools and school 8
districts identified for rigorous interventions pursuant to the 9
provisions of sections 28 to 36, inclusive, of this act. 10
(c) Shall implement or support the implementation of state or 11
federally funded initiatives assigned to the Educat ion Service 12
Center by the Superintendent of Public Instruction. 13
(d) Shall avoid duplication of programs and services to ensure 14
a streamlined and efficient delivery of educational services. 15
9. The Superintendent of Public Instruction may adopt 16
regulations to prescribe operational aspects of the Education 17
Service Center, including, without limitation, accountability, 18
finance and budgeting, qualifications for the Board and 19
employees of the Education Service Center and procedures for 20
contracting. 21
10. The E ducation Service Center is hereby deemed a local 22
educational agency, as defined in 20 U.S.C. § 7801(30)(A), for all 23
purposes. 24
Sec. 62. NRS 391A.125 is hereby amended to read as follows: 25
391A.125 1. Based upon the assessment of needs for training 26
within the region and priorities of training adopted by the governing 27
body pursuant to NRS 391A.175, each regional training program 28
shall provide: 29
(a) Training for teachers and other licensed educational 30
personnel in the: 31
(1) Standards established by the Council to Establish 32
Academic Standards for Public Schools pursuant to NRS 389.520; 33
(2) Curriculum and instruction required for the standards 34
adopted by the State Board; 35
(3) Curriculum and instruction recommended by t he 36
Teachers and Leaders Council of Nevada; [and] 37
(4) Culturally relevant pedagogy, taking into account cultural 38
diversity and demographic differences throughout this State [.] ; and 39
(5) Whole school improvement and turnaround options 40
described in sections 28 to 36, inclusive, of this act. 41
(b) Through the Nevada Early Literacy Intervention Program 42
established for the regional training program, training for teachers 43
who teach kindergarten and grades 1, 2 or 3 on methods to teach 44
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(1) [Phonemic] Phonological and phonemic awareness; 1
(2) [Phonics;] Decoding; 2
(3) Vocabulary; 3
(4) Fluency; and 4
(5) Comprehension . [; and 5
(6) Motivation.] 6
(c) Training for administrators who conduct the evaluations 7
required pursuant to NRS 391.685, 391.690, 391.705 and 391.710 8
relating to the manner in which such evaluations are conducted. 9
Such training must be developed in consultation with the Teachers 10
and Leaders Council of Nevada created by NRS 391.455. 11
(d) Training for teachers, administrators and other licensed 12
educational personnel relating to correcting deficiencies and 13
addressing recommendations for improvement in performance that 14
are identified in the evaluations conducted pursuant to NRS 15
391.685, 391.690, 391.705 or 391.710. 16
(e) Training for teachers on methods to te ach computer literacy 17
or computer science to pupils. 18
(f) At least one of the following types of training: 19
(1) Training for teachers and school administrators in the 20
assessment and measurement of pupil achievement and the effective 21
methods to analyze the test results and scores of pupils to improve 22
the achievement and proficiency of pupils. 23
(2) Training for teachers in specific content areas to enable 24
the teachers to provide a higher level of instruction in their 25
respective fields of teaching. Such trai ning must include instruction 26
in effective methods to teach in a content area provided by teachers 27
who are considered masters in that content area. 28
(3) In addition to the training provided pursuant to paragraph 29
(b), training for teachers in the methods t o teach basic skills to 30
pupils, such as providing instruction in reading with the use of 31
phonics and providing instruction in basic skills of mathematics 32
computation. 33
(g) In accordance with the program established by the Statewide 34
Council pursuant to paragraph (b) of subsection 2 of NRS 391A.135 35
training for: 36
(1) Teachers on how to engage parents and families, 37
including, without limitation, disengaged families, in the education 38
of their children and to build the capacity of parents and families to 39
support the learning and academic achievement of their children. 40
(2) Training for teachers and paraprofessionals on working 41
with parent liaisons in public schools to carry out strategies and 42
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(h) Training and continuing professional development for 1
teachers who receive an endorsement to teach courses relating to 2
financial literacy pursuant to NRS 391.019 and 396.5198. 3
2. The training required pursuant to subsection 1 must: 4
(a) Include the a ctivities set forth in 20 U.S.C. § 7801(42), as 5
deemed appropriate by the governing body for the type of training 6
offered. 7
(b) Include appropriate procedures to ensure follow -up training 8
for teachers and administrators who have received training through 9
the program. 10
(c) Incorporate training that addresses the educational needs of: 11
(1) Pupils with disabilities who participate in programs of 12
special education; and 13
(2) Pupils who are English learners. 14
3. The governing body of each regional training program shall 15
prepare and maintain a list that identifies programs for the 16
professional development of teachers and administrator s that 17
successfully incorporate: 18
(a) The standards of content and performance established by the 19
Council to Establish Academic Standards for Public Schools 20
pursuant to NRS 389.520; 21
(b) Fundamental reading skills; and 22
(c) Other training listed in subsection 1. 23
 The governing body shall provide a copy of the list on an annual 24
basis to school districts for dissemination to teachers and 25
administrators. 26
4. A regional training program may include model classrooms 27
that demonstrate the use of education al technology for teaching and 28
learning. 29
5. A regional training program may contract with the board of 30
trustees of a school district that is served by the regional training 31
program as set forth in NRS 391A.120 to provide professional 32
development to the t eachers and administrators employed by the 33
school district that is in addition to the training required by this 34
section. Any training provided pursuant to this subsection must 35
include the activities set forth in 20 U.S.C. § 7801(42), as deemed 36
appropriate by the governing body for the type of training offered. 37
6. To the extent money is available from legislative 38
appropriation or otherwise, a regional training program may provide 39
training to paraprofessionals. 40
7. To the extent that money is available, th e Department shall 41
administer the training required pursuant to paragraph (h) of 42
subsection 1. 43
8. As used in this section, “paraprofessional” has the meaning 44
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Sec. 63. NRS 391A.175 is hereby amended to read as follows: 1
391A.175 1. The governing body of each regional training 2
program shall: 3
(a) [Adopt] In collaboration with the Department, adopt a 4
training model, taking into consideration other model programs, 5
including, without limitation, the program used by the Geographic 6
Alliance in Nevada. 7
(b) Assess the training needs of teachers and administrators who 8
are employed by the school districts within the primary jurisdiction 9
of the regional training program and adopt priorities of training for 10
the program based upon the assessment of needs. The board of 11
trustees of each such school district may submit recommendations to 12
the appropriate governing body for the types of training that should 13
be offered by the regional training program. 14
(c) In making the assessment required by paragraph (b) and as 15
deemed necessary by the governing body, review the plans to 16
improve the achievement of pupils prepared pursuant to NRS 17
385A.650 for individual schools within the primary jurisdiction of 18
the regional training program. 19
(d) Prepare a 5 -year plan for the regional training program for 20
review by the Statewide Council, which includes, without 21
limitation: 22
(1) An assessment of the training needs of teachers and 23
administrators who are employed by the school di stricts within the 24
primary jurisdiction of the regional training program; and 25
(2) Specific details of the training that will be offered by the 26
regional training program for the first 2 years covered by the plan 27
including, without limitation, the biennial budget of the regional 28
training program for those 2 years. 29
 The governing body shall incorporate into the 5 -year plan any 30
revisions recommended by the Statewide Council. 31
(e) Review the 5 -year plan on an annual basis and make 32
revisions to the plan as are necessary to serve the training needs of 33
teachers and administrators employed by the school districts within 34
the primary jurisdiction of the regional training program. 35
(f) Ensure that the staff of the regional training program 36
assists in developing and p roviding training in whole school 37
improvement efforts throughout this State. 38
2. The Department, the Nevada System of Higher Education 39
and the board of trustees of a school district may request the 40
governing body of the regional training program that serv es the 41
school district to provide training, participate in a program or 42
otherwise perform a service that is in addition to the duties of the 43
regional training program that are set forth in the plan adopted 44
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may not represent that a regional training program will perform 1
certain duties or otherwise obligate the regional training program as 2
part of an application by that entity for a grant unless the entity has 3
first obtained the written conf irmation of the governing body of the 4
regional training program to perform those duties or obligations. 5
The governing body of a regional training program may, but is not 6
required to, grant a request pursuant to this subsection. 7
Sec. 64. Chapter 394 of NRS is hereby amended by adding 8
thereto a new section to read as follows: 9
1. A school employee is immune from both criminal and civil 10
liability for actions taken in good faith to intervene in physical 11
altercations, fights or other incidents that pose an imminent risk to 12
the safety of pupils, other school employees and persons in 13
proximity to the altercation, fight or incident, provided that: 14
(a) The school employee is acting within the course and scope 15
of his or her employmen t and within the course and scope of his 16
or her role in maintaining order, discipline or the safety of pupils; 17
(b) The actions of the school employee are consistent with 18
federal, state and local laws and the policies of the school district 19
employing the s chool employee or the school at which the school 20
employee is employed relating to the maintenance of safety and 21
discipline; and 22
(c) Any harm caused by the intervention was not the result of: 23
(1) Willful or intentional misconduct; 24
(2) Gross negligence; 25
(3) Reckless misconduct; or 26
(4) A conscious, flagrant indifference to the rights or safety 27
of the person harmed. 28
2. If any school employee intervenes in a fight or altercation 29
involving a pupil, the school employee shall report the incident to 30
school administration as soon as practicable and in accordance 31
with the policies and protocols established by the school employing 32
the school employee. 33
3. Each school shall maintain a record of reports received 34
pursuant to subsection 2 and use these records only to assess the 35
need for additional training, support or policy adjustments to 36
improve school safety practices. 37
4. As used in this section: 38
(a) “Intervene” or “intervention” means taking any physical 39
or verbal action to prevent, separate or otherwise manage pupils in 40
a manner designed to avoid imminent harm to pupils, school 41
employees or others in proximity to the area where such actions 42
are taken. 43
(b) “School employee” means a licensed or unlicensed person 44
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Sec. 65. Chapter 396 of NRS is hereby amended by adding 1
thereto a new section to read as follows: 2
The Board of Regents may require each institution within the 3
System that offers a program of study to satisfy the educational 4
requirements for a license to teach elementary school to 5
collaborate with the Department and the Commission on 6
Professional Standards in Education to develop within the 7
program of study a course of instruction in foundational literacy 8
skills that satisfies the requirements adopted pursuant to 9
paragraph (d) of subsection 1 of NRS 391.019 to qualify for an 10
endorsement to teach kindergarten and grades 1, 2 and 3. 11
Sec. 66. 1. There is hereby appropriated from the State 12
General Fund to the State Treasurer for the purpose of carrying out 13
the Nevada Integrity in Academic Funding Program established 14
pursuant to section 38 of this act the following sums: 15
For the Fiscal Year 2025-2026 .................................. $425,000 16
For the Fiscal Year 2026-2027 .................................. $425,000 17
2. The sums appropriated by subsection 1 are available for 18
either fiscal year. Any remaining balance of those sums must not be 19
committed for expenditure after June 30, 2027, by the entity to 20
which the appropriation is made or any entity to which money fro m 21
the appropriation is granted or otherwise transferred in any manner, 22
and any portion of the appropriated money remaining must not be 23
spent for any purpose after September 17, 2027, by either the entity 24
to which the money was appropriated or the entity to which the 25
money was subsequently granted or transferred, and must be 26
reverted to the State General Fund on or before September 17, 2027. 27
Sec. 67. 1. There is hereby appropriated from the State 28
General Fund to the Department of Education for the purpose of 29
carrying out the provisions of section 42 of this act the following 30
sums: 31
For the Fiscal Year 2025-2026 ............................... $1,000,000 32
For the Fiscal Year 2026-2027 ............................... $1,000,000 33
2. The sums appropriated by subsection 1 are available for 34
either fiscal year. Any remaining balance of those sums must not be 35
committed for expenditure after June 30, 2027, by the entity to 36
which the appropriation is made or any entity to which money from 37
the appropriation is granted or otherwi se transferred in any manner, 38
and any portion of the appropriated money remaining must not be 39
spent for any purpose after September 17, 2027, by either the entity 40
to which the money was appropriated or the entity to which the 41
money was subsequently granted or transferred, and must be 42
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Sec. 68. 1. There is hereby appropriated from the State 1
General Fund to the Department of Education for the purpose of 2
carrying out the provisions of this act the following sums: 3
For the Fiscal Year 2025-2026 ............................... $4,000,000 4
For the Fiscal Year 2026-2027 ............................... $4,000,000 5
2. The sums appropriated by subsection 1 are available for 6
either fiscal year. Any remaining balance of those sums must not be 7
committed for expenditure after June 30, 2027, by the entity to 8
which the appropriation is made or any entity to which money from 9
the appropriation is granted or otherwi se transferred in any manner, 10
and any portion of the appropriated money remaining must not be 11
spent for any purpose after September 17, 2027, by either the entity 12
to which the money was appropriated or the entity to which the 13
money was subsequently granted or transferred, and must be 14
reverted to the State General Fund on or before September 17, 2027. 15
Sec. 69. The provisions of subsection 1 of NRS 218D.380 do 16
not apply to any provision of this act which adds or revises a 17
requirement to submit a report to the Legislature. 18
Sec. 70. The provisions of NRS 354.599 do not apply to any 19
additional expenses of a local government that are related to the 20
provisions of this act. 21
Sec. 71. 1. This section becomes effective upon passage and 22
approval. 23
2. Sections 1 to 65, inclusive, 69 and 70 of this act become 24
effective: 25
(a) Upon passage and approval for the purpose of adopting any 26
regulations and performing any other preparatory administrative 27
tasks that are necessary to carry out the provisions of this act; and 28
(b) On July 1, 2026, for all other purposes. 29
3. Sections 66, 67 and 68 of this act become effective on 30
July 1, 2025. 31
4. Section 42 of this act expires by limitation on June 30, 2029. 32

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