AB 482 — Revises provisions relating to programs of career and technical education. (BDR 34-1093)

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482–C OMMITTEE ON E DUCATION (O NB EHALF OF THE O FFICE OF FINANCE IN THEO FFICE OF THE GOVERNOR ) M ARCH 27, 2017 ____________ Referred to Committee on Education SUMMARY—Revises provisions relating to programs of career and technical education.

(BDR 34-1093) FISCAL NOTE:

Effect on Local Government:

No.

Effect on the State:

Yes.

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(1) specifies the manner in which certain state money available for career and moneytechnical education may be used;allocated;

(2) specifies the purposes for which the money may be used;

(NRS 388.390-388.395) Section 1 of this bill limits the amount of money the Board is authorized to distribute to support the activities of certain pupil organizations for career and - *AB482* – 2 – technical education.

Section 1 also removes a requirement that the Board requestrequestnd that each industry sectorcouncilsector council name one representativetorepresentative to make recommendations to the Executive Officer of the Board on the awarding of grants, and instead requiresrepresentativeofrequires representatives of the councilstocouncils to provide such recommendations.

Sections 2 and 3 of this bill remove the requirement that the Executive Officer of the Board award grants based on certain criteria and instead require the awarding of grants to be based upon criteria prescribed by the State Board of Education.

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- 79th Session (2017) – 2 – THE SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:D IN Section 1.

The State Board for Career and Technical Education shall request that [each] representatives of the industry sector [council] councils established pursuant to subsection 2 of NRS 232.935 [name one representative to] provide recommendations to thethe5 Executive Officer of the State Board for Career and Technical Education on the awarding of grants pursuant to NRS 388.393.

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The board of trustees of a school district or the governing body of a charter school may apply to the State Board for Career and Technical Education for a grant for a program of career - 79th Session (2017) – 3 – and technical education, to be paid for with money distributed pursuant to paragraph (a) of subsection 2 of NRS 388.392, by submitting an application to the person appointed pursuant to NRS 388.342.

2.forward the application to each representative of an industry sectorl council named pursuant to subsection 4 of NRS 388.392 to review the application.

[Upon receipt of an application for a grant, the person shall forward the application to each representative of an industry sector council named pursuant to subsection 4 of NRS 388.392 to review the application.

(k) Whether the program will lead to a national credential or certification.] criteria established by regulation of the State Board of Education.Sec.

-3.on.NRS *AB482*388.395 –is 4hereby –amended Sec.to read as follows:

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NRS 388.395 is hereby amended to read as follows:

- 79th Session (2017) – 4 – (e) Facilities, equipment and materials.

The proportion of the total amount awarded pursuant to subsection 2 to a school district or charter school during a fiscal year must not exceed the proportion of the [duplicated] enrollment ofofcal year pupils in programs of career and technical education in the school district or charter school during the previous fiscal year, as compared to the [duplicated] enrollments of pupils in programs of career and technical education throughout the State during the previous fiscal year.

-Sec. *AB482* – 5 – for the purpose of adopting regulations and performing any other administrative tasks that are necessary to carry out the provisions of this act and on January 1, 2018, for all other purposes.

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This act becomes effective upon passage and approval for the purpose of adopting regulations and performing any other administrative tasks that are necessary to carry out the provisions of this act and on January 1, 2018, for all other purposes.

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