AB 124 — Requires the Commission on Professional Standards in Education to establish the Nevada Model Code of Educator Ethics governing interpersonal interactions and certain communications by teachers, administrators and other employees with pupils. (BDR 34-296)

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124– ASSEMBLYWOMEN D IAZ;AND TOLLES P REFILED FEBRUARY 9, 2017 ____________ Referred to Committee on Education SUMMARY—Requires the Commission on Professional Standards in Education to establish the Nevada Model Code of Educator Ethics governing interpersonal interactions and certainTolles communicationsCHAPTER.......... by teachers, administrators and other employees with pupils.

(BDR 34-296) FISCAL NOTE:

Effect on Local Government:

No.

Effect on the State:

Yes.

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Section 3 requires the Commission to develop the regulations based upon the recommendations of the Nevada Educator Code of Ethics Advisory Group created by section 4 of this bill, and in consultation with the boards of trustees of - *AB124_R1* – 2 – school districts, the governing bodies of charter schools and, as practicable, teachers, administrators and other persons employed by school districts and charter schools.

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(2) distributed to the State Board of Education and each approved provider of a course of study of training for teachers;

Section 45 of this bill createsrequires the Advisory Group consistingto, among other things, study codes of 13ethics members.and best practices established in other states and make certain recommendations to the Commission related to the adoption of a code of ethics for educators in this State.

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Section 69 of this billbillties, requiresprovides thefor Advisory Group to submit reports on or before July 1, 2018, and December 1, 2018, to the Governor,expiration State Board, Commission and Director of the LegislativeAdvisory CounselGroup Bureauon forJune transmittal30, to2019. the Legislature concerning the progress made towards carrying out its duties, including any recommendations of the Advisory Group.

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The Commission shall prescribe by regulation a written policy that establishes the Nevada Model Code of Educator - *AB124_R1* – 3 – Ethics for teachers, administrators and other persons employed by a school district or a charter school relating to interpersonal interactions and communications with pupils.

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The board of trustees of each school district and the governing body of each charter school shall provide training on the Nevada Model Code of Educator Ethics to teachers, administrators and other persons employed by the school district administrator and other person employed by a school district or a charter school.school must sign a written acknowledgment of the Nevada Model Code of Educator Ethics.

Upon completion of the training, each teacher, administrator and other person employed by a school district or a charter school must sign a written acknowledgment of the Nevada Model Code of Educator Ethics.

- *AB124_R1* – 4 – (a) The Superintendent of Public Instruction, or his or her designee,Group.ee, who serves as an ex officio member of the Advisory Group.(b) One member appointed by the Chancellor of the Nevada System of Higher Education who is a dean of one of the Colleges of Education within the System or a person nominated by such a dean for appointment by the Chancellor.

(b) One member appointed by the Chancellor of the Nevada System of Higher Education who is a dean of one of the Colleges of Education within the System or a person nominated by such a dean for appointment by the Chancellor.

(d) Two members who are parents of pupils who attend a public school in this State, appointed by the Governor from a list - 79th Session (2017) – 4 – of nominees submitted by the Speaker of the Assembly and the Majority Leader of the Senate.

(e) One member who is a member of student government or the Nevada Youth Legislature, appointed by the Superintendent of PublicPub(f) Instruction.Two members who are school-level administrators, one of whom is employed by a school district in a county whose population is 100,000 or more and one of whom is employed by a school district in a county whose population is less than 100,000, appointed by the Governor from a list of nominees submitted by the Nevada Association of School Administrators or its successor organization.

(f) Two members who are school-level administrators, one of whom is employed by a school district in a county whose population is 100,000 or more and one of whom is employed by a school district in a county whose population is less than 100,000, appointed by the Governor from a list of nominees submitted by the Nevada Association of School Administrators or its successor organization.

The Advisory Group shall, at its first meeting, elect a Chair fromfro4.amThe amongAdvisory itsGroup members.shall meet at least quarterly and may meet at other times upon the call of the Chair.

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The Advisory Group shall meet at least quarterly and may meet at other times upon the call of the Chair.

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8.such staff as necessary for the Advisory Group to carry out its responsibilities.

The Department shall provide the Advisory Group with such staff as necessary for the Advisory Group to carry out its responsibilities.