Nevada 2017 Regular Session Status: In Committee

AB 186 — Revises provisions relating to education. (BDR 34-868)

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186–A SSEMBLYWOMAN DIAZ PREFILED FEBRUARY 13, 2017 ____________ Referred to Committee on Education SUMMARY—Revises provisions relating to education.
186–A SSEMBLYWOMAN D IAZ PREFILED FEBRUARY 13, 2017 ____________ Referred to Committee on Education SUMMARY—Revises provisions relating to education.
CONTAINS UNFUNDED MANDATE (§ 1) (NOTREQUESTED BA FFECTELOCAL GOVERNMENT) ~ EXPLANATION – Matter in bolded italics is new;
CONTAINS UNFUNDED MANDATE (§ 1) (NOTREQUESTEDBYA FFECTELOCALGOVERNMENT) ~ EXPLANATION – Matter in bolded italics is new;
requiring the board of trustees of each school district to establish, equip and maintain a prekindergarten education program and a kindergarten in each elementary school or school attendance area in the district;
requiring the board of trustees of each school district to establish, equip and maintain a kindergarten in each elementary school or school attendance area in the district;
authorizing a child who is 4 years of age on or before September 30 of a school year to be admitted to a prekindergarten education program;
requiring the Department of Education to establish the Prekindergarten Improvement and Expansion Program;
making an appropriation;
Existing law generally requires the board of trustees of each school district to establish, equip and maintain a kindergarten in each elementary school or school also requires each parent, custodial parent, guardian or other person in the State of Nevada having control or charge of any child between the ages of 7 and 18 years to send the child to a public school during all the time the school is in session in the school district in which the child resides unless the child has graduated from high school.
With certain exceptions, existing law requires the board of trustees of each school district to establish, equip and maintain a kindergarten in each elementary removes those exceptions, requiring the board of trustees of each school district toll establish, equip and maintain a kindergarten in each elementary school or school attendance area in the district.
Existing law further provides that a child who is 5 years of age on or before September 30 of a school year may be admitted to kindergarten at the beginning of that school year.
With certain exceptions, existing law requires each parent, custodial parent, guardian or other person in the State of Nevada having control or charge of any child between the ages of 7 and 18 years to send the child to a public school during all the time the school is in session in the school district in which the child resides a child who is 5 years of age on or before September 30 of a school year may bethat admitted to kindergarten at the beginning of that school year.
(NRS 392.040) Section 1 of this bill requires the board of trustees of each school district to elementary school or school attendance area in the district.ogram in each Section 3 of this bill lowers, from 7 years of age to 5 years of age, the age at which a child must be enrolled in and attend public school.
(NRS 392.040) Section 3 of this bill lowers, from 7 years of age to 6 years of age, the age at which a child must be enrolled in and attend public school.
Section 3 also:
Sections 2, 4 and 5 of this bill - *AB186_R1* – 2 – revise applicable provisions relating to kindergarten and first grade and the age at which a child must attend school to reflect the new requirements.
(1) - *AB186* – 2 – requires a child who is 5 years of age on or before September 30 of a school year to be admitted to kindergarten at the beginning of that school year;
Prekindergarten Improvement and Expansion Program, and section 5.8 of this billhe appropriates money to fund the Program.
and (2) authorizes admitted to a prekindergarten education program at the beginning of that school year.
Section 5.3 requires the Department to:
The remaining sections of this bill revise applicable provisions relating to kindergarten and the age at which a child must attend school to reflect the new requirements.
(1) accept and approve applications from schools and child care facilities that wish to establish new prekindergarten education programs or expand existing prekindergarten education programs;
THE SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:D IN Section 1.
and (2) identify the needs that must be met for 5.3 prescribes the required uses of money appropriated for the program, including addressing the identified needs of schools and facilities participating in the program and awarding grants of money to such schools and facilities.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1.
Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, the] The board of trustees of each school district shall establish, equip and maintain a prekindergarten education program and a kindergarten in each elementary school or each school attendance area in the district.
Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, the] The board of trustees of each school district shall establish, equip and maintain a kindergarten in each elementary school or each school attendance area in the district.
(c) Refrain from charging tuition or fees, except for tuition or fees that the board of trustees of a school district is authorized to charge, levying taxes or issuing bonds.
- *AB186_R1* – 3 – (c) Refrain from charging tuition or fees, except for tuition or fees that the board of trustees of a school district is authorized to charge, levying taxes or issuing bonds.
- *AB186* – 3 – (d) Comply with any plan for desegregation ordered by a court that is in effect in the school district in which the charter school is located.
(d) Comply with any plan for desegregation ordered by a court that is in effect in the school district in which the charter school is located.
(j) If the parent or legal guardian of a child submits an application to enroll in kindergarten [, first grade or second grade] at the charter school, comply with NRS 392.040 regarding the [ages] age for enrollment in [those grades.] kindergarten.
(j) If the parent or legal guardian of a child submits an application to enroll in kindergarten [,] or first grade [or second grade] at the charter school, comply with NRS 392.040 regarding the ages for enrollment in those grades.
(l) Hold harmless, indemnify and defend the sponsor of the charter school against any claim or liability arising from an act or omission by the governing body of the charter school or an - *AB186* – 4 – employee or officer of the charter school.
- *AB186_R1* – 4 – (l) Hold harmless, indemnify and defend the sponsor of the charter school against any claim or liability arising from an act or omission by the governing body of the charter school or an employee or officer of the charter school.
Except as otherwise provided by law, each parent, custodial parent, guardian or other person in the State of Nevada having control or charge of any child between the ages of [7] 5 and 18 years shall send the child to a public school during all the time the public school is in session in the school district in which the child resides unless the child has graduated from high school.
Except as otherwise provided by law, each parent, custodial parent, guardian or other person in the State of Nevada having control or charge of any child between the ages of [7] 6 and 18 years shall send the child to a public school during all the time the public school is in session in the school district in which the child resides unless the child has graduated from high school.
A child who is 4 years of age on or before September 30 of a school year may be admitted to a prekindergarten education program at the beginning of that school year.
A child who is 5 years of age on or before September 30 of a school year may be admitted to kindergarten at the beginning of that school year, and the child’s enrollment must be counted for purposes of apportionment.
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A child who is 5 years of age on or before September 30 of a school year [may] must be admitted to kindergarten at the beginning of that school year, and the child’s enrollment must be counted for purposes of apportionment.
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Except as otherwise provided in subsection 4, a child who is 6 years of age on or before September 30 of a school year must:
[Except as otherwise provided in subsection 4, a] A child who is 6 years of age on or before September 30 of a school year must:
or (b) If the child has completed kindergarten, be admitted to the first grade at the beginning of that school year, ¬ and the child’s enrollment must be counted for purposes of apportionment.
or (b) If the child has completed kindergarten, be admitted to the first grade at the beginning of that school year, - *AB186_R1* – 5 – ¬ and the child’s enrollment must be counted for purposes of apportionment.
If a child is not 6 years of age on or before - *AB186* – 5 – September 30 of a school year, the child must not be admitted to the first grade until the beginning of the school year following the child’s sixth birthday.
If a child is not 6 years of age on or before September 30 of a school year, the child must not be admitted to the first grade until the beginning of the school year following the child’s sixth birthday.
The parents, custodial parent, guardian or other person within the State of Nevada having control or charge of a child who is 6 years of age on or before September 30 of a school year may elect for the child not to attend kindergarten or the first grade during that year.
[The parents, custodial parent, guardian or other person within the State of Nevada having control or charge of a child who is 6 years of age on or before September 30 of a school year may elect for the child not to attend kindergarten or the first grade during that year.
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5.] Whenever a child who is 6 years of age is enrolled in a public school, each parent, custodial parent, guardian or other person in the State of Nevada having control or charge of the child shall send the child to the public school during all the time the school is in session.
Whenever a child who is 6 years of age is enrolled in a public school, each parent, custodial parent, guardian or other person in the State of Nevada having control or charge of the child shall send the child to the public school during all the time the school is in session.
If the board of trustees of a school district has adopted a policy prescribing a minimum number of days of attendance for pupils enrolled in kindergarten or first grade pursuant to NRS 392.122, the school district shall provide to each parent and legal guardian of a pupil [who elects to enroll his or her child] enrolled in kindergarten or first grade a written document containing a copy of that policy and a copy of the policy of the school district concerning the withdrawal of pupils from kindergarten or first grade.
If the board of trustees of a school district has adopted a policy prescribing a minimum number of days of attendance for pupils enrolled in kindergarten or first grade pursuant to NRS 392.122, the school district shall provide to each parent and legal guardian of a pupil who elects to enroll his or her child in kindergarten or first grade a written document containing a copy of that policy and a copy of the policy of the school district concerning the withdrawal of pupils from kindergarten or first grade.
This requirement for attendance does not apply to any child under the age of 7 years who has not yet been enrolled or has been formally withdrawn from enrollment in public school.
[This requirement for attendance does not apply to any child under the age of 7 years who has not yet been enrolled or has been formally withdrawn from enrollment in public school.
(c) If the parents, custodial parent, guardian or other person in the State of Nevada having control or charge of the child waived the child’s attendance from kindergarten pursuant to subsection 4, undergo an assessment by the district pursuant to subsection 7 to determine whether the child is prepared developmentally to be admitted to the first grade.
(c) If the parents, custodial parent, guardian or other person in the State of Nevada having control or charge of the child waived the child’s attendance from kindergarten pursuant to subsection 4, undergo an assessment by the district pursuant to subsection 7 to - *AB186_R1* – 6 – determine whether the child is prepared developmentally to be admitted to the first grade.
If the district determines that the child is prepared developmentally, the child must be admitted to the first - *AB186* – 6 – grade.
If the district determines that the child is prepared developmentally, the child must be admitted to the first grade.
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Except as otherwise provided in subsection [9,] 5, a child who becomes a resident of this State after completing kindergarten or beginning first grade in another state in accordance with the laws of that state may be admitted to the grade the child was attending or would be attending had he or she remained a resident of the other state regardless of his or her age, unless the board of trustees of the school district determines that the requirements of this section are being deliberately circumvented.
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Except as otherwise provided in subsection [9,] 6, a child who becomes a resident of this State after completing kindergarten or beginning first grade in another state in accordance with the laws of that state may be admitted to the grade the child was attending or would be attending had he or she remained a resident of the other state regardless of his or her age, unless the board of trustees of the school district determines that the requirements of this section are being deliberately circumvented.
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As used in this section [, “kindergarten”] :
As used in this section, “kindergarten” includes:
(a) “Kindergarten” includes:
(a) A kindergarten established by the board of trustees of a school district pursuant to NRS 388.060;
[(a)] (1) A kindergarten established by the board of trustees of a school district pursuant to NRS 388.060;
[(b)] and (b) A kindergarten established by the governing body of a charter school .
[(b)] and (2) A kindergarten established by the governing body of a charter school .
and (c) An authorized program of instruction for kindergarten offered in a child’s home pursuant to NRS 388.060.] (b) “Prekindergarten education program” includes a prekindergarten education program established by the board of trustees of a school district pursuant to NRS 388.060.
and (c) An authorized program of instruction for kindergarten offered in a child’s home pursuant to NRS 388.060.] - *AB186_R1* – 7 – Sec.
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(a) Any] any child who is between the ages of [7] 5 and 18 years [;
(a) Any] any child who is between the ages of [7] 6 and 18 years [;
A recipient who has control or charge of a child who is not less than [7] 5 years of age, but is less than 12 years of age, must comply with the provisions of NRS 392.040 with respect to that child.
A recipient who has control or charge of a child who is not less than [7] 6 years of age, but is less than 12 years of age, must comply with the provisions of NRS 392.040 with respect to that child.
If the head of a household that is receiving benefits pursuant to the program to provide Temporary Assistance for Needy Families has control or charge of a child who is not less than [7] 5 years of age, but is less than 12 years of age, the head of the household shall take every reasonable action to ensure that the child is not at risk of failing to advance to the next grade level in school.
If the head of a household that is receiving benefits pursuant to the program to provide Temporary Assistance for Needy Families has control or charge of a child who is not less than [7] 6 years of age, but is less than 12 years of age, the head of the household shall take every reasonable action to ensure that the child is not at risk of failing to advance to the next grade level in school.
If the head of a household that is receiving benefits pursuant to the program to provide Temporary Assistance for Needy Families has control or charge of a child who is not less than [7] 5 years of age, but is less than 12 years of age and:
If the head of a household that is receiving benefits pursuant to the program to provide Temporary Assistance for Needy Families has control or charge of a child who is not less than [7] 6 years of age, but is less than 12 years of age and:
or (b) That child is at risk of failing to advance to the next grade level in school, - *AB186* – 8 – ¬ the Division shall require the head of the household to review with the Division the personal responsibility plan signed by the head of household pursuant to NRS 422A.535 and revise the plan as necessary to assist the head of the household in complying with the provisions of NRS 392.040 and helping the child to improve his or her academic performance.
or (b) That child is at risk of failing to advance to the next grade level in school, - *AB186_R1* – 8 – ¬ the Division shall require the head of the household to review with the Division the personal responsibility plan signed by the head of household pursuant to NRS 422A.535 and revise the plan as necessary to assist the head of the household in complying with the provisions of NRS 392.040 and helping the child to improve his or her academic performance.
5.3.
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The Department of Education shall establish the Prekindergarten Improvement and Expansion Program.
To carry out the Program, the Department shall:
(a) Solicit applications from public schools, private schools and child care facilities that wish to establish new prekindergarten education programs or expand existing prekindergarten education programs;
(b) Approve applications based on the quality of the application and the ability of the applicant to effectively establish a new prekindergarten education program or expand an existing kindergarten education program;
(c) Identify the needs that must be met for the schools or facilities whose applications have been approved to establish new prekindergarten education programs or expand existing prekindergarten education programs;
and (d) Use the money appropriated to the Department by section 5.8 of this act for the purposes prescribed in subsections 2, 3 and 4.
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Except as otherwise authorized by section 5.8 of this act, the Department shall use the money appropriated to the Department by section 5.8 of this act for the Fiscal Year 2017-2018 to address the needs identified pursuant to paragraph (c) of subsection 1, including, without limitation, by:
(a) Purchasing portable classrooms to provide additional classroom space.
(b) Increasing the number of scholarships available to students who are enrolled in a program of early childhood education at a college or university located in this State.
(c) Expanding the Nevada Silver State Stars Quality Rating and Improvement System for prekindergarten education programs.
(d) Collecting data concerning pupils enrolled in prekindergarten education programs for inclusion in the statewide longitudinal data system developed pursuant to NRS 400.040.
Such data must be collected and maintained in a manner that complies with all applicable state and federal requirements concerning the privacy of data concerning pupils.
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Except as otherwise authorized by section 5.8 of this act, the Department shall use the money appropriated to the Department by section 5.8 of this act for the Fiscal Year 2018-2019 to award grants of money to schools and child care facilities whose applications - *AB186_R1* – 9 – have been approved pursuant to subsection 1 in the amount of $8,000 for each pupil enrolled in a prekindergarten education program at the school or facility, for a maximum of 670 total pupils in this State.
If there are more than 670 pupils enrolled in prekindergarten education programs at such schools and facilities, the Department shall award grants of money based on need, as determined by the Department.
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If any of the money appropriated to the Department by section 5.8 of this act remains after awarding grants pursuant to subsection 3, the Department shall use that money to:
(a) Increase the number of scholarships available to students who are enrolled in a program of early childhood education at a college or university located in this State.
(b) Expand the Nevada Silver State Stars Quality Rating and Improvement System for prekindergarten education programs.
(c) Collect data concerning pupils enrolled in prekindergarten education programs for inclusion in the statewide longitudinal data system developed pursuant to NRS 400.040.
Such data must be collected and maintained in a manner that complies with all applicable state and federal requirements concerning the privacy of data concerning pupils.
(d) Provide wrap-around services to pupils with special needs who are enrolled in prekindergarten education programs and their families.
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As used in this section:
(a) “Child care facility” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 432A.024.
(b) “Private school” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 394.103.
(c) “Public school” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 385.007.
(d) “Wrap-around services” means supplemental services provided to a pupil with special needs or the family of such a pupil that are not otherwise covered by any federal or state program of assistance.
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5.8.
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There is hereby appropriated from the State General Fund to the Department of Education for the purposes prescribed in section 5.3 of this act:
(a) For the Fiscal Year 2017-2018..............................
$1,542,000 (b) For the Fiscal Year 2018-2019..............................
$7,771,000 2.
The sums appropriated by subsection 1 are available for either fiscal year.
Any remaining balance of those sums must not be committed for expenditure after June 30, 2019, by the entity to which the appropriation is made or any entity to which money from the appropriation is granted or otherwise transferred in any manner, - *AB186_R1* – 10 – and any portion of the appropriated money remaining must not be spent for any purpose after September 20, 2019, by either the entity to which the money was appropriated or the entity to which the money was subsequently granted or transferred, and must be reverted to the State General Fund on or before September 20, 2019.
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  2. From printer. To engrossment. Engrossed. First reprint . To committee.

  3. Read second time. Amended. (Amend. No. 478.) Rereferred to Committee on Ways and Means. Exemption effective. To printer.

  4. Placed on Second Reading File.

  5. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended.

  6. Notice of eligibility for exemption.

  7. From printer. To committee.

  8. Read first time. Referred to Committee on Education. To printer.

  9. Prefiled pursuant to JSR 14.2.1(d).

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