AB 331 — Creates the Outdoor Education and Recreation Grant Program. (BDR 35-89)

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331–A SSEMBLYMAN Y EAGER M ARCH 18, 2019 ____________ Referred to Committee on Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Mining SUMMARY—Creates the Outdoor Education and Recreation Grant Program.

(BDR 35-89) FISCAL NOTE:

Effect on Local Government:

No.

Effect on the State:

Yes.

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Thisof this bill createsrequires the OutdoorAdministrator Educationof the Division of State Parks of the State Department of Conservation and RecreationNatural GrantResources, Program.within the limits of available resources, to develop and administer a program to award grants to public and private entities to conduct outdoor education and recreation programs for pupils in this State.

Section 3 of this bill requires the Administrator of the Division of State Parks of the State Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, within the limits of available resources, to develop and administer a program to award grants to public and this State.

(1) enable the pupils to experience directly theinthe natural world;

(2) integrate that experience with exposure to matters concerning the environment,designed agricultureto orimprove naturalthe resourcespupils’ oroverall academic performance and other relatedpersonal matters;attributes;

(3)and (4) be designedprimarily tofocused improveon thepupils pupils’who overallare academicfrom performanceeconomically anddisadvantaged otherbackgrounds personalor attributes;at risk of failing academically or dropping out of school.

Section 3 also requires the Administrator to adopt regulations prescribing the criteria for eligibility, the procedures for the submission and (4)review beof primarilyapplications focusedand onthe pupilssubstantive whopriorities arefor programs to be selected to receive money from economicallythe school.Grant Program.

Section 34 also requires the Administrator to adopt regulations prescribing the criteria for eligibility, the procedures for the submission and review of -this *AB331_R2*bill –requires 2 – applications and the substantiveAdministrator priorities for programs to be selected to receive money from the Grant Program.

Section 45 of this bill requirescreates the AdministratorOutdoor toEducation establishandtion anof advisoryRecreation committeeGrant Program Account and requires the Administrator to assistdeposit in the developmentAccount andany administrationappropriation, gift, grant, bequest or donation of money received for the use of the Grant Program.

Section 5 of this bill creates the Outdoor Education and Recreation Grant Program Account and requires the Administrator to deposit in the the use of the Grant Program.

Section 6 also requires the principal of the Fund to remain intact and allows only the interest and income earned on the principal to be used to carry out the Grant Program.

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(b) Integrate that experience with exposure to matters concerning the environment, agriculture, natural resources or other related matters;

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- 80th Session (2019) – 3 – (c) Priorities for program selection that take into account, without limitation, the extent to which a program:

(5)(6) MaximizesCommits theto numberproviding ofmatching pupilsfunds thatand canin-kindpate; participate;

(6) Commits to providing matching funds and in-kind resources;

(8) Provides participating pupils with opportunities to andectlydirectly experience and understand nature and the natural world;

and (9) Includes ongoing evaluation, assessment, and reporting of 3.ethe Aseffectiveness usedof in this section, “public agency” has the meaningprogram. ascribed to it in NRS 277.100.

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As used in this section, “public agency” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 277.100.

2.committee who have knowledge and experience in outdooradvisory education and recreation and matters concerning the environment, agriculture, natural resources or other related matters relevant to the purposes of the Grant Program.

The Administrator shall appoint members to the advisory committee who have knowledge and experience in outdoor education and recreation and matters concerning the environment, agriculture, natural resources or other related matters relevant to the purposes of the Grant Program.

- *AB331_R2* – 4 – (b) Public schools, private schools, charter schools and school districts;

and - 80th Session (2019) – 4 – (d) The business community.

4.member of the advisory committee who is not an officer orpose, each employee of the State of Nevada is entitled to receive a salary of not more than $80 per day, fixed by the Administrator, for each day or portion of a day spent on the business of the advisory committee.

To the extent that money is available for that purpose, each member of the advisory committee who is not an officer or employee of the State of Nevada is entitled to receive a salary of not more than $80 per day, fixed by the Administrator, for each day or portion of a day spent on the business of the advisory committee.

To the extent that money is available for that purpose, each member of the advisory committee is entitled to receive the per diem allowance and travel expenses provided for sta5.state officers and employees generally.

oEach5. member of the advisory committee who is an officer or employee of the State of Nevada or a local government must be compensation so that he or she may prepare for and attend meetings of the advisory committee and perform any work necessary to carry out the duties of the advisory committee in the most timely manner practicable.