AB 88 — Revises provisions relating to public schools. (BDR 34-333)

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88–COMMITTEE ON W AYS AND M EANS (O N BEHALF OF THE DEPARTMENT OF E DUCATION ) PREFILED N OVEMBER 21, 2018 ____________ Referred to Committee on Ways and Means SUMMARY—Revises provisions relating to public schools.

(BDR 34-333) FISCAL NOTE:

Effect on Local Government:

No.

Effect on the State:

No.

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Section 2 of this bill makes a conforming change.change.ined by the school Existing law sets forth the manner in which a large school district is required to determine the allocation that will be made to each local school precinct, which must be on a per pupil basis.

(NRS 388G.670) Existing law setsrequires forth the mannersuperintendent inof whichschools of a large school district isto requiredinform toeach determinelocal school precinct on or before January 15 of each year of the allocationestimated amount of money that will be madeallocated to eachthe local school precinct,precinct whichfor mustthe benext onschool ayear, perbased pupilupon: basis.

(NRS(1) 388G.670)for Existing law requires the superintendent - *AB88_R1* – 2 – of schools of a large school district to inform each local school precinct onas orreported beforeduring January 15 of each year of the estimatedprevious amountcalendar ofquarter; money that will be allocated to the local school precinct for the next school year, based upon:

(1)or (2) for ana existingnewcal local school precinct, the actualestimated number of pupils who attendedwill attend the localnew school precinctand asthe reportedeffect duringon theany previousexisting calendarlocal quarter;school precinct.

or (2) for a new school and the effect on any existing local school precinct.

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THE SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:D IN Section 1.

(1) The count of pupils enrolled in kindergarten and grades 1 to 12, inclusive, based on the average daily enrollment of those pupils during the quarter, including, without limitation, the count of pupils who reside in the county and are enrolled in any chartercharterount of school and the count of pupils who are enrolled in a university school for profoundly gifted pupils located in the county.

(I) In a public school of the school district and are concurrently enrolled part-time in a program of distance education provided by another school district or a charter school or receiving a portion of his or her instruction from a participating entity, as - *AB88_R1* – 3 – defined in NRS 353B.750, based on the average daily enrollment of those pupils during the quarter.

(II) In a charter school and are concurrently enrolled part- time in a program of distance education provided by a school district or another charter school or receiving a portion of his or her instruction from a participating entity, as defined in NRS 353B.750, - 80th Session (2019) – 3 – based on the average daily enrollment of those pupils during the quarter.

(5) Six-tenths the count of pupils who have not attained the age of 5 years and who are receiving special education pursuant to NRS 388.435, based on the average daily enrollment of those pupils during the quarter.

(6) The count of children detained in facilities for the detention of children, alternative programs and juvenile forestry camps receiving instruction pursuant to the provisions of NRS 388.550, 388.560 and 388.570, based on the average daily enroll(7) The count of pupils who are enrolled in classes for at least one semester pursuant to subsection 1 of NRS 388A.471, subsection 1 of NRS 388B.280 or any regulations adopted pursuant to NRS 388B.060 that authorize a child who is enrolled at a public school of a school district or a private school or a homeschooled child to participate in a class at an achievement charter school, based on the average daily enrollment of pupils during the quarter and expressed as a percentage of the total time services are provided to those pupils perduring school day in proportion to the totalquarter. time services are provided during a school day to pupils who are counted pursuant to subparagraph (1).

(7) The count of pupils who are enrolled in classes for at least one semester pursuant to subsection 1 of NRS 388A.471, subsection 1 of NRS 388A.474, subsection 1 of NRS 392.074, or subsection 1 of NRS 388B.280 or any regulations adopted pursuant to NRS 388B.060 that authorize a child who is enrolled at a public school of a school district or a private school or a homeschooled child to participate in a class at an achievement charter school, based on the average daily enrollment of pupils during the quarter and expressed as a percentage of the total time services are provided to those pupils per school day in proportion to the total time services are provided during a school day to pupils who are counted pursuant to (b) Adding the amounts computed in paragraph (a).

Except as otherwise provided in subsection 4, if the enrollment of pupils in a school district or a charter school that is located within the school district based on the average daily enrollment of pupils during the quarter of the school year is less than or equal to 95 percent of the enrollment of pupils in the same school district or charter school based on the average daily enrollment of pupils during the same quarter of the immediately preceding school year, the enrollment of pupils during the same - *AB88_R1* – 4 – quarter of the immediately preceding school year must be used for purposes of making the quarterly apportionments from the State Distributive School Account to that school district or charter school pursuant to NRS 387.124.

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5.quarterly reports submitted pursuant to subsection 1 to account for pupils who leave the school district or a public school during the school year.

The Department shall prescribe a process for reconciling the quarterly reports submitted pursuant to subsection 1 to account for pupils who leave the school district or a public school during the school year.

The average daily attendance for such pupils must be reported to the Department of Education.

for such pupils must be reported to the 8.

Pupils who are enrolled in courses which are approved by the Department as meeting the requirements for an adult to earn a high school diploma must not be counted for the purpose of earn a computing basic support pursuant to this section.

(a) Monitoring the plan of each school district to reduce the pupil-teacher ratio per class developed pursuant to NRS 388.720, which must include, without limitation, provisions for:

388.720, (1) The review of each plan submitted to the State Board to ensure the adequacy of such plans;

- *AB88_R1* – 5 – (c) The review of any requests for a variance submitted to the State Board pursuant to NRS 388.700, which must include, without limitation, provisions to verify the information in such requests to - 80th Session (2019) – 5 – ensure the accuracy of the reports on variances submitted by the State Board to the Legislature pursuant to that section.

and (2) The review of the work performed to determine the distribution of such money to ensure the accuracy of supporting informationdeterminations.and and the calculations used in making such determinations.2.

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(b) The requirements for reporting information related to the red(c)reduction The data that must be monitored pursuant to NRS 388.710 by each school district and used to measure the effectiveness of the imp3.menCommunicate with the board of trustees of each school district regarding the expectations of the Department for the use of any money distributed to reduce pupil-teacher ratiosratios. in the school district, including, without limitation, the minimum number of teachers the school district is expected to employ.

Sec.(c) The data that must be monitored pursuant to NRS 388.710 by each school district and used to measure the effectiveness of the implementation of any plan to reduce pupil-teacher ratios.

NRSCommunicate 388.725with isthe herebyboard amendedof trustees of each school district regarding the expectations of the Department for the use of any money distributed to readreduce aspupil-teacher follows:ratios in the school district, including, without limitation, the minimum number of teachers the school district is expected to employ.