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462–Committee on Education CHAPTER..........
711 Senate Amendment to Assembly Bill No.
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Matter in (1) blue bold italics is new language in the original bill;
(2) variations of green bold underlining is language proposed to be added in this amendment;
(3) red strikethrough is deleted language in the original bill;
(4) purple double strikethrough is language proposed to be deleted in this amendment;
(5) orange double underlining is deleted language in the original bill proposed to be retained in this amendment.
RBL - Date:
5/14/2019 A.B.
No.
462—Revises provisions relating to charter schools.
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462–COMMITTEE ON E DUCATION M ARCH 25,2019 _______________ Referred to Committee on Education SUMMARY—Revises provisions relating to charter schools.
(BDR 34-1090) FISCAL NOTE:
Effect on Local Government:
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Effect on the State:
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~ EXPLANATION – Matter in bolded italics is new;
matter between brackets [omitted material] is material to be omitted.
requiring certain reports to be submitted to the Legislative Committee on Education;
[revising provisions governing the duties of sponsors of charter schools;] requiring certain reports to be submitted to the Legislative Committee on Education;
(NRS 388A.252, 388A.270) Section 3 of this bill requires the State Public Charter School Authority to establish a plan to manage the growth of charter schools in this State which sets forth the status of existing charter schools.
(NRS 388A.252, 388A.270) Section 3 of this bill requires the State Public Charter School forth the status of existing charter schools and a 5-year projection of anticipated growth in the number of charter schools.
Section 4 of this bill requires the sponsor of a charter school to provide written notice to the Department and, if the sponsor is not a school district, to the board of trustees of the school district where a charter school is located or proposed to be located, as applicable, when the sponsor receives notice of certain actions that may be taken or takes certain actions to open or expand a charExisting law requires the sponsor of a charter school to evaluate academic needs of pupils in the geographic areas served by the sponsor before soliciting applications to form a charter school.
Section 4 of this bill requires the sponsor of a charter school to provide written notice to the Department [of Education] and, if the sponsor is not a school district, to the board of trustees of the school district where a charter school is located or proposed to be located, as applicable, when the sponsor receives notice of certain actions that may be taken or takes certain actions to open or expand a charter school.
(NRS 388A.220) Section 5 of this bill instead requires:
Existing law requires the sponsor of a charter school to evaluate academic needs of pupils in the geographic areas served by the sponsor before soliciting applications to form a charter school.
(NRS 388A.220) Section 5 of this bill [requires additional] instead requires:
Section 5 also requires such an evaluation to include consideration of demographic information and the needs of any pupils who are at high risk of School Authority to conduct the first evaluation by not later than July 30, 2019.
Section 5 also requires such an evaluation to include consideration [to] of demographic information and the needs of any Senate Amendment No.
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[in those areas before soliciting evaluation each year after a charter school it sponsors.] Section 9 of this bill requires [eachn sponsor of a charter school] the State Public Charter School Authority to conduct [that] the first evaluation [for the charter schools it sponsors] by not later than [January 1, 2020.] July 30, 2019.
If the proposed sponsor is the State Public Charter School Authority or a college or university within the Nevada System of Higher Education, section 6.3 requires the proposed sponsor in renewing the application to form a charter school, to solicit - 80th Session (2019) – 2 – input from the board of trustees of the school district in which the proposed charter school will be located.
If the proposed sponsor is the State Public Charter School Authority or a college or university within the Nevada System of Higher Education, section 6.3 requires the proposed sponsor in renewing the application to form a charter school, to solicit input from the board of trustees of the of this bill make conforming changes.
Sections 6.6 and 6.9 of this bill make conforming changes.
charter school will be located.
Existing law requires the sponsor of a charter school to carry out certain responsibilities.
Sections 6.6 and 6.9 Existing law requires the sponsor of a charter school to carry out certain responsibilities.
(NRS 388A.223) Section 6 of this bill adds the duty to conduct site and fifth years after entering into or renewing a charter contract.
(NRS 388A.223) Section 6 of this bill adds the duty to conduct site evaluations of each campus of a charter school that it sponsors during the first, third and fifth years after entering into or renewing a charter contract.
Section 8 of thisrd bill requires the initial site evaluation to be completed and a report submitted by each sponsor of a charter school to the Legislative Committee on Education by not later than June 30, 2020.
Section 8 of this bill requires the initial site evaluation to be completed and a report submitted by each sponsor of a charter school to the Legislative Committee on Education by not later than June 30, 2020.
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matter between brackets [omitted material] is material to be omitted.
and (c) Any other information the Authority deems necessary to determine whether increasing the number of charter schools or - 80th Session (2019) – 3 – expanding the campuses of existing charter schools will best serve the pupils of this State.
and (c) Any other information the Authority deems necessary to determine whether increasing the number of charter schools or expanding the campuses of existing charter schools will best serve the pupils of this State.
The Authority, the Department and each board of trustees of a school district in this State shall collaborate in developing the plan pursuant to subsection 1.
The Authority , [shall collaborate with] the Department and each board of trustees of a school district in this State shall collaborate in developing the plan pursuant to subsection 1.
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The sponsor of a charter school shall provide written notice to the Department and, if the sponsor is not a school charter school is located or proposed to be located, as applicable, within 45 days from the date on which the sponsor:
The sponsor of a charter school shall provide written notice to the Department and, if the sponsor is not a school district, to the board of trustees of a school district in which a charter school is located or proposed to be located, as applicable, within 45 days from the date on which the sponsor:
apply to the Department for authorization to sponsor charter schools within the school district in accordance with the regulations adopted by the Department pursuant to NRS 388A.105 or 388A.110.
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The board of trustees of a school district may apply to the Department for authorization to sponsor charter schools within the school district in accordance with the regulations adopted by the Department pursuant to NRS 388A.105 or 388A.110.
Except as otherwise provided by specific statute, if the State Public Charter School Authority sponsors a charter school, the State Public Charter - 80th Session (2019) – 4 – School Authority is responsible for the evaluation, monitoring and oversight of the charter school.
Except as otherwise provided by specific statute, if the State Public Charter School Authority sponsors a charter school, the State Public Charter School Authority is responsible for the evaluation, monitoring and oversight of the charter school.
university within the Nevada System of Higher Education may enter into an agreement with the State Public Charter School Authority to provide technical assistance and support in preparing an application to sponsor a charter school and planning and executing the duties of a sponsor of a charter school as prescribed in this section.
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The board of trustees of a school district or a college or university within the Nevada System of Higher Education may enter into an agreement with the State Public Charter School Authority to provide technical assistance and support in preparing an application to sponsor a charter school and planning and executing the duties of a sponsor of a charter school as prescribed in this section.
Before [the State Public Charter School Authority or] a board of trustees of a school district or a college or university within the Nevada System of Higher Education that is approved to sponsor charter schools [begins soliciting applications] approves an application to form a charter school, the [State Public Charter School Authority,] board of trustees or college or university, as applicable, shall prepare, in collaboration with the Department and, to the extent practicable, the school district in which the proposed charter school will be located and any other sponsor of a charter school located in that school district, an evaluation of [the] demographic information of pupils, the academic needs of pupils and the needs of any pupils who are at risk of dropping out of school in the geographic areas served by the sponsor.
Before [the State Public Charter School Authority or] a board of trustees of a school district or a college or university within the Nevada System of Higher Education that is approved to sponsor charter schools [begins soliciting applications] approves an application to form a charter school, the [State Public Charter School Authority,] board of trustees or college or university, as applicable, shall prepare, in collaboration with the Department and, to the extent practicable, the school district in which the proposed charter school will be located and any Senate Amendment No.
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On or before January 31 of each year, the State Public Department and, to the extent practicable, the board of trustees of each school district in this State and any other sponsor of a charter school in this State, an evaluation of demographic information of pupils, the academic needs of pupils and the needs of any pupils who are at risk of dropping out of school in this State.
[After the initial evaluation, the sponsor of a charter school shall conduct the evaluation described in subsection 5 on or before January 1 each year for any charter school it sponsors.] On or before January 31 of each year, the State Public Charter School Authority shall prepare, in collaboration with the Department and, to the extent practicable, the board of trustees of each school district in this State and any other sponsor of a charter school in this State, an evaluation of demographic information of pupils, the academic needs of pupils and the needs of any pupils who are at risk of dropping out of school in this State.
(b) Approving applications to form charter schools that the sponsor determines are high quality, meet the identified educational - 80th Session (2019) – 5 – needs of pupils and will serve to promote the diversity of public educational choices in this State;
(b) Approving applications to form charter schools that the sponsor determines are high quality, meet the identified educational needs of pupils and will serve to promote the diversity of public educational choices in this State;
(e) Monitoring, in accordance with this chapter and in accordance with the terms and conditions of the applicable charter contract, the performance and compliance of each charter school spo(f) Determining whether the charter contract of a charter school that the entity sponsors merits renewal or whether the renewal of the charter contract should be denied or whether the written charter should be revoked or the charter contract terminated or restarted, as applicable, in accordance with NRS 388A.285, 388A.300 or 388A.330, as applicable;
(e) Monitoring, in accordance with this chapter and in accordance with the terms and conditions of the applicable charter contract, the performance and compliance of each charter school sponsored by the entity;
(f) Determining whether the charter contract of a charter school that the entity sponsors merits renewal or whether the renewal of the charter contract should be denied or whether the written charter should be revoked or the charter contract terminated or restarted, as applicable, in accordance with NRS 388A.285, 388A.300 or 388A.330, as applicable;
A sponsor may the charter school receives, in the immediately preceding year, one of the two highest ratings of performance pursuant to the statewide system of accountability for public schools.
A sponsor may conduct a brief evaluation of a charter school in the third year if the charter school receives, in the immediately preceding year, one of the two highest ratings of performance pursuant to the statewide system of accountability for public schools.
(a) The organizational capacity and infrastructure of the sponsor for sponsorship of charter schools, which must not be described as a limit on the number of charter schools the sponsor will approve;
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- 80th Session (2019) – 6 – (b) The procedure and criteria for soliciting and evaluating charter school applications in accordance with NRS 388A.249, which must include, without limitation:
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(b) The procedure and criteria for soliciting and evaluating charter school applications in accordance with NRS 388A.249, which must include, without limitation:
and (2) A description of the manner in which the sponsor will organization or other person with whom a committee to form ant charter school plans to enter into a contract to operate a charter school or a charter management organization that submits an application to form a charter school;
and (2) A description of the manner in which the sponsor will evaluate the previous performance of an educational management organization or other person with whom a committee to form a charter school plans to enter into a contract to operate a charter school or a charter management organization that submits an application to form a charter school;
(f) A description of how the sponsor will maintain oversight of limitation:
(f) A description of how the sponsor will maintain oversight of the charter schools it sponsors, which must include, without limitation:
schools it sponsors, which must include, without (1) An assessment of the needs of the charter schools that are sponsored by the sponsor that is prepared with the input of the governing bodies of such charter schools;
(1) An assessment of the needs of the charter schools that are sponsored by the sponsor that is prepared with the input of the governing bodies of such charter schools;
Evidence of material or persistent failure to carry out the powers and duties of a sponsor prescribed by this section constitutes - 80th Session (2019) – 7 – grounds for revocation of the entity’s authority to sponsor charter schools.
Evidence of material or persistent failure to carry out the powers and duties of a sponsor prescribed by this section constitutes grounds for revocation of the entity’s authority to sponsor charter schools.
Except as otherwise existing public school, homeschool or other program of home studyn into a charter school, the proposed sponsor shall deny the application.
Except as otherwise provided in NRS 388B.290, if an application proposes to convert an existing public school, homeschool or other program of home study into a charter school, the proposed sponsor shall deny the application.
(a) Assemble a team of reviewers, which may include, without limitation, natural persons from different geographic areas of the United States who possess the appropriate knowledge and expertise with regard to the academic, financial and organizational experience of charter schools, to review and evaluate the application;
(a) Assemble a team of reviewers, which may include, without limitation, natural persons from different geographic areas of the United States who possess Senate Amendment No.
(b) Conduct a thorough evaluation of the application, which includes an in-person interview with the applicant designed to elicit any necessary clarifications or additional information about the proposed charter school and determine the ability of the applicants to establish a high-quality charter school;
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(b) Conduct a thorough evaluation of the application, which includes an in- person interview with the applicant designed to elicit any necessary clarifications or additional information about the proposed charter school and determine the ability of the applicants to establish a high-quality charter school;
school district, solicit input from the board of trustees of the school district in which the proposed charter school will be located;
(d) If the proposed sponsor is not the board of trustees of a school district, solicit input from the board of trustees of the school district in which the proposed charter school will be located;
and - 80th Session (2019) – 8 – (2) Is complete in accordance with the regulations of the Department and the policies and practices of the sponsor;
and (2) Is complete in accordance with the regulations of the Department and the policies and practices of the sponsor;
(c) Based on the most recent evaluation prepared by the proposed sponsor pursuant to subsection 5 or 6 of NRS 388A.220, as applicable, the proposed charter school will address one or mor(d) It has received sufficient input from the public, including, without limitation, input received at the meeting held pursuant to subsection 1 of NRS 388A.252 or subsection 1 of NRS 388A.255, as applicable.
(c) Based on the most recent evaluation prepared by the proposed sponsor pursuant to subsection 5 or 6 of NRS 388A.220, as applicable, the proposed charter school will address one or more of the needs identified in the evaluation;
and (d) It has received sufficient input from the public, including, without limitation, input received at the meeting held pursuant to subsection 1 of NRS 388A.252 or subsection 1 of NRS 388A.255, as applicable.
If the board of trustees of a school district or a Education, as applicable, receives an application to form a charter school, the board of trustees or the institution, as applicable, shall consider the application at a meeting that must be held not later than days after the receipt of the application, or a later period mutually agreed upon by the committee to form the charter school and the board of trustees of the school district or the institution, as applicable, and ensure that notice of the meeting has been provided pursuant to chapter 241 of NRS.
If the board of trustees of a school district or a college or a university within the Nevada System of Higher Education, as applicable, receives an application to form a charter school, the board of trustees or the institution, as applicable, shall consider the application at a meeting that must be held not later than 60 days after the receipt of the application, or a later period mutually agreed upon by the committee to form the charter school and the board of trustees of the school district or the institution, as applicable, and ensure that notice of the meeting Senate Amendment No.
The board of trustees, the college or the university, as applicable, shall review an application in accordance with the requirements for review set forth in subsections and 3 of NRS 388A.249.
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The board of trustees, the college or the university, as applicable, shall review an application in accordance with the requirements for review set forth in subsections 2 and 3 of NRS 388A.249.
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[in the application.] The applicant must be granted 30 identified in the written notice and resubmit the application.encies 4.
[in the application.] The applicant must be granted 30 days after receipt of the written notice to correct any deficiencies identified in the written notice and resubmit the application.
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The State Public Charter School Authority shall review the application in accordance with the 388A.249.
The State Public Charter School Authority shall review the application in accordance with the requirements for review set forth in subsections 2 and 3 of NRS 388A.249.
[in the application.] The staff designated by the State Public Charter School Authority shall meet with the applicant to - 80th Session (2019) – 10 – confer on the method to correct the identified deficiencies.
[in the application.] The staff designated by the State Public Charter School Authority shall meet with the applicant to confer on the method to correct the identified deficiencies.
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The Legislative Committee on Education shall hold a hearing as soon as possible after receipt of the plan pursuant to Authority shall present the plan to the Committee.
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The Legislative Committee on Education shall hold a hearing as soon as possible after receipt of the plan pursuant to subsection 1, during which the State Public Charter School Authority shall present the plan to the Committee.
The State Public Charter School Authority shall conduct the first evaluation required pursuant to subsection 6 of NRS 388A.220, as amended by section 5 of this act, by not later than July 30, 2019.
The [sponsor of a charter school] State Public Charter School Authority shall conduct the first evaluation required pursuant to subsection 6 of NRS 388A.220, as amended by section 5 of this [bill, for any school which it sponsors] act, by not later than [January 1, 2020.] July 30, 2019.
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