AB 342 — Revises provisions governing pupils who are children of military personnel. (BDR 34-624)

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342342–Assemblymen ARoberts, SSEMBLYHafen, BLeavitt, ILLEdwards; NO .

342–AGorelow, SSEMBLYMENKramer, RKrasner, OBERTSMonroe-Moreno, ,Nguyen Hand AFENWatts ,Joint LEAVITTSponsors: , E DWARDS ;

GSenators ORELOWHammond ,and KSpearman RAMERCHAPTER.......... , K RASNER , M ONROE -M ORENO , GUYEN AND W ATTS M ARCH 18, 2019 ____________ JOINT S PONSORS :

ENATORS H AMMOND AND SPEARMAN ____________ Referred to Committee on Education SUMMARY—Revises provisions governing pupils who are children of military personnel.

(BDR 34-624) FISCAL NOTE:

Effect on Local Government:

May have Fiscal Impact.

Effect on the State:

Yes.

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The Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children addresses issues relating to the education of children of certain military families in states that are members of the Compact, including guidelines for the enrollment, placement, graduation and extracurricular activities of those children.

(NRS 388F.030) Section 4 of this bill requires each school district to designate an employee of the school district to serve as a liaison between the school district and military families within the school district to facilitate the implementation and admExistingadmiExisting law creates a State Council for the Coordination of the Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children for the purpose of coordinating and furthering the provisions contained in the Compact.

(NRS 388F.020) Additionally, existing law requires the Governor to appoint a - *AB342_R1* – 2 – Commissioner to administer and manage the participation of this State in the Compact.

VI, NRS 388F.010) Existing law establishes the Nevada Interscholastic Activities Association, which governs, among other matters, the eligibility and participation of certain children in existinginterscholastic regulation,activities anyand pupilevents. who transfers to another school is presumed ineligible to participate in any sanctioned sport at the school to which the pupil transfers for 180 school days.

(NAC(NRS 385B.716)385B.050, Sections385B.060, 1385B.130) andUnder 1.7existing ofregulation, thisany billpupil providewho thattransfers ato another school is presumed ineligible to participate in any sanctioned sport at the school to which the pupil transfers for pupil who is a school-aged child enrolled in kindergarten or grades 1 through 12, inclusive, in the household of a person on active duty and transfers schools pursuant to the Compact is immediately eligible to participate and practice in any sanctioned sport or other interscholastic activity or event at the school to which the pupil transfers.

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- 80th Session (2019) – 2 – THE SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:D IN Section 1.

Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, a pupil who is a child of a military family and transferred schools pursuant to the provisions of chapter 388F of NRS is immediately eligible to participate and practice in any sanctioned sport or other interscholastictransfers.astic activity or event at the school to which the pupil transfers.Sec.

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385B.160 No challenge may be brought by the Nevada Interscholastic Activities Association, a school district, a public - *AB342_R1* – 3 – school or a private school, a parent or guardian of a pupil enrolled in a public school or a private school, a pupil enrolled in a public school or private school, or any other entity or person claiming that an interscholastic activity or event is invalid because homeschooled children , [or] opt-in children or children of a military family who transferred schools pursuant to the provisions of chapter 388F of NRS are allowed to participate in the interscholastic activity or event.

or - 80th Session (2019) – 3 – 2.

Participation of homeschooled children , [or] opt-in children or children of a military family who transferred schools pursuant to the provisions of chapter 388F of NRS in interscholastic activities and events pursuant to this chapter,  that are more restrictive than the provisions governing eligibility and participation prescribed by the Nevada Interscholastic Activities Association pursuant to NRS 385B.060 [.] and 385B.130.

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NRS 388F.020 is hereby amended to read as follows:

- 80th Session (2019) – 4 – (f) One person appointed by the Governor to represent the interests of the Governor.

A member may be reappointed.rea3.oinA member of the State Council may be removed from office by the appointing authority at any time.

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A member of the State Council may be removed from office by the appointing authority at any time.

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