AB 490 — Revises provisions relating to the discipline of pupils. (BDR 34-390)

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490–COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION (O N BEHALF OF THE LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION ) M ARCH 25, 2019 ____________ Referred to Committee on Education SUMMARY—Revises provisions relating to the discipline of pupils.

(BDR 34-390) FISCAL NOTE:

Effect on Local Government:

May have Fiscal Impact.

Effect on the State:

Yes.

~ EXPLANATION – Matter in bolded italics is new;

matter between brackets [omitted material] is material to be omitted.

(NRS 385A.800) Each school district must report such data to the Department of Education.

Section 3 requires the Department to develop and provide guidance to school districts on the collection of data on the discipline of pupils.

Section 3 additionally requires the Department to establish standard definitions of offenses for which a pupil may be disciplined and any related sanctions.

Section 3 further requires the Department to - *AB490* – 2 – provide training and professional development to educational personnel relating to reporting and analyzing data on the discipline of pupils.

(NRS 385.175) Section 1 of this bill requires the Superintendent to report on a regular basis to the State Board of Education on trends in the data on the discipline Department,of pupils in conjunction with the Statepublic Board,schools to submit an annual reporthe regarding the state of publicthis educationState. to certain Legislative Committees.

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EXPLANATION – Matter in bolded italics is new;

matter between brackets [omitted material] is material to be omitted.

80th Session (2019) – 2 – 1.

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80th Session (2019) – 3 – (f) A description of any significant changes made to the collection, maintenance or transfer of data concerning pupils by the Department, a school district, a sponsor of a charter school or a university school for profoundly gifted pupils;

(g) Any new data elements, including, without limitation, data about individual pupils and aggregated data about pupils within a defined group, proposed for inclusion in the automated system ofaof accountability information for Nevada established pursuant to NRS(h)NRS An385A.800; analysis of the progress the public schools have made in the previous year toward achieving the goals and benchmarks for improving the academic achievement of pupils;

(h) An analysis of the progress the public schools have made in the previous year toward achieving the goals and benchmarks for improving the academic achievement of pupils;

- *AB490* – 4 – (m) A summary of the innovative educational programs implemented by public schools which have demonstrated the ability to improve the academic achievement of pupils, including, without limitation:

[and] 80th Session (2019) – 4 – (o) A summary of any measures taken by the Superintendent of Public Instruction pursuant to NRS 388.4354 to ensure compliance with a plan of corrective action or the order of a hearing officer [.] ;

(1) Trends in the data measuring changes in the discipline of pup(2)pupils; Areas identified by the Department where the Department will provide support to a public school to address tre2.s iIn odd-numbered years, the Superintendent of Public Instruction shall present the report prepared pursuant to subsection 1 in person to the Governor and each standing committee of the Legislature with primary jurisdiction over matters relating to K-12 public education at the beginning of each regular session of the Legislature.

and (2) Areas identified by the Department where the Department will provide support to a public school to address trends in the data on the discipline of pupils.

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In odd-numbered years, the Superintendent of Public Instruction shall present the report prepared pursuant to subsection 1 in person to the Governor and each standing committee of the Legislature with primary jurisdiction over matters relating to K-12 public education at the beginning of each regular session of the Legislature.

and - *AB490* – 5 – (c) Include occurrences of suspension and expulsion as separate offenses.

and (c) Provide training and professional development to educational personnel relating to the reporting and analysis of data on the discipline of pupils.

Such training must, withoutofwithout limitation, provide educational personnel with the ability to create a report of any data on the discipline of pupils, interpret the 80th Session (2019) – 5 – results of such a report and develop a responsive plan of action based on the results of such a report.

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