AB 276 — Creates the Nevada State Teacher Recruitment and Retention Advisory Task Force. (BDR 34-1062)

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276–ASSEMBLYWOMAN M ILLER M ARCH 15, 2019 ____________ Referred to Committee on Education SUMMARY—Creates the Nevada State Teacher Recruitment and Retention Advisory Task Force.

(BDR 34-1062) FISCAL NOTE:

Effect on Local Government:

No.

Effect on the State:

Yes.

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(2) make recommendations to the Legislativereport Committeeof onthe Educationfindings and recommendations of the Task Force to attractthe andDirector retainof teachers;the Legislative Counsel Bureau for transmittal to the Legislature.

and (3) submit a Legislative Counsel Bureau for transmittal to the Legislature.

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THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

and - 80th Session (2019) – 2 – (c) Three licensed teachers employed by each school district located in a county whose population is 700,000 or more, appointed by the Legislative Committee on Education.

After the initial terms, each member of the Task Force serves a term of 2 years and may be reappointed to one additional 2-year term following his or her initial term.

The Task Force shall, at its first meeting and each odd- num4.reThenumbered Taskyear Forcethereafter, shallelect meeta at least quarterly and may meet at other times upon the call of the Chair orfrom aamong majorityits ofmembers. the members of the Task Force.

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The Task Force shall meet at least quarterly and may meet at other times upon the call of the Chair or a majority of the members of the Task Force.

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Members of the Task Force serve without compensation, except that for each day or portion of a day during which a member of the Task Force attends a meeting of the Task Force or is otherwise engaged in the business of the Task Force, thethee or member is entitled to receive the per diem allowance and travel expenses provided for state officers and employees generally.

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(a) Be a licensed teacher with at least 5 consecutive years of experienceexp(b) Be currently employed as a teacher and actively teaching in a public school in this State;State, and remain employed as a teacher in a public school in this State for the duration of the member’s term;

(b) Be currently employed as a teacher and actively teaching in a public school in this State, and remain employed as a teacher in a public school in this State for the duration of the member’s term;

Make recommendations to the Legislative Committee on Education to address the challenges in attracting and retaining - *AB276_R2* – 4 – teachers throughout this State, including, without limitation, providing incentives to attract and retain teachers;

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For the Fiscal Year 2019-2020......................................$7,692 For the Fiscal Year 2020-2021......................................$7,692 2.

Any balance of the sums appropriated by subsection 1 remaining at the end of the respective fiscal years must not be committed for expenditure after June 30 of the respective fiscal years- by80th theSession entity(2019) to– which4 the– appropriation is made or any entity to which money from the appropriation is granted ororany otherwise transferred in any manner, and any portion of the appropriated money remaining must not be spent for any purpose after September 18, 2020, and September 17, 2021, respectively, by either the entity to which the money was appropriated or the entity to which the money was subsequently granted or transferred, and must be reverted to the State General Fund on or before September 18, 2020, and September 17, 2021, respectively.

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