AB 219 — Makes various changes relating to education. (BDR 34-673)

The board of trustees of a school district shall allow a pupil who is an English learner and attends a school that has adopted a corrective- action80th planSession to(2019) enroll– in6 a– public school outside the zone of attendance in which the pupil resides if:

school outside the zone (a) The pupil wishes to transfer because the school meets the criteria prescribed in subsection 1 or because of the adoption of the corrective action plan;

and (c)7. An evaluation of the success of the corrective action plans.

7.As used in this section, “zone of attendance” means theplans.

As used in this section, “zone of attendance” means the zone established by the board of trustees of a school district pursuant to NRS 388.040 to designate which school within the district a pupil must attend.

(c) Public school outside the zone of attendance that the pupil is otherwise required to attend if the pupil is a child in foster care who is remaining in his or her school of origin pursuant to NRSNRSter care who 388E.105;

[or] (d) Public school outside the zone of attendance that the pupil is otherwise required to attend if the pupil has been issued a fictitious address pursuant to NRS 217.462 to 217.471, inclusive, or the - *AB219_R2* – 7 – parent or legal guardian with whom the pupil resides has been issued a fictitious address pursuant to NRS 217.462 to 217.471, inclusive [.] ;

or (e)- Public80th schoolSession outside(2019) the– zone7 of– attendance that the pupil is otherwise required to attend if the pupil is an English learner enrolling in the school pursuant to subsection 5 of section 1.2 of this act.

(c) Be designed to eliminate any gaps in achievement, including, without limitation, in the core academic subjects and in high school graduation rates, between those pupils who are English learners and pupils who are proficient in English;

(a) The provisions of the policy developed pursuant to subsection 1 designed to achieve the objectives described in paragraph (c) of subsection 2;

and - *AB219_R2*80th –Session 8(2019) – (b)8 May– include tools to assist pupils who are English learners to improve their mastery of the English language.

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(c) For grades 9, 10, 11 and 12, in the standards of content established by the Council for the subjects required to comply with 20 U.S.C.

 The examinations prescribed pursuant to this subsection must be written, developed, printed and scored by a nationally recognized testingtes2.ng company.In addition to the examinations prescribed pursuant to subsection 1, the State Board shall, in consultation with the Council to Establish Academic Standards for Public Schools, prescribe a writing examination for grades 5 and 8.

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In addition to the examinations prescribed pursuant to subsection 1, the State Board shall, in consultation with the Council to Establish Academic Standards for Public Schools, prescribe a writing examination for grades 5 and 8.

(a) The examinations prescribed pursuant to subsections 1 and 2 to pupils in any language in which those examinations are published;

and (b) The period during which the examinations prescribed by the StateSta[4.] Board5. pursuant to subsection 1 must be administered.

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(b)- Administered80th inSession each(2019) school– in9 accordance– with the plan adopted pursuant to NRS 390.270 by the Department and with the - *AB219_R2* – 9 – plan adopted pursuant to NRS 390.275 by the board of trustees of the school district in which the examinations are administered.

Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, a pupil must take the college and career readiness assessment to receive a standardaccordance highwith schoolhis diploma.or her individualized education program, be exempt from the requirement to take the college and career readiness assessment.

A pupil with a disability may, in accordance with his or her individualized education program, be exempt from the requirement to take the college and career readiness assessment.

(a) Administered at the same time during the school year by the board of trustees of each school district to pupils enrolled in grade 11 in all public high schools of the school district and by the governing body of each charter school that enrolls pupils in grade 11, as prescribed by the State Board, and in accordance with grade uniform procedures adopted by the State Board.

The Department shall monitor- the80th complianceSession (2019) – 10 – schools with:ompliance of the school districts and individual schools(1) with:The plan adopted by the Department;

(1)and (2) The plan adopted by the Department;board of trustees of the applicable school district, to the extent that the plan adopted by the board of trustees of the school district is consistent with the plan adopted by the Department,  and shall report to the State Board any instance of noncompliance.

and - *AB219_R2* – 10 – (2) The plan adopted by the board of trustees of the applicable school district, to the extent that the plan adopted by the board of trustees of the school district is consistent with the plan adopted by the Department,  and shall report to the State Board any instance of noncompliance.

and (b) Allow teachers and other educational personnel to use the results of a pupil on the assessment to provide appropriate interventions for the pupil to prepare for college and career success.

The State Board may work in consultation with the boards of trustees of school districts and, if a charter school enrolls pupils at a high school grade level, the governing body of the charter school to develop and implement appropriate plans of remediation for pupils based upon the results of the pupils on the assessment.

A public or private university, college or other provider of an alternative licensure program in this State is eligible to apply to the State Board for a grant from the Account to award scholarships to students who attend the university, college or other provider of an alternative licensure program to complete a program offered by the university, college or other provider of an alternative licensure- 80th Session (2019) – 11 – which:ure program that has been approved by the State Board and which:(a) Upon completion makes a student eligible to obtain a license to teach kindergarten, any grade from grades 1 through 12 or in the subject area of special education in this State;

(a)or Upon(b) completionAllows makes a student eligible to obtainspecialize a license to teach kindergarten, any grade from grades 1 through 12 or in the subject area of specialearly educationchildhood ineducation. this State;

or - *AB219_R2* – 11 – (b) Allows a student to specialize in the subject area of early childhood education.

The State Board shall retain 25 percent of such an award in the Account for disbursement to a scholarshipNRS recipient391A.585.ecipient who meets the requirements of subsection 4 of NRS3. 391A.585.

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4.university, college or other provider of an alternative licensure program that receives a grant from the Account only if [the] :

A student may apply for a Teach Nevada Scholarship from a university, college or other provider of an alternative licensure program that receives a grant from the Account only if [the] :

5.- 80th Session (2019) – 12 – program to be completed and the date by which the student mustthe complete the program to finish on schedule.

An application submitted by the student must identify the program to be completed and the date by which the student must complete the program to finish on schedule.

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The provisions of NRS 391A.580, as amended by section 2 of this act, apply only to any student who applies to receive a Teach Nevada Scholarship on or after the effective date of this act.

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