SB 84 — Establishes a program to award grants to support prekindergarten programs. (BDR 34-338)

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84–COMMITTEE ON FINANCE (O N BEHALF OF THE DEPARTMENT OF E DUCATION ) PREFILED N OVEMBER 20, 2018 ____________ Referred to Committee on Finance SUMMARY—Establishes a program to award grants to support prekindergarten programs.

(BDR 34-338) FISCAL NOTE:

Effect on Local Government:

No.

Effect on the State:

Yes.

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This bill establishes a program to award grants to school districts, sponsors of Section 3 of this bill requires, to the extent money is available, the Department of Education to award grants to school districts, sponsors of charter schools and nonprofit organizations to support prekindergarten programs.

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(d)- Utilize80th aSession comprehensive(2019) curriculum– for2 prekindergarten– that is aligned to any standards of content and performanceperformanceen established for prekindergarten pursuant to NRS 389.520;

(f) Participate in any evaluation of the program or the pupils regulationswho adoptedparticipate pursuantin to section 5 of this act;he (g) Effectively engage the parentsprogram orthat guardiansis ofprescribed pupils and by the regulations adopted pursuant to section 5 of this act;iredact; (h) Serve pupils with disabilities at a rate that is not less than the percentage of pupils in this State or in the United States, whichever is greater, who are 4 years of age at the beginning of the school year who receive services funded pursuant to 20 U.S.C.

(g) Effectively engage the parents or guardians of pupils and participate in any evaluation of such engagement that is required by the regulations adopted pursuant to section 5 of this act;

(h) Serve pupils with disabilities at a rate that is not less than the percentage of pupils in this State or in the United States, whichever is greater, who are 4 years of age at the beginning of the school year who receive services funded pursuant to 20 U.S.C.

(i) Ensure that the percentage of pupils with disabilities in each class is less than 49 percent of the total number of pupils;

The board of trustees of a school district, the sponsor of a charter school or a nonprofit organization that wishes to receive a grant of money pursuant to this section must submit an - *SB84_R1* – 3 – application to the Department.

(1) Ensure that the prekindergarten program supported by the grant meets the requirements of subsection 1;

andandported by (2) Use the grant of money;

Any grant of money received by a school district, sponsor of a charter school or nonprofit organization pursuant to section 3 of this act and any money received by the governing body of a charter school from a grant awarded to its sponsor must be accounted for separately from all other money of the school - 80th Session (2019) – 3 – district, sponsor, governing body or nonprofit organization and used only for the purposes prescribed by subsection 2.

(a)(b) EstablishSupplement ormoney expandthat athe prekindergartenrecipient educationof program;the grant wouldm;

(b) Supplement money that the recipient of the grant would otherwise spend on prekindergarten programs;

(c) Pay the salaries of teachers and paraprofessionals or pay for other items directly related to the instruction of pupils enrolled in (d)prekindergarten; Retrofit a classroom or playground equipment so that the classroom or equipment is appropriate for pupils who are 4 years of 3.e.

or (d) Retrofit a classroom or playground equipment so that the classroom or equipment is appropriate for pupils who are 4 years of age.

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(b) Any evaluations in which a program supported by a grant made pursuant to section 3 of this act must participate.

-grant *SB84_R1* – 4 – (c) Requirements concerning the engagement of parents and guardians of pupils who participate in a program supported by a grant made pursuant to section 3 of this act.

The Department shall, not later than November 1 of each odd-numbered year, submit to the Governor and the Director - 80th Session (2019) – 4 – of the Legislative Counsel Bureau for transmittal to the Legislative Committee on Education a report concerning the effectiveness of prekindergarten programs supported by grants awarded pursuant to section 3 of this act during the immediately preceding biennium.

(b)(a) The amonumberamount theofranpupilsof who participated in a prekindergarten program supported by the grant;

and(b) prekindergartenThe programnumber supportedof bypupils thewho grant;tedparticipated in a pre(c) The average cost per pupil who participated in each 3.prekindergarten program supported by the grant;

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