SB 458 — Makes an appropriation for the creation and maintenance of school gardens for certain Title I schools. (BDR S-580)

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458–C OMMITTEE ON F INANCE M ARCH 25, 2019 ____________ Referred to Committee on Finance SUMMARY—Makes an appropriation for the creation and maintenance of school gardens for certain Title I schools.

(BDR S-580) FISCAL NOTE:

Effect on Local Government:

No.

Effect on the State:

Contains Appropriation not included in Executive Budget.

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Senateto Billstrongly No.encourage each school to establish and participate in programs,acted including a school garden program, to promote the consumption of fresh fruits and vegetables by children.

167 of the 79th Session of the Nevada Legislature was enacted to strongly encourage each school to establish and participate in programs, vegetables by children.

2915)fruits2915) and This bill appropriates money for allocation to nonprofit organizations to provide for the creation and maintenance of programs that provide school gardens, including hydroponic gardens, for Title I schools.

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For the Fiscal Year 2019-2020..................................$410,000 For the Fiscal Year 2020-2021..................................$205,000 - *SB458_R1* – 2 – 2.

Such a - 80th Session (2019) – 2 – program must include, without limitation, a science, technology, engineering and mathematics curriculum for outdoor or hydroponic gardens for pupils in kindergarten through grade 5 that is tailored to pupils of the appropriate grade levels at the school;

(2)environment Isof writtenNevada;pecifically specifically for Nevada and the desert environment(3) Complies with the standards of Nevada;content and performance for a course of study in science adopted by the State Board of Education pursuant to NRS 389.520;

(3) Complies with the standards of content and performance for a course of study in science adopted by the State Board of Education pursuant to NRS 389.520;

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- *SB458_R1* – 3 – (f) Require any local nonprofit or community-based organization which will provide services to implement the program for a school garden to have at least 2 years of experience implementing such a program.

(3) Development and implementation of training that may be provided to a group or individually to teachers in how to establish - 80th Session (2019) – 3 – and maintain school gardens to increase the time teachers allocate to teaching science, technology, engineering and mathematics;

and (4) Development and implementation of a food safety plan designed to ensure that food grown in a school garden is properly handledhan(b) andPay safefor toany selltravel andexpenses consume;associated with the attendance of a teacher at any training or conference relating to school gardens;

(b) Pay for any travel expenses associated with the attendance of a teacher at any training or conference relating to school gardens;

Upon request of the Legislative Commission, make available to the Legislative Auditor any of the books, accounts, claims, reports, vouchers or other records of information, confidential or otherwise, of the nonprofit organization, regardless of their form or location, that the Legislative Auditor deems necessary to conduct ananr -audit *SB458_R1* – 4 – act.t of the use of the money allocated pursuant to section 1 of this Sec.act.

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