SB 106 — Revises provisions relating to required expenditures by schools on certain school supplies. (BDR 34-243)

(Reprinted with amendments adopted on April 16, 2019) FIRST REPRINT S.B.

106–SENATOR K IECKHEFER PREFILEDP REFILED JANUARY 28, 2019 ____________ Referred to Committee on Finance SUMMARY—Revises provisions relating to required expenditures by schools on certain school supplies.

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Section 2 of this bill requires the Department to provide notice to a school district, charter school or university school for which such a reduction in expenditures is approved of the revised amountrequired ofto moneyexpend thatfor thetextbooks, schoolinstructional district,supplies, charterinstructional schoolsoftware orand university school is instructional hardware for the fiscal year.onalyear. supplies, instructional software and - *SB106* – 2 – THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

- *SB106_R1* – 2 – THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

(a) Is reasonable, the Department shall reduce the amount that the school district or school is required to expend on textbooks, instructional supplies, instructional software or instructional hardware pursuant to NRS 387.2062 for the fiscal year by the requestedreq(b) amount.Is not reasonable, the Department shall deny the request and inform the board of trustees of the school district, the governing body of the charter school or the governing body of the university school for profoundly gifted pupils of its determination as soon as practicable.

(b)3. Is not reasonable, the Department shall deny the request and inform the board of trustees of the school district, the governing body of the charter school or the governing body of the university school for profoundly gifted pupils of its determination as soon as practicable.

Any textbooks, instructional supplies, instructional software or instructional hardware obtained free of charge that are the subject of a request pursuant to subsection 1 must be:

(a) Aligned with any applicable standards of content and performance established by the Council to Establish Academic Standards for Public Schools pursuant to NRS 389.520;

and (b) Selected in accordance with any requirements of state law or regulation, including, without limitation, NRS 389.850, if - *SB106_R1* – 3 – applicable, and any policies established by the board of trustees of the school district, the governing body of the charter school or the governing body of the university school for profoundly gifted pupils, as applicable.

On or before July 1 of each year, the Department, in consultation with the Budget Division of the Office of Finance and the Fiscal Analysis Division of the Legislative Counsel Bureau, shall determine the combined minimum amount of money required to be expended during that fiscal year for textbooks, instructional supplies, instructional software and instructional hardware by all school districts, charter schools and university schools for - *SB106* – 3 – profoundly gifted pupils.

Upon approval of the formula pursuant to subsection 2, the Department shall provide written notice to each school district, charter school and university school for profoundly gifted pupils within the first 30 days of each fiscal year that sets forth the required minimum combined amount of money that the school district, charter school and university school for profoundly gifted pupils must expend for textbooks, instructional supplies, instructional software and instructional hardware for that fiscal year.

If a school district, charter school or university school for profoundly gifted pupils is granted a waiver pursuant to NRS 387.2065 [,] or is allowed to reduce its expenditures pursuant to section 1 of this act, the Department shall provide written notice to the school district, charter school or university school within 30 days after the Interim - *SB106_R1* – 4 – Finance Committee grants the waiver or the Department approves the reduction, as applicable, setting forth the revised amount of money that the school district, charter school or university school must expend for textbooks, instructional supplies, instructionalinstructionalool software and instructional hardware for the fiscal year.

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