SB 160 — Revises provisions relating to education. (BDR 34-819)

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160–SENATORSand KLange IECKHEFERCHAPTER.......... , SEEVERS G ANSERT ;AND LANGE M ARCH 2, 2021 ____________ Referred to Committee on Education SUMMARY—Revises provisions relating to education.

(BDR 34-819) FISCAL NOTE:

Effect on Local Government:

May have Fiscal Impact.

Effect on the State:

Yes.

~ EXPLANATION – Matter in bolded italics is new;

matter between brackets [omitted material] is material to be omitted.

Existing law requires each school district and charter school to enter into a cooperative agreement with a community college, state college or university to offer dual credit courses to pupils enrolled in the school district or charter school.

Under existing law, a community college, state college or university is required to provide a copy of any such cooperative agreement to the Nevada System of Higher Education and the Department of Education.

Section 2 also clarifies that the community college, state college or university with which a school district, charter school or university school for profoundly gifted pupils enters into such a,a charter cooperative agreement must be located in this State and accredited by a regional accrediting agency recognized by the United States Department of Education.

Section 2 also authorizes a school district, charter school or university school for profoundly gifted pupils to similarly enter into a cooperative agreement with aal for regionally accredited institution of higher education located in another state to offer dual credit courses that are not offered by a community college, state college or university located in this State to pupils enrolled in the school district, charter school or university school for profoundly gifted pupils.

Finally, section 2 requires - *SB160_R1* – 2 – an institution of higher education located in another state that enters into a cooperative agreement with a school district, charter school or university school for Department.

EXPLANATION – Matter in bolded italics is new;

matter between brackets [omitted material] is material to be omitted.

Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, a pupil enrolled in high school, including, without limitation, a pupil enrolled- in81st gradeSession 9,(2021) 10,– 112 or– 12 in a charter school, who wishes to enroll in a dual credit course must, at least 60 days before the last day of the semester that immediately precedes the semester in which the pupil intends to enroll in a dual credit course, submit an application on the form prescribed pursuant to subsection 2 to the superintendent of schools of the school district or his or her designee or the administrator of the charter school [,] or university school for profoundly gifted pupils, as applicable.

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(b) Specify the dual credit course or courses in which the applicant seeks to concurrently enroll;

If a pupil does not satisfactorily complete the prerequisites for a dual credit course, the community college, state college or university that - *SB160_R1* – 3 – provides the dual credit course may allow the pupil to enroll in another course for which the pupil has satisfactorily completed the prerequisites without requiring the pupil to submit a newnewpleted the application.

Each school district and charter school shall and a university school for profoundly gifted pupils may enter into cooperative agreements with one or more community colleges, state colleges and universities located in this State and accredited by a regional accrediting agency recognized by the United States Department of Education to offer dual credit courses to pupils enrolled- in81st theSession school(2021) district– ,3 [or]– charter school [.] or university school for profoundly gifted pupils.

A school district, chartercharteriversity school or university school for profoundly gifted pupils may enter into cooperative agreements with one or more institutions of higher education located in another state and accredited by a regional accrediting agency recognized by the United States Department of Education to offer dual credit courses that are not offered by a community college, state college or university located in this State to pupils enrolled in the school district, charter school or university school for profoundly gifted pupils.

(b) A requirement that any credits earned by a pupil for the successful completion of a dual credit course must be applied toward earning a credential, certificate or degree, as applicable, at thedual communitycredit college,course;ge, state college or university that provides the (c) An explanation of the manner in which the tuition for the dual credit course;course will be paid, including, without limitation, whether:

(c) An explanation of the manner in which the tuition for the dual credit course will be paid, including, without limitation, whether:

and (4) Any other funding source, including federal funding sources or sources from private entities, will be applied by the school district , [or] charter school or university school for -dual *SB160_R1*credit –course;upils 4 – profoundly gifted pupils to pay all or a portion of the tuition for the (d) A requirement that the school district , [or] charter school or university school for profoundly gifted pupils establish an academic program for each pupil enrolled in the dual credit course;course that includes, as applicable, the academic plan developed for the pupil pursuant to NRS 388.205;

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(g) A written consideration and identification of the ways in which a pupil who is enrolled in a dual credit course can remain eligible for interscholastic activities;

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