AB 418 — Enacts provisions relating to education. (BDR 34-526)

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418–COMMITTEE ON EDUCATIONE (ONDUCATION B(O EHALFN BEHALF OF THE LLEGISLATIVE EGISLATIVECOMMITTEE C OMMITTEE ON EEDUCATION DUCATION ) M ARCH 25, 2021 ____________ Referred to Committee on Education SUMMARY—Enacts provisions relating to education.

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Effect on the State:

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This bill requires the board of trustees of a school district to administer an - *AB418_R1* – 2 – exit survey to teachers or other licensed personnel who leave employment at the school district and report the information the board of trustees receives from the exit survey to the Department.

This bill further requires the Department to review district and make recommendations for improvements to the board of trustees.

This bill also requires the Department to report certain information to the board of trustees of each school district.

(2) any recommendations for (3) any recommendations for legislation.oard of trustees of a school district;

and (3) any recommendations for legislation.d of trustees of THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

The Department may include questions requested by the board of trustees of a school district in an exit survey administered in that school district.

The board of trustees of a school district shall administer the exit survey developed pursuant to subsection 1 to teachers or other licensed personnel who leave employment with the school district.district, including, without limitation, by providing a link to the exit survey hosted on the Internet website of the Department.

OnThe orresponses beforeto Augustan 1exit ofsurvey eachadministered year,pursuant theto boardthis ofsubsection trusteesshall ofbe atransmitted schooldirectly district shall report to the Department theas informationsoon theas boardpracticable receivesafter from administering an exit survey to teachers or other licensed personnel who left employment at the schoolcompletion districtof in the immediatelyexit precedingsurvey. school year.

On or before August 1 of each year, the board of trustees of a school district shall report to the Department a compilation of the information the board receives from administering an exit survey to teachers or other licensed personnel who left employment at the school district in the immediately preceding school year.

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On or before February 1 of each year, the Department shall submitreport to the Directorboard of thetrustees Legislativeof Counseleach Bureauschool fordistrict transmittal to the Legislatureinformation or,received iffrom theeach Legislatureschool isdistrict notpursuant in session, to thesubsection Legislative3. Committee on Education a report containing:

shall submit to the Director of the Legislative Counsel Bureau for transmittal to the Legislature or, if the Legislature is not in session, to the Legislative Committee on Education a report containing:

- *AB418* – 3 – (b) Any recommendations for improvements made to a school dis(c)district Anyby recommendationsthe forDepartment legislation.ectionpursuant to subsection 4;

and Sec.(c) Any recommendations for legislation.

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The provisions of subsection 1 of NRS 218D.380 do not apply to any provision of this act which adds or revises a requirement to submit a report to the Legislature.

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