AB 497 — Revises provisions relating to education. (BDR 34-706)

(Reprinted with amendments adopted on May 23, 2023) FIRST REPRINT A.B.

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497–A497– SSEMBLYWOMANASSEMBLYWOMEN B ILBRAY -AXELROD M; AY 10, 2023 ____________ Referred to Committee on Education SUMMARY—Revises provisions relating to education.

H ANSEN AND M OSCA M AY 10, 2023 ____________ Referred to Committee on Education SUMMARY—Revises provisions relating to education.

(NOTROEQUESTEDCONTAINS UNFUNDED MANDATE (§ 2) (NOTR EQUESTED AFFECTEDLOCALGOVERNMENT) ~ EXPLANATION – Matter in bolded italics is new;

(NRS 388.040) Section 2 of this bill authorizes a pupil to attend a public school outside the zone of attendance in which the pupil is otherwise required to attend if the public school is not at capacity in the grade or of each school district to establish an application process to enable such transfers of pupils between public schools.schools;

and (2) the State Board of Education to adopt regulations governing such a process.

THEAdditionally, PEOPLEsections OF1 THEand STATE2 OFauthorize NEVADA,the REPRESENTEDboard INof SENATEtrustees ANDof ASSEMBLY,a DOschool ENACTdistrict ASto FOLLOWS:accept gifts and grants to carry out certain provisions of those sections.

- *AB497_R1* – 2 – THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

As provided in this title, the board of trustees of any school district may furnish transportation for all resident children of school age in the school district attending a public - *AB497* – 2 – school, including pupils assigned to special schools or programs pursuant to NRS 388.417 to 388.469, inclusive, or 388.5251 to 388.5267, inclusive:

(c) For the safety of pupils being transported, govern the conduct of drivers by making and enforcing regulations not inconsistent with regulations of the State Board of Education or with law.law4.

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The board of trustees of a school district may accept gifts and grants to assist in any provision of transportation to pupils described pursuant to subsection 4.

Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, the board of trustees of a school district that includes more than one school which offers instruction in the same grade or grades may - *AB497_R1* – 3 – zone the school district and determine which pupils must attend each school.

- *AB497* – 3 – (d) Public school outside the zone of attendance that the pupil is otherwise required to attend if the pupil has been issued a fictitious address pursuant to NRS 217.462 to 217.471, inclusive, or the parent or legal guardian with whom the pupil resides has been issued a fictitious address pursuant to NRS 217.462 to 217.471, inclusive;

(e) Allow a pupil whose application to attend a public school outside the zone of attendance that the pupil is otherwise required to attend is approved to permanently transfer to that public school - *AB497_R1* – 4 – without requiring an additional application in any subsequent school year.

or - *AB497* – 4 – (e) Except as otherwise provided in this paragraph, whether a pupil has previously been the subject of disciplinary action.

The board of trustees of a school district may accept gifts and grants to carry out the provisions of this section.

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The State Board shall adopt any regulations necessary to carry out the provisions of this section.

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(a)- Upon*AB497_R1* passage– and5 approval– for the purpose of adopting any regulations and performing any other preparatory administrativeadministrativey tasks that are necessary to carry out the provisions of this act;

and (b) On JulyJanuary 1, 2024,2025, for all other purposes.

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