Assembly Bill No. 146-Assemblymen Manendo, Williams, Segerblom, Freeman, Chowning, Collins, Herrera, Nolan, Neighbors, Lambert, Goldwater, Mortenson, Amodei, Hickey, Braunlin, Koivisto, Krenzer, Parks, Ernaut, Hettrick and Close
February 6, 1997
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Referred to Committee on Education
SUMMARY--Provides that school district may authorize use of buses of district for certain types of commercial advertising. (BDR 34-737)
FISCAL NOTE: Effect on Local Government: No.
Effect on the State or on Industrial Insurance: No.
EXPLANATION - Matter in italics is new; matter in brackets [ ] is material to be omitted.
AN ACT relating to school districts; providing that a school district may authorize the use of buses of the district for certain types of commercial advertising; specifying the permissible content of such advertising; specifying the permissible uses of money derived from such advertising; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
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Section 1 Chapter 387 of NRS is hereby amended by adding thereto a new section to read as follows:
1. A board of trustees of a school district may:
(a) Authorize for commercial advertising the use of buses owned by the school district; and
(b) Establish the fees and other terms and conditions which are applicable to such advertising.
2. Any advertising authorized pursuant to subsection 1:
(a) Must conform with all applicable local ordinances regarding signs; and
(b) Must not:
(1) Promote hostility, disorder or violence;
(2) Attack ethnic, racial or religious groups;
(3) Invade the rights of others;
(4) Inhibit the functioning of the school;
(5) Override the school's identity;
(6) Promote the use of controlled substances, dangerous drugs, intoxicating liquor, tobacco or firearms;
(7) Promote any religious organization;
(8) Contain political advertising; or
(9) Promote entertainment deemed improper or inappropriate by the board of trustees.
3. The board of trustees of each school district that receives money pursuant to subsection 1 shall establish a special revenue fund and direct that the money it receives pursuant to subsection 1 be deposited in that fund. Money in the fund must not be commingled with money from other sources. The board of trustees shall disburse the money in the fund to the schools within its district giving preference to the schools within the district that the district has classified as serving a significant proportion of pupils who are economically disadvantaged.
4. A school that receives money pursuant to subsection 3 shall expend the money only to purchase textbooks and laboratory equipment and to pay for field trips.
Sec. 2 This act becomes effective on July 1, 1997.