Assembly Bill No. 518

Assembly Bill No. 518-Committee on Education

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AN ACT relating to pupils; requiring courts to provide to school districts information regarding pupils who have unlawfully caused or attempted to cause serious bodily injury to another person; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

[Approved July 11, 1997]

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

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Section 1. NRS 392.468 is hereby amended to read as follows:
392.468 1. The board of trustees of a county school district, or its designee, shall inform each employee of the district, including teachers, other licensed employees, drivers of school buses, instructional aides and office managers, who may have consistent contact with a pupil if that pupil has, within the preceding 3 years, unlawfully caused or attempted to cause serious bodily injury to any person. The district shall provide this information based upon any written records that the district maintains or which it receives from a law enforcement agency [.] or a court. The district need not initiate a request for such information from any source.
2. A school district and the members of its board of trustees are not liable for failure strictly to comply with this section if a good faith effort to comply is made.
3. Any information received by an employee pursuant to this section is confidential and must not be further disseminated by the employee.
Sec. 2. Chapter 62 of NRS is hereby amended by adding thereto a new section to read as follows:
1. If a court determines that a child who is currently enrolled in school unlawfully caused or attempted to cause serious bodily injury to another person, the court shall provide the information specified in subsection 2 to the school district in which the child is currently enrolled.
2. The information required to be provided pursuant to subsection 1 must include:
(a) The name of the child;
(b) A description of any injury sustained by the other person;
(c) A description of any weapon used by the child; and
(d) A description of any threats made by the child against the other person before, during or after the incident in which the child injured or attempted to injure the person.
Sec. 3. Chapter 200 of NRS is hereby amended by adding thereto a new section to read as follows:
1. If a court determines that a person who is currently enrolled in a secondary school unlawfully caused or attempted to cause serious bodily injury to another person, the court shall provide the information specified in subsection 2 to the school district in which the offender is currently enrolled.
2. The information required to be provided pursuant to subsection 1 must include:
(a) The name of the offender;
(b) A description of any injury sustained by the other person;
(c) A description of any weapon used by the offender; and
(d) A description of any threats made by the offender against the other person before, during or after the incident in which the offender injured or attempted to injure the person.
Sec. 4. The provisions of subsection 1 of NRS 354.599 do not apply to any additional expenses of a local government that are related to the provisions of this act.
Sec. 5. This act becomes effective on July 1, 1997.
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