Assembly Bill No. 251–Assemblymen Angle, Knecht, Gustavson, Andonov, Brown, Carpenter, Christensen, Collins, Gibbons, Goicoechea, Griffin, Hardy, Hettrick, Mabey, Marvel, Mortenson, Sherer and Weber (by request)

 

March 6, 2003

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Joint Sponsors: Senators O’Connell,
Cegavske and Amodei

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Referred to Committee on Education

 

SUMMARY—Makes various changes relating to treatment of pupils. (BDR 34‑149)

 

FISCAL NOTE:  Effect on Local Government: No.

                           Effect on the State: No.

 

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EXPLANATION – Matter in bolded italics is new; matter between brackets [omitted material] is material to be omitted.

 

AN ACT relating to education; prohibiting an employee or agent of a school district from taking certain actions relating to the use of psychotropic drugs by pupils; authorizing certain employees of a school district to suggest that a pupil be evaluated for placement in a special program; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

 

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN

SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

 

1-1  Section 1. Chapter 392 of NRS is hereby amended by adding

1-2  thereto a new section to read as follows:

1-3  1.  A person who is an employee or agent of a school district

1-4  shall not:

1-5  (a) Suggest to a pupil or to a parent or guardian of a pupil that

1-6  the pupil should take a psychotropic drug unless the person is a

1-7  physician; or

2-1  (b) Require a pupil to take a psychotropic drug as a condition

2-2  of attending class.

2-3  2.  A person who is an employee or agent of a school district

2-4  may suggest that a pupil be evaluated for determination of

2-5  whether the pupil should be placed in a special program pursuant

2-6  to NRS 388.470.

2-7  3.  As used in this section:

2-8  (a) “Physician” means a person who is licensed to practice

2-9  medicine as a physician pursuant to chapter 630 of NRS.

2-10      (b) “Psychotropic drug” means a controlled substance listed in

2-11  schedule II by the State Board of Pharmacy pursuant to

2-12  NRS 453.146.

2-13      Sec. 2.  This act becomes effective on July 1, 2003.

 

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