Assembly Bill No. 45–Assemblymen Williams and Giunchigliani

 

February 4, 2003

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Referred to Committee on Education

 

SUMMARY—Provides for adjustment of state funding to school districts when pupils drop out of school after count of pupils is calculated. (BDR 34‑739)

 

FISCAL NOTE:  Effect on Local Government: Yes.

                           Effect on the State: Yes.

 

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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; providing for the adjustment of state funding to school districts when pupils drop out of school after the count of pupils is calculated; requiring the State Board of Education to adopt certain regulations; 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 387 of NRS is hereby amended by adding

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

1-3  1.  The board of trustees of each school district and the

1-4  governing body of each charter school in this state shall, in

1-5  accordance with the regulations of the State Board, report to the

1-6  Department the number of pupils who were included in the count

1-7  of pupils for apportionment purposes pursuant to NRS 387.123 for

1-8  that school year but who dropped out of school after the count was

1-9  calculated. An adjustment to the computation of apportionments

1-10  to the school district or charter school must be made in

1-11  accordance with NRS 387.1243 with respect to such pupils in an

1-12  amount that is proportionate to the portion of the school year for

1-13  which the pupils dropped out of school.

 

 

2-1  2.  The State Board:

2-2  (a) Shall adopt regulations establishing the dates by which the

2-3  board of trustees of a school district or the governing body of a

2-4  charter school must report the number of its pupils who have

2-5  dropped out; and

2-6  (b) May adopt such other regulations as necessary to carry out

2-7  the provisions of this section.

2-8  Sec. 2.  NRS 387.1211 is hereby amended to read as follows:

2-9  387.1211  As used in NRS 387.121 to 387.126, inclusive[:] ,

2-10  and section 1 of this act:

2-11      1.  “Average daily attendance” means the total number of pupils

2-12  attending a particular school each day during a period of reporting

2-13  divided by the number of days school is in session during that

2-14  period.

2-15      2.  “Enrollment” means the count of pupils enrolled in and

2-16  scheduled to attend programs of instruction of a school district or a

2-17  charter school at a specified time during the school year.

2-18      3.  “Special education program unit” means an organized unit

2-19  of special education and related services which includes full-time

2-20  services of persons licensed by the Superintendent of Public

2-21  Instruction or other appropriate licensing body, providing a program

2-22  of instruction in accordance with minimum standards prescribed by

2-23  the State Board.

2-24      Sec. 3.  This act becomes effective on July 1, 2003.

 

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