Assembly Bill No. 122–Committee on Ways and Means

 

February 13, 2003

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Referred to Committee on Ways and Means

 

SUMMARY—Revises provisions governing calculation of basic support for school districts with declining enrollment. (BDR 34‑963)

 

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; revising provisions governing the calculation of basic support for school districts with declining enrollment; 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. NRS 387.1233 is hereby amended to read as

1-2  follows:

1-3  387.1233  1.  Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2,

1-4  basic support of each school district must be computed by:

1-5  (a) Multiplying the basic support guarantee per pupil established

1-6  for that school district for that school year by the sum of:

1-7       (1) Six-tenths the count of pupils enrolled in the kindergarten

1-8  department on the last day of the first school month of the school

1-9  district for the school year, including, without limitation, the count

1-10  of pupils who reside in the county and are enrolled in any charter

1-11  school on the last day of the first school month of the school district

1-12  for the school year.

1-13          (2) The count of pupils enrolled in grades 1 to 12, inclusive,

1-14  on the last day of the first school month of the school district for the

1-15  school year, including, without limitation, the count of pupils who

1-16  reside in the county and are enrolled in any charter school on the last

2-1  day of the first school month of the school district for the school

2-2  year.

2-3       (3) The count of pupils not included under subparagraph (1)

2-4  or (2) who are enrolled full time in a program of distance education

2-5  provided by that school district or a charter school located within

2-6  that school district on the last day of the first school month of the

2-7  school district for the school year.

2-8       (4) The count of pupils who reside in the county and are

2-9  enrolled:

2-10             (I) In a public school of the school district and are

2-11  concurrently enrolled part time in a program of distance education

2-12  provided by another school district or a charter school on the last

2-13  day of the first school month of the school district for the school

2-14  year, expressed as a percentage of the total time services are

2-15  provided to those pupils per school day in proportion to the total

2-16  time services are provided during a school day to pupils who are

2-17  counted pursuant to subparagraph (2).

2-18             (II) In a charter school and are concurrently enrolled part

2-19  time in a program of distance education provided by a school district

2-20  or another charter school on the last day of the first school month of

2-21  the school district for the school year, expressed as a percentage of

2-22  the total time services are provided to those pupils per school day in

2-23  proportion to the total time services are provided during a school

2-24  day to pupils who are counted pursuant to subparagraph (2).

2-25          (5) The count of pupils not included under subparagraph (1),

2-26  (2), (3) or (4), who are receiving special education pursuant to the

2-27  provisions of NRS 388.440 to 388.520, inclusive, on the last day of

2-28  the first school month of the school district for the school year,

2-29  excluding the count of pupils who have not attained the age of 5

2-30  years and who are receiving special education pursuant to

2-31  subsection 1 of NRS 388.490 on that day.

2-32          (6) Six-tenths the count of pupils who have not attained the

2-33  age of 5 years and who are receiving special education pursuant to

2-34  subsection 1 of NRS 388.490 on the last day of the first school

2-35  month of the school district for the school year.

2-36          (7) The count of children detained in detention homes,

2-37  alternative programs and juvenile forestry camps receiving

2-38  instruction pursuant to the provisions of NRS 388.550, 388.560 and

2-39  388.570 on the last day of the first school month of the school

2-40  district for the school year.

2-41          (8) The count of pupils who are enrolled in classes for at

2-42  least one semester pursuant to subsection 4 of NRS 386.560,

2-43  subsection 4 of NRS 386.580 or subsection 3 of NRS 392.070,

2-44  expressed as a percentage of the total time services are provided to

2-45  those pupils per school day in proportion to the total time services

3-1  are provided during a school day to pupils who are counted pursuant

3-2  to subparagraph (2).

3-3  (b) Multiplying the number of special education program units

3-4  maintained and operated by the amount per program established for

3-5  that school year.

3-6  (c) Adding the amounts computed in paragraphs (a) and (b).

3-7  2.  If the enrollment of pupils in a school district or a charter

3-8  school that is located within the school district on the last day of the

3-9  first school month of the school district for the school year is less

3-10  than the enrollment of pupils in the same school district or charter

3-11  school on the last day of the first school month of the school district

3-12  for [either or both of] the immediately preceding [2 school years, the

3-13  largest] school year, the larger number must be used [from among

3-14  the 3 years] for purposes of apportioning money from the State

3-15  Distributive School Account to that school district or charter school

3-16  pursuant to NRS 387.124.

3-17      3.  Pupils who are excused from attendance at examinations or

3-18  have completed their work in accordance with the rules of the board

3-19  of trustees must be credited with attendance during that period.

3-20      4.  Pupils who are incarcerated in a facility or institution

3-21  operated by the Department of Corrections must not be counted for

3-22  the purpose of computing basic support pursuant to this section. The

3-23  average daily attendance for such pupils must be reported to the

3-24  Department.

3-25      5.  Pupils who are enrolled in courses which are approved by

3-26  the Department as meeting the requirements for an adult to earn a

3-27  high school diploma must not be counted for the purpose of

3-28  computing basic support pursuant to this section.

3-29      Sec. 2.  This act becomes effective on July 1, 2003.

 

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