Senate Bill No. 36–Committee on
Human Resources and Facilities

 

(On Behalf of the Legislative Committee on
Education (NRS 218.5352))

 

Prefiled January 30, 2003

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Referred to Committee on Human Resources and Facilities

 

SUMMARY—Authorizes regional training programs for the professional development of teachers and administrators to facilitate access to information concerning issues related to suicide among pupils. (BDR 34‑644)

 

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; authorizing regional training programs for the professional development of teachers and administrators to facilitate access to information concerning issues related to suicide among pupils; providing that receipt of or access to such information does not create an additional duty; 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 391 of NRS is hereby amended by adding

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

1-3  1.  The governing body of a regional training program may

1-4  facilitate and coordinate access to information by teachers and

1-5  administrators concerning issues related to suicide among pupils.

1-6  Such information must be offered for educational purposes only.

2-1  2.  Receipt of or access to information pursuant to subsection

2-2  1 does not create a duty for any person in addition to those duties

2-3  otherwise required in the course of his employment.

2-4  Sec. 2.  NRS 391.500 is hereby amended to read as follows:

2-5  391.500  As used in NRS 391.500 to 391.556, inclusive, and

2-6  section 1 of this act, unless the context otherwise requires, the

2-7  words and terms defined in NRS 391.504 and 391.508 have the

2-8  meanings ascribed to them in those sections.

2-9  Sec. 3.  This act becomes effective on July 1, 2003.

 

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