AB389
AN ACT relating to education; revising provisions governing the submission of data and metrics on the performance and progress of pupils; revising provisions governing the automated system of accountability information for Nevada; requiring the Commission on Innovation and Excellence in Education to review and make recommendations concerning reports on pupil achievement and the financial accountability of school districts; requiring the Commission to create a framework for such reports and collaborate with the Department of Education to create a centralized repository of such reports; revising requirements for publishing a list of expenditures of county school districts; revising provisions governing the ratios of pupils to licensed teachers; removing the requirement for a school district to prepare a summary of certain fiscal reports; repealing the requirement for the Department to recommend a minimum amount to be spent by public schools on textbooks and other instructional supplies; and providing other matters properly relating thereto. Close title AN ACT relating to education; revising provisions governing the submission of data and metrics on the performance and progress of pupils; revising provisions governing the automated system of accountability information for Nevada; requiring the Commission on Innovation and Excellence in Education to review and make recommendations concerning reports on pupil achievement and the financial accountability of school districts; requiring the Commission to create a framework for such reports and collaborate with the Department of Education to create a centralized repository of such reports; revising requirements for publishing a list of expenditures of county school districts; revising provisions governing the ratios of pupils to licensed teachers; removing the requirement for a school district to prepare a summary of certain fiscal reports; repealing the requirement for the Department to recommend a minimum amount to be spent by public schools on textbooks and other instructional supplies; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.
Introduction Date
Tuesday, March 11, 2025
Primary Sponsor
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Public exhibits
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Auditor findings
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AN ACT relating to education; revising provisions governing the submission of data and metrics on the performance and pr
Existing law requires the Superintendent of Public Instruction to: (1) establish certain metrics of performance for public schools for each grade; and (2) on or before October 1 of each year, report data relating to each metric to the Governor, the State Board of Education and the Director of the Legislative Counsel Bureau for transmission to the Joint Interim Standing Committee on Education. (NRS 385A.080) In addition, existing law requires: (1) the Commission on School Funding to review the academic progress made by pupils in each public school since the implementation of the Pupil-Centered Funding Plan and use certain metrics in performing that review; and (2) each school district and charter school to submit to the Commission a quarterly report of data and metrics collected by the school district or charter school to identify areas of improvement in academic performance and the progress of pupils. (NRS 387.12463) Section 5 of this bill removes the requirement for each school district and charter school to submit to the Commission a quarterly report of such data and metrics and, instead, requires the Commission to conduct an annual review of data and metrics to identify how funding from the Pupil-Centered Funding Plan is being used to improve the academic performance and progress of pupils. Under section 5: (1) the annual review may include, without limitation, a review of data and metrics submitted to the Commission by school districts and charter schools and data and met
NELIS exhibits (8 on file)
Opposition (4)
- Brian Wallace — Vice President, Nevada State Education Association (Testimony)
- Nevada State Education Association (Statement)
- John Eppolito (Testimony)
- John Eppolito (Testimony)
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