SB177
AN ACT relating to education; authorizing a principal to assign a homeless pupil or a pupil in foster care to a temporary alternative placement under certain circumstances; revising the requirement for the principal of a school to consult with certain persons before determining that a homeless pupil or a pupil in foster care is a habitual disciplinary problem; revising the procedure for the suspension of homeless pupils or pupils in foster care and the procedure for determining whether homelessness or placement in foster care is a factor in the behavior of certain pupils; and providing other matters properly relating thereto. Close title AN ACT relating to education; authorizing a principal to assign a homeless pupil or a pupil in foster care to a temporary alternative placement under certain circumstances; revising the requirement for the principal of a school to consult with certain persons before determining that a homeless pupil or a pupil in foster care is a habitual disciplinary problem; revising the procedure for the suspension of homeless pupils or pupils in foster care and the procedure for determining whether homelessness or placement in foster care is a factor in the behavior of certain pupils; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.
Introduction Date
Monday, February 3, 2025
Primary Sponsor
View 1 Primary Sponsors Close Primary Sponsors Senator James
Public exhibits
3
Support 1 · Opp 0 · Neutral 1
Auditor findings
0
recusal 0 · QPQ 0
AN ACT relating to education; authorizing a principal to assign a homeless pupil or a pupil in foster care to a temporar
Existing law establishes the process for the principal of a school to determine that a pupil who is 11 years of age or older and enrolled in the school is a habitual disciplinary problem. (NRS 392.4655) Under existing law, if a pupil who is 11 years of age or older is deemed a habitual disciplinary problem and the school has made a reasonable effort to complete a plan of action based on restorative justice with the pupil, the principal is generally authorized to suspend the pupil, or under extraordinary circumstances, expel the pupil from the school. (NRS 392.466) Existing law provides that before a pupil who is homeless or in foster care may be determined to be a habitual disciplinary problem, the principal is required to consult with certain persons. (NRS 392.4655) Section 1.5 of this bill requires the principal to conduct a meeting with those persons rather than consult with those persons. Section 1.5 also requires such a meeting concerning a pupil who is in foster care to additionally include the educational decision maker appointed for the pupil by a court under existing law. (NRS 432B.462) Existing law requires that, to suspend from school a pupil who is homeless or has been placed in foster care for not more than 5 days, a determination must be made, after consultation with certain persons, that homelessness or being in foster care was not a factor in the behavior of the pupil. Under existing law, the person responsible for making such a determination is required to pr
NELIS exhibits (3 on file)
Support (1)
- Rebeka Acosta — A+J Patient Advocacy (Letter)
Neutral (1)
- Marina Dalia-Hunt — Legal Aid Center of Southern Nevada (Testimony In Support)
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