Nevada AB 316: Revises provisions relating to the governance of school districts. (BDR 34-319)

Bill Text

A.B. 316
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ASSEMBLY BILL NO. 316–ASSEMBLYMEMBER NGUYEN

FEBRUARY 27, 2025
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JOINT SPONSOR: SENATOR TAYLOR
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Referred to Committee on Education

SUMMARY—Revises provisions relating to the governance of
school districts. (BDR 34-319)

FISCAL NOTE: Effect on Local Government: May have Fiscal Impact.
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 school districts; requiring the board of county
commissioners to appoint a nonvoting pupil trustee to the
board of trustees of each county school district in this
State; revising provisions governing the election and
appointment of the board of trustees of each county
school district; and providing other matters properly
relating thereto.
Legislative Counsel’s Digest:
Existing law provides that the board of trustees of a county school district 1
consists of 5, 7 or 11 members depending on the number of pupils who are enrolled 2
in the county school district. (NRS 386.120) Section 1 of this bill requires the 3
board of county commissioners to appoint a nonvoting pupil trustee to the board of 4
trustees of each county school district in this State, who must be nominated from 5
the pupils in the county school district. Section 1 outlines the qualifications and 6
procedures for nominating the pupil trustee and the rights and responsibilities of the 7
pupil trustee. Finally, section 1 provides that the pupil trustee has: (1) the same 8
rights as voting members of the board of trustees; (2) the right to receive equivalent 9
training for professional development; and (3) the right to express an opinion 10
before any vote taken by the board of trustees. 11
Sections 2-9 of this bill revise references to the number of trustees on the board 12
of trustees and the election of members of the board of trustees to account for the 13
appointment of the nonvoting pupil trustee. 14
Section 10 of this bill provides that a person appointed to fill a vacancy in the 15
position of pupil trustee must have the qualifications set forth in section 1. 16

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Section 11 of this bill provides that the training for professional development 17
that the pupil trustee has the right to receive is an exception to the requirements for 18
the training required to be provided to the other trustees. 19

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN
SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

Section 1. Chapter 386 of NRS is hereby amended by adding 1
thereto a new section to read as follows: 2
1. The board of county commissioners of each county in this 3
State shall appoint to the board of trustees of the county school 4
district one nonvoting pupil trustee nominated from the pupils in 5
the county school district in accordance with the requirements of 6
subsection 3. 7
2. The pupil trustee appointed pursuant to subsection 1 must: 8
(a) Reside in the county; 9
(b) Be enrolled in grade 11 or 12 as a full-time pupil of a 10
public high school in the county; and 11
(c) Be nominated in accordance with the requirements of 12
subsection 3. 13
3. To be nominated for appointment to the board of trustees: 14
(a) In a county school district where less than 50,000 pupils 15
are enrolled for the current school year, the pupil trustee must be 16
nominated by a majority vote of the pupils enrolled in the public 17
middle schools, junior high schools and high schools in the county 18
school district in a vote conducted in accordance with the policies 19
and regulations of the board of trustees of the county school 20
district. 21
(b) In a county school district where 50,000 or more pupils are 22
enrolled for the current school year: 23
(1) The pupils enrolled in the public middle schools, junior 24
high schools and high schools in each election district within the 25
county school district shall, by majority vote, nominate two pupils 26
to represent the schools at a convention; 27
(2) The pupils nominated pursuant to subparagraph (1) 28
shall, by majority vote, nominate two candidates from amongst 29
themselves to be presented to the pupils enrolled in the public 30
middle schools, junior high schools and high schools in the county 31
school district; and 32
(3) The pupils enrolled in the middle schools, junior high 33
schools and high schools in the county school district shall, by 34
majority vote, nominate from amongst those pupils presented 35
pursuant to subparagraph (2) the pupil to serve as pupil trustee on 36
the board of trustees. 37

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4. The term of a pupil trustee appointed to the board of 1
trustees pursuant to subsection 1 is 1 year. 2
5. The pupil trustee appointed pursuant to subsection 1 shall 3
have: 4
(a) The same rights as voting members of the board of trustees, 5
including, without limitation, attending all meetings, being 6
involved in any briefings, evaluations, closed-door sessions and 7
policy and operational discus