2011 Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 385 - State Administrative Organization
NRS 385.379 - Creation of Account for Programs for Innovation and the Prevention of Remediation; acceptance of gifts and grants; use of money in Account.

1. The Account for Programs for Innovation and the Prevention of Remediation is hereby created in the State General Fund, to be administered by the Superintendent of Public Instruction. The Superintendent of Public Instruction may accept gifts and grants of money from any source for deposit in the Account. Any money from gifts and grants may be expended in accordance with the terms and conditions of the gift or grant, or in accordance with subsection 2 or 3. The interest and income earned on the sum of:

(a) The money in the Account; and

(b) Unexpended appropriations made to the Account from the State General Fund,

must be credited to the Account. Any money remaining in the Account at the end of a fiscal year does not revert to the State General Fund, and the balance in the Account must be carried forward to the next fiscal year.

2. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 385.3784 and subsection 3, the money in the Account may only be used for the allocation of money to public schools and consortiums of public schools whose applications are approved by the Commission pursuant to NRS 385.3785.

3. Upon the request of the Commission:

(a) Not more than $50,000 in the Account may be used each biennium to pay:

(1) The expenses incurred by members of the Commission to travel to the public schools and consortiums of public schools that received allocations of money from the Account; and

(2) The costs incurred by the Commission to hold meetings or conferences for representatives of public schools and consortiums of schools that received allocations of money from the Account to discuss or display, or both, programs, practices and strategies that have proven effective in improving the academic achievement and proficiency of pupils.

(b) Not more than $450,000 in the Account may be used each biennium to pay for an evaluation of the programs for which money was allocated from the Account. If the Commission uses money in the Account for such an evaluation, the Commission shall ensure that:

(1) A request for proposals is issued and a qualified, independent consultant is selected to conduct the evaluation;

(2) Upon selection of the consultant, the Commission receives approval of the consultant and the plan for the evaluation from the Committee;

(3) The evaluation is designed to determine the effectiveness of the programs for which money was allocated from the Account in improving the achievement of pupils;

(4) The evaluation includes an identification of the programs for which money was allocated from the Account that did not improve the achievement of pupils as described in the approved application for the grant;

(5) The evaluation includes an identification of the public schools and consortiums of public schools that did not implement the programs for which money was allocated from the Account as described in the approved application for the grant; and

(6) The evaluation includes a compilation and review of each evaluation required to be submitted by public schools and consortiums of public schools pursuant to NRS 385.3787.

(Added to NRS by 2005, 1975; A 2007, 1565, 2379)