Under existing law, the members of the board of trustees of a county school district in which more than 75,000 pupils are enrolled (currently Clark County School District) are elected from seven election districts established by the board of trustees that are as nearly equal in population as possible and are composed of contiguous territory. (NRS 386.165) Section 1 of this bill amends the electoral process for electing members of the board of trustees of a county school district in which more than 75,000 pupils are enrolled by requiring that the board of trustees consist of: (1) four members elected in election districts established by the board of county commissioners of the county in which the school district is located; (2) one member appointed by the board of county commissioners of the county in which the school district is located who also resides in the school district; and (3) two members appointed by the governing bodies of the two most populous incorporated cities in the county in which the school district is located, with each governing body appointing one member who resides in the city of the governing body that appoints him or her. Existing law similarly requires that the members of the board of trustees of a county school district in which more than 25,000 pupils but not more than 75,000 pupils are enrolled (currently Washoe County School District) establish seven election districts. Under existing law: (1) five of these districts are as nearly equal in population as is practicable, each of which includes approximately one-fifth of the population of the county; and (2) two districts which are as nearly equal in population as possible, each of which includes approximately one-half of the population of the county. (NRS 386.165) Section 1 revises the provisions governing the election of members of the board of trustees of a school district in which more than 25,000 pupils but not more than 75,000 pupils are enrolled by: (1) requiring four members to be elected in an election district established by the board of county commissioners of the county in which the school district is located; (2) requiring one member to be appointed by the board of county commissioners of the county in which the school district is located; and (3) requiring two members to be appointed by the governing bodies of the two most populous incorporated cities in the county in which the school district is located, with each governing body appointing one member. Section 1 additionally requires election districts established by the board of county commissioners of the county in which a school district is located to be as nearly equal in population as possible and composed of contiguous territory. Sections 2, 3 and 4 of this bill make conforming changes that clarify that certain requirements for a candidate for the board of trustees of a school district only apply to candidates who are elected and not appointed. Section 5 of this bill makes a conforming change that requires vacancies among the elected members of a board of trustees to be filled by appointment at a public meeting of the board of trustees. Section 5 additionally requires that vacancies that occur among the appointed members of a board of trustees must be filled by the appointing authority. Section 6 of this bill makes a conforming change by allowing for the governing body, and not exclusively the board of trustees, to appoint a member to a temporary vacancy in the event of a vacancy occurring due to active military service. Section 7 of this bill makes a conforming change by repealing certain requirements imposed on a member of a board of trustees of a school district relating to his or her term of office.

Statutes affected:
As Introduced: 386.165, 386.240, 386.250, 386.260, 386.270, 386.275, 386.300