Existing law provides each board of trustees of a school district, with certain exceptions, with such reasonable and necessary powers as required to promote the welfare of school children. (NRS 386.350) Section 1 of this bill prohibits a board of trustees from adopting a policy that limits the access of a pupil to school facilities or activities because of race, religious creed, color, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, ancestry, familial status or sex. Section 1 further authorizes the Department of Education to impose an administrative penalty against a board of trustees that adopts such a policy. The Open Meeting Law requires that a public body such as the board of trustees of a school district give notice of its meetings by: (1) posting an agenda consisting of a list describing the items on which action may be taken by the public body; and (2) clearly denoting that action may be taken on those items by placing the term “for possible action” next to the appropriate item or, under certain circumstances, by placing the term “for possible corrective action” next to the appropriate item. (NRS 241.015, 241.020) Existing law sets forth certain requirements and procedures for meetings of the board of trustees of a school district, including, without limitation: (1) a requirement that the board of trustees hold a regular meeting at least once each month; and (2) the authority for the president of the board of trustees to call special meetings under certain circumstances. (NRS 386.330) Section 1.5 of this bill prohibits, except in an emergency that impacts the school district, the board of trustees of a school district from taking any action or corrective action at a regular meeting or special meeting on an item that has been posted on its agenda pursuant to the Open Meeting Law after 11:59 p.m. on the day of the meeting. Section 1.5 further provides that if the board of trustees has not taken action or corrective action, as applicable, on any item that is on its agenda before 11:59 p.m. on the day of the meeting, the board of trustees must not take any further action or corrective action on any item that is on the meeting agenda unless the board of trustees: (1) schedules the delayed agenda item at a future meeting; or (2) waits at least 24 hours after the originally scheduled time of the meeting but not later than 3 business days after the originally scheduled date of the meeting to take action or corrective action.

Statutes affected:
As Introduced: 386.330
Reprint 1: 386.330
Reprint 2: 386.330
BDR: 386.330