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 1.5 of this bill adds four nonvoting members to the board of trustees of such a county school district, of whom: (1) one nonvoting member must be appointed by the board of county commissioners of the county in which the school district is located who must also reside in the school district; and (2) three nonvoting members must be appointed by the governing bodies of the three most populous incorporated cities in the county in which the school district is located, with each governing body appointing one member who must reside in the city of the governing body that appoints him or her. Section 1.5 also provides that the nonvoting members of the board of trustees: (1) have, with certain exceptions, the same rights and responsibilities as the voting members; and (2) do not have voting rights for the election of officers or the authority to serve as an officer of the board of trustees. Section 1.5 further provides that each trustee holds office until his or her successor is appointed or elected and qualified. Section 7.5 of this bill makes a conforming change to require officers of the board of trustees to be elected, voting members of the board of trustees. Section 1 of this bill makes a conforming change to provide that a board of trustees of a county school district in which more than 75,000 pupils are enrolled consists of 11 members. Sections 2-4 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 of a school district to be filled by appointment by the remaining elected members 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 of a school district 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 a vacancy occurs due to a member entering active military service. Section 7 of this bill makes a conforming change by deleting certain provisions governing the term of office of a member of a board of trustees of a school district which have been moved to section 1.5. Under existing law, a majority of the members of the board of trustees constitutes a quorum and no action of the board of trustees is valid unless the action receives the approval of a majority of all the members of the board of trustees at a regularly called meeting. (NRS 386.330) Section 8.5 of this bill provides that a majority of the elected members of the board of trustees constitutes a quorum and that no action of the board of trustees is valid unless the action receives the approval of a majority of all the elected members of the board of trustees at a regularly called meeting.

Statutes affected:
As Introduced: 386.165, 386.240, 386.250, 386.260, 386.270, 386.275, 386.300
Reprint 1: 386.120, 386.165, 386.240, 386.250, 386.260, 386.270, 386.275, 386.300
Reprint 2: 386.120, 386.165, 386.240, 386.250, 386.260, 386.270, 386.275, 386.300, 386.310, 386.330
Reprint 3: 386.120, 386.165, 386.240, 386.250, 386.260, 386.270, 386.275, 386.300, 386.310, 386.330
As Enrolled: 386.120, 386.165, 386.240, 386.250, 386.260, 386.270, 386.275, 386.300, 386.310, 386.330
BDR: 386.165, 386.240, 386.250, 386.260, 386.270, 386.275, 386.300