Existing law creates the Interim Finance Committee to exercise certain fiscal duties when the Legislature is not in a regular or special session. (NRS 218E.400, 218E.405) Section 2 of this bill creates the Subcommittee on Education Accountability of the Interim Finance Committee, consisting of five members of the Assembly and three members of the Senate.
Section 3 of this bill: (1) requires the Subcommittee to meet at least twice annually; and (2) provides that the general objectives and functions of the Subcommittee are to discuss, evaluate and make recommendations relating to accountability in public education in this State in order to improve the educational achievements and outcomes for pupils. Section 3 further provides that the Subcommittee may study, without limitation: (1) fiscal policy, school finance or similar or related financial activities; (2) the sufficiency of current revenue and expenditures relating to public education in this State and the anticipated revenue and expenditures that are necessary to improve educational achievements and outcomes for pupils; (3) administrative support and policies; (4) corrective action plans for public schools to improve educational achievements and outcomes; and (5) the rules, regulations and policies of individual school districts or public schools.