Existing law provides that the board of trustees of a county school district consists of 5, 7 or 11 members depending on the number of pupils who are enrolled in the county school district. (NRS 386.120) Section 1 of this bill requires the board of county commissioners to appoint a nonvoting pupil trustee to the board of trustees of each county school district in this State, who must be nominated from the pupils in the county school district. Section 1 outlines the qualifications and procedures for nominating the pupil trustee and the rights and responsibilities of the pupil trustee. Finally, section 1 provides that the pupil trustee has: (1) the same rights as voting members of the board of trustees; (2) the right to receive equivalent training for professional development; and (3) the right to express an opinion before any vote taken by the board of trustees. Sections 2-9 of this bill revise references to the number of trustees on the board of trustees and the election of members of the board of trustees to account for the appointment of the nonvoting pupil trustee. Section 10 of this bill provides that a person appointed to fill a vacancy in the position of pupil trustee must have the qualifications set forth in section 1. Section 11 of this bill provides that the training for professional development that the pupil trustee has the right to receive is an exception to the requirements for the training required to be provided to the other trustees.

Statutes affected:
As Introduced: 386.120, 386.160, 386.165, 386.180, 386.190, 386.200, 386.205, 386.225, 386.270, 386.327
BDR: 386.120, 386.160, 386.165, 386.180, 386.190, 386.200, 386.205, 386.225, 386.270, 386.327