Existing law: (1) authorizes the board of trustees of certain school districts to zone the school district and determine which pupils must attend each school; and (2) allows pupils to attend certain schools despite the zoning decision of the board of trustees of the school district. (NRS 388.040) Section 2 of this bill authorizes a pupil to attend a public school outside the zone of attendance that the pupil is otherwise required to attend if the public school is not at capacity in the grade level of the pupil and the pupil receives approval to attend the school. Section 2 additionally: (1) requires the board of trustees of each school district to adopt policies and procedures governing the attendance of pupils at schools outside the zone of attendance that such pupils are otherwise required to attend; (2) requires the Superintendent of Public Instruction to establish a process to review such policies and procedures; (3) provides certain requirements governing the application process established by a school district, including, without limitation, various factors that may not be considered when determining whether to approve an application; (4) sets forth the process for the parent or legal guardian of a pupil who submits an application to appeal certain decisions regarding the application; and (5) requires the Superintendent of Public Instruction and each school district to publish certain data concerning vacancies at each public school on the Internet website maintained by the Department of Education and school district, respectively. Section 1 of this bill authorizes the board of trustees of a school district that furnishes transportation to pupils to elect not to provide transportation to a pupil who attends a public school outside of his or her zone of attendance pursuant to section 2. Additionally, section 2 authorizes the board of trustees of a school district to accept gifts and grants to carry out certain provisions of section 2. Section 1.5 of this bill requires the Department, to the extent that money is available, to establish a program to award grants of money to organizations or the parent or legal guardian of a pupil for the purpose of providing the pupil with transportation to attend a public school located outside the zone of attendance that the pupil is otherwise required to attend. Section 1.5 additionally requires the Department to adopt regulations as necessary to carry out the program.

Statutes affected:
As Introduced: 386.790, 388.040
Reprint 1: 386.790, 388.040
Reprint 2: 386.790, 388.040
Reprint 3: 386.790, 388.040
As Enrolled: 386.790, 388.040
BDR: 386.790, 388.040