Nevada § 1 - Duties of Joint Interim Standing Committee on Education; report

§ 1. Duties of Joint Interim Standing Committee on Education; report

1. The Joint Interim Standing Committee on Education shall, during the 2023-2024 interim: (a) Conduct a study concerning the mental health and wellness of pupils in this State

and programs to improve the mental health and wellness of such pupils, including,

without limitation, evidence-based mental health therapies and practices. (b) Conduct a study concerning the workload of teachers in this State, including,

without limitation, provisions of law and regulations that affect the workload of

teachers in this State, to better understand and evaluate the workload of teachers

in this State. (c) Conduct a study concerning requirements governing the licensing and authorization

to work of teachers and administrators in this State, including, without limitation,

requirements for the authorization of a holder of a J-1 visa issued pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1101(a)(15)(J) to work as a teacher or administrator, in order to: (1) Identify whether such requirements are barriers to increasing the diversity of

teachers or administrators, as applicable, in this State and increasing the number

of pupils in the public schools in this State and students at institutions of higher

education in this State who eventually become teachers and administrators in this

State; and (2) Ensure that requirements concerning the competency of applicants for a license

as a teacher or administrator, as applicable, are reasonable indicators of the future

effectiveness of such an applicant as a teacher or administrator. (d) Conduct a study concerning: (1) Trends in the graduation rates of, and the types of diplomas awarded to, pupils

enrolled in high school in this State, based on the information included in the annual

report of accountability pursuant to NRS 385A.260 ; (2) Trends in achievement of pupils enrolled in high school in this State, including,

without limitation, information relating to such trends that is included in the annual

report of accountability pursuant to NRS 385A.200 ; (3) A comparison of the trends described in subparagraphs (1) and (2); and (4) Any factors which may be responsible for the trends described in subparagraphs

(1) and (2) and any divergence between the trends described in subparagraph (1) and

the trends described in subparagraph (2). (e) Conduct a study concerning: (1) Groups of pupils who may require additional resources to receive a reasonably

equal educational opportunity; (2) The specific educational needs of such groups of pupils; (3) Policies and strategies that target such groups of pupils, address specific needs

and provide specific interventions, including, without limitation, policies and strategies

to increase enrollment in postsecondary education or vocational training; and (4) Long-term strategies to fund and implement such policies and programs. (f) Conduct a study concerning waivers of registration fees, laboratory fees and other

fees at institutions within the Nevada System of Higher Education, including, without

limitation, any such waivers granted by the Board of Regents of the University of

Nevada pursuant to NRS 396.544 to 396.54495 , inclusive. 2. On or before February 1, 2025, for each study listed in subsection 1, the Joint

Interim Standing Committee on Education shall submit a report of its findings and

any recommendations for legislation to the Director of the Legislative Counsel Bureau

for transmittal to the 83rd Session of the Legislature.