Public Schools Overcrowding and Repair Needs Committees: Establishment; appointment; filling of vacancies; meetings; quorum; administrative support.

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[Expired by limitation. (See chapter 425, Statutes of Nevada 2015, at page 2447.)]

1. The board of trustees of a school district, other than a school district located in a county in which there is imposed for the benefit of the school district a tax on the gross receipts from the rental of transient lodging or a tax on transfers of real property pursuant to chapter 375 of NRS, or both, may, by resolution, establish a Public Schools Overcrowding and Repair Needs Committee to recommend the imposition of one or more of the taxes described in NRS 387.3326 for consideration by the voters at the 2016 General Election to fund the capital projects of the school district. If such a resolution is adopted, the Committee must be appointed consisting of:

(a) The superintendent of schools of the school district, who serves ex officio, or his or her designee.

(b) One Senator whose legislative district includes all or part of the school district. If the legislative district of more than one Senator includes the school district, those Senators shall jointly appoint the member to serve.

(c) One member of the Assembly whose legislative district includes all or part of the school district. If the legislative district of more than one member of the Assembly includes the school district, those members of the Assembly shall jointly appoint the member to serve.

(d) One member who is a representative of the Nevada Association of Realtors, appointed by that Association.

(e) One member who is a representative of the Retail Association of Nevada, appointed by that Association.

(f) One member appointed by the board of county commissioners.

(g) If the county includes one or more cities, the mayor of each such city shall appoint a member to serve.

(h) If applicable to the county, one member of the oversight panel for school facilities established pursuant to NRS 393.092 or 393.096, appointed by the chair of the panel.

(i) One member who is a representative of a labor organization, appointed by the State of Nevada AFL-CIO.

(j) One member who is a representative of the largest organization of licensed educators in the county, appointed by that organization.

(k) One member of the general public, appointed by the parent-teacher association with the largest membership in the county.

(l) One member who represents economic development in the county, appointed by the regional development authority, as defined in NRS 231.009, for that county.

(m) One member who represents gaming, appointed by the gaming association with the largest membership in the county or, if there are no members of a gaming association in the county, the board of trustees.

(n) One member who represents business or commercial interests, other than gaming, appointed by the local chamber of commerce with the largest membership in the county or, if there is no local chamber of commerce in the county, the board of trustees.

(o) One member who represents homebuilders in the county, appointed by the association of homebuilders with the largest membership in the county or, if there are no members of an association of homebuilders in the county, the board of trustees.

2. The members appointed pursuant to paragraphs (d) to (o), inclusive, of subsection 1 must be residents of the county.

3. Any vacancy occurring in the appointed membership of a Committee established pursuant to subsection 1 must be filled in the same manner as the original appointment not later than 30 days after the vacancy occurs.

4. If a Committee is established pursuant to subsection 1, the Committee shall hold its first meeting upon the call of the superintendent of schools of the school district as soon as practicable after the appointments are made pursuant to subsection 1. At the first meeting of the Committee, the members of the Committee shall elect a chair.

5. A majority of a Committee established pursuant to subsection 1 constitutes a quorum for the transaction of business, and a majority of those members present at any meeting is sufficient for any official action taken by the Committee.

6. If a Committee is established pursuant to subsection 1, the superintendent of schools of the school district shall provide administrative support to the Committee.

(Added to NRS by 2015, 2444; A 2015, 2447)


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