1. Of state money appropriated for use in a fiscal year for programs of career and technical education, the State Board shall not use more than 7.5 percent to provide leadership and training activities in that fiscal year.
2. Before allocating state money, if any, to provide leadership and training activities, the State Board shall:
(a) Distribute 30 percent of the state money in the manner set forth in NRS 388.393; and
(b) Distribute not more than 5 percent of the state money to pupil organizations for career and technical education in the manner set forth in NRS 388.394.
3. After distributing the state money pursuant to subsection 2 and allocating state money, if any, to provide leadership and training activities, the State Board shall distribute the remainder of state money in the manner set forth in NRS 388.395.
4. The State Board shall request that representatives of the industry sector councils established pursuant to subsection 2 of NRS 232.935 provide recommendations to the Superintendent of Public Instruction on the awarding of grants pursuant to NRS 388.393.
5. As used in this section, "leadership and training activities" means:
(a) Activities by or for pupil organizations for career and technical education;
(b) Training activities for teachers of classes or programs of career and technical education;
(c) Activities at or for a conference of teachers of classes or programs of career and technical education;
(d) Promotion and marketing of classes or programs of career and technical education; and
(e) The development of standards and assessments of career and technical education for the purposes of leadership and training.
(Added to NRS by 2013, 2770; A 2017, 162, 506)