Post by Logan on Mar 16, 2017 21:56:32 GMT -6
CARSON CITY — Nevada lawmakers head into Sunshine Week, an annual focus on public accessibility of government, planning to consider bills that would make state wildlife complaints confidential; mandate school nurses keep inhalers on campus; and change the public school funding formula.
Here's more on those and other issues at the Legislature this week:
SCHOOL FUNDING FORMULA
Nevada would expedite extra money to public and charter schools for each disabled, English-learning, gifted and at-risk student under Senate Bill 178.
The state superintendent of public instruction will have the discretion to give districts more money per special-needs pupil in the next few years, but Democratic Sen. Mo Denis of Las Vegas says students' needs are urgent.
Read more: lasvegassun.com/news/2017/mar/13/lawmakers-to-debate-school-funds-inhalers-public-r/
Here's more on those and other issues at the Legislature this week:
SCHOOL FUNDING FORMULA
Nevada would expedite extra money to public and charter schools for each disabled, English-learning, gifted and at-risk student under Senate Bill 178.
The state superintendent of public instruction will have the discretion to give districts more money per special-needs pupil in the next few years, but Democratic Sen. Mo Denis of Las Vegas says students' needs are urgent.
Read more: lasvegassun.com/news/2017/mar/13/lawmakers-to-debate-school-funds-inhalers-public-r/