AB391 - Revises provisions governing annual reports of accountability of public schools. (BDR 34-1074)

(Reprinted with amendments adopted on April 16, 2025) FIRST REPRINT A.B. 391 - *AB391_R1* ASSEMBLY BILL NO. 391–ASSEMBLYMEMBER MILLER MARCH 11, 2025 ____________ Referred to Committee on Education SUMMARY—Revises provisions governing annual reports of accountability of public schools. (BDR 34-1074) FISCAL NOTE: Effect on Local Government: May have Fiscal Impact. Effect on the State: Yes. CONTAINS UNFUNDED MANDATE (§ 1) (NOT REQUESTED BY AFFECTED LOCAL GOVERNMENT) ~ EXPLANATION – Matter in bolded italics is new; matter between brackets [omitted material] is material to be omitted. AN ACT relating to education; requiring the inclusion of certain information regarding pupil achievement in annual reports of accountability submitted by the boards of trustees of school districts, the sponsors of charter schools and the State Board of Education; and providing other matters properly relating thereto. Legislative Counsel’s Digest: Existing law requires the boards of trustees of school districts, the sponsors of 1 charter schools and the State Board of Education to prepare and publicly 2 disseminate annual reports of accountability for the quality of schools and the 3 educational achievement of pupils. (NRS 385A.070, 385A.400) Such annual 4 reports of accountability are required to include certain information concerning the 5 results of pupils on criterion-referenced examinations and the college and career 6 readiness assessment. (NRS 385A.200, 385A.410) Existing law prohibits a separate 7 reporting for a group of pupils if the number of pupils in that group is insufficient 8 to yield statistically reliable information or the results would reveal personally 9 identifiable information about an individual pupil. (NRS 385A.070, 385A.400) 10 Sections 1 and 2 of this bill require that, unless the existing prohibition on separate 11 reporting for a group of pupils applies, the boards of trustees of school districts, the 12 sponsors of charter schools and the State Board of Education must include within 13 annual reports of accountability information on pupil achievement among pupils 14 who have accrued more than 10 absences before the first day of the period 15 prescribed by the State Board for the administration of criterion-referenced 16 examinations or the college and career readiness assessment at the school of the 17 pupil, whichever is earlier. Under sections 1 and 2, this information is required to 18 be reported separately by certain pupil characteristics. 19 – 2 – - *AB391_R1* THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. NRS 385A.200 is hereby amended to read as 1 follows: 2 385A.200 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, 3 the annual report of accountability prepared pursuant to NRS 4 385A.070 must include information on pupil achievement and 5 school performance, including, without limitation, pupil 6 achievement for each school in the district and the district as a 7 whole, including, without limitation, each charter school sponsored 8 by the district. The board of trustees of the district shall base its 9 report on the results of the examinations administered pursuant to 10 NRS 390.105 and the college and career readiness assessment 11 administered pursuant to NRS 390.610 and shall compare the results 12 of those examinations for the school year for which the annual 13 report is being prepared with those of previous school years. The 14 report must include, for each school in the district, including, 15 without limitation, each charter school sponsored by the district, and 16 each grade in which the examinations and assessments were 17 administered: 18 (a) The number of pupils who took the examinations and a 19 record of attendance for the period in which the examinations were 20 administered, including an explanation of any difference in the 21 number of pupils who took the examinations and the number of 22 pupils who are enrolled in the school. 23 (b) Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2 of NRS 24 385A.070, pupil achievement, reported separately by gender and 25 reported separately for the groups of pupils identified in the 26 statewide system of accountability for public schools. 27 (c) A comparison of the achievement of pupils in each group 28 identified in the statewide system of accountability for public 29 schools with the performance targets established for that group. 30 (d) The percentage of pupils who were not tested. 31 (e) Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2 of NRS 32 385A.070, the percentage of pupils who were not tested, reported 33 separately by gender and reported separately for the groups 34 identified in the statewide system of accountability for public 35 schools. 36 (f) The most recent 3-year trend in pupil achievement in each 37 subject area tested and each grade level tested pursuant to NRS 38 390.105 and the college and career readiness assessment 39 administered pursuant to NRS 390.610, which may include 40 information regarding the trend in the achievement of pupils for 41 more than 3 years, if such information is available. 42 – 3 – - *AB391_R1* (g) Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2 of NRS 1 385A.070, information on pupil achievement among pupils with 2 more than 10 absences occurring before the earlier of the first day 3 of the period prescribed by the State Board during which any 4 examination must be administered pursuant to NRS 390.105 at the 5 school of the pupil or, if the pupil is enrolled in high school, the 6 first day of the period during which the college and career 7 readiness assessment must be administered in all public high 8 schools as prescribed by the State Board pursuant to NRS 390.610, 9 reported separately for the groups identified in the statewide 10 system of accountability for public schools. For the purposes of 11 this paragraph, a pupil is absent if the pupil misses an entire 12 school day, including any scheduled partial school day, regardless 13 of whether the absence is excused. 14 (h) Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3 of NRS 15 385A.720, the rating of each public school in the district, including, 16 without limitation, each charter school sponsored by the district, 17 pursuant to the statewide system of accountability for public 18 schools. 19 [(h)] (i) Information on whether each school in the district, 20 including, without limitation, each charter school sponsored by the 21 district, has made progress based upon the model adopted by the 22 Department pursuant to NRS 390.125. 23 [(i)] (j) Information that compares the results of pupils in the 24 school district, including, without limitation, pupils enrolled in 25 charter schools sponsored by the district, with the results of pupils 26 throughout this State. The information required by this paragraph 27 must be provided in consultation with the Department to ensure the 28 accuracy of the comparison. 29 [(j)] (k) For each school in the district, including, without 30 limitation, each charter school sponsored by the district, information 31 that compares the results of pupils in the school with the results of 32 pupils throughout the school district and throughout this State. The 33 information required by this paragraph must be provided in 34 consultation with the Department to ensure the accuracy of the 35 comparison. 36 2. If the Department temporarily waives or otherwise pauses 37 the requirement to administer examinations that comply with 20 38 U.S.C. § 6311(b)(2) pursuant to subsection 6 of NRS 390.105, the 39 requirement of subsection 1 to include certain information in the 40 annual report of accountability prepared pursuant to NRS 385A.070 41 does not apply for the period of time that such a waiver or pause is 42 effective. 43 – 4 – - *AB391_R1* Sec. 2. NRS 385A.410 is hereby amended to read as follows: 1 385A.410 Except as otherwise provided in subsection 6 of 2 NRS 390.105, the annual report of accountability prepared by the 3 State Board pursuant to NRS 385A.400 must include information on 4 pupil achievement and school performance, including, without 5 limitation: 6 1. Information on the achievement of all pupils based upon the 7 results of the examinations administered pursuant to NRS 390.105 8 and the college and career readiness assessment administered 9 pursuant to NRS 390.610, reported for each school district, 10 including, without limitation, each charter school in the district, and 11 for this State as a whole. 12 2. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2 of NRS 13 385A.400, pupil achievement, reported separately by gender and 14 reported separately for the groups of pupils identified in the 15 statewide system of accountability for public schools. 16 3. A comparison of the achievement of pupils in each group 17 identified in the statewide system of accountability for public 18 schools with the performance targets established for that group. 19 4. The percentage of all pupils who were not tested, reported 20 for each school district, including, without limitation, each charter 21 school in the district, and for this State as a whole. 22 5. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2 of NRS 23 385A.400, the percentage of pupils who were not tested, reported 24 separately by gender and reported separately for the groups 25 identified in the statewide system of accountability for public 26 schools. 27 6. The most recent 3-year trend in the achievement of pupils in 28 each subject area tested and each grade level tested pursuant to NRS 29 390.105 and the college and career readiness assessment 30 administered pursuant to NRS 390.610, reported for each school 31 district, including, without limitation, each charter school in the 32 district, and for this State as a whole, which may include 33 information regarding the trend in the achievement of pupils for 34 more than 3 years, if such information is available. 35 7. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2 of NRS 36 385A.400, information on pupil achievement among pupils with 37 more than 10 absences occurring before the earlier of the first day 38 of the period prescribed by the State Board during which any 39 examination must be administered pursuant to NRS 390.105 at the 40 school of the pupil or, if the pupil is enrolled in high school, the 41 first day of the period during which the college and career 42 readiness assessment must be administered in all public high 43 schools as prescribed by the State Board pursuant to NRS 390.610, 44 reported separately for the groups identified in the statewide 45 – 5 – - *AB391_R1* system of accountability for public schools. For the purposes of 1 this subsection, a pupil is absent if the pupil misses an entire 2 school day, including any scheduled partial school day, regardless 3 of whether the absence is excused. 4 8. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3 of NRS 5 385A.720, the rating of each public school, including, without 6 limitation, each charter school, pursuant to the statewide system of 7 accountability for public schools. 8 [8.] 9. Information on whether each public school, including, 9 without limitation, each charter school, has made progress based 10 upon the model adopted by the Department pursuant to NRS 11 390.125, if applicable for the grade level of pupils enrolled at the 12 school. 13 [9.] 10. Information on the results of pupils who participated in 14 the examinations of the National Assessment of Educational 15 Progress required pursuant to NRS 390.830. 16 Sec. 3. The provisions of NRS 354.599 do not apply to any 17 additional expenses of a local government that are related to the 18 provisions of this act. 19 Sec. 4. This act becomes effective on July 1, 2025. 20 H