SB248 - Revises provisions relating to education. (BDR 34-638)

S.B. 248 - *SB248* SENATE BILL NO. 248–SENATORS BUCK, STONE, TITUS, KRASNER, HANSEN; AND STEINBECK FEBRUARY 26, 2025 ____________ Referred to Committee on Education SUMMARY—Revises provisions relating to education. (BDR 34-638) 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 each public school to establish and maintain a publicly available list in an electronic format cataloguing all print and digital materials available in the school library and all instructional materials used as a part of the school curriculum; and providing other matters properly relating thereto. Legislative Counsel’s Digest: Existing law requires the board of trustees of a school district to purchase all 1 new library books, textbooks and supplementary schoolbooks which are necessary 2 and have been approved by the State Board of Education to carry out the mandates 3 of the school curriculum to be used by pupils of the school district. (NRS 393.170) 4 Section 1 of this bill requires each public school to establish and maintain in an 5 electronic format a list of all print and digital materials available in the school 6 library and all instructional materials used as a part of the school curriculum. The 7 list must: (1) be posted in a publicly accessible location on an Internet website 8 maintained by the school; (2) identify each item by International Standard Book 9 Number, title and author; and (3) be maintained and updated as necessary to 10 accurately reflect all print and digital materials available in the school library and 11 any instructional materials used as a part of the school curriculum. 12 – 2 – - *SB248* THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Chapter 388 of NRS is hereby amended by adding 1 thereto a new section to read as follows: 2 1. Each public school shall establish and maintain in an 3 electronic format a list of: 4 (a) All print and digital materials available in the school 5 library at the public school; and 6 (b) All instructional materials used as a part of the school 7 curriculum. 8 2. The list required pursuant to subsection 1 must: 9 (a) Be posted in a publicly accessible location on an Internet 10 website maintained by the public school in a searchable and 11 downloadable format; 12 (b) Identify each item by title, author, International Standard 13 Book Number and any such other identifying features or 14 information that the school deems appropriate; and 15 (c) Be maintained and updated as necessary to accurately 16 reflect all print and digital materials available in the school library 17 and any instructional materials used as a part of the school 18 curriculum. 19 3. As used in this section: 20 (a) “Instructional material” means any print or digital 21 material that is provided to a pupil or otherwise used in the 22 classroom as a part of the school curriculum, including, without 23 limitation, the curriculum of any course or program of instruction 24 provided or offered to pupils enrolled in the school. The term does 25 not include academic tests or assessments or audiovisual 26 materials. 27 (b) “International Standard Book Number” means the 28 numeric code which is unique to each publication of a book and 29 assigned to a publication of a book by the International ISBN 30 Agency. 31 (c) “Print material” means any book, graphic novel, pamphlet, 32 magazine, newspaper, periodical or other written material or 33 document that is available in a print or digital format. The term 34 includes, without limitation, any such material that is composed of 35 or includes drawings, paintings, photographs or other visual 36 depictions. 37 (d) “School library” means any area inside a public school 38 containing library books and other materials, including, without 39 limitation, paperback and hardback books. 40 – 3 – - *SB248* Sec. 2. The provisions of NRS 354.599 do not apply to any 1 additional expenses of a local government that are related to the 2 provisions of this act. 3 H