385.3789 - Submission of annual reports by Commission; biennial audit of programs by Legislative Auditor.
385.3789 Submission of annual reports by Commission; biennial audit of programs by Legislative Auditor.
1. The Commission shall prepare an annual report that describes the distribution of money to the public schools and consortiums of public schools and the programs for which money was allocated from the Account, including, without limitation, the total amount of money allocated:
(a) To each consortium of public schools, with a designation of which public schools are included in each consortium;
(b) To each public school;
(c) To schools included on the list of priorities of schools provided by the Department pursuant to NRS 385.3785;
(d) For programs that provide services directly to pupils for remediation and innovation, including, without limitation, instruction, instructional materials and support materials;
(e) For programs that provide instructional support and have an indirect effect on pupils, including, without limitation, the provision of professional development for educational personnel and the employment of administrators; and
(f) For each program, including, without limitation:
(1) A description of the program, including, without limitation, whether the program is available commercially;
(2) Whether the Commission considers the program to be innovative;
(3) Whether the program includes the provision of professional development other than professional development that is related to carrying out a program that provides services directly to pupils;
(4) The costs to implement the program; and
(5) The full-time personnel necessary to implement the program, if any.
Ê The report must be submitted on or before September 1 of each year to the entities identified in subsection 3.
2. The Commission shall:
(a) Prepare an annual report that describes:
(1) The activities of the Commission;
(2) An analysis of the progress of the public schools in carrying out the plans to improve the achievement of pupils; and
(3) An analysis of the progress of the public schools and consortiums of public schools that received an allocation of money from the Account in improving the achievement of pupils.
(b) Submit the report on or before January 31 of each year to the entities identified in subsection 3.
3. The Commission shall submit the reports required by this section to the:
(a) State Board;
(b) Governor;
(c) Committee;
(d) Bureau;
(e) Interim Finance Committee; and
(f) Board of trustees of each school district.
4. The Legislative Auditor shall audit biennially the programs for which public schools and consortiums of public schools receive an allocation of money. The audit:
(a) Must include:
(1) A review of the amount of time it takes for a public school or consortium of public schools to receive an allocation of money after the Commission makes the award;
(2) A determination of whether a public school or consortium of public schools that received an allocation of money used the money to implement the program for which the money was allocated; and
(3) Any recommendations for the most efficient and economical use of the money allocated by the Commission to public schools and consortiums of public schools.
(b) May include a representative sample of programs, based upon geographic location and type of program.
5. The Legislative Auditor shall report the results of each biennial audit conducted pursuant to subsection 4 to the entities prescribed in subsection 3.
(Added to NRS by 2005, 1974; A 2007, 2378; 2009, 244)