NRS 386.165 Election of trustees in county school district whose enrollment of pupils is over 25,000; terms; rights and responsibilities of voting members; prohibition against restricting or curtailing such rights and responsibilities. [Effective July 1, 2027.]

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1. In each county school district in which more than 75,000 pupils are enrolled, the board of trustees shall establish seven election districts for school trustees. The districts must be:

(a)As nearly equal in population as practicable; and

(b)Composed of contiguous territory.

2. The board of trustees in each county school district in which more than 75,000 pupils are enrolled is composed of 11 members, of whom:

(a)Seven voting members must be elected in election districts established pursuant to subsection 1 by the board of trustees.

(b)One voting member must be appointed by the board of county commissioners of the county in which the school district is located. The member appointed pursuant to this paragraph must reside in the county in which the school district is located.

(c)Three voting members must be appointed by the governing bodies of the three most populous incorporated cities in the county in which the school district is located, with each governing body appointing one member. Each member appointed pursuant to this paragraph must reside in the city in which the governing body is required to make the appointment.

3. In each county school district in which more than 25,000 pupils but not more than 75,000 pupils are enrolled, the board of trustees shall establish seven election districts for school trustees, as follows:

(a)Five districts which are as nearly equal in population as practicable, each of which includes approximately one-fifth of the population of the county; and

(b)Two districts which are as nearly equal in population as practicable, each of which includes approximately one-half of the population of the county.

Ê The districts must be composed of contiguous territory.

4. Each elected trustee of a school district to which this section applies must reside in the election district which the trustee represents and be elected by the voters of that election district.

5. In each school district in which more than 25,000 pupils but not more than 75,000 pupils are enrolled, the board of trustees is composed of seven members who must be elected in an election district established pursuant to subsection 3 by the board of trustees.

6. The appointing authority shall make an appointment pursuant to subsection 2 at least 30 days but not more than 90 days before the expiration of the term of office of the incumbent member.

7. The term of office of a school trustee is 4 years, commencing on the first Monday of January thereafter next following the election of the trustee.

8. Each trustee shall hold office until his or her successor is appointed or elected and qualified.

9. The voting members of the board of trustees appointed pursuant to paragraphs

(b)and

(c)of subsection 2 have the same rights and responsibilities as voting members of the board of trustees elected pursuant to paragraph

(a)of subsection 2, including, without limitation, being involved in any briefings, interviews, evaluations, closed-door sessions and policy and operational discussions and serving as an officer of the board of trustees.

10. The board of trustees of a school district may not adopt any requirements, statutes, regulations, rules, policies or bylaws or take any other action to restrict or curtail the duties, rights or responsibilities of a member of the board of trustees of the school district based on whether the member was elected or appointed to his or her position.