1. If the board of trustees of a school district adopts a plan for corrective action, the board of trustees of the school district shall prepare, on or before February 1:

(a) A written progress report for submission, in the even-numbered year after the plan is adopted, to the State Board, the Legislative Committee on Education and the Legislative Auditor.

(b) A final written report for submission, in the odd-numbered year after the plan is adopted, to the State Board, the Legislative Auditor and the Director of the Legislative Counsel Bureau for transmission to the Legislature.

2. The written progress report and the final written report must indicate the extent to which the plan has been carried out, the extent to which the plan has not been carried out and the reasons for any failure to carry out the plan.

3. Upon receipt of the final written report of the school district, the Legislative Auditor shall:

(a) Review the report and the plan for corrective action;

(b) Determine whether the school district successfully carried out the plan for corrective action and complies with the management principles for each of the areas set forth in subsection 2 of NRS 387.622; and

(c) Submit a written report of the determination of the Auditor to the Legislature, including a recommendation whether the school district should be granted an exemption from its next 6-year review.

4. The Legislature or a standing committee of the Legislature may:

(a) Review the reports submitted pursuant to this section and the written determination of the Legislative Auditor; and

(b) Conduct hearings to examine any justification for the failure of a school district to carry out successfully the management principles or to fully carry out the plan for corrective action.

5. The Legislature may, by concurrent resolution, determine that the school district complies with the management principles and grant an exemption to the school district from its next 6-year review. If a school district is exempt pursuant to this subsection, the exemption is valid for only one review and the school district must undergo a review at least once every 12 years.

(Added to NRS by 2005, 2444)