1. Each public school in this State shall collect data on the discipline of pupils. Such data must:
(a) Be reported annually to the Department through the automated system of accountability information established pursuant to NRS 385A.800;
(b) Be disaggregated into subgroups of pupils; and
(c) Include occurrences of suspension and expulsion as separate offenses.
2. The Department shall:
(a) Develop and provide guidance to each school district in this State on methods and procedures for the collection of data on the discipline of pupils pursuant to subsection 1;
(b) Establish standard definitions of an offense for which a pupil may be disciplined and any related sanctions; and
(c) Provide training and professional development to educational personnel relating to the reporting and analysis of data on the discipline of pupils. Such training must, without limitation, provide educational personnel with the ability to create a report of any data on the discipline of pupils, interpret the results of such a report and develop a responsive plan of action based on the results of such a report.
3. As used in this section:
(a) “Expulsion” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 392.4603.
(b) “Suspension” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 392.4607.