Title 34

NRS 387.040 Disbursement of money for public schools. 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2 and NRS 387.528, the State Treasurer shall pay over all public school money received by the State Treasurer for the support of school districts only on warrants of the State Cont…

NRS 387.045 Restrictions on use of money for public schools. 1. No portion of the public school funds or of the money specially appropriated for the purpose of public schools shall be devoted to any other object or purpose. 2. No portion of the public school funds shall in any wa…

NRS 387.047 Separate accounting by school districts and charter schools of money received for instruction and services to pupils who receive early intervening services. 1. Except as otherwise provided in this section, each school district and charter school shall separately accou…

NRS 387.049 Required manner of administration of money. When administering money received from the Federal Government, the Superintendent of Public Instruction, the Department or the State Board, as applicable, shall, to the extent practicable, administer the money in a manner th…

NRS 387.050 Appropriations for career and technical education: Acceptance and disbursement of money. 1. The State of Nevada accepts the provisions of, and all of the money provided by, the Vocational Education Act of 1963, and any amendments thereof or supplements thereto. 2. In …

NRS 387.067 Appropriations for elementary and secondary education: Acceptance and disbursement of money. 1. The State Board may accept and adopt regulations or establish policies for the disbursement of money appropriated and apportioned to the State of Nevada, the school distric…

NRS 387.068 Definitions. As used in NRS 387.068 to 387.1175, inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NRS 387.069 to 387.073, inclusive, have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections. (Added to NRS by 2013, 1797; A 2015, 3855)

NRS 387.069 “Director” defined. “Director” means the Director of the State Department of Agriculture. (Added to NRS by 2013, 1797)

NRS 387.0693 “National School Lunch Act” defined. “National School Lunch Act” means the Act created by 42 U.S.C. §§ 1751 et seq. (Added to NRS by 2015, 3852)

NRS 387.0695 “Program” defined. “Program” means the Breakfast After the Bell Program created by NRS 387.1145. (Added to NRS by 2015, 3852)

NRS 387.070 “Program of nutrition” defined. “Program of nutrition” means a program under which food is served to or nutritional education and assistance are provided for children and adults by any public school, private school or public or private institution on a nonprofit basis…

NRS 387.073 “School Breakfast Program” defined. “School Breakfast Program” means the school breakfast program created by 42 U.S.C. § 1773. (Added to NRS by 2015, 3852)

NRS 387.075 Regulations and policies for disbursement of federal money; deposit of money with State Treasurer. 1. The Director may accept and adopt regulations or establish policies for the disbursement of money appropriated by any Act of Congress and apportioned to the State of …

NRS 387.080 Administration, maintenance and operation of programs; disbursement of money by State Treasurer. 1. The Director may enter into agreements with any agency of the Federal Government, the Department, the State Board, any board of trustees of a school district, any gover…

NRS 387.090 Powers of trustees of school districts and governing bodies of charter schools. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 387.114 to 387.1175, inclusive, the board of trustees of each school district and the governing body of each charter school may: 1. Operate or provide f…

NRS 387.100 Studies and appraisals. The Director may, to the extent that money is available for that purpose, and in cooperation with other appropriate agencies and organizations: 1. Conduct studies of methods of improving and expanding programs of nutrition and promoting nutriti…

NRS 387.105 Appropriation of state money; matching grant for participation in National School Lunch Program. 1. To enable the Director to provide for the establishment, maintenance, operation and expansion of programs of nutrition, money must be provided by legislative appropriat…

NRS 387.114 Legislative declaration. The Legislature hereby finds and declares that providing breakfast to pupils in elementary schools and secondary schools after the instructional day has officially begun: 1. Increases the number of pupils who have the opportunity to eat a heal…

NRS 387.1145 Creation; participation in Program; models for serving breakfast; compliance with federal meal patterns and nutritional standards. 1. There is hereby created the Breakfast After the Bell Program for public schools in which the majority of enrolled pupils are eligible…

NRS 387.1151 Duties of State Department of Agriculture to carry out Program; acceptance of gifts, donations, bequests and grants. 1. The State Department of Agriculture shall: (a) On or before July 10, 2015, and on or before December 31 of the year preceding each school year ther…

NRS 387.1155 Disbursements of money by State Department of Agriculture; waiver of requirements for participation in Program; adoption of regulations regarding waiver. 1. For each school year, disbursements from the State Department of Agriculture to public schools which are parti…

NRS 387.116 Limitation on use of money received as reimbursement for breakfast served under Program. 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, any federal or state money received by a public school or school district as reimbursement for breakfast served under the Program …

NRS 387.1165 State Department of Agriculture to monitor participating schools for compliance with laws and regulations; notice to schools of failure to maintain or increase provision of breakfast; schools receiving notice to submit statement identifying reasons for failure and pl…

NRS 387.117 Annual report to Governor and Director of Legislative Counsel Bureau. The State Department of Agriculture shall, on or before December 31 of each year: 1. Prepare a report on the implementation and effectiveness of the Program in this State; and 2. Submit the report p…

NRS 387.1175 Regulations. The State Department of Agriculture may adopt regulations to carry out the provisions of NRS 387.114 to 387.1175, inclusive. (Added to NRS by 2015, 3855) APPORTIONMENTS AND ALLOWANCES FROM STATE EDUCATION FUND General Provisions

NRS 387.121 Intent of Legislature to provide additional resources to Pupil-Centered Funding Plan to meet needs of certain categories of pupils and promote transparency and accountability in public education. 1. The Legislature declares that the proper objective of state financial…

NRS 387.1211 Definitions. As used in NRS 387.121 to 387.12468, inclusive: 1. “At-risk pupil” means a pupil who is within the quintile of pupils determined to be most in need of additional services and assistance to graduate based on one or more measures prescribed by the State Bo…

NRS 387.1212 State Education Fund: Creation; sources of money; payment of claims. 1. The State Education Fund is hereby created as a special revenue fund to be administered by the Superintendent of Public Instruction for the purpose of supporting the operation of the public schoo…

NRS 387.1213 Education Stabilization Account: Creation; transfer of money; temporary advance from Account; limitation on balance. 1. The Education Stabilization Account is hereby created in the State Education Fund. Except as otherwise provided in this section, each year after th…

NRS 387.1214 Determination of statewide base per pupil funding, adjusted base per pupil funding and additional weighted funding; appropriation of money in State Education Fund. 1. After a direct legislative appropriation is made to the State Education Fund from the State General …

NRS 387.1215 Establishment of cost adjustment factor for certain public schools in each county. 1. To account for variation between the counties of this State in the cost of living and the cost of labor, the Department shall establish by regulation cost adjustment factors for the…

NRS 387.1218 Establishment of attendance area adjustment. 1. To account for the increased cost per pupil to operate public schools in areas with lower population density, the Department shall establish by regulation an attendance area adjustment for each relevant portion of a sch…

NRS 387.122 Establishment of statewide multiplier for pupils with disabilities. 1. In addition to the support provided from the State Education Fund pursuant to NRS 387.1214, the support provided for the public schools of this State must include a statewide multiplier for pupils …

NRS 387.1223 Quarterly reports of average daily enrollment; calculation of yearly apportionment; effect of declining enrollment; consequences for school district, charter school or university school for profoundly gifted pupils that deliberately causes decline in enrollment. 1. O…

NRS 387.1225 Reimbursement to hospital or other facility that provides residential treatment to children and operates licensed private school or accredited educational program; request for and amount of reimbursement. 1. A hospital or other facility which is licensed by the Healt…

NRS 387.123 Count of pupils for apportionment; uniform regulations for counting enrollment and calculating average daily enrollment. 1. The count of pupils for apportionment purposes includes all pupils who are enrolled in programs of instruction of the school district, including…

NRS 387.1234 Regulations to establish maximum pupil-teacher ratio in each grade; exception from maximum ratio for certain schools and programs. 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3 and NRS 388.700, the State Board shall establish by regulation the maximum pupil-teacher…

NRS 387.1238 Verification of reports of enrollment and attendance. The Superintendent of Public Instruction may in his or her discretion and shall when so directed by the State Board verify by independent audit or other suitable examination the reports of enrollment and daily att…

NRS 387.124 Apportionments to school districts, charter schools and university schools for profoundly gifted pupils; apportionments for pupils enrolled part-time in program of distance education; apportionment of money for National School Lunch Program. Except as otherwise provid…

NRS 387.1241 Requirements for apportionments to charter schools; request for advance by charter school. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 387.124, 387.1242, 387.1244 and 387.528: 1. The apportionment to a charter school, computed on a yearly basis, is equal to the amounts estab…

NRS 387.1242 Requirements for apportionments to university schools for profoundly gifted pupils; request for advance by university school. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 387.124, 387.1241, 387.1244 and 387.528: 1. The apportionment to a university school for profoundly gifte…

NRS 387.1243 Adjustments for pupil not properly enrolled or not attending; final computation; underpayments and overpayments. 1. The first apportionment based on an estimated number of pupils and succeeding apportionments are subject to adjustment from time to time as the need th…

NRS 387.1244 Superintendent of Public Instruction authorized and required to make deductions from apportionment otherwise payable; grounds; appeal to State Board. 1. The Superintendent of Public Instruction may deduct from an apportionment otherwise payable to a school district, …

NRS 387.12445 Distribution and use of adjusted base per-pupil funding and weighted funding; separate accounting of certain funds; regulations. 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, each school district shall ensure that all adjusted base per pupil funding received by t…

NRS 387.12455 Reservation of money for transfer to State Education Fund; inclusion of recommendations concerning education funding in proposed executive budget. [Effective October 1, 2026.] 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 5, for the purpose of establishing budgetary…

NRS 387.1246 Commission on School Funding: Members; terms; removal of members; vacancies; officers; rules; meetings; quorum; provision of certain services and assistance to Commission; per diem. 1. The Commission on School Funding, consisting of 11 members, is hereby created. 2. …