Title 34

NRS 394.011 “Agent’s permit” defined. “Agent’s permit” means a nontransferable written authorization issued to a natural person by the Board or Commission which allows that person to solicit or enroll any resident of this State for education in a private elementary, secondary or …

NRS 394.017 “Board” defined. “Board” means the State Board of Education. (Added to NRS by 1975, 1498)

NRS 394.023 “Commission” defined. “Commission” means the Commission on Postsecondary Education. (Added to NRS by 1975, 1498; A 1979, 700)

NRS 394.024 “Commissioner” defined. “Commissioner” means any member of the Commission on Postsecondary Education. (Added to NRS by 1975, 1498; A 1979, 700; 2017, 3488)

NRS 394.026 “Confidential” defined. “Confidential” means information that is subject to disclosure only to: 1. The Attorney General; 2. A member of the Commission or its staff; or 3. As deemed appropriate by the Administrator, a person responsible for reviewing the curriculum or …

NRS 394.035 “Document of indebtedness” defined. “Document of indebtedness” means any contract, note, instrument or other evidence of indebtedness entered into by a resident of this state and a private elementary, secondary or postsecondary educational institution, its agent or le…

NRS 394.037 “Driving school” defined. “Driving school” means a postsecondary educational institution that trains its students to drive motor vehicles as a vocation. The term does not include the Program for the Education of Motorcycle Riders established pursuant to NRS 486.372. (…

NRS 394.041 “Education” and “educational services” defined. “Education” or “educational services” includes any class, course or program of training, instruction or study. (Added to NRS by 1975, 1498)

NRS 394.043 “Educational credentials” defined. “Educational credentials” means degrees, diplomas, certificates, transcripts, reports, documents or letters of designation, marks, appellations, series of letters, numbers or words which signify, purport to signify or are generally t…

NRS 394.045 “Elementary and secondary educational institutions” defined. “Elementary and secondary educational institutions” includes an academic, vocational, technical, correspondence, business or other school or other person offering educational credentials, diplomas or certifi…

NRS 394.047 “Entity” defined. “Entity” includes any company, firm, society, association, partnership, corporation and trust. (Added to NRS by 1975, 1499)

NRS 394.057 “Granting” defined. “Granting” includes awarding, selling, conferring, bestowing or giving. (Added to NRS by 1975, 1499; A 1979, 1620)

NRS 394.071 “Lending agency” defined. “Lending agency” means: 1. Any private elementary, secondary or postsecondary educational institution; 2. Any person controlling, controlled by or held in common ownership with an elementary, secondary or postsecondary institution; or 3. Any …

NRS 394.075 “License” defined. “License” means the written authorization of the Board or Commission to operate or to contract to operate a private elementary, secondary or postsecondary educational institution. (Added to NRS by 1975, 1499)

NRS 394.087 “Offer” defined. “Offer” includes, in addition to its usual meanings, advertising, publicizing, soliciting or encouraging any person, directly or indirectly in any form, to perform the act described. (Added to NRS by 1975, 1499)

NRS 394.091 “Operate” defined. “Operate” means to establish or maintain any facility in this state from or through which education or educational credentials are offered or granted, and includes contracting with any person, group or entity for the purpose of providing education o…

NRS 394.093 “Ownership” defined. “Ownership” means ownership of a controlling interest in a private elementary, secondary or postsecondary educational institution or ownership of a controlling interest in the legal entity owning or controlling the institution. (Added to NRS by 19…

NRS 394.098 “Postsecondary education” defined. “Postsecondary education” is limited to education or educational services offered by an institution which is privately owned to persons who have completed or terminated their elementary and secondary education or who are beyond the a…

NRS 394.099 “Postsecondary educational institution” defined. “Postsecondary educational institution” means an academic, vocational, technical, home study, business, professional or other school, college or university that is privately owned, or any person offering postsecondary e…

NRS 394.103 “Private schools” defined. “Private schools” means private elementary and secondary educational institutions. The term does not include a home in which instruction is provided to a child who is excused from compulsory enrollment and attendance pursuant to NRS 392.070.…

NRS 394.112 “Superintendent” defined. “Superintendent” means the Superintendent of Public Instruction. (Added to NRS by 1979, 1620)

NRS 394.125 Legislative statement of policy and purpose of chapter. It is the policy of this State to encourage and enable its residents to receive an education commensurate with their respective talents and desires. The Legislature recognizes that privately owned institutions of…

NRS 394.128 Provision of education records upon request of agency which provides child welfare services; penalty. 1. Upon receiving a request for education records pursuant to NRS 432.028, a private school shall, within 10 school days or by the date of a scheduled court hearing w…

NRS 394.130 Required instruction; provisions governing cardiopulmonary resuscitation and automated external defibrillator for health course in private secondary school; reports; religious instruction; no right to share in apportionment of money for public schools. 1. In order to …

NRS 394.134 Provision of program of distance education authorized. 1. The governing body of a private school may provide a program of distance education for any student or prospective student who is otherwise eligible to attend the private school. 2. As used in this section, “pro…

NRS 394.145 Documents required for permanent admission; name under which child must be admitted; failure or refusal to furnish accurate documents; penalty. 1. A private elementary or secondary school in this State shall not permanently admit any child until the parent or guardian…

NRS 394.147 Petition for order of court permitting admission of child under name other than that appearing on birth certificate or record of attendance. A parent or guardian who has legal custody of a child may petition the appropriate district court for an order directing the pr…

NRS 394.150 Instruction in United States Constitution and Nevada’s Constitution; exception; examination. 1. In all private schools, colleges and universities located within this state, except those operated exclusively for employees of the Department of Defense of the Federal Gov…

NRS 394.151 Distribution of information about financial planning and financial aid; reports. 1. On or before September 30 of each year, the governing body of a private school that operates as a high school shall ensure that pupils receive: (a) Education about the importance and v…

NRS 394.152 Definitions. As used in NRS 394.152 to 394.155, inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NRS 394.153 and 394.154 have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections. (Added to NRS by 2019, 1523; A 2023, 3079)

NRS 394.153 “Unsupervised contact” defined. 1. “Unsupervised contact” means direct contact or interaction with one or more pupils who are not under the direct supervision of an employee of a private school or other person designated by a private school as the person responsible f…

NRS 394.154 “Volunteer” defined. “Volunteer” means any person who, without compensation, works at, assists with or oversees any activity or event conducted or sponsored by a private school during or outside of school hours. The term: 1. Includes, without limitation, a coach, assi…

NRS 394.155 Investigation into the background of nonlicensed applicants for employment and employees and volunteers; use of certain information; immunity from liability. 1. Each applicant for employment with or employee at a private school, except a licensed teacher or other pers…

NRS 394.160 Teachers required to show knowledge of United States Constitution and Nevada’s Constitution. 1. Any person who has the duty, in a private school, college or university in this state, of giving instruction in the Constitution of the United States and the Constitution o…

NRS 394.1605 “Sexual offense” defined. As used in NRS 394.1605 to 394.161, inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires, “sexual offense” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 179D.097. (Added to NRS by 2017, 3979)

NRS 394.16065 Certain applicants for employment to submit additional information regarding prior employment; action based on such information must be brought in State; penalties for providing false or incomplete information. 1. Any applicant for employment with a private school w…

NRS 394.1607 Actions to be taken to verify information provided by applicant; employer or former employer required to provide such information; immunity from liability for providing information; penalties for willful failure to disclose information. 1. Upon receipt of the informa…

NRS 394.16075 Certain employers to provide additional information and records concerning former employee; immunity from liability; penalties for willful failure to disclose information. 1. If a statement provided pursuant to paragraph (d) of subsection 1 of NRS 394.16065 or parag…

NRS 394.1608 Consideration of certain additional information provided by former employer of applicant; report of additional information to appropriate authority; immunity from liability for certain acts or omissions. The governing body of a private school: 1. May consider the inf…

NRS 394.16085 Provisional employment pending review of information. The governing body of a private school may authorize provisional employment of a person for a period not to exceed 90 days pending the review of information submitted pursuant to NRS 394.16065, 394.1607 and 394.1…

NRS 394.1609 Certain rights not affected by provisions. Nothing in NRS 394.1605 to 394.161, inclusive, shall be construed to: 1. Prevent a governing body of a private school from: (a) Conducting further investigations of a prospective employee; or (b) Requiring an applicant to su…

NRS 394.16095 Prohibition on agreement that affects the ability to obtain or provide information relating to suspected abuse or power-based violence; employer to maintain certain information in personnel file. 1. The governing body of a private school shall not enter into an agre…

NRS 394.161 Civil penalty. Any person who willfully violates any provision of NRS 394.1605 to 394.161, inclusive, is subject to a civil penalty of not more than $10,000 for each violation. This penalty must be recovered in a civil action, brought in the name of the State of Nevad…

NRS 394.1611 Definitions. As used in NRS 394.1611 to 394.1616, inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NRS 394.1612 to 394.1615, inclusive, have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections. (Added to NRS by 2019, 3946)

NRS 394.1612 “Covered information” defined. “Covered information” means the personally identifiable information of a pupil or any information that is linked to the personally identifiable information of a pupil which is: 1. Created by or provided to a school service provider by a…

NRS 394.1613 “Personally identifiable information” defined. “Personally identifiable information” has the meaning ascribed to it in 34 C.F.R. § 99.3. (Added to NRS by 2019, 3946)