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NRS 388.380 Establishment and maintenance of programs by school districts; endorsement on diploma indicating successful completion of program. 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, the board of trustees of a school district in a county whose population is 100,000 or mo…

NRS 388.385 Appointment of advisory technical skills committee by school districts; duties of committee; service without compensation. 1. If the board of trustees of a school district has established a program of career and technical education pursuant to NRS 388.380 and to the e…

NRS 388.390 Certain school districts and charter schools entitled to share in available money. If the board of trustees of a school district or the governing body of a charter school organizes a program of career and technical education in accordance with the regulations adopted …

NRS 388.392 Distribution of state money; limitation on use for leadership and training activities or workforce development activities; recommendations by representatives of regional industry or sector partnerships for awarding grants to school districts and charter schools. 1. Of…

NRS 388.393 Grants: Application by school district or charter school; review and recommendations of regional industry or sector partnerships and local workforce development boards; criteria for awards established by regulation. 1. The board of trustees of a school district or the…

NRS 388.394 Grants: Application by pupil organization for career and technical education; awards made on fair and equitable basis. 1. A pupil organization for career and technical education may apply to the State Board for a grant to support the activities of the organization, to…

NRS 388.395 Grants: Application by school district or charter school for remainder of available state money; criteria for awards established by regulation; limitation on awards. 1. The board of trustees of a school district or the governing body of a charter school may apply to t…

NRS 388.396 Grants: Designation of program professional to evaluate and report on effectiveness of program. For each grant of money awarded pursuant to NRS 388.393, 388.394 or 388.395, the Superintendent of Public Instruction shall designate a program professional to: 1. Evaluate…

NRS 388.397 Remainder of certain state money does not revert and is carried forward to following fiscal year. Repealed. (See chapter 119, Statutes of Nevada 2025, at page 658.)

NRS 388.400 Administration; State Treasurer as custodian. 1. The money for career and technical education must be provided for and raised in the manner specified in NRS 387.050 and 388.340 to 388.400, inclusive. 2. The State Treasurer is the custodian of the money and shall make …

NRS 388.401 School district offering career pathways program to designate coordination of program. 1. A school district shall designate a teacher or other licensed educational personnel, including, without limitation, a school counselor, employed at each high school which offers …

NRS 388.402 Career Pathways Oversight Committee: Creation; members; duties; appointment of Career Pathways Oversight Coordinator. 1. There is hereby created within the Department the Career Pathways Oversight Committee consisting of the following members: (a) The Executive Direct…

NRS 388.405 Legislative declaration; duty of State Board to adopt regulations and submit certain evaluations required by federal law. 1. The Legislature finds and declares that: (a) It is the public policy of this State to provide every child enrolled in a public school with high…

NRS 388.4055 Regulations. The Department may adopt regulations as necessary to carry out the provisions of NRS 385A.495 and 388.405 to 388.4081, inclusive. (Added to NRS by 2021, 1385; A 2025, 2672)

NRS 388.406 Rights of English learners. 1. A pupil who is an English learner has the right to: (a) Receive a free appropriate public education regardless of the immigration status or primary language of the pupil or the parent or legal guardian of the pupil; (b) Equal access to a…

NRS 388.407 Board of trustees required to develop policy for instruction to teach English and plan to ensure policy achieves objectives; monitoring of implementation by Department, in consultation with designated administrator; purchase of assessment to measure literacy. 1. The b…

NRS 388.4071 Board of trustees required to ensure each teacher receive training concerning English language acquisition; Department to develop and provide guidance concerning such training. 1. The board of trustees of each school district shall ensure that each licensed teacher e…

NRS 388.4073 Board of trustees required to collect certain data; reports. 1. The board of trustees of each school district shall determine the number and percentage of pupils enrolled in schools within the school district who are: (a) Immigrants; (b) Refugees; (c) Newcomers to th…

NRS 388.4077 Board of trustees required to post certain budgetary information on Internet website. The board of trustees of each school district shall post annually on its Internet website information on the manner in which the school district uses money received pursuant to Titl…

NRS 388.408 Certain schools required to adopt corrective action plan; enrollment in other schools of pupils who attend school that adopts plan; reporting of information concerning plans. Repealed. (See chapter 419, Statutes of Nevada 2025, at page 2676.)

NRS 388.4081 Designation of administrator to fill role supporting pupils who are English learners; qualifications; duties. 1. The superintendent of each school district shall designate an administrator to serve in a role supporting pupils who are English learners for the school d…

NRS 388.417 Definitions. As used in NRS 388.417 to 388.515, inclusive: 1. “Communication mode” means any system or method of communication used by a person with a disability, including, without limitation, a person who is deaf or whose hearing is impaired, to facilitate communica…

NRS 388.419 Use of form for development, review and revision of individualized education program; minimum standards for special education and early intervening services; limitation on apportionment of state money for instruction. 1. The Department shall: (a) Prescribe a form that…

NRS 388.422 Provision of information to parents or guardians of pupils with certain plans concerning services for children with disabilities. The Department shall provide to each school district and charter school in this State information concerning services for children with di…

NRS 388.423 Department required to prepare report in event of repeal of federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act; contents of report; submission of report. 1. If the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, 20 U.S.C. §§ 1400 et seq., and any regulations adopted pur…

NRS 388.429 Provision of education to pupils; authorization for certain school districts to provide early intervening services; uniform criteria for eligibility for instruction. 1. The Legislature declares that funding provided for each school year establishes financial resources…

NRS 388.431 Pupils not required to take advantage of special provisions for education. A pupil must not be required to take advantage of the special provisions for the education of pupils with disabilities if the parent or guardian of the pupil files a statement with the board of…

NRS 388.433 Placement of child in special program; required provision of comparable services to child who transfers to school in this State. 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 4, before any child is placed in a special program for pupils with disabilities: (a) A consul…

NRS 388.435 Ages for admission to special programs; enrollment counted for apportionment. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 388.431, eligible pupils with disabilities must be admitted at the age of 3 years to special programs established for such pupils, and their enrollment or…

NRS 388.4352 Request to determine whether provider of special education is in compliance with state and federal laws regarding pupils with disabilities; inspection of provider of special education; actions upon determination of noncompliance. 1. Any person or governmental entity …

NRS 388.4354 Measures to be taken to ensure compliance with laws regarding pupils with disabilities if provider of special education fails to comply with plan of corrective action or order of hearing officer; authorized actions to ensure compliance. 1. If a provider of special ed…

NRS 388.4356 Regulations to prescribe standards for program of training for school employees who assist with special education services and for providing certain notice to parents of pupils with disabilities; adoption of program for reporting information concerning special educat…

NRS 388.437 Pupils with hearing or visual impairment: Requirements for consideration in development of individualized education program for pupils with hearing impairment; use of criteria to evaluate language and literacy skills of certain pupils with hearing or visual impairment…

NRS 388.439 Pupils with dyslexia: Early literacy screening assessment. 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, the board of trustees of each school district shall prescribe for use by the elementary schools located in the school district an early literacy screening asses…

NRS 388.441 Pupils with dyslexia: Administration of early literacy screening assessment; addressing needs through response to scientific, research-based intervention system of instruction; additional testing and evaluation. 1. The board of trustees of a school district or the gov…

NRS 388.443 Pupils with dyslexia: Individualized education program team to consider certain instructional approaches when developing individualized education program. When developing an individualized education program for a pupil with dyslexia in accordance with NRS 388.419, the…

NRS 388.445 Pupils with dyslexia: Designation of teacher and school employee to receive training and professional development concerning dyslexia. 1. The principal of a public elementary school, including, without limitation, a charter school, shall designate a licensed teacher e…

NRS 388.447 Pupils with dyslexia: Department to prepare and publish Dyslexia Resource Guide for school districts and public schools. The Department shall prepare and publish a Dyslexia Resource Guide as a guide for each school district and public school, including, without limita…

NRS 388.449 Pupils with autism spectrum disorder: Initial evaluation by school district or charter school; reevaluation and review of individualized education program; assistance and training for persons who conduct evaluation. 1. The board of trustees of a school district or the…

NRS 388.451 Pupils with autism spectrum disorder: Department required to submit annual report to Aging and Disability Services Division. 1. The Department of Education shall report annually to the Aging and Disability Services Division of the Department of Human Services informat…

NRS 388.453 Special ungraded schools and programs; powers of trustees. 1. Pupils with disabilities may be instructed in special ungraded schools or within special programs established for the instruction of such pupils. 2. Boards of trustees of school districts may: (a) Purchase …

NRS 388.455 Transition Bill of Rights for Pupils with Disabilities. 1. This section may be cited as the Transition Bill of Rights for Pupils with Disabilities. 2. Except as otherwise specifically provided by law, each pupil with a disability who is enrolled in a public school or …

NRS 388.457 When pupil attains 18 years of age: Rights transfer to pupil; notice to parent and pupil; exception for pupil adjudicated incapacitated. 1. Except as otherwise provided in this section and NRS 388.459, any right accorded to a parent of a pupil with a disability pursua…

NRS 388.459 When pupil attains 18 years of age: Application by parent to represent educational interests of pupil; duration of representation; appeal; regulations. 1. A parent of a pupil with a disability may, at least 90 days before the pupil attains 18 years of age, submit an a…

NRS 388.463 Selection and compensation of hearing officers; appeal of decision of hearing officer. 1. The Department shall maintain a list of hearing officers who meet the qualifications prescribed pursuant to 20 U.S.C. § 1415(f)(3)(A) to conduct a due process hearing pursuant to…

NRS 388.465 Regulations concerning procedures for requesting recusal of hearing officer and qualifications of hearing officers; Department to post information relating to due process hearings on Internet website. 1. The State Board shall prescribe by regulation: (a) The procedure…