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NRS 388.596 Establishment of State Seal of Financial Literacy Program; creation and delivery of State Seal; participation in Program; professional development; regulations. 1. The Superintendent of Public Instruction shall establish a State Seal of Financial Literacy Program to r…

NRS 388.5962 Criteria for award of State Seal of Financial Literacy. A school district, charter school and university school for profoundly gifted pupils that participates in the State Seal of Financial Literacy Program established pursuant to NRS 388.596 must award a pupil, upon…

NRS 388.5964 Establishment of Financial Literacy Month; regulations. 1. The Department of Education shall establish a Financial Literacy Month to be held once each school year. To the extent that money is available for that purpose, the Financial Literacy Month must include, with…

NRS 388.5966 State Financial Literacy Advisory Council: Creation; membership; vacancies; officers; terms; quorum; subcommittees; compensation; costs of employing substitute teacher while member who is teacher attends meeting; administrative support. [Effective through June 30, 20…

NRS 388.5968 State Financial Literacy Advisory Council: Duties. The State Financial Literacy Advisory Council created by NRS 388.5966 shall: 1. Develop a strategic plan for the development of educational resources in financial literacy to serve as a foundation for professional de…

NRS 388.597 Establishment of Program; creation and delivery of State Seal of STEAM; participation in Program; regulations. 1. The Superintendent of Public Instruction shall establish a State Seal of STEAM Program to recognize pupils who graduate from a public high school, includi…

NRS 388.5975 Criteria for award of State Seal of STEAM. A school district, charter school and university school for profoundly gifted pupils that participates in the State Seal of STEAM Program established pursuant to NRS 388.597 must award a pupil, upon graduation from high scho…

NRS 388.605 Definitions. As used in NRS 388.605 to 388.655, inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires: 1. “Board” means the Board for the Education and Counseling of Displaced Homemakers. 2. “Director” means the Director of the Department of Employment, Training and Rehabi…

NRS 388.615 Board for the Education and Counseling of Displaced Homemakers: Creation; membership; duties; compensation of members. 1. The Board for the Education and Counseling of Displaced Homemakers is hereby created. The Board consists of five members appointed by the Governor…

NRS 388.625 Establishment of center for displaced homemakers; deposit of gifts and grants of money; approval of claims. 1. The Board shall, to the extent that money is available, establish in a county whose population is 100,000 or more, a center to provide services for displaced…

NRS 388.635 Provision of services by center for displaced homemakers. Each center shall provide: 1. Counseling services specifically designed for the counseling of a displaced homemaker with respect to appropriate employment, including: (a) Assessment of the homemaker’s skills; (…

NRS 388.645 Selection of organization to administer center; coordination with state and federal programs. 1. The Board shall select a public or nonprofit private organization, if possible, to administer each center. In selecting the organization, the Board shall consider the expe…

NRS 388.655 Executive director for center; quarterly reports to Board. 1. To the extent that money is available, each center must have a part-time executive director. 2. The executive director of each center shall maintain records of its activities and shall report quarterly to t…

NRS 388.700 Reduction of ratio in certain grades; request for variance required for each reporting period under certain circumstances; reports by Department; exception to requirements for charter schools and distance education. 1. Except as otherwise provided in this section, the…

NRS 388.710 State Board of Education to determine data to be monitored by school district; school district to report data to State Board. 1. The State Board, in consultation with the trustees of the school districts and the recognized associations representing licensed educationa…

NRS 388.720 Development of plan by school district to reduce pupil-teacher ratios; alternative ratios for certain grades authorized in certain counties. 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, each school district together with the recognized associations representing li…

NRS 388.723 Duties of Department: Development of policies and procedures relating to reduction of pupil-teacher ratio; guidance to school districts regarding development of plan, requirements for reporting information and data to be monitored; communication with board of trustees…

NRS 388.725 Annual reports of average daily enrollment and pupil-teacher ratios in elementary schools required of school districts; posting of report on Internet website. 1. On or before October 1 of each year, the board of trustees of each school district shall report to the Dep…

NRS 388.750 Compliance with Open Meeting Law; availability of records; exemption from certain taxes; nondisclosure of contributors. 1. An educational foundation: (a) Shall comply with the provisions of chapter 241 of NRS if the educational foundation is a public body, as defined …

NRS 388.780 Definitions. As used in NRS 388.780 to 388.815, inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NRS 388.787 and 388.788 have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections. (Added to NRS by 1997, 1770; A 2011, 2309; 2017, 4176; 2023, …

NRS 388.787 “Committee” defined. “Committee” means the Joint Interim Standing Committee on Education created pursuant to NRS 218E.320. (Added to NRS by 1997, 1770; A 2021, 2531)

NRS 388.788 “Program” defined. “Program” means the Nevada Ready 21 Technology Program created by NRS 388.810. (Added to NRS by 2017, 4174)

NRS 388.789 Superintendent of Public Instruction required to ensure Department carries out duties successfully. The Superintendent of Public Instruction is responsible for ensuring that the duties and responsibilities set forth in NRS 388.780 to 388.815, inclusive, are carried ou…

NRS 388.795 Department to establish plan for use of educational technology; requirements of plan; duties of Department; assessment of needs of school districts relating to educational technology; advisory committee authorized. 1. The Department shall establish a plan for the use …

NRS 388.800 Trust Fund for Educational Technology: Creation; administration; interest and income; use of money in Fund. 1. The Trust Fund for Educational Technology is hereby created in the State General Fund. The Trust Fund must be administered by the Superintendent of Public In…

NRS 388.805 Trust Fund for Educational Technology: Program for school districts and charter schools to apply for money from Fund. The Department shall adopt regulations that establish a program whereby school districts and charter schools may apply to the Department for money fro…

NRS 388.810 Creation of Program; administration by Department; application for grant; regulations; establishment of standards and methods for measuring progress for pupils enrolled in public school that receives grant. 1. The Nevada Ready 21 Technology Program is hereby created f…

NRS 388.815 Annual report by grant recipient; Department to enter into agreement with person or entity to carry out Program; provision of services through agreement with grant recipient authorized. 1. A school district, charter school or university school for profoundly gifted pu…

NRS 388.820 Definitions. As used in NRS 388.820 to 388.874, inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NRS 388.823, 388.826 and 388.829 have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections. (Added to NRS by 2001, 3149)

NRS 388.823 “Course of distance education” defined. “Course of distance education” means a course of study that uses distance education as its primary mechanism for delivery of instruction. (Added to NRS by 2001, 3149)

NRS 388.826 “Distance education” defined. “Distance education” means synchronous or asynchronous instruction which is delivered by means of video, computer, television, or the Internet or other electronic means of communication, or any combination thereof, in such a manner that t…

NRS 388.829 “Program of distance education” defined. 1. “Program of distance education” means a program comprised of one or more courses of distance education that is provided by the board of trustees of a school district or the governing body of a charter school. 2. The term doe…

NRS 388.834 Publication of list of approved distance education courses. 1. The Department shall prepare and publish a list of courses of distance education that satisfy the requirements of NRS 388.820 to 388.874, inclusive, and all other applicable statutes and regulations. If an…

NRS 388.838 Submission of application to Department; conditions for approval; opportunity to correct deficiencies; requirement to develop plan. 1. The board of trustees of a school district or the governing body of a charter school or a university school for profoundly gifted pup…

NRS 388.842 Alternate scheduling permitted; minimum time required for full-time program; demonstration of proficiency. 1. A program of distance education may include, without limitation, an opportunity for pupils to participate in the program: (a) For a shorter school day or a lo…

NRS 388.846 Compliance with statutes and regulations; notice by charter school to board of trustees concerning type of educational services provided. 1. If the board of trustees of a school district provides a program of distance education, the board of trustees shall ensure that…

NRS 388.850 Eligibility for enrollment. 1. A pupil may enroll in a program of distance education if: (a) Pursuant to this section or other specific statute, the pupil is eligible for enrollment or the pupil’s enrollment is not otherwise prohibited; (b) The program of distance edu…

NRS 388.854 Permission of board of trustees not required for part-time enrollment; written agreement between board of trustees and provider of distance education program; Superintendent of Public Instruction to determine amount of apportionment to be allocated by school district …

NRS 388.858 Pupil enrolled in charter school: Full-time enrollment in program only when provided by charter school; permission of charter school not required for part-time enrollment; written agreement between charter school and provider of distance education program required whe…

NRS 388.862 Board of trustees required to declare public school to which pupil enrolled in program is affiliated; applicability of statutes and regulations to pupils. 1. If a pupil is enrolled full-time in a program of distance education provided by the board of trustees of a sch…

NRS 388.866 Requirements of program; supervision by teacher; qualifications of certain teachers. 1. The board of trustees of a school district or the governing body of a charter school that provides a program of distance education shall ensure that: (a) For each course offered th…

NRS 388.874 Regulations of State Board. 1. The State Board shall adopt regulations that prescribe: (a) The process for submission of an application by a person or entity for inclusion of a course of distance education on the list prepared by the Department pursuant to NRS 388.834…

NRS 388.880 Immunity from civil liability for reporting threat of violence against school official, school employee or pupil; exceptions. 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, if any person who knows or has reasonable cause to believe that another person has made a thr…

NRS 388.885 Establishment of statewide framework for integrated student supports; requirements for framework; board of trustees and governing body of charter school required to take certain actions; requirements for requests for proposals for integrated student supports. 1. The D…

NRS 388.887 Development of curriculum regarding the Holocaust and other genocides; reports. 1. The State Board shall create a subcommittee to review and make recommendations on the manner in which to provide age-appropriate and historically accurate instruction about the Holocaus…

NRS 388.890 State Board to establish recommendations for ratio of pupils per teacher and specialized instructional support personnel; posting on Internet website of approved ratio of pupils per teacher in each class; adoption of strategic plan to meet ratio of pupils to specializ…