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NRS 388.020 - Kinds of public schools. - 1. An elementary school is a public school in which...
NRS 388.030 - Division of public schools in school district into departments. - The board of trustees of a school district may divide...
NRS 388.040 - Zoning of school district by board of trustees; establishment of zones does not preclude pupil’s attendance at certain other public schools. - 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, the board...
NRS 388.045 - Racially discriminatory name, logo, mascot, song or other identifier prohibited; exception. - 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, the board...
NRS 388.055 - Employment of school counselor; program for school counseling. - Each public school, including, without limitation, each charter school, shall,...
NRS 388.060 - Kindergarten: Establishment; board of trustees authorized to provide transportation to school that offers kindergarten or to provide program of instruction at home; budget. - 1. Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, the board...
NRS 388.070 - Maintenance of schools with equal rights and privileges. - When feasible, boards of trustees must maintain all the schools...
NRS 388.075 - Period of silence. - Every school district shall set aside a period at the...
NRS 388.077 - Right of pupils to constitutional expression; limitation; adoption of policy for pupil publications; resolution of complaint by pupil of violation of right. - 1. Each pupil of a public school, including, without limitation,...
NRS 388.080 - School year. - 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, the public...
NRS 388.090 - Minimum number of days of school; application for alternative schedule; application for reduction in minutes or additional minutes. [Parts of this section were replaced in revision in 2015 by NRS 388.095 and 388.097.] - 1. Except as otherwise provided in this section and NRS...
NRS 388.095 - Scheduling school for closure because of natural disaster, inclement weather or accident; regulations. - 1. Each school district shall schedule at least 3 contingent...
NRS 388.097 - Additional days or minutes of instruction for program of remedial education. - 1. The Superintendent of Public Instruction may, upon application by...
NRS 388.110 - Closing public schools for legal holidays. - No school may be kept open on any day declared...
NRS 388.121 - Definitions. - As used in NRS 388.121 to 388.1395, inclusive, unless the...
NRS 388.1215 - "Administrator" defined. - "Administrator" means the principal, administrator or other person in charge...
NRS 388.122 - "Bullying" defined. - 1. "Bullying" means written, verbal or electronic expressions or physical...
NRS 388.123 - "Cyber-bullying" defined. - "Cyber-bullying" means bullying through the use of electronic communication. The...
NRS 388.1235 - "Discrimination based on race" defined. - "Discrimination based on race" means any single or repeated or...
NRS 388.124 - "Electronic communication" defined. - "Electronic communication" means the communication of any written, verbal or...
NRS 388.126 - "Governing body" defined. - "Governing body" means the board of trustees of a school...
NRS 388.1265 - "Protective hairstyle" defined. - "Protective hairstyle" includes, without limitation, hairstyles such as natural hairstyles,...
NRS 388.1267 - "Race" defined. - "Race" includes traits associated with race, including, without limitation, hair...
NRS 388.127 - "School" defined. - "School" means a public school, including, without limitation, a charter...
NRS 388.132 - Legislative declaration concerning safe and respectful learning environment. - The Legislature declares that: 1. Pupils are the most vital...
NRS 388.1321 - Legislative declaration concerning duty of governing body, administrators and teachers to create and provide safe and respectful learning environment; authority of parent or guardian of pupil to petition court to compel performance of... - 1. The Legislature hereby declares that the members of a...
NRS 388.1322 - Compliance with provisions relating to safe and respectful learning environment by private school authorized. - A private school, as defined in NRS 394.103, and the...
NRS 388.1323 - Office for a Safe and Respectful Learning Environment: Creation; appointment and duties of Director. - 1. The Office for a Safe and Respectful Learning Environment...
NRS 388.1324 - Committee on statewide school safety; membership; duties. - 1. The Governor shall appoint a committee on statewide school...
NRS 388.1325 - Bullying Prevention Account: Creation; acceptance of gifts and grants; credit of interest and income; authorized uses by school district that receives grant. - Repealed. (See chapter 238, Statutes of Nevada 2021, at page...
NRS 388.1327 - Regulations. - The State Board shall adopt regulations as are necessary to...
NRS 388.133 - Policy by Department concerning safe and respectful learning environment. [Effective through June 30, 2022.] Policy by Department concerning safe and respectful learning environment. [Effective July 1, 2022.] - 1. The Department shall, in consultation with the governing bodies,...
NRS 388.1333 - Development of statewide framework for restorative justice by Department. [Effective July 1, 2022.] - 1. To the extent that money is available, the Department...
NRS 388.1335 - Inclusion of mental health resources on pupil identification card. - The board of trustees of a school district or the...
NRS 388.1337 - Development of restorative practices for victims and perpetrators of discrimination based on race. - A governing body shall develop restorative practices in accordance with...
NRS 388.134 - Policy by governing bodies for provision of safe and respectful learning environment and policy for ethical, safe and secure use of computers; provision of training to governing bodies and school personnel; posting of policies on Intern... - Each governing body shall: 1. Adopt the policy prescribed pursuant...
NRS 388.1341 - Development of informational pamphlet by Department; annual review and update; posting on Internet website; development of tutorial. - 1. The Department, in consultation with persons who possess knowledge...
NRS 388.1342 - Establishment of programs of training by Department; completion of program by members of State Board of Education and governing bodies; completion of certain programs by school district and school personnel; annual review and update of... - 1. The Department, in consultation with persons who possess knowledge...
NRS 388.1343 - Establishment by administrator of each school; duties of administrator. - The administrator of each school or his or her designee...
NRS 388.1344 - Membership; chair; duties. - 1. Each school safety team established pursuant to NRS 388.1343...
NRS 388.135 - Discrimination based on race, bullying and cyber-bullying prohibited. - A member of a governing body, any employee of a...
NRS 388.13505 - Reporting and categorization of incident of discrimination based on race. - 1. A pupil or the parent or legal guardian of...
NRS 388.1351 - Staff member required to report violation to administrator; required actions and investigation; notification to parent or guardian; written report of findings and conclusions of investigation; follow-up with victim; list of resources t... - 1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 388.13535, a teacher,...
NRS 388.1352 - Establishment of policy by governing body for employees to report violations to law enforcement. - A governing body, in conjunction with the school police officers...
NRS 388.13535 - Deferral of required investigation of discrimination based on race, bullying or cyber-bullying; actions by administrator or designee if investigation is deferred; exemption from certain requirements if violation committed by certain p... - 1. If a law enforcement agency is investigating a potential...
NRS 388.1354 - Disciplinary action against administrator or designee who fails to comply with certain provisions. - If an administrator or his or her designee knowingly and...
NRS 388.136 - School officials prohibited from interfering with disclosure of violations. - 1. A school official shall not directly or indirectly interfere...
NRS 388.137 - Immunity for reporting of violations; exceptions; recommendation for disciplinary action if person who made report acted with malice, intentional misconduct, gross negligence or violation of law. - 1. No cause of action may be brought against a...
NRS 388.139 - Text of certain provisions required to be included in rules of behavior. - Each school district shall include the text of the provisions...
NRS 388.1395 - Requirements for delivery of information during annual "Week of Respect." - The governing body of each school shall determine the most...
NRS 388.1451 - Definitions. - As used in NRS 388.1451 to 388.1459, inclusive, unless the...
NRS 388.1452 - "Director" defined. - "Director" means the Director of the Office for a Safe...
NRS 388.14522 - "Handle with Care Program" defined. - "Handle with Care Program" means the Program established pursuant to...
NRS 388.14525 - "Public safety agency" defined. - "Public safety agency" has the meaning ascribed to it in...
NRS 388.1453 - "SafeVoice Program" and "Program" defined. - "SafeVoice Program" or "Program" means the SafeVoice Program established within...
NRS 388.14535 - "Support center" defined. - "Support center" means the support center established and operated pursuant...
NRS 388.14538 - Handle with Care Program: Establishment; notification of exposure of child to traumatic event or certain other events; training; regulations. - 1. The Director shall establish the Handle with Care Program...
NRS 388.1454 - Legislative findings and declarations concerning SafeVoice Program. - The Legislature hereby finds and declares that a SafeVoice Program...
NRS 388.1455 - Establishment of SafeVoice Program; requirements of Program; support center for initial reports; training regarding Program and support center; duties of Director; reports, policies and regulations. - 1. The Director shall establish the SafeVoice Program within the...
NRS 388.14553 - Appointment of team to receive notification of certain activity or events; certain information regarding SafeVoice Program to appear on identification cards of pupils and be posted conspicuously; member of team to take appropriate act... - 1. The board of trustees of a school district or...
NRS 388.14555 - Immunity from liability for team and team members. - The team appointed pursuant to NRS 388.14553 and each member...
NRS 388.14557 - Requirements of support center. - The support center must: 1. Be capable of receiving reports...
NRS 388.1457 - SafeVoice Program Account: Creation; use of money in Account; administration; acceptance of gifts, grants, donations and other sources of money; Director to post list of sources of money on Internet and transmit list to Legislature. - 1. The SafeVoice Program Account is hereby created in the...
NRS 388.1458 - Confidentiality of information provided to SafeVoice Program; motion to compel production or disclosure of record or information; records and information made available to appellate court. - 1. Except as otherwise provided in this section or as...
NRS 388.1459 - Willful disclosure of record or information of SafeVoice Program or willful neglect or refusal to obey court order punishable as criminal contempt. - Except as otherwise provided in NRS 388.1458 or as otherwise...
NRS 388.150 - Sectarian and denominational publications and instruction; forfeiture of public school money for violation; authority to comply with federal Equal Access Act. - 1. No books, tracts or papers of a sectarian or...
NRS 388.155 - Foster care children enrolled in elementary school; development of academic plan required; annual review and modification of plan; use of plan to manage pupil’s educational development. - 1. The board of trustees of each school district shall...
NRS 388.157 - Plan to improve literacy of pupils enrolled in elementary school: Contents; submission to Department for approval; regulations. - 1. The board of trustees of each school district and...
NRS 388.159 - Literacy specialist: Designation; additional compensation; provision of professional development in subject area of reading; regulations. - 1. The principal of a public elementary school, including, without...
NRS 388.165 - Development of academic plan required. - 1. The board of trustees of each school district shall...
NRS 388.205 - Development of academic plan required for ninth grade pupils. - 1. The board of trustees of each school district shall...
NRS 388.208 - Annual review of academic plan; requirements for meeting to review academic plan; revision of academic plan for pupils requiring remediation. - 1. Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, the board...
NRS 388.221 - Adoption of policy for peer mentoring. - 1. The board of trustees of each school district may...
NRS 388.224 - Distribution of information about financial planning and financial aid; reports. - 1. On or before September 30 of each year, the...
NRS 388.227 - Establishment of individual graduation plans for certain pupils; eligibility for plan; conditions for participation in plan; effect on calculation of graduation rate of pupils. - 1. The board of trustees of each school district shall,...
NRS 388.229 - Definitions. - As used in NRS 388.229 to 388.266, inclusive, unless the...
NRS 388.231 - "Crisis" defined. - "Crisis" means a traumatic and sudden event or emergency condition...
NRS 388.232 - "Development committee" defined. - [Replaced in revision by NRS 388.2335.]
NRS 388.233 - "Emergency" defined. - "Emergency" means an occurrence or threatened occurrence for which action...
NRS 388.2335 - "Emergency operations plan development committee" defined. - "Emergency operations plan development committee" means a committee established pursuant...
NRS 388.234 - "Local organization for emergency management" defined. - "Local organization for emergency management" has the meaning ascribed to...
NRS 388.2343 - "Lockdown" defined. - "Lockdown" means a circumstance in which the persons on school...
NRS 388.2345 - "Public safety agency" defined. - "Public safety agency" means: 1. A public fire department, fire...
NRS 388.23457 - "Public school" defined. - "Public school" has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS...
NRS 388.235 - "School committee" defined. - "School committee" means a committee established pursuant to NRS 388.247....
NRS 388.2358 - "School resource officer" defined. - "School resource officer" means a school police officer, deputy sheriff...
NRS 388.2359 - "Suicide" defined. - "Suicide" means the suicide of a pupil, teacher or other...
NRS 388.241 - Emergency operations plan development committee: Establishment by school districts and charter schools; membership; terms of members. - 1. The board of trustees of each school district shall...
NRS 388.243 - Emergency operations plan development committee: Development of plan to be used by schools in responding to crisis, emergency or suicide; submission of plan to board of trustees or governing body of charter school and Division of Emerge... - 1. Each emergency operations plan development committee established by the...
NRS 388.245 - Annual review and update of plan; maintenance, posting and distribution of plan; annual training for school employees in responding to crisis or emergency; acceptance of gifts and grants. - 1. Each emergency operations plan development committee shall, at least...
NRS 388.246 - Report on compliance with requirements concerning plan; random audits of plan. - The Division of Emergency Management of the Office of the...
NRS 388.247 - School committee: Establishment; membership; terms of members. - 1. The principal of each public school shall establish a...
NRS 388.249 - School committee: Annual review of plan prepared by emergency operations plan development committee; determination whether to request deviation from plan; notice of review. - 1. Each school committee shall, at least once each year,...
NRS 388.251 - Review by emergency operations plan development committee of proposed deviation from plan; notice of approval or denial; submission of copy of approved deviation to board of trustees or governing body. - 1. An emergency operations plan development committee that receives a...
NRS 388.253 - Department: Development of model plan for management of a suicide, crisis, emergency or other hazard; requirements for model plan; authorized dissemination of plans prepared by Department and emergency operations plan development commit... - 1. The Department shall, with assistance from other state agencies,...
NRS 388.255 - State Board: Adoption of regulations concerning development of plans; review of proposed deviations and requirements for training. - 1. The State Board shall adopt regulations setting forth requirements...
NRS 388.256 - Development and contents of policy for prevention of suicide in certain grades; duty of Department to develop model policy; posting of link to Internet website of Coordinator of Statewide Program for Suicide Prevention. - 1. The board of trustees of each school district, the...
NRS 388.2565 - Training for school resource officers in prevention of suicide. - The board of trustees of a school district, governing body...
NRS 388.257 - Duties of principal if crisis, emergency or suicide occurs at school; determination by local agency whether crisis or emergency requires assistance from state agency; duties of Division of Emergency Management of Office of the Military;... - 1. If a crisis or an emergency that requires immediate...
NRS 388.259 - Confidentiality of plans, approved deviations and certain other information. - A plan developed or approved pursuant to NRS 388.243 or...
NRS 388.261 - Inapplicability of Open Meeting Law to emergency operations plan development committee, school committee and certain meetings of State Board, Department of Education and Division of Emergency Management of Office of the Military related... - The provisions of chapter 241 of NRS do not apply...
NRS 388.262 - Designation of emergency manager. - Each school district in a county whose population is 100,000...
NRS 388.264 - Consultation with certain person regarding safety in schools before taking certain actions relating to buildings for schools or related facilities or acquiring sites for such buildings or facilities. - 1. The board of trustees of each school district and...
NRS 388.265 - Annual conference regarding safety in public schools; persons required or authorized to attend conference; State Public Charter School Authority required to annually discuss safety in charter schools at designated meeting, workshop or c... - 1. The Department of Education shall, at least once each...
NRS 388.266 - Block grants to employ or contract with social workers and other mental health workers. - To the extent that money is available for the purpose,...
NRS 388.267 - Department to establish, review and update policies and procedures to ensure privacy of data concerning pupils. - 1. The Department shall adopt any policies and procedures necessary...
NRS 388.268 - Department to establish, publish and make available on its Internet website index of data elements for automated system of accountability information for Nevada; biennial update. - 1. The Department shall establish, publish and make publicly available...
NRS 388.269 - Board of trustees and governing body required to establish, publish and make publicly available certain information concerning data transferred to automated system of accountability for Nevada. - The board of trustees of each school district, the governing...
NRS 388.271 - Board of trustees and governing body to adopt policies and procedures governing use of certain software and manner in which data concerning pupils may be provided in certain circumstances. - The board of trustees of each school district, the governing...
NRS 388.272 - Required provisions for contracts that provide for disclosure of data that includes personally identifiable information of pupil. - 1. Any contract entered into by the Department, a school...
NRS 388.273 - Department to adopt data security plan; compliance with plan; school district, sponsor of charter school and university school for profoundly gifted pupils to submit annual report concerning changes to manner in which each collects, mai... - 1. The Department, in consultation with each school district, the...
NRS 388.281 - Definitions. - As used in NRS 388.281 to 388.296, inclusive, unless the...
NRS 388.282 - "Personally identifiable information" defined. - "Personally identifiable information" has the meaning ascribed to it in...
NRS 388.283 - "School service" defined. - 1. "School service" means an Internet website, online service or...
NRS 388.284 - "School service provider" defined. - "School service provider" means a person that operates a school...
NRS 388.285 - "Targeted advertising" defined. - "Targeted advertising" means presenting advertisements to a pupil where the...
NRS 388.291 - School service provider to provide written disclosure to certain persons and entities; notice of changes to plan for security of data concerning pupils; review and correction of personally identifiable information. - 1. Before the persons or governmental entities described in subsection...
NRS 388.292 - Collection and uses of personally identifiable information by school service provider; limitations; requirements for transfer or disclosure of personally identifiable information; redaction of personally identifiable information upon re... - 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsections 2 and 5,...
NRS 388.293 - Plan for security of data concerning pupils; successor entities of school service providers; notice of security breach. - 1. A school service provider shall establish and carry out...
NRS 388.294 - Professional development regarding use of school service providers and security of data concerning pupils. - 1. Each school district and the governing body of a...
NRS 388.295 - School service provider authorized to use and disclose certain aggregated information to develop, improve or demonstrate effectiveness of products or services. - A school service provider may use and disclose information derived...
NRS 388.2955 - Duty of public school to provide information concerning school service providers and data security. - 1. Before a public school, including, without limitation, a charter...
NRS 388.296 - Waiver or modification of any right, obligation or liability of provisions prohibited. - A person or governmental entity may not waive or modify...
NRS 388.340 - Superintendent of Public Instruction to employ personnel for positions approved by State Board to carry out career and technical education. - The Superintendent of Public Instruction shall, except as otherwise provided...
NRS 388.342 - Superintendent of Public Instruction to appoint person to oversee programs. - The Superintendent of Public Instruction shall appoint a person to...
NRS 388.360 - Powers of State Board. - The State Board is hereby designated as the sole state...
NRS 388.365 - Designation of Fund; use of money. - 1. All gifts of money which the State Board is...
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...
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...
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...
NRS 388.392 - Distribution of state money; limitation on use for leadership and training activities; recommendations by representatives of industry sector councils for awarding grants to school districts and charter schools. - 1. Of state money appropriated for use in a fiscal...
NRS 388.393 - Grants: Application by school district or charter school; review and recommendations of industry sector councils; criteria for awards established by regulation. - 1. The board of trustees of a school district or...
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...
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...
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,...
NRS 388.397 - Remainder of certain state money does not revert and is carried forward to following fiscal year. - Any state money that is not distributed or allocated pursuant...
NRS 388.400 - Administration; State Treasurer as custodian. - 1. The money for career and technical education must be...
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...
NRS 388.4055 - Regulations. - The Department may adopt regulations as necessary to carry out...
NRS 388.406 - Rights of English learners. - 1. A pupil who is an English learner has the...
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; purchase of assessment to measure literacy. - 1. The board of trustees of each school district shall...
NRS 388.4073 - Board of trustees required to collect certain data; reports. - 1. The board of trustees of each school district shall...
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...
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. - 1. The principal of each public school which, based upon...
NRS 388.409 - English Mastery Council: Creation; membership; terms; vacancy; Chair; meetings; compensation; acceptance of gifts and grants; administrative support. [Effective through June 30, 2022.] - 1. The English Mastery Council is hereby created. The English...
NRS 388.411 - English Mastery Council: Duty to make recommendations to Superintendent of Public Instruction, State Board, Commission on Professional Standards in Education, Board of Regents and school districts. [Effective through June 30, 2022.] - The English Mastery Council created by NRS 388.409 shall: 1....
NRS 388.413 - English Mastery Council: Preparation and submission of annual report. [Effective through June 30, 2022.] - 1. On or before February 1 of each year, the...
NRS 388.417 - Definitions. - As used in NRS 388.417 to 388.515, inclusive: 1. "Communication...
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 contains...
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...
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...
NRS 388.431 - Pupils not required to take advantage of special provisions for education. - A pupil must not be required to take advantage of...
NRS 388.433 - Placement of child in special program; effect of military transfer of parent of child. - 1. Before any child is placed in a special program...
NRS 388.435 - Ages for admission to special programs; enrollment counted for apportionment. - Except as otherwise provided in NRS 388.431, eligible pupils with...
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 may request the Superintendent...
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 education fails or refuses...
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 infor... - 1. The Department, in accordance with the Individuals with Disabilities...
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 w... - 1. When developing an individualized education program for a pupil...
NRS 388.439 - Pupils with dyslexia: Early literacy screening assessment. - 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, the board...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
NRS 388.453 - Special ungraded schools and programs; powers of trustees. - 1. Pupils with disabilities may be instructed in special ungraded...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
NRS 388.467 - Burden of proof and burden of production on school district during certain due process hearings. - Whenever a due process hearing is held pursuant to the...
NRS 388.4685 - Filing and investigation of complaint concerning failure to comply with decision or settlement agreement; duty of Department to ensure compliance. - 1. If a local educational agency or the governing body...
NRS 388.469 - Authority of Department to issue subpoenas; enforcement of subpoena by court. - 1. The Department may issue a subpoena to compel the...
NRS 388.471 - Definitions. - As used in NRS 388.471 to 388.515, inclusive, unless the...
NRS 388.473 - "Aversive intervention" defined. - "Aversive intervention" means any of the following actions if the...
NRS 388.476 - "Chemical restraint" defined. - "Chemical restraint" means the administration of drugs to a person...
NRS 388.478 - "Corporal punishment" defined. - "Corporal punishment" means the intentional infliction of physical pain, including,...
NRS 388.485 - "Electric shock" defined. - "Electric shock" means the application of electric current to a...
NRS 388.487 - "Emergency" defined. - "Emergency" means a situation in which immediate intervention is necessary...
NRS 388.491 - "Mechanical restraint" defined. - "Mechanical restraint" means the use of devices, including, without limitation,...
NRS 388.494 - "Physical restraint" defined. - "Physical restraint" means the use of physical contact to limit...
NRS 388.495 - "Verbal and mental abuse" defined. - "Verbal and mental abuse" means actions or utterances that are...
NRS 388.497 - Aversive intervention prohibited. - A person employed by the board of trustees of a...
NRS 388.499 - Physical restraint and mechanical restraint prohibited; exceptions. - A person employed by the board of trustees of a...
NRS 388.501 - Conditions under which physical restraint may be used; report required; requirements if pupil has three or five reports of use of restraint in 1 school year. - 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, physical restraint...
NRS 388.503 - Conditions under which mechanical restraint may be used; report required; requirements if pupil has three or five reports of use of restraint in 1 school year. - 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, mechanical restraint...
NRS 388.505 - Mandatory education and training for staff. - 1. The Department shall develop a model program of education...
NRS 388.506 - Disciplinary action against person for intentional violation. - In addition to any penalty prescribed by specific statute, a...
NRS 388.508 - Report of violation; corrective plan required; appointment of administrator to oversee school under certain circumstances. - 1. A school where a violation of NRS 388.471 to...
NRS 388.511 - Retaliation for reporting violation prohibited. - An officer, administrator or employee of a public school shall...
NRS 388.513 - Reporting of denial of rights; investigation and resolution of disputes by Department. - 1. A denial of rights of a pupil with a...
NRS 388.515 - Annual report by school districts on use of restraint and violations; compilation of reports by Department; submission of compilation to Legislature. - 1. The board of trustees of each school district shall,...
NRS 388.5155 - Definitions. - As used in NRS 388.5155 to 388.5195, inclusive, unless the...
NRS 388.516 - "Individualized education program" defined. - "Individualized education program" has the meaning ascribed to it in...
NRS 388.5165 - "Individualized education program team" defined. - "Individualized education program team" has the meaning ascribed to it...
NRS 388.517 - "Individualized family service plan" defined. - "Individualized family service plan" has the meaning ascribed to it...
NRS 388.5175 - Advisory Committee on Language Development for Children Who Are Deaf, Hard of Hearing, Blind or Visually Impaired: Establishment; members; chair; quorum; compensation. - 1. The Superintendent of Public Instruction shall establish within the...
NRS 388.518 - Advisory Committee on Language Development for Children Who Are Deaf, Hard of Hearing, Blind or Visually Impaired: Duties. - The Advisory Committee on Language Development for Children Who Are...
NRS 388.5185 - Development and dissemination of written resource for use by parents or guardians to evaluate development of language and literacy skills. - 1. The State Board shall evaluate the criteria recommended by...
NRS 388.519 - Adoption of regulations prescribing criteria for use by school employees and providers of services to evaluate development of language and literacy skills; distribution of summary of criteria; training concerning use of criteria. - 1. The State Board shall, after considering the recommendations made...
NRS 388.5195 - Report concerning development of language and literacy skills. - On or before July 31 of each year, the Department...
NRS 388.5223 - Eligibility for benefits. - A person with a disability is eligible to receive the...
NRS 388.5239 - Priority of placement in homes or facilities located in this State. - Persons with disabilities who are entitled to benefits pursuant to...
NRS 388.5241 - Monitoring of children placed in foster homes and residential facilities outside State. - The Division of Child and Family Services of the Department...
NRS 388.5243 - Account for State Special Education Services: Creation; use of money in Account; regulations. - 1. The Account for State Special Education Services is hereby...
NRS 388.5251 - Definitions. - As used in NRS 388.5251 to 388.5267, inclusive, "gifted and...
NRS 388.5253 - Provision of education to gifted and talented pupils. - 1. The Legislature declares that funding provided for each school...
NRS 388.5257 - Pupils not required to take advantage of special provisions for education. - A pupil must not be required to take advantage of...
NRS 388.5259 - Placement of child in special program. - 1. Before any child is placed in a special program...
NRS 388.5261 - Age for admission to special programs; enrollment counted for apportionment. - Gifted and talented pupils may be admitted at the age...
NRS 388.5263 - Special ungraded schools and programs; powers of trustees. - 1. Gifted and talented pupils may be instructed in special...
NRS 388.5267 - Minimum standards for special education of gifted and talented pupils; limitation on apportionment of state money for instruction. - 1. The State Board shall prescribe minimum standards for the...
NRS 388.532 - Development of programs. - 1. The State Board in cooperation with the board of...
NRS 388.537 - Alternative programs for pupils at risk of dropping out of school. - 1. The board of trustees of a school district may,...
NRS 388.550 - Employment of teachers with approval of juvenile court and county commissioners. - 1. With the approval of the juvenile court and the...
NRS 388.560 - Courses of instruction; school district to furnish textbooks, equipment and supplies. - Only courses of instruction approved by the State Board may...
NRS 388.570 - Computation of enrollment and average daily attendance; reports to Superintendent of Public Instruction. - 1. The State Board shall establish regulations for the computation...
NRS 388.591 - Establishment of Program; creation and delivery of State Seal of Biliteracy; participation in Program; regulations. - 1. The Superintendent of Public Instruction shall establish a State...
NRS 388.593 - Criteria for award of State Seal of Biliteracy. - A school district, charter school and university school for profoundly...
NRS 388.5933 - Establishment of Program; creation and delivery of State Seal of Civics; participation in Program; regulations. - 1. The Superintendent of Public Instruction shall establish a State...
NRS 388.5935 - Criteria for award of State Seal of Civics. - 1. A school district, charter school or university school for...
NRS 388.5937 - Designation of Nevada Schools of Civic Excellence, Student Civic Leaders and Educator Civic Leaders; regulations. - 1. The Superintendent of Public Instruction may designate: (a) A...
NRS 388.594 - Establishment of Program; creation and delivery of State Seal of STEM; participation in Program; regulations. - 1. The Superintendent of Public Instruction shall establish a State...
NRS 388.5945 - Criteria for award of State Seal of STEM. - A school district, charter school and university school for profoundly...
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...
NRS 388.5962 - Criteria for award of State Seal of Financial Literacy. - A school district, charter school and university school for profoundly...
NRS 388.5964 - Establishment of Financial Literacy Month; regulations. - 1. The Department of Education shall establish a Financial Literacy...
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... - 1. The State Financial Literacy Advisory Council is hereby created....
NRS 388.5968 - State Financial Literacy Advisory Council: Duties. - The State Financial Literacy Advisory Council created by NRS 388.5966...
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...
NRS 388.5975 - Criteria for award of State Seal of STEAM. - A school district, charter school and university school for profoundly...
NRS 388.605 - Definitions. - As used in NRS 388.605 to 388.655, inclusive, unless the...
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...
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...
NRS 388.635 - Provision of services by center for displaced homemakers. - Each center shall provide: 1. Counseling services specifically designed for...
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...
NRS 388.655 - Executive director for center; quarterly reports to Board. - 1. To the extent that money is available, each center...
NRS 388.700 - Reduction of ratio in certain grades; request for variance required for each school quarter under certain circumstances; quarterly report on variances submitted to Interim Finance Committee; additional reports by State Board and Departm... - 1. Except as otherwise provided in this section, for each...
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...
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...
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; comm... - The Department shall: 1. Develop policies and procedures for: (a)...
NRS 388.725 - Quarterly 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 August 1, November 1, February 1...
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...
NRS 388.780 - Definitions. - As used in NRS 388.780 to 388.815, inclusive, unless the...
NRS 388.785 - "Commission" defined. - "Commission" means the Commission on Educational Technology created pursuant to...
NRS 388.787 - "Committee" defined. - "Committee" means the Joint Interim Standing Committee on Education created...
NRS 388.788 - "Program" defined. - "Program" means the Nevada Ready 21 Technology Program created by...
NRS 388.789 - Superintendent of Public Instruction required to ensure Commission carries out duties successfully. - The Superintendent of Public Instruction is responsible for ensuring that...
NRS 388.790 - Commission on Educational Technology: Creation; membership; terms; removal and vacancy; quarterly meetings required; compensation. - 1. The Commission on Educational Technology, consisting of 2 members...
NRS 388.795 - Commission on Educational Technology: Duties; establishment of plan for use of educational technology; administrative support by Department; assessment of needs of school districts relating to educational technology; advisory committee... - 1. The Commission 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...
NRS 388.805 - Trust Fund for Educational Technology: Program for school districts and charter schools to apply for money from Fund. - The Department shall, in consultation with the Commission, adopt regulations...
NRS 388.810 - Creation of Program; administration by Commission on Educational Technology; 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...
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...
NRS 388.820 - Definitions. - As used in NRS 388.820 to 388.874, inclusive, unless the...
NRS 388.823 - "Course of distance education" defined. - "Course of distance education" means a course of study that...
NRS 388.826 - "Distance education" defined. - "Distance education" means synchronous or asynchronous instruction which is delivered...
NRS 388.829 - "Program of distance education" defined. - 1. "Program of distance education" means a program comprised of...
NRS 388.834 - Publication of list of approved distance education courses. - 1. The Department shall prepare and publish a list of...
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...
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,...
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...
NRS 388.850 - Eligibility for enrollment. - 1. A pupil may enroll in a program of distance...
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... - 1. A pupil who enrolls part-time in a program of...
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 distanc... - 1. If a pupil is enrolled in a charter school,...
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...
NRS 388.866 - Requirements of program; supervision by teacher; qualifications of certain teachers. - 1. The board of trustees of a school district or...
NRS 388.874 - Regulations of State Board. - 1. The State Board shall adopt regulations that prescribe: (a)...
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...
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 integ... - 1. The Department shall, to the extent money is available,...
NRS 388.887 - Development of curriculum regarding the Holocaust and other genocides; reports. - 1. The State Board shall create a subcommittee to review...
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 m... - 1. The State Board shall develop nonbinding recommendations for the...
NRS 388.892 - Boards of trustees of certain school districts to establish plan to improve ratio of pupils to specialized instructional support personnel; reports. - 1. The board of trustees of a school district in...
NRS 388.895 - Creation of Account for Instruction in Financial Literacy; acceptance of gifts and grants; use of money in Account; regulations. - Repealed. (See chapter 238, Statutes of Nevada 2021, at page...
NRS 388.900 - Regulations concerning identification and consideration of certain social and environmental factors. - The State Board shall adopt regulations that require: 1. The...
NRS 388.905 - Provision of information concerning importance of annual physical examination. - The board of trustees of a school district or the...
NRS 388.910 - Appointment and duties of school safety specialist. - 1. The superintendent of schools of each school district shall...