1. The State Board shall evaluate the criteria recommended by the Advisory Committee on Language Development for Children Who Are Deaf, Hard of Hearing, Blind or Visually Impaired pursuant to NRS 388.518 for use by parents or guardians to evaluate the development of language and literacy skills by children who are less than 6 years of age and are deaf, hard of hearing, blind or visually impaired, including, without limitation, children who are both deaf and blind. If the State Board determines that the criteria recommended by the Committee pursuant to NRS 388.518:
(a) Meet the requirements of that section, the State Board must adopt the criteria for the purposes described in subsection 2.
(b) Do not meet the requirements of that section, the State Board must revise the criteria in a manner that meets the requirements of that section and adopt the revised criteria for the purposes described in subsection 2.
2. The Department shall develop a written resource for use by parents or guardians to evaluate the development of language and literacy skills by children who are less than 6 years of age and are deaf, hard of hearing, blind or visually impaired, including, without limitation, children who are both deaf and blind. The written resource must:
(a) Describe how to use the criteria adopted pursuant to subsection 1 to evaluate the development of language and literacy skills by children who are deaf, hard of hearing, blind or visually impaired, including, without limitation, children who are both deaf and blind;
(b) Be written clearly and present the criteria in a manner that is easy for parents to use;
(c) State that parents have the right to select whether to evaluate the development of language and literacy skills by their child using American Sign Language, spoken or written English, with or without the use of visual supplements or braille, as applicable;
(d) State that the resource is not a formal assessment of the development of language and literacy skills and that the observations by a parent may differ from data presented at a meeting concerning an individualized education program or individualized family service plan;
(e) State that a parent may bring the resource to a meeting concerning an individualized education program or individualized family service plan for purposes of sharing observations concerning the development of language and literacy skills by his or her child; and
(f) Include balanced and comprehensive information about languages, modes of communication and available services and programs for children who are deaf, hard of hearing, blind or visually impaired, including, without limitation, children who are both deaf and blind.
3. The Department shall disseminate the resource to parents or guardians described in subsection 2, including, without limitation, by:
(a) Making written copies of the resource available at locations and events where such parents or guardians are likely to be present;
(b) Posting the resource on an Internet website maintained by the Department; and
(c) Providing written copies of the resource to the Aging and Disability Services Division of the Department of Health and Human Services for distribution to such parents or guardians who receive services from the Division.
(Added to NRS by 2019, 3937)
Structure Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 388 - System of Public Instruction
NRS 388.020 - Kinds of public schools.
NRS 388.030 - Division of public schools in school district into departments.
NRS 388.055 - Employment of school counselor; program for school counseling.
NRS 388.070 - Maintenance of schools with equal rights and privileges.
NRS 388.075 - Period of silence.
NRS 388.097 - Additional days or minutes of instruction for program of remedial education.
NRS 388.110 - Closing public schools for legal holidays.
NRS 388.1215 - "Administrator" defined.
NRS 388.122 - "Bullying" defined.
NRS 388.123 - "Cyber-bullying" defined.
NRS 388.1235 - "Discrimination based on race" defined.
NRS 388.124 - "Electronic communication" defined.
NRS 388.126 - "Governing body" defined.
NRS 388.1265 - "Protective hairstyle" defined.
NRS 388.1267 - "Race" defined.
NRS 388.127 - "School" defined.
NRS 388.132 - Legislative declaration concerning safe and respectful learning environment.
NRS 388.1324 - Committee on statewide school safety; membership; duties.
NRS 388.1335 - Inclusion of mental health resources on pupil identification card.
NRS 388.1343 - Establishment by administrator of each school; duties of administrator.
NRS 388.1344 - Membership; chair; duties.
NRS 388.135 - Discrimination based on race, bullying and cyber-bullying prohibited.
NRS 388.13505 - Reporting and categorization of incident of discrimination based on race.
NRS 388.136 - School officials prohibited from interfering with disclosure of violations.
NRS 388.139 - Text of certain provisions required to be included in rules of behavior.
NRS 388.1395 - Requirements for delivery of information during annual "Week of Respect."
NRS 388.1452 - "Director" defined.
NRS 388.14522 - "Handle with Care Program" defined.
NRS 388.14525 - "Public safety agency" defined.
NRS 388.1453 - "SafeVoice Program" and "Program" defined.
NRS 388.14535 - "Support center" defined.
NRS 388.1454 - Legislative findings and declarations concerning SafeVoice Program.
NRS 388.14555 - Immunity from liability for team and team members.
NRS 388.14557 - Requirements of support center.
NRS 388.165 - Development of academic plan required.
NRS 388.205 - Development of academic plan required for ninth grade pupils.
NRS 388.221 - Adoption of policy for peer mentoring.
NRS 388.224 - Distribution of information about financial planning and financial aid; reports.
NRS 388.231 - "Crisis" defined.
NRS 388.232 - "Development committee" defined.
NRS 388.233 - "Emergency" defined.
NRS 388.2335 - "Emergency operations plan development committee" defined.
NRS 388.234 - "Local organization for emergency management" defined.
NRS 388.2343 - "Lockdown" defined.
NRS 388.2345 - "Public safety agency" defined.
NRS 388.23457 - "Public school" defined.
NRS 388.235 - "School committee" defined.
NRS 388.2358 - "School resource officer" defined.
NRS 388.2359 - "Suicide" defined.
NRS 388.246 - Report on compliance with requirements concerning plan; random audits of plan.
NRS 388.247 - School committee: Establishment; membership; terms of members.
NRS 388.2565 - Training for school resource officers in prevention of suicide.
NRS 388.259 - Confidentiality of plans, approved deviations and certain other information.
NRS 388.262 - Designation of emergency manager.
NRS 388.282 - "Personally identifiable information" defined.
NRS 388.283 - "School service" defined.
NRS 388.284 - "School service provider" defined.
NRS 388.285 - "Targeted advertising" defined.
NRS 388.296 - Waiver or modification of any right, obligation or liability of provisions prohibited.
NRS 388.342 - Superintendent of Public Instruction to appoint person to oversee programs.
NRS 388.360 - Powers of State Board.
NRS 388.365 - Designation of Fund; use of money.
NRS 388.390 - Certain school districts and charter schools entitled to share in available money.
NRS 388.400 - Administration; State Treasurer as custodian.
NRS 388.406 - Rights of English learners.
NRS 388.4073 - Board of trustees required to collect certain data; reports.
NRS 388.4077 - Board of trustees required to post certain budgetary information on Internet website.
NRS 388.431 - Pupils not required to take advantage of special provisions for education.
NRS 388.433 - Placement of child in special program; effect of military transfer of parent of child.
NRS 388.435 - Ages for admission to special programs; enrollment counted for apportionment.
NRS 388.439 - Pupils with dyslexia: Early literacy screening assessment.
NRS 388.453 - Special ungraded schools and programs; powers of trustees.
NRS 388.463 - Selection and compensation of hearing officers; appeal of decision of hearing officer.
NRS 388.469 - Authority of Department to issue subpoenas; enforcement of subpoena by court.
NRS 388.473 - "Aversive intervention" defined.
NRS 388.476 - "Chemical restraint" defined.
NRS 388.478 - "Corporal punishment" defined.
NRS 388.485 - "Electric shock" defined.
NRS 388.487 - "Emergency" defined.
NRS 388.491 - "Mechanical restraint" defined.
NRS 388.494 - "Physical restraint" defined.
NRS 388.495 - "Verbal and mental abuse" defined.
NRS 388.497 - Aversive intervention prohibited.
NRS 388.499 - Physical restraint and mechanical restraint prohibited; exceptions.
NRS 388.505 - Mandatory education and training for staff.
NRS 388.506 - Disciplinary action against person for intentional violation.
NRS 388.511 - Retaliation for reporting violation prohibited.
NRS 388.513 - Reporting of denial of rights; investigation and resolution of disputes by Department.
NRS 388.516 - "Individualized education program" defined.
NRS 388.5165 - "Individualized education program team" defined.
NRS 388.517 - "Individualized family service plan" defined.
NRS 388.5195 - Report concerning development of language and literacy skills.
NRS 388.5223 - Eligibility for benefits.
NRS 388.5239 - Priority of placement in homes or facilities located in this State.
NRS 388.5253 - Provision of education to gifted and talented pupils.
NRS 388.5257 - Pupils not required to take advantage of special provisions for education.
NRS 388.5259 - Placement of child in special program.
NRS 388.5261 - Age for admission to special programs; enrollment counted for apportionment.
NRS 388.5263 - Special ungraded schools and programs; powers of trustees.
NRS 388.532 - Development of programs.
NRS 388.537 - Alternative programs for pupils at risk of dropping out of school.
NRS 388.550 - Employment of teachers with approval of juvenile court and county commissioners.
NRS 388.560 - Courses of instruction; school district to furnish textbooks, equipment and supplies.
NRS 388.593 - Criteria for award of State Seal of Biliteracy.
NRS 388.5935 - Criteria for award of State Seal of Civics.
NRS 388.5945 - Criteria for award of State Seal of STEM.
NRS 388.5962 - Criteria for award of State Seal of Financial Literacy.
NRS 388.5964 - Establishment of Financial Literacy Month; regulations.
NRS 388.5968 - State Financial Literacy Advisory Council: Duties.
NRS 388.5975 - Criteria for award of State Seal of STEAM.
NRS 388.635 - Provision of services by center for displaced homemakers.
NRS 388.655 - Executive director for center; quarterly reports to Board.
NRS 388.785 - "Commission" defined.
NRS 388.787 - "Committee" defined.
NRS 388.788 - "Program" defined.
NRS 388.823 - "Course of distance education" defined.
NRS 388.826 - "Distance education" defined.
NRS 388.829 - "Program of distance education" defined.
NRS 388.834 - Publication of list of approved distance education courses.
NRS 388.850 - Eligibility for enrollment.
NRS 388.866 - Requirements of program; supervision by teacher; qualifications of certain teachers.
NRS 388.874 - Regulations of State Board.
NRS 388.887 - Development of curriculum regarding the Holocaust and other genocides; reports.
NRS 388.905 - Provision of information concerning importance of annual physical examination.
NRS 388.910 - Appointment and duties of school safety specialist.