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2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 388D - Alternative School Choices › NRS 388D.050 - Educational plan.

1. The parent of a child who is being homeschooled shall prepare an educational plan of instruction for the child in the subject areas of English language arts, mathematics, science and social studies, including history, geography, economics and government, as appropriate for the age and level of skill of the child as determined by the parent.
2. The educational plan must be included in the notice of intent to homeschool filed pursuant to NRS 388D.020. If the educational plan contains the requirements of NRS 388D.020, the educational plan must not be used in any manner as a basis for denial of a notice of intent to homeschool that is otherwise complete. The parent must be prepared to present the educational plan of instruction and proof of the identity of the child to a court of law if required by the court.
3. This section does not require a parent to ensure that each subject area is taught each year that the child is homeschooled.
(Added to NRS by 2007, 3032; A 2011, 3063; 2013, 3283; 2015, 2103)—(Substituted in revision for part of NRS 392.700)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 388D - Alternative School Choices › NRS 388D.060 - Discrimination prohibited.

No regulation or policy of the State Board, any school district or any other governmental entity may infringe upon the right of a parent to educate his or her child based on religious preference unless it is:
1. Essential to further a compelling governmental interest; and
2. The least restrictive means of furthering that compelling governmental interest.
(Added to NRS by 2007, 3032; A 2011, 3063; 2013, 3283; 2015, 2103)—(Substituted in revision for part of NRS 392.700)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 388D - Alternative School Choices › NRS 388D.070 - Form for participation in programs and activities at public school or through Nevada Interscholastic Activities Association.

1. The Department shall develop a standard form for the notice of intent of a homeschooled child to participate in programs and activities. The board of trustees of each school district shall, in a timely manner, make only the form developed by the Department available to parents of homeschooled children.
2. The notice developed pursuant to subsection 1 must include the information required in the notice of intent to homeschool pursuant to NRS 388D.020, excluding the educational plan for the homeschooled child.
3. If a homeschooled child wishes to participate in classes, activities, programs, sports or interscholastic activities and events at a public school or through a school district, or through the Nevada Interscholastic Activities Association, the parent of the child must file a current notice of intent to participate with the school district in which the child resides.
(Added to NRS by 2007, 3034)—(Substituted in revision for NRS 392.705)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 388D - Alternative School Choices › NRS 388D.200 - Payment of tutoring or other educational services for child who is employed to work in entertainment industry.

Except as otherwise provided in this section, if a child is exempt from compulsory enrollment and attendance pursuant to NRS 392.070 and the child is employed to work in the entertainment industry pursuant to a written contract for a period of more than 91 school days, or its equivalent if the child resides in a school district operating under an alternative schedule authorized pursuant to NRS 388.090, including, without limitation, employment with a motion picture company or employment with a production company hired by a casino or resort hotel, the entity that employs the child shall, upon the request of the parent or legal guardian of the child, pay the costs for the child to receive at least 3 hours of tutoring per day for at least 5 days per week. In lieu of tutoring, the parent or legal guardian of such a child may agree with the entity that employs the child that the entity will pay the costs for the child to receive other educational or instructional services which are equivalent to tutoring. The provisions of this section apply during the period of a child’s employment with an entity, regardless of whether the child has obtained the appropriate exemption from compulsory enrollment and attendance at the time his or her contract with the entity is under negotiation.
(Added to NRS by 2001, 1423; A 2003, 3217; 2011, 648; 2023, 1206)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 388D - Alternative School Choices › NRS 388D.260 - "Scholarship organization" defined.

As used in NRS 388D.250 to 388D.280, inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires, "scholarship organization" means an organization in this State that meets the requirements set forth in NRS 388D.270.
(Added to NRS by 2015, 86)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 388D - Alternative School Choices › NRS 388D.280 - Submission of report to Department of Education required.

A scholarship organization which receives a donation, gift or grant of money described in NRS 388D.270 shall report to the Department of Education, on or before January 31 of each year, on a form prescribed by the Department:
1. The name, address and contact information of the scholarship organization;
2. The total number of such donations, gifts and grants received by the scholarship organization during the immediately preceding calendar year;
3. The total dollar amount of such donations, gifts and grants received during the immediately preceding calendar year;
4. The total number of pupils for whom the scholarship organization made grants during the immediately preceding calendar year pursuant to NRS 388D.270;
5. The total dollar amount of such grants made during the immediately preceding calendar year; and
6. For each school for which such a grant was made during the immediately preceding calendar year:
(a) The name and address of the school;
(b) The number of pupils enrolled in the school for whom such a grant was made; and
(c) The total dollar amount of such grants provided for pupils enrolled in the school.
(Added to NRS by 2015, 88)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 388D - Alternative School Choices › NRS 388D.300 - Definitions.

As used in NRS 388D.300 to 388D.370, inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NRS 388D.305, 388D.310 and 388D.315 have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections.
(Added to NRS by 2019, 1980)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 388D - Alternative School Choices › NRS 388D.305 - "Challenge school" defined.

"Challenge school" means a public high school that:
1. Is administered by the Office of the Military;
2. Is established through an agreement between the Office of the Military, the Superintendent of Public Instruction and the board of trustees of a school district; and
3. Provides a full-time alternative program of education in accordance with the Nevada National Guard Youth Challenge Program created by NRS 388D.320.
(Added to NRS by 2019, 1980)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 388D - Alternative School Choices › NRS 388D.310 - "Participant" defined.

"Participant" means a person who has been approved by the Office of the Military to participate in the Program. The term includes:
1. A pupil enrolled in a challenge school; and
2. A person participating in the nonresidential component of the Program.
(Added to NRS by 2019, 1980)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 388D - Alternative School Choices › NRS 388D.320 - Creation and contents of Program; application; eligibility criteria; regulations.

1. The Nevada National Guard Youth Challenge Program is hereby created for the purposes of educating, training and mentoring youth who have dropped out of high school or who are at risk of dropping out of high school so that they may become productive, employed and law-abiding citizens.
2. The Office of the Military shall administer the Program. The Program must include:
(a) The establishment of a challenge school located within a school district in this State.
(b) A residential component lasting at least 22 weeks.
(c) Courses of study provided during the residential component described in paragraph (b) that include, without limitation:
(1) Courses focusing on academic excellence, life coping skills, employment skills, health and hygiene, responsible citizenship, service to the community, leadership and followership skills and physical fitness; and
(2) Courses that allow a participant to receive credit in accordance with the agreement entered into pursuant to NRS 388D.330.
(d) A nonresidential component lasting at least 12 months following the completion of the residential component.
(e) One-on-one mentoring with a participant during the nonresidential component described in paragraph (d).
(f) Monitoring of the participant by a case manager during the nonresidential component described in paragraph (d).
3. A person who wishes to apply to participate in the Program must submit an application on a form prescribed by the Office of the Military. The Office of the Military shall establish guidelines for the submission and review of applications to participate in the Program. Such guidelines must give special consideration to an eligible child of a military family, as defined in NRS 388F.010.
4. The Office of the Military shall establish criteria governing eligibility for a person to participate in the Program. Such criteria must:
(a) Require a person to be a Nevada resident to participate in the Program.
(b) Provide that a child in foster care or going through the process of adoption is eligible to participate in the Program.
5. The Office of the Military shall adopt regulations necessary to establish and administer the Program created pursuant to this section. The regulations must be consistent with 32 U.S.C. § 509 and the regulations adopted pursuant thereto.
(Added to NRS by 2019, 1980)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 388D - Alternative School Choices › NRS 388D.325 - Creation and administration of Program Account; acceptance of certain money.

1. The Nevada National Guard Youth Challenge Program Account is hereby created in the State General Fund.
2. The Office of the Military shall administer the Account. The money in the Account must be expended only to carry out the provisions of NRS 388D.300 to 388D.370, inclusive.
3. The Office of the Military may apply for and accept any gift, donation, bequest, grant, transfer from the State or a school district or other source of money for deposit in the Account.
4. The interest and income earned on the money in the Account, after deducting applicable charges, must be credited to the Account.
5. The money in the Account must remain in the Account and does not revert to the State General Fund at the end of any fiscal year.
(Added to NRS by 2019, 1981)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 388D - Alternative School Choices › NRS 388D.330 - Agreement to establish challenge school; challenge school deemed public school.

1. The Office of the Military shall enter into an agreement with the Superintendent of Public Instruction and the board of trustees of a school district to establish a challenge school. The agreement must:
(a) Specify the physical location of the facilities of the challenge school.
(b) Set forth the method in which the Superintendent of Public Instruction will count enrollment and calculate the average daily attendance of pupils enrolled at a challenge school for the purposes of apportionments and allowances from the State Education Fund pursuant to NRS 387.121 to 387.12468, inclusive. The method must count a pupil enrolled in a challenge school as a full-time pupil notwithstanding the schedule for the program of instruction provided by the challenge school.
(c) Set forth the schedule for the program of instruction the challenge school will provide. Such a schedule may include:
(1) A shorter school day or an opportunity for participants to attend a longer day than regularly provided in the school district.
(2) An opportunity for participants to attend courses of instruction during any part of the calendar year.
(d) Prescribe the courses of study provided by the challenge school for which credits may be received pursuant to NRS 388D.345 and the amount of credit allowed for the completion of those courses of study.
(e) Set forth the provisions of this title that the Superintendent of Public Instruction agrees to waive with respect to the challenge school pursuant to NRS 388D.335.
(f) Set forth any other provisions the parties deem necessary to carry out the provisions of NRS 388D.300 to 388D.370, inclusive.
2. Upon the execution of an agreement pursuant to subsection 1, a challenge school shall be deemed a public school pursuant to NRS 385.007 located within the school district that is a party to the agreement and is entitled to receive money from the State.
(Added to NRS by 2019, 1981)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 388D - Alternative School Choices › NRS 388D.335 - Challenge school exempt from provisions of chapter 389 of NRS; exception; waiver of other provisions of title.

Except as otherwise provided by specific statute and by regulation of the State Board as determined necessary by the Superintendent of Public Instruction, the provisions of chapter 389 of NRS do not apply to a challenge school. The Superintendent of Public Instruction may waive any other provision of this title with respect to a challenge school as the Superintendent may determine necessary.
(Added to NRS by 2019, 1982)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 388D - Alternative School Choices › NRS 388D.340 - Duties of Superintendent of Public Instruction.

The Superintendent of Public Instruction shall:
1. Authorize any pupil who is admitted to a challenge school to enroll in that school in lieu of enrolling in the high school the pupil is otherwise scheduled to attend.
2. Adopt regulations to carry out the provisions of NRS 388D.300 to 388D.370, inclusive, with which each challenge school must comply.
(Added to NRS by 2019, 1982)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 388D - Alternative School Choices › NRS 388D.345 - Development of curriculum for challenge school; credit for course of study completed at challenge school.

1. The Office of the Military shall develop a curriculum to be used by a challenge school based upon the individual needs of participants in the Program and establish standards of content and performance for the courses of study offered by a challenge school.
2. A pupil enrolled in high school, including, without limitation, a pupil enrolled in grade 9, 10, 11 or 12 in a charter school or a pupil enrolled in a program designed to meet the requirements of an adult standard diploma, who successfully completes a course of study offered by a challenge school must be allowed to apply the credit received for the course completed to the total number of credits required for graduation from the high school or the charter school in which the pupil is enrolled or the credits required for receipt of an adult standard diploma, as applicable.
(Added to NRS by 2019, 1982)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 388D - Alternative School Choices › NRS 388D.355 - Rules of behavior for pupils; procedure for suspension or expulsion; rules for truancy.

1. The Office of the Military shall adopt:
(a) Written rules of behavior for pupils enrolled in a challenge school, including, without limitation, prohibited acts; and
(b) Appropriate punishments for violations of the rules.
2. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, if suspension or expulsion of a pupil is used as a punishment for a violation of the rules, the challenge school shall ensure that, before the suspension or expulsion, the pupil has been given notice of the charges against him or her, an explanation of the evidence and an opportunity to be heard and rebut the evidence.
3. A pupil may be removed from a challenge school immediately upon being given an explanation of the reasons for the removal of the pupil and pending proceedings, which must be conducted as soon as practicable after the removal, for his or her suspension or expulsion, if the pupil:
(a) Poses a continuing danger to persons or property;
(b) Poses an ongoing threat of disrupting the academic process;
(c) Sells or distributes any controlled substance; or
(d) Is found to be in possession of a dangerous weapon as provided in NRS 392.466.
4. A copy of the rules of behavior, prescribed punishments and procedures to be followed in imposing punishments must be:
(a) Distributed to each new pupil who enrolls in a challenge school; and
(b) Available for public inspection at a challenge school.
5. The Office of the Military may adopt rules relating to the truancy of pupils who are enrolled at a challenge school if the rules are at least as restrictive as the provisions governing truancy set forth in NRS 392.130 to 392.220, inclusive. If the Office of the Military adopts rules governing truancy, the Office shall include the rules in the written rules adopted pursuant to subsection 1.
(Added to NRS by 2019, 1982)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 388D - Alternative School Choices › NRS 388D.360 - Submission of information by school district for purpose of accountability and reporting expenditures of challenge school.

Each school district in which a challenge school is located shall submit to the Department in a format prescribed by the Department such information as requested by the Superintendent of Public Instruction for the purpose of accountability and reporting expenditures for the challenge school.
(Added to NRS by 2019, 1983)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 388D - Alternative School Choices › NRS 388D.365 - Apportionments to challenge school.

1. Each pupil who is enrolled in a challenge school must be included in the count of pupils in the school district in which the challenge school is located for the purposes of apportionments and allowances from the State Education Fund pursuant to NRS 387.121 to 387.12468, inclusive.
2. A challenge school is entitled to receive its proportionate share of any other money available from federal, state or local sources that the challenge school or the pupils enrolled in the challenge school are eligible to receive.
3. If a challenge school ceases to operate pursuant to NRS 388D.300 to 388D.370, inclusive, the remaining apportionments that would have been made to the challenge school pursuant to NRS 387.124 for that school year must be paid on a proportionate basis to the school districts where the pupils who were enrolled in the challenge school reside.
(Added to NRS by 2019, 1983)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 388D - Alternative School Choices › NRS 388D.370 - Designation of person to draw orders for payment of money belonging to challenge school; procedure for approval of orders; immunity from certain actions for collection of bill.

For each challenge school:
1. The Office of the Military shall designate a person to draw all orders for the payment of money belonging to the challenge school. The orders must be listed on cumulative voucher sheets.
2. The Office of the Military shall prescribe the procedures by which the orders must be approved and the cumulative voucher sheets signed.
3. An action may not be maintained against the Office of the Military or against a challenge school to collect upon a bill not presented for payment to the Office of the Military within 6 months after the bill was incurred.
(Added to NRS by 2019, 1983)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 388E - Education of Children in Foster Care › NRS 388E.010 - Definitions.

As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NRS 388E.015 to 388E.045, inclusive, have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections.
(Added to NRS by 2007, 800; A 2017, 3111)—(Substituted in revision for NRS 392B.010)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 388E - Education of Children in Foster Care › NRS 388E.045 - "School of origin" defined.

"School of origin" means the public school in which a child was enrolled at the time that the child was placed in foster care or the school in which a child who is in foster care is enrolled at the time of the most recent change in the placement of the child.
(Added to NRS by 2017, 3109)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 388E - Education of Children in Foster Care › NRS 388E.105 - Determination of best interests of child entering or in foster care regarding school to attend; considerations when determining best interests; required actions when child is to attend public school other than child’s school of origin; school not to refuse enrollment.

1. When a child enters foster care or changes placement while in foster care, the agency which provides child welfare services to the child shall determine whether it is in the best interests of the child for the child to remain in his or her school of origin. In making this determination, there is a rebuttable presumption that it is in the best interests of the child to remain in his or her school of origin.
2. In determining whether it is in the best interests of a child in foster care to remain in his or her school of origin, the agency which provides child welfare services, in consultation with the local education agency and the educational decision maker appointed for the child pursuant to NRS 432B.462, must consider, without limitation:
(a) The wishes of the child;
(b) The educational success, stability and achievement of the child;
(c) Any individualized education program or academic plan developed for the child;
(d) Whether the child has been identified as an English learner;
(e) The health and safety of the child;
(f) The availability of necessary services for the child at the school of origin;
(g) Whether the child has a sibling enrolled in the school of origin; and
(h) A plan for the continued education of the child, developed pursuant to NRS 432B.60847, if the child is admitted to a psychiatric hospital or facility which provides residential treatment for mental illness.
The costs of transporting the child to the school of origin must not be considered when determining whether it is in the best interests of the child to remain at his or her school of origin.
3. If the agency which provides child welfare services determines that it is in the best interests of a child in foster care to attend a public school other than the child’s school of origin:
(a) The agency which provides child welfare services must:
(1) Provide written notice of its determination to every interested party as soon as practicable; and
(2) In collaboration with the local education agency, ensure that the child is immediately enrolled in that public school; and
(b) The public school may not refuse to the enroll the child on the basis that the public school does not have:
(1) A certificate stating that the child has been immunized and has received proper boosters for that immunization;
(2) A birth certificate or other document suitable as proof of the child’s identity;
(3) A copy of the child’s records from the school the child most recently attended; or
(4) Any other documentation required by a policy adopted by the public school or the local education agency.
(Added to NRS by 2017, 3109; A 2019, 261; 2021, 3160)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 388E - Education of Children in Foster Care › NRS 388E.115 - Pupil who leaves foster care to remain enrolled in school of origin until end of school year; exception.

The board of trustees of a school district or the governing body of a charter school must allow a pupil who leaves foster care to remain enrolled in his or her school of origin until the end of the school year during which the child leaves foster care unless the parent or guardian of the pupil elects to enroll the pupil in a different school.
(Added to NRS by 2017, 3110)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 388E - Education of Children in Foster Care › NRS 388E.125 - Transportation of child in foster care to school of origin; responsibility for cost; resolution of disputes relating to transportation of child.

1. If the agency which provides child welfare services to a child has determined pursuant to NRS 388E.105 that it is in the best interests of the child to remain in his or her school of origin, the agency which provides child welfare services and the local education agency must provide the child with transportation to the school of origin:
(a) For the entire time that the child is in foster care; and
(b) Until the end of the school year during which the child leaves foster care.
2. The agency which provides child welfare services and the local education agency are jointly responsible for the costs of transportation of a child to the child’s school of origin unless the agency which provides child welfare services and the local education agency mutually agree otherwise.
3. If a dispute arises between the agency which provides child welfare services and the local education agency that is related to the transportation of a child in foster care to the child’s school of origin, including, without limitation, a dispute related to the costs of transportation, and the dispute is not resolved within 5 business days, the juvenile or family court with jurisdiction over the child must resolve the dispute by court order within 5 business days.
4. If a dispute arises between the agency which provides child welfare services and the local education agency that is related to the transportation of a child in foster care, the agency which provides child welfare services and the local education agency must provide the child with transportation to the school of origin until the dispute is resolved.
(Added to NRS by 2017, 3110)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 388E - Education of Children in Foster Care › NRS 388E.135 - Designation and responsibilities of single point of contact for certain issues relating to education of children in foster care.

1. The Department, each local education agency and each agency which provides child welfare services shall designate a single point of contact who is responsible for:
(a) Developing policies and procedures necessary for the Department, local education agency or agency which provides child welfare services, as applicable, to comply with the requirements of the Every Student Succeeds Act, 20 U.S.C. §§ 6301 et seq., including, without limitation, policies and procedures relating to the:
(1) Communication of information relating to children in foster care among the Department, local education agencies and agencies which provide child welfare services; and
(2) Transportation of children in foster care to their schools of origin.
(b) Communicating and coordinating with other single points of contact designated pursuant to this section.
2. Policies and procedures relating to transportation of a child in foster care to his or her school of origin must include, without limitation, a plan for paying the costs of such transportation.
3. As used in this section, "single point of contact" means a natural person or a team of personnel, each of whom has the ability and authority to perform the responsibilities described in this section.
(Added to NRS by 2017, 3111)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 388E - Education of Children in Foster Care › NRS 388E.145 - Reports on children in foster care who attend public school.

1. The State Board shall prepare an annual report concerning the academic progress of children in foster care who attend a public school in this State that includes, without limitation, the information prescribed by 20 U.S.C. § 6311(h)(1)(c)(i)-(iii).
2. Each local education agency shall, on or before the date established by the Department, and in the form prescribed by the Department, prepare and submit to the Department a report on children in foster care who attend a public school within the jurisdiction of the local education agency. This report must include the information prescribed by 20 U.S.C. § 6311(h)(1)(c)(i)-(iii).
3. An agency which provides child welfare services to a child enrolled in public school in this State shall provide any information requested by the local education agency to the local education agency as soon as practicable.
(Added to NRS by 2017, 3111)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 388F - Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children › NRS 388F.020 - State Council for the Coordination of the Compact; membership; terms; removal from office; vacancies; service without compensation; meetings.

1. In furtherance of the provisions contained in the Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children, there is hereby created a State Council for the Coordination of the Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children, consisting of the following members:
(a) One representative of the Nevada National Guard, appointed by the Governor.
(b) One representative of each military installation in this State, appointed by the commanding officer of that military installation.
(c) The Superintendent of Public Instruction.
(d) The superintendent of each school district in which a military installation is located.
(e) One Legislator or other person appointed by the Legislative Commission to represent the interests of the Legislature.
(f) One person appointed by the Governor to represent the interests of the Governor.
2. A member of the State Council serves a term of 2 years and until his or her successor is appointed. A member may be reappointed.
3. A member of the State Council may be removed from office by the appointing authority at any time.
4. A vacancy on the State Council must be filled in the same manner as the original appointment.
5. The members of the State Council serve without compensation and are not entitled to any per diem or travel expenses.
6. The State Council shall meet at least twice per year, with at least one meeting held before the beginning of each school semester, and may meet at other times upon the call of the Commissioner appointed pursuant to NRS 388F.040.
(Added to NRS by 2009, 2614; A 2019, 272)—(Substituted in revision for NRS 392C.020)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 388F - Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children › NRS 388F.030 - Appointment of liaison to assist with implementation of Compact; service without compensation.

1. The State Council for the Coordination of the Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children created pursuant to NRS 388F.020 shall appoint a liaison to assist military families and the State in facilitating the implementation of the Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children. The liaison shall carry out the duties set forth in the Interstate Compact as may be required by the State Council.
2. The liaison appointed pursuant to this section may be a member of the State Council appointed pursuant to NRS 388F.020 or any other person deemed appropriate by the State Council.
3. If the liaison appointed pursuant to this section is not a member of the State Council appointed pursuant to NRS 388F.020, the liaison shall serve as an ex officio nonvoting member of the State Council.
4. The liaison appointed pursuant to this section serves without compensation and is not entitled to any per diem or travel expenses.
(Added to NRS by 2009, 2614)—(Substituted in revision for NRS 392C.030)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 388F - Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children › NRS 388F.040 - Appointment of Commissioner to administer participation of State in Compact; service without compensation.

1. The Governor shall appoint a Commissioner to administer and manage the participation of the State in the Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children.
2. The Commissioner shall serve at the pleasure of the Governor. The Commissioner shall:
(a) Carry out the duties set forth in the Interstate Compact as may be required by the State Council for the Coordination of the Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children; and
(b) Cooperate with all departments, agencies and officers of and in the government of this State and its subdivisions in facilitating the proper administration of the Compact, any supplementary agreement thereto or agreements entered into by this State under the Interstate Compact.
3. The Commissioner appointed pursuant to this section may be a member of the State Council or any other person deemed appropriate by the Governor.
4. If the Commissioner appointed pursuant to this section is not a member of the State Council appointed pursuant to NRS 388F.020, the Commissioner shall serve as an ex officio nonvoting member of the State Council.
5. If the Commissioner appointed pursuant to this section is not able to attend a meeting of the Interstate Commission, the Governor may appoint another person to attend the meeting on behalf of the State.
6. The Commissioner appointed pursuant to this section serves without compensation and is not entitled to any per diem or travel expenses.
(Added to NRS by 2009, 2615)—(Substituted in revision for NRS 392C.040)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 388F - Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children › NRS 388F.050 - Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children Account; creation; administration; uses.

1. Money to carry out the provisions of this chapter must be accounted for separately in the Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children Account which is hereby created.
2. The money in the Account may be used by the State Council for the Coordination of the Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children created pursuant to NRS 388F.020 to:
(a) Pay any assessments, obligations or fees to the Interstate Commission.
(b) To meet necessary administrative expenses of the State Council.
3. The Superintendent of Public Instruction shall administer the Account.
4. The Superintendent of Public Instruction may accept any gifts, grants or donations for deposit in the Account.
5. Nothing in this chapter requires the Department or the board of trustees of a school district to allocate money in addition to money available in the Account for the payment of expenses incurred pursuant to this chapter.
(Added to NRS by 2009, 2615)—(Substituted in revision for NRS 392C.050)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 388F - Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children › NRS 388F.060 - Responsibilities of state officers, bureaus, departments and other persons; cooperation with State Council.

1. All officers of the State are hereby authorized and directed to do all things falling within their respective provinces and jurisdiction necessary or incidental to the carrying out of the Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children and to accomplish the purposes thereof.
2. All officers, bureaus, departments and persons of and in the State Government or administration of this State are hereby authorized and directed at convenient times and upon request of the State Council for the Coordination of the Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children to furnish the State Council with information and data possessed by them and to aid the State Council by any means lying within their legal rights.
(Added to NRS by 2009, 2615)—(Substituted in revision for NRS 392C.060)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 388F - Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children › NRS 388F.080 - Designation of liaison to facilitate implementation and administration of Compact; duties and qualifications of liaison.

1. Each school district shall designate an employee of the school district to serve as a liaison between the school district and military families within the school district to facilitate the implementation and administration of the Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children within the school district. The liaison designated by the school district shall:
(a) Coordinate with the liaison appointed pursuant to NRS 388F.030 and other liaisons designated pursuant to this section regarding the provision of information about the Compact;
(b) Provide support to parents and guardians of children of military families in understanding the provisions of and protections provided by the Compact; and
(c) Take such other actions as necessary to facilitate the proper administration of the Compact within the school district.
2. Each school district shall ensure that the person designated to serve as a liaison pursuant to subsection 1 possesses knowledge of the Compact and has the necessary training, skills and experience to carry out the duties of the liaison.
(Added to NRS by 2019, 271)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 388G - Alternative School Management › NRS 388G.010 - "Empowerment school" defined.

As used in NRS 388G.010 to 388G.220, inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires, "empowerment school" means a public school operating under an empowerment plan developed pursuant to NRS 388G.120 and approved pursuant to NRS 388G.130 or 388G.140, as applicable.
(Added to NRS by 2007, 3277; A 2011, 879)—(Substituted in revision for NRS 386.700)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 388G - Alternative School Management › NRS 388G.050 - Establishment of Program; required percentage of empowerment schools in certain counties; membership and duties of school district design team; acceptance of gifts and grants by school district.

1. There is hereby established a Program of Empowerment Schools for public schools within this State. The Program does not include a university school for profoundly gifted pupils.
2. The board of trustees of a school district which is located:
(a) In a county whose population is less than 100,000 may approve public schools located within the school district to operate as empowerment schools.
(b) In a county whose population is 100,000 or more but less than 700,000 shall approve not less than 5 percent of the schools located within the school district to operate as empowerment schools.
3. The board of trustees of a school district which participates in the Program of Empowerment Schools shall, on or before September 1 of each year, provide notice to the Department of the number of schools within the school district that are approved to operate as empowerment schools for that school year.
4. The board of trustees of a school district that participates in the Program of Empowerment Schools may create a design team for the school district. If such a design team is created, the membership of the design team must consist of the following persons appointed by the board of trustees:
(a) At least one representative of the board of trustees;
(b) The superintendent of the school district, or the superintendent’s designee;
(c) Parents and legal guardians of pupils enrolled in public schools in the school district;
(d) Teachers and other educational personnel employed by the school district, including, without limitation, school administrators;
(e) Representatives of organizations that represent teachers and other educational personnel;
(f) Representatives of the community in which the school district is located and representatives of businesses within the community; and
(g) Such other members as the board of trustees determines are necessary.
5. If a design team is created for a school district, the design team shall:
(a) Recommend policies and procedures relating to empowerment schools to the board of trustees of the school district; and
(b) Advise the board of trustees on issues relating to empowerment schools.
6. The board of trustees of a school district may accept gifts, grants and donations from any source for the support of the empowerment schools within the school district.
(Added to NRS by 2007, 3277; A 2011, 878, 879; 2015, 3804; 2017, 56; 2019, 2010, 2071)—(Substituted in revision for NRS 386.720)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 388G - Alternative School Management › NRS 388G.100 - Establishment of empowerment team for school; exception from requirement of empowerment team; development of empowerment plan; participation by charter schools.

1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, the principal of a public school within a school district that participates in the Program of Empowerment Schools who wishes to convert to an empowerment school shall:
(a) Establish an empowerment team for the school; and
(b) Develop an empowerment plan for the school in consultation with the empowerment team.
2. The principal of a public school located in a county whose population is less than 100,000 may develop an empowerment plan for the school without establishing or consulting with an empowerment team. If an empowerment team has not been established pursuant to the exception provided in this subsection, the principal of the school shall carry out the responsibilities and duties otherwise assigned to an empowerment team pursuant to NRS 388G.010 to 388G.220, inclusive.
3. An empowerment team for a school must consist of the following persons:
(a) The principal of the school;
(b) At least two but not more than four teachers and other licensed educational personnel who are employed at the school, selected by a recognized employee organization that represents licensed educational personnel within the school district;
(c) At least two but not more than four employees, other than teachers and other licensed educational personnel, who are employed at the school, selected by an organization that represents those employees;
(d) At least two but not more than four parents and legal guardians of pupils enrolled in the school, selected by an association of parents established for the school;
(e) At least two but not more than four representatives of the community or businesses within the community; and
(f) Such other persons as may be necessary to meet the requirements set forth in subsection 4.
4. Of the total number of members on an empowerment team for a school:
(a) At least one member must have 5 years or more of experience in school finance;
(b) At least one member must have 5 years or more of experience in school administration or human resources;
(c) At least one member must have 5 years or more of experience in overseeing the academic programs and curriculum for a public school; and
(d) At least one member must have 5 years or more of experience in the collection and analysis of data.
The provisions of this subsection do not require the appointment of four persons if one, two or three such persons satisfy the qualifications.
5. A charter school that wishes to participate in the Program of Empowerment Schools shall comply with the provisions of NRS 388G.010 to 388G.220, inclusive. If a charter school is approved as an empowerment school, the charter school does not forfeit its status as a charter school.
(Added to NRS by 2007, 3279; A 2009, 2326, 2327; 2011, 879; 2013, 1926, 3806)—(Substituted in revision for NRS 386.730)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 388G - Alternative School Management › NRS 388G.110 - Duties of school empowerment team.

An empowerment team for a school shall:
1. Select, from among its members, a Chair and a Vice Chair.
2. Assist the principal in the development of the empowerment plan for the school.
3. Assist in the development of the proposed budget for the school and provide ongoing advice to the principal concerning the expenditure of money apportioned to the school.
4. Provide continued oversight of the school and assist in the management decisions for the school.
(Added to NRS by 2007, 3280; A 2011, 879)—(Substituted in revision for NRS 386.735)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 388G - Alternative School Management › NRS 388G.200 - Quarterly report by empowerment school; annual financial audit required; compilation of reports and audits.

1. Each empowerment school, other than a charter school that is sponsored by the State Public Charter School Authority, by a college or university within the Nevada System of Higher Education or by a city or county, shall, on a quarterly basis, submit to the board of trustees of the school district in which the school is located a report that includes:
(a) The financial status of the school; and
(b) A description of the school’s compliance with each component of the empowerment plan for the school.
2. Each charter school that is sponsored by the State Public Charter School Authority, by a college or university within the Nevada System of Higher Education or by a city or county which is approved to operate as an empowerment school shall, on a quarterly basis, submit to the Department a report that includes:
(a) The financial status of the school; and
(b) A description of the school’s compliance with each component of the empowerment plan for the school.
3. The board of trustees of a school district shall conduct a financial audit of each empowerment school within the school district, other than a charter school that is sponsored by the State Public Charter School Authority, by a college or university within the Nevada System of Higher Education or by a city or county. Each financial audit must be conducted on an annual basis and more frequently if determined necessary by the board of trustees.
4. The Department shall conduct a financial audit of each charter school that is sponsored by the State Public Charter School Authority, by a college or university within the Nevada System of Higher Education or by a city or county which operates as an empowerment school on an annual basis and more frequently if determined necessary by the Department.
5. On or before July 1 of each year, the board of trustees of each school district shall compile the reports and audits required pursuant to subsections 1 and 3, if any, and forward the compilation to the:
(a) Governor;
(b) Department; and
(c) Joint Interim Standing Committee on Education.
6. On or before July 1 of each year, the Department shall compile the reports and audits required pursuant to subsections 2 and 4, if any, and forward the compilation to the:
(a) Governor; and
(b) Joint Interim Standing Committee on Education.
(Added to NRS by 2007, 3284; A 2011, 879; 2023, 2190)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 388G - Alternative School Management › NRS 388G.210 - Compliance with state law; exception if waiver granted; acceptance of gifts and grants by empowerment school.

1. Except as otherwise provided pursuant to a waiver granted in accordance with NRS 388G.130 or 388G.140, each empowerment school, each person employed by an empowerment school and each pupil enrolled in an empowerment school shall comply with the applicable requirements of state law, including, without limitation, the standards of content and performance prescribed pursuant to NRS 389.520 and the examinations that are administered pursuant to NRS 390.105 and the college and career readiness assessment administered pursuant to NRS 390.610.
2. Each empowerment school may accept gifts, grants and donations from any source for the support of its empowerment plan. A person who gives a gift, grant or donation may designate all or part of the gift, grant or donation specifically to carry out the incentive pay structure of the school, if applicable.
(Added to NRS by 2007, 3284; A 2011, 879; 2013, 3265; 2017, 3245)—(Substituted in revision for NRS 386.765)