2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 388 - System of Public Instruction › NRS 388.224 - Distribution of information about financial planning and financial aid; reports.

1. On or before September 30 of each year, the board of trustees of a school district and the governing body of a charter school that operates as a high school shall ensure that pupils receive:
(a) Education about the importance and value of financial planning and completing the Free Application for Federal Student Aid provided for by 20 U.S.C. § 1090, including, without limitation, that financial aid can be used for attending an online, trade or vocational school and information on what financial aid is available for pupils with the legal right to live in the United States pursuant to any federal law, regulation or internal policy or program of a federal agency or department and undocumented pupils;
(b) Information regarding the events at the high school in which the pupil is enrolled to complete or receive assistance in completing the Free Application for Federal Student Aid provided for by 20 U.S.C. § 1090 held pursuant to subsection 3;
(c) Any information a pupil needs to bring to an event held pursuant to subsection 3 to complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid; and
(d) Information to encourage pupils enrolled in grade 12 to register for an account and identification number to complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid provided for by 20 U.S.C. § 1090, including, without limitation, hyperlinks to appropriate Internet websites, notice regarding opportunities to register during the school day and notice that pupils and their parents or legal guardians need separate accounts.
2. On or before September 30 of each year, the board of trustees of a school district and the governing body of a charter school that enrolls pupils in grade 4 or grade 12 shall ensure that such pupils and the parents or legal guardians of such pupils receive information on the Nevada College Kick Start Program established pursuant to NRS 353B.335.
3. Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, the board of trustees of a school district and the governing body of a charter school that operates as a high school shall hold at least two annual events at each high school within the school district and each charter school, as applicable, one in the first week of October and one at the end of February, at which pupils enrolled in grade 12 and their parents or guardians may complete, or receive assistance in completing, the Free Application for Federal Student Aid provided for by 20 U.S.C. § 1090. The high school where the event is held shall provide access to technology, including, without limitation, a computer lab, to assist pupils and their parents or guardians with completing the Free Application for Federal Student Aid. An event held pursuant to this subsection may be attended by a pupil enrolled in the high school or charter school and his or her family. The board of trustees of a school district that is located in a county whose population is less than 100,000 may:
(a) Hold one annual event pursuant to this subsection if, based on the number of pupils enrolled in the school district, the board of trustees believes that one event is sufficient to meet the needs of the school district; or
(b) Offer an annual event or other assistance to complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid provided for by 20 U.S.C. § 1090 through the use of information and audio-visual communication technology, if appropriate.
4. The board of trustees of a school district and the governing body of a charter school that operates as a high school shall coordinate with a community college, state college or university to ensure that pupils enrolled in grade 12 and their families receive assistance and support to complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid provided for by 20 U.S.C. § 1090, including, without limitation, ensuring staff of a community college, state college or university are present at both events held pursuant to subsection 3.
5. On or before July 1 of each year, the board of trustees of a school district and the governing body of a charter school that operates as a high school shall report to the State Treasurer, for pupils enrolled in grade 12:
(a) The total number of pupils or the parents or guardians of pupils who attended the events held pursuant to subsection 3;
(b) The number of pupils who did not attend an event held pursuant to subsection 3 but otherwise received assistance in completing the Free Application for Federal Student Aid from the school district or charter school;
(c) The number of pupils who completed the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, including, without limitation, if known, the number of pupils who completed the Free Application for Federal Student Aid on their own and the number of pupils who completed the Free Application for Federal Student Aid with assistance from the school in which the pupil is enrolled or through assistance from an event held pursuant to subsection 3; and
(d) If known, as a result of completing the Free Application for Federal Student Aid:
(1) The number of pupils who were offered financial aid;
(2) The number of pupils who accepted financial aid; and
(3) The type and amount of financial aid offered to or accepted by a pupil.
(Added to NRS by 2021, 1155)