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2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 388 - System of Public Instruction › 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 3 begin using a school service, a school service provider must provide a written disclosure to such persons or governmental entities in language that is easy to understand, which includes, without limitation:
(a) The types of personally identifiable information collected by the school service provider and the manner in which such information is used; and
(b) A description of the plan for the security of data concerning pupils which has been established by the school service provider pursuant to NRS 388.293.
2. Before a school service provider makes a material change to the plan for the security of data concerning pupils established pursuant to NRS 388.293, the school service provider must provide notice to the persons or governmental entities set forth in subsection 3.
3. The disclosure or notice provided pursuant to subsection 1 or 2, as applicable, must be provided to:
(a) The board of trustees of a school district, the governing body of a charter school or the governing body of a university school for profoundly gifted pupils, as applicable, that uses the school service of the school service provider; and
(b) Any teacher who uses the school service.
4. A school service provider shall:
(a) Allow a pupil who is at least 18 years of age and the parent or legal guardian of any pupil to review personally identifiable information concerning the pupil that is maintained by the school service provider; and
(b) Establish a process, in accordance with any contract governing the activities of a school service provider and which is consistent with the provisions of NRS 388.281 to 388.296, inclusive, for the correction of such information upon the request of:
(1) A pupil who is at least 18 years of age or the parent or legal guardian of any pupil; or
(2) The teacher of the pupil or the board of trustees of the school district in which the school that the pupil attends is located, the governing body of the charter school that the pupil attends or the governing body of the university school for profoundly gifted pupils that the pupil attends, as applicable.
(Added to NRS by 2015, 1851)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 388 - System of Public Instruction › 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 a detailed plan for the security of any data concerning pupils that is collected or maintained by the school service provider. The plan must include, without limitation:
(a) Procedures for protecting the security, privacy, confidentiality and integrity of personally identifiable information concerning a pupil; and
(b) Appropriate administrative, technological and physical safeguards to ensure the security of data concerning pupils.
2. A school service provider shall ensure that any successor entity understands that it is subject to the provisions of NRS 388.281 to 388.296, inclusive, and agrees to abide by all privacy and security commitments related to personally identifiable information concerning a pupil collected and maintained by the school service provider before allowing a successor entity to access such personally identifiable information.
3. A school service provider shall provide notice to a school district, charter school or university school for profoundly gifted pupils, as applicable, or a private school pursuant to NRS 394.1616, of any breach of the security of the system data in violation of the plan and any actions taken or being taken by the school service provider to address the breach. The notice must be provided as soon as practicable and without unreasonable delay.
4. A school district, charter school, university school for profoundly gifted pupils or private school that receives a notice pursuant to subsection 3 shall provide the notice to each pupil affected by the breach or, if a pupil is less than 18 years of age, the parent or legal guardian of the pupil. The notice must be provided as soon as practicable and without unreasonable delay.
5. As used in this section, "breach of the security of the system data" means unauthorized acquisition of computerized data that materially compromises the security, confidentiality or integrity of data concerning pupils that is collected or maintained by the school service provider. The term does not include the good faith acquisition of data concerning pupils by an employee or agent of the school service provider for a legitimate purpose of the school service provider, so long as the data is not used for a purpose unrelated to the school service provider or subject to further unauthorized disclosure.
(Added to NRS by 2015, 1854; A 2019, 3945)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 388 - System of Public Instruction › 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 charter school or a university school for profoundly gifted pupils, as applicable, shall annually provide professional development regarding the use of school service providers and the security of data concerning pupils.
2. Teachers and other licensed educational personnel employed by a school district, charter school or university school for profoundly gifted pupils shall complete the professional development provided pursuant to subsection 1.
(Added to NRS by 2015, 1854)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 388 - System of Public Instruction › 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 from personally identifiable information concerning a pupil to demonstrate the effectiveness of the products or services of the school service provider, including, without limitation, for use in advertising or marketing regarding the school service, and to develop and improve a school service or any other Internet website, online service or mobile application of the school service provider so long as the information is aggregated or is presented in a manner which does not disclose the identity of the pupil about whom the information relates.
(Added to NRS by 2015, 1854; A 2019, 3945)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 388 - System of Public Instruction › 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 school and a university school for profoundly gifted pupils, allows a pupil to use any school service or provides a pupil with any technology, the public school must post on the Internet website of the public school information that:
(a) Summarizes the laws governing school service providers set forth in this section and NRS 388.281 to 388.296, inclusive;
(b) Lists each school service provider for the school;
(c) Confirms that each such school service provider for the school has created a plan for the security of any data concerning pupils, including, without limitation, covered information and personally identifiable information pursuant to NRS 388.293 and informs about the circumstances under which notification will be provided pursuant to that section if a breach of the security of the system data is discovered;
(d) Describes any other actions taken by the public school, the school district or the governing body of the charter school or university school for profoundly gifted pupils, as applicable, to protect the security of any data collected by a school service provider, including, without limitation, covered information and personally identifiable information, concerning pupils; and
(e) Describes the manner in which a pupil or the parent or legal guardian of a pupil may report any suspicious activity relating to the use of a school service by a pupil.
2. At the beginning of each school year, each public school, including, without limitation, a charter school and a university school for profoundly gifted pupils, shall communicate to the pupils enrolled at the school and the parents and legal guardians of such pupils the availability of the information described in subsection 1 and the manner in which to locate the information.
3. As used in this section:
(a) "Covered information" means the personally identifiable information of a pupil or any information that is linked to the personally identifiable information of a pupil which is:
(1) Created by or provided to a school service provider by a pupil or the parent or legal guardian of a pupil through the use of a school service;
(2) Created by or provided to a school service provider by an employee of a public school, a school district or the governing body of a charter school; or
(3) Gathered by a school service provider from any other source and associated with the identity of a pupil.
(b) "Personally identifiable information" has the meaning ascribed to it in 34 C.F.R. § 99.3.
(c) "School service" has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 388.283.
(d) "School service provider" has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 388.284.
(Added to NRS by 2019, 3942)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 388 - System of Public Instruction › 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 any right, obligation or liability set forth in NRS 388.281 to 388.296, inclusive. Any condition, stipulation or provision in a contract which seeks to do so or which in any way conflicts with the provisions of NRS 388.281 to 388.296, inclusive, is against public policy and is void and unenforceable.
(Added to NRS by 2015, 1854)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 388 - System of Public Instruction › 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 in NRS 388.342, employ personnel for such positions as are approved by the State Board and necessary to carry out properly the provisions of this title relating to career and technical education.
[270:32:1956]—(NRS A 1979, 1594; 1985, 812; 2005, 1047; 2013, 2772; 2017, 503)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 388 - System of Public Instruction › NRS 388.360 - Powers of State Board.

The State Board is hereby designated as the sole state agency responsible for the administration of career and technical education in the State of Nevada. The State Board may:
1. Cooperate with any federal agency, board or department designated to administer the Acts of Congress apportioning federal money to the State of Nevada for career and technical education.
2. Establish policies and adopt regulations for the administration of any legislation enacted pursuant thereto by the State of Nevada.
3. Establish policies and adopt regulations for the administration of money provided by the Federal Government and the State of Nevada for the promotion, extension and improvement of career and technical education in Nevada.
4. Establish policies or regulations and formulate plans for the promotion of career and technical education in such subjects as are an essential and integral part of the system of public education in the State of Nevada.
5. Establish policies to provide for the preparation of teachers of such programs and subjects.
6. Approve positions for such persons as may be necessary to administer the federal act and provisions of this title enacted pursuant thereto for the State of Nevada.
7. Direct the Superintendent of Public Instruction to make studies and investigations relating to career and technical education.
8. Establish policies to promote and aid in the establishment by local communities of schools, departments or classes giving training in career and technical subjects.
9. Cooperate with local communities in the maintenance of such schools, departments or classes.
10. Prescribe qualifications for the teachers, directors and supervisors of career and technical subjects.
11. Provide for the certification of such teachers, directors and supervisors.
12. Establish policies or regulations to cooperate in the maintenance of classes supported and controlled by the public for the preparation of the teachers, directors and supervisors of career and technical subjects, or maintain such classes under its own direction and control.
13. Establish by regulation the qualifications required for persons engaged in the training of teachers for career and technical education.
[272:32:1956]—(NRS A 1957, 213; 1979, 1594; 1985, 812; 2005, 1048; 2017, 503)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 388 - System of Public Instruction › NRS 388.365 - Designation of Fund; use of money.

1. All gifts of money which the State Board is authorized to accept for career and technical education must be deposited in a permanent trust fund in the State Treasury designated as the Gift Fund for Career and Technical Education.
2. The money available in the Fund must be used only for the purpose specified by the donor, within the scope of the State Board’s powers and duties. The State Board may adopt regulations or establish policies for the disbursement of money from the Fund in accordance with the terms of the gift or bequest on warrants of the State Controller issued upon the orders of the Superintendent of Public Instruction. Any expenditures pursuant to this section may include matching state and federal money available for career and technical education.
3. If all or part of the money accepted by the State Board from a donor is not expended before the end of the fiscal year in which the gift was accepted, the remaining balance of the amount donated must remain in the Fund until needed for the purpose specified by the donor.
(Added to NRS by 1960, 30; A 1971, 334; 1979, 619, 1595; 1983, 393; 1985, 813; 2005, 1049; 2017, 504)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 388 - System of Public Instruction › 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 of trustees of a school district in a county whose population is 100,000 or more shall and any other board of trustees of a school district may:
(a) Establish and maintain a program of career and technical education giving instruction in the subjects approved by the State Board.
(b) Raise and expend money for the establishment and maintenance of a program of career and technical education.
2. A pupil who successfully completes a program of career and technical education and who otherwise satisfies the requirements for graduation from high school must be awarded a high school diploma with an endorsement indicating that the pupil has successfully completed the program of career and technical education. The provisions of this subsection do not preclude a pupil from receiving more than one endorsement on his or her diploma, if applicable.
3. The board of trustees of each school district shall incorporate into the curriculum:
(a) Guidance and counseling in career and technical education in accordance with NRS 389.041; and
(b) Technology.
4. The State Board shall adopt regulations prescribing the endorsement of career and technical education for a high school diploma.
[274:32:1956]—(NRS A 1957, 214; 1985, 813; 1991, 2086; 1999, 3257; 2005, 1049; 2017, 504)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 388 - System of Public Instruction › 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 the governing body of a charter school organizes a program of career and technical education in accordance with the regulations adopted by the State Board and the program has been approved by the Superintendent of Public Instruction, the school district or the charter school is entitled to share in federal and state money available for the promotion of career and technical education in the amount determined by the Superintendent of Public Instruction, in accordance with NRS 388.390 to 388.397, inclusive, and the regulations and policies of the State Board.
[275:32:1956]—(NRS A 1979, 1596; 1985, 814; 1997, 1867; 2005, 1049; 2013, 2772; 2017, 505)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 388 - System of Public Instruction › NRS 388.392 - Distribution of state money; limitation on use for leadership and training activities or workforce development activities; recommendations by representatives of regional industry or sector partnerships for awarding grants to school districts and charter schools.

1. Of state money appropriated for use in a fiscal year for programs of career and technical education, the State Board shall not use more than 20 percent to provide leadership and training activities or workforce development activities, or both, in that fiscal year.
2. Before allocating state money, if any, to provide leadership and training activities or workforce development activities, or both, the State Board shall:
(a) Distribute 30 percent of the state money in the manner set forth in NRS 388.393; and
(b) Distribute not more than 5 percent of the state money to pupil organizations for career and technical education in the manner set forth in NRS 388.394.
3. After distributing the state money pursuant to subsection 2 and allocating state money, if any, to provide leadership and training activities or workforce development activities, or both, the State Board shall distribute the remainder of state money in the manner set forth in NRS 388.395.
4. The State Board shall request that representatives of the regional industry or sector partnerships established pursuant to subsection 2 of NRS 232.935 and the local workforce development boards provide recommendations to the Superintendent of Public Instruction on the awarding of grants pursuant to NRS 388.393.
5. As used in this section:
(a) "Leadership and training activities" means:
(1) Activities by or for pupil organizations for career and technical education;
(2) Training activities for teachers of classes or programs of career and technical education, including, without limitation:
(I) Training activities to support pupils who are earning industry-recognized credentials, as identified by the Governor’s Office of Workforce Innovation pursuant to paragraph (d) of subsection 4 of NRS 232.975; and
(II) Training activities to provide dual credit courses in career and technical education to pupils;
(3) Activities at or for a conference of teachers of classes or programs of career and technical education;
(4) Promotion and marketing of classes or programs of career and technical education; and
(5) The development of standards and assessments of career and technical education for the purposes of leadership and training.
(b) "Workforce development activities" means:
(1) Activities by or for pupils participating in a work-based learning program pursuant to NRS 389.167;
(2) Activities by or for pupils to earn industry-recognized credentials, as identified by the Governor’s Office of Workforce Innovation pursuant to paragraph (d) of subsection 4 of NRS 232.975; and
(3) Activities by or for pupils enrolled in middle school or junior high school who are participating in career exploration.
(Added to NRS by 2013, 2770; A 2017, 162, 506; 2023, 354, 3370)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 388 - System of Public Instruction › NRS 388.393 - Grants: Application by school district or charter school; review and recommendations of regional industry or sector partnerships and local workforce development boards; criteria for awards established by regulation.

1. The board of trustees of a school district or the governing body of a charter school may apply to the State Board of Education for a grant for a program of career and technical education, to be paid for with money distributed pursuant to paragraph (a) of subsection 2 of NRS 388.392, by submitting an application to the person appointed pursuant to NRS 388.342.
2. The Superintendent of Public Instruction shall review the recommendations of the representatives of the regional industry or sector partnerships and the local workforce development boards and award grants for the purposes of developing new programs of career and technical education or improving or expanding existing programs of career and technical education. The awarding of grants must be based on the criteria established by regulation of the State Board of Education.
(Added to NRS by 2013, 2770; A 2017, 163, 506; 2023, 355)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 388 - System of Public Instruction › 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 apply to the State Board for a grant to support the activities of the organization, to be paid for with the money distributed pursuant to paragraph (b) of subsection 2 of NRS 388.392.
2. The State Board shall review all applications submitted pursuant to subsection 1 and award grants to pupil organizations on a fair and equitable basis.
(Added to NRS by 2013, 2771; A 2017, 507)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 388 - System of Public Instruction › 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 the governing body of a charter school may apply to the State Board of Education for a grant for a program of career and technical education, to be paid for from the remainder of state money described in subsection 3 of NRS 388.392.
2. The State Board of Education shall review all applications submitted pursuant to subsection 1 and award grants based on the criteria established by regulation of the State Board of Education.
3. The proportion of the total amount awarded pursuant to subsection 2 to a school district or charter school during a fiscal year must not exceed the proportion of the enrollment of pupils in programs of career and technical education in the school district or charter school during the previous fiscal year, as compared to the enrollments of pupils in programs of career and technical education throughout the State during the previous fiscal year.
(Added to NRS by 2013, 2771; A 2017, 163, 507)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 388 - System of Public Instruction › 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, 388.394 or 388.395, the Executive Officer of the State Board shall designate a program professional to:
1. Evaluate the manner in which the money was expended and the effectiveness of the program of career and technical education for which the money was granted; and
2. Report the results of the review to the State Board.
(Added to NRS by 2013, 2772; A 2017, 164, 508)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 388 - System of Public Instruction › 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 to NRS 388.392 to 388.395, inclusive, by the end of the fiscal year does not revert to the State General Fund and must be carried forward for distribution in the following fiscal year.
(Added to NRS by 2013, 2772)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 388 - System of Public Instruction › NRS 388.400 - Administration; State Treasurer as custodian.

1. The money for career and technical education must be provided for and raised in the manner specified in NRS 387.050 and 388.340 to 388.400, inclusive.
2. The State Treasurer is the custodian of the money and shall make disbursements therefrom on warrants of the State Controller issued upon the order of the Superintendent of Public Instruction.
[276:32:1956]—(NRS A 1957, 214; 1979, 1596; 1985, 814; 1991, 2087; 2005, 1050; 2013, 2772; 2017, 508)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 388 - System of Public Instruction › 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 the public policy of this State to provide every child enrolled in a public school with high-quality instruction.
(b) Children who are English learners benefit from instruction that is designed to address the academic and linguistic needs of those children.
(c) It is the intent of the Legislature that children who are English learners be provided with services and instruction which is designed to address the academic needs of such children so that those children attain proficiency in the English language and improve their overall academic and linguistic achievement and proficiency.
2. The State Board shall:
(a) Adopt regulations prescribing criteria for a policy for the instruction to teach English to pupils who are English learners which is developed by the board of trustees of each school district pursuant to NRS 388.407. The Superintendent of Public Instruction shall monitor each school district’s compliance with the criteria prescribed by the State Board pursuant to this paragraph.
(b) Submit all evaluations required pursuant to 20 U.S.C. §§ 6801 et seq. and the regulations adopted pursuant thereto regarding the programs for pupils who are English learners carried out pursuant to that provision of federal law to the:
(1) Governor;
(2) Joint Interim Standing Committee on Education;
(3) Director of the Legislative Counsel Bureau for transmittal to the Senate and Assembly Standing Committees on Education; and
(4) Board of trustees of each school district.
(Added to NRS by 1995, 2711; A 2003, 19th Special Session, 50; 2013, 3412; 2017, 3233)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 388 - System of Public Instruction › 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 develop a policy for the instruction to teach English to pupils who are English learners. The policy must be designed to provide pupils enrolled in each public school located in the school district who are English learners with instruction that enables those pupils to attain proficiency in the English language and improve their overall academic achievement and proficiency.
2. The policy developed pursuant to subsection 1 must:
(a) Provide for the identification of pupils who are English learners through the use of an appropriate assessment;
(b) Provide for the periodic reassessment of each pupil who is classified as an English learner;
(c) Be designed to eliminate any gaps in achievement, including, without limitation, in the core academic subjects and in high school graduation rates, between those pupils who are English learners and pupils who are proficient in English;
(d) Provide opportunities for the parents or legal guardians of pupils who are English learners to participate in the program;
(e) Provide the parents and legal guardians of pupils who are English learners with information regarding other programs that are designed to improve the language acquisition and academic achievement and proficiency of pupils who are English learners and assist those parents and legal guardians in enrolling those pupils in such programs;
(f) Provide for the identification of the primary language of each pupil enrolled in the school district at the beginning of each school year to assist in the identification of pupils who are English learners pursuant to paragraph (a); and
(g) Provide that a pupil who is an English learner remain placed in a program for English learners until the pupil obtains language proficiency based on an appropriate assessment of pupils who are English learners unless the parent or legal guardian of the pupil declines for the pupil to remain placed in a program for English learners.
3. The board of trustees of a school district shall adopt a plan to ensure that a policy adopted pursuant to this section achieves the objectives prescribed by paragraph (c) of subsection 2.
4. The Department shall monitor the implementation of:
(a) The provisions of the policy developed pursuant to subsection 1 designed to achieve the objectives described in paragraph (c) of subsection 2; and
(b) The plan adopted pursuant to subsection 3.
5. The board of trustees of a school district may identify and purchase an assessment for use by the school district to measure the literacy of pupils who are English learners. Such an assessment:
(a) Must be approved by the Department; and
(b) May include tools to assist pupils who are English learners to improve their mastery of the English language.
(Added to NRS by 2013, 3411; A 2017, 3234; 2019, 4356; 2021, 1385)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 388 - System of Public Instruction › NRS 388.4073 - Board of trustees required to collect certain data; reports.

1. The board of trustees of each school district shall determine the number of pupils enrolled in schools within the school district who are:
(a) Immigrants;
(b) Refugees;
(c) Newcomers to the English language and short-term and long-term English learners; and
(d) English learners, in total and disaggregated by English learners who:
(1) Are pupils with an individualized education program or a plan developed in accordance with section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, 29 U.S.C. § 794;
(2) Are enrolled, placed or participating in:
(I) A special program, including, without limitation, a special program for gifted and talented pupils;
(II) A program for career and technical education;
(III) A magnet school or program;
(IV) An advanced placement course;
(V) An international baccalaureate course;
(VI) A dual credit course; or
(VII) An extracurricular or athletic activity, if known;
(3) Receive a high school diploma, disaggregated by type of diploma; and
(4) Attend an institution of higher education after receiving a high school diploma and, if known, receive a scholarship to attend an institution of higher education.
2. The data collected pursuant to subsection 1 must be disaggregated by grade and pupils who are English learners.
3. The board of trustees of each school district shall determine the number of teachers:
(a) Employed by the school district who have an endorsement to teach pupils in a program of bilingual education or who have an endorsement to teach English as a second language; and
(b) Who are trained in a program for language instruction adopted by the board of trustees of the school district, to the extent practicable.
The data collected pursuant to this subsection must be disaggregated by teachers who are licensed to teach elementary education, middle school or junior high school education or secondary education.
4. On or before August 1 of each year, the board of trustees of a school district shall review the data collected pursuant to subsections 1 and 3, compile a report of the data and submit the report to the Department. The Department may make recommendations to the board of trustees of each school district to improve programs for English learners based on the reports it receives pursuant to this subsection.
5. On or before February 1 of each year, the Department shall submit the reports it receives pursuant to subsection 4 to the Director of the Legislative Counsel Bureau for transmittal to the Legislature, or if the Legislature is not in session, the Joint Interim Standing Committee on Education.
6. As used in this section, "long-term English learner" means a pupil who is an English learner who has lived in the United States for at least 6 consecutive years.
(Added to NRS by 2021, 1382)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 388 - System of Public Instruction › 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 annually on its Internet website information on the manner in which the school district uses money received pursuant to Title III of the Every Student Succeeds Act of 2015, 20 U.S.C. §§ 6812 et seq. The information must be organized into the categories of programs and services for which the money was used, which must include, without limitation, the category of engagement of parents and families.
(Added to NRS by 2021, 1384)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 388 - System of Public Instruction › NRS 388.409 - English Mastery Council: Creation; membership; terms; vacancy; Chair; meetings; compensation; acceptance of gifts and grants; administrative support.

Expired by limitation. (See chapter 515, Statutes of Nevada 2013, at page 3422, and chapter 387, Statutes of Nevada 2019, at page 2441.)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 388 - System of Public Instruction › 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.

Expired by limitation. (See chapter 515, Statutes of Nevada 2013, at page 3422, and chapter 387, Statutes of Nevada 2019, at page 2441.)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 388 - System of Public Instruction › 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 school in this State information concerning services for children with disabilities provided by the Aging and Disability Services Division of the Department of Health and Human Services. The board of trustees of a school district or the governing body of a charter school shall ensure that the information described in this section is provided to the parent or guardian of each pupil enrolled in the school district or charter school, as applicable, who has an individualized education program or a plan developed in accordance with section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, 29 U.S.C. § 794.
(Added to NRS by 2019, 3051; A 2021, 251)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 388 - System of Public Instruction › 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 year establishes financial resources sufficient to ensure a reasonably equal educational opportunity to pupils with disabilities residing in Nevada through the use of local funding for pupils with disabilities prescribed by paragraph (b) of subsection 2 of NRS 387.1214 and the statewide multiplier established pursuant to NRS 387.122.
2. Subject to the provisions of NRS 388.417 to 388.469, inclusive, the board of trustees of each school district shall make such special provisions as may be necessary for the education of pupils with disabilities.
3. The board of trustees of a school district in a county whose population is less than 700,000 may provide early intervening services. Such services must be provided in accordance with the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, 20 U.S.C. §§ 1400 et seq., and the regulations adopted pursuant thereto.
4. The board of trustees of a school district shall establish uniform criteria governing eligibility for instruction under the special education programs provided for by NRS 388.417 to 388.469, inclusive. The criteria must prohibit the placement of a pupil in a program for pupils with disabilities solely because the pupil is a disciplinary problem in school. The criteria are subject to such standards as may be prescribed by the State Board.
[281:32:1956]—(NRS A 1969, 445, 887; 1973, 1428; 1979, 1596; 1993, 2159; 1995, 679; 1999, 1966; 2009, 755; 2011, 1248; 2015, 3726; 2017, 3117; 2019, 4226; 2021, 1125, 2930)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 388 - System of Public Instruction › NRS 388.431 - Pupils not required to take advantage of special provisions for education.

A pupil must not be required to take advantage of the special provisions for the education of pupils with disabilities if the parent or guardian of the pupil files a statement with the board of trustees of the school district showing that the pupil is receiving adequate educational advantages.
[282:32:1956]—(NRS A 1969, 445; 1973, 1428; 1993, 2159)—(Substituted in revision for part of NRS 388.460)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 388 - System of Public Instruction › 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 for pupils with disabilities:
(a) A consultation must be held with the child’s parents or guardian.
(b) An examination must be conducted for the purpose of finding the extent to which the child deviates from normal growth and development patterns. The examination must be conducted in accordance with standards prescribed by the State Board.
2. A psychiatrist may be consulted in any specific case when the board of trustees of a school district deems it necessary.
3. The board of trustees of a school district or the governing body of a charter school shall not place a child or authorize the placement of a child in a program for pupils with disabilities solely because the child is a disciplinary problem in school.
4. Pursuant to the provisions of NRS 388F.010, a child with a disability who transfers to a school in this State from a school inside or outside this State because of the military transfer of the parent or legal guardian of the child must initially be provided services that are comparable to the services the child received at his or her previous school under his or her current individualized education program until the placement of the child is determined pursuant to this section.
[283:32:1956]—(NRS A 1973, 1428; 1979, 1596; 1993, 2159; 1999, 1966; 2009, 2616)—(Substituted in revision for part of NRS 388.470)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 388 - System of Public Instruction › NRS 388.435 - Ages for admission to special programs; enrollment counted for apportionment.

Except as otherwise provided in NRS 388.431, eligible pupils with disabilities must be admitted at the age of 3 years to special programs established for such pupils, and their enrollment or attendance may be counted for the purpose of apportionment.
[285:32:1956]—(NRS A 1969, 445; 1971, 548; 1973, 1429; 1975, 1119; 1989, 691, 1555; 1993, 2160)—(Substituted in revision for part of NRS 388.475)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 388 - System of Public Instruction › 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 of Public Instruction to determine whether a provider of special education is in compliance with the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, 20 U.S.C. §§ 1400 et seq., NRS 388.417 to 388.5243, inclusive, any regulations adopted pursuant thereto, or any other law or regulation governing the education of pupils with disabilities in this State.
2. Upon receipt of a request pursuant to subsection 1 or upon his or her own initiative, the Superintendent of Public Instruction must determine whether there is good cause to conduct an inspection of the provider of special education. If the Superintendent of Public Instruction determines there is good cause to conduct an inspection, the Superintendent of Public Instruction shall cause such an inspection to be conducted by the Department within 30 days after making the determination. An inspection conducted pursuant to this subsection may be conducted on-site, electronically or by telephone.
3. If, after an inspection conducted pursuant to subsection 2, the Superintendent of Public Instruction determines that a provider of special education is not in compliance with a law or regulation governing the education of pupils with disabilities, the Superintendent of Public Instruction must, not more than 30 days after completion of the inspection:
(a) Meet with the provider of special education to determine the most efficient and expeditious manner in which to bring the provider of special education into compliance with the law or regulation; and
(b) Request the board of trustees of the school district or the governing body of the charter school, as applicable, to establish a plan of corrective action pursuant to NRS 385.175 to ensure compliance with the law or regulation.
(Added to NRS by 2017, 3145)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 388 - System of Public Instruction › 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 information concerning special education programs in schools; requirements of report.

1. The Department, in accordance with the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, 20 U.S.C. §§ 1400 et seq., and the regulations adopted pursuant thereto, shall adopt regulations prescribing:
(a) Standards for a program of training for persons who are employed by school districts and charter schools and who assist in carrying out the education of pupils who are receiving special education services pursuant to NRS 388.417 to 388.469, inclusive, including, without limitation, teachers, administrators, other licensed educational personnel, substitute teachers, personnel who provide related services and paraprofessionals.
(b) The required content and manner of notifying the parents of pupils with disabilities of certain information, which must include, without limitation:
(1) A description of the procedure whereby an individualized education program is developed and implemented for a pupil with a disability.
(2) That the parent of a pupil with a disability has the right to invite persons who have knowledge or special expertise regarding the pupil, including, without limitation, related service personnel, to participate as a member of the individualized education program team for the pupil.
(3) A description of the effect of receiving an adjusted diploma, if a pupil with a disability desires to receive an adjusted diploma pursuant to NRS 390.600, including, without limitation, that an adjusted diploma may not be used to apply to a college or university.
2. The board of trustees of each school district and the governing body of each charter school shall adopt a program for reporting information concerning the special education programs in each school. The report must include, without limitation, the total number of pupils with disabilities:
(a) With an individualized education program.
(b) Who received a standard high school diploma.
(c) Who received an adjusted diploma.
(d) Who dropped out of school.
(e) Who did not satisfy the requirements set forth in his or her individualized education program.
(Added to NRS by 2017, 3147)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 388 - System of Public Instruction › NRS 388.439 - Pupils with dyslexia: Early literacy screening assessment.

1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, the board of trustees of each school district shall prescribe for use by the elementary schools located in the school district an early literacy screening assessment that meets the requirements set forth in subsection 3.
2. The governing body of each charter school that serves pupils in kindergarten or grade 1, 2 or 3 shall prescribe an early literacy screening assessment for use by the charter school that meets the requirements set forth in subsection 3.
3. The early literacy screening assessment prescribed pursuant to subsection 1 or 2 must include, without limitation, screening for:
(a) Phonological and phonemic awareness;
(b) Sound-symbol recognition;
(c) Alphabet knowledge;
(d) Decoding skills;
(e) Rapid naming skills; and
(f) Encoding skills.
(Added to NRS by 2015, 2382)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 388 - System of Public Instruction › 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 the governing body of a charter school, as applicable, shall administer the early literacy screening assessment prescribed pursuant to NRS 388.439 to each pupil enrolled in kindergarten or grade 1, 2 or 3 who:
(a) Has indicators for dyslexia; and
(b) Needs intervention.
2. If an early literacy screening assessment administered pursuant to subsection 1 confirms that a pupil has indicators for dyslexia, the board of trustees of a school district or governing body of a charter school, as applicable, shall address the needs of the pupil through the response to scientific, research-based intervention system of instruction.
3. If the response to scientific, research-based intervention system of instruction determines that a pupil needs additional screening in order to determine whether the pupil has a specific learning disability, including, without limitation, dyslexia:
(a) The pupil must receive additional testing by a trained professional using a norm-referenced test; and
(b) The board of trustees of the school district or the governing body of the charter school, as applicable, shall perform a comprehensive evaluation for the pupil in addition to the required response to scientific, research-based intervention system of instruction.
(Added to NRS by 2015, 2382)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 388 - System of Public Instruction › 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 dyslexia in accordance with NRS 388.419, the pupil’s individualized education program team shall consider, without limitation, the following instructional approaches:
1. Explicit, direct instruction that is systematic, sequential and cumulative and follows a logical plan of presenting the alphabetic principle that targets the specific needs of the pupil;
2. Individualized instruction to meet the specific needs of the pupil in an appropriate setting that uses intensive, highly-concentrated instruction methods and materials that maximize pupil engagement;
3. Meaning-based instruction directed at purposeful reading and writing, with an emphasis on comprehension and composition; and
4. Multisensory instruction that incorporates the simultaneous use of two or more sensory pathways during teacher presentations and pupil practice.
(Added to NRS by 2015, 2383)