NRS389.648. Establishment of procedures for uniform documentation and maintenance of irregularities in testing administration and security; maintenance by Department of written summary for each irregularity; annual report by Department required.

      1.  The Department shall establish procedures for the uniform documentation and maintenance by the Department of irregularities in testing administration and testing security reported to the Department pursuant to NRS 389.628 and investigations of such irregularities conducted by the Department pursuant to NRS 389.624. The procedures must include, without limitation:

      (a) A method for assigning a unique identification number to each incident of irregularity; and

      (b) A method to ensure that the status of an irregularity is readily accessible by the Department.

      2.  In accordance with the procedures established pursuant to subsection 1, the Department shall prepare and maintain for each irregularity in testing administration and each irregularity in testing security, a written summary accompanying the report of the irregularity. The written summary must include, without limitation:

      (a) An evaluation of whether the procedures prescribed by the Department pursuant to paragraph (c) of subsection 2 of NRS 389.616 were followed in response to the irregularity;

      (b) The corrective action, if any, taken in response to the irregularity pursuant to NRS 389.636;

      (c) An evaluation of whether the corrective action achieved the desired result; and

      (d) The current status and the outcome, if any, of an investigation related to the irregularity.

      3.  The Department shall prepare a written report that includes for each school year:

      (a) A summary of each irregularity in testing administration and testing security reported to the Department pursuant to NRS 389.628 and each investigation conducted pursuant to NRS 389.624.

      (b) A summary for each school that was required to provide additional administration of examinations pursuant to NRS 389.632. The summary must include, without limitation:

            (1) The identity of the school;

             (2) The type of additional examinations that were administered pursuant to NRS 389.632;

             (3) The date on which those examinations were administered;

             (4) A comparison of the results of pupils on the:

                   (I) Examinations in which an additional irregularity occurred in the second school year described in NRS 389.632; and

                   (II) Additional examinations administered pursuant to NRS 389.632.

      (c) Each written summary prepared by the Department pursuant to subsection 2.

      (d) The current status of each irregularity that was reported for a preceding school year which had not been resolved at the time that the preceding report was filed.

      (e) The current status and the outcome, if any, of an investigation conducted by the Department pursuant to NRS 389.624.

      (f) An analysis of the irregularities and recommendations, if any, to improve the security of the examinations and the consistency of testing administration.

      4.  On or before September 1 of each year, the Department shall submit the report prepared pursuant to subsection 3 for the immediately preceding school year to the Legislative Committee on Education created pursuant to NRS 218E.605 and the State Board.

      (Added to NRS by 2001, 1204)