NRS432.535. Rights with respect to education and vocational training of child.

  With respect to the education and vocational training of a child placed in a foster home by an agency which provides child welfare services, the child has the right:

      1.  To receive fair and equal access to an education, including, without limitation, the right:

      (a) To receive an education as required by law;

      (b) To have stability in and minimal disruption to his or her education when the child is placed in a foster home;

      (c) To attend the school and remain in the scholastic activities that he or she was enrolled in before placement in a foster home, to the extent practicable and if in the best interests of the child;

      (d) To have educational records transferred in a timely manner from the school that he or she was enrolled in before placement in a foster home to a new school, if any;

      (e) Not to be identified as a foster child to other students at his or her school by an employee of a school district, including, without limitation, a school administrator, teacher or instructional aide;

      (f) To receive any educational screening, assessment or testing required by law;

      (g) To be referred to and receive educational evaluation and services as soon as practicable after the need for such services has been identified, including, without limitation, access to special education and special services to meet the unique needs of a child with educational or behavioral disabilities or impairments that adversely affect the child’s educational performance;

      (h) To have access to information regarding relevant educational opportunities, including, without limitation, course work for vocational and postsecondary educational programs and financial aid for postsecondary education, once the child is 16 years of age or older; and

      (i) To attend a class or program concerning independent living for which he or she is qualified that is offered by the agency which provides child welfare services or another agency or contractor of the State.

      2.  To participate in extracurricular, cultural and personal enrichment activities which are consistent with the age and developmental level of the child.

      3.  To work and to receive vocational training, to the extent permitted by statute and consistent with the age and developmental level of the child.

      4.  To have access to transportation, if practicable, to allow the child to participate in extracurricular, cultural, personal and work activities.

      (Added to NRS by 2011, 652)