GENERAL PROVISIONS

NRS 385.005. Declaration of legislative intent; policies of integration or desegregation of public schools; recommendations to Legislature for equality of educational opportunity.

NRS 385.007. Definitions.

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

NRS 385.010. Creation; composition; executive head.

NRS 385.014. Opinions of Attorney General.

STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION

NRS 385.021. Composition; election and appointment of members; qualifications of members; terms of members; vacancies.

NRS 385.030. Officers: President; Secretary.

NRS 385.040. Meetings and quorum.

NRS 385.050. Compensation of members; claims.

NRS 385.060. Seal.

NRS 385.075. Establishment of administrative policies.

NRS 385.080. Regulations.

NRS 385.091. Nonprofit corporation for educational enhancement and recognition: Formation.

NRS 385.092. Nonprofit corporation for educational enhancement and recognition: Nature.

NRS 385.093. Nonprofit corporation for educational enhancement and recognition: Income not to inure to any person; exceptions.

NRS 385.095. Education Gift Fund: Restrictions on use of money in Fund; State Board required to record, review and report certain gifts deposited in Fund; use of form by donor; transmittal of reports to Legislature.

NRS 385.100. Regulations: Conditions for acceptance of money, services, commodities or equipment for public schools from federal agencies; exceptions.

NRS 385.102. Higher Education Student Loan Program: “Institution of higher education” defined.

NRS 385.104. Higher Education Student Loan Program: Establishment; use of money; policies and regulations of State Board.

NRS 385.106. Higher Education Student Loan Program: Administration; powers of State Board.

NRS 385.107. Higher Education Student Loan Program: Higher Education Student Loan Fund.

NRS 385.108. Higher Education Student Loan Program: Withdrawals; records.

NRS 385.109. State Board to cooperate in plan for lunches for aged persons; regulations.

NRS 385.110. State Board to prescribe and cause enforcement of courses of study for public schools; exceptions.

NRS 385.115. State Board to cooperate in establishment of programs of information about missing children; regulations.

NRS 385.125. Standard plans, designs and specifications for construction of school buildings: Adoption; approval by State Public Works Division of the Department of Administration prior to adoption; fee for costs of approval.

SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION

NRS 385.150. Appointment; unclassified service; position within Executive Department.

NRS 385.160. Qualifications.

NRS 385.170. Pursuing other employment or holding other office for profit prohibited without approval of Governor.

NRS 385.175. Designation as educational leader for system of K-12 public education; general duties.

NRS 385.180. Visitation of schools; consultations with educators.

NRS 385.190. Conferences of teachers and administrators.

NRS 385.200. Regulations: Reports to Department; proceedings.

NRS 385.210. Form of school register; dissemination of information regarding statutes and regulations relating to schools; memorandum to school districts and charter schools; preparation and publication of Department bulletin. [Repealed]

NRS 385.220. Power to administer oaths.

NRS 385.230. Annual report of the state of public education; contents of report; presentation and submission of report.

NRS 385.240. Approval of library books for public schools; exception for charter schools; actions subject to review by State Board.

NRS 385.250. Delivery of property to successor.

DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENTS, PROFESSIONAL STAFF AND OTHER PERSONNEL

NRS 385.290. Superintendent of Public Instruction authorized to appoint deputy superintendents.

NRS 385.300. Deputy Superintendent for Administrative and Fiscal Services: Qualifications and appointment. [Repealed]

NRS 385.310. Deputy Superintendent for Administrative and Fiscal Services: Duties.

NRS 385.315. Deputy Superintendent for Administrative and Fiscal Services: Additional duties.

NRS 385.320. Deputy superintendents in unclassified service; restriction on other employment.

NRS 385.330. Professional staff and other appointed personnel: Duties; location of offices.

NRS 385.340. Qualifications of professional staff and other appointed personnel not in unclassified service.

NRS 385.345. Coordinator of the Use of Libraries and Related Technical Systems: Appointment; duties.

STATEWIDE SYSTEM OF ACCOUNTABILITY

General Provisions

NRS 385.3455. Definitions.

NRS 385.346. “Bureau” defined.

NRS 385.3465. “Committee” defined.

NRS 385.3467. “Title I school” defined.

NRS 385.34675. “Title I school district” defined.

NRS 385.3468. Applicability; scope.

Annual Reports of Accountability Information; Plans to Improve the Achievement of Pupils

NRS 385.3469. Contents of annual report of accountability for State Board; public dissemination of report; notice of availability on Internet.

NRS 385.34691. Plan by State Board to improve achievement of pupils: Preparation; contents; inclusion of 5-year strategic plan; establishment of goals and benchmarks; annual review and submission.

NRS 385.34692. Summary of accountability information for State Board; submission and public dissemination of summary; availability of summary on Internet. [Repealed]

NRS 385.347. Program of accountability for school districts and charter schools; preparation of annual report of accountability by school districts and sponsors of charter schools; public dissemination of report; notice of availability on Internet. [Parts of this section were replaced in revision in 2013 by NRS 385.3472, 385.3474, 385.3476, 385.3478, 385.3481, 385.3483, 385.3485, 385.3487, 385.3489, 385.3491, 385.3493 and 385.3495.]

NRS 385.3472. District accountability report: Pupil achievement and school performance.

NRS 385.3474. District accountability report: Class sizes.

NRS 385.3476. District accountability report: Personnel employed by school district; designation of categories of personnel.

NRS 385.3478. District accountability report: Professional qualifications of teachers and paraprofessionals; attendance of teachers.

NRS 385.3481. District accountability report: Attendance, truancy and transiency of pupils. [Effective through December 31, 2014.]

NRS 385.3481. District accountability report: Attendance, truancy and transiency of pupils. [Effective January 1, 2015.]

NRS 385.3483. District accountability report: Discipline of pupils.

NRS 385.3485. District accountability report: Graduation and drop-out rates of pupils; enrollment of pupils in remedial college courses.

NRS 385.3487. District accountability report: Pupils who are limited English proficient.

NRS 385.3489. District accountability report: Career and technical education.

NRS 385.349. Summary of accountability information for school districts and charter schools; submission and public dissemination of summary; availability of summary on Internet. [Repealed]

NRS 385.3491. District accountability report: Curriculum; remedial and special programs.

NRS 385.3493. District accountability report: Fiscal information; technological facilities and equipment.

NRS 385.3495. District accountability report: District communication; parental involvement.

NRS 385.357. Plan to improve achievement of pupils for individual schools; annual review; process for submission and approval of plan; timeline for carrying out plan.

NRS 385.3572. State accountability report: Requirements; public dissemination of report; notice of availability on Internet.

NRS 385.3574. State accountability report: Pupil achievement and school performance.

NRS 385.3576. State accountability report: Class sizes.

NRS 385.3578. State accountability report: Personnel employed by each school district; designation of categories of personnel.

NRS 385.358. Summary of accountability information for individual schools; submission and public dissemination of summary; availability of summary on Internet. [Repealed]

NRS 385.3581. State accountability report: Professional qualifications of teachers and paraprofessionals; attendance of teachers.

NRS 385.3583. State accountability report: Attendance, truancy and transiency of pupils. [Effective through December 31, 2014.]

NRS 385.3583. State accountability report: Attendance, truancy and transiency of pupils. [Effective January 1, 2015.]

NRS 385.3584. State accountability report: Discipline of pupils.

NRS 385.3585. State accountability report: Graduation and drop-out rates of pupils; enrollment of pupils in remedial college courses.

NRS 385.3587. State accountability report: Pupils who are limited English proficient.

NRS 385.3589. State accountability report: Career and technical education.

NRS 385.359. Authority of Bureau to convene advisory group to review accountability information; duties of advisory group; qualifications of members of advisory group. [Repealed]

NRS 385.3591. State accountability report: Remedial and special programs.

NRS 385.3592. State accountability report: Fiscal information; technological facilities and equipment.

NRS 385.3593. Plan by State Board to improve achievement of pupils: Preparation; contents; inclusion of 5-year strategic plan; establishment of goals and benchmarks; annual review and submission.

Adoption of Growth Model for Schools; Inclusion of Certain Pupils Within Statewide System of Accountability; Annual Ratings of Public Schools; Duties of Department

NRS 385.3594. Compliance of statewide system of accountability with requirements for receipt of federal education funding; additional requirements for statewide system of accountability.

NRS 385.3595. Adoption of model to measure achievement of pupils on criterion-referenced examinations; use of model to track progress of individual schools from year to year.

NRS 385.361. Measurement of adequate yearly progress prescribed by State Board; regulations governing corrective action, consequences and sanctions for certain schools. [Repealed]

NRS 385.3611. Regulations governing criteria for designating schools and school districts. [Repealed]

NRS 385.3612. Regulations governing inclusion of pupils enrolled in certain alternative programs within statewide system of accountability.

NRS 385.36125. School Support Teams: Membership. [Repealed]

NRS 385.36127. School Support Teams: Duties and powers; quarterly progress report. [Repealed]

NRS 385.36129. School Support Teams: Annual written report; contents, submission and availability of report. [Repealed]

NRS 385.3613. Annual determination of whether public schools are meeting annual measurable objectives and performance targets; transmission of determinations; effect of irregularity in testing administration or testing security.

NRS 385.362. Consequences for failure to make adequate yearly progress for 1 year. [Repealed]

NRS 385.3622. Monitoring administration of examinations by Department required under certain circumstances if school fails to meet annual measurable objectives and performance targets.

NRS 385.3623. Criteria for designating schools as demonstrating exemplary achievement, high achievement, adequate achievement or need for improvement. [Repealed]

NRS 385.3625. Recognition as exemplary turnaround school. [Repealed]

NRS 385.366. Annual rating of schools; issuance of preliminary ratings; opportunity for schools to review data; notice of final ratings.

NRS 385.3661. Designation as demonstrating need for improvement for 1 year: Notice; technical assistance; school choice required for Title I schools. [Repealed]

NRS 385.3693. Designation as demonstrating need for improvement for 2 consecutive years: Notice; technical assistance. [Repealed]

NRS 385.372. Designation of Title I schools as demonstrating need for improvement for 2 consecutive years: School choice and supplemental services required; delay from imposition of supplemental services required for certain schools. [Repealed]

NRS 385.3721. Designation as demonstrating need for improvement for 3 consecutive years: Notice; technical assistance; comprehensive audit of school. [Repealed]

NRS 385.3743. Designation of Title I schools as demonstrating need for improvement for 3 consecutive years: School choice, supplemental services and corrective action required; delay from imposition of corrective action required for certain schools. [Repealed]

NRS 385.3744. Designation of non-Title I schools as demonstrating need for improvement for 3 consecutive years: Certain corrective action authorized; delay from imposition for certain schools. [Repealed]

NRS 385.3745. Designation of non-Title I schools as demonstrating need for improvement for 4 consecutive years: Development of turnaround plan; monitoring of implementation of turnaround plan and corrective action by Department; notice; technical assistance; regulations. [Repealed]

NRS 385.3746. Designation of Title I schools as demonstrating need for improvement for 4 consecutive years: Technical assistance, school choice, supplemental educational services and development of plan for restructuring required; delay from development of plan required for certain schools. [Repealed]

NRS 385.376. Designation of non-Title I schools as demonstrating need for improvement for 4 consecutive years: Corrective action and other consequences and sanctions authorized; delay from imposition required for certain schools; notice of consequences and sanctions. [Repealed]

NRS 385.37603. Designation of non-Title I schools as demonstrating need for improvement for 5 or more consecutive years: Repeal of plan to improve and implementation of turnaround plan; notice; technical assistance. [Repealed]

NRS 385.37605. Designation of non-Title I schools as demonstrating need for improvement for 5 consecutive years or more: Corrective action and other consequences and sanctions authorized; delay from imposition required for certain schools; monitoring of turnaround plan by Department; notice of consequences and sanctions. [Repealed]

NRS 385.37607. Designation of Title I schools as demonstrating need for improvement for 5 consecutive years or more: Repeal of plan to improve and implementation of plan for restructuring; delay from implementation of plan required for certain schools; technical assistance, school choice and supplemental educational services required; notice. [Repealed]

NRS 385.3761. Restructuring required for Title I schools; notice of restructuring. [Repealed]

NRS 385.3762. Annual determination of adequate yearly progress for school districts. [Repealed]

NRS 385.377. Criteria for designating school districts as demonstrating exemplary achievement, high achievement, adequate achievement or need for improvement. [Repealed]

NRS 385.3771. Annual designation of school districts; issuance of preliminary designations; opportunity for school districts to review data; notice of final designations; public dissemination. [Repealed]

NRS 385.37715. Recognition as exemplary turnaround school district. [Repealed]

NRS 385.3772. Consequences for school district designated as demonstrating need for improvement; technical assistance and corrective action. [Repealed]

NRS 385.3773. Types of corrective actions for school districts; notice of corrective action and opportunity for hearing. [Repealed]

NRS 385.3774. Delay from imposition of corrective action required for certain school districts. [Repealed]

NRS 385.3781. Definitions. [Repealed]

NRS 385.3782. “Account” defined. [Repealed]

NRS 385.3783. “Commission” defined. [Repealed]

NRS 385.37835. Superintendent of Public Instruction required to ensure Commission carries out duties successfully. [Repealed]

NRS 385.3784. Commission: Creation; membership; terms; meetings; compensation of members; duty of Department to provide administrative support; involvement of the Legislative Counsel Bureau in activities of Commission. [Repealed]

NRS 385.3785. Commission: Establishment of program of educational excellence; allocations of money to public schools and consortiums of public schools; Department required to provide list of priorities of schools; review of certain information by Commission. [Repealed]

NRS 385.3787. Use of money by public schools and consortiums of public schools that receive allocations from Account; submission of evaluation of effectiveness. [Repealed]

NRS 385.3789. Submission of annual reports by Commission; biennial audit of programs by Legislative Auditor. [Repealed]

NRS 385.379. Creation of Account for Programs for Innovation and the Prevention of Remediation; acceptance of gifts and grants; use of money in Account.

NRS 385.382. Form for notice to parents concerning rating of school as underperforming.

NRS 385.384. Selection of providers of supplemental educational services; maintenance of updated list of approved providers. [Repealed]

NRS 385.389. Department required to adopt programs of remedial study; schools demonstrating need for improvement required to ensure completion of remedial study by certain pupils. [Repealed]

NRS 385.3891. Establishment of monitoring system for statewide system of accountability; annual summary of findings.

NRS 385.391. Regulations governing recognition of certain schools and to carry out statewide system of accountability. [Repealed]

HIGH SCHOOL EQUIVALENCY ASSESSMENT

NRS 385.448. Selection of assessment by State Board; eligibility to take assessment; permission of board of trustees required under certain circumstances; regulations.

NRS 385.451. Disclosure of questions and answers prohibited; exceptions.

NEVADA YOUTH LEGISLATURE

NRS 385.501. Definitions.

NRS 385.502. “Account” defined.

NRS 385.503. “Board” defined.

NRS 385.505. “Youth Legislature” defined.

NRS 385.515. Creation; appointment of members; terms; reappointment.

NRS 385.525. Qualifications for service; application for appointment and reappointment; notice of change in residency or school of enrollment.

NRS 385.535. Vacancies in membership.

NRS 385.545. Election and duties of Chair and Vice Chair; duties of Director of Legislative Counsel Bureau; acceptance of gifts and grants for support of Youth Legislature.

NRS 385.555. Powers and duties; submission of annual report.

NRS 385.565. Request for legislative measure; adoption of procedures for meetings; advisement regarding administration of gifts and grants.

NRS 385.575. Compensation of members.

NRS 385.581. Administration of Youth Legislature by corporation for public benefit; governance of corporation by Board of Directors; appointment and terms of Board; election of Chair and Vice Chair; powers and duties of Board.

NRS 385.585. Nevada Youth Legislature Account: Creation; use of money in Account; interest and income; submission of annual itemized statement.

ADVISORY COUNCIL ON PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT AND FAMILY ENGAGEMENT; OFFICE OF PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT AND FAMILY ENGAGEMENT

General Provisions

NRS 385.600. “Advisory Council” defined.

Advisory Council on Parental Involvement and Family Engagement

NRS 385.605. Superintendent of Public Instruction required to ensure Advisory Council carries out duties successfully.

NRS 385.610. Establishment; appointment of members; election of officers; terms; administrative support by Department; compensation of members.

NRS 385.620. Duties; submission of reports.

NRS 385.625. Board of trustees authorized to establish local advisory council on parental involvement and family engagement.

Office of Parental Involvement and Family Engagement

NRS 385.630. Creation; duty of Superintendent of Public Instruction to appoint Director and to ensure sufficient number of personnel.

NRS 385.635. Duties; annual report; posting of certain information on Department’s website.

ADVISORY COUNCIL ON SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING AND MATHEMATICS

NRS 385.700. Creation; membership; vacancy; meetings; election of Chair; quorum; authority to appoint subcommittees; service without compensation. [Effective through June 30, 2017.]

NRS 385.705. Duties; submission of biennial report; consideration of recommendations by State Board. [Effective through June 30, 2017.]

APPENDIX JUDICIALLY APPROVED DISTRICTS FOR MEMBERS OF THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION BASED ON 2010 CENSUS (Effective January 1, 2012, for the limited purposes of filing for office and for nominating and electing members of the State Board of Education and January 8, 2013, for all other purposes and effective until the Legislature takes further action regarding apportionment of the Congressional Districts from which members of the State Board of Education are elected)