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Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
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.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Nevada Revised Statutes Title 34. Education § 388.405. Legislative declaration; duty of State Board to adopt regulations and submit certain evaluations required by federal law - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/nv/title-34-education/nv-rev-st-388-405/
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