NAC386.6546. Membership in Association: Associate membership.

     1. The Board may approve an application submitted pursuant to NAC 386.6543 if:

     (a) The board of trustees or governing body of the school adopts the regulations of the Association as its code governing interscholastic activities;

     (b) The applicant pays the annual dues required pursuant to NAC 386.655;

     (c) The applicant agrees to comply with the policies and regulations of the Association; and

     (d) The Board determines that granting associate membership to the school will not compromise the competitive integrity of the league in which the school is aligned pursuant to NAC 386.667.

     2. A high school that is granted associate membership in the Association pursuant to this section:

     (a) May participate on a restricted schedule approved by the Board in each sanctioned sport against any member school or affiliate school;

     (b) May not participate in any state championship for a sanctioned sport; and

     (c) May not apply for or hold any other type of membership in the Association until the next time the Board aligns the school in a league pursuant to NAC 386.667 after granting associate membership to the school.

     3. If the Board grants associate membership to a high school pursuant to this section, the Board shall, at the time the Board aligns the school in a league pursuant to NAC 386.667, determine the number of games, contests or meets in which the school may participate for each sanctioned sport.

     (Added to NAC by Nev. Interscholastic Activities Ass’n by R128-13, eff. 6-23-2014)