NAC386.779. General requirements for eligibility of pupil; exception.

     1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, a pupil is eligible to participate or practice in a sanctioned sport if the pupil:

     (a) Is enrolled in the 9th, 10th, 11th or 12th grade in a school where he or she is registered to participate in the sanctioned sport;

     (b) Resides within the zone of attendance of the school in accordance with NAC 386.782;

     (c) Complies with the regulations of the Association, the school and the school district that has jurisdiction over the school relating to eligibility to participate in a sanctioned sport;

     (d) Has not received a high school diploma or general equivalency diploma;

     (e) Is not enrolled full-time at a college, junior college or other postsecondary educational institution;

     (f) Has not participated on an athletic team of a college, junior college or other postsecondary educational institution; and

     (g) Has not participated in a sanctioned sport as a professional athlete.

     2. A pupil who enrolls in the 9th grade at:

     (a) A private high school is ineligible for 180 school days after his or her enrollment at the private high school to participate in a sanctioned sport at the level of varsity if the pupil did not attend a private grade school, junior high or middle school for at least 180 school days immediately preceding the date of his or her enrollment at the private high school.

     (b) A public high school is ineligible for 180 school days after his or her enrollment at the public high school to participate in a sanctioned sport at the level of varsity if the pupil did not attend a public grade school, junior high or middle school located within the zone of attendance of the public high school for at least 180 school days immediately preceding the date of his or her enrollment in the public high school.

     (Added to NAC by Nev. Interscholastic Activities Ass’n by R206-03, eff. 11-2-2004; A by R040-11, 12-30-2011)