NAC388.676. Establishment of Statewide Program; general requirements for and eligibility to participate in program.  


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  •      1. The Statewide Program of Education for Incarcerated Persons is hereby established pursuant to NRS 388.575.

         2. The Statewide Program and each program of education must:

         (a) Be operated in accordance with the standards prescribed in NAC 387.190 and subsections 1, 2 and 3 of NAC 387.330 for an adult high school program;

         (b) Comply with the applicable standards adopted by the State Board of Education; and

         (c) Comply with the requirements for an adult standard diploma set forth in NAC 389.688 to 389.699, inclusive.

         3. An incarcerated person is eligible for participation in a program of education if he or she:

         (a) Is:

              (1) Eighteen years of age or older; or

              (2) Less than 18 years of age and is excluded from the jurisdiction of a juvenile court pursuant to NRS 62B.330 or is certified for criminal proceedings as an adult pursuant to NRS 62B.390 or 62B.400;

         (b) Has not graduated from a high school; and

         (c) Is not currently enrolled in a high school.

         4. A facility or institution operated by the Department of Corrections that offers a program of education shall use the Comprehensive Adult Student Assessment System to evaluate and determine the placement of incarcerated persons in a program of education.

     (Added to NAC by Bd. of Education by R044-04, eff. 7-16-2004; A by R134-07, 6-17-2008)