NAC389.646. Skills to obtain employment: Eligible pupils.

The following pupils may enroll in a course of study in skills needed to obtain employment:

     1. A pupil whose score is in the lower three stanines of a standardized achievement test or an equivalent test.

     2. A pupil who fails one or more sections of the Nevada proficiency examination.

     3. A pupil who is a dropout or potential dropout from secondary school.

     4. A pupil who:

     (a) Has a physical or mental disability which substantially limits the pupil’s activities;

     (b) Had such a disability in the past; or

     (c) Is perceived by his or her peers as having such an impairment.

     5. A pupil who meets one of the criteria established in 29 U.S.C. §§ 701 to 796, inclusive.

     6. A pupil whose family has an income at or below the level of poverty established by the Director of the Office of Management and Budget.

     7. A pupil in grades 9 to 12, inclusive, who qualifies for free lunch or lunch at reduced cost.

     8. A pupil who is eligible for public assistance.

     9. A pupil in grades 9 to 12, inclusive, who has failed one or more courses equal to one Carnegie Unit.

     10. A pupil who has been absent from school 9 or more days in any one semester.

     11. A pupil who is under the age of 18, is a parent or expectant parent and has not earned a high school diploma.

     12. A pupil who is under the age of 18, has not earned a high school diploma and is unable to attend a regular course of study in high school because of misconduct in school or the action of a court.

     13. A pupil who attends a school where a course of study in the desired vocational experience is not offered or available to the pupil.

     (Added to NAC by Bd. of Education, eff. 5-4-87)