Nevada

      NAC 392.011  Definitions. (NRS 385.080, 392.070)  As used in NAC 392.011 to 392.065, inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires:

     1.  "Homeschooled child" has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 385.007.

     2.  "Parent" means the parent, custodial parent, guardian or other person in the State of Nevada having control or charge of a child who has a legal right to direct the education of that child.

     (Added to NAC by Bd. of Education, eff. 12-10-92; A by R109-97, 12-10-97; R038-99, 11-3-99; R018-02, 5-29-2002; R009-03, 10-30-2003; R138-05, 10-31-2005)

      NAC 392.018  Exemption of child from compulsory attendance at public school; provision and effect of written acknowledgment that child is being homeschooled. (NRS 385.080, 392.070)

     1.  The board of trustees of a school district in which a child resides shall exempt the child from compulsory attendance at a public school if the parent of the child files with the school district written evidence in the form of a notification of intent to homeschool that complies with NAC 392.024 and 392.027.

     2.  Upon receipt of a notification of intent to homeschool that is complete and complies with the requirements of subsection 1, the school district shall provide to the parent who filed the notification a written acknowledgment which clearly indicates that the parent has provided the notification required by law and that the child is being homeschooled for the duration of the school year. The written acknowledgment shall be deemed proof of compliance with Nevada’s compulsory attendance laws.

     (Added to NAC by Bd. of Education by R009-03, eff. 10-30-2003; A by R138-05, 10-31-2005)

      NAC 392.022  Notification of intent to homeschool: Development and dissemination of standard form. (NRS 385.080, 392.070)

     1.  The Department of Education shall develop a standard form for the notification of intent to homeschool. The form must not require any information or assurances that are not otherwise required pursuant to statute or regulation.

     2.  The board of trustees of each school district shall, in a timely manner, make only the form developed by the Department of Education available to parents.

     (Added to NAC by Bd. of Education by R009-03, eff. 10-30-2003; A by R138-05, 10-31-2005)

      NAC 392.024  Notification of intent to homeschool: Contents of initial and each subsequent notification; annual filing. (NRS 385.080, 392.070)

     1.  The initial notification of intent to homeschool and each subsequent notification of intent to homeschool that is filed with the school district must include:

     (a) The full name of the child;

     (b) The name of the parent of the child;

     (c) A phone number for contacting the parent of the child, if available;

     (d) The address of the parent of the child;

     (e) The address where the child resides;

     (f) The birth date of the child;

     (g) A statement signed by the parent declaring that the parent assumes full responsibility to ensure that the child will receive equivalent instruction pursuant to NAC 392.035 and that all information provided by the parent is true and accurate; and

     (h) A statement that the parent may sign, which reads:

The above signed expressly prohibits the release of any and all information contained in this document, including, without limitation, directory information as defined in 20 U.S.C. § 1232g(a)(5)(A), without prior written consent by the above signed. See 20 U.S.C. § 1232g(a)(5)(B) and NRS 392.029.

     2.  A subsequent notification of intent to homeschool must be filed annually with the school district, beginning with the school year immediately following the school year in which the initial notification of intent to homeschool was filed.

     (Added to NAC by Bd. of Education by R009-03, eff. 10-30-2003; A by R138-05, 10-31-2005)

      NAC 392.027  Notification of intent to homeschool: Filing and contents of initial notification. (NRS 385.080, 392.070)

     1.  The parent of a homeschooled child shall file an initial notification of intent to homeschool with the school district in which the child resides:

     (a) When the child reaches the age at which attendance at a public school becomes mandatory pursuant to NRS 392.040;

     (b) At the beginning of a school year if the homeschooled child has moved from one school district to another school district within this State regardless of whether the parent received a written acknowledgment from the school district in which the child resided during the preceding school year;

     (c) If the child has moved to the State of Nevada from another state, not later than 30 school days after moving into this State; or

     (d) When the parent of the child discontinues another method of education and begins to homeschool the child.

     2.  In addition to the requirements of NAC 392.024, an initial notification of intent to homeschool filed pursuant to subsection 1 must include:

     (a) A statement of the educational plan for the child that includes the proposed educational goals for the child or the instructional materials to be used.

     (b) A statement, initialed by the parent, that the parent has:

          (1) At least 1 year of experience providing homeschooling in any state or territory of the United States;

          (2) A license to teach issued by any state or territory of the United States; or

          (3) Read and understands the provisions of NAC 392.011 to 392.065, inclusive.

     (c) Proof of the identity of the child, which may consist of the birth certificate of the child or any other document sufficient to establish the identity of the child. The school district shall not photocopy or keep such proof in its files.

     (d) The name of the public school most recently attended by the child in this State within the previous year and the city in which the school is located, if applicable.

     3.  As used in this section:

     (a) "Instructional materials" means any item that may be used for instruction, including, without limitation, books, library materials, software or a correspondence program.

     (b) "Proposed educational goals" means a description of the anticipated kind of instruction, by subject, for 1 school year.

     (Added to NAC by Bd. of Education by R138-05, eff. 10-31-2005)

      NAC 392.035  Required instruction: Kind, timing and amount; assistance of licensed teacher; incorporation of correspondence program. (NRS 385.080, 392.070)

     1.  To constitute equivalent instruction, the kind of instruction to be given to a homeschooled child must include instruction in:

     (a) The core academic subjects of:

          (1) English, including reading, composition and writing;

          (2) Mathematics;

          (3) Science; and

          (4) Social studies, including history, geography, economics and government.

     (b) To the extent practicable:

          (1) The arts;

          (2) Computer education and technology;

          (3) Health; and

          (4) Physical education.

     2.  The subject areas listed in subsection 1 may be taught as the parent determines is appropriate for the age and level of skill of his child. The parent is not required to ensure that each subject area is taught each year that the child is homeschooled.

     3.  The instruction required by subsection 1 does not need to comply with the standards of content and performance adopted by the State Board of Education pursuant to NRS 389.520.

     4.  The minimum amount of instruction that a homeschooled child must receive in 1 school year is the equivalent of 180 days of instruction.

     5.  The parent of a homeschooled child may, at his own discretion, obtain the assistance of a licensed teacher and may incorporate a correspondence program approved by the State Board of Education or any regionally accredited correspondence program to facilitate the instruction of the homeschooled child.

     (Added to NAC by Bd. of Education, eff. 7-2-84; A 6-23-86; R009-03, 10-30-2003; R138-05, 10-31-2005)

      NAC 392.039  Acceptance of credits previously earned by child upon enrollment in public or private school. (NRS 385.080, 392.070)  A public or private school shall, in accordance with NAC 389.445, 389.680 and 394.080, as applicable, accept any credits earned by a child who was previously homeschooled and who enrolls in the public or private school.

     (Added to NAC by Bd. of Education by R138-05, eff. 10-31-2005)

      NAC 392.048  Provision of certain information to parents of children; distribution of certain information and adoption of certain policies prohibited. (NRS 385.080, 392.070)

     1.  The board of trustees of each school district shall make available in a timely manner to each parent of a homeschooled child pursuant to NAC 392.011 to 392.065, inclusive:

     (a) Written notice of the registration dates and examination dates for the Preliminary Scholastic Aptitude Test/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test; and

     (b) Information regarding the Governor Guinn Millennium Scholarship program set forth in NRS 396.911 to 396.938, inclusive.

     2.  Any information or documents provided to a parent of a homeschooled child must not require or request the signature or initials of the parent to ascertain receipt thereof.

     3.  The Department of Education, the board of trustees of a local school district, the superintendent of a local school district or an employee of a school district shall not distribute information pertaining to homeschooling that is more restrictive than the information required pursuant to the statutes and regulations that govern homeschooling.

     4.  The board of trustees of a local school district, the superintendent of a local school district or an employee of a school district shall not adopt a policy pertaining to homeschooling or homeschooled children that is more restrictive than the statutes and regulations that govern homeschooling and homeschooled children.

     (Added to NAC by Bd. of Education by R009-03, eff. 10-30-2003; A by R138-05, 10-31-2005)

      NAC 392.055  School district not required to compensate parent who possesses teaching license and homeschools his child. (NRS 385.080, 392.070)  A school district is not required to compensate a parent who possesses a teaching license issued by the Superintendent of Public Instruction and who homeschools his child pursuant to NAC 392.011 to 392.065, inclusive.

     (Added to NAC by Bd. of Education, eff. 7-2-84; A 12-10-92; R009-03, 10-30-2003; R138-05, 10-31-2005)

      NAC 392.065  Written acknowledgment that child is being homeschooled: Effective period; provision for every relevant period. (NRS 385.080, 392.070)  A written acknowledgment that a child is being homeschooled is effective for 1 school year. The board of trustees of the school district shall provide a written acknowledgment that a child is being homeschooled for every school year for which the parent demonstrates compliance with NAC 392.011 to 392.065, inclusive.

     (Added to NAC by Bd. of Education, eff. 7-2-84; A 3-10-89; 9-15-89; 9-19-90; 12-10-92; 10-8-93, eff. 9-1-94; 11-17-95; R109-97, 12-10-97; R009-03, 10-30-2003; R138-05, 10-31-2005)