Nev. Rev. Stat. § 388D.296 – Administration of certain examinations and assessments to pupil on whose behalf grant is provided; provision of results to Department; regulations; consequences for noncompliance; report

1. Each school, including, without limitation, a private school, that receives a grant of money on behalf of a pupil pursuant to subsection 1 of NRS 388D.270 shall ensure that each pupil for whom such a grant is made:
1. (a) Is administered each of the examinations required by this State pursuant to NRS 390.105 or equivalent national examinations that are norm-referenced; and
2. (b) If the pupil is an English learner, is administered the assessment required pursuant to NRS 390.810.
2. Each school that administers any examinations or assessments pursuant to subsection 1 shall, to the extent authorized by the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974, 20 U.S.C. § 1232g, and any regulations adopted pursuant thereto, provide the results of the examinations and assessments to the Department. The results must be disaggregated by:
1. (a) The grade in which the pupil is enrolled;
2. (b) The gender of the pupil;
3. (c) The race and ethnicity of the pupil;
4. (d) Whether the pupil has a disability; and
5. (e) Whether the pupil is economically disadvantaged.
3. The Department shall adopt regulations:
1. (a) Establishing a method for schools to track the information that is required to be provided pursuant to subsection 2; and
2. (b) Prescribing requirements for the administration of an examination or assessment pursuant to subsection 1 by a private school.
4. Each school, including, without limitation, each private school, that receives a grant of money on behalf of a pupil pursuant to subsection 1 of NRS 388D.270 that does not comply with the requirements set forth in subsections 1 and 2 in a school year is ineligible to receive such grants of money during the subsequent school year.
5. The Department shall, on or before January 1 of each even-numbered year, prepare a report containing information on the results of examinations and assessments provided to the Department pursuant to subsection 2. The Department shall:
1. (a) Prepare the report by aggregating the information received pursuant to subsection 2;
2. (b) Submit the report to the State Board and the Director of the Legislative Counsel Bureau for transmittal to the Joint Interim Standing Committee on Education; and
3. (c) Publish the report on the Internet website maintained by the Department.
6. As used in this section, “private school” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 394.103.

(Added to NRS by 2025, 3413)