1. 1. In administering the program established pursuant to NRS 407A.5833, the Council shall:

   1. (a) Develop voluntary standards for outdoor education programs provided to pupils by schools, including, without limitation, standards:

      1. (1) Which provide for an interdisciplinary approach for a curriculum of outdoor education; and
      2. (2) Concerning the development and use of living schoolyards which are climate-resilient; and
   2. (b) Provide a nonmonetary award to a teacher recognized pursuant to NRS 407A.5833 as Outdoor Educator of the Year.
2. 2. For the purposes of this section, “living schoolyard” means an outdoor environment at a school that strengthens local ecological systems and serves as a resource for hands-on education, including, without limitation, trees, gardens, outdoor meeting areas and other areas designed for such purposes.

(Added to NRS by 2025, 2440)