Nev. Admin. Code § 389.Sec1 - NEW
Chapter 389 of NAC is hereby amended by adding thereto a new section to read as follows:
1. To
receive a college and career ready diploma evidencing graduation from high
school pursuant to section 41.5 of Assembly Bill No. 7, chapter 501, Statutes
of Nevada 2017, at page 3245, a pupil must, in addition to meeting the criteria
prescribed pursuant to subsection 1 of
NRS
390.600, as amended by section 6 of Assembly
Bill No. 64, chapter 61, Statutes of Nevada 2017, at page 237, and section 52
of Assembly Bill No. 7, chapter 501, Statutes of Nevada 2017, at page 3252:
(a) Successfully complete the requirements to
receive an advanced diploma prescribed by NAC
389.663;
(b) Demonstrate proficiency in speaking not
less than two languages or have earned not less than two of the units of credit
used to complete the requirements prescribed by NAC
389.663 in:
(1) Advanced placement courses;
(2) International baccalaureate
courses;
(3) Dual-credit courses or
courses completed through dual enrollment;
(4) Career and technical education
courses;
(5) Work-based learning
courses; or
(6) A world language
course; and
(c) Obtain a
college-ready endorsement pursuant to subsection 2 or a career-ready
endorsement pursuant to subsection 3.
2. To receive a college-ready endorsement
pursuant to paragraph (a) of subsection 3 of section 41.5 of Assembly Bill No.
7, chapter 501, Statutes of Nevada 2017, at page 3245, a pupil must, before
graduating from high school:
(a) Complete a
college readiness assessment prescribed by the Board of Regents of the
University of Nevada in section 1 of chapter 16 of title 4 of the "Board of
Regents Handbook"; and
(b) Receive
not less than the minimum scores for initial placement into college-level
English and mathematics courses prescribed by the Board of Regents in section 1
of chapter 16 of title 4 of the "Board of Regents Handbook."
3. To receive a career-ready
endorsement pursuant to paragraph (b) of subsection 3 of section 41.5 of
Assembly Bill No. 7, chapter 501, Statutes of Nevada 2017, at page 3245, a
pupil must, before graduating from high school:
(a) Receive not less than the minimum score
prescribed by the State Board of Education on a career readiness assessment
prescribed by the State Board;
(b)
Satisfy the requirements for the issuance of a certificate pursuant to
subsection 4 of NAC
389.800; or
(c) Obtain an industry-recognized credential
identified by the Executive Director of the Office of Workforce Innovation in
the Office of the Governor pursuant to section 20 of Senate Bill No. 516,
chapter 595, Statutes of Nevada 2017, at page 4330.
4. To the extent that money is available for
these purposes, the Department:
(a) Shall
award incentive grants to each public high school, including, without
limitation, each charter school that operates as a high school, for each
graduate of the school who receives a college and career ready diploma;
and
(b) May reimburse a school
district or a charter school that operates as a high school for any costs
associated to administer or provide an assessment, credential, certificate or
certification required for a pupil to receive a college and career ready
diploma pursuant to subsection 1.
5. For the purposes of this section, the
"Board of Regents Handbook" is hereby adopted by reference as it existed on
September 12, 2017. A copy of the "Board of Regents Handbook" is available,
free of charge, from the Board of Regents of the University of Nevada at the
Internet address
http://system.nevada.edu/nshe/index.cfm/administration/board-of-regents/handbook/.
6. If section 1 of chapter 16 of title 4 of
the "Board of Regents Handbook" is revised, the State Board of Education will
review the revision to determine its suitability for the purposes of this
section. If the State Board determines that the revision is not suitable for
the provisions of this section, the State Board will hold a public hearing to
review its determination and give notice of that hearing within 90 days after
the date of the publication of the revision. If, after the hearing, the State
Board does not revise its determination, the State Board will give notice that
the revision is not suitable for the purposes of this section within 90 days
after the hearing. If the State Board does not give such notice, the revision
becomes part of the publication adopted by reference pursuant to subsection
5.
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