2017 Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 385 - State Administrative Organization
NRS 385.007 - Definitions. [Effective through June 30, 2016.]
1. “Charter school” means a public school that is formed pursuant to the provisions of chapter 388A of NRS.
2. “Department” means the Department of Education.
3. “Homeschooled child” means a child who receives instruction at home and who is exempt from compulsory attendance pursuant to NRS 392.070, but does not include an opt-in child.
4. “Limited English proficient” has the meaning ascribed to it in 20 U.S.C. § 7801(25).
5. “Opt-in child” means a child for whom an education savings account has been established pursuant to NRS 353B.850, who is not enrolled full-time in a public or private school and who receives all or a portion of his or her instruction from a participating entity, as defined in NRS 353B.750.
6. “Public schools” means all kindergartens and elementary schools, junior high schools and middle schools, high schools, charter schools and any other schools, classes and educational programs which receive their support through public taxation and, except for charter schools, whose textbooks and courses of study are under the control of the State Board.
7. “State Board” means the State Board of Education.
8. “University school for profoundly gifted pupils” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 388C.040.
(Added to NRS by 1979, 1563; A 1997, 1840; 1999, 3289; 2003, 2958; 2003, 19th Special Session, 34; 2005, 2428; 2015, 1831)
