2020 Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 389 - Academics and Textbooks
NRS 389.310 - Cooperative agreements with certain entities to offer dual credit courses; copy of agreement to be provided to Nevada System of Higher Education and the Department.

1. Each school district and charter school shall enter into cooperative agreements with one or more community colleges, state colleges and universities to offer dual credit courses to pupils enrolled in the school district or charter school.

2. Each cooperative agreement entered into pursuant to this section must include, without limitation:

(a) Provisions specifying the amount of credit to be awarded for the successful completion of the dual credit course;

(b) A requirement that any credits earned by a pupil for the successful completion of a dual credit course must be applied toward earning a credential, certificate or degree, as applicable, at the community college, state college or university that provides the dual credit course;

(c) An explanation of the manner in which the tuition for the dual credit course will be paid, including, without limitation, whether:

(1) The school district or charter school will pay all or a portion of the tuition for the dual credit course;

(2) A pupil is responsible for paying all or a portion of the tuition for the dual credit course;

(3) Grants from the Department are available and will be applied to pay all or a portion of the tuition for the dual credit course; and

(4) Any other funding source, including federal funding sources or sources from private entities, will be applied by the school district or charter school to pay all or a portion of the tuition for the dual credit course;

(d) A requirement that the school district or charter school establish an academic program for each pupil enrolled in the dual credit course that includes, as applicable, the academic plan developed for the pupil pursuant to NRS 388.205;

(e) Assignment by the school district or charter school of a unique identification number to each pupil who is enrolled in the dual credit course;

(f) A requirement that the community college, state college or university that provides the dual credit course retain the unique identification number assigned to each pupil pursuant to paragraph (e);

(g) A written consideration and identification of the ways in which a pupil who is enrolled in a dual credit course can remain eligible for interscholastic activities; and

(h) Any other financial or other provisions that the school district or charter school and the community college, state college or university that provides the dual credit course deem appropriate.

3. A community college, state college or university that offers a dual credit course shall provide to the Nevada System of Higher Education and the Department a copy of each cooperative agreement entered into by the community college, state college or university pursuant to subsection 1.

4. The Nevada System of Higher Education and the Department shall retain a copy of each cooperative agreement entered into pursuant to this section.

(Added to NRS by 2017, 444)