Current through February 27, 2024
1. Except as
otherwise provided in subsections 2 and 3, a pupil in the graduating cohort of
2014, 2015 or 2016 must not be given a standard high school diploma until the
pupil has, after entering grade 11, passed:
(a) The Nevada High School Proficiency
Examination in Reading;
(b) The
Nevada High School Proficiency Examination in Mathematics;
(c) The Nevada High School Proficiency
Examination in Writing; and
(d) The
Nevada High School Proficiency Examination in Science.
2. A pupil in the graduating cohort of 2014,
2015 or 2016 who fails to pass the Nevada High School Proficiency Examination
in Writing must receive a standard high school diploma if the pupil:
(a) Fails to pass the high school proficiency
examination required by section 44.3 of Assembly Bill No. 288, chapter 506,
Statutes of Nevada 2013, at page 3296, in its entirety not less than two times
before beginning grade 12 and the pupil:
(1)
Passes the subject areas of mathematics and reading on the proficiency
examination;
(2) Has an overall
grade point average of at least 2.75 on a 4.0 grading scale; and
(3) Otherwise satisfies the requirements for
graduation from high school;
(b) Satisfies the requirements of NAC
389.657; and
(c) Has not previously
failed to satisfy the requirements of NAC 389.657.
3. A pupil in the graduating cohort of 2014,
2015 or 2016 who fails to pass the Nevada High School Proficiency Examination
in Science must receive a standard high school diploma if the pupil:
(a) Fails to pass the high school proficiency
examination required by section 44.3 of Assembly Bill No. 288, chapter 506,
Statutes of Nevada 2013, at page 3296, in its entirety not less than two times
before beginning grade 12 and the pupil:
(1)
Passes the subject areas of mathematics and reading on the proficiency
examination;
(2) Has an overall
grade point average of at least 2.75 on a 4.0 grading scale; and
(3) Otherwise satisfies the requirements for
graduation from high school;
(b) Satisfies the requirements of NAC
389.6575; and
(c) Has not
previously failed to satisfy the requirements of NAC 389.6575. Sec. 39. NAC
389.657 is hereby amended to read as follows:
Added to
NAC by Bd. of Education, eff. 3-9-88; A 9-15-89; 9-13-91; 1-26-94; R115-97,
12-10-97; R019-98, 4-17-98; R060-98, 6-26-98; R065-99, 11-3-99; R072-01,
11-7-2001; R155-07, 1-30-2008; R134-07, 6-17-2008; R020-09 & R037-09,
10-27-2009; R037-12, 9-14-2012; A by
R061-14,
eff. 12/22/2014
NRS 385.080,
389.015,
389.550,
389.805
