1.  The State Board shall prescribe by regulation:

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(a) The procedures for requesting the recusal of a hearing officer on the basis of bias or a conflict of interest.

(b) The qualifications to remain on the list of hearing officers maintained pursuant to subsection 1 of NRS 388.463. Such qualifications must include, without limitation, requiring that a hearing officer:

(1) Must complete, within the first year that the name of the hearing officer appears on the list maintained by the Department pursuant to subsection 1 of NRS 388.463, a minimum of 40 hours of training, which must include, without limitation, 24 hours of training in laws relating to special education; and

(2) Must complete annual training arranged by the Department. The training must include, without limitation, training concerning laws relating to special education, the procedure for conducting a hearing and rendering and writing a decision.

(c) The procedures for compensating a hearing officer which must be established to avoid a conflict of interest for the hearing officer or the appearance of such a conflict.

2.  The Department of Education shall post information as prescribed by the State Board relating to due process hearings held pursuant to the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, 20 U.S.C. § 1400 et seq., on its Internet website. Such information must include, without limitation:

(a) A model form that may be used to request such a hearing;

(b) Decisions from such hearings after the names and other personally identifiable information of the pupils who were the subject of such hearings have been removed;

(c) Decisions from the appeals of such hearings after the names and any other personally identifiable information of the pupils who were the subject of the hearings have been removed; and

(d) Timelines and procedures for conducting such hearings.