1.  The State Board shall adopt regulations that, except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, prescribe the criteria for a pupil to receive a standard high school diploma, which must include, without limitation, the requirement that:

Terms Used In Nevada Revised Statutes 390.600

  • 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. See Nevada Revised Statutes 385.007
  • State Board: means the State Board of Education. See Nevada Revised Statutes 385.007

(a) A pupil enrolled in grade 11 take the college and career readiness assessment administered pursuant to NRS 390.610; and

(b) Commencing with the graduating class of 2022 and each graduating class thereafter, a pupil successfully complete a course of study designed to prepare the pupil for graduation from high school and for readiness for college and career.

2.  The criteria prescribed by the State Board pursuant to subsection 1 for a pupil to receive a standard high school diploma must not include the results of the pupil on the college and career readiness assessment administered to the pupil in grade 11 pursuant to NRS 390.610.

3.  A pupil with a disability who does not satisfy the requirements to receive a standard high school diploma prescribed by the State Board pursuant to subsection 1 may receive a standard high school diploma if the pupil demonstrates, through a portfolio of the pupil’s work, proficiency in the standards of content and performance established by the Council to Establish Academic Standards for Public Schools pursuant to NRS 389.520.

4.  A pupil with a disability who does not satisfy the requirements for receipt of a standard high school diploma prescribed in subsection 3 or by the State Board pursuant to subsection 1 may receive a diploma designated as an:

(a) Adjusted diploma if the pupil satisfies the requirements set forth in his or her individualized education program; or

(b) Alternative diploma if the pupil:

(1) Has a significant cognitive disability; and

(2) Participates in an alternate assessment prescribed by the State Board.

5.  If a pupil does not satisfy the requirements to receive a standard high school diploma prescribed by subsection 3 or by the State Board pursuant to subsection 1, the pupil must not be issued a certificate of attendance or any other document indicating that the pupil attended high school but did not satisfy the requirements for such a diploma. The provisions of this subsection do not apply to a pupil who receives an adjusted diploma or an alternative diploma pursuant to subsection 4.

6.  As used in this section, ‘individualized education program’ has the meaning ascribed to it in 20 U.S.C. § 1414(d)(1)(A).

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