Nev. Rev. Stat. § 394.379

Current through 82nd (2023) Legislative Session Chapter 535 and 34th (2023) Special Session Chapter 1 and 35th (2023) Special Session Chapter 1

Section 394.379 - Annual report by private schools on use of restraint and violations; compilation of reports by Department; submission of compilation to Legislature

1. The administrative head of each private school that provides instruction to pupils with disabilities shall, on or before August 15 of each year, prepare a report that includes, without limitation:

(a) The number of instances in which physical restraint was used at the private school during the immediately preceding school year, which must indicate the number of instances per teacher employed at the private school and per pupil enrolled at the private school without disclosing personally identifiable information about the teacher or the pupil;

(b) The number of instances in which mechanical restraint was used at the private school during the immediately preceding school year, which must indicate the number of instances per teacher employed at the private school and per pupil enrolled at the private school without disclosing personally identifiable information about the teacher or the pupil; and

(c) The number of violations of NRS 394.353 to 394.379, inclusive, by type of violation, which must indicate the number of violations per teacher employed at the private school and per pupil enrolled at the private school.

2. On or before August 15 of each year, the administrative head of each private school that provides instruction to pupils with disabilities shall submit to the Department the report prepared pursuant to subsection 1. The report must be in the form prescribed by the Department.

3. The Department shall compile the data submitted by each private school pursuant to subsection 2 and prepare a written report of the compilation, disaggregated by each private school. On or before October 1 of each year, the Department shall submit the written compilation:

(a) In even-numbered years, to the Director of the Legislative Counsel Bureau for transmission to the next regular session of the Legislature.

(b) In odd-numbered years, to the Joint Interim Standing Committee on Education.

4. If a particular item in a report required pursuant to this section would reveal personally identifiable information about an individual pupil or teacher, that item must not be included in the report.

NRS 394.379

Added to NRS by 2009, 921