388.579 - Boards of trustees of school districts authorized to operate program; compliance with statewide program; conditions for receipt of money from Fund.
388.579 Boards of trustees of school districts authorized to operate program; compliance with statewide program; conditions for receipt of money from Fund.
1. The board of trustees of a school district may, with the cooperation of the Department of Corrections, operate a program of education for incarcerated persons in any facility or institution operated by the Department of Corrections in the county of the school district.
2. A school district that operates a program of education for incarcerated persons shall:
(a) Comply with the standards for such programs established by the Department of Education in the statewide program established pursuant to NRS 388.575;
(b) As a condition for obtaining an allocation from the Fund for Programs of Education for Incarcerated Persons, submit to the Department of Education:
(1) An application to operate such a program; and
(2) A detailed budget for the program; and
(c) If the school district receives an allocation from the Fund, obtain the approval of the Department of Education before it makes any changes in categorical expenditures.
(Added to NRS by 2003, 1364)