385.448 - Eligibility to take tests; permission of board of trustees required under certain circumstances; regulations; definition. - Nevada Statutes

385.448  Eligibility to take tests; permission of board of trustees required under certain circumstances; regulations; definition.

      1.  A person who:

      (a) Is 17 years of age or older;

      (b) If he or she is at least 17 years of age but less than 18 years of age, submits to the State Board written permission signed by his or her parent or legal guardian;

      (c) Has not graduated from a high school;

      (d) Is not currently enrolled in a high school; and

      (e) Satisfies any other requirements prescribed by the State Board,

Ê may take the tests of general educational development prescribed by the State Board.

      2.  The board of trustees of a school district may, upon request and for good cause shown, grant permission to take the tests of general educational development prescribed by the State Board to a person who:

      (a) Resides in the school district;

      (b) Is at least 16 years of age but less than 17 years of age;

      (c) Submits to the board of trustees written permission signed by his or her parent or legal guardian;

      (d) Has not graduated from a high school;

      (e) Is not currently enrolled in a high school; and

      (f) Satisfies any other requirements prescribed by the board of trustees.

      3.  The State Board may adopt regulations to carry out the provisions of subsection 1.

      4.  As used in this section, “tests of general educational development” means examinations which enable persons who have not graduated from high school to demonstrate that they have achieved an educational level which is an acceptable substitute for completing a high school education.

      (Added to NRS by 1997, 2488; A 2001, 1481)