Nevada Code § 209.393

Regulations regarding literacy of offenders
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The Board may adopt regulations which:
1. Designate a level of literacy in
reading and writing which is consistent with that required by the State Board
of Education for its pupils in the eighth grade.
2. Provide for the testing of each
offender when he or she first becomes incarcerated, and as often as needed
thereafter, to determine his or her ability to read and write.
3. Establish guidelines for evaluating the
progress of an illiterate offender in an educational program.
4. Establish a course to teach English as
a second language, if necessary.
5. Are necessary to carry out the
provisions of this section and NRS 209.396 .

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