1. If the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, 20 U.S.C. 1400 et seq., and any regulations adopted pursuant thereto, are repealed by the Federal Government, in whole or in part, the Department shall prepare a report which includes: (a) Recommendations for methods to continue funding services, accommodations, supports and programs carried out in this State pursuant to the repealed provisions of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, 20 U.S.C. 1400 et seq., and any regulations adopted pursuant thereto, using federal funding or funds appropriated by the Legislature for the then-current biennium, in a manner which: (1) Ensures that there is no decrease in funding for such services, accommodations, supports and programs; (2) Ensures that pupils with disabilities continue receiving such services, accommodations and supports without interruption; (3) Ensures that the administration of any programs pursuant to the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, 20 U.S.C. 1400 et seq., and any regulations adopted pursuant thereto continues without interruption; and (4) Does not violate any requirements governing the use of such funding, including, without limitation, requirements relating to maintenance of effort or the use of funding to supplement and not supplant other sources of funding. (b) An analysis of existing provisions of the Nevada Revised Statutes related to pupils with disabilities to determine whether any provisions of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, 20 U.S.C. 1400 et seq., and any regulations adopted pursuant thereto, which were repealed by the Federal Government should be incorporated into the Nevada Revised Statutes and an assessment of possible sources of funding to carry out such provisions. 2. The Department shall submit the report required pursuant to subsection 1 to the Director of the Legislative Counsel Bureau for transmittal to: (a) The Joint Interim Standing Committee on Education; (b) The Interim Finance Committee; and (c) The next regular session of the Legislature. 3. The Department may adopt regulations which are substantially similar to any provisions of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, 20 U.S.C. 1400 et seq., and any regulations adopted pursuant thereto, which were repealed by the Federal Government.
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