Nevada Code § 390.820

Administration of examinations to pupils with disabilities; modifications and accommodations required for certain pupils; State Board required to prescribe alternate examination
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1. If a pupil with a disability is unable
to take an examination administered pursuant to NRS 390.105 under regular testing
conditions, the pupil may take the examination with modifications and
accommodations that the pupils individualized education program team
determines, in consultation with the Department and in accordance with the
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, 20 U.S.C. 1400 et seq., and the
Every Student Succeeds Act of 2015, 20 U.S.C. 6301 et seq., are necessary to
measure the progress of the pupil. If modifications or accommodations are made
in the administration of an examination for a pupil with a disability, the
modifications or accommodations must be set forth in the pupils individualized
education program. The results of each pupil with a disability who takes an
examination with modifications or accommodations must be reported and must be
included in the determination of whether the school has met the school
achievement targets and performance targets established pursuant to the
statewide system of accountability for public schools.
2. The State Board shall prescribe an
alternate examination for administration to a pupil with a disability if the
pupils individualized education program team determines, in consultation with
the Department, that the pupil cannot participate in all or a portion of an
examination administered pursuant to NRS
390.105 even with modifications and accommodations.
3. The State Board shall prescribe, in
accordance with the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, 20 U.S.C. 
1400 et seq., and the Every Student Succeeds Act of 2015, 20 U.S.C. 6301 et
seq., the modifications and accommodations that must be used in the
administration of an examination to a pupil with a disability who is unable to
take the examination under regular testing conditions.
4. As used in this section:
(a) Individualized education program has the
meaning ascribed to it in 20 U.S.C. 1414(d)(1)(A).
(b) Individualized education program team has
the meaning ascribed to it in 20 U.S.C. 1414(d)(1)(B).

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