1. The board of trustees of each school district shall provide programs of special education and related services for homeschooled children. The programs of special education and related services required by this section must be made available:
(a) Only if a child would otherwise be eligible for participation in programs of special education and related services pursuant to NRS 388.417 to 388.469, inclusive, or NRS 388.5251 to 388.5267, inclusive;
(b) In the same manner that the board of trustees provides, as required by 20 U.S.C. § 1412, for the participation of pupils with disabilities who are enrolled in private schools within the school district voluntarily by their parents or legal guardians; and
(c) In accordance with the same requirements set forth in 20 U.S.C. § 1412 which relate to the participation of pupils with disabilities who are enrolled in private schools within the school district voluntarily by their parents or legal guardians.
2. The programs of special education and related services required by subsection 1 may be offered at a public school or another location that is appropriate.
3. The board of trustees of a school district may, before providing programs of special education and related services to a homeschooled child pursuant to subsection 1, require proof of the identity of the child, including, without limitation, the birth certificate of the child or other documentation sufficient to establish the identity of the child.
4. The Department shall adopt such regulations as are necessary for the boards of trustees of school districts to provide the programs of special education and related services required by subsection 1.
5. As used in this section, "related services" has the meaning ascribed to it in 20 U.S.C. § 1401.
[366:32:1956] — (NRS A 1999, 3316; 2003, 2961; 2005, 2825; 2007, 3035; 2015, 1844; 2019, 3289) — (Substituted in revision for part of NRS 392.070)