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State law AB 501 draws Lyon County School Board interest; trustees ask staff to draft credit policy
Summary
Representatives from state outdoor agencies and local nonprofits described programs that could qualify under AB 501 for elective outdoor education credit. Trustees asked staff to craft a vendor/contract process and bring a policy for first reading at a future meeting.
The Lyon County School Board on Tuesday hosted a broad group of state and local outdoor education providers to discuss AB 501, a new Nevada law that allows school districts to award elective credit for verified out‑of‑school outdoor education and recreation.
State and nonprofit presenters told trustees that established programs — including hunter‑education, archery, fly‑fishing, trail restoration and multi‑day outdoor skills camps — already document participant hours and learning outcomes and could be used as verified opportunities for credit hours.
Why it matters: AB 501 is designed to acknowledge time spent learning outside the classroom, from conservation work and trail building to organized scouting and 4‑H shooting sports. If Lyon County adopts procedures to approve vendors and verify hours, students could earn elective credits for supervised, documented outdoor learning performed outside regular school hours.
Who spoke: Garrett Tomani from the lieutenant governor’s office and Kendall Scott of…
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