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Washoe County officials oppose NDE plan to repeal special-education residential-placement regulations; litigation cited
Summary
The Nevada Department of Education proposed repealing NAC 388.46–388.488 and amending rules tied to NRS 388.5243 on Aug. 13; Washoe County School District officials opposed the repeal at the workshop and cited a recent court order.
The Nevada Department of Education opened a workshop Aug. 13 to discuss repeal of Nevada Administrative Code sections 388.46 through 388.488 and related amendments to regulations governing services for persons with disabilities with unique needs. Julie Bowers, director of the Office of Comprehensive Student Services, presented the department’s rationale and proposed edits.
Bowers said the department proposes repealing NAC 388.460–388.488 because those sections were written to implement a now-repealed statutory chapter and have created “legal and operational confusion” for districts. She told the workshop the NDE uses a contingency account for special education (the “case” process) established under statute (codified in NRS 388.5243 via Senate Bill 508) to reimburse extraordinary special education expenses. Bowers said the department proposes to repeal the outdated NAC sections, then amend regulations…
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