Nevada § 388.591 - Establishment of Program; creation and delivery of State Seal of Biliteracy; participation in Program; regulations
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§ 388.591. Establishment of Program; creation and delivery of State Seal of Biliteracy; participation in Program; regulations
1. The Superintendent of Public Instruction shall establish a State Seal of Biliteracy
Program to recognize pupils who graduate from a public high school, including, without
limitation, a charter school and a university school for profoundly gifted pupils,
who have attained a high level of proficiency in one or more languages in addition
to English. 2. The Superintendent of Public Instruction shall: (a) Create a State Seal of Biliteracy that may be affixed to the diploma and noted
on the transcript of a pupil to recognize that the pupil has met the requirements
of NRS 388.593 ; and (b) Deliver the State Seal of Biliteracy to each school district, charter school and
university school for profoundly gifted pupils that participates in the program. 3. Any school district, charter school and university school for profoundly gifted
pupils may participate in the State Seal of Biliteracy Program by notifying the Superintendent
of Public Instruction of its intent to participate in the Program. 4. Each board of trustees of a school district and governing body of a charter school
or university school for profoundly gifted pupils that participates in the State Seal
of Biliteracy Program shall: (a) Identify the pupils who have met the requirements to be awarded the State Seal
of Biliteracy; and (b) Affix the State Seal of Biliteracy to the diploma and note the receipt of the
State Seal of Biliteracy on the transcript of each pupil who meets those requirements. 5. The Superintendent of Public Instruction may adopt regulations as necessary to
carry out the provisions of this section and NRS 388.593 .
Source: official Nevada text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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