395.040 - Duties of Superintendent of Public Instruction upon receipt of application.

395.040  Duties of Superintendent of Public Instruction upon receipt of application.

      1.  Upon receipt and review of an application for benefits, the Superintendent of Public Instruction may cause a medical, psychological or educational examination of the person with a disability to be conducted at state expense to determine the nature and extent of the disability.

      2.  If the Superintendent of Public Instruction determines that the school district:

      (a) Has prepared an appropriate plan for the individualized education of the person with a disability; and

      (b) Is unable to provide an appropriate special education program and related services for the particular disability and grade or level of education of the person with a disability,

Ê the Superintendent shall make the arrangements for the provision of a special education program and related services.

      3.  The Superintendent of Public Instruction has final authority regarding the provision of a special education program and related services to any person with a disability.

      [468:32:1956]—(NRS A 1963, 327; 1969, 281; 1977, 372; 1991, 2129; 1993, 2164, 2165; 1995, 679, 962)