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Nevada special education IEP compliance and timelines

Governing regulations: NRS Chapter 388; NAC Chapter 388 (pupils with disabilities provisions). State education agency: Nevada Department of Education.

Initial evaluation
The initial evaluation must be completed within 45 school days after the parent provides informed written consent. The Superintendent may extend the deadline by up to 15 school days on request of the public agency.
Initial IEP meeting
A meeting to develop the IEP must be held within 30 calendar days of the eligibility determination. (34 CFR § 300.323(c)(1); NAC Chapter 388)
Annual review
At least once every 365 days (34 CFR § 300.324(b)(1)).
Reevaluation
At least every 3 years, and not more than once a year unless the parent and district agree (34 CFR § 300.303).
Transition planning
Must be in effect by age 14, earlier than the federal age of 16.
Academic standards
Nevada Academic Content Standards
IEP forms & systems
No single mandated statewide IEP system. Districts, including Clark County and Washoe County, run their own IEP platforms on NDE-aligned forms.

Where Nevada differs from the federal baseline

  • Initial evaluations run on a 45 school day clock from informed written consent, not the federal 60 calendar days (NAC 388.337).
  • A public agency can ask the Superintendent of Public Instruction for an extension of up to 15 school days on the initial evaluation deadline (NAC 388.337).
  • The IEP of a pupil who is 14 must address the pupil's courses of study as part of transition planning (NAC 388.133; NAC 388.281).

Current monitoring priorities

  • Initial evaluation timeline compliance (Indicator 11)
  • Secondary transition IEP content (Indicator 13)
  • Correction of noncompliance within one year of identification
Nevada Department of Education

NV IEP compliance checklist

  1. 01Signed consent date recorded; evaluation due within 45 school days.
  2. 02Eligibility determined and initial IEP meeting scheduled: A meeting to develop the IEP must be held within 30 calendar days of the eligibility determination.
  3. 03PLAAFP includes measurable baselines and a statement of how the disability affects involvement in the general curriculum (34 CFR § 300.320(a)(1)).
  4. 04Each annual goal is measurable, with condition, behavior, criterion and measurement method (§ 300.320(a)(2)).
  5. 05Progress reporting schedule stated for each goal (§ 300.320(a)(3)).
  6. 06Transition goals and services in effect by age 14 where applicable.
  7. 07Prior Written Notice issued for every proposal or refusal, with all seven § 300.503(b) elements.
  8. 08Annual review scheduled within 365 days; reevaluation within 3 years.
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