1. In addition to any other means by which a homeless pupil, unaccompanied pupil or pupil who lives in foster care may receive full or partial credit for a specific course of study, such a pupil may receive full or partial credit for a specific course of study from a public school without satisfying any attendance requirement for the course or requirement for hours of classroom instruction if the pupil completes the coursework in compliance with procedures adopted by the board of trustees of a school district or the sponsor of a charter school pursuant to subsection 2.

2. The board of trustees of each school district and the sponsor of each charter school that enrolls pupils at the high school grade level shall develop and carry out procedures to award and accept full or partial credit for coursework that is satisfactorily completed by a homeless pupil, unaccompanied pupil or pupil who lives in foster care regardless of the time, place or pace at which the pupil progresses or the number of hours of classroom instruction the pupil receives. The board of trustees or sponsor may consider as evidence in determining whether coursework has been satisfactorily completed and the amount of credit to award and accept for the coursework:

(a) Demonstration of competency by a pupil;

(b) Performance by a pupil on an examination;

(c) Successful completion of a program of independent study, or any part of such a program, by the pupil;

(d) Full or partial credit for coursework completed by a pupil at an accredited public or private school located within or outside of this State that is sought to be transferred;

(e) Full or partial credit for coursework completed by a pupil at a summer school conducted by an accredited public or private school or institution of higher learning located within or outside of this State that is sought to be transferred;

(f) Completion by a pupil of a correspondence or distance education course provided by a high school which is nationally accredited or by an entity which appears on the list published by the Department pursuant to NRS 388.834;

(g) Completion of an apprenticeship program by a pupil;

(h) Completion of a program by a pupil at a trade or vocational school which is accredited;

(i) Work experience of a pupil;

(j) Community service performed by a pupil; and

(k) Any other evidence or method which is determined to be appropriate by the board of trustees of a school district or sponsor of a charter school, as applicable, and approved by the Department.

3. A pupil who receives partial credit for coursework or a course of study pursuant to subsection 1 or 2 must be allowed to appropriately combine the partial credit, including, without limitation, for the purposes of the total number of credits required for graduation from high school or the minimum number of units of credit required in a core academic subject pursuant to NRS 389.018.

4. As used in this section:

(a) “Foster care” has the meaning ascribed to it in 45 C.F.R. § 1355.20.

(b) “Homeless pupil” has the meaning ascribed to the term “homeless children and youths” in 42 U.S.C. § 11434a(2).

(c) “Unaccompanied pupil” has the meaning ascribed to the term “unaccompanied youth” in 42 U.S.C. § 11434a(6).

(Added to NRS by 2019, 1162)