Nev. Admin. Code § 385B.202 - Private high school

1. Except as otherwise provided in NAC 385B.208 and 385B.210, any high school in this State with an enrollment of less than 500 pupils may apply for membership in the Association by submitting a written request to the Executive Director.

2. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 6, upon receipt of a written request submitted pursuant to subsection 1, the Executive Director shall place the school on independent status for 2 years beginning on the date the written request is received. A school that is placed on independent status may, during the period in which the school is on independent status, schedule a game, contest or meet with a member or affiliate school for a season for a sanctioned sport. The school may not, during the period in which it is on independent status, participate in any game, contest or meet for a sanctioned sport that is conducted after the regular season for that sanctioned sport.

3. A school that is placed on independent status shall, if the class into which the school is placed conducts a meeting of the class not later than August 31 of the year after the school is placed on independent status, attend the meeting of the class and submit a request for membership in the Association at that meeting. As soon as practicable after the meeting, the members of the class shall evaluate:

(a) The facilities of the school; and

(b) The extent to which the school has complied with:

(1) The schedule of the school for participating in games, contests or meets pursuant to this section; and

(2) The regulations of the Association concerning participation by the school in a sanctioned sport.

4. As soon as practicable after conducting an evaluation of a school pursuant to subsection 3, the class shall submit to the Board a recommendation to approve or deny the written request of the school for membership in the Association.

5. If the Board approves a written request for membership in the Association pursuant to subsection 4, the Board shall, in accordance with NAC 385B.250, place the school in a class and align it in a league for the school year after the Board approves the request.

6. On and after August 1, 2012:

(a) Each school that submits a written request for membership in the Association pursuant to subsection 1 must have at least one athletic program for boys and at least one athletic program for girls during the fall season, winter season and spring season of each school year.

(b) If the Board receives a written request for membership in the Association pursuant to subsection 1, the Board shall, based upon twice the number of pupils specified in the count of enrollment for the school year in which the Board considers the written request, place the school in a class and align it in a league pursuant to NAC 385B.250.

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Nev. Admin. Code § 385B.202

(Added to NAC by Nev. Interscholastic Activities Ass'n by R206-03, eff. 11-2-2004; A by R207-08, 5-5-2011; R173-12, 2-26-2014; R128-13, 6-23-2014; R060-15 & R029-16, 6-28-2016) - (Substituted in revision for NAC 386.653)

NRS 385B.060, 385B.110