1. The board of trustees of a school district may, with the cooperation of the Department of Corrections, operate a program of education for incarcerated persons in any facility or institution operated by the Department of Corrections in the county of the school district.
2. A school district that operates a program of education for incarcerated persons shall:
(a) Comply with the standards for such programs established by the Department of Education in the statewide program established pursuant to NRS 388H.020;
(b) As a condition for obtaining an allocation from the Fund for Programs of Education for Incarcerated Persons, submit to the Department of Education:
(1) An application to operate such a program; and
(2) A detailed budget for the program; and
(c) If the school district receives an allocation from the Fund, obtain the approval of the Department of Education before it makes any changes in categorical expenditures.