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NRS 389.054

Instruction in American government; exception

[292:32:1956]—(NRS A 1961, 383, 628; 1973, 1547; 1979, 1598; 1989, 1960; 2001, 1491; 2003, 1144; 2005, 2429; 2013, 287)—(Substituted in revision for NRS 389.020)

1. In all public schools, the Caliente Youth Center, the Nevada Youth Training Center and any other state facility for the detention of children that is operated pursuant to title 5 of NRS, instruction must be given in American government, including, without limitation, instruction on:

(a) The essentials of:

(1) The Constitution of the United States, including, without limitation, the Bill of Rights;

(2) The Constitution of the State of Nevada; and

(3) The Declaration of Independence;

(b) The origin and history of the Constitutions;

(c) The study of and devotion to American institutions and ideals; and

(d) Civics.

2. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 388C.120, the instruction required in subsection 1 must be given during at least 1 year of the elementary school grades and for a period of at least 1 year in all high schools.

Official source: Nevada Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Nevada statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.