# Nevada — Special education initial evaluation deadlines by state — days, day type, and what starts the clock

For Nevada, evaluation deadline is it shall conduct the initial evaluation within: (a) Forty-five school days after the parent provides informed written consent; day type is school days; clock starts on is the parent provides informed written consent; differs from federal 60 days is different unit; statute or rule is NAC 388.337, recorded from its source on 2026-08-31.

- **State:** Nevada _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Evaluation deadline:** it shall conduct the initial evaluation within: (a) Forty-five school days after the parent provides informed written consent _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Day type:** school days _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Clock starts on:** the parent provides informed written consent _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Differs from federal 60 days:** different unit _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Statute or rule:** NAC 388.337 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> 1. Except as otherwise provided by subsections 2 and 3, when a public agency determines that good cause exists to evaluate a pupil pursuant to NAC 388.330 to 388.440 , inclusive, it shall conduct the initial evaluation within: (a) Forty-five school days after the parent provides informed written consent;

## Source

- https://www.leg.state.nv.us/nac/nac-388.html

Last verified: 2026-08-31. Review by: 2027-04-28.
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