1. The Department shall prepare and publish a list of courses of distance education that satisfy the requirements of NRS 388.820 to 388.874, inclusive, and all other applicable statutes and regulations. If an application to provide a program of distance education is approved pursuant to NRS 388.838, the Department shall automatically include on the list each course of study included within that program if the course of study had not been approved pursuant to this section before submission of the application to provide the program.

2. A person or entity that has developed a course of distance education, including, without limitation, a vendor of a course of distance education, the Nevada System of Higher Education or other postsecondary educational institution, a board of trustees of a school district or a governing body of a charter school, may submit an application for inclusion of the course on the list prepared by the Department. The Department shall approve an application if the application satisfies the requirements of NRS 388.820 to 388.874, inclusive, and all other applicable statutes and regulations. The Department shall provide written notice to the applicant of its approval or denial of the application.

3. If the Department denies an application, the Department shall include in the written notice the reasons for the denial and the deficiencies of the application. The applicant must be granted 30 days after receipt of the written notice to correct any deficiencies identified in the written notice and resubmit the application. The Department shall approve an application that has been resubmitted pursuant to this subsection if the application satisfies the requirements of NRS 388.820 to 388.874, inclusive, and all other applicable statutes and regulations.

(Added to NRS by 2001, 3149)