1. There are hereby created the Southern Nevada Regional Training Program, the Northeastern Nevada Regional Training Program and the Northwestern Nevada Regional Training Program. The governing body of each regional training program shall establish and operate a:

(a) Regional training program for the professional development of teachers and administrators.

(b) Nevada Early Literacy Intervention Program through the regional training program established pursuant to paragraph (a).

2. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 5, the Southern Nevada Regional Training Program must primarily provide services to teachers and administrators who are employed by school districts in:

(a) Clark County;

(b) Esmeralda County;

(c) Lincoln County;

(d) Mineral County; and

(e) Nye County.

3. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 5, the Northeastern Nevada Regional Training Program must primarily provide services to teachers and administrators who are employed by school districts in:

(a) Elko County;

(b) Eureka County;

(c) Lander County;

(d) Humboldt County;

(e) Pershing County; and

(f) White Pine County.

4. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 5, the Northwestern Nevada Regional Training Program must primarily provide services to teachers and administrators who are employed by school districts in:

(a) Carson City;

(b) Churchill County;

(c) Douglas County;

(d) Lyon County;

(e) Storey County; and

(f) Washoe County.

5. Each regional training program shall, when practicable, make reasonable accommodations for the attendance of teachers and administrators who are employed by school districts outside the primary jurisdiction of the regional training program.

6. The board of trustees of the:

(a) Clark County School District shall serve as the fiscal agent for the Southern Nevada Regional Training Program.

(b) Elko County School District shall serve as the fiscal agent for the Northeastern Nevada Regional Training Program.

(c) Washoe County School District shall serve as the fiscal agent for the Northwestern Nevada Regional Training Program.

7. As fiscal agent, each school district is responsible for the payment, collection and holding of all money received from this State for the maintenance and support of the regional training program and Nevada Early Literacy Intervention Program established and operated by the applicable governing body.

(Added to NRS by 2001 Special Session, 176; A 2003, 2795; 2005, 1341; 2009, 1361; 2011, 2310) — (Substituted in revision for NRS 391.512)