{"data":{"id":"us-nv/nrs-391.293","jurisdiction":"us-nv","citation":"NRS 391.293","heading":"Duties, authority and supervision of school counselor.","body":"1. A school counselor shall:\n(a) Design and deliver a comprehensive program for school counseling that promotes achievement of pupils; and\n(b) Devote not less than 80 percent of his or her time providing direct or indirect services to pupils.\n2. A school counselor may, through consultation or collaboration with other educational personnel or by providing direct services:\n(a) Analyze data concerning the academic, career, social and emotional development of pupils to identify issues, needs and challenges of pupils;\n(b) Address needs relating to the academic, career, social and emotional development of all pupils;\n(c) Advocate for equitable access to a rigorous education for all pupils and work to remove systemic barriers to such access;\n(d) Deliver school counseling lessons through large-group, classroom, small-group and individual settings to promote pupil success;\n(e) Provide to individual pupils services relating to academic planning and goal setting;\n(f) Provide peer facilitation, crisis counseling and short-term counseling to pupils in individual and small-group settings;\n(g) Provide referrals to a pupil and the parent or legal guardian of a pupil, as needed, for additional support services provided by the school or within the community;\n(h) Participate on committees within the school and the school district, as appropriate; and\n(i) Participate in planning for and implementing a response to a crisis at the school.\n3. Each school counselor must be supervised by a licensed administrator.","path":["TITLE 34 — EDUCATION","CHAPTER 391 - PERSONNEL","SCHOOL COUNSELORS, PSYCHOLOGISTS, NURSES AND SOCIAL WORKERS"],"source_url":"https://www.leg.state.nv.us/NRS/NRS-391.html#NRS391Sec293","current_through":"2025 session (NRS as revised 2026-08-25)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T05:51:38Z","sha256":"b17845d6127d93e50196dee9638a7b0a7d69b10083e78bd58df1a16d3233163c","source_id":"us-nv","stale":true,"prev":"us-nv/nrs-391.292","next":"us-nv/nrs-391.294"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}