NV Rev Stat § 388A.320 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 388A - Charter Schools|NRS 388A.320 - Membership and qualifications; waiver; powers; duty to hold public meeting on quarterly basis; authorization to set salary for attendance at meetings. [Effective through December 31, 2019.]

  1. Unless a waiver is granted pursuant to subsection 2 of NRS 388A.243, the governing body of a charter school must consist of:  (a) One member who is a teacher or other person licensed pursuant to chapter 391 of NRS or who previously held such a license and is retired, as long as his or her license was held in good standing.  (b) One member who:  (1) Satisfies the qualifications of paragraph (a); or  (2) Is a school administrator with a license issued by another state or who previously held such a license and is retired, as long as his or her license was held in good standing.  (c) One parent or legal guardian of a pupil enrolled in the charter school who is not a teacher or an administrator at the charter school.  (d) Two members who possess knowledge and experience in one or more of the following areas:  (1) Accounting;  (2) Financial services;  (3) Law; or  (4) Human resources.  2. In addition to the members who serve pursuant to subsection 1, the governing body of a charter school may include, without limitation, parents and representatives of nonprofit organizations and businesses. Unless a waiver is granted pursuant to subsection 2 of NRS 388A.243, not more than two persons who serve on the governing body may represent the same organization or business or otherwise represent the interests of the same organization or business. A majority of the members of the governing body must reside in this State. If the membership of the governing body changes, the governing body shall provide written notice to the sponsor of the charter school within 10 working days after such change.  3. A person may serve on the governing body only if the person submits an affidavit to the sponsor of the charter school indicating that the person:  (a) Has not been convicted of a felony relating to serving on the governing body of a charter school or any offense involving moral turpitude.  (b) Has received training or read and understands material concerning the roles and responsibilities of members of governing bodies of charter schools and other training and material designed to assist the governing bodies of charter schools, if such training and material is provided to the person by the sponsor or an application to form a charter school or amend a written charter or charter contract provides that the member would receive such training or read and understand such material.  (c) Complies with the requirements of NRS 388A.323.  4. The governing body of a charter school is a public body. It is hereby given such reasonable and necessary powers, not conflicting with the Constitution and the laws of the State of Nevada, as may be requisite to attain the ends for which the charter school is established and to promote the welfare of pupils who are enrolled in the charter school.  5. The governing body of a charter school shall, during each calendar quarter, hold at least one regularly scheduled public meeting in the county in which a facility operated by the charter school where pupils receive instruction is located. Upon an affirmative vote of a majority of the membership of the governing body, each member is entitled to receive a salary of not more than $80 for attendance at each meeting, as fixed by the governing body, not to exceed payment for more than one meeting per month.  6. As used in subsection 1, "teacher" means a person who:  (a) Holds a current license to teach issued pursuant to chapter 391 of NRS or who previously held such a license and is retired, as long as his or her license was held in good standing; and  (b) Has at least 2 years of experience as an employed teacher.  The term does not include a person who is employed as a substitute teacher.  (Added to NRS by 1999, 3290; A 2001, 3131; 2003, 2697; 2005, 2539; 2007, 2574; 2011, 3053; 2013, 1669, 3827; 2015, 3290) — (Substituted in revision for NRS 386.549)