NV Rev Stat § 387.1257 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 387 - Financial Support of School System|NRS 387.1257 - Board of trustees and governing bodies to determine manner in which to distribute money to teachers; reimbursement for out-of-pocket expenses; repayment of certain amounts; policy to account for reimbursements or disbursements. [Effective through June 30, 2021.]

  1. The board of trustees of each school district and the governing body of each charter school that receives money pursuant to subsection 1 of NRS 387.1255 shall determine the manner in which to distribute the money to teachers in the school district or charter school, as applicable, including, without limitation, whether to authorize a school to allow teachers to use a credit card, purchasing card or debit card connected to the special revenue fund issued to the teacher by the school to directly purchase school supplies, require a teacher to submit a request for a claim for reimbursement for out-of-pocket expenses from the special revenue fund established pursuant to NRS 387.1255 or authorize any other manner of providing money to a teacher described in subsection 3 of NRS 387.1255 to pay for school supplies for the pupils the teacher instructs.  2. To the extent that money is available in the special revenue fund, the board of trustees or governing body, as applicable, may reimburse a teacher, or the teacher may use, up to the maximum amount determined by the Department for each teacher pursuant to NRS 387.1255 for the fiscal year.   3. If the board of trustees of a school district or the governing body of a charter school, as applicable, requires a teacher to submit a claim for reimbursement for out-of-pocket expenses to receive money from the special revenue fund, the teacher must submit such a claim no later than 2 weeks after the last day of the school year.   4. The board of trustees of a school district may enter into an agreement with the recognized employee organization representing licensed educational personnel within the school district for the purpose of obtaining assistance of the employee organization in administering the reimbursement of teachers pursuant to this section.  5. A teacher who receives money pursuant to subsection 1 to directly purchase school supplies shall repay to the special revenue fund established pursuant to NRS 387.1255 by not later than the last day of the fiscal year in which the money was received:  (a) Any amount that was not used;  (b) Any amount that was used to purchase something other than school supplies; and  (c) Any amount that exceeds the maximum amount authorized pursuant to NRS 387.1255 in any fiscal year.  6. The board of trustees of each school district and the governing body of each charter school shall adopt a policy that establishes the manner in which to account for reimbursements or disbursements of money, as applicable, through each form of payment authorized for use by the board of trustees or the governing body, as applicable. The policy may include, without limitation, a requirement to submit receipts for any purchase of supplies with money received pursuant to subsection 1.  (Added to NRS by 2015, 2874; A 2019, 3225; R 2019, 4253, effective July 1, 2021)