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NV Rev Stat § 386.160 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 386 - Local Administrative Organization|NRS 386.160 - Election of trustees in county school district whose enrollment of pupils is less than 1,000; terms.

  1. At the general election in 1980 and every 4 years thereafter, in a county school district where fewer than 1,000 pupils were enrolled during the preceding school year, three trustees shall be elected at large within the district, as follows:  (a) One person who resides at the county seat; but if less than 40 percent of the residents of the county reside at the county seat then such person need not reside at the county seat.  (b) One person who resides in the county but not at the county seat.  (c) One person who resides in the county but not at the county seat; but if 80 percent or more of the residents of the county reside at the county seat then a person who resides at the county seat may be elected to the office.  2. At the general election in 1982 and every 4 years thereafter, in a county school district where fewer than 1,000 pupils were enrolled during the preceding school year, two trustees shall be elected at large within the district, as follows:  (a) One person who resides at the county seat; but if less than 20 percent of the residents of the county reside at the county seat then such person need not reside at the county seat.  (b) One person who resides in the county but who resides neither at the county seat nor in any incorporated city within the county.  3. The term of each person elected to the office of school trustee is 4 years.  [62:32:1956] — (NRS A 1979, 1574)
NV Rev Stat § 386.165 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 386 - Local Administrative Organization|NRS 386.165 - Election of trustees in county school district whose enrollment of pupils is over 25,000; terms.

  1. In each county school district in which more than 75,000 pupils are enrolled, the board of trustees shall establish seven election districts for school trustees. The districts must be:  (a) As nearly equal in population as practicable; and  (b) Composed of contiguous territory.  2. In each county school district in which more than 25,000 pupils but not more than 75,000 pupils are enrolled, the board of trustees shall establish seven election districts for school trustees, as follows:  (a) Five districts which are as nearly equal in population as practicable, each of which includes approximately one-fifth of the population of the county; and  (b) Two districts which are as nearly equal in population as practicable, each of which includes approximately one-half of the population of the county.  The districts must be composed of contiguous territory.  3. Each trustee of a school district to which this section applies must reside in the election district which the trustee represents and be elected by the voters of that election district.  4. In each school district in which more than 25,000 pupils are enrolled, the term of a school trustee is 4 years. Three trustees must be elected at the general election of 1982 and four trustees must be elected at the general election of 1984.  (Added to NRS by 1981, 722)
NV Rev Stat § 386.180 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 386 - Local Administrative Organization|NRS 386.180 - Election of trustees in county school district other than Clark or Washoe whose enrollment of pupils drops below 1,000 or in which resolution is adopted pursuant to NRS 386.120.

  1. If the certificate of the Superintendent of Public Instruction filed with the county clerk states that the pupil enrollment during the preceding school year in a county school district other than Clark or Washoe was less than 1,000, or was 1,000 or more but less than 1,500 in a district in which the board of trustees has adopted a resolution in accordance with NRS 386.120 specifying that the board will consist of five members, and the board of trustees of the district is composed of seven members elected at large based upon a previous pupil enrollment of 1,000 or more, then two of the offices of trustee may not be filled at the next succeeding general election.  2. Thereafter, while continued pupil enrollment in the county school district is less than 1,000, or is 1,000 or more but less than 1,500 in a district in which the board of trustees has adopted a resolution in accordance with NRS 386.120 specifying that the board will consist of five members, the offices of school trustees must be filled as provided by law for school districts having pupil enrollments of less than 1,000.  [64:32:1956] — (NRS A 1971, 1536; 1979, 1576; 1995, 4)
NV Rev Stat § 386.190 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 386 - Local Administrative Organization|NRS 386.190 - Election of two additional trustees in county school district whose enrollment of pupils increases to 1,000 or more after general election; exception.

  1. If the certificate of the Superintendent of Public Instruction filed with the county clerk states that the pupil enrollment during the preceding school year in a county school district was 1,000 or more, and the board of trustees of the district is composed of five members elected as provided in NRS 386.160, then at the next succeeding general election one additional trustee who resides at the county seat must be elected for a term of 4 years, and one additional trustee who resides in the county but not at the county seat must be elected for a term of 2 years.  2. Thereafter, while continued pupil enrollment in the county school district is 1,000 or more, the offices of school trustees must be filled as provided by law for school districts having pupil enrollments of that size.  3. The provisions of subsections 1 and 2 do not apply in a school district in which the pupil enrollment during the preceding school year was 1,000 or more but less than 1,500, and in which the board of trustees of the school district has adopted a resolution specifying that the board will consist of five members.  [65:32:1956] — (NRS A 1973, 27; 1979, 1576; 1995, 5)
NV Rev Stat § 386.205 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 386 - Local Administrative Organization|NRS 386.205 - Optional districts for election of trustees within county school district whose enrollment of pupils is not more than 25,000: Creation; continuity in number and terms of members of board of trustees.

  1. In any county school district in which not more than 25,000 pupils are enrolled, the board of trustees may adopt a resolution dividing the geographical area of the school district into a number of election districts identical to the number of trustees.  2. The election districts must:  (a) Be single-member districts.  (b) Be formed with reference to assembly districts as far as is practicable.  (c) Have nearly equal populations as far as is practicable.  3. This section does not authorize any change in the number of members of the board of trustees.  4. If a board of trustees adopts a resolution pursuant to this section, the members of the board continue to hold office until the next following general election.  5. As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires, "assembly district" means any district created pursuant to the provisions of chapter 218B of NRS for the election of members of the Assembly.  (Added to NRS by 1987, 180)
NV Rev Stat § 386.215 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 386 - Local Administrative Organization|NRS 386.215 - Optional districts for election of trustees within county school district whose enrollment of pupils is not more than 25,000: Documents to be filed with county clerk.

Copies of maps or other documents evidencing the division of the county school district into election districts pursuant to NRS 386.205 must be filed with the appropriate county clerk.  (Added to NRS by 1987, 180)
NV Rev Stat § 386.225 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 386 - Local Administrative Organization|NRS 386.225 - Optional districts for election of trustees within county school district whose enrollment of pupils is not more than 25,000: Manner of election.

  1. Election districts created pursuant to NRS 386.205 may be constructed so that the:  (a) Voters in each election district elect a trustee to represent them; or  (b) Trustees are elected by all of the voters in the county school district.  In either case, each trustee must be a resident of the election district which he or she represents throughout his or her term of office.  2. The board of trustees shall adopt a resolution, after a public hearing on the matter, determining whether each trustee will be elected solely by the voters in the election district of the trustee or all of the voters in the county school district.  (Added to NRS by 1987, 180)
NV Rev Stat § 386.240 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 386 - Local Administrative Organization|NRS 386.240 - Qualifications of trustees.

A candidate for the office of trustee of a school district shall:  1. Be a qualified elector.  2. Have the qualifications of residence within the county school district required for the office for which he or she seeks election.  [69:32:1956] — (NRS A 1971, 518)
NV Rev Stat § 386.250 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 386 - Local Administrative Organization|NRS 386.250 - Nomination of trustee; filing of declaration of candidacy.

A candidate for the office of trustee of a county school district must:  1. Be nominated in the manner provided by the primary election laws of this State; and  2. File a declaration of candidacy, as defined in NRS 293.0455, with the county clerk of the county whose boundaries are conterminous with the boundaries of the county school district.  [70:32:1956] — (NRS A 1960, 284; 1963, 1378; 1971, 518; 2019, 3420)
NV Rev Stat § 386.260 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 386 - Local Administrative Organization|NRS 386.260 - Election of trustees; certificate of election.

  1. Trustees shall be elected as provided in the election laws of this state.  2. After the close of any election, and in accordance with law, the board of county commissioners shall make abstracts of the votes cast for trustees and shall order the county clerk to issue election certificates to the candidates elected.  3. Immediately, the county clerk shall transmit a copy of each election certificate to the Superintendent of Public Instruction.  [71:32:1956] — (NRS A 1959, 810; 1960, 285; 1971, 518; 1973, 88)
NV Rev Stat § 386.270 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 386 - Local Administrative Organization|NRS 386.270 - Vacancies.

Except as otherwise provided in NRS 386.275:  1. Any vacancy occurring in a board of trustees must be filled by appointment by the remaining members of the board at a public meeting held after notice of the meeting is published at least once each week for 2 weeks in a newspaper qualified pursuant to the provisions of chapter 238 of NRS. The appointee shall serve until the next general election, at which time his or her successor must be elected for the balance of the unexpired term.  2. Any person appointed to fill a vacancy must have the qualifications provided in NRS 386.240.  [72:32:1956] — (NRS A 1971, 71; 2003, 387)
NV Rev Stat § 386.275 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 386 - Local Administrative Organization|NRS 386.275 - Temporary appointment of vacancy for member in active military service; term of temporary appointment.

  1. If a vacancy occurs, or will occur, in a board of trustees because a member of the board has entered, or is entering, into active military service, the board of trustees may appoint a person to serve as a temporary replacement for that member. Such a temporary appointment must be made in the manner, and subject to the requirements, otherwise prescribed in NRS 386.270, except that the member of the board of trustees who has entered, or is entering, into active military service may participate in the process to appoint his or her temporary replacement.  2. If a person is temporarily appointed to serve on a board of trustees pursuant to this section:  (a) The person fully assumes the duties, rights and responsibilities of a member of the board of trustees, and is entitled to the compensation, allowances and expenses otherwise payable to a member, for the duration of his or her appointment.  (b) The member of a board of trustees who is temporarily replaced shall be deemed to be on leave without pay from the board of trustees for the duration of the appointment of his or her temporary replacement.  3. A person appointed to serve on the board of trustees pursuant to this section serves:  (a) Until the member of the board of trustees being temporarily replaced returns from active military service; or  (b) For the remainder of the unexpired term of that member,  whichever occurs first.  (Added to NRS by 2003, 386)
NV Rev Stat § 386.290 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 386 - Local Administrative Organization|NRS 386.290 - Subsistence and travel for trustee.

  1. In addition to salaries required by NRS 386.320, a trustee must be allowed:  (a) Traveling expenses for traveling each way between the trustee’s home and the place where board meetings are held at the rate provided for state officers and employees generally.  (b) Living expenses necessarily incurred while in actual attendance at board meetings at the rate provided for state officers and employees generally.  2. Claims for mileage and per diem allowances must be allowed and paid in the same manner as other claims against the school district fund are paid, but no claim for mileage and per diem allowances for living expenses must be allowed or paid to a trustee residing not more than 5 miles from the place where board meetings are held.  [74:32:1956] — (NRS A 1960, 144; 1963, 607; 1971, 253; 2007, 602, 2450)
NV Rev Stat § 386.300 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 386 - Local Administrative Organization|NRS 386.300 - Trustees: Terms; oaths.

Each trustee shall:  1. Enter upon the duties of office on the 1st Monday in January next following the election of the trustee.  2. Hold office until his or her successor is elected and qualified.  3. Take and subscribe to the official oath.  4. File with the Superintendent of Public Instruction a copy of his or her official oath together with a statement showing the term for which the trustee has been elected or appointed.  [75:32:1956] — (NRS A 1959, 810)
NV Rev Stat § 386.305 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 386 - Local Administrative Organization|NRS 386.305 - Trustees: Interest in certain contracts prohibited.

A member of any board of trustees shall not be financially interested in any contract made by the board of trustees of which he or she is a member.  (Added to NRS by 1977, 1113)
NV Rev Stat § 386.310 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 386 - Local Administrative Organization|NRS 386.310 - Officers; organization.

  1. The board of trustees shall meet and organize by:  (a) Electing one of its members as president.  (b) Electing one of its members as clerk, or by selecting some other qualified person as clerk.  (c) Electing additional officers as may be deemed necessary.  (d) Fixing the term of office for each of its officers.  2. A record of the organization of the board of trustees must be entered in the minutes, together with the amount of salary to be paid to the clerk.  3. Immediately after the organization of the board of trustees, the clerk shall file the names of the president, the clerk and the members of the board of trustees with the Department and the county auditor of the county whose boundaries are conterminous with the boundaries of the county school district.  [76:32:1956] — (NRS A 1959, 803; 1971, 519; 1973, 224; 1979, 1579; 1981, 1813)
NV Rev Stat § 386.320 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 386 - Local Administrative Organization|NRS 386.320 - Salaries of trustees; donation of salary; employment and compensation of stenographer.

  1. Each member of the board of trustees of a school district in a county whose population is less than 20,000 must receive a salary of $250 per month.  2. Each member of the board of trustees of a school district in a county whose population is 20,000 or more but less than 100,000 must receive a salary of $400 per month.  3. Each member of the board of trustees of a school district in a county whose population is 100,000 or more must receive a salary of $750 per month.  4. A member of the board of trustees of a school district who receives a salary pursuant to this section may:  (a) Donate all or a part of the monthly salary that he or she receives to a school within the school district or to the school district; or  (b) In lieu of making a donation after the member receives the salary, request that all or a part of his or her monthly salary be paid directly to a school within the school district or to the school district.  5. The board of trustees may hire a stenographer to take the minutes of the meetings of the board of trustees, and the stenographer may be paid a reasonable fee for each meeting attended.  [77:32:1956] — (NRS A 1957, 301; 1969, 618; 1977, 792; 1979, 1579; 1981, 1312; 1991, 284, 285; 1999, 1753; 2007, 2451)
NV Rev Stat § 386.325 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 386 - Local Administrative Organization|NRS 386.325 - Duties of clerk.

The clerk shall:  1. Keep the minutes and audio recordings or transcripts of all meetings and transactions of the board of trustees.  2. Subject to the written direction of the board of trustees, draw all orders for the payment of money belonging to the school district.  (Added to NRS by 1969, 619; A 2005, 1412)
NV Rev Stat § 386.327 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 386 - Local Administrative Organization|NRS 386.327 - Required professional development for trustees; certification of completion; clerk to assist trustees to complete training and post notice of noncompliance.

  1. Each person who is elected or appointed to serve as a member of the board of trustees of a school district shall complete training for professional development during the first and third year of the term of the member which must include not less than 6 hours of instruction covering:  (a) Laws relating to public records, including, without limitation, the provisions of chapter 239 of NRS;  (b) The Open Meeting Law, including, without limitation, the provisions of chapter 241 of NRS;  (c) Local government employee-management relations, including, without limitation, the provisions of chapter 288 of NRS;  (d) The system of K-12 public education in this State, including, without limitation, the provisions of title 34 of NRS;  (e) Local government ethics, including, without limitation, the provisions of chapter 281A of NRS;  (f) The manner in which to identify and prevent violence in public schools, including, without limitation, sexual violence;  (g) Financial management, including, without limitation, information concerning oversight, accountability and audits;   (h) The fiduciary duties of a member of the board of trustees of a school district, including, without limitation, the provisions of this chapter; and  (i) Laws relating to employment and contracts.  2. A member of the board of trustees of a school district shall provide written certification of completion of the training required by this section to the clerk of the board of trustees.  3. If a member fails to complete the training or to provide the written certification of completion which is required by this section, the clerk must post notice of such noncompliance in a conspicuous manner on the Internet website of the board of trustees. The clerk must also provide written notice of the noncompliance to the other members of the board of trustees.  4. The clerk of the board of trustees shall assist each member of the board as necessary to complete the training required pursuant to this section.  (Added to NRS by 2017, 108)
NV Rev Stat § 386.330 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 386 - Local Administrative Organization|NRS 386.330 - Meetings; quorum; broadcast of meetings on television authorized.

  1. The board of trustees shall hold a regular meeting at least once each month, at such time and place as the board shall determine.  2. Special meetings of the board of trustees shall be held at the call of the president whenever there is sufficient business to come before the board, or upon the written request of three members of the board.  3. The clerk of the board of trustees shall give written notice of each special meeting to each member of the board of trustees by personal delivery of the notice of the special meeting to each trustee at least 1 day before the meeting, or by mailing the notice to each trustee’s residence of record, by deposit in the United States mails, postage prepaid, at least 4 days before the meeting. The notice shall specify the time, place and purpose of the meeting. If all of the members of the board of trustees are present at a special meeting, the lack of notice shall not invalidate the proceedings of the board of trustees.  4. A majority of the members of the board of trustees shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business, and no action of the board of trustees shall be valid unless such action shall receive, at a regularly called meeting, the approval of a majority of all the members of the board of trustees.  5. In any county whose population is 55,000 or more, the board of trustees may cause each meeting of the board to be broadcast on a television station created to provide community access to cable television by using the facilities of the school district, county or any city located in the county. The board of trustees and the county or city shall cooperate fully with each other to determine:  (a) The feasibility of televising the meetings of the board of trustees;  (b) The costs to televise the meetings of the board of trustees for each proposed method of televising; and  (c) The number of potential viewers of the meetings of the board of trustees for each proposed method of televising.  [78:32:1956] — (NRS A 1959, 810; 2007, 80; 2011, 1246)
NV Rev Stat § 386.340 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 386 - Local Administrative Organization|NRS 386.340 - Seal.

The board of trustees may adopt and use a common seal.  [79:32:1956]
NV Rev Stat § 386.345 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 386 - Local Administrative Organization|NRS 386.345 - Membership in county, state and national school board associations; payment of dues, travel and subsistence for attendance at meeting of association.

  1. The board of trustees of a school district may:  (a) Acquire and maintain membership in county, state and national school board associations and pay dues to such associations.  (b) Pay the travel expenses and per diem allowances of trustees at the same rate provided for state officers and employees generally when the trustees attend county, state or national school board association meetings.  2. Claims for dues, travel expenses and per diem allowances authorized in subsection 1 shall be presented and allowed as provided by law for other claims against the school district.  (Added to NRS by 1963, 607; A 1975, 33; 1979, 1579; 2007, 602)
NV Rev Stat § 386.350 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 386 - Local Administrative Organization|NRS 386.350 - General powers; exceptions.

Each board of trustees 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 public schools, excluding charter schools and university schools for profoundly gifted pupils, are established and to promote the welfare of school children, including the establishment and operation of schools and classes deemed necessary and desirable.  [80:32:1956] — (NRS A 1973, 234; 1999, 3291; 2005, 2428)