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2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 388A - Charter Schools › NRS 388A.435 - Authorized uses of money in Account; limitation on amount of loans.

1. Money in the Account for Charter Schools may be expended for the purposes set forth in subsection 2 or for any other purpose authorized by the Legislature.
2. After deducting the costs directly related to administering the Account for Charter Schools, the State Public Charter School Authority may use the money available in the Account for Charter Schools, including repayments of principal and interest on loans made from the Account, and interest and income earned on money in the Account, to make loans at or below market rate to charter schools for the costs identified in the loan application for use:
(a) In preparing a charter school to commence its first year of operation;
(b) To improve a charter school that has been in operation; and
(c) To fund recruitment of teachers and pupils to new charter school facilities and enrollment of pupils in such facilities.
3. The total amount of a loan that may be made to a charter school pursuant to subsection 2 must not exceed the lesser of an amount equal to $500 per pupil enrolled or to be enrolled at the charter school or $200,000.
(Added to NRS by 2001, 3124; A 2013, 27th Special Session, 5; 2015, 2207, 3298)—(Substituted in revision for NRS 386.577)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 388A - Charter Schools › NRS 388A.438 - Application for loan; requirements of contract for loan; regulations.

1. If the governing body of a charter school has a charter contract executed pursuant to NRS 388A.270, the governing body may submit an application to the State Public Charter School Authority for a loan from the Account for Charter Schools. An application must include a written description of the manner in which the loan will be used to prepare the charter school for its first year of operation or to improve a charter school that has been in operation.
2. The State Public Charter School Authority shall, within the limits of money available for use in the Account, make loans to charter schools whose applications have been approved. If the State Public Charter School Authority makes a loan from the Account, the State Public Charter School Authority shall ensure that the contract for the loan includes all terms and conditions for repayment of the loan.
3. The State Public Charter School Authority:
(a) Shall adopt regulations that prescribe the:
(1) Annual deadline for submission of an application to the State Public Charter School Authority by a charter school that desires to receive a loan from the Account; and
(2) Period for repayment and the rate of interest for loans made from the Account.
(b) May adopt such other regulations as it deems necessary to carry out the provisions of this section and NRS 388A.432 and 388A.435.
(Added to NRS by 2001, 3124; A 2013, 2929; 2013, 27th Special Session, 5; 2015, 3298)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 388A - Charter Schools › NRS 388A.450 - School that is accepting applications, expanding enrollment or opening a new facility to provide notice about enrollment process to households located within certain distance from school; language used in notice; alternative plan to inform households for certain smaller schools; revision of timeline for notice.

1. Except as otherwise provided in this section, at least 45 days before a new charter school for which a contract has been executed pursuant to NRS 388A.270 begins accepting applications for enrollment pursuant to NRS 388A.453 or at least 45 days before a charter school that is expanding enrollment by at least 10 percent or opening a new facility begins accepting applications for enrollment pursuant to NRS 388A.453, the governing body of the charter school shall make a reasonable effort to notify each household located within 2 miles from the charter school regarding:
(a) When the charter school will begin accepting applications for enrollment;
(b) How to apply for enrollment; and
(c) The process for enrollment of pupils.
2. If notifying each household within 2 miles from a charter school does not provide a sufficient population density, the governing body of the charter school and the sponsor of the charter school may agree to notify households that are located more than 2 miles from the charter school.
3. To the extent practicable, the notice provided pursuant to subsections 1 and 2 must be provided in the languages primarily spoken in the households to which such notice is provided.
4. A charter school that is not authorized to enroll more than 250 pupils for all facilities that the charter school operates is not required to comply with the provisions of subsection 1. If the charter school does not comply with these provisions, the charter school must develop an alternative plan to inform households located in the area served by the charter school that it is accepting applications for enrollment.
5. If the governing body of a charter school has not acquired a facility to operate the charter school at least 45 days before the date on which the charter school begins accepting applications for enrollment pursuant to NRS 388A.453, the sponsor of the charter school may identify a location reasonably believed to be close to where the facility will be located and provide the notification required pursuant to subsection 1 to each household located within 2 miles from this location.
6. The sponsor of a charter school may require the charter school to provide documentation of any effort to inform households located in the area served by the charter school that the charter school is accepting applications for enrollment, expanding enrollment or opening a new facility.
7. The sponsor of a charter school may revise the timeline for notification prescribed in subsection 1 for good cause.
(Added to NRS by 2015, 1126)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 388A - Charter Schools › NRS 388A.459 - Weighted lottery for enrollment authorized in certain counties to improve diversity; certain counties with high enrollment in charter schools to establish uniform enrollment calendar and process for enrolling pupils.

1. In a county in which more than five charter schools are located and the total number of pupils enrolled in the charter schools exceeds 25 percent of the combined enrollment of all public schools, including, without limitation, charter schools, the Department shall, in consultation with all sponsors of charter schools in the county, determine whether holding a weighted lottery for admission to charter schools would improve diversity in charter schools that do not have a preference for at-risk pupils. If the Department determines that a weighted lottery for admission to charter schools would improve diversity in such charter schools, the Department shall, to the extent authorized by federal law, adopt regulations authorizing charter schools to establish a weighted lottery.
2. In a county in which more than ten charter schools are located and the total number of pupils enrolled in charter schools exceeds 50 percent of the combined enrollment of all public schools, including, without limitation, charter schools, the Department shall, in consultation with all sponsors of charter schools in the county:
(a) Adopt regulations establishing a uniform enrollment calendar and process for enrolling pupils applicable to all charter schools in the county. The regulations must establish a lottery for admission to each charter school in the county. If a charter school does not have a preference for at-risk pupils, the lottery must, to the extent authorized by federal law, be a weighted lottery.
(b) Allow the board of trustees of the school district to provide input regarding the enrollment calendar, processes for enrolling pupils and lotteries established pursuant to paragraph (a).
3. As used in this section, "weighted lottery" means a lottery that gives additional weight to pupils who are identified as being part of a specified group of pupils. The term does not include the reservation of seats in the charter school for specified pupils or groups of pupils.
(Added to NRS by 2015, 3256)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 388A - Charter Schools › NRS 388A.462 - Prohibition on charter school sponsored by school district enrolling pupils outside district in program of distance education.

A charter school that is sponsored by a school district and that offers a full-time program of distance education may not enroll a pupil in the program who does not reside in that school district.
(Added to NRS by 2019, 1621)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 388A - Charter Schools › NRS 388A.471 - Participation in class or extracurricular activity by pupil enrolled in another school or homeschooled child.

1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, upon the request of a parent or legal guardian of a child who is enrolled in a public school of a school district or a private school, or a parent or legal guardian of a homeschooled child, the governing body of the charter school shall authorize the child to participate in a class that is not otherwise available to the child at his or her school or homeschool or participate in an extracurricular activity at the charter school if:
(a) Space for the child in the class or extracurricular activity is available;
(b) The parent or legal guardian demonstrates to the satisfaction of the governing body that the child is qualified to participate in the class or extracurricular activity; and
(c) The child is a homeschooled child and a notice of intent of a homeschooled child to participate in programs and activities is filed for the child with the school district in which the child resides for the current school year pursuant to NRS 388D.070.
2. If the governing body of a charter school authorizes a child to participate in a class or extracurricular activity pursuant to subsection 1, the governing body is not required to provide transportation for the child to attend the class or activity. A charter school shall not authorize such a child to participate in a class or activity through a program of distance education provided by the charter school pursuant to NRS 388.820 to 388.874, inclusive.
3. The governing body of a charter school may revoke its approval for a child to participate in a class or extracurricular activity at a charter school pursuant to subsection 1 if the governing body determines that the child has failed to comply with applicable statutes, or applicable rules and regulations. If the governing body so revokes its approval, neither the governing body nor the charter school is liable for any damages relating to the denial of services to the child.
4. The governing body of a charter school may, before authorizing a homeschooled child to participate in a class or extracurricular activity pursuant to subsection 1, require proof of the identity of the child, including, without limitation, the birth certificate of the child or other documentation sufficient to establish the identity of the child.
(Added to NRS by 1997, 1850; A 1999, 3301; 2001, 3135; 2003, 2960; 2005, 1537, 1664, 2404, 2540; 2007, 3029; 2009, 261, 580; 2013, 2929; 2015, 242, 1127, 1254, 1835, 3299; 2019, 3284)—(Substituted in revision for part of NRS 386.580)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 388A - Charter Schools › NRS 388A.478 - Transfer of credit to other public school.

If a pupil has successfully completed equivalent courses at a charter school, the pupil must be allowed to transfer the credit that the pupil received at the charter school as applicable toward advancement to the next grade at any other public school or toward graduation from any other public school.
(Added to NRS by 1999, 3291)—(Substituted in revision for NRS 386.582)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 388A - Charter Schools › NRS 388A.489 - Identification of and development of plan for homeless and unaccompanied pupils and pupils in foster care.

1. The sponsor of each charter school that enrolls pupils at the high school grade level shall develop:
(a) A procedure for the charter school to identify a homeless pupil, unaccompanied pupil or pupil who lives in foster care; and
(b) A plan for each such pupil that maximizes the accrual of credits by the pupil and the progress of the pupil towards graduation.
2. As used in this section:
(a) "Foster care" has the meaning ascribed to it in 45 C.F.R. § 1355.20.
(b) "Homeless pupil" has the meaning ascribed to the term "homeless children and youths" in 42 U.S.C. § 11434a(2).
(c) "Unaccompanied pupil" has the meaning ascribed to the term "unaccompanied youth" in 42 U.S.C. § 11434a(6).
(Added to NRS by 2019, 1161)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 388A - Charter Schools › NRS 388A.490 - Issuance of high school diploma; approval of form for diploma by Department.

1. If a charter school provides instruction to pupils enrolled in a high school grade level and the charter school requires those pupils to satisfy requirements for graduation from high school that are less than the requirements imposed by the school district in which the charter school is located, the charter school shall not issue a high school diploma of the school district but may issue a high school diploma which clearly indicates that it is a diploma issued by a charter school. If a charter school requires its pupils to satisfy requirements for graduation from high school that meet or exceed the requirements of the school district in which the charter school is located, the charter school may issue a high school diploma of the school district or a high school diploma of the charter school.
2. A charter school shall submit the form for a diploma of the charter school to the Department for approval if the form differs from the form of the school district in which the charter school is located.
3. The provisions of this section do not:
(a) Authorize a charter school to impose requirements for graduation from high school that are less than the requirements of the applicable state statutes and regulations.
(b) Require a charter school that imposes requirements for graduation from high school that are more stringent than the requirements of applicable state statutes and regulations and more stringent than the requirements of the school district in which the charter school is located to issue a high school diploma to a pupil who has not met the requirements for graduation from the charter school even if the pupil has met the requirements of applicable state statutes and regulations or the requirements of the school district in which the charter school is located.
(Added to NRS by 2001, 3124; A 2015, 3301)—(Substituted in revision for NRS 386.584)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 388A - Charter Schools › NRS 388A.505 - "Unsupervised contact" defined.

1. "Unsupervised contact" means direct contact or interaction with one or more pupils who are not under the direct supervision of an employee of a charter school or other person designated by a charter school as the person responsible for pupils.
2. For the purposes of this section:
(a) A pupil is under the direct supervision of an employee of a charter school or other person designated by a charter school as the person responsible for the pupil if the employee or other person:
(1) If indoors, is present in the same room as the pupil or has visual contact with the pupil.
(2) If outdoors, is within 30 yards of the pupil or has visual contact with the pupil.
(b) A person shall not be deemed to have unsupervised contact with pupils if he or she has the potential for only incidental unsupervised contact with pupils in commonly used areas on the grounds of a charter school.
(Added to NRS by 2019, 1510)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 388A - Charter Schools › NRS 388A.510 - "Volunteer" defined.

"Volunteer" means any person who, without compensation, works at, assists with or oversees any activity or event conducted or sponsored by a charter school during or outside of school hours. The term:
1. Includes, without limitation, a coach, assistant coach, director of in-school or extracurricular activities and chaperone of any overnight trip.
2. Does not include:
(a) A student who is enrolled at an institution of higher education and is:
(1) Taking a course which requires the student to be present in the classroom of the charter school on a limited basis to observe and to be observed in the classroom; and
(2) Under direct supervision of a teacher or his or her professor at all times while in the classroom.
(b) An employee of a business, agency or organization that participates in a work-based learning program pursuant to NRS 389.167, other than an employee who directly oversees the participation of or has unsupervised contact with a pupil in the work-based learning program.
(Added to NRS by 2019, 1511; A 2023, 1378)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 388A - Charter Schools › NRS 388A.518 - Employment of teachers with certain qualifications required for certain instruction; qualifications of teachers who teach special education or English as second language.

1. Except as otherwise provided in this section, at least 80 percent of the teachers who provide instruction at a charter school must hold a license or endorsement to teach issued by the Superintendent of Public Instruction pursuant to chapter 391 of NRS.
2. If a charter school specializes in the construction industry or other building industry, teachers who are employed full-time to teach courses of study relating to business and industry must hold a license or endorsement issued by the Superintendent of Public Instruction pursuant to chapter 391 of NRS to teach such courses.
3. A teacher who is employed by a charter school, regardless of the date of hire, must be licensed to teach pursuant to chapter 391 of NRS if the teacher teaches one or more of the core academic subjects designated pursuant to NRS 389.018.
4. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 388A.515, a charter school may employ a person who does not hold a license or endorsement to teach issued by the Superintendent of Public Instruction pursuant to chapter 391 of NRS to teach a course of study for which a teacher is not required to hold a license or endorsement if the person has:
(a) A degree, a license or a certificate in the field for which the person is employed to teach at the charter school; and
(b) At least 2 years of experience in that field.
5. A teacher who is employed by a charter school to teach special education or English as a second language must be licensed to teach special education or English as a second language, as applicable.
(Added to NRS by 1997, 1852; A 1999, 3302; 2001, 3137; 2003, 19th Special Session, 44; 2005, 2406, 2542; 2007, 1258; 2011, 3058; 2015, 2085, 3302; 2017, 3240, 3398; 2021, 20, 492)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 388A - Charter Schools › NRS 388A.521 - Qualifications and employment of administrators; limitation on salaries of administrators.

1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 388A.515, a charter school shall employ such administrators for the school as it deems necessary. A person employed as an administrator must possess:
(a) A valid teacher’s license issued pursuant to chapter 391 of NRS with an administrative endorsement;
(b) A master’s degree in school administration, public administration or business administration; or
(c) At least 5 years of experience in school administration, public administration or business administration and a baccalaureate degree.
2. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, the portion of the salary or other compensation of an administrator employed by a charter school that is derived from public funds must not exceed the salary or other compensation, as applicable, of the highest paid administrator in a comparable position in the school district in which the charter school is located. For purposes of determining the salary or other compensation of the highest paid administrator in a comparable position in the school district, the salary or other compensation of the superintendent of schools of that school district must not be included in the determination.
3. If the salary or other compensation paid to an administrator employed by a charter school from public funds exceeds the maximum amount prescribed in subsection 2, the sponsor of the charter school shall conduct an audit of the salary or compensation. The audit must include, without limitation, a review of the reasons set forth by the governing body of the charter school for the salary or other compensation and the interests of the public in using public funds to pay that salary or compensation. If the sponsor determines that the payment of the salary or other compensation from public funds is justified, the sponsor shall provide written documentation of its determination to the governing body of the charter school and to the Department. If the sponsor determines that the payment of the salary or other compensation from public funds is not justified, the governing body of the charter school shall reduce the salary or compensation paid to the administrator from public funds to an amount not to exceed the maximum amount prescribed in subsection 2.
(Added to NRS by 1997, 1852; A 1999, 3302; 2001, 3137; 2003, 19th Special Session, 44; 2005, 2406, 2542; 2007, 1258; 2011, 3058; 2015, 2085, 3302)—(Substituted in revision for part of NRS 386.590)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 388A - Charter Schools › NRS 388A.524 - Prohibition against employing person whose license has been suspended or revoked; submission of information concerning licensed employees to Department.

1. A charter school shall not employ a person pursuant to NRS 388A.518 or 388A.521 if the person’s license to teach or provide other educational services has been revoked or suspended in this State or another state.
2. A charter school shall annually, on or before the date prescribed by the Superintendent of Public Instruction, submit to the Department, in a format prescribed by the Superintendent of Public Instruction, the following information for each person who is licensed pursuant to chapter 391 of NRS and who is employed by the governing body during that year:
(a) The amount of salary or compensation of the licensed person, including, without limitation, verification of compliance with subsection 2 of NRS 388A.521, if applicable to that person; and
(b) The designated assignment, as that term is defined by the Department, of the licensed person.
(Added to NRS by 1997, 1852; A 1999, 3302; 2001, 3137; 2003, 19th Special Session, 44; 2005, 2406, 2542; 2007, 1258; 2011, 3058; 2015, 2085, 3302; 2017, 2113)—(Substituted in revision for part of NRS 386.590)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 388A - Charter Schools › NRS 388A.527 - Certain paraprofessionals required to possess qualifications prescribed by State Public Charter School Authority.

1. A person who is employed as a paraprofessional by a charter school to work in a program supported with Title I money must possess the qualifications prescribed by the State Public Charter School Authority.
2. As used in this section, "paraprofessional" has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 391.008.
(Added to NRS by 2003, 19th Special Session, 44; A 2015, 3803; 2017, 3242)—(Substituted in revision for NRS 386.593)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 388A - Charter Schools › NRS 388A.530 - Leave of absence from school district to accept employment with charter school.

1. The board of trustees of a school district shall grant a leave of absence, not to exceed 3 years, to any licensed employee who is employed by the board of trustees who requests such a leave of absence to accept employment with a charter school. After the first school year in which a licensed employee is on a leave of absence, the employee may return to a comparable teaching position with the board of trustees.
2. After the third school year, a licensed employee shall either submit a written request to return to a comparable teaching position or resign from the position for which the employee’s leave was granted.
3. The board of trustees shall grant a written request to return to a comparable position pursuant to subsection 2 even if the return of the licensed employee requires the board of trustees to reduce the existing workforce of the school district.
4. The board of trustees is not required to accept the return of the licensed employee if the employee does not comply with or is otherwise not eligible to return to employment pursuant to NRS 388A.538, including, without limitation, the refusal of the licensed employee to allow the school district to obtain the employment record of the employee that is maintained by the charter school.
5. The board of trustees may require that a request to return to a comparable teaching position submitted pursuant to subsection 2 be submitted at least 90 days before the employee would otherwise be required to report to duty.
(Added to NRS by 1997, 1853; A 1999, 3303; 2001, 1497, 3138, 3165; 2003, 223; 2005, 1665, 2408, 2543; 2011, 3060; 2013, 2932, 2934)—(Substituted in revision for part of NRS 386.595)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 388A - Charter Schools › NRS 388A.533 - Employees deemed to be public employees; terms and conditions of employment; transfer of employment records with school district to governing body.

1. All employees of a charter school shall be deemed public employees.
2. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 388A.5342, the governing body of a charter school may make all decisions concerning the terms and conditions of employment with the charter school and any other matter relating to employment with the charter school. In addition, the governing body may make all employment decisions with regard to its employees pursuant to NRS 391.650 to 391.826, inclusive, unless a collective bargaining agreement entered into by the governing body pursuant to chapter 288 of NRS contains separate provisions relating to the discipline of licensed employees of a school.
3. Upon the request of the governing body of a charter school, the board of trustees of a school district shall, with the permission of the licensed employee who is seeking employment with the charter school, transmit to the governing body a copy of the employment record of the employee that is maintained by the school district. The employment record must include, without limitation, each evaluation of the licensed employee conducted by the school district and any disciplinary action taken by the school district against the licensed employee.
(Added to NRS by 1997, 1853; A 1999, 3303; 2001, 1497, 3138, 3165; 2003, 223; 2005, 1665, 2408, 2543; 2011, 3060; 2013, 2932, 2934; 2017, 1189, 2114; 2019, 1127, 2680)—(Substituted in revision for part of NRS 386.595)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 388A - Charter Schools › NRS 388A.5334 - Adoption of regulations to establish procedure for notification, tracking and monitoring the status of criminal cases; maintenance of file on employee; fees for tracking and monitoring status of case.

1. The Department shall adopt regulations that establish a procedure for the notification, tracking and monitoring of the status of criminal cases involving teachers and administrators who are employed by a charter school but are not licensed pursuant to chapter 391 of NRS. The procedure must include, without limitation:
(a) The method by which the administrative head of a charter school must notify the Department in a timely manner of the arrest of such an employee if:
(1) The act for which the employee is arrested:
(I) May be a ground for the suspension or revocation of a person’s license pursuant to NRS 391.330; and
(II) Is not excluded by the Department from the notification requirements of this section; and
(2) The charter school has knowledge of the arrest.
(b) The method by which the administrative head of a charter school must notify the Department in a timely manner of:
(1) Each action, if any, taken against the employee by the charter school after the arrest; and
(2) The conviction of the employee, if the employee is convicted of the act for which he or she was arrested.
(c) The steps the Department must follow in response to the receipt of notice pursuant to this section, including, without limitation, the preparation of a separate file on the employee for the documentation and monitoring of the status of the case.
2. Each file that is maintained on an employee pursuant to subsection 1 must include, without limitation:
(a) The date on which the employee was arrested and the date on which the Department received notice of the arrest from the charter school;
(b) The reason why the employee was arrested;
(c) The steps taken by the Department in response to all notices received by the Department from a charter school pursuant to subsection 1; and
(d) The final resolution of the case and the date of resolution.
3. If the Department maintains a file on an employee pursuant to this section and the employee is not convicted of an offense, the file and any related documents must not be made a part of that employee’s permanent employment record.
4. The Department may prescribe a fee to be assessed against a charter school for the costs incurred by the Department for tracking and monitoring the status of a criminal case in accordance with the requirements prescribed pursuant to this section. Any fee prescribed pursuant to this section must be calculated to produce the revenue estimated to cover the costs related to tracking and monitoring the status of a criminal case, but the amount of the fee for tracking and monitoring the status of a criminal case must not exceed the actual cost to the Department of tracking and monitoring the status of the criminal case.
(Added to NRS by 2017, 2111)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 388A - Charter Schools › NRS 388A.5336 - Adoption of policy by governing body requiring unlicensed employees to report arrests for or convictions of a crime; contents of policy.

The governing body of each charter school shall adopt a policy which requires a person who is employed by the charter school as a teacher or administrator but who is not licensed pursuant to chapter 391 of NRS to report to the charter school if the employee is arrested for or convicted of a crime. The policy must include, without limitation, an identification of:
1. The crimes for which an arrest or conviction must be reported;
2. The person to whom the report must be made; and
3. The time period after the arrest or conviction in which the report must be made.
(Added to NRS by 2017, 2112)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 388A - Charter Schools › NRS 388A.5340 - Immunity from liability for certain persons involved in making report, conducting investigation or submitting information concerning arrest.

Immunity from civil or criminal liability extends to every person who, pursuant to NRS 388A.5332 to 388A.5342, inclusive, in good faith:
1. Participates in the making of a report;
2. Causes or conducts an investigation of a person who is employed by the charter school as a teacher or administrator who is not licensed pursuant to chapter 391 of NRS and who is arrested; or
3. Submits information to the Department concerning a person who is employed by the charter school as a teacher or administrator, who is not licensed pursuant to chapter 391 of NRS and who is arrested.
(Added to NRS by 2017, 2112)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 388A - Charter Schools › NRS 388A.5342 - Termination of employment upon conviction of certain crimes.

The governing body of a charter school shall terminate the employment of any teacher or administrator who is employed by the charter school but is not licensed pursuant to chapter 391 of NRS upon his or her conviction of a:
1. Felony or crime involving moral turpitude;
2. Sex offense pursuant to NRS 200.366, 200.368, 201.190, 201.220, 201.230, 201.540 or 201.560; or
3. Violation of NRS 201.553.
(Added to NRS by 2017, 2112; A 2023, 2475)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 388A - Charter Schools › NRS 388A.535 - Reassignment of licensed employees within school district upon termination of charter contract or cessation of operation; exceptions.

1. Except as otherwise provided in this section, if the charter contract of a charter school is terminated or if a charter school ceases to operate as a charter school, the licensed employees of the charter school must be reassigned to employment within the school district in accordance with the applicable collective bargaining agreement.
2. A school district is not required to reassign a licensed employee of a charter school pursuant to this section if the employee:
(a) Was not granted a leave of absence by the school district to accept employment at the charter school pursuant to NRS 388A.530;
(b) Was granted a leave of absence by the school district and did not submit a written request to return to employment with the school district in accordance with NRS 388A.530; or
(c) Does not comply with or is otherwise not eligible to return to employment pursuant to NRS 388A.538, including, without limitation, the refusal of the licensed employee to allow the school district to obtain the employment record of the employee that is maintained by the charter school.
(Added to NRS by 1997, 1853; A 1999, 3303; 2001, 1497, 3138, 3165; 2003, 223; 2005, 1665, 2408, 2543; 2011, 3060; 2013, 2932, 2934)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 388A - Charter Schools › NRS 388A.538 - Governing body required to transmit employment record to school district upon request of board of trustees; investigation into misconduct during leave of absence.

1. Upon the request of the board of trustees of a school district, the governing body of a charter school shall, with the permission of the licensed employee who is granted a leave of absence from the school district pursuant to NRS 388A.530, transmit to the school district a copy of the employment record of the employee that is maintained by the charter school before the return of the employee to employment with the school district pursuant to NRS 388A.530 or 388A.535.
2. The employment record must include, without limitation, each evaluation of the licensed employee conducted by the charter school and any disciplinary action taken by the charter school against the licensed employee.
3. Before the return of the licensed employee, the board of trustees of the school district may conduct an investigation into any misconduct of the licensed employee during the leave of absence from the school district and take any appropriate disciplinary action as to the status of the person as an employee of the school district, including, without limitation:
(a) The dismissal of the employee from employment with the school district; or
(b) Upon the employee’s return to employment with the school district, documentation of the disciplinary action taken against the employee into the employment record of the employee that is maintained by the school district.
4. If a school district conducts an investigation pursuant to subsection 3:
(a) The licensed employee is not entitled to return to employment with the school district until the investigation is complete; and
(b) The investigation must be conducted within a reasonable time.
(Added to NRS by 1997, 1853; A 1999, 3303; 2001, 1497, 3138, 3165; 2003, 223; 2005, 1665, 2408, 2543; 2011, 3060; 2013, 2932, 2934)—(Substituted in revision for part of NRS 386.595)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 388A - Charter Schools › NRS 388A.541 - Eligibility for benefits of licensed employee on leave of absence; time on leave of absence does not count toward permanent status.

1. A licensed employee who is on a leave of absence from a school district pursuant to NRS 388A.530:
(a) Shall contribute to and be eligible for all benefits for which the employee would otherwise be entitled, including, without limitation, participation in the Public Employees’ Retirement System and accrual of time for the purposes of leave and retirement.
(b) Continues, while the employee is on leave, to be covered by the collective bargaining agreement of the school district only with respect to any matter relating to his or her status or employment with the district.
2. The time during which such an employee is on a leave of absence and employed in a charter school does not count toward the acquisition of permanent status with the school district.
3. Upon the return of a teacher to employment in the school district, the teacher is entitled to the same level of retirement, salary and any other benefits to which the teacher would otherwise be entitled if the teacher had not taken a leave of absence to teach in a charter school.
4. An employee of a charter school who is not on a leave of absence from a school district is eligible for all benefits for which the employee would be eligible for employment in a public school, including, without limitation, participation in the Public Employees’ Retirement System.
(Added to NRS by 1997, 1853; A 1999, 3303; 2001, 1497, 3138, 3165; 2003, 223; 2005, 1665, 2408, 2543; 2011, 3060; 2013, 2932, 2934)—(Substituted in revision for part of NRS 386.595)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 388A - Charter Schools › NRS 388A.544 - Determination of appropriate level of contribution toward retirement benefits; participation in plan of group insurance.

1. For all employees of a charter school:
(a) The compensation that a teacher or other school employee would have received if he or she were employed by the school district must be used to determine the appropriate levels of contribution required of the employee and employer for purposes of the Public Employees’ Retirement System.
(b) The compensation that is paid to a teacher or other school employee that exceeds the compensation that the employee would have received if he or she were employed by the school district must not be included for the purposes of calculating future retirement benefits of the employee.
2. If the board of trustees of a school district in which a charter school is located manages a plan of group insurance for its employees, the governing body of the charter school may negotiate with the board of trustees to participate in the same plan of group insurance that the board of trustees offers to its employees. If the employees of the charter school participate in the plan of group insurance managed by the board of trustees, the governing body of the charter school shall:
(a) Ensure that the premiums for that insurance are paid to the board of trustees; and
(b) Provide, upon the request of the board of trustees, all information that is necessary for the board of trustees to provide the group insurance to the employees of the charter school.
(Added to NRS by 1997, 1853; A 1999, 3303; 2001, 1497, 3138, 3165; 2003, 223; 2005, 1665, 2408, 2543; 2011, 3060; 2013, 2932, 2934)—(Substituted in revision for part of NRS 386.595)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 388A - Charter Schools › NRS 388A.555 - Definitions.

As used in NRS 388A.550 to 388A.695, inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NRS 388A.560 to 388A.605, inclusive, have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections.
(Added to NRS by 2013, 1588)—(Substituted in revision for NRS 386.613)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 388A - Charter Schools › NRS 388A.560 - "Bond" and "revenue bond" defined.

"Bond" or "revenue bond" means any bond, note, security or other evidence of indebtedness issued pursuant to NRS 388A.550 to 388A.695, inclusive.
(Added to NRS by 2013, 1588)—(Substituted in revision for NRS 386.614)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 388A - Charter Schools › NRS 388A.565 - "Cost of the project" defined.

"Cost of the project" means all or a designated part of the cost of any project, including any incidental cost pertaining to the project. The cost of a project may include, without limitation, the costs of:
1. Surveys, audits, preliminary plans, other plans, specifications, estimates and other costs of preparations;
2. Appraising, printing, estimating, advice and services of engineers, architects, financial consultants, attorneys, clerical personnel and other agents and employees;
3. Publishing, posting, mailing and otherwise giving notice, filing or recording instruments, taking options and fees to banks;
4. Establishment of a reserve for contingencies;
5. Interest on bonds for any time which does not exceed the estimated period of construction plus 1 year, discounts on bonds, reserves for the payment of the principal of and interest on bonds, replacement expenses and other costs of issuing bonds;
6. Amending any resolution or other instrument authorizing the issuance of, or otherwise relating to, bonds for the project; and
7. Short-term financing and the expense of operation and maintenance of the project.
(Added to NRS by 2013, 1588)—(Substituted in revision for NRS 386.615)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 388A - Charter Schools › NRS 388A.570 - "Director of the Department of Business and Industry" defined.

"Director of the Department of Business and Industry" means the Director of the Department of Business and Industry or any person within the Department of Business and Industry designated by the Director of the Department of Business and Industry to perform duties in connection with a project or the issuance of bonds pursuant to NRS 388A.550 to 388A.695, inclusive.
(Added to NRS by 2013, 1589; A 2015, 2387)—(Substituted in revision for NRS 386.616)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 388A - Charter Schools › NRS 388A.575 - "Expense of operation and maintenance" defined.

"Expense of operation and maintenance" means any reasonable and necessary expense of the State for the operation, maintenance and administration of a project or of the collection and administration of revenues from a project and includes, without limitation:
1. Expenses for engineering, auditing, reporting, legal services and other expenses of the Director of the Department of Business and Industry which are directly related to the administration of projects.
2. Premiums for fidelity bonds and policies of property and liability insurance pertaining to projects, and shares of the premiums of blanket bonds and policies which may be reasonably allocated to the State.
3. Payments to pension, retirement, health insurance and other insurance funds.
4. Reasonable charges made by any paying agent, commercial bank, credit union, trust company or other depository bank pertaining to bonds issued pursuant to NRS 388A.550 to 388A.695, inclusive.
5. Services rendered under the terms of a contract, services of professionally qualified persons, salaries, administrative expenses and the cost of materials, supplies and labor pertaining to the issuance of any bonds pursuant to NRS 388A.550 to 388A.695, inclusive, including the expenses of any trustee, receiver or other fiduciary.
6. Costs incurred in the collection and any refund of revenues from a project, including the amount of the refund.
7. Fees and costs incurred by the Director of the Department of Business and Industry for ensuring compliance with the provisions of NRS 388A.550 to 388A.695, inclusive.
(Added to NRS by 2013, 1589)—(Substituted in revision for NRS 386.617)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 388A - Charter Schools › NRS 388A.580 - "Finance" and "financing" defined.

"Finance" or "financing" includes, without limitation, the issuance of bonds by the Director of the Department of Business and Industry for the purpose of using all or any part of the proceeds to pay for or to reimburse a user or the designee of a user for the cost of acquiring, improving or equipping the facilities of a project, or to provide money for the project itself, where appropriate, whether these costs are incurred by the obligor or a designee of the obligor.
(Added to NRS by 2013, 1589)—(Substituted in revision for NRS 386.618)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 388A - Charter Schools › NRS 388A.585 - "Financing agreement" defined.

"Financing agreement" means an agreement by which the Director of the Department of Business and Industry agrees to issue bonds pursuant to NRS 388A.550 to 388A.695, inclusive, to finance one or more projects and the obligor agrees to:
1. Make payments directly or through notes, debentures, bonds or other secured or unsecured debt obligations of the obligor executed and delivered by the obligor to the Director of the Department of Business and Industry or his or her designee or assignee, including a trustee, sufficient to pay the principal of, premium, if any, and interest on the bonds;
2. Pay other amounts required by NRS 388A.550 to 388A.695, inclusive; and
3. Comply with all the applicable provisions of NRS 388A.550 to 388A.695, inclusive.
(Added to NRS by 2013, 1590; A 2015, 2387)—(Substituted in revision for NRS 386.619)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 388A - Charter Schools › NRS 388A.595 - "Obligor" defined.

"Obligor" means a charter school, natural person, partnership, firm, company, corporation, association, trust, estate, political subdivision, state agency or any other legal entity, or its legal representative, agent or assigns, who agrees to make the payments required by a financing agreement.
(Added to NRS by 2013, 1590)—(Substituted in revision for NRS 386.621)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 388A - Charter Schools › NRS 388A.600 - "Project" defined.

"Project" means:
1. Any building, structure or real property owned, to be acquired or used by a charter school for any of its educational purposes and all related appurtenances, easements, rights-of-way, improvements, paving, utilities, landscaping and parking facilities, together with all the personal property necessary, convenient or appurtenant thereto; or
2. Any capital equipment owned, to be acquired or used by a charter school for any of its educational purposes.
(Added to NRS by 2013, 1590)—(Substituted in revision for NRS 386.622)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 388A - Charter Schools › NRS 388A.605 - "Revenues" defined.

"Revenues" includes, with respect to a project, payments under a lease, agreement of sale or financing agreement, or under notes, debentures, bonds and other secured or unsecured debt obligations of an obligor executed and delivered by the obligor to the Director of the Department of Business and Industry or his or her designee or assignee, including a trustee, pursuant to a lease, agreement of sale or financing agreement, or under any guarantee of or insurance with respect to any such lease, agreement of sale or financing agreement.
(Added to NRS by 2013, 1590)—(Substituted in revision for NRS 386.624)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 388A - Charter Schools › NRS 388A.620 - Declaration of legislative intent.

1. It is the intent of the Legislature to authorize the Director of the Department of Business and Industry to finance facilities or other improvements to be owned, acquired and used by a charter school for any of its educational purposes.
2. The Director of the Department of Business and Industry has all the powers necessary to accomplish the purposes set forth in NRS 388A.550 to 388A.695, inclusive, but these powers must be exercised for the health, safety, convenience, prosperity and welfare of the inhabitants of this State.
3. NRS 388A.550 to 388A.695, inclusive, must be liberally construed in conformity with the purposes set forth in this section.
(Added to NRS by 2013, 1590)—(Substituted in revision for NRS 386.628)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 388A - Charter Schools › NRS 388A.625 - Limitation of actions.

No action may be brought questioning the legality of any contract, lease, agreement, indenture, mortgage, order or bonds executed, adopted or taken in connection with any project or improvements authorized by NRS 388A.550 to 388A.695, inclusive, more than 30 days after the effective date of the order of the Director of the Department of Business and Industry authorizing the issuance of those bonds.
(Added to NRS by 2013, 1595)—(Substituted in revision for NRS 386.644)