reglab/statecodes huggingface dataset:
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 388A - Charter Schools › NRS 388A.348 - Submission of accountability information to sponsor of charter school.

On or before August 31 of each year, the governing body of a charter school shall submit the information concerning the charter school that is required pursuant to NRS 385A.070 to the sponsor of the charter school for inclusion in the report required pursuant to that section. The information must be submitted in a format prescribed by the sponsor of the charter school.
(Added to NRS by 1997, 1847; A 1999, 2664, 3305; 2001, 1482, 3140; 2003, 19th Special Session, 46; 2005, 1174, 2409, 2545; 2007, 1958; 2009, 2326; 2011, 116, 577, 2370; 2013, 1923)—(Substituted in revision for NRS 386.605)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 388A - Charter Schools › NRS 388A.351 - Annual report by sponsor of charter school.

1. On or before February 15 of each year, the sponsor of a charter school shall submit a written report to the Department on a form prescribed by the Department. The written report must include:
(a) A summary evaluating the academic, financial and organizational performance of the charter school, as measured by the performance indicators, measures and metrics set forth in the performance framework for the charter school.
(b) An identification of each charter school approved by the sponsor:
(1) Which has not opened and the scheduled time for opening, if any;
(2) Which is open and in operation;
(3) Which has transferred sponsorship;
(4) Whose charter contract has been terminated by the sponsor;
(5) Whose charter contract has not been renewed by the sponsor; and
(6) Which has voluntarily ceased operation.
(c) A description of the strategic vision of the sponsor for the charter schools that it sponsors and the progress of the sponsor in achieving that vision.
(d) A description of the services provided by the sponsor pursuant to a service agreement entered into with the governing body of the charter school pursuant to NRS 388A.381, including an itemized accounting of the actual costs of those services.
(e) The amount of any money from the Federal Government that was distributed to the charter school, any concerns regarding the equity of such distributions and any recommendations on how to improve access to and distribution of money from the Federal Government.
2. On or before April 1 of each year, the Department shall submit to the State Board the report required pursuant to this section, to be reviewed by the State Board.
(Added to NRS by 1997, 1847; A 2001, 3141; 2005, 2410, 2546; 2007, 2577; 2009, 916, 938; 2011, 2371; 2013, 1670, 2936, 2937; 2019, 2069)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 388A - Charter Schools › NRS 388A.3515 - Annual submission of report of certain information on charter school by city or county sponsoring such a school.

1. On or before February 1 of each year, a city or county that sponsors a charter school shall submit a report to the Department, the State Public Charter School Authority and the Director of the Legislative Counsel Bureau for transmission to the next regular session of the Legislature, if the report is submitted in an odd-numbered year, or to the Legislative Commission, if the report is submitted in an even-numbered year. The report must set forth:
(a) The location of the charter school;
(b) The geographic area of the city or county served by the charter school;
(c) The total number of pupils enrolled in the charter school;
(d) The number and percentage of pupils enrolled in the charter school by each zip code of the city or county served by the charter school;
(e) The number and percentage of pupils enrolled in the charter school from major racial and ethnic groups;
(f) The number and percentage of pupils enrolled in the charter school whose household has a household income which:
(1) Is less than 100 percent of the federally designated level signifying poverty;
(2) Is more than 100 percent but not more than 200 percent of the federally designated level signifying poverty;
(3) Is more than 200 percent but not more than 300 percent of the federally designated level signifying poverty; and
(4) Is more than 300 percent of the federally designated level signifying poverty;
(g) The number and percentage of pupils enrolled in the charter school who are eligible for free or reduced-priced lunches pursuant to 42 U.S.C. §§ 1751 et. seq.;
(h) The number and percentage of pupils enrolled in the charter school who have individualized education programs;
(i) The number and percentage of pupils enrolled in the charter school who are English learners;
(j) The number and percentage of pupils enrolled in the charter school who were previously enrolled in a Title I school; and
(k) The number and percentage of pupils enrolled in the charter school who have disabilities.
2. The report required pursuant to this section must not include any personally identifiable information of pupils.
(Added to NRS by 2023, 2178)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 388A - Charter Schools › NRS 388A.352 - Annual posting of certain information regarding charter management organizations and educational management organizations by governing body of charter school on Internet website.

Each year, each governing body of a charter school shall post on its Internet website the definition of a charter management organization and an educational management organization and whether the charter school is operated by a charter management organization or receives services from an educational management organization and, if so, the name of the charter management organization or educational management organization.
(Added to NRS by 2021, 2225)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 388A - Charter Schools › NRS 388A.353 - Biennial reports of amounts paid to educational management organizations.

On or before November 1 of each even-numbered year, the governing body of each charter school that enters into a contract with an educational management organization shall submit to the sponsor of the charter school a report that includes the amount paid to the educational management organization in the current and immediately preceding fiscal years. On or before November 1 of each even-numbered year, each sponsor of a charter school that enters into a contract with an educational management organization shall submit to the Director of the Legislative Counsel Bureau for transmission to the next regular session of the Legislature a report that includes the amount paid to the educational management organization by the charter school in the current and immediately preceding fiscal years.
(Added to NRS by 2021, 1005)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 388A - Charter Schools › NRS 388A.354 - Disclosure of information relating to charter management organizations and educational management organizations; reports.

1. The governing body of a charter school that receives services from an educational management organization shall:
(a) Post to the Internet website of the charter school:
(1) Each financial audit and each performance audit of the charter school required by the Department pursuant to NRS 388A.105 or 388A.110;
(2) Information on the contract with the charter management organization or the educational management organization, including, without limitation:
(I) The amount of money received by the educational management organization from public and private sources to carry out the terms of the contract;
(II) The expenditures of the educational management organization relating to carrying out the contract, including, without limitation, the payment of salaries, benefits and bonuses; and
(III) An identification of each contract, transaction and agreement entered into by the educational management organization relating to carrying out the contract with the charter school, including, without limitation, contracts, transactions and agreements with parent organizations, subsidiaries and partnerships of the educational management organization; and
(3) To the extent practicable, information on any contract between a member of the governing body of the charter school or any member of the family of the member of the governing body and another charter school, sponsor of a charter school, charter management organization or educational management organization.
(b) Submit information on the contract with the educational management organization and a letter describing whether the governing body of the charter school is satisfied with the contractual relationship with the educational management organization to the sponsor of the charter school.
2. The sponsor of a charter school may, after reviewing the information provided pursuant to paragraph (b) of subsection 1, request additional information, conduct an investigation or otherwise take action relating to the information received by the sponsor of the charter school.
3. On or before December 15 of each odd-numbered year, the sponsor of a charter school that receives information on a contract between the governing body of a charter school and an educational management organization pursuant to subsection 1 shall submit a report of such information to the Joint Interim Standing Committee on Education.
(Added to NRS by 2021, 2225)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 388A - Charter Schools › NRS 388A.355 - Biennial report of corrective actions taken by sponsor of charter school.

On or before December 15 of each odd-numbered year, the sponsor of a charter school must submit a report describing any actions the sponsor of the charter school has taken pursuant to NRS 388A.330 to the Joint Interim Standing Committee on Education if:
1. The charter school has received, within each of the immediately preceding 3 consecutive school years, one of the two lowest ratings of performance pursuant to the statewide system of accountability for public schools; and
2. The governing body of the charter school does not plan to close the charter school pursuant to NRS 388A.306 or change the sponsorship of the charter school pursuant to NRS 388A.231.
(Added to NRS by 2021, 2225)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 388A - Charter Schools › NRS 388A.360 - Requirements of facility before commencement of operation.

1. A charter school shall not commence operation in a facility in which the charter school has not previously operated and is not eligible to receive apportionments for pupils enrolled in such a facility pursuant to NRS 387.124 and 387.1241 until the sponsor has determined that the requirements of NRS 388A.231, 388A.270 and 388A.276 have been satisfied and that the facility the charter school will occupy has been inspected and meets the requirements of any applicable building codes, codes for the prevention of fire, and codes pertaining to safety, health and sanitation. Except as otherwise provided in this section, the sponsor shall make such a determination 30 days before the first day of school for the:
(a) Schools of the school district in which the charter school is located that operate on a traditional school schedule and not a year-round school schedule; or
(b) Charter school,
whichever date the sponsor selects.
2. The sponsor shall not require a charter school to demonstrate compliance with the requirements of this section more than 30 days before the date selected. However, it may authorize a charter school to demonstrate compliance less than 30 days before the date selected.
(Added to NRS by 1999, 3289; A 2001, 3129; 2005, 1662, 2400, 2538; 2007, 1256, 2571; 2009, 259; 2011, 2363, 3049; 2013, 2916; 2015, 3274, 3276)—(Substituted in revision for part of NRS 386.527)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 388A - Charter Schools › NRS 388A.363 - Notification to primary law enforcement agency regarding location of charter school.

1. As soon as practicable after commencing operation, but before the first day of the school year, a charter school shall notify the primary law enforcement agency where the charter school is located of:
(a) The location of the charter school;
(b) The names of authorized contact persons for the charter school, including, without limitation, the principal and vice principal of the charter school;
(c) The number of pupils enrolled in the charter school; and
(d) The maximum number of pupils that may enroll in the charter school.
2. As soon as practicable, but not later than 30 days after a charter school relocates or the name of any authorized contact person changes, the charter school shall notify the primary law enforcement agency of the relocation or change.
3. As used in this section, "primary law enforcement agency" means, as applicable:
(a) The police department of an incorporated city;
(b) The sheriff’s office of a county; or
(c) If the county is within the jurisdiction of a metropolitan police department, the metropolitan police department.
(Added to NRS by 2015, 1735)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 388A - Charter Schools › NRS 388A.367 - Written notice to parent or legal guardian of pupils enrolled in a charter school in certain circumstances; public hearing to discuss plan to correct certain issues and solicit suggestions to improve performance of school.

1. A charter school shall mail a written notification to the parent or legal guardian of each pupil enrolled in the charter school and post a notice prominently on the Internet website of the charter school within 5 business days after:
(a) The Department reports that the graduation rate of the charter school for that school year was less than 67 percent;
(b) The Department reports that the charter school was rated in the lowest 5 percent of public schools in the State pursuant to the statewide system of accountability for public schools;
(c) The Department reports that the charter school received an annual rating established as one of the two lowest ratings possible indicating underperformance of a public school, as determined by the Department pursuant to the statewide system of accountability for public schools;
(d) The governing body of the charter school submits to the sponsor of the charter school a written request for an amendment of the charter contract of the charter school which would result in the:
(1) Relocation of the charter school to a location more than 1 mile from its current location;
(2) Closure of a campus of the charter school or the elimination of one or more grade levels; or
(3) Reduction of enrollment as a result of an academic, financial or organizational issue;
(e) The sponsor of the charter school issues a notice of intent to terminate the charter contract of the charter school; or
(f) The sponsor of the charter school terminates the charter contract of the charter school.
2. Within 10 days after a charter school provides all notices required by subsection 1, the charter school shall certify compliance with that subsection to the sponsor of the charter school.
3. A written notice provided to a parent or legal guardian pursuant to subsection 1 must include a list of other public schools to which a pupil may transfer if the charter school closes or adopts changes which a parent or legal guardian finds unacceptable.
4. Within 30 days after a charter school provides the notice required by subsection 1 and on a date determined by the sponsor of the charter school, the charter school shall hold a public hearing to discuss a plan to correct any issue which caused the issuance of such a notice and to solicit suggestions to improve the performance of the charter school.
(Added to NRS by 2017, 3379; A 2017, 3404)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 388A - Charter Schools › NRS 388A.369 - Interference by school district with operation and management prohibited.

The board of trustees of a school district in which a charter school is located shall not:
1. Assign any pupil who is enrolled in a public school in the school district or any employee who is employed in a public school in the school district to a charter school.
2. Interfere with the operation and management of the charter school except as authorized by the charter contract, this chapter and any other statute or regulation applicable to charter schools or its officers or employees.
(Added to NRS by 1997, 1848; A 1999, 3300; 2013, 2928)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 388A - Charter Schools › NRS 388A.378 - Authorization to contract with school district for services and facilities; limitation on amount charged by school district for provision of services; donation of surplus property of school district; authorization to acquire or purchase buildings, structures or property and engage in certain financial transactions.

1. The governing body of a charter school may contract with the board of trustees of the school district in which the charter school is located or in which a pupil enrolled in the charter school resides, with the Nevada System of Higher Education or with a city or county for the provision of facilities to operate the charter school or to perform any service relating to the operation of the charter school, including, without limitation, transportation, the provision of health services for the pupils who are enrolled in the charter school and the provision of school police officers. If the board of trustees of a school district, a college or university within the Nevada System of Higher Education or a city or county is the sponsor of the charter school, the governing body and the sponsor must enter into a service agreement pursuant to NRS 388A.381 before the provision of such services other than for the provision of school police officers when the provisions of NRS 388A.384 apply. If the board of trustees of a school district provides services to a charter school pursuant to this section or NRS 388A.474, it shall not charge more than its cost for providing such services determined on a cost per pupil basis.
2. A charter school may use any public facility located within the school district in which the charter school is located. A charter school may use school buildings owned by the school district only upon approval of the board of trustees of the school district.
3. The board of trustees of a school district may donate surplus personal property of the school district to a charter school that is located within the school district.
4. A charter school may:
(a) Acquire by construction, purchase, devise, gift, exchange or lease, or any combination of those methods, and construct, reconstruct, improve, maintain, equip and furnish any building, structure or property to be used for any of its educational purposes and the related appurtenances, easements, rights-of-way, improvements, paving, utilities, landscaping, parking facilities and lands;
(b) Mortgage, pledge or otherwise encumber all or any part of its property or assets;
(c) Borrow money and otherwise incur indebtedness; and
(d) Use public money to purchase real property or buildings with the approval of the sponsor.
(Added to NRS by 1997, 1850; A 1999, 3299; 2001, 3133; 2007, 2575; 2009, 934; 2011, 2366, 3055; 2013, 1598; 2015, 1735, 3293, 3802; 2023, 2186)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 388A - Charter Schools › NRS 388A.381 - Authorization to contract with sponsor of charter school for certain services; annual service agreement; sponsor required to provide itemized accounting of cost of services; annual reconciliation of difference; request for independent review by Department.

1. The governing body of a charter school may contract with the sponsor of the charter school for the purchase of services, excluding those services which are covered by the sponsorship fee paid to the sponsor pursuant to NRS 388A.414. If the governing body of a charter school elects to purchase such services, the governing body and the sponsor shall enter into an annual service agreement which is separate from the charter contract of the charter school.
2. If a service agreement is entered into pursuant to this section, the sponsor of the charter school shall, not later than August 1 after the completion of the school year, provide to the governing body of the charter school an itemized accounting of the actual costs of those services purchased by the charter school. Any difference between the amount paid by the charter school pursuant to the service agreement and the actual cost for those services must be reconciled and paid to the party to whom it is due. If the governing body or the sponsor disputes the amount due, the party making the dispute may request an independent review by the Department, whose determination is final.
3. The governing body of a charter school may not be required to enter into a service agreement pursuant to this section as a condition to approval of its charter contract by the sponsor of the charter school or as a condition to renewal of the charter contract.
(Added to NRS by 2011, 2356; A 2013, 2927, 2928)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 388A - Charter Schools › NRS 388A.384 - Contract for provision of school police officers by school district upon request of governing body; contract requirements; immunity from liability of school district that provides school police officers; required training for school police officers.

1. If the governing body of a charter school makes a request to the board of trustees of the school district in which the charter school is located for the provision of school police officers pursuant to NRS 388A.378, the board of trustees of the school district must enter into a contract with the governing body for that purpose. Such a contract must provide for payment by the charter school for the provision of school police officers by the school district which must be in an amount not to exceed the actual cost to the school district of providing the officers, including, without limitation, any other costs associated with providing the officers. If the school district is the sponsor of the charter school, the contract entered into pursuant to this section must be separate from any other contract or agreement with the sponsor.
2. Any contract for the provision of school police officers pursuant to this section must be entered into between the governing body of the charter school and the board of trustees of the school district by not later than March 15 for the next school year and must provide for the provision of school police officers for not less than 3 school years.
3. A school district that enters into a contract pursuant to this section with a charter school for the provision of school police officers is immune from civil and criminal liability for any act or omission of a school police officer that provides services to the charter school pursuant to the contract.
4. The governing body of a charter school shall ensure that each school police officer receives training in active assailant movement techniques before beginning his or her service as a school police officer.
5. As used in this section, "active assailant movement techniques" has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 388.243.
(Added to NRS by 2015, 1734; A 2023, 2843)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 388A - Charter Schools › NRS 388A.3934 - Requirements to request establishment of experimental academic program or new school model in school; limitations on enrollment in such program or model; authority to seek expansion if program or model receives high rating of performance.

1. The governing body of a charter school that receives one of the three highest ratings of performance pursuant to the statewide system of accountability for public schools may submit a written request for the sponsor of the charter school to authorize the establishment of an experimental academic program or new school model in the charter school. If the sponsor of the charter school approves the request, such a program or model must be established in the charter school. Enrollment in such a program or model:
(a) Must not exceed 50 pupils during the first year in which the program or model is in operation.
(b) Must not exceed 100 pupils during the second year in which the program or model is in operation.
(c) Must not exceed 150 pupils during the third year in which the program or model is in operation.
(d) Must not exceed any number prescribed by the sponsor of the charter school during the fourth year in which the program or model is in operation, or any year thereafter.
2. If an experimental academic program or new school model established pursuant to subsection 1 receives one of the three highest ratings of performance pursuant to the statewide system of accountability for public schools, the governing body of the charter school in which the program or model is established may:
(a) Submit to the sponsor of the charter school a written request for an amendment of the charter contract to divide the charter school into multiple charter schools operating under the same governing body; or
(b) Establish a committee to form a charter school and submit to a proposed sponsor an application to form a charter school using the experimental academic program or new school model.
3. If the sponsor of a charter school grants a request for an amendment of the charter contract submitted pursuant to subsection 2, the sponsor shall negotiate and execute a charter contract with the governing body of the charter school for each experimental academic program or new school model.
4. Before a charter school formed pursuant to this section enrolls any pupil who is eligible for enrollment pursuant to NRS 388A.453 and 388A.456, the charter school may enroll a child who was enrolled in the experimental academic program or new school model before the charter school was formed.
(Added to NRS by 2017, 3381; A 2017, 3405)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 388A - Charter Schools › NRS 388A.3936 - Authorization to award money for transportation of pupils; transportation plan required; criteria for approval of plan.

1. The State Public Charter School Authority may award money to a charter school for the transportation of pupils to the extent money has been appropriated for that purpose.
2. A charter school must not receive money pursuant to subsection 1 unless the State Public Charter School Authority has approved a transportation plan for the charter school.
3. Each charter school that wishes to receive money pursuant to subsection 1 must submit a transportation plan to the State Public Charter School Authority. The State Public Charter School Authority may approve the transportation plan of a charter school if it determines:
(a) The transportation plan is comprehensive and likely to be successfully implemented;
(b) The transportation plan will materially improve access to education in the region served by the transportation plan;
(c) The transportation plan demonstrates that the charter school will be able to comply with statutory and regulatory transportation requirements, including, without limitation, the certification of bus drivers and vehicle safety;
(d) The transportation plan is financially viable;
(e) The transportation plan would not cost more, on a per pupil basis, than the average cost for transportation for other public schools operating in the school district in which the charter school is located; and
(f) The academic, financial and organizational performance of the charter school indicate that the transportation plan is in the interest of pupils who will be served by the transportation plan.
(Added to NRS by 2023, 2178)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 388A - Charter Schools › NRS 388A.3938 - Governing body of charter school to enter memorandum of understanding with certain organizations to assist victims of power-based violence.

1. The governing body of each charter school shall enter into a memorandum of understanding with a community-based organization that assists victims of power-based violence. The memorandum of understanding may, without limitation:
(a) Allow for cooperation and training between the charter school and the community-based organization that assists victims of power-based violence to establish an understanding of the:
(1) Responsibilities that the charter school and the community-based organization that assists victims of power-based violence have in responding to a report or disclosure of an alleged incident of power-based violence; and
(2) Procedures of the charter school for providing support and services to pupils and employees.
(b) Require a community-based organization that assists victims of power-based violence to:
(1) Assist with developing policies, programming or training for the charter school regarding power-based violence;
(2) Provide an alternative for a pupil or employee of the charter school to receive free counseling, advocacy or crisis services related to an alleged incident of power-based violence, including, without limitation, access to a health care provider who specializes in forensic medical examinations;
(3) Assist with the development and implementation of education and prevention programs for pupils enrolled at the charter school; and
(4) Assist with the development and implementation of training and prevention curriculum for employees of the charter school.
(c) Include a fee structure for any services provided by the community-based organization that assists victims of power-based violence.
2. If a teacher or administrator of the charter school is informed by a pupil that the pupil has been a victim of power-based violence, the teacher or administrator shall refer the pupil to the community-based organization that assists victims of power-based violence.
3. As used in this section:
(a) "Forensic medical examination" has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 217.300.
(b) "Power-based violence" has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 396.1285.
(Added to NRS by 2023, 3147)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 388A - Charter Schools › NRS 388A.547 - Charter school required to designate employee authorized to administer auto-injectable epinephrine or opioid antagonist; training for proper storage and administration.

1. Each charter school shall designate one or more employees of the school who is authorized to administer auto-injectable epinephrine.
2. Each charter school that obtains an order from a health care professional for an opioid antagonist pursuant to NRS 453C.105 shall designate at least two employees of the school who are authorized to administer the opioid antagonist.
3. Each charter school shall ensure that each person so designated to administer medication pursuant to subsection 1 or 2 receives training in the proper storage and administration of auto-injectable epinephrine or opioid antagonists, as applicable.
4. As used in this section, "opioid antagonist" has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 453C.040.
(Added to NRS by 2013, 1224; A 2021, 426)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 388A - Charter Schools › NRS 388A.3955 - Persons authorized to file written complaint with State Public Charter School Authority alleging certain violations; investigation of allegations.

1. Except as otherwise provided by federal law, a parent or legal guardian of a pupil enrolled in a charter school, a pupil who is at least 18 years of age enrolled in a charter school, a member of the governing body of a charter school or an employee of a charter school may file a written complaint relating to that charter school with the State Public Charter School Authority which alleges a violation of the provisions of this chapter, the charter contract of the charter school or any other provision of law or regulation relating to the management or operation of the charter school.
2. Upon receipt of a complaint filed pursuant to subsection 1, the State Public Charter School Authority shall investigate the allegations contained within the complaint, conduct a review to determine whether the charter school has complied with the provisions of this chapter, the charter contract and respond in writing to the complaining party within 30 days after receipt of the complaint. The staff of the charter school and any other person named in the complaint shall cooperate with the State Public Charter School Authority during such an investigation.
(Added to NRS by 2017, 3376; A 2017, 3402)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 388A - Charter Schools › NRS 388A.396 - Certain persons authorized to file complaint with Department or appropriate agency; persons who have evidence of commission of crime required to file complaint with law enforcement agency.

1. A parent or legal guardian of a pupil enrolled in a charter school, a pupil who is at least 18 years of age enrolled in a charter school, a member of the governing body of a charter school or an employee of a charter school who has evidence that a charter school has violated any state or federal law or regulation relating to special education or pupils who are English learners may file a complaint relating to that charter school directly with the Department and notify the State Public Charter School Authority in writing. The Department shall investigate the complaint and notify the State Public Charter School Authority of its findings.
2. A person who has evidence that a charter school or an employee or vendor of a charter school has committed a crime shall file a complaint directly with a law enforcement agency and notify the State Public Charter School Authority in writing. The law enforcement agency may investigate the complaint and notify the State Public Charter School Authority of its findings.
3. A person who has evidence that a charter school has violated any law or regulation which is within the jurisdiction of an agency of this State other than the Department may file a complaint directly with the appropriate agency and notify the State Public Charter School Authority in writing. If the agency determines that credible evidence exists to support the complaint, the agency shall investigate the complaint and notify the State Public Charter School Authority of its findings.
4. The State Public Charter School Authority shall accept the findings of the Department, a law enforcement agency or an agency pursuant to subsection 1, 2 or 3, as applicable, as conclusive unless it is shown that the Department, law enforcement agency or agency acted with fraud or a gross abuse of discretion.
(Added to NRS by 2017, 3376)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 388A - Charter Schools › NRS 388A.3965 - Persons authorized to file complaint directly with State Public Charter School Authority when person has evidence that charter school engaged in certain behavior; investigation of complaints; written response to complaining party.

1. A parent or legal guardian of a pupil enrolled in a charter school, a pupil who is at least 18 years of age enrolled in a charter school, a member of the governing body of a charter school or an employee of a charter school may file a complaint relating to that charter school directly with the State Public Charter School Authority if the person has evidence that the charter school has:
(a) Violated any law or regulation relating to the health and safety of pupils;
(b) Violated any law or regulation relating to the civil rights of pupils, except for a law or regulation described in subsection 1 of NRS 388A.396;
(c) Violated any law or regulation or policy of the sponsor of the charter school relating to the enrollment, suspension or expulsion of pupils;
(d) Committed fraud, financial mismanagement or financial malfeasance; or
(e) Committed academic dishonesty, including, without limitation, engaging in a policy or practice that has the intent or effect of inappropriately increasing the graduation rate or inappropriately increasing performance on assessments mandated by this State or the State Public Charter School Authority.
2. If the State Public Charter School Authority determines that credible evidence exists to support a complaint submitted pursuant to subsection 1, the State Public Charter School Authority shall investigate the complaint and respond to the complaining party in writing.
3. As used in this section:
(a) "Expulsion" has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 392.4603.
(b) "Suspension" has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 392.4607.
(Added to NRS by 2017, 3377; A 2021, 2325)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 388A - Charter Schools › NRS 388A.3975 - Governing body required to develop policy for accepting, investigating and responding to complaints; submission and approval of policy by State Public Charter School Authority.

The governing body of a charter school shall develop a policy for accepting, investigating and responding to complaints and submit the policy to the State Public Charter School Authority for review and approval. Such a policy may allow for a complaint to be delegated to the staff of the charter school or an educational management organization if the policy allows a complaining party who does not believe the staff of the charter school or educational management organization has adequately addressed a complaint to submit the complaint to the governing body of the charter school for its investigation and response.
(Added to NRS by 2017, 3378)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 388A - Charter Schools › NRS 388A.408 - Solicitation or acceptance of gifts or money from charter school by member of board of trustees or employee of school district prohibited; exception; penalty.

1. Unless otherwise authorized by specific statute, it is unlawful for a member of the board of trustees of a school district or an employee of a school district to solicit or accept any gift or payment of money on his or her own behalf or on behalf of the school district or for any other purpose from a member of a committee to form a charter school, the governing body of a charter school, or any officer or employee of a charter school.
2. This section does not prohibit the payment of a salary or other compensation or income to a member of the board of trustees or an employee of a school district for services provided in accordance with a contract made pursuant to NRS 388A.378 or 388A.384.
3. A person who violates subsection 1 shall be punished for a misdemeanor.
(Added to NRS by 2001, 3123; A 2015, 1736)—(Substituted in revision for NRS 386.563)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 388A - Charter Schools › NRS 388A.411 - Count of pupils for apportionment; deposit of money; solicitation and acceptance of donations and grants.

1. Each pupil who is enrolled in a charter school, including, without limitation, a pupil who is enrolled in a program of special education in a charter school, must be included in the count of pupils in the charter school for the purposes of apportionments and allowances from the State Education Fund pursuant to NRS 387.121 to 387.12468, inclusive, unless the pupil is exempt from compulsory enrollment and attendance pursuant to NRS 392.070. A charter school is entitled to receive its proportionate share of any other money available from federal, state or local sources that the school or the pupils who are enrolled in the school are eligible to receive.
2. The State Board shall prescribe a process which ensures that all charter schools, regardless of the sponsor, have information about all sources of funding for the public schools provided through the Department.
3. All money received by the charter school from this State or from the board of trustees of a school district must be deposited in an account with a bank, credit union or other financial institution in this State. The governing body of a charter school may negotiate with the board of trustees of the school district and the State Board for additional money to pay for services which the governing body wishes to offer.
4. The governing body of a charter school may solicit and accept donations, money, grants, property, loans, personal services or other assistance for purposes relating to education from members of the general public, corporations or agencies. The governing body may comply with applicable federal laws and regulations governing the provision of federal grants for charter schools. The State Public Charter School Authority may assist a charter school that operates exclusively for the enrollment of pupils who receive special education in identifying sources of money that may be available from the Federal Government or this State for the provision of educational programs and services to such pupils.
(Added to NRS by 1997, 1852; A 1999, 3300; 2001, 3134; 2005, 2403; 2007, 2576; 2009, 935; 2011, 765, 2368, 3056; 2013, 1600; 2015, 3703, 3705; 2019, 4228; 2023, 1204)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 388A - Charter Schools › NRS 388A.414 - Payment of quarterly sponsorship fee to sponsor; request by charter school for reduction in amount of sponsorship fee.

1. Upon completion of each school quarter, the Superintendent of Public Instruction shall pay to the sponsor of a charter school one-quarter of the yearly sponsorship fee for the administrative costs associated with sponsorship for that school quarter, which must be deducted from the monthly apportionment to the charter school made pursuant to subsections 1 and 2 of NRS 387.124 and NRS 387.1241. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, the yearly sponsorship fee for the sponsor of a charter school must be in an amount of money not to exceed 2 percent of the total amount of money apportioned to the charter school during the school year pursuant to subsections 1 and 2 of NRS 387.124 and NRS 387.1241.
2. If the governing body of a charter school satisfies the requirements of this section, the governing body may submit a request to the sponsor of the charter school for approval of a sponsorship fee in an amount that is less than 2 percent but at least 1 percent of the total amount of money apportioned to the charter school during the school year pursuant to subsections 1 and 2 of NRS 387.124 and NRS 387.1241.
3. The sponsor of the charter school shall approve such a request if the sponsor of the charter school determines that the charter school satisfies the requirements of this subsection. If the sponsor of the charter school approves such a request, the sponsor shall provide notice of the decision to the governing body of the charter school and the Superintendent of Public Instruction. If the sponsor of the charter school denies such a request, the governing body of the charter school may appeal the decision of the sponsor to the Superintendent of Public Instruction.
4. Upon appeal, the sponsor of the charter school and the governing body of the charter school are entitled to present evidence. The decision of the Superintendent of Public Instruction on the appeal is final and is not subject to judicial review.
5. The governing body of a charter school may submit a request for a reduction of the sponsorship fee pursuant to this section if:
(a) The charter school satisfies the requirements of subsection 1 of NRS 388A.405; and
(b) There has been a decrease in the duties of the sponsor of the charter school that justifies a decrease in the sponsorship fee.
(Added to NRS by 1997, 1852; A 1999, 3300; 2001, 3134; 2005, 2403; 2007, 2576; 2009, 935; 2011, 765, 2368, 3056; 2013, 1600; 2015, 3703, 3705; 2019, 4229; 2021, 1126)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 388A - Charter Schools › NRS 388A.417 - Distribution of money to charter school in first year of operation; payment of remaining apportionments upon cessation of operation.

1. To determine the amount of money for distribution to a charter school in its first year of operation, the count of pupils who are enrolled in the charter school must initially be determined 30 days before the beginning of the school year of the school district, based on the number of pupils whose applications for enrollment have been approved by the charter school.
2. The count of pupils who are enrolled in the charter school must be revised each quarter based on the average daily enrollment of pupils in the charter school that is reported for that quarter pursuant to NRS 387.1223.
3. Pursuant to subsection 2 of NRS 387.1241, the governing body of a charter school may request that the apportionments made to the charter school in its first year of operation be paid to the charter school 30 days before the apportionments are otherwise required to be made.
4. If a charter school ceases to operate as a charter school during a school year, the remaining apportionments that would have been made to the charter school pursuant to NRS 387.124 and 387.1241 for that year must be paid on a proportionate basis to the school districts where the pupils who were enrolled in the charter school reside.
(Added to NRS by 1997, 1852; A 1999, 3300; 2001, 3134; 2005, 2403; 2007, 2576; 2009, 935; 2011, 765, 2368, 3056; 2013, 1600; 2015, 3703, 3705; 2019, 2040, 4230)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 388A - Charter Schools › NRS 388A.420 - Orders for payment of money; limitations.

1. The governing body of a charter school shall designate a person to draw all orders for the payment of money belonging to the charter school. The orders must be listed on cumulative voucher sheets.
2. The governing body of a charter school shall prescribe the procedures by which the orders must be approved and the cumulative voucher sheets signed.
3. An order for the payment of money to a member of the governing body of the charter school may only be drawn for salary, travel expenses, subsistence allowances or for services rendered by the member.
4. An action may not be maintained against any governing body of a charter school or the sponsor of a charter school to collect upon any bill not presented for payment to the governing body within 6 months after the bill was incurred.
(Added to NRS by 1999, 3290)—(Substituted in revision for NRS 386.573)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 388A - Charter Schools › NRS 388A.423 - Bankruptcy: Disposition of property; immunity of State and sponsor from liability.

1. If a charter school files a voluntary petition of bankruptcy or is declared bankrupt during a school year, any real property or other property held by the charter school must be disposed of as provided in NRS 388A.306.
2. If a charter school files a voluntary petition of bankruptcy or is declared bankrupt during a school year, neither the State of Nevada nor the sponsor of the charter school may be held liable for any claims resulting from the bankruptcy.
(Added to NRS by 1997, 1848; A 1999, 3301; 2013, 1602)—(Substituted in revision for NRS 386.575)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 388A - Charter Schools › NRS 388A.432 - Creation; investment; credit of interest and income; deposit of money; payment of claims; acceptance of gifts and grants.

1. The Account for Charter Schools is hereby created in the State General Fund as a revolving loan account, to be administered by the State Public Charter School Authority.
2. The money in the Account must be invested as money in other state accounts is invested. All interest and income earned on the money in the Account must be credited to the Account. Any money remaining in the Account at the end of a fiscal year does not revert to the State General Fund, and the balance in the Account must be carried forward.
3. All payments of principal and interest on all the loans made to a charter school from the Account must be deposited with the State Treasurer for credit to the Account.
4. Claims against the Account must be paid as other claims against the State are paid.
5. The State Public Charter School Authority may accept gifts, grants, bequests and donations from any source for deposit in the Account.
(Added to NRS by 2001, 3124; A 2011, 446; 2013, 27th Special Session, 4)—(Substituted in revision for NRS 386.576)