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Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 388A - Charter Schools › OPERATION, PERSONNEL AND FINANCES › Section 388A.536 - Restrictions on use of weighted lottery for admission; adoption and use of weighted lottery not to be construed as discrimination

Current through June 11, 2024
1. A
			 charter school may develop and use a policy for a weighted lottery for
			 admission that gives preference to one or more categories of pupils over others
			 if the weighting is:
(a) Necessary to comply
			 with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. §§ 2000d et
			 seq.; Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, 20 U.S.C. §§ 1681
			 et seq.; section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, 29 U.S.C. § 794;
			 the Equal Protection Clause of the United States Constitution or any applicable
			 federal or state law or to address the specific deficiency and category of
			 pupils outlined in a court order issued to the charter school or its sponsor;
			 or
(b) In favor of one of the
			 following subgroups of educationally disadvantaged pupils:
(1) Pupils who are economically
			 disadvantaged;
(2) Pupils with
			 disabilities;
(3) Migrant
			 pupils;
(4) Pupils with limited
			 English proficiency;
(5) Pupils who
			 are neglected or delinquent;
(6)
			 Pupils who are homeless; and
(7)
			 Pupils whose most recent enrollment was in a public school which received an
			 annual rating established as one of the two lowest ratings possible indicating
			 underperformance at the elementary, middle or high school level pursuant to the
			 statewide system of accountability for public schools.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 388A - Charter Schools › OPERATION, PERSONNEL AND FINANCES › Section 388A.537 - Limitation on enrollment of pupils if in best interest of enrolled pupils; sponsor authorized to prohibit charter school from enrolling additional pupils under certain circumstances

Current through June 11, 2024
1. A charter school
			 may, regardless of whether the charter school offers a program of distance
			 education, request that the sponsor of the charter school limit enrollment in
			 the charter school to pupils who reside in the county in which the charter
			 school is located, or to such a county and any adjacent county, if the charter
			 school determines that such a limitation would be in the best interest of the
			 pupils who are enrolled in the charter school.
2. If the sponsor of a charter school
			 determines that restricting the counties from which pupils may be enrolled
			 would be in the best interest of the pupils who are enrolled in a charter
			 school which executes or amends a charter contract on or after January 1, 2017,
			 the sponsor may prohibit the charter school from enrolling pupils from one or
			 more counties.
3. If the sponsor of
			 a charter school determines that the charter school should have its charter
			 contract terminated or its governing body reconstituted, the sponsor of the
			 charter school may prohibit the charter school from enrolling additional pupils
			 from any county other than the county from which the charter school enrolls the
			 largest number of pupils.
Added to NAC by Dep't of Education
			 by R131-16, eff. 12-19-2017; A by R131-16,
			 1-1-2020
NRS
			 388A.110,
			 388A.453
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 388A - Charter Schools › OPERATION, PERSONNEL AND FINANCES › Section 388A.538 - Charter school prohibited from taking certain actions relating to pupil enrollment; submission and approval of marketing materials and application for admission

Current through June 11, 2024
1. A charter school
			 shall not:
(a) Administer a test to a
			 prospective pupil or base an enrollment decision on the results from any test
			 of the ability or achievement of a prospective pupil;
(b) Use financial incentives to recruit
			 pupils;
(c) Design, use or intend
			 to use requirements for enrollment in the charter school, including, without
			 limitation, the payment of fees, expectations for the performance of volunteer
			 work or attendance at informational meetings and interviews, for the purpose of
			 discrimination;
(d) Require a
			 prospective pupil or his or her family to attend an interview or informational
			 meeting as a condition of applying for, enrolling in or attending the charter
			 school;
(e) Except as necessary for
			 a charter school formed pursuant to subsection 8 of
			 NRS
			 388A.453, require a pupil or his or her
			 family to:
(1) Submit records from a previous
			 school or provide a copy of an individualized education plan, transcript,
			 report card or any other item prohibited by the sponsor of the charter school
			 before the pupil has accepted admission to the charter school; or
(2) Complete an affidavit to home school, an
			 application to participate in a program for free or reduced-price meals or any
			 other document prohibited by the sponsor of the charter school as a condition
			 of applying for, enrolling in or attending the charter
			 school;
(f) Require the
			 payment of a fee as a condition of applying for, enrolling in or attending the
			 charter school; or
(g) Adopt a fee
			 policy unless the policy is approved by the sponsor of the charter school and
			 contains a provision for the waiver of all fees for any pupil who qualifies to
			 participate in a program for free or reduced-price meals, regardless of whether
			 the charter school participates in the program for free or reduced-price meals
			 under the National School Lunch Act or School Breakfast Program, as defined in
			 NRS
			 387.0693 and
			 387.073,
			 respectively.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 388A - Charter Schools › OPERATION, PERSONNEL AND FINANCES › Section 388A.540 - Multi-campus school: Matriculation of pupils to another campus of school; application process for new pupils

Current through June 11, 2024
1. A pupil who
			 attends one campus of a multi-campus school may matriculate to another campus
			 of the multi-campus school. If there are insufficient spaces at a campus for
			 matriculating pupils, the campus may hold an internal lottery for matriculating
			 pupils from another campus of the multi-campus school before holding an
			 external lottery for new pupils.
2.
			 A new pupil must apply to each campus of a multi-campus school through a
			 separate application and lottery process.
Added to NAC by Dep't of Education
			 by R131-16, eff. 12-19-2017
NRS
			 388A.110
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 388A - Charter Schools › OPERATION, PERSONNEL AND FINANCES › Section 388A.545 - Apportionment from State Distributive School Account: Submission of enrollment information before payment of first apportionment in first year of operation

Current through June 11, 2024
Not later than 30 days before the first
			 apportionment is made pursuant to
			 NRS
			 387.124 to a charter school in its first year
			 of operation, the governing body of the charter school shall submit to the
			 sponsor of the charter school:
1. In a
			 format prescribed by the sponsor, the enrollment form for each pupil enrolled
			 in the charter school, which must include, without limitation:
(a) The full name of the pupil;
(b) The address of the pupil and the county
			 in which the pupil resides;
(c) The
			 telephone number of the residence of the pupil;
(d) The date of birth of the pupil;
(e) The unique student identification number
			 of the pupil, if available; and
(f)
			 The grade level in which the pupil is enrolling; and
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 388A - Charter Schools › OPERATION, PERSONNEL AND FINANCES › Section 388A.550 - Maintenance and forwarding of permanent records of pupils; failure of compliance by licensed teacher who is member of governing body

Current through June 11, 2024
1. The governing body of a charter school
			 shall ensure that a permanent record for each pupil enrolled in the charter
			 school is maintained in a separate file. The permanent record must contain:
(a) The record of attendance of the
			 pupil;
(b) The grades received by
			 the pupil;
(c) The certificate of
			 immunization of the pupil; and
(d)
			 Any other records related directly to the academic progress of the
			 pupil.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 388A - Charter Schools › OPERATION, PERSONNEL AND FINANCES › Section 388A.555 - Reporting of data required for automated system of accountability information for Nevada

Current through June 11, 2024
A charter school shall report the data required pursuant to NRS 385A.820  to:
1. The school district in
			 which the charter school is located if the school district is the sponsor of
			 the charter school; or
2. The
			 Department if the State Public Charter School Authority, a college or
			 university within the Nevada System of Higher Education or a city or county is
			 the sponsor of the charter school, not later than the first day of instruction
			 of the first year of operation of the charter school.
Added to NAC by Dep't of Education
			 by R060-02, eff. 12-17-2002; A by R171-05, 2-23-2006; R169-07, 9-18-2008; A by
			 Bd. of Education by R025-09, 10-27-2009; A by Dep't of Education by R035-14,
			 12-22-2014 - Substituted in revision for NAC
			 386.365;	A by
				R054-23A,
				eff. 6/4/2024
NRS 385A.820,
				  388A.110
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 388A - Charter Schools › OPERATION, PERSONNEL AND FINANCES › Section 388A.560 - Maintenance and reporting of certain data: Use of unique identification number by charter school sponsored by State Public Charter School Authority; separation of data for each campus operated by each such charter school; format

Current through June 11, 2024
1. Each charter school sponsored by the State
			 Public Charter School Authority shall, when maintaining and reporting the data
			 required pursuant to
			 NRS
			 388A.229, identify itself using the unique
			 identification number assigned by the Department or, if no such number exists,
			 by the State Public Charter School Authority.
2. Each charter school sponsored by the State
			 Public Charter School Authority shall, in addition to the aggregate data for
			 the charter school as a whole that is maintained and reported pursuant to
			 subsection 1, separately maintain and report the data required pursuant to
			 NRS
			 388A.229 for each campus operated by the
			 charter school. Each campus operated by the charter school must be identified
			 using the unique campus identification number assigned by the Department or, if
			 no such number exists, by the State Public Charter School Authority.
3. The data maintained and reported pursuant
			 to this section must be maintained and reported in a format that allows:
(a) Each campus of the charter school to be
			 evaluated against specific performance goals for academic achievement according
			 to the performance framework adopted by the State Public Charter School
			 Authority pursuant to
			 NRS
			 388A.273 which applies to the charter school;
			 and
(b) The charter school to be
			 evaluated as a whole based on a weighted average of data concerning pupil
			 achievement and school performance specified by the State Public Charter School
			 Authority pursuant to
			 NRS
			 388A.229 for each campus of the charter
			 school and for each group of grade levels served by the charter
			 school.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 388A - Charter Schools › OPERATION, PERSONNEL AND FINANCES › Section 388A.565 - Maintenance and reporting of certain data: Use of unique identification by charter school sponsored by school district, college or university; each campus of such a charter school required to report certain data to sponsor and on federal and state reports; evaluation of each campus using such data

Current through June 11, 2024
1. Each charter school sponsored by the board
			 of trustees of a school district or a college or university within the Nevada
			 System of Higher Education shall, when maintaining and reporting the data
			 required pursuant to
			 NRS
			 388A.229, identify itself using the unique
			 identification number assigned by the Department to the charter school and the
			 unique campus identification number assigned by the Department to each campus
			 operated by the charter school.
2.
			 Each campus operated by a charter school sponsored by the board of trustees of
			 a school district or a college or university within the Nevada System of Higher
			 Education shall, using the unique campus identification number assigned by the
			 Department, report its academic performance, attendance and discipline data to
			 the sponsor of the charter school and on all federal and state
			 reports.
3. The Department shall
			 evaluate each campus of a charter school against the performance framework
			 which applies to the charter school and the charter school as a whole based on
			 a weighted average of the academic performance of each campus of the charter
			 school and for each group of grade levels served by the charter
			 school.
Added to NAC by Bd. of Education
			 by R132-16, eff. 1-27-2017
NRS
			 388A.229
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 388A - Charter Schools › OPERATION, PERSONNEL AND FINANCES › Section 388A.567 - Maintenance of records relating to enrollment; submission by charter school of certain information regarding enrollment and admission; assignment of unique identification number to charter school and campus operated by charter school

Current through June 11, 2024
1. Each charter
			 school shall maintain accurate records relating to enrollment, including,
			 without limitation, records of applications for admission, its lottery process
			 and its waiting list, if applicable.
2. The sponsor of a charter school may
			 require the charter school to submit to the sponsor an annual report that
			 contains the total enrollment of the charter school and the projected number of
			 pupils selected for admission to the charter school, indicated by grade level
			 and school district of residence for the subsequent academic year.
3. The sponsor of a charter school may
			 require the charter school to submit to the sponsor a list of pupils who
			 entered a lottery for admission to the charter school but were not selected for
			 admission. The list must include, without limitation, each pupil's:
(a) Full name;
(b) Address;
(c) Telephone number;
(d) Date of birth;
(e) School district of residence;
(f) Grade level; and
(g) Unique identification number, if
			 any.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 388A - Charter Schools › OPERATION, PERSONNEL AND FINANCES › Section 388A.570 - Contracts for services: Required provision; submission of copy of signed contract by governing body to sponsor

Current through June 11, 2024
1. A contract
			 between the governing body of a charter school and an educational management
			 organization, the board of trustees of a school district, the Nevada System of
			 Higher Education or any business, corporation, organization or other entity,
			 whether or not conducted for profit, to provide any service to the charter
			 school must include a provision that requires the contractor to inform each
			 person whom the contractor employs or hires and who provides a direct service
			 to the charter school that:
(a) The person is
			 not employed by the governing body of the charter school; and
(b) The provisions of
			 NRS
			 388A.530,
			 388A.533,
			 388A.535,
			 388A.538,
			 388A.541
			 and
			 388A.544
			 do not apply to an employee of the contractor or any person hired by the
			 contractor to perform a service to the charter school, including, without
			 limitation, the provisions governing the status of employees of a charter
			 school and their collective bargaining rights and benefits.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 388A - Charter Schools › OPERATION, PERSONNEL AND FINANCES › Section 388A.575 - Requirements for entering into, amending, renewing or terminating a contract with an educational management organization

Current through June 11, 2024
1. Before
			 the governing body of a charter school enters into a contract with an
			 educational management organization or amends, renews or terminates any such
			 contract:
(a) The governing body shall hold a
			 public meeting that complies with the provisions of chapter 241 of NRS;
			 and
(b) A majority of the governing
			 body must vote at the public meeting to approve the contract or amendment,
			 renewal or termination thereof.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 388A - Charter Schools › OPERATION, PERSONNEL AND FINANCES › Section 388A.580 - Contracts with educational management organizations: Initial term; renewal; prohibited provisions; approval of key personnel by governing body; annual performance review by governing body; submission of written report by educational management organization; effect of reference to a particular educational management organization in charter contract

Current through June 11, 2024
1. The governing body of a charter school
			 shall not enter into a contract with an educational management organization for
			 an initial term of more than 2 years. Such a contract:
(a) Must allow the governing body to
			 terminate the contract and must not prohibit the governing body from entering
			 into a contract with another educational management organization.
(b) Must not be contingent upon any other
			 contract.
(c) Must not require the
			 governing body to enter into any other contract with the educational management
			 organization or to renew a contract with the educational management
			 organization.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 388A - Charter Schools › OPERATION, PERSONNEL AND FINANCES › Section 388A.585 - Limitations on provision of teachers and other personnel by educational management organization

Current through June 11, 2024
1. Except as
			 otherwise provided in subsection 2, the governing body of a charter school may
			 not contract with an educational management organization for the provision of
			 more than 30 percent of the teachers or other personnel who are required to be
			 licensed pursuant to
			 NRS
			 388A.518.
2. The provisions of subsection 1 do not
			 apply to a contract between the governing body of a charter school and an
			 educational management organization for the provision of teachers or other
			 personnel who:
(a) Hold an endorsement
			 pursuant to NAC
			 391.223,
			 391.243,
			 391.277,
			 391.279,
			 391.315,
			 391.340,
			 391.343,
			 391.360 to
			 391.378, inclusive,
			 391.390 or
			 391.391; and
(b) Work at the charter school in the field
			 in which they hold the endorsement.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 388A - Charter Schools › OPERATION, PERSONNEL AND FINANCES › Section 388A.590 - Calculation of ratio for employment of licensed teachers; exception for vocational charter school

Current through June 11, 2024
1. Except as
			 otherwise provided in subsection 2, to comply with subsection 1 of
			 NRS
			 388A.518, the total number of licensed
			 teachers employed by a charter school to provide instruction must be equal to
			 or more than the product of 70 percent multiplied by the total number of
			 persons employed full-time and part-time by the charter school to provide
			 instruction.
2. The provisions of
			 this section do not apply to a charter school that is a vocational school as
			 described in NAC 388A.600.
Added to NAC by Dep't of Education
			 by R060-02, eff. 12-17-2002; A by R202-03, 3-19-2004 - Substituted in revision
			 for NAC 386.409
NRS
			 388A.110,
			 388A.518
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 388A - Charter Schools › OPERATION, PERSONNEL AND FINANCES › Section 388A.595 - Performance audits: Report of compliance

Current through June 11, 2024
1. The sponsor of a
			 charter school shall submit to the Department a performance audit that reports
			 the compliance of the charter school with the charter contract and with the
			 applicable statutes and regulations. The report of compliance must be submitted
			 annually unless the charter school satisfies the requirements set forth in NRS 388A.405  to submit to the performance audit every 3 years.
2. 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 a charter school, the results of the
			 performance audit must be included in the report that is required pursuant to
			 NRS 388A.351.
Added to NAC by Dep't of Education
			 by R193-01, eff. 4-1-2002; A by R060-02, 12-17-2002; R011-03, 10-30-2003;
			 R058-04, 8-25-2004; R044-05, 10-31-2005; R171-05, 2-23-2006; R171-05,
			 2-23-2006, eff. 7-1-2006; A by Bd. of Education by R135-07, 4-17-2008; A by
			 Dep't of Education by R169-07, 9-18-2008; A by Bd. of Education by R026-09,
			 10-27-2009; A by Dep't of Education by R035-14, 12-22-2014; R035-14,
			 12-22-2014, eff. 1-1-2020 - Substituted in revision for NAC
			 386.410;	A by
				R054-23A,
				eff. 6/4/2024
NRS 388A.110
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 388A - Charter Schools › OPERATION, PERSONNEL AND FINANCES › Section 388A.600 - Vocational school: Interpretation of term for certain purposes; requirements for course of study in career and technical education

Current through June 11, 2024
1. For the purposes of subsection 1 of
			 NRS
			 388A.518, the Department will consider a
			 charter school to be a "vocational school" if the charter school provides:
(a) Instruction in at least grades 9 through
			 12, inclusive; and
(b) A
			 progression of courses within one or more of the program areas set forth in
			 subsection 1 of NAC
			 389.803 that prepares a pupil for
			 entry level employment in the applicable program area.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 388A - Charter Schools › ACCOUNT FOR CHARTER SCHOOLS › Section 388A.650 - Definitions

Current through June 11, 2024
As used in
			 NAC 388A.650 to 388A.680, inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires, the
			 words and terms defined in NAC 388A.655 and 388A.660 have the meanings ascribed
			 to them in those sections.
Added to NAC by Bd. of Education
			 by R206-01, eff. 4-1-2002 - Substituted in revision for NAC
			 386.420
NRS 385.080,
			 388A.438
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 388A - Charter Schools › ACCOUNT FOR CHARTER SCHOOLS › Section 388A.655 - "Account" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Account" means the Account for Charter Schools
			 created pursuant to
			 NRS
			 388A.432.
Added to NAC by Bd. of Education
			 by R206-01, eff. 4-1-2002 - Substituted in revision for NAC
			 386.425
NRS 385.080,
			 388A.438
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 388A - Charter Schools › ACCOUNT FOR CHARTER SCHOOLS › Section 388A.660 - "Operational charter school" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Operational charter school" means a charter
			 school in which pupils are enrolled who are receiving instruction from the
			 charter school.
Added to NAC by Bd. of Education
			 by R206-01, eff. 4-1-2002 - Substituted in revision for NAC
			 386.430
NRS 385.080,
			 388A.438
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 388A - Charter Schools › ACCOUNT FOR CHARTER SCHOOLS › Section 388A.670 - Priority for loans; considerations for approval of loans

Current through June 11, 2024
1. To the extent that money is available in
			 the Account, the State Public Charter School Authority shall grant priority for
			 loans from the Account to those charter schools with approved loan applications
			 that will use the money obtained from the loan in preparing to commence the
			 first year of operation.
2. In
			 determining whether to approve an application, the State Public Charter School
			 Authority shall consider the:
(a) Reliability
			 of the business plan submitted with the application;
(b) Ability of the charter school to obtain
			 financial assistance from other sources;
(c) Information submitted in the application;
			 and
(d) Effect of approval of the
			 application on the equitable geographic distribution throughout this State of
			 loans from the Account.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 388A - Charter Schools › ACCOUNT FOR CHARTER SCHOOLS › Section 388A.675 - Repayment of loans

Current through June 11, 2024
1. The rate of
			 interest for loans made from the Account is the prime rate at the largest bank
			 in Nevada, as ascertained by the Commissioner of Financial Institutions, on
			 January 1 or July 1, as the case may be, immediately preceding the date of the
			 transaction.
2. If a loan is made
			 to a charter school from the Account, the Department shall deduct from the
			 apportionments made to the charter school pursuant to
			 NRS
			 387.124, an amount of money equal to the
			 annual repayment amount of the loan, including interest. The deductions must be
			 made:
(a) In quarterly amounts corresponding
			 with the quarterly apportionment to the charter school.
(b) In equal amounts during the period of
			 repayment, which must not exceed 3 years, agreed upon by the governing body of
			 the charter school and the State Public Charter School Authority.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 388A - Charter Schools › ACCOUNT FOR CHARTER SCHOOLS › Section 388A.680 - Use of gift, grant, bequest or donation

Current through June 11, 2024
Notwithstanding the provisions of NAC 388A.650
			 to 388A.680, inclusive, if a gift, grant, bequest or donation which requires
			 the use of criteria, timelines, interest rates or repayment terms which differ
			 from those established by the State Public Charter School Authority results in
			 the deposit of money from a source other than the State General Fund into the
			 Account, the State Public Charter School Authority shall, to the extent
			 permitted by law, expend the money in accordance with the terms of the gift,
			 grant, bequest or donation.
Added to NAC by St. Pub. Charter
			 School Auth. by R087-16, eff. 12-21-2016
NRS
			 388A.438
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 388A - Charter Schools › CHARTER SCHOOL FINANCING LAW › Section 388A.700 - Definitions

Current through June 11, 2024
As used in
			 NAC 388A.700 to 388A.750, inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires, the
			 words and terms defined in NAC 388A.705 and 388A.710 have the meanings ascribed
			 to them in those sections.
Added to NAC by Dep't of Business
			 & Industry by R099-13, eff. 6-23-2014 - Substituted in revision for NAC
			 386.450
NRS 388A.640
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 388A - Charter Schools › CHARTER SCHOOL FINANCING LAW › Section 388A.705 - "Bond financing" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Bond financing" means the financing of a
			 project through the issuance of bonds pursuant to
			 NRS 388A.550 to
			 388A.695,
			 inclusive.
Added to NAC by Dep't of Business
			 & Industry by R099-13, eff. 6-23-2014 - Substituted in revision for NAC
			 386.452
NRS 388A.640
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 388A - Charter Schools › CHARTER SCHOOL FINANCING LAW › Section 388A.710 - "Charter school" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
"Charter school" means the charter school for
			 whose benefit a project is being financed.
Added to NAC by Dep't of Business
			 & Industry by R099-13, eff. 6-23-2014 - Substituted in revision for NAC
			 386.454
NRS 388A.640
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 388A - Charter Schools › CHARTER SCHOOL FINANCING LAW › Section 388A.720 - Request for bond financing: Application

Current through June 11, 2024
A request by an obligor for bond financing
			 pursuant to
			 NRS
			 388A.650 and
			 388A.695
			 must be made by the submission of a written application to the Director of the
			 Department of Business and Industry, on a form prescribed by the Director. In
			 addition to any other information required by
			 NRS 388A.550 to
			 388A.695,
			 inclusive, the application must include or be accompanied by:
1. The name of the obligor and any other name
			 under which the obligor does business or expects to do business;
2. The business and residential addresses of
			 the obligor, as applicable, including the street name and number of each
			 address;
3. If the obligor is a
			 corporation, association or other entity described in NRS
			 NRS
			 388A.595, other than a governmental entity,
			 the name and residential address of each director, officer, partner and manager
			 of the obligor, as applicable;
4.
			 Information relating to each bond credit rating received by the obligor within
			 the 12 months immediately preceding the date of the application;
5. A description of the project;
6. The address of the project, including the
			 street name and number of that address;
7. The number of pupils attending the charter
			 school;
8. A statement by the
			 sponsor of the charter school that the charter school is not in default under
			 its current charter contract;
9. If
			 the charter contract of the charter school requires a review of the project by
			 the sponsor of the charter school, documentary evidence that the review has
			 been completed;
10. A statement of
			 all local, state and federal requirements which must be complied with to
			 complete the project and the status of any process of approval applicable to
			 each such requirement;
11. The
			 expected date of maturity and the amount of the bonds; and
12. Any other information which the Director
			 of the Department of Business and Industry determines is necessary in a
			 particular case and which is reasonably related to the obligor's qualifications
			 for the bond financing.
Added to NAC by Dep't of Business
			 & Industry by R099-13, 6-23-2014, eff. 1-1-2020 - Substituted in revision
			 for NAC 386.460
NRS 388A.640,
			 388A.655
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 388A - Charter Schools › CHARTER SCHOOL FINANCING LAW › Section 388A.725 - Projects: Compliance with certain statutes and regulations

Current through June 11, 2024
To qualify
			 for bond financing, a project must comply with all applicable state and federal
			 statutes and regulations, including, without limitation, statutes and
			 regulations relating to environmental protection and energy efficiency.
Added to NAC by Dep't of Business
			 & Industry by R099-13, eff. 6-23-2014 - Substituted in revision for NAC
			 386.462
NRS 388A.640,
			 388A.655
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 388A - Charter Schools › CHARTER SCHOOL FINANCING LAW › Section 388A.730 - Financing agreement

Current through June 11, 2024
If a request for bond financing is approved by
			 the Director of the Department of Business and Industry:
1. The obligor shall enter into a written
			 financing agreement with the Director of the Department of Business and
			 Industry, contingent upon action by the State Board of Finance pursuant to
			 NRS
			 388A.650 and
			 388A.655,
			 setting forth the respective rights and duties of the Director and the
			 obligor.
2. In addition to the
			 provisions required by
			 NRS
			 388A.585, the financing agreement:
(a) Must set forth any fees of the Department
			 of Business and Industry applicable to the bond financing.
(b) May require the obligor to disclose such
			 records and information and be subject to such audit requirements as the
			 Director of the Department of Business and Industry deems
			 appropriate.
(c) Must require the
			 obligor to pay in advance the estimated costs of processing and implementing
			 the request for bond financing and the financing agreement, in such amounts and
			 at such times as determined by the Director of the Department of Business and
			 Industry.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 388A - Charter Schools › CHARTER SCHOOL FINANCING LAW › Section 388A.735 - Bonds: Adoption of resolution setting forth final terms

Current through June 11, 2024
If the
			 State Board of Finance approves a request for bond financing, the Director of
			 the Department of Business and Industry may adopt a resolution setting forth
			 the final terms of the bonds.
Added to NAC by Dep't of Business
			 & Industry by R099-13, eff. 6-23-2014 - Substituted in revision for NAC
			 386.466
NRS 388A.640,
			 388A.660
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 388A - Charter Schools › CHARTER SCHOOL FINANCING LAW › Section 388A.740 - Bonds: Approval of proposed costs of issuance

Current through June 11, 2024
The proposed costs of issuing the
			 bonds must be approved by the Director of the Department of Business and
			 Industry before any preliminary official statement or marketing materials are
			 released.
Added to NAC by Dep't of Business
			 & Industry by R099-13, eff. 6-23-2014 - Substituted in revision for NAC
			 386.468
NRS 388A.640,
			 388A.660
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 388A - Charter Schools › CHARTER SCHOOL FINANCING LAW › Section 388A.745 - Bonds: Generally

Current through June 11, 2024
1. Bonds may be
			 sold in the public bond market or privately placed.
2. While they remain outstanding, any bonds
			 providing for a variable rate of interest must use hedging or another mechanism
			 to maintain the interest rate of the bonds within a range determined by the
			 Director of the Department of Business and Industry. The cost of any such
			 protections must be accounted for in calculating the cost of such bonds in
			 comparison to the cost of bonds not providing for a variable rate of
			 interest.
3. Any investment of the
			 proceeds of bonds must first be approved by the Director of the Department of
			 Business and Industry and must comply with the requirements of
			 NRS 388A.550 to
			 388A.695,
			 inclusive.
Added to NAC by Dep't of Business
			 & Industry by R099-13, eff. 6-23-2014 - Substituted in revision for NAC
			 386.470
NRS 388A.640,
			 388A.660
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 388A - Charter Schools › CHARTER SCHOOL FINANCING LAW › Section 388A.750 - Requests for information

Current through June 11, 2024
Any person who wishes to obtain:
1. Clarification of any provision of NAC
			 388A.700 to 388A.750, inclusive; or
2. Additional information about the procedure
			 for submitting an application pursuant to NAC 388A.720, may mail a written
			 request addressed to the attention of the Director at the Department of
			 Business and Industry, 555 East Washington Avenue, Suite 4900, Las Vegas,
			 Nevada 89101-1075.
Added to NAC by Dep't of Business
			 & Industry by R099-13, eff. 6-23-2014 - Substituted in revision for NAC
			 386.472
NRS 388A.640
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 388C - University Schools for Profoundly Gifted Pupils › Section 388C.150 - Circumstances under which volunteer deemed to have regular contact with pupils for purposes of background investigation; exceptions

Current through June 11, 2024
1.
		  For the purposes of
		  NRS
		  388C.200:
(a) A volunteer at a university school for
		  profoundly gifted pupils, including, without limitation, a parent or guardian
		  of a pupil, student teacher, unpaid coach, adviser, tutor or mentor, shall be
		  deemed to have regular contact with pupils if the volunteer interacts with
		  pupils at the same university school for profoundly gifted pupils:
(1) At least four times in 1 month;
		  or
(2) At least once each week for
		  4 or more consecutive weeks.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 388D - Alternative School Choices › Section 388D.010 - "Registered private school" defined

Current through June 11, 2024
As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires,
			 "registered private school" means a private school that is registered with the
			 Department pursuant to NAC
			 388D.100.
(Added to NAC by Dep't of
			 Education by R035-15, eff. 10-27-2015) - (Substituted in revision for NAC
			 385.6013)
NRS
				388D.270
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 388D - Alternative School Choices › Section 388D.030 - Registration of scholarship organization to participate in Nevada Educational Choice Scholarship Program

Current through June 11, 2024
To participate in the Nevada Educational Choice Scholarship
			 Program, a scholarship organization must register with the Department by
			 providing:
1. On a form provided by
		  the Superintendent of Public Instruction:
(a)
		  The name, address and contact information of the scholarship organization;
		  and
(b) If the scholarship
		  organization uses a fiscal year other than July 1 to June 30, the period of the
		  fiscal year used by the scholarship organization;
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 388D - Alternative School Choices › Section 388D.040 - Information provided quarterly and annually to Department by registered scholarship organization; Department to compile and review information

Current through June 11, 2024
1. Each scholarship organization that is
		  registered with the Department pursuant to NAC
		  388D.030 shall:
(a) By not later than August 15, October 15,
		  January 15 and March 15 of each year, provide to the Department in a format
		  prescribed by the Department an electronic list of each pupil on behalf of whom
		  the scholarship organization awarded a grant pursuant to
		  NRS
		  388D.270 for the previous quarter. The
		  electronic list must include:
(1) Demographic
		  information for each pupil, including the name, date of birth, grade level,
		  gender and race or ethnicity of the pupil, whether the pupil has a disability,
		  the household income of the pupil calculated pursuant to NAC
		  388D.080 and the name and
		  address of the parent or guardian of the pupil;
(2) The amount of each grant provided on
		  behalf of a pupil;
(3) The manner
		  in which money from each grant has been used, including, without limitation:
(I) The name of each school that has received
		  money from a grant;
(II) The
		  tuition and fees charged by each such school; and
(III) Any portion of such money that has been
		  used to pay for the transportation to and from the school; and
(4) The number of applications for
		  a grant received by the scholarship organization for which a grant was not
		  awarded and the reason that a grant was not awarded in each case.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 388D - Alternative School Choices › Section 388D.050 - Annual financial statement of registered scholarship organization; notice of ineligibility or ceasing to exist; disclosure of certain financial records

Current through June 11, 2024
Each scholarship organization that is registered with the
			 Department pursuant to NAC
			 388D.030 shall:
1. Not more than 180 days after the
		  conclusion of the fiscal year of the scholarship organization, submit to the
		  Department a copy of an audited or compiled financial statement of the
		  scholarship organization prepared by an independent certified public
		  accountant.
2. If the scholarship
		  organization no longer meets the qualifications prescribed by law to
		  participate in the Nevada Educational Choice Scholarship Program as a
		  scholarship organization or ceases to exist, notify the Department of Education
		  within 30 days. Upon receiving such notification, the Department of Education
		  will update the directory maintained pursuant to NAC
		  388D.070 and notify the
		  Department of Taxation.
3. Within
		  72 hours after receiving notice from the Superintendent of Public Instruction
		  or his or her designee, make any financial records of the scholarship
		  organization or records concerning a pupil maintained by the scholarship
		  organization available to the Superintendent or his or her designee for
		  inspection during regular business hours.
(Added to NAC by Dep't of
			 Education by R035-15, eff. 10-27-2015) - (Substituted in revision for NAC
			 385.6025)
NRS
				388D.270
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 388D - Alternative School Choices › Section 388D.060 - Notice to Department of Taxation of certain donations received by registered scholarship organization; maximum duration to carry forward donation

Current through June 11, 2024
1. A scholarship organization that is
		  registered with the Department of Education pursuant to NAC
		  388D.030 shall notify the
		  Department of Taxation in writing not more than 10 days after receiving a
		  donation from a taxpayer pursuant to
		  NRS
		  363A.139 or
		  363B.119,
		  as applicable, of the amount of the donation.
2. Any donation received by a scholarship
		  organization must not be carried forward for more than 5 years after the last
		  day of the calendar year in which the donation is made.
(Added to NAC by Dep't of
			 Education by R035-15, eff. 10-27-2015) - (Substituted in revision for NAC
			 385.603)
NRS
				388D.270
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 388D - Alternative School Choices › Section 388D.070 - Department of Education to maintain directory of scholarship organizations on Internet website, submit quarterly list of scholarship organizations to Department of Taxation and submit annually summary of certain information

Current through June 11, 2024
The Department of Education will:
1. Maintain on its Internet website a
		  directory of each scholarship organization that is registered with the
		  Department of Education pursuant to NAC
		  388D.030 and, by not later than
		  September 30, December 30, March 30 and June 30 of each year, submit to the
		  Department of Taxation a list of each such scholarship organization.
2. By not later than March 30 of each year,
		  submit to the Governor, the State Board and the Director of the Legislative
		  Counsel Bureau a summary of the information reported to the Department by each
		  scholarship organization pursuant to
		  NRS
		  388D.280.
(Added to NAC by Dep't of
			 Education by R035-15, eff. 10-27-2015) - (Substituted in revision for NAC
			 385.6035)
NRS
				388D.270
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 388D - Alternative School Choices › Section 388D.080 - Application to receive grant from registered scholarship organization; responsibilities of organization; order of priority to award grants

Current through June 11, 2024
1. The parent or guardian of a pupil who
		  meets the requirements to receive a grant pursuant to
		  NRS
		  388D.270 may apply to a scholarship
		  organization registered with the Department pursuant to NAC
		  388D.030 for such a grant. A
		  scholarship organization may charge each family that applies for a grant on
		  behalf of one or more children of the family an administrative fee of not more
		  than $25.
2. A scholarship
		  organization shall:
(a) Establish written
		  procedures that the scholarship organization will use to determine whether a
		  pupil meets the requirements to receive a grant pursuant to
		  NRS
		  388D.270 and to award grants on behalf of
		  qualified pupils.
(b) Post the
		  procedures established pursuant to paragraph (a) on an Internet website
		  maintained by the scholarship organization and provide a written copy of the
		  procedures with each application form.
(c) Provide an application form to be
		  completed by an applicant for a grant. A scholarship organization may only
		  award a grant on behalf of a pupil for whom a complete application is submitted
		  but is not required to award a grant to a pupil solely because his or her
		  application is complete.
(d) Verify
		  annually that each pupil on behalf of whom the organization awards a grant is a
		  member of a household that has a household income which is not more than 300
		  percent of the federally designated level signifying poverty. Such verification
		  must:
(1) Use the most recent federal poverty
		  guidelines published in the Federal Register by the United States Department of
		  Health and Human Services; and
(2)
		  Calculate household income based on the most recent formulas established by the
		  Food and Nutrition Service of the United States Department of Agriculture for
		  determining eligibility of pupils for free and reduced-price meals.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 388D - Alternative School Choices › Section 388D.090 - Notice to school district that pupil will not attend current school; written statement to and quarterly payments from scholarship organization; transfer of pupil; authorized uses of grant

Current through June 11, 2024
1. If the pupil on
		  behalf of whom a grant was awarded was enrolled in a public school in this
		  State for the school year immediately preceding the school year for which the
		  grant is awarded, the parent or guardian of the pupil must inform the school
		  district in which the public school is located or the charter school that the
		  pupil previously attended, as applicable, that the pupil will not attend the
		  school for the current school year.
2. A scholarship organization that awards a
		  grant on behalf of a pupil pursuant to
		  NRS
		  388D.270 shall:
(a) Obtain and maintain a written statement
		  from the parent or guardian of a pupil on behalf of whom the scholarship
		  organization has awarded a grant that the parent or guardian has provided the
		  notice required pursuant to subsection 1 or is not required to provide such
		  notice; and
(b) Make payments to
		  the school in which the pupil has enrolled in quarterly installments.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 388D - Alternative School Choices › Section 388D.100 - Registration of school with Department to receive grant on behalf of pupil

Current through June 11, 2024
1. To be eligible to receive a grant on
		  behalf of a pupil through the Nevada Educational Choice Scholarship Program, a
		  school must register with the Department on a form prescribed by the
		  Superintendent of Public Instruction.
2. The Department will maintain a directory
		  of each school that registers pursuant to subsection 1 on its Internet
		  website.
(Added to NAC by Dep't of
			 Education by R035-15, eff. 10-27-2015) - (Substituted in revision for NAC
			 385.6055)
NRS
				388D.270
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 388D - Alternative School Choices › Section 388D.110 - Annual administration of norm-referenced test approved by Department

Current through June 11, 2024
1. At least once each school year, each
		  registered private school shall administer at least one nationally
		  norm-referenced test that has been approved by the Department pursuant to
		  subsection 2 to each pupil on behalf of whom a grant is provided pursuant to
		  NRS
		  388D.270. The registered private school must
		  include the results of the test in the record of the academic progress of the
		  pupil that the school is required to maintain pursuant to subsection 5 of
		  NRS
		  388D.270.
2. Except as otherwise provided in subsection
		  3, the Department will approve a nationally norm-referenced test for
		  administration to pupils on behalf of whom grants are awarded if:
(a) The test has a reliability coefficient of
		  at least 0.8 measuring the internal consistency of the test;
(b) The test has high content
		  validity;
(c) Norming studies have
		  been conducted on the test within the immediately preceding 10 years;
		  and
(d) The test serves as a
		  measure of pupil achievement in English language arts and mathematics for
		  pupils enrolled in kindergarten through grade 12.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 388D - Alternative School Choices › Section 388D.120 - Quarterly submission of electronic list of certain information; annual report of aggregate data

Current through June 11, 2024
1. By not later
		  than August 15, October 15, January 15 and March 15 of each year, each school
		  that is registered pursuant to NAC
		  388D.100 shall submit to the
		  Department electronically a list of each pupil on behalf of whom the school
		  received money from a grant for the previous quarter pursuant to
		  NRS
		  388D.270. The electronic list must include,
		  for each grant:
(a) Demographic information
		  for each pupil on behalf of whom grant money is received, including the name,
		  date of birth, grade level, gender and race or ethnicity of the pupil and the
		  name and address of the parent or guardian of the pupil;
(b) The name of each scholarship organization
		  that awarded a grant to the school on behalf of a pupil and the amount of each
		  grant; and
(c) The manner in which
		  money from each grant has been used, including, without limitation, any portion
		  of such money that has been used to pay for:
(1) Tuition and fees charged by the school;
		  and
(2) Transportation to and from
		  the school.