Nevada Administrative Code

NAC 388A.140 Application to form charter school: Inclusion of information regarding facility and equipment. (NRS 388A.105, 388A.110, 388A.168, 388A.246) An application to form a charter school must include information regarding the facility and equipment of the proposed charter s…

NAC 388A.145 Application to form charter school: Inclusion of information regarding educational program. (NRS 388A.105, 388A.110, 388A.168, 388A.246) An application to form a charter school must include information regarding the educational program of the proposed charter school,…

NAC 388A.150 Application to form charter school: Inclusion of information regarding committee to form charter school, and governance and staffing. (NRS 388A.105, 388A.110, 388A.168, 388A.240, 388A.246) An application to form a charter school must include information regarding the…

NAC 388A.155 Application to form charter school: Inclusion of information regarding issues of health and safety. (NRS 388A.105, 388A.110, 388A.168, 388A.240, 388A.246) An application to form a charter school must include information regarding issues of health and safety that affe…

NAC 388A.160 Application to form charter school: Inclusion of certain miscellaneous information. (NRS 388A.105, 388A.110, 388A.168, 388A.246) An application to form a charter school must include miscellaneous information concerning the proposed charter school, including, without …

NAC 388A.165 Restrictions on application to form charter school submitted to State Public Charter School Authority after previous denials of application. (NRS 388A.105, 388A.110, 388A.168, 388A.252) If the State Public Charter School Authority receives an application to form a ch…

NAC 388A.170 Public meeting required to consider certain resubmitted applications. (NRS 388A.105, 388A.110, 388A.168, 388A.252, 388A.255) If: 1. A board of trustees of a school district or a college or university within the Nevada System of Higher Education receives an applicatio…

NAC 388A.175 Grounds for denial by proposed sponsor of application to form charter school. (NRS 388A.105, 388A.110, 388A.168, 388A.249) 1. A proposed sponsor shall not approve an application to form a charter school if: (a) The application does not satisfy the requirements of sub…

NAC 388A.180 Submission of certificate of occupancy for certain facilities. (NRS 388A.110) If a charter school occupies a facility that is not being used as a public school by the school district in which the charter school is located, the charter school shall submit to the spons…

NAC 388A.185 Duty of governing body to provide written notice of any change in mailing address of a charter school. (NRS 388A.110) Not later than 5 days after any change to the mailing address of a charter school, the governing body of the charter school shall provide written not…

NAC 388A.190 Provision and maintenance of industrial and general liability insurance coverage. (NRS 385.080, 388A.110) 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 4 of NAC 388A.140, a committee to form a charter school shall obtain insurance from an authorized insurer as follow…

NAC 388A.195 Provision and maintenance of insurance coverage or reserve fund for certain compensatory damages and certain fees, costs and expenses. (NRS 388A.110) 1. In addition to maintaining the insurance required pursuant to NAC 388A.190, the governing body of a charter school…

NAC 388A.200 Advisory committee required to comply with Open Meeting Law. (NRS 388A.110) If the governing body of a charter school establishes an advisory committee, the advisory committee shall comply with the provisions of chapter 241 of NRS. (Added to NAC by Dep’t of Education…

NAC 388A.205 Department to conduct comprehensive review of sponsors every 3 years; determination to continue or revoke authorization of sponsor based on comprehensive review; sponsor required to submit application to sponsor additional charter schools in certain circumstances. (N…

NAC 388A.250 “Applicant” defined. (NRS 388A.168) As used in NAC 388A.250 to 388A.270, inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires, “applicant” means a charter management organization or a committee to form a charter school which submits an application to form a charter schoo…

NAC 388A.255 Abbreviated application to form charter school. (NRS 388A.168, 388A.258) The Executive Director may develop an abbreviated application for submission by prospective applicants that do not have experience operating a charter school. The State Public Charter School Aut…

NAC 388A.260 Application to form charter school: Submission of notice of intent to submit; examination; withdrawal; establishment and duties of review panel; review of recommendation by State Public Charter School Authority; considerations; decision concerning applicant is final;…

NAC 388A.265 Submission of redacted application to be shared with public. (NRS 388A.168) 1. In addition to the application to form a charter school submitted pursuant to NAC 388A.260, each applicant shall submit a version of the application which excludes or redacts from the appl…

NAC 388A.270 Designation of applicant as proven provider. (NRS 388A.168) 1. Before submitting an application to form a charter school to the State Public Charter School Authority pursuant to NAC 388A.260, an applicant may request that the State Public Charter School Authority des…

NAC 388A.300 Request for change in sponsorship of charter school. (NRS 385.080, 388A.231) 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, the governing body of a charter school may request a change in the sponsorship of the charter school pursuant to NRS 388A.231. 2. A request f…

NAC 388A.305 Amendment of charter contract: Public meeting; approval of majority of members of governing board required; request; authority for approval by staff of sponsor. (NRS 388A.105, 388A.110, 388A.168, 388A.276) 1. The governing body of a charter school shall hold a public…

NAC 388A.310 Amendment of charter contract: Request to expand instruction to grade levels of pupils other than those for which charter school is currently approved. (NRS 388A.105, 388A.110, 388A.168, 388A.276) 1. If the governing body of a charter school wishes to amend its chart…

NAC 388A.315 Amendment of charter contract: Request to occupy new or additional facility. (NRS 388A.105, 388A.110, 388A.168, 388A.276) 1. If the governing body of a charter school wishes to amend its charter contract pursuant to NRS 388A.276 to occupy a new or additional facility…

NAC 388A.320 Amendment of charter contract: Request to acquire a new or additional facility. (NRS 388A.105, 388A.110, 388A.168, 388A.276) 1. If the governing body of a charter school wishes to amend its charter contract pursuant to NRS 388A.276 to acquire a new or additional faci…

NAC 388A.325 Amendment of charter contract: Request to eliminate a grade level or other educational services. (NRS 388A.105, 388A.110, 388A.168, 388A.276) 1. If the governing body of a charter school wishes to amend its charter contract pursuant to NRS 388A.276 to eliminate a gra…

NAC 388A.330 Amendment of charter contract: Governing body must obtain approval from sponsor for certain amendments. (NRS 388A.105, 388A.110, 388A.168, 388A.276) The governing body of a charter school must obtain approval from the sponsor of the charter school for any of the foll…

NAC 388A.335 Amendment of charter contract: Request for amendment not otherwise described in NAC 388A.310 to 388A.335, inclusive. (NRS 388A.105, 388A.110, 388A.168) If the governing body of a charter school wishes to amend its charter contract in a way that is not described in NA…

NAC 388A.337 Amendment of charter contract: Closure of campus at multi-campus school. (NRS 388A.110) The sponsor of a multi-campus school may amend the charter contract to close a campus without closing the multi-campus school. (Added to NAC by Dep’t of Education by R131-16, eff.…

NAC 388A.340 Governing body to notify sponsor of certain changes; changes must be approved in public meeting. (NRS 388A.110) 1. The governing body of a charter school shall notify the sponsor of the charter school not later than 10 days after the charter school makes any change t…

NAC 388A.345 Procedure for termination of charter contract. (NRS 388A.105, 388A.110, 388A.330) If the sponsor of a charter school intends to terminate the charter contract pursuant to NRS 388A.330, the sponsor shall: 1. Notify the governing body of the charter school, pursuant to…

NAC 388A.347 Procedure to restart charter school upon termination of charter contract; person selected to restart charter school granted right of first refusal to acquire assets of previous charter school; enrollment of previously enrolled pupils before new pupils are enrolled. (…

NAC 388A.350 “Persistently underperformed” interpreted. (NRS 388A.105, 388A.110, 388A.330) As used in NRS 388A.330, a charter school has “persistently underperformed” if: 1. The charter school was not rated in the first, second or third highest tier during the last three ratings …

NAC 388A.355 Closure: Duties of governing body, sponsor and Department; failure of compliance by licensed teacher who is member of governing body. (NRS 388A.105, 388A.110, 388A.306) 1. If the governing body of a charter school makes a voluntary decision to close the charter schoo…

NAC 388A.400 Request to amend charter contract: Submission; person or entity to whom certain requests to be submitted; when restated application to form charter school required; publication; requirements and considerations for approval; review of decision; duties of charter schoo…

NAC 388A.405 Submission of version of request to amend charter contract with certain information redacted. (NRS 388A.168) 1. In addition to the request to amend its charter contract submitted pursuant to NAC 388A.400, each charter school shall submit a version of the request to a…

NAC 388A.410 Additional conditions for approval of application to form charter school or request to amend charter contract for certain purposes; submission of certain documents upon receipt of charter contract or approval of amendment. (NRS 388A.168, 388A.258) 1. The State Public…

NAC 388A.415 Application for renewal of charter school contract: Submission; contents of application; waiver of certain requirements; site visits; review and recommendation by Executive Director; response to recommendation; publication; considerations; reconsideration of decision…

NAC 388A.420 Submission of version of application for renewal of charter contract; written response or request for reconsideration with certain information redacted. (NRS 388A.168) 1. In addition to the application for renewal of a charter contract, written response or request fo…

NAC 388A.500 Location of facilities. (NRS 388A.110) 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, a charter school that is sponsored by the board of trustees of a school district may provide instruction only in facilities located within the county in which that school district…

NAC 388A.505 Compliance with Occupational Safety and Health Act. (NRS 388A.110) Before the last day of the first operational school year, a charter school shall ensure that the facility which the charter school occupies is inspected and approved by the Division of Industrial Rela…

NAC 388A.510 Health and safety inspection of building or facility required for certain programs of distance education. (NRS 388A.110) If a charter school provides a program of distance education pursuant to NRS 388.820 to 388.874, inclusive, and the charter school intends to use …

NAC 388A.515 Equipment and supplies: Removal from premises; disposition upon closure. (NRS 388A.110) 1. If a charter school uses money received from the sponsor of the charter school, this State or the Federal Government to purchase equipment or supplies, the equipment and suppli…

NAC 388A.517 Personnel: Conviction of crimes and offenses involving moral turpitude for purposes of background investigation and termination of employment. (NRS 385.200, 388A.110, 388A.515, 388A.5342) 1. For the purposes of NRS 388A.515 and 388A.5342, the Superintendent of Public…

NAC 388A.518 Personnel: Circumstances under which volunteer deemed to have regular contact with pupils for purposes of background investigation; exceptions. (NRS 385.080, 388A.515) 1. For purposes of NRS 388A.515: (a) A volunteer at a charter school, including, without limitation…

NAC 388A.520 Governing body: Interpretation of “parents” for purpose of membership. (NRS 388A.105, 388A.110, 388A.320) The Department will interpret “parents,” as used in subsection 2 of NRS 388A.320, to mean parents and legal guardians of children enrolled in and attending the c…

NAC 388A.525 Governing body: Restrictions on membership; responsibilities; application for membership; submission of certain information to Department and sponsor; approval of minutes of public meetings. (NRS 388A.105, 388A.110, 388A.320) 1. A majority of the members of the gover…

NAC 388A.530 Governing body: Miscellaneous duties. (NRS 388A.105, 388A.110) The governing body of a charter school shall ensure that: 1. Pupils who earn academic credit at the school can readily transfer that credit to a comparable school without penalty. 2. The educational servi…