Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 388A - Charter Schools
NRS 388A.100 - Department and school district to maintain and provide certain information concerning charter schools; request for additional information from charter school by Department. Required regulations of Department.

1. The Department and the board of trustees of a school district shall:
(a) Upon request, provide information to the general public concerning the formation and operation of charter schools; and
(b) Maintain a list available for public inspection that describes the location of each charter school.
2. If the Department prescribes a process for charter schools to report certain information, the Department may request the identified information regardless if that information is required to be submitted by charter schools pursuant to a specific statute. Upon such a request, a charter school shall provide the information if the Department includes a detailed description of the requested information and the mechanism by which the Department will pay or reimburse the charter school for the requested information, if the provision of the information will incur any costs for the charter school.
(Added to NRS by 1997, 1856; A 1999, 3297; 2005, 2402; 2007, 2573; 2011, 3052; 2013, 1668; 2015, 3288)—(Substituted in revision for part of NRS 386.545)
The Department shall adopt regulations that prescribe:
1. The process for submission of an application pursuant to NRS 388A.220 by the board of trustees of a school district or a college or university within the Nevada System of Higher Education to the Department for authorization to sponsor charter schools, the contents of the application, the process for the Department to review the application and the timeline for review;
2. The process for submission of an application to form a charter school to the board of trustees of a school district and a college or university within the Nevada System of Higher Education, and the contents of the application;
3. The process for submission of an application to renew a charter contract to the board of trustees of a school district and a college or university within the Nevada System of Higher Education, and the contents of the application;
4. The criteria and type of investigation that must be applied by the board of trustees of a school district and a college or university within the Nevada System of Higher Education in determining whether to approve an application to form a charter school, an application to renew a charter contract or a request for an amendment of a charter contract;
5. The process for submission of an amendment of a charter contract to the board of trustees of a school district and a college or university within the Nevada System of Higher Education pursuant to NRS 388A.276 and the contents of the application; and
6. In consultation with the State Public Charter School Authority, other sponsors of charter schools, governing bodies of charter schools and persons who may be affected:
(a) Requirements for the annual independent audits of charter schools, including, without limitation, required training for prospective auditors on the expectations and scope of the audits; and
(b) Ethics requirements for the governing bodies of charter schools.
(Added to NRS by 1997, 1856; A 2001, 3131; 2007, 2573; 2011, 2365, 3051; 2013, 1667, 2926; 2015, 3286, 3287; 2019, 2066)

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