1. Unless a waiver is granted pursuant to subsection 2 of NRS 388A.243, the governing body of a charter school must consist of:
(a) One member who is a teacher or other person licensed pursuant to chapter 391 of NRS or who previously held such a license and is retired, as long as his or her license was held in good standing.
(b) One member who:
(1) Satisfies the qualifications of paragraph (a); or
(2) Is a school administrator with a license issued by another state or who previously held such a license and is retired, as long as his or her license was held in good standing.
(c) One parent or legal guardian of a pupil enrolled in the charter school who is not a teacher or an administrator at the charter school.
(d) Two members who possess knowledge and experience in one or more of the following areas:
(1) Accounting;
(2) Financial services;
(3) Law; or
(4) Human resources.
2. In addition to the members who serve pursuant to subsection 1, the governing body of a charter school may include, without limitation, parents and representatives of nonprofit organizations and businesses. Unless a waiver is granted pursuant to subsection 2 of NRS 388A.243, not more than two persons who serve on the governing body may represent the same organization or business or otherwise represent the interests of the same organization or business. A majority of the members of the governing body must reside in this State. If the membership of the governing body changes, the governing body shall provide written notice to the sponsor of the charter school within 10 working days after such change.
3. A person may serve on the governing body only if the person submits an affidavit to the sponsor of the charter school indicating that the person:
(a) Has not been convicted of a felony relating to serving on the governing body of a charter school or any offense involving moral turpitude.
(b) Has received training or read and understands material concerning the roles and responsibilities of members of governing bodies of charter schools and other training and material designed to assist the governing bodies of charter schools, if such training and material is provided to the person by the sponsor or an application to form a charter school or amend a charter contract provides that the member would receive such training or read and understand such material.
(c) Complies with the requirements of NRS 388A.323.
4. A person who wishes to serve on the governing body shall disclose to the sponsor of the charter school any conflicts of interest concerning the person or any family member of the person and a charter management organization, educational management organization or other person with which the governing body of the charter school has entered into a contract to provide any services at the charter school in the immediately preceding year.
5. The governing body of a charter school is a public body. It is hereby given such reasonable and necessary powers, not conflicting with the Constitution and the laws of the State of Nevada, as may be requisite to attain the ends for which the charter school is established and to promote the welfare of pupils who are enrolled in the charter school.
6. The governing body of a charter school shall, during each calendar quarter, hold at least one regularly scheduled public meeting in the county in which a facility operated by the charter school where pupils receive instruction is located. Upon an affirmative vote of a majority of the membership of the governing body, each member is entitled to receive a salary of not more than $80 for attendance at each meeting, as fixed by the governing body, not to exceed payment for more than one meeting per month.
7. As used in subsection 1, "teacher" means a person who:
(a) Holds a current license to teach issued pursuant to chapter 391 of NRS or who previously held such a license and is retired, as long as his or her license was held in good standing; and
(b) Has at least 2 years of experience as an employed teacher.
The term does not include a person who is employed as a substitute teacher.
(Added to NRS by 1999, 3290; A 2001, 3131; 2003, 2697; 2005, 2539; 2007, 2574; 2011, 3053; 2013, 1669, 3827; 2015, 3290, 3291; 2021, 2227)
Structure Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 388A - Charter Schools
NRS 388A.015 - "Charter contract" defined.
NRS 388A.020 - "Charter management organization" defined.
NRS 388A.030 - "Educational management organization" defined.
NRS 388A.035 - "Executive Director" defined.
NRS 388A.040 - "Performance framework" defined.
NRS 388A.045 - "Pupil ‘at risk’ " defined.
NRS 388A.050 - "State Public Charter School Authority" defined.
NRS 388A.075 - Legislative declaration concerning formation of charter schools.
NRS 388A.080 - No authority to convert public school or homeschool to charter school.
NRS 388A.085 - Provisions governing formation and operation of charter schools.
NRS 388A.087 - Charter school deemed to be political subdivision of State for certain purposes.
NRS 388A.090 - Support by or affiliation with religion or religious organization prohibited.
NRS 388A.095 - Operation for profit prohibited; incorporation as nonprofit corporation authorized.
NRS 388A.110 - Authorized regulations of Department.
NRS 388A.150 - Creation; purpose.
NRS 388A.155 - Required training.
NRS 388A.156 - Meetings; quorum.
NRS 388A.159 - Authority deemed local educational agency for all purposes.
NRS 388A.165 - Contracts with persons regarding charter schools.
NRS 388A.167 - Plan to manage growth of charter schools.
NRS 388A.190 - Executive Director: Appointment; unclassified service; eligibility.
NRS 388A.196 - Executive Director: Duties.
NRS 388A.199 - Employment and qualifications of staff; periodic evaluations.
NRS 388A.231 - Change of sponsor.
NRS 388A.240 - Membership of committee to form charter school.
NRS 388A.246 - Contents of application.
NRS 388A.276 - Amendment of charter contract.
NRS 388A.282 - Consolidation of operations of two or more charter schools.
NRS 388A.323 - Fingerprinting of members; removal of member convicted of certain crimes.
NRS 388A.333 - Appointment of new members; review of employees and hiring of new employees.
NRS 388A.348 - Submission of accountability information to sponsor of charter school.
NRS 388A.351 - Annual report by sponsor of charter school.
NRS 388A.353 - Biennial reports of amounts paid to educational management organizations.
NRS 388A.355 - Biennial report of corrective actions taken by sponsor of charter school.
NRS 388A.360 - Requirements of facility before commencement of operation.
NRS 388A.363 - Notification to primary law enforcement agency regarding location of charter school.
NRS 388A.369 - Interference by school district with operation and management prohibited.
NRS 388A.420 - Orders for payment of money; limitations.
NRS 388A.423 - Bankruptcy: Disposition of property; immunity of State and sponsor from liability.
NRS 388A.435 - Authorized uses of money in Account; limitation on amount of loans.
NRS 388A.438 - Application for loan; requirements of contract for loan; regulations.
NRS 388A.478 - Transfer of credit to other public school.
NRS 388A.490 - Issuance of high school diploma; approval of form for diploma by Department.
NRS 388A.505 - "Unsupervised contact" defined.
NRS 388A.510 - "Volunteer" defined.
NRS 388A.516 - Conditions under which volunteer not required to submit fingerprints.
NRS 388A.530 - Leave of absence from school district to accept employment with charter school.
NRS 388A.5332 - "Arrest" defined.
NRS 388A.5338 - Timely submission of information by charter school.
NRS 388A.5342 - Termination of employment upon conviction of certain crimes.
NRS 388A.560 - "Bond" and "revenue bond" defined.
NRS 388A.565 - "Cost of the project" defined.
NRS 388A.570 - "Director of the Department of Business and Industry" defined.
NRS 388A.575 - "Expense of operation and maintenance" defined.
NRS 388A.580 - "Finance" and "financing" defined.
NRS 388A.585 - "Financing agreement" defined.
NRS 388A.590 - "Mortgage" defined.
NRS 388A.595 - "Obligor" defined.
NRS 388A.600 - "Project" defined.
NRS 388A.605 - "Revenues" defined.
NRS 388A.620 - Declaration of legislative intent.
NRS 388A.625 - Limitation of actions.
NRS 388A.635 - Sufficiency of NRS 388A.550 to 388A.695, inclusive; construction.
NRS 388A.670 - Special obligations of State.
NRS 388A.690 - Exemption from taxation; exceptions.
NRS 388A.695 - General power of Director of Department of Business and Industry to issue bonds.
NRS 388A.705 - "Charter school for distance education" defined.
NRS 388A.710 - "Course of distance education" defined.
NRS 388A.715 - "Distance education" defined.
NRS 388A.720 - "Program of distance education" defined.
NRS 388A.725 - Application to operate; authorization; standard charter contract; contents.