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 or with the Nevada System of Higher Education 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 or a college or university within the Nevada System of Higher Education 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)—(Substituted in revision for part of NRS 386.560)
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.