1. To the extent money is available from legislative appropriation or otherwise, a charter school may apply to the Department for money for facilities if:
(a) The charter school has been operating in this State for at least 5 consecutive years and is in good financial standing;
(b) Each financial audit and each performance audit of the charter school required by the Department pursuant to NRS 388A.105 or 388A.110 contains no major notations, corrections or errors concerning the charter school for at least 5 consecutive years;
(c) The charter school has met or exceeded the school achievement targets and performance targets established pursuant to the statewide system of accountability for public schools or has demonstrated improvement in the achievement of pupils enrolled in the charter school, as indicated by those school achievement targets and performance targets, for the majority of the years of its operation; and
(d) At least 75 percent of the pupils enrolled in grade 12 in the charter school in the immediately preceding school year have satisfied the requirements of subsection 3 or 4 of NRS 390.600 or the criteria prescribed by the State Board pursuant to subsection 1 of NRS 390.600, if the charter school enrolls pupils at a high school grade level.
2. A charter school that satisfies the requirements of subsection 1 shall submit to a performance audit as required by the Department one time every 3 years. The sponsor of the charter school and the Department shall not request a performance audit of the charter school more frequently than every 3 years without reasonable evidence of noncompliance in achieving the educational goals and objectives of the charter school based upon the annual report submitted to the Department pursuant to NRS 388A.351. If the charter school no longer satisfies the requirements of subsection 1 or if reasonable evidence of noncompliance in achieving the educational goals and objectives of the charter school exists based upon the annual report, the charter school shall, upon written notice from the sponsor, submit to an annual performance audit. Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph (b) of subsection 1, such a charter school:
(a) May, after undergoing the annual performance audit, reapply to the sponsor to determine whether the charter school satisfies the requirements of paragraphs (a), (c) and (d) of subsection 1.
(b) Is not eligible for any available money pursuant to subsection 1 until the sponsor determines that the charter school satisfies the requirements of that subsection.
3. A charter school that does not satisfy the requirements of subsection 1 shall submit a quarterly report of the financial status of the charter school if requested by the sponsor of the charter school.
(Added to NRS by 2007, 2567; A 2009, 915, 933; 2011, 2365, 3054; 2013, 1922, 3263; 2017, 234, 3239)—(Substituted in revision for NRS 386.5515)
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.