Except as otherwise provided in NRS 388A.685, the Director of the Department of Business and Industry shall not finance a project unless, before financing the project, the Director of the Department of Business and Industry finds and the State Board of Finance approves the findings of the Director of the Department of Business and Industry that:
1. The project consists of any land, building or other improvement, and all real and personal properties necessary in connection therewith, which is suitable for new construction, improvement, restoration or rehabilitation of charter school facilities;
2. The charter school for whose benefit the project is being financed is not in default under the charter contract granted by its sponsor, as determined by the sponsor;
3. The charter school for whose benefit the project is being financed has received, within the most recent 2 consecutive school years for which the charter school received an annual rating, one of the three highest ratings of performance pursuant to the statewide system of accountability for public schools, or has received equivalent ratings in another state, as determined by the Department of Education;
4. There are sufficient safeguards to ensure that all money provided by the Director of the Department of Business and Industry will be expended solely for the purposes of the project;
5. There are sufficient safeguards to ensure that the Director of the Department of Business and Industry will have the ability to monitor compliance with the provisions of NRS 388A.550 to 388A.695, inclusive, on an ongoing basis with respect to the project;
6. Through the advice of counsel or other reliable source, the project has received all approvals by the local, state and federal governments which may be necessary to proceed with construction, improvement, rehabilitation or redevelopment of the project; and
7. There has been a request by a charter school, lessee, purchaser or other obligor to have the Director of the Department of Business and Industry issue bonds to finance the project.
(Added to NRS by 2013, 1591; A 2015, 2388; 2021, 21)
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.