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Nevada Revised Statutes Title 34. Education § 388A.279. Amendment of charter contract: Public hearing; approval of sponsor required; when request required to be denied

Current as of January 01, 2021 | Updated by FindLaw Staff

1. The State Public Charter School Authority, the board of trustees of the school district, a college or university within the Nevada System of Higher Education or a city or county, as applicable, which sponsors a charter school may hold a public hearing concerning any request to amend a charter contract of the charter school it sponsors, including, without limitation, a request to amend a charter contract for the purpose of:

(a) Expanding the charter school to offer instruction in grade levels for which the charter school does not already offer instruction.

(b) Increasing the total enrollment of a charter school or the enrollment of pupils in a particular grade level in the charter school for a school year to more than 120 percent of the enrollment prescribed in the charter contract for that school year.

(c) Reducing the total enrollment of a charter school or the enrollment of pupils in a particular grade level in the charter school for a school year to less than 80 percent of the enrollment prescribed in the charter contract for that school year.

(d) Seeking to acquire an additional facility in any county of this State to expand the enrollment of the charter school.

(e) Consolidating the operations of multiple charter schools pursuant to NRS 388A.282.

2. A charter contract may not be amended in any manner described in subsection 1 unless the amendment is approved by the State Public Charter School Authority, the board of trustees of the school district, a college or university within the Nevada System of Higher Education or a city or county, as applicable.

3. The State Public Charter School Authority, the board of trustees of the school district, a college or university within the Nevada System of Higher Education or a city or county, as applicable, must deny a request to amend a charter contract in the manner described in paragraph (d) or (e) of subsection 1 if the State Public Charter School Authority, the board of trustees, a college or university within the Nevada System of Higher Education or a city or county, as applicable, determines that:

(a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection 6 of NRS 388A.274, the charter school is not meeting the requirements of the performance framework concerning academics, finances or organization established pursuant to NRS 388A.273; or

(b) The governing body does not have a comprehensive and feasible plan to operate additional facilities.

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