Nevada Revised Statutes 388A.303 – Sponsor authorized to take certain action upon termination of charter contract; sponsor to make certain considerations before selecting governing body to operate additional campus of existing charter school
1. If the sponsor of a charter school terminates a charter contract pursuant to NRS 388A.300 or 388A.330, the sponsor may:
Terms Used In Nevada Revised Statutes 388A.303
- Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
- Charter school: means a public school that is formed pursuant to the provisions of chapter 388A of NRS. See Nevada Revised Statutes 385.007
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Mortgagor: The person who pledges property to a creditor as collateral for a loan and who receives the money.
(a) Petition the district court to appoint a receiver, to be paid from the funds of the charter school, to oversee and manage the charter school until other arrangements are made for pupils who attend the school.
(b) Issue a request for proposals inviting the governing body of another charter school to negotiate with the owner, mortgagor or lienholder of the facilities in which the charter school operated for the purpose of operating an additional campus of the other charter school under the sponsorship of either the sponsor of the charter school for which the charter contract has been terminated or the sponsor of the charter school that intends to operate an additional campus. If the governing body proposes to operate an additional campus of the other charter school under the sponsorship of:
(1) The sponsor of the charter school for which the charter contract has been terminated and the sponsor is not the sponsor of the charter school currently operated by the governing body, the governing body must, before the additional campus begins operating, also submit to the sponsor of the charter school for which the charter contract has been terminated and receive approval for an application to form a charter school pursuant to NRS 388A.243 and 388A.246.
(2) The sponsor of the charter school currently operated by the governing body, the governing body must, before the additional campus begins operating, also submit a request for and receive approval of an amendment to its charter contract to consolidate charter schools pursuant to NRS 388A.270, 388A.279 and 388A.282.
2. Before selecting a governing body to operate another campus of an existing charter school to replace a charter school whose charter contract has been terminated pursuant to subsection 1, the sponsor must consider:
(a) The performance record of the charter school in this State and other states;
(b) The plan of the governing body for improving pupil achievement and school performance;
(c) The suitability of the proposed academic program for pupils who were enrolled in the charter school before the termination of the charter contract; and
(d) Input from members of the community in which the charter school is located and parents who were enrolled in the charter school before the termination of the charter contract, including, without limitation, the input described in subsection 1 of NRS 388A.336.