2011 Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 386 - Local Administrative Organization
NRS 386.540 - Regulations.

1. The Department shall adopt regulations that prescribe:

(a) The process for submission of an application by the board of trustees of a school district to the Department for authorization to sponsor charter schools and the contents of the application;

(b) The process for submission of an application to form a charter school to the board of trustees of a school district, the State Public Charter School Authority and a college or university within the Nevada System of Higher Education, and the contents of the application;

(c) The process for submission of an application to renew a written charter;

(d) The criteria and type of investigation that must be applied by the board of trustees, the State Public Charter School Authority and a college or university within the Nevada System of Higher Education in determining whether to approve an application to form a charter school, an application to renew a written charter or a request for an amendment of a written charter; and

(e) The process for submission of an amendment of a written charter pursuant to NRS 386.527 and the contents of the application.

2. The Department may adopt regulations as it determines are necessary to carry out the provisions of NRS 386.490 to 386.610, inclusive, including, without limitation, regulations that prescribe the:

(a) Procedures for accounting and budgeting;

(b) Requirements for performance audits and financial audits of charter schools on an annual basis for charter schools that do not satisfy the requirements of subsection 1 of NRS 386.5515; and

(c) Requirements for performance audits every 3 years and financial audits on an annual basis for charter schools that satisfy the requirements of subsection 1 of NRS 386.5515.

(Added to NRS by 1997, 1856; A 2001, 3131; 2007, 2573; 2011, 2365, 3051)