Nevada § 388A.240 - Membership of committee to form charter school
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§ 388A.240. Membership of committee to form charter school
1. A committee to form a charter school must consist of: (a) One member who is a teacher or other person licensed pursuant to chapter 391 of NRS or who previously held such a license and is retired, as long as his or her license
was held in good standing; (b) One member who: (1) Satisfies the qualifications of paragraph (a); or (2) Is a school administrator with a license issued by another state or who previously
held such a license and is retired, as long as his or her license was held in good
standing; (c) One parent or legal guardian who is not a teacher or employee of the proposed
charter school; and (d) Two members who possess knowledge and expertise in one or more of the following
areas: (1) Accounting; (2) Financial services; (3) Law; or (4) Human resources. 2. In addition to the members who serve pursuant to subsection 1, the committee to
form a charter school may include, without limitation, not more than four additional
members as follows: (a) Members of the general public; (b) Representatives of nonprofit organizations and businesses; or (c) Representatives of a college or university within the Nevada System of Higher
Education. 3. A majority of the persons who serve on the committee to form a charter school must
be residents of this State at the time that the application to form the charter school
is submitted to the Department. 4. As used in subsection 1, “ teacher ” means a person who: (a) Holds a current license to teach issued pursuant to chapter 391 of NRS or who previously held such a license and is retired, as long as his or her license
was held in good standing; and (b) Has at least 2 years of experience as an employed teacher. The term does not include a person who is employed as a substitute teacher.
Source: official Nevada text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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