Nevada § 388A.381 - Authorization to contract with sponsor of charter school for certain services; annual service agreement; sponsor required to provide itemized accounting of cost of services; annual reconciliation of difference; request for independent review by Department

§ 388A.381. Authorization to contract with sponsor of charter school for certain services; annual service agreement; sponsor required to provide itemized accounting of cost of services; annual reconciliation of difference; request for independent review by Department

1. The governing body of a charter school may contract with the sponsor of the charter

school for the purchase of services, excluding those services which are covered by

the sponsorship fee paid to the sponsor pursuant to NRS 388A.414 . If the governing body of a charter school elects to purchase such services, the

governing body and the sponsor shall enter into an annual service agreement which

is separate from the charter contract of the charter school. 2. If a service agreement is entered into pursuant to this section, the sponsor of

the charter school shall, not later than August 1 after the completion of the school

year, provide to the governing body of the charter school an itemized accounting of

the actual costs of those services purchased by the charter school. Any difference between the amount paid by the charter school pursuant to the service

agreement and the actual cost for those services must be reconciled and paid to the

party to whom it is due. If the governing body or the sponsor disputes the amount due, the party making the

dispute may request an independent review by the Department, whose determination is

final. 3. The governing body of a charter school may not be required to enter into a service

agreement pursuant to this section as a condition to approval of its charter contract

by the sponsor of the charter school or as a condition to renewal of the charter contract.