Nevada § 388A.3932 - Expedited review of application to become qualified provider of alternative route to licensure program authorized in certain circumstances; request for waiver of certain requirements; review and approval or denial of application to become qualified provider

§ 388A.3932. Expedited review of application to become qualified provider of alternative route to licensure program authorized in certain circumstances; request for waiver of certain requirements; review and approval or denial of application to become qualified provider

1. A charter school that has received, within the immediately preceding 2 consecutive

school years, one of the three highest ratings of performance pursuant to the statewide

system of accountability for public schools may request that its sponsor submit a

request to the Commission on Professional Standards in Education for an expedited

review of an application to become a qualified provider of an alternative route to

licensure pursuant to subparagraph (1) of paragraph (a) of subsection 1 of NRS 391.019 . 2. A charter management organization which operates a charter school that has received,

within the immediately preceding 2 consecutive school years, one of the three highest

ratings of performance pursuant to the statewide system of accountability for public

schools, or equivalent ratings in another state, as determined by the Department,

and which intends to form a new charter school in this State may request that its

proposed sponsor submit a request to the Commission on Professional Standards in Education

for an expedited review of an application to become a qualified provider of an alternative

route to licensure pursuant to subparagraph (1) of paragraph (a) of subsection 1 of NRS 391.019 . 3. If a sponsor or proposed sponsor receives a request pursuant to subsection 1 or

2 and determines that the charter school or charter management organization, as applicable,

is eligible to become a qualified provider, the sponsor or proposed sponsor may submit

a request for an expedited review of the appropriate application to the Commission

on Professional Standards in Education. 4. A charter school or charter management organization may include in a request made

pursuant to subsection 1 or 2 a request for the Commission on Professional Standards

in Education to waive any requirement which may apply to a program for an alternative

route to licensure that is not prescribed by NRS 391.019 . If the sponsor or proposed sponsor, as applicable, approves the request made pursuant

to this subsection, the sponsor or proposed sponsor may include the request for a

waiver with the request for an expedited review submitted pursuant to subsection 3. 5. Upon receipt of the written request of a sponsor of a charter school or a proposed

sponsor of a charter management organization for an expedited review submitted pursuant

to subsection 3 and an application to become a qualified provider, the Commission

on Professional Standards in Education shall review the application to become a qualified

provider and approve or deny the application within 45 days after receipt of the application

and the written request. If the request for an expedited review includes a request for a waiver pursuant

to subsection 4, the Commission on Professional Standards in Education shall waive

any requirement which may apply to a program for an alternative route to licensure

that is not prescribed by NRS 391.019 .