Nevada § 388G.140 - Review of empowerment plan for State Public Charter School Authority-sponsored, Nevada System of Higher Education-sponsored and city or county-sponsored charter schools; opportunity to correct deficiencies; term of effectiveness; request for amendment; review of request for waiver from statute or regulation by State Board

§ 388G.140. Review of empowerment plan for State Public Charter School Authority-sponsored, Nevada System of Higher Education-sponsored and city or county-sponsored charter schools; opportunity to correct deficiencies; term of effectiveness; request for amendment; review of request for waiver from statute or regulation by State Board

1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 7, the empowerment team of a charter

school that is sponsored by the State Public Charter School Authority, by a college

or university within the Nevada System of Higher Education or by a city or county

which develops an empowerment plan pursuant to NRS 388G.120 shall submit the proposed plan to the Department for transmission to the State Board

for review and approval pursuant to this section. 2. The State Board shall review each proposed empowerment plan and approve or deny

the plan, including a request for a waiver from a statute contained in this title

or a regulation of the State Board or the Department, if applicable. The approval or denial of an empowerment plan must be based solely upon the contents

of the plan and may not consider the amount of money required to carry out the empowerment

plan if the plan is within the limits of the total apportionment to the charter school

pursuant to subsection 4 of NRS 388G.120 . 3. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 7, if the State Board approves an empowerment

plan, the President of the State Board, the principal of the charter school and the

chair of the empowerment team, if the principal is not the chair, shall each sign

the plan. The empowerment plan is effective for 3 years unless the empowerment team determines

that the school will no longer operate under the plan or the State Board revokes the

plan. 4. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 7, if the State Board denies an empowerment

plan, the State Board shall: (a) Return the plan to the empowerment team with a written statement indicating the

reason for the denial; and (b) Provide the empowerment team with a reasonable opportunity to correct any deficiencies

identified in the written statement and resubmit it for approval. An empowerment plan may be resubmitted not more than once in a school year. 5. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 7, an empowerment plan for a charter

school that is sponsored by the State Public Charter School Authority, by a college

or university within the Nevada System of Higher Education or by a city or county

is not effective and a charter school shall not operate as an empowerment school unless

the plan is signed by the President of the State Board, the principal of the charter

school and the chair of the empowerment team, if the principal is not the chair. 6. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 7, the empowerment team may submit a

written request to the Department for an amendment to the empowerment plan approved

pursuant to this section, including an explanation of the reason for the amendment. An amendment must be approved in the same manner as the empowerment plan was approved. 7. If an empowerment team has not been established pursuant to the exception provided

in subsection 2 of NRS 388G.100 , the principal of the school shall carry out the responsibilities and duties assigned

to the empowerment team pursuant to this section.