Nevada § 388G.610 - Responsibilities of local school precincts and large school districts; selection of certain staff by principal of local school precinct; procurement of equipment, services and supplies from outside sources required in certain circumstances; assignment of staff from central services; transferring additional responsibility to local school precincts

§ 388G.610. Responsibilities of local school precincts and large school districts; selection of certain staff by principal of local school precinct; procurement of equipment, services and supplies from outside sources required in certain circumstances; assignment of staff from central services; transferring additional responsibility to local school precincts

1. Except as otherwise provided in this section, the superintendent shall transfer

authority to each local school precinct to carry out responsibilities in accordance

with this section and the plan of operation approved for the local school precinct. 2. The superintendent shall transfer to each local school precinct the authority to

carry out the following responsibilities: (a) Select for the local school precinct the: (1) Teachers; (2) Administrators other than the principal; and (3) Other staff who work under the direct supervision of the principal. (b) Direct the supervision of the staff of the local school precinct, including, without

limitation, taking any necessary disciplinary action which does not involve a violation

of law or which does not require an investigation to comply with the law. (c) Procure such equipment, services and supplies as the local school precinct deems

necessary or advisable to carry out the plan of operation for the local school precinct. Equipment, services and supplies may be procured from the large school district

in which the local school precinct is located or elsewhere, but such procurement must

be carried out in accordance with the applicable policies of the large school district. (d) Develop a balanced budget for the local school precinct for the use of the money

allocated to the local school precinct, which must include, without limitation, the

manner in which to expend any money not used for the purposes described in paragraphs

(a), (b) and (c). (e) Any other responsibility for which authority is transferred pursuant to subsection

7. 3. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 7, a large school district shall remain

responsible for paying for and carrying out all other responsibilities necessary for

the operation of the local school precincts and the large school district which have

not been transferred to the local school precincts pursuant to subsection 2, including,

without limitation, responsibility for: (a) Negotiating the salaries, benefits and other conditions of employment of administrators,

teachers and other staff necessary for the operation of the local school precinct; (b) Transportation services; (c) Food services; (d) Risk management services; (e) Financial services, including payroll services; (f) Qualifying employees for any position within the large school district; (g) Services to promote and ensure equity and diversity; (h) Services to ensure compliance with all laws relating to civil rights; (i) Identification, evaluation, program placement, pupil assignment and other services

provided to pupils pursuant to the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, 20 U.S.C. §§ 1400 et seq., and the regulations adopted pursuant thereto, or pursuant to section 504 of the Rehabilitation

Act of 1973, 29 U.S.C. § 794 , and the regulations adopted pursuant thereto; (j) Legal services; (k) Maintenance and repair of buildings; (l) Maintenance of the grounds of the local school precinct; (m) Custodial services; (n) Implementation of the master plan developed for English learners; (o) Internal audits; (p) Information technology services; (q) Police services; (r) Emergency management services; (s) Carrying out state mandated assessments and accountability reports; (t) Capital projects; and (u) Utilities. 4. The principal of a local school precinct shall select for the local school precinct

the staff described in paragraph (a) of subsection 2 in accordance with the applicable

collective bargaining agreements. To the greatest extent possible, the principal of a local school precinct shall

select teachers who are licensed and in good standing before selecting substitutes

to teach at the local school precinct. The principal, in consultation with the organizational team, shall make every effort

to ensure that effective licensed teachers are employed at the local school precinct. 5. If a large school district is unable to provide any necessary maintenance or repair

of the buildings or grounds of a local school precinct in a timely manner, the large

school district must, at the expense of the large school district, procure any equipment,

services and supplies necessary from another entity or business to provide such maintenance

or repair for the local school precinct or take any other necessary action. 6. To the extent that any member of the staff of central services is assigned to provide

services at a local school precinct on a temporary or permanent basis, the decision

regarding the assignment and any subsequent reassignment of the member of the staff

must be made in consultation with the principal of the local school precinct and the

school associate superintendent. 7. On or before January 15 of each year, the superintendent shall determine, in consultation

with the principals, school associate superintendents and organizational teams of

each local school precinct, any additional authority that is not listed in subsection

2 to recommend transferring to one or more local school precincts. Such authority may include the authority to carry out any of the responsibilities

listed in subsection 3 which is not prohibited by law, other than the responsibility

for capital projects, if it is determined that transferring the authority will serve

the best interests of the pupils. The recommendation to transfer authority to one or more local school precincts must

be submitted for approval by the board of trustees of the large school district. The board of trustees of the large school district shall consider such a recommendation

and determine whether to approve the transfer of additional authority at its next

regularly scheduled meeting if submitted within 5 working days before the next regularly

scheduled meeting and otherwise the recommendation shall be considered at the following

meeting. 8. If the authority to carry out any responsibility is transferred to a local school

precinct pursuant to subsection 7, the large school district must allocate additional

money to the local school precinct in an amount equal to the amount that would otherwise

be paid by the large school district to carry out the responsibility.