Nevada § 393.080 - General powers of board of trustees; notice required to close school or change location or use of school
Full text of Nevada Nevada Revised Statutes § 393.080 — General powers of board of trustees; notice required to close school or change location or use of school, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 393.080. General powers of board of trustees; notice required to close school or change location or use of school
1. The board of trustees of a school district may: (a) Build, purchase or rent schoolhouses and other school buildings, including, but
not limited to, teacherages, gymnasiums and stadiums, and dormitories and dining halls
as provided in NRS 393.090 . (b) Enter into lease agreements for school facilities with an option to purchase the
facilities. (c) Change the location of schools. (d) Close a school or change the use of the school building to a purpose other than
the teaching of kindergarten through 12th grade. (e) Supervise and inspect the work performed pursuant to a contract to which the provisions
of NRS 393.110 apply. 2. Any board of trustees which proposes to change the location of a school, close
a school or change the use of a school building as provided in subsection 1 shall
give 30 days' written notice to the principal and teachers of the affected school
and to the parents of the children attending that school. In addition the board of trustees shall publish a notice of the subject, time and
place of the meeting at which the matter will be considered, in a newspaper of general
circulation in the county at least 10 days before the meeting.
Source: official Nevada text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 393.080 ("General powers of board of trustees; notice required to close school or change location or use of school") is part of the Nevada Revised Statutes, the codified statutory law of Nevada. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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