SB 451 — Authorizes variable-length renewal of charter contracts. (BDR 34-391)

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451–COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION (O N BEHALF OF THE LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION ) M ARCH 25, 2019 ____________ Referred to Committee on Education SUMMARY—Authorizes variable-length renewal of charter contracts.

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A charter contract must be executed not later than 60 days - *SB451* – 2 – before the charter school commences operation.

(b) A description of the administrative relationship between the sponsor of the charter school and the governing body of the charter school, including, without limitation, the rights and duties of the sponsor and the governing body;

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If the State Public Charter School Authority approves the application:

- *SB451* – 3 – (a) That institution shall be deemed the sponsor of the charter school.

8.written charter or a charter contract, as applicable, must be for a term of 6 years.

[A] Except as otherwise provided in NRS 388A.285, a written charter or a charter contract, as applicable, must be for a term of 6 years.

Sec.- 80th Session (2019) – 3 – 388A.285 NRS1.

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NRS 388A.285 is hereby amended to read as follows:

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and (d) The criteria that the sponsor will apply in making a determination on the application for renewal based upon the performance framework for the charter school and the requirements of this chapter.

If a charter school seeks to renew its charter contract, the governing body of the charter school shall submit an application for renewal to the sponsor of the charter school on or before October 15 of the final school year in which the charter school is authorized to - *SB451* – 4 – operate pursuant to its charter contract.

The application for renewal mustmus(a) include,The withoutrequirements limitation:for the application identified by the sponsor in the performance report prepared by the sponsor pursuant to subsection 1;

(a) The requirements for the application identified by the sponsor in the performance report prepared by the sponsor pursuant to subsection 1;

(c) Any information or data that the governing body of the charter school determines supports the renewal of the charter contract in addition to the information contained in the performance report prepared by the sponsor pursuant to subsection 1 and any - 80th Session (2019) – 4 – response submitted by the governing body pursuant to subsection 2;

4.application for renewal of the charter contract at a meeting held in accordance with chapter 241 of NRS.

The sponsor of a charter school shall consider the application for renewal of the charter contract at a meeting held in accordance with chapter 241 of NRS.

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