386.536 - Appointment of trustee upon closure of charter school; financial compensation for trustee.
386.536 Appointment of trustee upon closure of charter school; financial compensation for trustee.
1. Except as otherwise provided in subsections 2 and 3, if a charter school ceases to operate voluntarily or upon revocation of its written charter, the governing body of the charter school shall appoint an administrator of the charter school, subject to the approval of the sponsor of the charter school, to act as a trustee during the process of the closure of the charter school and for 1 year after the date of closure. The administrator shall assume the responsibility for the records of the:
(a) Charter school;
(b) Employees of the charter school; and
(c) Pupils enrolled in the charter school.
2. If an administrator for the charter school is no longer available to carry out the duties set forth in subsection 1, the governing body of the charter school shall appoint a qualified person to assume those duties.
3. If the governing body of the charter school ceases to exist or is otherwise unable to appoint an administrator pursuant to subsection 1 or a qualified person pursuant to subsection 2, the sponsor of the charter school shall appoint an administrator or a qualified person to carry out the duties set forth in subsection 1.
4. The governing body of the charter school or the sponsor of the charter school may, to the extent practicable, provide financial compensation to the administrator or person appointed to carry out the provisions of this section. If the sponsor of the charter school provides such financial compensation, the sponsor is entitled to receive reimbursement from the charter school for the costs incurred by the sponsor in providing the financial compensation. Such reimbursement must not exceed costs incurred for a period longer than 6 months.
(Added to NRS by 2007, 1255; A 2009, 933)