NRS 388A.3936 Authorization to award money for transportation of pupils; transportation plan required; criteria for approval of plan.

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1. The State Public Charter School Authority may award money to a charter school for the transportation of pupils to the extent money has been appropriated for that purpose.

2. A charter school must not receive money pursuant to subsection 1 unless the State Public Charter School Authority has approved a transportation plan for the charter school.

3. Each charter school that wishes to receive money pursuant to subsection 1 must submit a transportation plan to the State Public Charter School Authority. The State Public Charter School Authority may approve the transportation plan of a charter school if it determines:

(a)The transportation plan is comprehensive and likely to be successfully implemented;

(b)The transportation plan will materially improve access to education in the region served by the transportation plan;

(c)The transportation plan demonstrates that the charter school will be able to comply with statutory and regulatory transportation requirements, including, without limitation, the certification of bus drivers and vehicle safety;

(d)The transportation plan is financially viable;

(e)The transportation plan would not cost more, on a per pupil basis, than the average cost for transportation for other public schools operating in the school district in which the charter school is located; and

(f)The academic, financial and organizational performance of the charter school indicate that the transportation plan is in the interest of pupils who will be served by the transportation plan.