NRS 388A.414 Payment of quarterly sponsorship fee to sponsor; request by charter school for reduction in amount of sponsorship fee.
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NRS 388A.414 Payment of quarterly sponsorship fee to sponsor; request by charter school for reduction in amount of sponsorship fee.
1. Upon completion of each school quarter, the Superintendent of Public Instruction shall pay to the sponsor of a charter school one-quarter of the yearly sponsorship fee for the administrative costs associated with sponsorship for that school quarter, which must be deducted from the monthly apportionment to the charter school made pursuant to subsections 1 and 2 of NRS 387.124 and NRS 387.1241 . Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, the yearly sponsorship fee for the sponsor of a charter school must be in an amount of money not to exceed 2 percent of the total amount of money apportioned to the charter school during the school year pursuant to subsections 1 and 2 of NRS 387.124 and NRS 387.1241 .
2. If the governing body of a charter school satisfies the requirements of this section, the governing body may submit a request to the sponsor of the charter school for approval of a sponsorship fee in an amount that is less than 2 percent but at least 1 percent of the total amount of money apportioned to the charter school during the school year pursuant to subsections 1 and 2 of NRS 387.124 and NRS 387.1241 .
3. The sponsor of the charter school shall approve such a request if the sponsor of the charter school determines that the charter school satisfies the requirements of this subsection. If the sponsor of the charter school approves such a request, the sponsor shall provide notice of the decision to the governing body of the charter school and the Superintendent of Public Instruction. If the sponsor of the charter school denies such a request, the governing body of the charter school may appeal the decision of the sponsor to the Superintendent of Public Instruction.
4. Upon appeal, the sponsor of the charter school and the governing body of the charter school are entitled to present evidence. The decision of the Superintendent of Public Instruction on the appeal is final and is not subject to judicial review.
5. The governing body of a charter school may submit a request for a reduction of the sponsorship fee pursuant to this section if:
(a)The charter school satisfies the requirements of subsection 1 of NRS 388A.405 ; and
(b)There has been a decrease in the duties of the sponsor of the charter school that justifies a decrease in the sponsorship fee.