NAC386.170. Application to form charter school: Inclusion of information regarding issues of health and safety.

In addition to the items required pursuant to subsection 2 of NRS 386.520, an application submitted to the Department pursuant to that subsection by a committee to form a charter school must also include certain information regarding issues of health and safety that affect the proposed charter school, including, without limitation:

     1. A description of the manner in which pupils will be transported to the proposed charter school, including, without limitation, the details of any contract that the charter school has entered into pursuant to subsection 1 of NRS 386.560 for the transportation of pupils and the details of any plan developed in consultation with the parents and guardians of pupils for the transportation of pupils.

     2. Descriptions of the manner in which the proposed charter school will:

     (a) Provide health services to pupils, including, without limitation, the details of any contract that the charter school has entered into pursuant to subsection 1 of NRS 386.560 for the provision of health services to pupils; and

     (b) Maintain records related to the immunization of pupils that is required pursuant to NRS 392.435 to ensure that pupils are immunized in a timely manner.

     3. Unless the facility that the proposed charter school will occupy is a public school, documents which indicate to the satisfaction of the Department that the facility which the charter school will occupy has been inspected and meets the requirements of any applicable building codes, codes for the prevention of fire, and codes pertaining to safety, health and sanitation.

     4. Evidence which demonstrates to the satisfaction of the Department that the committee has communicated with the Division of Industrial Relations of the Department of Business and Industry regarding compliance with the federal Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, as amended.

     5. A description of the procedures that will be used to provide drills for the pupils in the charter school to instruct those pupils in the appropriate procedures to be followed in the event of a fire or other emergency.

     (Added to NAC by Dep’t of Education by R196-97, eff. 3-13-98; A by R163-99, 2-2-2000)