Inclusion of pupils in count for State Education Fund; deposit of money; distribution in first year of operation; payment of remaining apportionments upon cessation of operation; purchase of real property.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 388C.260
in effect1. Each pupil who is enrolled in a university school for profoundly gifted pupils, including, without limitation, a pupil who is enrolled in a program of special education in a university school for profoundly gifted pupils, must be included in the count of pupils in the university school for the purposes of apportionments and allowances from the State Education Fund pursuant to NRS 387.121 to 387.12468 , inclusive, unless the pupil is exempt from compulsory school enrollment and attendance pursuant to NRS 392.070 .
2. A university school for profoundly gifted pupils is entitled to receive its proportionate share of any other money available from federal, state or local sources that the school or the pupils who are enrolled in the school are eligible to receive.
3. All money received by a university school for profoundly gifted pupils from this State or from the board of trustees of a school district must be deposited in an account with a bank, credit union or other financial institution in this State.
4. The governing body of a university school for profoundly gifted pupils may negotiate with the board of trustees of the school district in which the school is located or the State Board for additional money to pay for services that the governing body wishes to offer.
5. To determine the amount of money for distribution to a university school for profoundly gifted pupils in its first year of operation in which state funding is provided, the count of pupils who are enrolled in the university school must initially be determined 30 days before the beginning of the school year of the school district in which the university school is located, based upon the number of pupils whose applications for enrollment have been approved by the university school. The count of pupils who are enrolled in a university school for profoundly gifted pupils must be revised each quarter based upon the average daily enrollment of pupils in the university school reported for the preceding quarter pursuant to subsection 1 of NRS 387.1223 .
6. Pursuant to NRS 387.1242 , the governing body of a university school for profoundly gifted pupils may request that the apportionments made to the university school in its first year of operation be paid to the university school 30 days before the apportionments are otherwise required to be made.
7. If a university school for profoundly gifted pupils ceases to operate pursuant to this chapter during a school year, the remaining apportionments that would have been made to the university school pursuant to NRS 387.124 and 387.1242 for that school year must be paid on a proportionate basis to the school districts where the pupils who were enrolled in the university school reside.
8. If the governing body of a university school for profoundly gifted pupils uses money received from this State to purchase real property, buildings, equipment or facilities, the governing body of the university school shall assign a security interest in the property, buildings, equipment and facilities to the State of Nevada.
Source: NV Statutes (Official Site)URL: https://www.leg.state.nv.us/nrs/NRS-388C.htmlFetched: 10/4/2026