Authorization to award money for transportation of pupils; transportation plan required; criteria for approval of plan.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 388A.3936
in effect1. 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.
Source: NV Statutes (Official Site)URL: https://www.leg.state.nv.us/nrs/NRS-388A.htmlFetched: 10/4/2026