Section 388A.725 - Application to operate; authorization; standard charter contract; contents1. A charter school that is sponsored by the State Public Charter School Authority, or a committee to form a charter school or charter management organization that has submitted an application to be sponsored by the State Public Charter School Authority, may apply to the State Public Charter School Authority for authorization to operate as a charter school for distance education. The charter school, committee to form a charter school or charter management organization shall include in its application to the State Public Charter School Authority a description of: (a) The support available to each pupil, in his or her home or community, including, without limitation, the availability and frequency of interactions between the pupil and teachers;(b) The methods the charter school for distance education will use to administer any test, exam or assessment required by state or federal law;(c) The methods the charter school for distance education will use to assess the academic success of pupils; and(d) The criteria pupils must meet to be eligible for enrollment at the charter school for distance education and the process for accepting pupils.2. The State Public Charter School Authority may authorize:(a) A charter school to operate as a charter school for distance education if the charter school satisfies the requirements of subsection 1.(b) A committee to form a charter school or a charter management organization to form or operate, as applicable, a charter school for distance education if the committee to form a charter school or charter management organization satisfies the requirements of subsection 1 and of subsection 3 of NRS 388A.249.3. The State Public Charter School Authority shall adopt a standard charter contract that meets the requirements for charter contracts pursuant to NRS 388A.270 to be used for each charter school for distance education.4. In addition to any other provisions required by law, a charter contract to operate a charter school for distance education entered into on or after July 31, 2019, must include a description of:(a) The support available to each pupil, in his or her home or community, including, without limitation, the availability and frequency of interactions between the pupil and teachers;(b) The methods the charter school for distance education will use to administer any test, exam or assessment required by state or federal law;(c) The methods the charter school for distance education will use to assess the academic success of pupils; and(d) The criteria pupils must meet to be eligible for enrollment at the charter school for distance education and the process for accepting pupils.Added to NRS by 2019, 1622Added by 2019, Ch. 287,§11, eff. 6/1/2019.