Current through February 27, 2024
1. For purposes of
NRS
388A.515:
(a) A volunteer at a charter school,
including, without limitation, a parent or guardian of a pupil, student
teacher, unpaid coach, adviser, tutor or mentor, shall be deemed to have
regular contact with pupils if the volunteer interacts with pupils at the same
charter school:
(1) At least four times in 1
month; or
(2) At least once each
week for 4 or more consecutive weeks.
(b) A student who is enrolled at an
institution of higher education shall not be deemed to be a volunteer if the
student is:
(1) Taking a course which requires
the student to be present in the classroom of the charter school on a limited
basis to observe and to be observed in the classroom; and
(2) Under direct supervision of a teacher or
his or her professor at all times while in the classroom.
2. The governing body of
a charter school is not required to forward fingerprints submitted by a
volunteer pursuant to
NRS
388A.515 to the Central Repository for Nevada
Records of Criminal History if the volunteer submits sufficient evidence to the
governing body or the governing body otherwise determines that:
(a) Not more than 6 months before the date on
which the volunteer is required by
NRS
388A.515 to submit his or her fingerprints, a
federal, state or local governmental entity or nonprofit entity conducted an
investigation into the criminal background of the volunteer that included the
submission of fingerprints to the Federal Bureau of Investigation for the
purpose of interacting with pupils at school as a volunteer; and
(b) The person was determined eligible to
interact with pupils as a volunteer after the investigation.
3. In addition to the exception
described in subsection 2, the governing body of a charter school is not
required to forward fingerprints submitted by a volunteer pursuant to
NRS
388A.515 to the Central Repository for Nevada
Records of Criminal History if the volunteer submits sufficient evidence or the
governing body otherwise determines that:
(a)
The volunteer is employed by a federal, state or local governmental entity
which conducted an investigation into the criminal background of the volunteer
that included the submission of fingerprints to the Federal Bureau of
Investigation; and
(b) The employer
subsequently determined that the person is eligible to have unrestricted
interaction with pupils as part of his or her official duties, which may
include an unsupervised meeting with a pupil at a school.
Added to NAC by Bd. of Education
by R016-18, eff. 10-25-2018
NRS
385.080,
388A.515
