Certain persons authorized to file complaint with Department or appropriate agency; persons who have evidence of commission of crime required to file complaint with law enforcement agency.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 388A.396
in effect1. A parent or legal guardian of a pupil enrolled in a charter school, a pupil who is at least 18 years of age enrolled in a charter school, a member of the governing body of a charter school or an employee of a charter school who has evidence that a charter school has violated any state or federal law or regulation relating to special education or pupils who are English learners may file a complaint relating to that charter school directly with the Department and notify the State Public Charter School Authority in writing. The Department shall investigate the complaint and notify the State Public Charter School Authority of its findings.
2. A person who has evidence that a charter school or an employee or vendor of a charter school has committed a crime shall file a complaint directly with a law enforcement agency and notify the State Public Charter School Authority in writing. The law enforcement agency may investigate the complaint and notify the State Public Charter School Authority of its findings.
3. A person who has evidence that a charter school has violated any law or regulation which is within the jurisdiction of an agency of this State other than the Department may file a complaint directly with the appropriate agency and notify the State Public Charter School Authority in writing. If the agency determines that credible evidence exists to support the complaint, the agency shall investigate the complaint and notify the State Public Charter School Authority of its findings.
4. The State Public Charter School Authority shall accept the findings of the Department, a law enforcement agency or an agency pursuant to subsection 1, 2 or 3, as applicable, as conclusive unless it is shown that the Department, law enforcement agency or agency acted with fraud or a gross abuse of discretion.
Source: NV Statutes (Official Site)URL: https://www.leg.state.nv.us/nrs/NRS-388A.htmlFetched: 10/4/2026