Acceptance of gifts; acceptance of donation of surplus personal property from another school district; board of trustees required to record, review and report certain gifts; use of form by donor; transmittal of reports to Legislature.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 386.390
in effect1. Each board of trustees shall have the power to accept on behalf of and for the school district:
(a) Any gift or bequest of money or property for a purpose deemed by the board of trustees to be suitable, and to utilize such money or property for the purpose so designated; and
(b) Any donation of surplus personal property of another school district made pursuant to subsection 2 of NRS 332.185 .
2. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, the board of trustees of each school district shall record each gift or bequest accepted pursuant to this section and prepare a report which includes, for each such gift or bequest:
(a) The amount of the gift or bequest of money or the fair market value of the bequest of property, as applicable;
(b) Except as otherwise provided in subsection 4, the name of the donor of the gift or bequest;
(c) Any instructions provided by the donor concerning the use of the gift or bequest; and
(d) Information concerning any connection between the donor and the board of trustees or any person responsible for the administration of the system of public education in this State, including, without limitation:
(1) Any contract between the donor and the board of trustees;
(2) Any bid by the donor for a contract with the board of trustees;
(3) If the donor is a lobbyist as defined in NRS 218H.080 , a statement of whether the donor lobbies on issues of interest to the board of trustees or relating to the system of public education in this State; and
(4) Any service by the donor on a committee to form a charter school created pursuant to NRS 388A.240 .
3. This section does not apply to any gift or bequest:
(a) In an amount less than $100,000, unless the cumulative total by the same donor within a 12-month period is equal to or more than $100,000; or
(b) That is intended for a public broadcasting service.
4. A donor may remain anonymous for purposes of the report prepared pursuant to subsection 2, unless the donor is required to provide information pursuant to paragraph (d) of subsection 2.
5. The board of trustees of a school district may submit a form to each donor that requires the donor to provide the information required for inclusion in the report prepared pursuant to subsection 2. If the board of trustees uses such a form, the board of trustees may rely upon the information provided by the donor on the form for purposes of the report required of the school district pursuant to subsection 2 and the board of trustees is not otherwise required to verify the contents of the information provided by the donor on the form.
6. The board of trustees of each school district shall include the report prepared pursuant to subsection 2 on the agenda of the next regular meeting of the board of trustees held pursuant to NRS 386.330 and review all transactions involving a gift or bequest listed on the report that have taken place since the previous meeting of the board of trustees.
7. On or before February 1 of each year, the board of trustees of each school district shall transmit each report prepared pursuant to subsection 2 in the immediately preceding year:
(a) In odd-numbered years, to the Director of the Legislative Counsel Bureau for transmittal to the next regular session of the Legislature; and
(b) In even-numbered years, to the Joint Interim Standing Committee on Education.
Source: NV Statutes (Official Site)URL: https://www.leg.state.nv.us/nrs/NRS-386.htmlFetched: 10/4/2026