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1. A contract or a proposed contract between a charter school or a proposed charter school and a contractor or an educational management organization must not:
(a)Give to the contractor or educational management organization direct control of educational services, financial decisions, the appointment of members of the governing body, or the hiring and dismissal of an administrator or financial officer of the charter school or proposed charter school;
(b)Authorize the payment of loans, advances or other monetary charges from the contractor or educational management organization which are greater than 15 percent of the total expected funding received by the charter school or proposed charter school from the State Education Fund;
(c)Require the charter school or proposed charter school to
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1. A contract or a proposed contract between a charter school or a proposed charter school and a contractor or an educational management organization must not:
(a) Give to the contractor or educational management organization direct control of educational services, financial decisions, the appointment of members of the governing body, or the hiring and dismissal of an administrator or financial officer of the charter school or proposed charter school;
(b) Authorize the payment of loans, advances or other monetary charges from the contractor or educational management organization which are greater than 15 percent of the total expected funding received by the charter school or proposed charter school from the State Education Fund;
(c) Require the charter school or proposed charter school to prepay any fees to the contractor or educational management organization;
(d) Require the charter school or proposed charter school to pay the contractor or educational management organization before the payment of other obligations of the charter school or proposed charter school during a period of financial distress;
(e) Allow a contractor or educational management organization to cause a delay in the repayment of a loan or other money advanced by the contractor or educational management organization to the charter school or proposed charter school, which delay would increase the cost to the charter school or proposed charter school of repaying the loan or advance;
(f) Require the charter school or proposed charter school to enroll a minimum number of pupils for the continuation of the contract between the charter school or proposed charter school and the contractor or educational management organization;
(g) Require the charter school or proposed charter school to request or borrow money from this State to pay the contractor or educational management organization if the contractor or educational management organization will provide financial management to the charter school or proposed charter school;
(h) Contain a provision which restricts the ability of the charter school or proposed charter school to borrow money from a person or entity other than the contractor or educational management organization;
(i) Provide for the allocation to the charter school or proposed charter school of any indirect cost incurred by the contractor or educational management organization;
(j) Authorize the payment of fees to the contractor or educational management organization which are not attributable to the actual services provided by the contractor or educational management organization;
(k) Allow any money received by the charter school or proposed charter school from this State or from the board of trustees of a school district to be transferred to or deposited in a bank, credit union or other financial institution outside this State, including money controlled by the contractor or educational management organization;
(l) Except as otherwise provided in this paragraph, provide incentive fees to the contractor or educational management organization. A contract or a proposed contract may provide to the contractor or educational management organization incentive fees that are based on the academic improvement of pupils enrolled in the charter school;
(m) Require automatic renewal of the contract or provide that the contract remains in effect if the governing body of a charter school is reconstituted or a charter contract is terminated pursuant to NRS 388A.300 or 388A.330 , as applicable;
(n) Contain any provision that would delay or prevent the approval of an application by the governing body of the charter school for an exemption from federal taxation pursuant to 26 U.S.C. § 501(c)(3);
(o) Require the governing body of the charter school to pay any costs associated with ensuring that services comply with state and federal law;
(p) Provide that the contractor or educational management organization is not liable for failing to comply with the requirements of the contract; or
(q) Provide for the enforcement of terms of the contract that conflict with an applicable charter contract or federal or state law.
2. As used in this section, “contractor” or “educational management organization” means a corporation, business, organization or other entity, whether or not conducted for profit, with whom a committee to form a charter school or the governing body of a charter school, as applicable, contracts to assist with the operation, management or provision and implementation of educational services and programs of the charter school or proposed charter school. The term includes a corporation, business, organization or other entity that directly employs and provides personnel to a charter school or proposed charter school.