1. Any grant of money received by a school district, sponsor of a charter school or nonprofit organization pursuant to NRS 387.652 and any money received by the governing body of a charter school from a grant awarded to its sponsor must be accounted for separately from all other money of the school district, sponsor, governing body or nonprofit organization and used only for the purposes prescribed by subsection 2.
2. A grant of money awarded pursuant to NRS 387.652 must be used to:
(a) Establish or expand a prekindergarten education program;
(b) Supplement money that the recipient of the grant would otherwise spend on prekindergarten programs;
(c) Pay the salaries of teachers and paraprofessionals or pay for other items directly related to the instruction of pupils enrolled in prekindergarten; or
(d) Retrofit a classroom or playground equipment so that the classroom or equipment is appropriate for pupils who are 4 years of age.
3. A school district, sponsor of a charter school or nonprofit organization that receives a grant of money pursuant to NRS 387.652 and the governing body of a charter school that receives money from a grant awarded to its sponsor shall not use the money to:
(a) Supplant money that the school district, sponsor, governing body or organization would otherwise spend on prekindergarten programs; or
(b) Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (d) of subsection 2, pay for major renovations to classrooms or facilities.
(Added to NRS by 2019, 3982)