1. Subject to the provisions of subsection 3, money on deposit in the county school district fund or in a separate account, if the board of trustees of a school district has elected to establish such an account pursuant to the provisions of NRS 354.603, must be used for:

(a) Maintenance and operation of the public schools controlled by the county school district.

(b) Payment of premiums for Nevada industrial insurance.

(c) Rent of schoolhouses.

(d) Construction, furnishing or rental of teacherages, when approved by the Superintendent of Public Instruction.

(e) Transportation of pupils, including the purchase of new buses.

(f) Programs of nutrition, if such expenditures do not curtail the established school program or make it necessary to shorten the school term, and each pupil furnished lunch whose parent or guardian is financially able so to do pays at least the actual cost of the lunch.

(g) Membership fees, dues and contributions to an interscholastic activities association.

(h) Repayment of a loan made from the State Permanent School Fund pursuant to NRS 387.526.

(i) Programs of education and projects relating to air quality pursuant to NRS 445B.500.

2. Money on deposit in the county school district fund, or in a separate account, if the board of trustees of a school district has elected to establish such an account pursuant to the provisions of NRS 354.603, when available, may be used for:

(a) Purchase of sites for school facilities.

(b) Purchase of buildings for school use.

(c) Repair and construction of buildings for school use.

3. The board of trustees of a school district, in allocating the use of money pursuant to this section, shall prioritize expenditures in a manner which ensures that the budgetary priorities determined pursuant to NRS 387.301 are carried out.

[129:32:1956] — (NRS A 1971, 1347; 1973, 317; 1975, 1810; 1983, 315; 1989, 689; 1993, 2879; 1997, 1864, 2711; 1999, 599, 1358; 2003, 20th Special Session, 202; 2007, 321; 2013, 281; 2019, 4220, effective July 1, 2021)