Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 396 - Nevada System of Higher Education

NRS 396.005 - Definitions. - As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:...

NRS 396.010 - Seat of University; extension instruction, research and service activities conducted throughout State. - 1. The seat of the State University, as described in...

NRS 396.020 - Legal and corporate name of University; name and composition of System. - The legal and corporate name of the State University is...

NRS 396.031 - Definitions. - As used in NRS 396.031 to 396.046, inclusive, unless the...

NRS 396.035 - Attachment of omitted area to appropriate district; certification and filing of attachment. - 1. If any area of this state is omitted from...

NRS 396.040 - Number of Regents; election from certain districts; residency requirements. - 1. The Board of Regents consists of 13 members elected...

NRS 396.0411 - Maps of districts: Duties of Director of Legislative Counsel Bureau. - The Director of the Legislative Counsel Bureau shall: 1. Retain...

NRS 396.0413 - Maps of districts: Duties of Secretary of State. - The Secretary of State shall: 1. Provide to the clerk...

NRS 396.0414 - Use of population counts revised by State Demographer for apportionment of districts. - The population counts for every block, block group and census...

NRS 396.0415 - District 1. - District 1 consists of, in Clark County: 1. Census tracts...

NRS 396.0425 - District 2. - District 2 consists of, in Clark County: 1. Census tracts...

NRS 396.043 - District 3. - District 3 consists of, in Clark County: 1. Census tracts...

NRS 396.0435 - District 4. - District 4 consists of, in Clark County: 1. Census tracts...

NRS 396.044 - District 5. - District 5 consists of, in Clark County: 1. Census tracts...

NRS 396.0445 - District 6. - District 6 consists of, in Clark County: 1. Census tracts...

NRS 396.045 - District 7. - District 7 consists of, in Clark County: 1. Census tracts...

NRS 396.0451 - District 8. - District 8 consists of: 1. Elko County, Eureka County, Humboldt...

NRS 396.0453 - District 9. - District 9 consists of: 1. Carson City, Churchill County, Douglas...

NRS 396.0455 - District 10. - District 10 consists of, in Washoe County: 1. Census tracts...

NRS 396.0456 - District 11. - District 11 consists of: 1. Pershing County. 2. In Washoe...

NRS 396.0457 - District 12. - District 12 consists of, in Clark County: 1. Census tracts...

NRS 396.046 - District 13. - District 13 consists of, in Clark County: 1. Census tracts...

NRS 396.050 - Oaths. - Before entering upon the discharge of the duties of the...

NRS 396.060 - Vacancies. - In case of a vacancy in the Board of Regents...

NRS 396.070 - Salaries and expenses of Regents; restrictions on account to pay for hosting expenditures of Regent; annual report and availability of hosting expenditures. - 1. Each member of the Board of Regents is entitled...

NRS 396.080 - Chair of Board. - The Board of Regents shall have the power to appoint...

NRS 396.090 - Secretary of Board: Employment; duties. - The Board of Regents may employ a Secretary of the...

NRS 396.100 - Meetings; records open to public inspection. - 1. The Board of Regents may hold at least four...

NRS 396.110 - Rules of Board. - 1. The Board of Regents may prescribe rules for: (a)...

NRS 396.120 - Copy of minutes of Regents’ meetings transmitted to Governor. - The Secretary of the Board of Regents shall transmit to...

NRS 396.121 - Annual report concerning equity in workplace. - 1. The Board of Regents shall prepare and submit to...

NRS 396.1215 - Agreement with medical facility for medical education or health education. - The Board of Regents may enter into an agreement to...

NRS 396.122 - Interest in certain contracts prohibited. - A member of the Board of Regents shall not be...

NRS 396.125 - Definitions. - As used in NRS 396.125 to 396.1595, inclusive, unless the...

NRS 396.126 - "Complainant" defined. - "Complainant" means a student or employee of an institution within...

NRS 396.127 - "Dating violence" defined. - "Dating violence" has the meaning ascribed to it in 34...

NRS 396.128 - "Domestic violence" defined. - "Domestic violence" has the meaning ascribed to it in 34...

NRS 396.129 - "Reporting party" defined. - "Reporting party" means a person who reports an alleged incident...

NRS 396.131 - "Respondent" defined. - "Respondent" means a person who has been reported to be...

NRS 396.132 - "Sexual assault" defined. - "Sexual assault" has the meaning ascribed to it in 20...

NRS 396.133 - "Sexual harassment" defined. - "Sexual harassment" means conduct on the basis of sex, whether...

NRS 396.134 - "Sexual misconduct" defined. - "Sexual misconduct" means dating violence, domestic violence, gender-based violence, gender-based...

NRS 396.135 - "Stalking" defined. - "Stalking" has the meaning ascribed to it in 34 C.F.R....

NRS 396.136 - "Student" defined. - "Student" includes, without limitation, a former student of an institution...

NRS 396.137 - "Supportive measures" defined. - "Supportive measures" has the meaning ascribed to it in 34...

NRS 396.138 - "Trauma-informed response" defined. - "Trauma-informed response" means a response involving an understanding of the...

NRS 396.141 - Task Force on Sexual Misconduct at Institutions of Higher Education: Creation; members; meetings. - 1. There is hereby created the Task Force on Sexual...

NRS 396.1415 - Task Force on Sexual Misconduct at Institutions of Higher Education: Duties. - 1. The Task Force on Sexual Misconduct at Institutions of...

NRS 396.142 - Climate survey on sexual misconduct: Development; contents; provision to Task Force on Sexual Misconduct at Institutions of Higher Education. - 1. To the extent that money is available, the Board...

NRS 396.1425 - Climate survey on sexual misconduct: Biennial administration; contents; waiver. - 1. To the extent that money is available, the Board...

NRS 396.143 - Climate survey on sexual misconduct: Duties of Board of Regents. - 1. If the Board of Regents requires an institution within...

NRS 396.144 - Requirements relating to grievance process. - The Board of Regents may require an institution within the...

NRS 396.145 - Policy on sexual misconduct: Contents; opportunity for comment; public availability. - 1. The Board of Regents may require an institution within...

NRS 396.146 - Policy on sexual misconduct: Required provisions. - A policy on sexual misconduct adopted pursuant to NRS 396.145...

NRS 396.147 - Memorandum of understanding with organization that assists persons involved in sexual misconduct. - 1. The Board of Regents may require an institution within...

NRS 396.148 - Designation of advocate. - 1. The Board of Regents may require an institution within...

NRS 396.149 - Duties and powers of advocate; notice; conflict of interest. - 1. If an advocate is designated pursuant to NRS 396.148,...

NRS 396.151 - Prohibition against disciplinary proceeding or sanction in certain circumstances; review of connection between incident of sexual misconduct and other misconduct. - 1. The Board of Regents may prohibit an institution within...

NRS 396.152 - Required training. - 1. The Board of Regents may require an institution within...

NRS 396.153 - Programming on awareness and prevention of sexual misconduct. - 1. The Board of Regents may require an institution within...

NRS 396.154 - Determination of responsibility based on preponderance of evidence. - The Board of Regents may require an institution within the...

NRS 396.155 - Request to keep identity confidential or take no investigative or disciplinary action; duties of institution. - 1. The Board of Regents may require an institution within...

NRS 396.156 - Investigation of incident of sexual misconduct; periodic updates; notice of findings; disciplinary action. - 1. In conducting an investigation of an alleged incident of...

NRS 396.157 - No-contact directive. - 1. An institution within the System may issue a no-contact...

NRS 396.158 - Person who experiences sexual misconduct: Request for waiver of certain requirements; request for leave of absence or extended benefits of employment. - 1. A student who experiences sexual misconduct may request a...

NRS 396.159 - Annual report. - 1. The Board of Regents may require an institution within...

NRS 396.1595 - Regulations. - The Board of Regents may adopt regulations as necessary to...

NRS 396.210 - Chancellor: Appointment and qualifications. - 1. After consultation with the faculty, the Board of Regents...

NRS 396.220 - Salary of Chancellor. - The Board of Regents shall fix the salary of the...

NRS 396.230 - Duties of Chancellor and other officers. - The Board of Regents shall prescribe the duties of the...

NRS 396.240 - Reports of Chancellor and other officers. - The Chancellor and other officers of the System shall make...

NRS 396.251 - Establishment of policies and procedures for certain personnel. - 1. The Board of Regents may establish policies and procedures...

NRS 396.255 - Establishment of procedures governing contracts that faculty members and employees may enter into or benefit from. - The Board of Regents shall, to carry out the purposes...

NRS 396.260 - Employment of alien instructor or professor through program of exchange. - Notwithstanding the provisions of any other law, the Board of...

NRS 396.270 - Official oath for instructor and professor. - 1. Each teacher, instructor and professor employed by the Board...

NRS 396.280 - Salaries of academic staff. - The Board of Regents shall have the power to fix...

NRS 396.290 - Retirement benefits for employees of System. - Except as otherwise provided in NRS 396.251 and 396.7953, all...

NRS 396.300 - Rules for reports of officers and teachers. - The Board of Regents may prescribe rules for the reports...

NRS 396.311 - Community College: System of probation for professional employees. - The Board of Regents shall adopt regulations establishing a system...

NRS 396.315 - Community College: System for dismissal of professional employees. - The Board of Regents shall adopt and promulgate regulations establishing...

NRS 396.320 - Grounds for dismissal or removal of certain personnel. - 1. The willful neglect or failure on the part of...

NRS 396.323 - Powers of Regents and other officers to issue subpoenas; enforcement. - 1. The Board of Regents, the Chancellor of the System...

NRS 396.324 - Person with communications disability entitled to use of registered community interpreter at hearing. - The person who is the subject of a disciplinary hearing...

NRS 396.325 - Creation; interlocal agreements with other law enforcement agencies. - The Board of Regents may: 1. Create a Police Department...

NRS 396.327 - Police required to wear badges. - Every member of the Police Department for the System must...

NRS 396.328 - Provision of crash reports and related materials upon receipt of reasonable fee; exceptions. - The Police Department for the System shall, within 7 days...

NRS 396.3291 - Campus review board: Creation authorized to review allegations of misconduct by peace officers of the Police Department; membership; conditions for membership; payment of per diem and travel expenses. - 1. The Board of Regents may create on each campus...

NRS 396.3293 - Campus review board: Limitation on jurisdiction; abridgement of rights of peace officer prohibited. - A campus review board created pursuant to NRS 396.3291: 1....

NRS 396.3295 - Panel of campus review board: Membership; authority to refer complaint and review internal investigation concerning peace officer; Police Department required to provide personnel information; notice and opportunity for hearing on inter... - 1. A campus review board created pursuant to NRS 396.3291...

NRS 396.3297 - Panel of campus review board: Authority to administer oaths, take testimony, issue subpoenas and issue commissions to take testimony; enforcement of subpoena by court. - 1. A panel of a campus review board created pursuant...

NRS 396.330 - Acceptance of grants of land. - 1. The State of Nevada hereby accepts the grants of...

NRS 396.340 - Acceptance of federal appropriations and grants; annual report. - 1. The System was, and now is, established in accordance...

NRS 396.350 - Irreducible University Fund. - 1. The moneys arising from the sale of the 72...

NRS 396.360 - Contingent University Fund. - The interest derived from the Irreducible University Fund shall be...

NRS 396.370 - Appropriations for support and maintenance of System. - 1. The following money is hereby set aside and inviolably...

NRS 396.380 - Receipt and disbursement of money by Board of Regents; control of expenditures. - 1. The members of the Board of Regents are the...

NRS 396.381 - Board of Regents authorized to delegate authority to sign contract for obligations not issued under University Securities Law; approval by Board of Regents; authorized investment of proceeds. - 1. Before the sale or delivery by the System of...

NRS 396.383 - Accounts Payable Revolving Fund. - 1. The Nevada System of Higher Education Accounts Payable Revolving...

NRS 396.384 - Collegiate License Plate Account. - 1. The Collegiate License Plate Account is hereby created in...

NRS 396.385 - Use of facsimile signature by chief business officer; conditions. - The Board of Regents may authorize the chief business officer...

NRS 396.390 - Claims: Procedure and payment. - 1. Before payment, all claims of every name and nature...

NRS 396.395 - Establishment of electronic payment system for academic staff and employees; waiver of participation in payment system. - 1. The Board of Regents may establish an electronic payment...

NRS 396.400 - Public inspection of accounts. - The Board of Regents shall keep open to public inspection...

NRS 396.405 - Meetings; records; exemption from certain taxes; governing body; nondisclosure of contributors. - 1. A university foundation: (a) Shall comply with the provisions...

NRS 396.420 - Acceptance of property. - 1. The Board of Regents may accept and take in...

NRS 396.425 - Purchase of real property. - 1. The Board of Regents may purchase real property for...

NRS 396.430 - Sale and lease of property; use of proceeds. - 1. The Board of Regents may sell or lease any...

NRS 396.431 - Disclosure required for sale, lease, transfer, conveyance or exchange of land with domestic or foreign limited-liability company. - 1. If the System sells, leases, transfers or conveys land...

NRS 396.432 - Disposition of unclaimed property. - Any property which is in the possession of any authorized...

NRS 396.433 - Fidelity and other insurance. - 1. The Board of Regents may budget for and purchase...

NRS 396.435 - Regulations governing traffic on System’s property; publication; filing; penalty. - 1. The Board of Regents may by affirmative vote of...

NRS 396.436 - Maintenance and delivery of records and controls for inventory. - The Board of Regents shall cause perpetual inventory records and...

NRS 396.4365 - Maintenance and availability of material safety data sheet for hazardous materials used on buildings or grounds of campus. - 1. The Board of Regents shall ensure that each university,...

NRS 396.437 - Recycling of paper, paper products, electronic waste and other recyclable materials; regulations and procedures; exception; deposit of money received. - 1. Except as otherwise provided in this section, the System...

NRS 396.438 - Disposal of electronic waste. - 1. Before disposing of electronic waste, the System shall permanently...

NRS 396.440 - Course of study, terms and vacations. - The Board of Regents may prescribe the course of study,...

NRS 396.500 - Instruction in United States Constitution and Nevada’s Constitution; examination. - 1. Instruction within the System must be given in the...

NRS 396.504 - Regents encouraged to examine and audit efficiency and educational opportunities, review mission and parity among institutions and implement certain measures; annual report to Legislature. - 1. The Legislature hereby encourages the Board of Regents to:...

NRS 396.505 - Comprehensive plan for new programs and expansions of existing programs of instruction, public service and research; presentation of revised plan to Legislature. - 1. The Board of Regents shall prepare a comprehensive plan...

NRS 396.507 - Report concerning students who are veterans. - Expired by limitation. (See chapter 13, Statutes of Nevada 2015,...

NRS 396.509 - Establishment of statewide standards for awarding credit for military education, training or occupational experience; applicability of credit towards degree or certificate. - 1. The Board of Regents or its designee shall, in...

NRS 396.514 - Instruction in essentials of green building construction and design. - Instruction within the System must be given in the essentials...

NRS 396.515 - Instruction in ecology and environmental protection; inclusion in program for education of teachers. - Instruction within the System must be given in the essentials...

NRS 396.516 - Uniform course of study and policies and procedures on teaching American Sign Language. - The Board of Regents may approve a uniform course of...

NRS 396.517 - Program to educate and train persons for work in nursing home. - 1. The Board of Regents may plan for and establish...

NRS 396.518 - Development of curriculum and standards for degree in dental hygiene or public health dental hygiene. - The Board of Regents may, to the extent that money...

NRS 396.5185 - Eligibility for grant to establish Nevada Institute on Teaching and Educator Preparation; authorization to accept money, property or services and support participating student; application to establish Institute. - 1. A college or university within the System is eligible...

NRS 396.519 - Program of student teaching and practicum. - The Board of Regents shall establish a program of student...

NRS 396.5195 - Cooperation of Regents to ensure program designed to educate teachers includes instruction in academic standards required in high school. - The Board of Regents shall, in cooperation with the State...

NRS 396.5197 - Course of study for obtaining endorsement to teach English as a second language; consideration of recommendations of English Mastery Council. [Effective through June 30, 2022.] - If the System offers course of study for obtaining an...

NRS 396.5198 - Course of study for obtaining endorsement to teach financial literacy: Personal finance portfolio or transition plan; application for Teach Nevada Scholarship to offset costs. - 1. If the System offers a course of study for...

NRS 396.5199 - Training in computer literacy and computer science required for person studying to become teacher. - All persons who are studying to become a teacher must...

NRS 396.521 - Genetics program: Establishment. - 1. The Board of Regents, in cooperation with the Division...

NRS 396.523 - Genetics program: Provision of services. - The genetics program must provide the following services: 1. Genetic...

NRS 396.524 - Genetics program: Eligibility; determination of ability to pay. - 1. Any person residing in Nevada is eligible for services...

NRS 396.525 - Genetics program: Confidentiality of records and information; exceptions. - 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2 and NRS...

NRS 396.526 - Genetics program: Qualifications of personnel; exemption. - 1. The genetics program must include a geneticist and a...

NRS 396.527 - Genetics program: Powers of Board of Regents. - The Board of Regents may: 1. Apply for any matching...

NRS 396.528 - Energy efficiency and renewable energy: Programs of study; joint venture with public and private entities authorized; acceptance of gifts and grants. - 1. The Board of Regents may plan for and establish...

NRS 396.529 - Energy efficiency and renewable energy: Programs designed to improve ability of students in certain fields of study to serve renewable energy industry in this State. - To the extent money is available, the Board of Regents...

NRS 396.5295 - Energy efficiency and renewable energy: Duties of Nevada Renewable Energy Integration and Development Consortium of the System. - To the extent money is available, the Nevada Renewable Energy...

NRS 396.530 - Discrimination in admission prohibited. - 1. The Board of Regents shall not discriminate in the...

NRS 396.5305 - Certain high school courses in computer science to meet certain prerequisites for college; approval of computer science course. - 1. If the Board of Regents adopts rules that require...

NRS 396.531 - Report concerning academic programs, completion of degree and certificate programs and employment within field of study; submission to Legislature. - The Board of Regents shall, on or before February 1...

NRS 396.532 - Report concerning participation of ethnic and racial minorities, women and other protected classes in System; submission to Legislature; availability to general public. - 1. The Board of Regents of the University of Nevada...

NRS 396.533 - Access to all library facilities within System. - A student who is enrolled in a university, state college...

NRS 396.535 - Form required for informed consent of students concerning release or disclosure of personally identifiable information. - 1. The Board of Regents shall prescribe a form that...

NRS 396.540 - Charges for tuition; exemptions. - 1. For the purposes of this section: (a) "Bona fide...

NRS 396.542 - Regents authorized to adjust tuition, registration and other fees based upon demand or costs; establishment of program for scholarships and reduced fees for economically disadvantaged students; annual report to Legislature. - 1. In fixing a tuition charge for students at any...

NRS 396.543 - Reciprocal agreement with another state for full or partial waiver of tuition. - 1. The Board of Regents may enter into an agreement...

NRS 396.544 - Waiver of fees for members of Nevada National Guard; assignment to spouse or child; eligibility for waiver; verification of membership in Guard; reimbursement upon failure of recruit to enter Guard. - 1. The Board of Regents of the University of Nevada...

NRS 396.5442 - Waiver of fees for child, widow or widower of person killed while performing duties as member of Nevada National Guard; eligibility; verification of membership in Guard. - 1. The Board of Regents may grant a waiver of...

NRS 396.5443 - Waiver of fees for veteran of Armed Forces who has been awarded Purple Heart; amount; eligibility; authorization to grant more favorable waiver. - 1. The Board of Regents shall grant a waiver of...

NRS 396.5445 - Waiver of fees for spouse or child of member of Armed Forces who is identified as prisoner of war or missing in action; eligibility; verification of status. - 1. The Board of Regents may grant a waiver of...

NRS 396.5446 - Waiver of not less than half of fees for veteran enrolled in certain graduate degree programs; eligibility. - 1. The Board of Regents may grant a waiver of...

NRS 396.5447 - Authority of Board of Regents to defray cost of granting waivers of fees to veterans enrolled in certain graduate degree programs. - 1. The Board of Regents may determine whether grants are...

NRS 396.5448 - Waiver of fees for homeless or unaccompanied pupil; eligibility; verification of status. - 1. The Board of Regents may grant a waiver of...

NRS 396.5449 - Waiver of fees for certain students who are Native American; eligibility; verification of status. - 1. The Board of Regents shall grant a waiver of...

NRS 396.54495 - Report on waiver of fees for certain students who are Native American. - The Board of Regents shall, on or before September 1...

NRS 396.545 - Payment of fees and expenses of dependent child of public safety officer killed in line of duty or any other public employee who was killed in performance of duties; Trust Account for the Education of Dependent Children; annual estimati... - 1. To the extent of money available for this purpose,...

NRS 396.5453 - Annual report concerning students who are veterans; contents. - 1. The Board of Regents shall, not later than November...

NRS 396.5455 - Preference in admission to nursing programs for certain veterans. - The Board of Regents shall require each nursing program in...

NRS 396.5457 - Preference in admission to teacher education programs for certain veterans. - The Board of Regents shall require each program developed by...

NRS 396.546 - Access to electronic version of instructional materials to students with print access disability. - 1. In the most timely manner practicable after receiving a...

NRS 396.5465 - Inclusion of mental health resources on student identification card. - A university, state college or community college within the System...

NRS 396.547 - Student government: Establishment; approval of bylaws; fees. - 1. The student body of each branch of the System...

NRS 396.5475 - Written policy for student publications. - The Board of Regents shall adopt a written policy for...

NRS 396.548 - Provision of information to board of trustees of school districts regarding remedial instruction. - The Board of Regents shall require employees of the System...

NRS 396.550 - Time and standards of graduation. - The Board of Regents shall have the power to prescribe...

NRS 396.560 - Diploma of graduation; determination of completion of full course of study required for diploma. - 1. Upon the recommendation of a president of a branch...

NRS 396.568 - Automatic transfer of credits earned at community college toward degree at state college or university; appeal by student if credit denied. - 1. All credits earned by a student in a course...

NRS 396.580 - Diploma for course of study not equivalent to regular course. - Upon the recommendation of a president of a branch within...

NRS 396.585 - Satisfactory progress toward obtaining degree required to participate as member of varsity athletic team. - 1. The Board of Regents shall require each student who...

NRS 396.591 - Medical insurance for members of athletic teams. - The University of Nevada, Reno, and the University of Nevada,...

NRS 396.5913 - Definitions. - As used in NRS 396.5913 to 396.594, inclusive, unless the...

NRS 396.5916 - "Homeless pupil" defined. - "Homeless pupil" has the meaning ascribed to it in 45...

NRS 396.592 - "Liaison" defined. - "Liaison" means the Liaison for Post-Secondary Education for Homeless Pupils....

NRS 396.5923 - "Unaccompanied pupil" defined. - "Unaccompanied pupil" has the meaning ascribed to the term "unaccompanied...

NRS 396.5926 - Creation of office; appointment; term; unclassified service; qualifications; removal. - 1. There is hereby created the Liaison for Post-Secondary Education...

NRS 396.593 - Authority to perform certain functions. - To the extent that money is available, the Liaison may:...

NRS 396.5935 - Gifts, grants and donations; creation and administration of Account for the Liaison for Post-Secondary Education for Homeless Pupils. - 1. The Board of Regents may accept gifts, grants and...

NRS 396.594 - Duties. - 1. To the extent that money is available, the Liaison...

NRS 396.595 - Creation of Office; employment, qualifications and duties. - 1. The Office of State Climatologist is hereby created. 2....

NRS 396.597 - System may provide space for office and supplies; other employment allowed. - 1. The System may provide the State Climatologist with adequate...

NRS 396.600 - Composition. - The Public Service Division of the System consists of the...

NRS 396.610 - Rules and regulations. - All rules and regulations necessary for the proper administration and...

NRS 396.620 - Analyses of ores, minerals, soil and water: Submission of samples by residents of this State; fee; maintenance of records and samples. - 1. Subject to the limitations specified in NRS 396.620 to...

NRS 396.630 - Assay to be run when same material sent from same district. - If the same general kind of matter for analysis is...

NRS 396.640 - Analyses of samples in order received. - Samples for analysis shall be analyzed in the order received,...

NRS 396.650 - Limitations on number of samples and quantitative analyses. - 1. Gold and silver samples requiring assays and exact quantitative...

NRS 396.660 - Purpose and applicability of NRS 396.620 to 396.660, inclusive. - 1. The main object of NRS 396.620 to 396.660, inclusive,...

NRS 396.690 - Acceptance of federal appropriations for agricultural extension work. - 1. The assent of the State of Nevada by its...

NRS 396.740 - Purposes. - The Agricultural Experiment Station, organized and established by the Board...

NRS 396.750 - Director; assistants. - The Board of Regents, upon recommendation of the appropriate officer...

NRS 396.760 - Acceptance of federal acts. - The Board of Regents and the Director appointed by the...

NRS 396.770 - Acceptance of federal money. - The Legislature of Nevada hereby gratefully assents to the purposes...

NRS 396.780 - Biennial reports. - The Director and the Board of Regents shall make a...

NRS 396.790 - Agricultural research: Nevada Agricultural Experiment Station Fund. - 1. The Director of the Nevada Agricultural Experiment Station of...

NRS 396.792 - Establishment; acceptance and use of gifts and grants. - The Center for the Analysis of Crime Statistics is hereby...

NRS 396.795 - Establishment. - To contribute more effectively to the security of the nation...

NRS 396.7951 - Purposes. - The primary purposes of the Institute are to: 1. Foster...

NRS 396.7952 - Powers of Board of Regents. - To further the development of the research activities of the...

NRS 396.7953 - Procedures and policies for personnel. - 1. The Board of Regents may devise and establish personnel...

NRS 396.7954 - Deposit of money received on behalf of Institute. - Any money received by the Board of Regents on behalf...

NRS 396.7955 - Fiscal policies and procedures. - 1. The Board of Regents shall devise and establish fiscal...

NRS 396.7956 - Research concerning use of solar energy as source of power. - 1. The Legislature finds that: (a) Basic scientific research is...

NRS 396.797 - Establishment. - The Board of Regents shall establish for educational research an...

NRS 396.7971 - Powers of Institute. - The Ethics Institute may: 1. Plan and arrange educational activities...

NRS 396.7972 - Powers of Board of Regents. - The Board of Regents, on behalf of the Ethics Institute,...

NRS 396.7973 - Procedures and policies for personnel. - 1. The Board of Regents may establish policies and procedures...

NRS 396.7974 - Deposit of money received on behalf of Institute. - Any money received by the Board of Regents on behalf...

NRS 396.7975 - Fiscal policies and procedures. - 1. The Board of Regents shall establish fiscal policies and...

NRS 396.7992 - Formation of nonprofit corporation: Powers of Board of Regents. - The Board of Regents, in the name and on behalf...

NRS 396.7993 - System and Board of Regents not obligated to acquire property from nonprofit corporation. - Neither the System nor the Board of Regents is obligated...

NRS 396.7994 - Status of nonprofit corporation on formation. - Such a nonprofit corporation, upon its formation, is: 1. A...

NRS 396.7995 - Limitations on activities of nonprofit corporation. - No part of the activities of such corporation shall consist...

NRS 396.7996 - Activities of nonprofit corporation public in nature. - The activities of such corporation are hereby determined to be...

NRS 396.7997 - Income of nonprofit corporation. - Any income of the corporation shall not inure to any...

NRS 396.7998 - Beneficial interest of System and Board of Regents in nonprofit corporation. - The System, or the Board of Regents, as it may...

NRS 396.7999 - Approval of corporate acts by System. - The System, acting by and through the Board of Regents...

NRS 396.801 - Formation of nonprofit corporation: Powers of Board of Regents. - The Board of Regents, in the name and on the...

NRS 396.802 - System and Board of Regents not obligated to acquire property from nonprofit corporation. - Neither the System nor the Board of Regents is obligated...

NRS 396.803 - Status of nonprofit corporation on formation. - Such a nonprofit corporation, upon its formation, is: 1. A...

NRS 396.804 - Limitations on activities of nonprofit corporation. - No part of the activities of such corporation shall consist...

NRS 396.805 - Activities of nonprofit corporation public in nature. - The activities of such corporation are hereby determined to be...

NRS 396.806 - Income of nonprofit corporation. - Any income of the corporation shall not inure to any...

NRS 396.807 - Beneficial interest of System and Board of Regents in nonprofit corporation. - The System, or the Board of Regents, as it may...

NRS 396.808 - Approval of corporate acts by System. - The System, acting by and through the Board of Regents...

NRS 396.809 - Short title. - NRS 396.809 to 396.885, inclusive, may be known as the...

NRS 396.810 - Purpose; supplemental nature. - It is the purpose of the University Securities Law to...

NRS 396.811 - Definitions. - The terms in NRS 396.812 to 396.838, inclusive, defined for...

NRS 396.812 - "Acquisition" and "acquire" defined. - "Acquisition" or "acquire" includes the opening, laying out, establishment, purchase,...

NRS 396.813 - "Board" defined. - "Board" means the Board of Regents of the University of...

NRS 396.814 - "Chair" and "Chair of the Board" defined. - "Chair," or "Chair of the Board," or any phrase of...

NRS 396.8145 - "Chancellor of the University" defined. - "Chancellor of the University" means the de facto or de...

NRS 396.815 - "Commercial bank" defined. - "Commercial bank" means: 1. A state or national bank or...

NRS 396.816 - "Cost of any project" defined. - "Cost of any project," or any phrase of similar import,...

NRS 396.8163 - "Disposal" and "dispose" defined. - "Disposal" or "dispose" means the sale, destruction, razing, loan, lease,...

NRS 396.8167 - "Equip" and "equipment" defined. - "Equip" or "equipment" means the furnishing of all related or...

NRS 396.817 - "Facilities" defined. - "Facilities" means buildings, structures or other income-producing facilities from the...

NRS 396.818 - "Federal Government" defined. - "Federal Government" means the United States, or any agency, instrumentality...

NRS 396.819 - "Federal securities" defined. - "Federal securities" means bills, certificates of indebtedness, notes, bonds or...

NRS 396.820 - "Gross revenues" and "gross pledged revenues" defined. - "Gross revenues" or "gross pledged revenues" means all pledged revenues...

NRS 396.821 - "Hereby," "herein," "hereinabove," "hereinafter," "hereinbefore," "hereof," "hereto," "hereunder," "heretofore" and "hereafter" defined. - "Hereby," "herein," "hereinabove," "hereinafter," "hereinbefore," "hereof," "hereto," "hereunder," and any...

NRS 396.822 - "Holder" defined. - "Holder," or any similar term, when used in conjunction with...

NRS 396.823 - "Improvement" and "improve" defined. - "Improvement" or "improve" includes the extension, widening, lengthening, betterment, alteration,...

NRS 396.824 - "Net revenues" and "net pledged revenues" defined. - "Net revenues" or "net pledged revenues" means "gross revenues," after...

NRS 396.825 - "Operation and maintenance expenses" defined. - "Operation and maintenance expenses," or any phrase of similar import,...

NRS 396.826 - "Operation and maintenance expenses": Exclusions from definition. - The term "operation and maintenance expenses" does not include: 1....

NRS 396.828 - "Pledged revenues" defined. - "Pledged revenues" means the money pledged wholly or in part...

NRS 396.829 - "Pledged revenues": Exclusions from definition. - The term "pledged revenues" does not include any of the...

NRS 396.831 - "Project" defined. - "Project" means any undertaking or undertakings which the Board is...

NRS 396.832 - "Secretary of the Board" defined. - "Secretary of the Board" means the de facto or de...

NRS 396.833 - "Securities" defined. - "Securities" means notes, warrants, bonds, temporary bonds and interim debentures...

NRS 396.834 - "State" defined. - "State" means the State of Nevada, or any board, department...

NRS 396.835 - "Treasurer of the University" defined. - "Treasurer of the University" means the de facto or de...

NRS 396.836 - "Trust bank" defined. - "Trust bank" means: 1. A commercial bank that is authorized...

NRS 396.837 - "United States" defined. - "United States" means the United States of America; and where...

NRS 396.838 - "University" defined. - "University" means the Nevada System of Higher Education, the State...

NRS 396.839 - Bonds and other securities are special obligations payable solely out of net pledged revenues. - 1. Any bonds or other securities issued hereunder, together with...

NRS 396.8395 - Revenues which may be included as pledged revenues. - Subject to any existing pledges or other contractual limitations and...

NRS 396.840 - Proposed securities: Sufficiency of revenues; earnings test; estimates and adjustments. - 1. Before any securities are actually issued payable from any...

NRS 396.841 - Payment of securities not to be secured by encumbrance, mortgage or pledge of property; exception. - The payment of securities shall not be secured by an...

NRS 396.842 - Recourse against individual Regents: Acceptance of securities constitutes waiver and release. - No recourse shall be had for the payment of the...

NRS 396.843 - Bonds and other securities not obligations of or enforceable against State; restrictions on pledges, assignments and encumbrances. - 1. Any bonds or other securities issued hereunder shall not...

NRS 396.844 - Faith of State pledged against repeal, amendment or modification of University Securities Law. - 1. The faith of the State is hereby pledged that...

NRS 396.845 - Power of University or Regents to become obligated and issue securities for project; other powers. - 1. Where any project is otherwise authorized by law and...

NRS 396.8455 - Board of Regents authorized to delegate its authority to sign contract for purchase of securities or to accept bid for securities; certain terms of securities must be approved by Board of Regents. - 1. The Board may, before any sale of securities, whether...

NRS 396.846 - Types of securities which may be issued; series. - The University or the Board may issue in one series...

NRS 396.847 - Notes and warrants: Maturity; extension or funding. - Notes and warrants may mature at such time or times...

NRS 396.848 - Temporary bonds: Conditions, terms and provisions; holder’s rights and remedies. - Each temporary bond shall set forth substantially the same conditions,...

NRS 396.849 - Resolution authorizing issuance of securities: Description of purposes. - The resolution authorizing the issuance of any securities hereunder shall...

NRS 396.8495 - Resolution authorizing issuance of securities may fix rate of interest; Board of Regents authorized to enter into agreement for assurance of payment in connection with securities; exemption from limitation on rates of interest. - 1. The resolution authorizing the issuance of any securities or...

NRS 396.850 - Details of securities provided by resolution. - Except as herein otherwise provided and as otherwise provided in...

NRS 396.851 - Recital in securities conclusive evidence of validity and regularity of issuance. - A resolution providing for the issuance of bonds or other...

NRS 396.852 - Denomination, negotiability and maturity of securities; interest and interest coupons. - 1. Except as otherwise provided in this section and NRS...

NRS 396.853 - Execution, signing, countersigning and authentication of securities and coupons; facsimile signature. - 1. Bonds and other securities issued hereunder shall be executed...

NRS 396.854 - Redemption before maturity. - The Board may provide for the redemption of any or...

NRS 396.855 - Repurchase of bonds and other securities. - Any bonds or other securities may be repurchased by the...

NRS 396.856 - Use of money received from issuance of securities. - All moneys received from the issuance of any securities herein...

NRS 396.857 - Disposition of unexpended balance after completion of project. - Any unexpended balance of the proceeds of such securities remaining...

NRS 396.858 - Validity of securities not dependent on proceedings relating to project or completion of purpose; purchasers not responsible for application of proceeds. - 1. The validity of any securities shall not be dependent...

NRS 396.859 - Special funds and accounts: Creation; purposes. - The Board in any resolution authorizing the issuance of bonds...

NRS 396.860 - Employment of legal and other expert services; contracts for sale and other purposes. - 1. The Board on its behalf or on the University’s...

NRS 396.861 - Investment and reinvestment of revenues and proceeds of securities in federal securities. - 1. The Board may cause to be invested and reinvested...

NRS 396.8615 - Investment and reinvestment of pledged revenues and proceeds of securities issued in investment contract collateralized with securities issued by Federal Government. - In addition to the investments permitted by NRS 396.861, the...

NRS 396.862 - Covenants and other provisions in bonds and other securities. - Any resolution providing for the issuance of any bonds or...

NRS 396.8625 - Agreements in connection with securities: Exchange of interest rates; payment of interest at fixed rate or variable rate; terms; exemption from limitation on rates of interest; payments from pledged revenues authorized. - 1. The University, in connection with securities it has issued...

NRS 396.863 - Pledged revenues received or credited subject to immediate lien; priority and validity of lien. - 1. Revenues pledged for the payment of any securities, as...

NRS 396.864 - Rights and powers of holders of securities and trustees. - Subject to any contractual limitations binding upon the holders of...

NRS 396.865 - Receivers: Appointment; powers and duties. - 1. If a resolution of the Board authorizing or providing...

NRS 396.866 - Rights and remedies cumulative. - No right or remedy conferred upon any holder of any...

NRS 396.867 - Failure of holder to proceed does not relieve University and its officers, agents and employees of liability for nonperformance of duties. - The failure of any holder of any securities or any...

NRS 396.868 - Interim debentures: Maturity; use of proceeds; issuance. - 1. Any interim debentures may mature at such time or...

NRS 396.869 - Interim debentures: Security for payment. - 1. Pledged revenues and other money, including without limitation proceeds...

NRS 396.870 - Interim debentures: Extension and funding. - No interim debentures issued pursuant to the provisions hereof shall...

NRS 396.871 - Interim debentures: Funding by reissuance of bonds pledged as collateral security; issuance of other bonds. - 1. For the purpose of funding any interim debentures, any...

NRS 396.872 - Refunding of securities payable from pledged revenues: Resolution; trust indenture; limitations on call for prior redemption; exchange of outstanding securities held by State or its agencies; outstanding securities evidencing long-term... - 1. Any bonds of the Board or University issued hereunder...

NRS 396.873 - Refunding bonds: Exchange for outstanding bonds or federal securities; public or private sale. - 1. Any bonds issued for refunding purposes may either be...

NRS 396.874 - Conditions for refunding bonds. - 1. No bonds may be refunded hereunder unless the holders...

NRS 396.875 - Refunding bonds: Disposition of proceeds, accrued interest and premium; costs; escrow; trusts. - 1. Except as herein otherwise provided, the proceeds of refunding...

NRS 396.876 - Proceeds of refunding bonds in escrow or trust: Investment; security; sufficient amount; purchaser not responsible for application of proceeds. - 1. Any such escrow or trust shall not necessarily be...

NRS 396.877 - Refunding bonds payable from pledged revenues. - Refunding bonds may be made payable from any pledged revenues...

NRS 396.878 - Issuance of bonds separately or in combination. - Bonds for refunding and bonds for any other purpose or...

NRS 396.879 - Other statutory provisions applicable to refunding bonds. - Except as in NRS 396.872 to 396.878, inclusive, expressly provided...

NRS 396.880 - Conclusive determination of Board of Regents that statutory limitations have been met. - The determination of the Board that the limitations hereunder imposed...

NRS 396.881 - Bonds and other securities exempt from taxation; exception. - 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, bonds and...

NRS 396.882 - Bonds and other securities legal investments for state money. - It is legal for the State Board of Finance to...

NRS 396.883 - Legal investments for other persons. - 1. It is legal for any bank, trust company, banker,...

NRS 396.884 - Sufficiency of NRS 396.809 to 396.885, inclusive. - 1. NRS 396.809 to 396.885, inclusive, without reference to other...

NRS 396.885 - Liberal construction. - NRS 396.809 to 396.885, inclusive, being necessary to secure the...

NRS 396.890 - Administration by Board of Regents; eligibility for loans; terms and repayment of loans; delinquency charges. - 1. The Board of Regents may administer, directly or through...

NRS 396.891 - Limitations on amount of loans; distribution of loans among campuses of System. - 1. The loans made pursuant to NRS 396.890 to 396.898,...

NRS 396.892 - Repayment of loans; exceptions; regulations. - 1. Each student who receives a loan made pursuant to...

NRS 396.893 - Board of Regents may require cosigner or security for loan. - The Board of Regents or its designee may require: 1....

NRS 396.894 - Board of Regents may require repayment of balance of loan under certain circumstances. - The Board of Regents or its designee may require, upon...

NRS 396.895 - Recipient of loan required to comply with regulations adopted by Board of Regents; penalties. - A recipient of a loan made pursuant to NRS 396.890...

NRS 396.896 - Extension of period for repayment of loan: Application; approval by Board of Regents. - 1. The Board of Regents or its designee may, after...

NRS 396.897 - Credit towards repayment of loan for certain professional services provided without compensation. - A person obligated to repay a student loan may, as...

NRS 396.898 - Powers of Board of Regents. - The Board of Regents may: 1. Receive, invest, disburse and...

NRS 396.899 - Nevada Health Service Corps: "Practitioner" defined. - As used in NRS 396.899 to 396.903, inclusive, unless the...

NRS 396.900 - Nevada Health Service Corps: Establishment by Board of Regents authorized. - The University of Nevada School of Medicine may establish a...

NRS 396.901 - Nevada Health Service Corps: Primary purposes. - The primary purposes of the Nevada Health Service Corps must...

NRS 396.902 - Nevada Health Service Corps: Powers of University of Nevada School of Medicine. - The University of Nevada School of Medicine may: 1. Apply...

NRS 396.903 - Nevada Health Service Corps: Program for repayment of loans on behalf of certain practitioners. - 1. The University of Nevada School of Medicine may authorize...

NRS 396.905 - Use of money by the University of Nevada School of Medicine for development of obstetrical access program. - Any gift, donation, bequest, grant or other source of money...

NRS 396.906 - Nevada Office of Rural Health: Establishment; duties; use of gifts and other money. - 1. The Nevada Office of Rural Health is hereby established...

NRS 396.907 - Area Health Education Center Program: Establishment; duties; use of gifts and other money. - 1. The Area Health Education Center Program is hereby established...

NRS 396.908 - Medical Education Council of Nevada: Establishment; duties; use of gifts and other money. - 1. The Medical Education Council of Nevada is hereby established...

NRS 396.911 - Legislative declaration. - 1. The Legislature hereby declares that its priorities in expending...

NRS 396.914 - Definitions. - As used in NRS 396.911 to 396.945, inclusive, unless the...

NRS 396.916 - Eligible institution" defined. - "Eligible institution" means: 1. A university, state college or community...

NRS 396.917 - "Memorial Scholarship" defined. - "Memorial Scholarship" means the Kenny C. Guinn Memorial Millennium Scholarship...

NRS 396.918 - "Millennium Scholarship" defined. - "Millennium Scholarship" means a Governor Guinn Millennium Scholarship that is...

NRS 396.922 - "Trust Fund" defined. - "Trust Fund" means the Millennium Scholarship Trust Fund created pursuant...

NRS 396.926 - Creation of Program; Millennium Scholarship Trust Fund; deposit and investment of money in Fund; administration by Treasurer; use of money in Fund. - 1. The Governor Guinn Millennium Scholarship Program is hereby created...

NRS 396.930 - Eligibility requirements for Millennium Scholarship; duties and powers of Board of Regents; outreach to certain students; affidavit declaring eligibility. - 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsections 2 and 4,...

NRS 396.934 - Maximum amount of Millennium Scholarship; remedial courses excluded from payment; requirements for continuing eligibility; recipients encouraged to volunteer community service; ineligibility if requirements not satisfied; disbursement u... - 1. Except as otherwise provided in this section, within the...

NRS 396.936 - Authority for Board of Regents to temporarily waive or modify certain eligibility requirements for Millennium Scholarship in response to state of emergency or declaration of disaster. - Repealed. (See chapter 2, Statutes of Nevada 2020, 31st Special...

NRS 396.938 - Development of plan to direct other financial aid to students who are not eligible for Millennium Scholarships. - The Board of Regents shall develop a plan to direct...

NRS 396.940 - Establishment of account within Trust Fund to provide Kenny C. Guinn Memorial Millennium Scholarships; acceptance of gifts and grants; deposit and investment of money in account. - 1. There is hereby established within the Trust Fund an...

NRS 396.945 - Eligibility criteria for Memorial Scholarship; submission and review of applications; selection of recipient; maximum amount of Memorial Scholarship; authorized uses of Memorial Scholarship. - 1. The Board shall annually award the Memorial Scholarship to:...

NRS 396.950 - "Program" defined. - As used in NRS 396.950 to 396.960, inclusive, unless the...

NRS 396.952 - Creation of Program; administration by Board of Regents; use of available money; eligibility requirements for award of grant. - 1. The Silver State Opportunity Grant Program is hereby created...

NRS 396.954 - Determination of amount of grant; order of priority for awarding grants to eligible students; limitation on use of money received from grant. - 1. For each eligible student, the Board of Regents or...

NRS 396.956 - Regulations. - 1. The Board of Regents: (a) Shall adopt regulations prescribing...

NRS 396.958 - Acceptance of gifts, grants, bequests and donations. - In addition to any direct legislative appropriation from the State...

NRS 396.960 - Report to Legislature. - On or before February 1 of each odd-numbered year, the...

NRS 396.961 - Definitions. - As used in NRS 396.961 to 396.9685, inclusive, unless the...

NRS 396.9612 - "Academic year" defined. - "Academic year" means 2 consecutive semesters, beginning with a fall...

NRS 396.9615 - "Gift aid" defined. - "Gift aid" means a federal Pell grant, a Federal Supplemental...

NRS 396.9625 - "Nevada Promise Scholarship" defined. - "Nevada Promise Scholarship" means a scholarship awarded by the Board...

NRS 396.9632 - "Program" defined. - "Program" means the Nevada Promise Scholarship Program created by NRS...

NRS 396.9634 - "Registration fee and other mandatory fees" defined. - "Registration fee and other mandatory fees" means a registration fee...

NRS 396.9645 - Nevada Promise Scholarship Account: Creation; administration; gifts and grants; uses of money in Account. - 1. The Nevada Promise Scholarship Account is hereby created in...

NRS 396.965 - Creation and administration of Program; regulations. - 1. The Nevada Promise Scholarship Program is hereby created for...

NRS 396.9665 - Eligibility to receive Nevada Promise Scholarship. - 1. To be eligible to receive a Nevada Promise Scholarship,...

NRS 396.968 - Review and approval of applications by Board of Regents; disbursement of money in Nevada Promise Scholarship Account; notice if insufficient money in Account; award of Nevada Promise Scholarships; regulations. - 1. The Board of Regents shall award Nevada Promise Scholarships...

NRS 396.9682 - Conditions under which Board of Regents may grant leave of absence; duties of Board of Regents upon granting leave of absence; regulations. - 1. The Board of Regents may grant a leave of...

NRS 396.9685 - Board of Regents to prepare and submit annual report concerning Nevada Promise Scholarships and scholarship recipients. - 1. On or before August 1 of each year, the...

NRS 396.970 - Surreptitious electronic surveillance on campus; exceptions. - 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, it is...

NRS 396.980 - Use of diisocyanate in maintenance or repair of building owned or operated by System while certain persons are present. - 1. It is unlawful for a person who knows or...

NRS 396.990 - Use of false or misleading degrees. - 1. It is unlawful for a person knowingly to use...

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Nevada Revised Statutes Chapter 396 - Nevada System of Higher Education

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Chapter 396 - Nevada System of Higher Education