Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 397 - Western Regional Education Compact
NRS 397.040 - Authority of state officers; declaration of state policy; state agencies’ cooperation with Nevada Office.


1. All officers of the State are hereby authorized and directed to do all things falling within their respective provinces and jurisdiction necessary or incidental to the carrying out of the Compact in every particular, it being hereby declared to be the policy of this state to perform and carry out the Compact and to accomplish the purposes thereof.
2. All officers, bureaus, departments and persons of and in the State Government or administration of the State are hereby authorized and directed at convenient times and upon request of the Nevada Office to furnish the Nevada Office with information and data possessed by them and to aid the Nevada Office by any means lying within their legal rights.
(Added to NRS by 1959, 78; A 2021, 2610)

Structure Nevada Revised Statutes

Nevada Revised Statutes

Chapter 397 - Western Regional Education Compact

NRS 397.001 - Definitions.

NRS 397.002 - "Compact" defined.

NRS 397.003 - "Nevada Office" defined.

NRS 397.004 - "Participant" defined.

NRS 397.005 - "State" defined.

NRS 397.010 - Execution of compact authorized; notice of intention to withdraw.

NRS 397.020 - Form and contents.

NRS 397.030 - Number, qualifications, terms, removal and authority of Commissioners; creation of Nevada Office.

NRS 397.040 - Authority of state officers; declaration of state policy; state agencies’ cooperation with Nevada Office.

NRS 397.050 - Western Regional Higher Education Compact Account: Creation; uses of money in Account.

NRS 397.055 - Contract with institution or state outside region.

NRS 397.0557 - Nevada Office of the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education authorized to apply for and accept grants, gifts and donations.

NRS 397.060 - Choice of applicants; reciprocity agreements authorizing out-of-state institutions to provide distance education to residents of Nevada.

NRS 397.0615 - Stipend to be provided to participant.

NRS 397.0617 - Condition to receipt of support fee: Requirement that certain participants practice profession in health professional shortage area, medically underserved area or to benefit medically underserved population; waiver of stipend for compl...

NRS 397.062 - Nevada Office of the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education’s Account.

NRS 397.063 - Nevada Office of the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education’s Loan and Stipend Fund; use of money in Fund.

NRS 397.064 - Required terms of stipends converted to loans; regulations.

NRS 397.0645 - Period that participant must practice profession in Nevada to avoid repayment of stipend; conversion of stipend to loan; decrease in amount owed for partial completion of period of required practice.

NRS 397.065 - Repayment of state’s contributions for stipends by participant who received stipend before July 1, 1995.

NRS 397.0653 - Repayment of stipends received on or after July 1, 1995; exceptions.

NRS 397.0655 - Delegation of negotiation of terms of repayment.

NRS 397.066 - Insurance as security for stipend or loan; joint liability on stipend or loan.

NRS 397.067 - Conditions under which immediate repayment of loan may be required.

NRS 397.068 - Penalties for failure to comply with regulations.

NRS 397.0685 - Reduction of period of required practice; regulations.

NRS 397.069 - Exemption or extension of period for participant to complete required practice; regulations.

NRS 397.0695 - Credit on loan for professional services provided without compensation.

NRS 397.070 - Accounts, biennial reports and recommendations.

NRS 397.080 - Signing Compact.