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NV Rev Stat § 396.990 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 396 - Nevada System of Higher Education|NRS 396.990 - Use of false or misleading degrees.

  1. It is unlawful for a person knowingly to use or attempt to use:  (a) A false or misleading degree or honorary degree conferred by the System or another public postsecondary educational institution, regardless of whether that institution is located in this State and regardless of whether that institution is authorized to operate in this State; or  (b) A degree or honorary degree conferred by the System or another public postsecondary educational institution in a false or misleading manner, regardless of whether that institution is located in this State and regardless of whether that institution is authorized to operate in this State,  in connection with admission to any institution of higher education or in connection with any business, employment, occupation, profession, trade or public office.  2. Unless a greater penalty is provided by specific statute, a person who violates the provisions of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punished by a fine of not more than $5,000 or by imprisonment in the county jail for not more than 6 months, or by both fine and imprisonment.  3. In addition to any criminal penalty imposed pursuant to subsection 2, a person who violates the provisions of this section is subject to a civil penalty in an amount not to exceed $5,000 for each violation. The Attorney General or any district attorney of this State may recover the penalty in a civil action brought in the name of the State of Nevada in any court of competent jurisdiction.  4. For the purposes of this section, a degree or honorary degree is false or misleading or is used in a false or misleading manner if it:  (a) States or suggests that the person named in the degree or honorary degree has completed the requirements of an academic or professional program of study in a particular field of endeavor beyond the secondary school level and the person has not, in fact, completed the requirements of the program of study;  (b) Is offered as his or her own by a person other than the person who completed the requirements of the program of study; or  (c) Is awarded, bestowed, conferred, given, granted, conveyed or sold:  (1) Based upon more than 10 percent of the recipient’s documented life experience and not based upon actual completion of academic work; or  (2) In violation of this chapter.  5. As used in this section:  (a) "Degree" has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 394.620.  (b) "Honorary degree" has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 394.620.  (Added to NRS by 2005, 619)
NV Rev Stat § 397.005 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 397 - Western Regional Education Compact|NRS 397.005 - "State" defined.

As used in this chapter, "state" means a state, territory or possession of the United States, the District of Columbia or the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.  (Added to NRS by 2015, 1502)
NV Rev Stat § 397.010 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 397 - Western Regional Education Compact|NRS 397.010 - Execution of compact authorized; notice of intention to withdraw.

  1. The Governor is hereby authorized and directed to execute a compact on behalf of this state with each or all of the 13 western states for the purpose of cooperating with such states in the formation of a Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education.  2. Notice of intention to withdraw from such Compact shall be executed and transmitted by the Governor.  (Added to NRS by 1959, 74; A 1969, 61)
NV Rev Stat § 397.030 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 397 - Western Regional Education Compact|NRS 397.030 - Commissioners: Number; qualifications; terms; removal; authority.

  1. In furtherance of the provisions contained in the Compact, there must be three Commissioners from the State of Nevada, appointed by the Governor to serve in the Office of the Western Regional Education Compact created by NRS 223.700.  2. The qualifications and terms of the three Nevada State Commissioners must be in accordance with Article 4 of the Compact. A Nevada State Commissioner shall hold office until his or her successor is appointed and qualified, but the successor’s term expires 4 years after the legal date of expiration of the term of his or her predecessor.  3. Any Nevada State Commissioner may be removed from office by the Governor upon charges and after a hearing.  4. The term of any Nevada State Commissioner who ceases to hold the required qualifications terminates when a successor is appointed.  5. The three Nevada State Commissioners, acting jointly, may:  (a) Adopt regulations as necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter; and  (b) At a meeting held in accordance with the provisions of chapter 241 of NRS, delegate to an officer or employee of the Nevada Office of the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education the authority to undertake any actions authorized or required by the provisions of this chapter, except that any agreement that will be binding on the Commission must be approved by the Commission.  (Added to NRS by 1959, 78; A 1981, 65; 1985, 419; 2003, 938; 2015, 1506, 2121)
NV Rev Stat § 397.040 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 397 - Western Regional Education Compact|NRS 397.040 - Authority of state officers; declaration of state policy; state agencies’ cooperation with Commission.

  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 Commission to furnish the Commission with information and data possessed by them and to aid the Commission by any means lying within their legal rights.  (Added to NRS by 1959, 78)
NV Rev Stat § 397.050 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 397 - Western Regional Education Compact|NRS 397.050 - Western Regional Higher Education Compact Account: Creation; uses of money in Account.

  1. Money to carry out the provisions of this chapter must be provided by direct legislative appropriation from the State General Fund and must be accounted for in the Western Regional Higher Education Compact Account which is hereby created.  2. The money in the Account may be used by the three Nevada State Commissioners appointed pursuant to NRS 397.030:  (a) To pay dues to the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education.  (b) To meet necessary administrative expenses.  (Added to NRS by 1959, 78; A 1963, 619; 1977, 429; 1983, 312; 2003, 939)
NV Rev Stat § 397.055 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 397 - Western Regional Education Compact|NRS 397.055 - Contract with institution or state outside region.

  1. Whenever the three Nevada State Commissioners appointed pursuant to NRS 397.030 are unable to provide contract places for Nevada residents in graduate or professional schools pursuant to contractual agreements authorized by Article 8 of the Compact, or the cost of attending a school within the region is excessive, they may enter into contractual agreements with the governing authority of any educational institution offering accredited graduate and professional education outside the region of the Compact or with any state outside the region.  2. The terms and conditions of any such agreements must adhere to the same standards which are observed in the selection of contract places for Nevada residents in graduate or professional schools within the region.  (Added to NRS by 1975, 330; A 1981, 1017; 2003, 939)
NV Rev Stat § 397.0557 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 397 - Western Regional Education Compact|NRS 397.0557 - Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education authorized to apply for and accept grants; use of grant money for purchase of additional contract places.

The Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education may apply for and accept grants. Upon receipt of sufficient grants, the Commission, or the three Nevada State Commissioners, acting jointly, may enter into binding agreements to purchase additional contract places for Nevada residents in graduate or professional schools within the region. The provisions of NRS 397.060 apply to the selection and certification of applicants to fill any contract place purchased pursuant to this section. The provisions of NRS 397.0615, 397.0645 and 397.0653 do not apply to financial support provided to a participant pursuant to this section. The terms and conditions of repayment, if any, must be set forth fully in a contract between the participant and the grantor.  (Added to NRS by 1995, 357; A 2015, 1506)
NV Rev Stat § 397.060 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 397 - Western Regional Education Compact|NRS 397.060 - Choice and certification of applicants; reciprocity agreements authorizing out-of-state institutions to provide distance education to residents of Nevada.

The three Nevada State Commissioners, acting jointly:  1. Shall:  (a) Choose from among Nevada residents who apply for a program administered by the Nevada Office of the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education, and have at least 1 year’s residence in this state immediately before applying for the program, those most qualified for contract places; and  (b) Certify them to receiving institutions or locations at which an applicant will practice his or her profession.  2. Shall choose from among the applicants, for a program administered by the Nevada Office of the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education, who apply for a support fee of 100 percent stipend for practice in certain professions and locations, and who lack at least 1 year of residence in this State immediately before applying for the program, those most qualified for contract places.  3. Shall review and certify the list of Nevada applicants for programs administered by the Regional Office of the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education.   4. May enter into any reciprocity agreement, including, without limitation, the State Authorization Reciprocity Agreement, for the purpose of authorizing a postsecondary educational institution that is located in another state or territory of the United States to provide distance education to residents of this State if the requirements contained in the agreement for authorizing a postsecondary educational institution that is located in another state or territory of the United States to provide distance education to residents of this State are substantially similar to the requirements for licensure of a postsecondary educational institution by the Commission on Postsecondary Education pursuant to NRS 394.383 to 394.560, inclusive. As used in this subsection, "postsecondary educational institution" has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 394.099.  (Added to NRS by 1959, 79; A 1960, 375; 1967, 1055; 1981, 1036; 1983, 1345; 1985, 849; 2003, 939; 2013, 1671; 2015, 1506)
NV Rev Stat § 397.0615 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 397 - Western Regional Education Compact|NRS 397.0615 - Support fee to be provided to chosen applicant; percentage of fee to be repaid.

Financial support provided to an applicant who is chosen by the three Nevada State Commissioners to receive such support from the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education must be provided in the form of a support fee. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 397.0617, 25 percent of the support fee is a loan that the recipient must repay with interest pursuant to NRS 397.063 or 397.064, as appropriate. Seventy-five percent of the support fee is a stipend that the recipient is not required to repay, except as otherwise provided in NRS 397.0653.  (Added to NRS by 1995, 355; A 1997, 946; 2003, 939; 2015, 1507)
NV Rev Stat § 397.062 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 397 - Western Regional Education Compact|NRS 397.062 - Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education’s Account for Administrative Expenses.

  1. There is hereby created an account in the State General Fund entitled the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education’s Account for Administrative Expenses. Any money received by the three Nevada State Commissioners as the proceeds of any penalty or appropriated or authorized from the State General Fund for the purposes of carrying out the provisions of this chapter must be deposited in this Account.  2. The three Nevada State Commissioners, acting jointly, shall administer the Account and the money in the Account must be used to:  (a) Pay miscellaneous expenses incurred in administering the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education’s Loan and Stipend Fund; and  (b) Pay expenses incurred in collecting money due the State from a loan or a stipend granted from the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education’s Loan and Stipend Fund.  3. The money in the Account may be used by the three Nevada State Commissioners, acting jointly, to:  (a) Pay dues to the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education; and  (b) Pay administrative expenses of the Nevada Office of the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education.  (Added to NRS by 1985, 848; A 2003, 940; 2015, 1508)
NV Rev Stat § 397.063 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 397 - Western Regional Education Compact|NRS 397.063 - Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education’s Loan and Stipend Fund; use of money in Fund; required terms of student loans made before July 1, 1985.

  1. All contributions from participants must be accounted for in the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education’s Loan and Stipend Fund which is hereby created as an enterprise fund.  2. The three Nevada State Commissioners, acting jointly, shall administer the Fund, and the money in the Fund must be used solely to provide:  (a) Loans to; and  (b) Contractual arrangements for educational services and facilities for,  residents of Nevada who are certified to attend graduate or professional schools in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.  3. Loans from the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education’s Loan and Stipend Fund before July 1, 1985, and loans made to students classified as continuing students before July 1, 1985, must be made upon the following terms:  (a) All loans must bear interest at 5 percent per annum from the date when the participant receives the loan.  (b) Each participant receiving a loan must repay the loan with interest following the termination of the participant’s education or completion of the participant’s internship in accordance with the following schedule:  (1) Within 5 years for loans which total less than $10,000.  (2) Within 8 years for loans which total $10,000 or more but less than $20,000.  (3) Within 10 years for loans which total $20,000 or more.  (c) No participant’s loan may exceed 50 percent of the student fees for any academic year.  (Added to NRS by 1977, 428; A 1983, 312; 1985, 849; 1997, 125; 2001, 2753; 2003, 940; 2015, 1508)
NV Rev Stat § 397.064 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 397 - Western Regional Education Compact|NRS 397.064 - Required terms of participant loans made on or after July 1, 1985; assessment of delinquency charge.

Loans from the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education’s Loan and Stipend Fund to participants who enter the program on or after July 1, 1985, must be made upon the following terms:  1. All loans must bear a competitive interest rate, which must be established by the three Nevada State Commissioners, acting jointly, from the first day of the term for which the participant received the loan. The three Nevada State Commissioners, acting jointly, may delegate to the Director of the Nevada Office of the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education the authority to establish the interest rate pursuant to this section.  2. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 397.0617, each participant receiving a loan must repay the loan with interest following the termination of the participant’s education or completion of the participant’s internship for which the loan is made.  3. The loan must be repaid in monthly installments over the period allowed, as set forth in subsection 4, with the first installment due 1 year after the date of the termination of the participant’s education or the completion of the participant’s internship for which the loan is made. The amounts of the installments may not be less than $50 and may be calculated to allow a smaller payment at the beginning of the repayment period, with each succeeding payment gradually increasing so that the total amount due will have been paid within the period allowed for repayment.  4. The three Nevada State Commissioners, acting jointly, shall, or shall delegate to the Director of the Nevada Office of the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education the power to, schedule the repayment within the following periods:  (a) Five years for loans which total less than $10,000.  (b) Eight years for loans which total $10,000 or more but less than $20,000.  (c) Ten years for loans which total $20,000 or more.  5. A participant’s loan may not exceed 50 percent of the student fees for any academic year.  6. A delinquency charge may be assessed on any installment delinquent 10 days or more in an amount that must be established by the three Nevada State Commissioners, acting jointly. The Nevada State Commissioners, acting jointly, may delegate to the Director of the Nevada Office of the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education the authority to establish an appropriate delinquency charge pursuant to this subsection.  7. The reasonable costs of collection and attorney’s fees may be recovered in the event of delinquency.  (Added to NRS by 1985, 846; A 1995, 357; 1997, 947; 2003, 941; 2007, 610; 2015, 1509)
NV Rev Stat § 397.0645 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 397 - Western Regional Education Compact|NRS 397.0645 - Period that participant must practice profession in Nevada to avoid repayment of state contributions; regulations; credit for partial completion of period of required practice.

  1. A participant who receives from the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education a stipend governed by the provisions of NRS 397.065 or 397.0653 must repay all state contributions for the stipend unless the participant practices, in Nevada, the profession in which the participant was certified:  (a) For 3 years, if the participant entered the program before July 1, 1985;  (b) For 1 year for each year the participant receives a stipend, if the participant enters the program after June 30, 1985; or  (c) For 1 year for each 9 months the participant receives a stipend, if the participant enters the program after June 30, 1985, and is enrolled in an accelerated program that provides more than 1 academic year of graduate and professional education in 9 months,  within 5 years after the completion or termination of the participant’s education, internship or residency for which the participant receives the stipend.  2. The three Nevada State Commissioners, acting jointly, may adopt regulations which:  (a) Reduce the period of required practice for a participant who practices his or her profession in a rural area, a health professional shortage area, a medically underserved area or an area with a medically underserved population of this state as described in NRS 397.0617, or as an employee of this state in accordance with NRS 397.0685.  (b) Extend the time for completing the required practice beyond 5 years for a participant who is granted an extension because of hardship.  3. If the period for the required practice is only partially completed, the three Nevada State Commissioners, acting jointly, may give credit towards repayment of the stipend for the time the participant practiced his or her profession as required.  (Added to NRS by 1995, 356; A 2003, 941; 2015, 1510)
NV Rev Stat § 397.065 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 397 - Western Regional Education Compact|NRS 397.065 - Repayment of state’s contributions for stipends by participant who received stipend before July 1, 1995.

  1. The provisions of this section apply only to stipends received by a participant before July 1, 1995.  2. Each participant entering the Western Regional Education Compact program after April 23, 1977, must repay all state contributions for stipends which the participant receives from the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education unless the participant practices, in Nevada, for the period determined pursuant to NRS 397.0645, the profession in which the participant was certified.  3. Stipends granted before July 1, 1985, and stipends granted to participants classified as continuing students before July 1, 1985, must be repaid within the same period established for the repayment of loans in NRS 397.063. Stipends granted before July 1, 1985, and stipends granted to participants classified as continuing students before July 1, 1985, do not bear interest.  4. Stipends granted to participants entering the program on or after July 1, 1985, must be repaid in the same manner, within the same period and at the same rate of interest established for the repayment of loans in NRS 397.064.  (Added to NRS by 1977, 428; A 1981, 984; 1983, 313; 1985, 849; 1995, 358; 2015, 1510)
NV Rev Stat § 397.0653 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 397 - Western Regional Education Compact|NRS 397.0653 - Repayment of stipends received on or after July 1, 1995; exceptions.

  1. The provisions of this section apply only to stipends received by a participant on or after July 1, 1995.  2. Each participant must repay all stipends which the participant receives from the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education unless the participant:  (a) Practices, in Nevada, for the period determined pursuant to NRS 397.0645, the profession in which he or she was certified.  (b) Reports the participant’s practice status annually on forms provided by the Commission.  (c) Except as otherwise approved by the Commission, commences the participant’s practice obligation within 1 year after completion or termination of the education, internship or residency for which the participant received the stipend.  (d) Maintains the participant’s permanent residence in the State of Nevada throughout the period of the participant’s practice obligation. For the purposes of this section, a participant who leaves the State for a limited period of time without forming the intent of changing the participant’s permanent residence is not considered to have moved the participant’s residence.  (e) Graduates with a degree in the area of study for which the participant received the stipend.  (f) Completes the participant’s practice obligation within the period specified in NRS 397.0645.  3. A stipend that must be repaid in accordance with this section must be repaid under the following terms:  (a) All stipends must bear interest at 8 percent per annum from the first day of the academic term for which the participant received the support fee.  (b) The balance due must be repaid in monthly installments within the following periods:  (1) Five years for stipends which total, including interest, less than $10,000.  (2) Eight years for stipends which total, including interest, $10,000 or more but less than $20,000.  (3) Ten years for stipends which total, including interest, $20,000 or more.  (Added to NRS by 1995, 355; A 2015, 1511)