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2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 396 - Nevada System of Higher Education › NRS 396.157 - No-contact directive.

1. An institution within the System may issue a no-contact directive prohibiting the complainant and the respondent from contacting each other. An institution may issue a no-contact directive if the directive is necessary to, without limitation:
(a) Protect the safety or well-being of either the complainant or the respondent; or
(b) Respond to interference with an investigation.
2. A no-contact directive issued against the respondent after a decision of responsibility, if any, has been made must be mutually applied to the complainant and the respondent.
3. If an institution issues a mutual no-contact directive, the institution shall provide the complainant and the respondent with an explanation of the terms of the directive, including, without limitation, that a violation of the directive may subject the party to disciplinary action.
(Added to NRS by 2021, 3682)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 396 - Nevada System of Higher Education › NRS 396.158 - Person who experiences power-based violence: Request for waiver of certain requirements; request for leave of absence or extended benefits of employment.

1. A student who experiences power-based violence may request a waiver from any requirement to maintain a certain grade point average, credit enrollment, or other academic or disciplinary record requirement relating to academic success for any scholarship, grant or other academic program offered by an institution within the System. A waiver may be granted by a provost, dean, academic advisor or other appropriate staff or faculty member of the institution.
2. A student or employee who experiences power-based violence may be granted a request to take a leave of absence or, to the extent practicable, extend benefits of employment.
(Added to NRS by 2021, 3682; A 2023, 3163)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 396 - Nevada System of Higher Education › NRS 396.159 - Annual report.

1. The Board of Regents may require an institution within the System to prepare and submit to the Board of Regents an annual report that includes, without limitation:
(a) The total number of reports of alleged incidents of power-based violence allegedly committed by a student or employee of the institution made to the Title IX office of the institution;
(b) The number of students and employees found responsible for an incident of power-based violence by the institution;
(c) The number of students and employees accused of but found not responsible for an incident of power-based violence by the institution;
(d) The number of persons sanctioned by the institution as a result of a finding of responsibility for an incident of power-based violence; and
(e) The number of persons who submitted requests for supportive measures and the number of persons who received supportive measures.
2. A report submitted pursuant to subsection 1 must not contain any personally identifiable information of a student or employee of an institution within the System.
3. Information contained in a report submitted pursuant to subsection 1 must be able to be disaggregated by students and employees.
4. If the Board of Regents requires a report to be prepared and submitted pursuant to subsection 1, an institution shall submit the report to the Board of Regents not later than October 1 of each year.
5. If the Board of Regents requires a report to be prepared and submitted pursuant to subsection 1, the Board of Regents shall, not later than December 31 of each year, submit a compilation of the reports the Board of Regents received pursuant to subsection 1 to the Director of the Department of Health and Human Services and to the Director of the Legislative Counsel Bureau for transmittal to the next regular session of the Legislature in even-numbered years or the Joint Interim Standing Committee on Education in odd-numbered years.
6. Any data or reports that underlie the report prepared pursuant to subsection 4 are confidential and are not a public record for the purposes of chapter 239 of NRS.
(Added to NRS by 2021, 3682; A 2023, 3163)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 396 - Nevada System of Higher Education › NRS 396.210 - Chancellor: Appointment and qualifications.

1. After consultation with the faculty, the Board of Regents shall appoint a Chancellor of the System.
2. The Chancellor shall have a degree from a college or university recognized as equal in rank to those having membership in the Association of American Universities.
[Part 3:37:1887; A 1917, 52; 1945, 448; 1943 NCL § 7728]—(NRS A 1957, 168; 1969, 1433; 1993, 341)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 396 - Nevada System of Higher Education › NRS 396.220 - Salary of Chancellor.

The Board of Regents shall fix the salary of the Chancellor of the System.
[Part 3:37:1887; A 1917, 52; 1945, 448; 1943 NCL § 7728]—(NRS A 1969, 1433; 1993, 341)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 396 - Nevada System of Higher Education › NRS 396.230 - Duties of Chancellor and other officers.

The Board of Regents shall prescribe the duties of the Chancellor and such other officers of the System as the Board deems appropriate.
[Part 3:37:1887; A 1917, 52; 1945, 448; 1943 NCL § 7728] + [8:37:1887; C § 1397; RL § 4646; NCL § 7733]—(NRS A 1957, 169; 1965, 94; 1969, 1433; 1993, 341)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 396 - Nevada System of Higher Education › NRS 396.240 - Reports of Chancellor and other officers.

The Chancellor and other officers of the System shall make such reports to the Board of Regents as they deem appropriate or as the Board of Regents may require.
[6:37:1887; C § 1395; RL § 4644; NCL § 7731]—(NRS A 1969, 1433; 1993, 341)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 396 - Nevada System of Higher Education › NRS 396.251 - Establishment of policies and procedures for certain personnel.

1. The Board of Regents may establish policies and procedures for personnel which govern student employees, physicians engaged in a program for residency training and postdoctoral fellows of the System and which are separate from the policies and procedures established for the unclassified personnel of the System. Any such policy or procedure does not diminish the eligibility of those persons for coverage as employees under the provisions of chapters 616A to 616D, inclusive, or chapter 617 of NRS.
2. In establishing policies and procedures pursuant to subsection 1, the Board of Regents is not bound by any of the other provisions of this chapter or the provisions of title 23 of NRS. Those provisions do not apply to a student employee, a physician engaged in a program for residency training or a postdoctoral fellow of the System unless otherwise provided by the Board of Regents.
(Added to NRS by 1987, 290; A 1993, 342; 1999, 235)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 396 - Nevada System of Higher Education › 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 of subsection 3 of NRS 281.221, subsection 3 of NRS 281.230, subsection 3 of NRS 281A.430, NRS 396.1215 and 396.1217, establish policies governing the contracts that faculty members and employees of the System may enter into or benefit from.
(Added to NRS by 2001, 1627; A 2021, 108; 2023, 150)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 396 - Nevada System of Higher Education › NRS 396.260 - Employment of alien instructor or professor through program of exchange.

Notwithstanding the provisions of any other law, the Board of Regents may employ any teacher, instructor or professor authorized to teach in the United States under the teacher exchange programs authorized by laws of the Congress of the United States.
[10.2:37:1887; added 1956, 199]—(NRS A 1959, 284; 1969, 1434)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 396 - Nevada System of Higher Education › NRS 396.270 - Official oath for instructor and professor.

1. Each teacher, instructor and professor employed by the Board of Regents whose compensation is payable out of the public funds, except teachers, instructors and professors employed pursuant to the provisions of NRS 396.260, shall take and subscribe to the constitutional oath of office before entering upon the discharge of his or her duties.
2. The oath of office, when taken and subscribed, shall be filed in the Office of the Board of Regents.
[10.3:37:1887; added 1956, 199]—(NRS A 1993, 342)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 396 - Nevada System of Higher Education › NRS 396.280 - Salaries of academic staff.

The Board of Regents shall have the power to fix the salaries of the academic staff of the System.
[Part 3:37:1887; A 1917, 52; 1945, 448; 1943 NCL § 7728]—(NRS A 1957, 169; 1993, 342)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 396 - Nevada System of Higher Education › NRS 396.290 - Retirement benefits for employees of System.

Except as otherwise provided in NRS 396.251 and 396.7953, all employees of the System, including those employees who were receiving benefits under the provisions of chapter 204, Statutes of Nevada 1915, and chapter 99, Statutes of Nevada 1943, may elect to receive the benefits provided under the contract of integration entered into between the Board of Regents and the Public Employees’ Retirement Board on June 30, 1950, pursuant to the provisions of NRS 286.370 or may exercise an option to receive the benefits provided under NRS 286.802 to 286.816, inclusive.
[9:2:1957]—(NRS A 1969, 244, 1434; 1987, 291; 1993, 342)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 396 - Nevada System of Higher Education › NRS 396.300 - Rules for reports of officers and teachers.

The Board of Regents may prescribe rules for the reports of officers and teachers of the System.
[Part 3:37:1887; A 1917, 52; 1945, 448; 1943 NCL § 7728]—(NRS A 1993, 342)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 396 - Nevada System of Higher Education › NRS 396.311 - Community College: System of probation for professional employees.

The Board of Regents shall adopt regulations establishing a system of probation for the professional employees of the Community Colleges. The regulations must provide for a probationary period of such length as the Board deems appropriate.
(Added to NRS by 1975, 1025; A 1981, 898; 1993, 342)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 396 - Nevada System of Higher Education › NRS 396.315 - Community College: System for dismissal of professional employees.

The Board of Regents shall adopt and promulgate regulations establishing a fair dismissal system for the professional employees of the Community Colleges who have completed probation as required by the Board pursuant to NRS 396.311. The regulations must provide that no professional employee who has successfully completed his or her probationary period is subject to termination or nonrenewal of his or her contract except for good cause shown. The regulations must specify what constitutes good cause for such termination or nonrenewal of contract, and must include provisions for:
1. Adequate notice;
2. A hearing to determine whether good cause exists, to be held before an impartial hearing officer or hearing committee selected in a manner provided by the Board; and
3. Opportunity for review of the decision of the hearing officer or hearing committee,
in any case involving termination or nonrenewal of the contract of a professional employee who has completed probation.
(Added to NRS by 1975, 1025; A 1981, 898)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 396 - Nevada System of Higher Education › NRS 396.320 - Grounds for dismissal or removal of certain personnel.

1. The willful neglect or failure on the part of any teacher, instructor, professor, president or chancellor in the System to observe and carry out the requirements of this chapter is sufficient cause for the dismissal or removal of the person from his or her position.
2. It is sufficient cause for the dismissal of any teacher, instructor, professor, president or chancellor in the System when the person advocates, or is a member of an organization which advocates, overthrow of the Government of the United States or of the State by force, violence or other unlawful means.
[Part 1:20:1955] + [10.8:37:1887; added 1956, 199]—(NRS A 1969, 1434; 1993, 342)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 396 - Nevada System of Higher Education › NRS 396.323 - Powers of Regents and other officers to issue subpoenas; enforcement.

1. The Board of Regents, the Chancellor of the System and the presidents of all the branches and facilities within the System may issue subpoenas in all instances involving disciplinary hearings of members of the System.
2. Those persons may issue subpoenas requiring the attendance of witnesses before them together with all books, memoranda, papers and other documents relative to the matters under investigation or to be heard, administer oaths and take testimony thereunder.
3. The district court in and for the county in which any hearing is being conducted by any of the persons named in subsection 1 may compel the attendance of witnesses, the giving of testimony and the production of books and papers as required by any subpoena issued by the person holding the hearing.
4. In case of the refusal of any witness to attend or testify or produce any papers required by the subpoena, the person holding the hearing may report to the district court in and for the county in which the hearing is pending by petition, setting forth:
(a) That due notice has been given of the time and place of attendance of the witness or the production of the books and papers;
(b) That the witness has been subpoenaed in the manner prescribed in this chapter; and
(c) That the witness has failed and refused to attend or produce the papers required by subpoena before the person holding the hearing named in the subpoena, or has refused to answer questions propounded to the witness in the course of the hearing,
and asking an order of the court compelling the witness to attend and testify or produce the books or papers before the person.
5. The court, upon petition of the person holding the hearing, shall enter an order directing the witness to appear before the court at a time and place to be fixed by the court in the order, the time must not be more than 10 days after the date of the order, and then and there show cause why the witness has not attended or testified or produced the books or papers before the person holding the hearing. A certified copy of the order must be served upon the witness. If it appears to the court that the subpoena was regularly issued by the person holding the hearing, the court shall thereupon enter an order that the witness appear before the person at the time and place fixed in the order and testify or produce the required books or papers, and upon failure to obey the order the witness must be dealt with as for contempt of court.
(Added to NRS by 1971, 852; A 1981, 898; 1993, 343)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 396 - Nevada System of Higher Education › 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 under this chapter or who is a witness at that hearing, and who is a person with a communications disability as defined in NRS 50.050, is entitled to the services of an interpreter at public expense in accordance with the provisions of NRS 50.050 to 50.053, inclusive. The interpreter must be appointed by the person who presides at the hearing.
(Added to NRS by 1979, 658; A 2001, 1778; 2007, 174)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 396 - Nevada System of Higher Education › NRS 396.325 - Creation; interlocal agreements with other law enforcement agencies.

The Board of Regents may:
1. Create a Police Department for the System and appoint one or more persons to be members of the Department; and
2. Authorize the Department to enter into interlocal agreements pursuant to chapter 277 of NRS with other law enforcement agencies to provide for the rendering of mutual aid.
(Added to NRS by 1965, 304; A 1969, 1434; 1991, 1701; 1993, 344, 1416, 2531; 1995, 571, 572)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 396 - Nevada System of Higher Education › 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 after receipt of a written request of a person who claims to have sustained damages as a result of a crash, or the person’s legal representative or insurer, and upon receipt of a reasonable fee to cover the cost of reproduction, provide the person, his or her legal representative or insurer, as applicable, with a copy of the crash report and all statements by witnesses and photographs in the possession or under the control of the Department that concern the crash, unless:
1. The materials are privileged or confidential pursuant to a specific statute; or
2. The crash involved:
(a) The death or substantial bodily harm of a person;
(b) Failure to stop at the scene of a crash; or
(c) The commission of a felony.
(Added to NRS by 1987, 1052; A 1993, 344; 2005, 703; 2015,1670)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 396 - Nevada System of Higher Education › 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 of the System a campus review board to advise the president or other chief administrative officer of the campus and, upon request, the Board of Regents on issues concerning allegations made against peace officers of the Police Department for the System involving misconduct while serving on the campus.
2. A campus review board created pursuant to subsection 1 must consist of not less than 15 members.
3. A campus review board must be appointed by the Board of Regents from a list of names submitted by interested persons within the System and in the general public. If an insufficient number of names of persons interested in serving on a campus review board are submitted, the Board of Regents shall appoint the remaining members in the manner it deems appropriate.
4. A person appointed to a campus review board:
(a) Must be a resident of this State;
(b) Must not be employed as a peace officer;
(c) Must complete training relating to law enforcement before serving as a member of the campus review board, including, without limitation, training in the policies and procedures of the Police Department for the System, the provisions of chapter 284 of NRS, the regulations adopted pursuant thereto and NRS 289.010 to 289.120, inclusive, and the terms and conditions of employment of the peace officers of the System; and
(d) Shall serve without salary, but may receive from the System such per diem allowances and travel expenses as are authorized by the Board of Regents.
(Added to NRS by 2001, 1463; A 2005, 625)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 396 - Nevada System of Higher Education › 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. Does not have jurisdiction over any matter in which it is alleged that a crime has been committed.
2. Shall not abridge the rights of a peace officer of the Police Department for the System that are granted pursuant to a contract or by law.
(Added to NRS by 2001, 1464)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 396 - Nevada System of Higher Education › 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 internal investigation; report of findings; proceedings closed to public; findings and recommendations are public records.

1. A campus review board created pursuant to NRS 396.3291 shall meet in panels to carry out its duties.
2. Members must be selected randomly to serve on a panel, and each panel shall select one of its members to serve as chair of the panel.
3. A panel of a campus review board may:
(a) Refer a complaint against a peace officer of the Police Department for the System who has served on the campus to the office of the Police Department for the System on the campus.
(b) Review an internal investigation of such a peace officer and make recommendations regarding any disciplinary action against the peace officer that is recommended by the office of the Police Department for the System on the campus, including, without limitation:
(1) Increasing or decreasing the recommended level of discipline; and
(2) Exonerating the peace officer who has been the subject of the internal investigation.
4. The Police Department for the System shall make available to a panel of a campus review board any information within a personnel file that is specific to a complaint against a peace officer of the Police Department for the System who has served on the campus, or any other material that is specific to the complaint.
5. When reviewing an internal investigation of a peace officer of the system pursuant to subsection 3, a panel of a campus review board shall provide the peace officer with notice and an opportunity to be heard. The peace officer may represent himself or herself at the hearing before the panel or be represented by an attorney or other person of his or her own choosing. The campus review board and the Police Department for the System are not responsible for providing such representation.
6. The chair of a panel of a campus review board shall report the findings and recommendations of the panel regarding disciplinary action to the office of the Police Department for the System on the campus, the president or other chief administrative officer of the campus and, upon request, the Board of Regents.
7. A proceeding of a panel of a campus review board must be closed to the public.
8. The findings and recommendations of a panel of a campus review board are public records unless otherwise declared confidential by state or federal law.
(Added to NRS by 2001, 1464)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 396 - Nevada System of Higher Education › 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 to NRS 396.3291 may:
(a) Administer oaths;
(b) Take testimony;
(c) Within the scope of its jurisdiction, issue subpoenas to compel the attendance of witnesses to testify before the panel;
(d) Require the production of books, papers and documents specific to a complaint; and
(e) Issue commissions to take testimony.
2. If a witness refuses to attend or testify or produce books, papers or documents as required by the subpoena, the panel may petition the district court to order the witness to appear or testify or produce the requested books, papers or documents.
(Added to NRS by 2001, 1464)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 396 - Nevada System of Higher Education › NRS 396.330 - Acceptance of grants of land.

1. The State of Nevada hereby accepts the grants of lands made by the Government of the United States to this state, in the following Acts of Congress, upon the terms and conditions expressed in such acts, and agrees to comply therewith:
(a) "An Act donating Public Lands to the several States and Territories which may provide Colleges for the Benefit of Agriculture and the Mechanic Arts," approved July 2, 1862 (c. 130, 12 Stat. 503), as amended by "An Act extending the Time within which the States and Territories may accept the Grant of Lands made by the Act entitled ‘An Act donating public Lands to the several States and Territories which may provide Colleges for the Benefit of Agriculture and the Mechanic Arts,’ approved July second, eighteen hundred and sixty-two," approved April 14, 1864 (c. 58, 13 Stat. 47), and as extended by "An act concerning certain Lands granted to the State of Nevada," approved July 4, 1866 (c. 166, 14 Stat. 86).
(b) "An Act concerning certain Lands granted to the State of Nevada," approved July 4, 1866 (c. 166, 14 Stat. 86).
2. The State of Nevada hereby accepts all grants of public lands made by the Government of the United States to this state prior to February 13, 1867, upon the terms and conditions so granted, as modified in "An act concerning certain Lands granted to the State of Nevada," approved July 4, 1866 (c. 166, 14 Stat. 86).
[1:101:1865] + [1:16:1867] + [2:16:1867] + [3:16:1867]
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 396 - Nevada System of Higher Education › NRS 396.340 - Acceptance of federal appropriations and grants; annual report.

1. The System was, and now is, established in accordance with the provisions of the Constitution of the State of Nevada, and also in accordance with the provisions of an Act of Congress entitled "An Act donating Public Lands to the several States and Territories which may provide Colleges for the Benefit of Agriculture and the Mechanic Arts," approved July 2, 1862 (c. 130, 12 Stat. 503), and acts amendatory thereof or supplementary thereto.
2. The Board of Regents are the proper trustees of the System to receive and disburse all appropriations made to this State under the provisions of an Act of Congress entitled "An Act to apply a portion of the proceeds of the public lands to the more complete endowment and support of the colleges for the benefit of agriculture and mechanic arts, established under the provisions of an Act of Congress approved July second, eighteen hundred and sixty-two," approved August 30, 1890 (c. 841, 26 Stat. 419), and all appropriations hereafter to be made under the Act.
3. The Board of Regents shall make a report at the end of each fiscal year, in connection with its annual report to the Governor, of other matters concerning the System, including the amounts received and disbursed under the provisions of this section. The Governor shall transmit all annual reports to the Legislature.
4. The Legislature of Nevada hereby gratefully assents to the purposes of all grants of money made heretofore and all which may hereafter be made to the State of Nevada by Congress, under the Act of Congress, the title of which is recited in subsection 2, and agrees that the grants must be used only for the purposes named in the Act of Congress, or acts amendatory thereof or supplemental thereto.
[1:59:1891; C § 1416; RL § 4656; NCL § 7750] + [2:59:1891; C § 1417; RL § 4657; NCL § 7751] + [3:59:1891; C § 1418; RL § 4658; NCL § 7752] + [4:59:1891; C § 1419; RL § 4659; NCL § 7753]—(NRS A 1969, 1434; 1993, 345; 2005, 359)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 396 - Nevada System of Higher Education › NRS 396.350 - Irreducible University Fund.

1. The moneys arising from the sale of the 72 sections of land granted this state by the Act of Congress entitled "An act concerning Lands granted to the State of Nevada," approved July 4, 1866 (c. 166, 14 Stat. 86), for the establishment and maintenance of a university, which sale was directed by the provisions of section 4 of chapter 85, Statutes of Nevada 1873, constitute a fund to be known as the Irreducible University Fund. The money in the Fund must be invested by the Board of Regents in United States bonds, bonds of this state, bonds of other states of the Union or bonds of any county in the State of Nevada. The investments are subject to such further restrictions and regulations as may be provided by law.
2. The interest only of the proceeds resulting from the investments described in subsection 1 must be used for the maintenance of the System, and any surplus interest must be added to the principal sum.
[Part 4:85:1873; A 1929, 61; NCL § 7746]—(NRS A 1993, 345)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 396 - Nevada System of Higher Education › NRS 396.360 - Contingent University Fund.

The interest derived from the Irreducible University Fund shall be and constitute a fund to be known as the Contingent University Fund.
[Part 4:85:1873; A 1929, 61; NCL § 7746]—(NRS A 1999, 427)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 396 - Nevada System of Higher Education › NRS 396.370 - Appropriations for support and maintenance of System.

1. The following money is hereby set aside and inviolably appropriated for the support and maintenance of the System, and must be paid out for the purposes designated by law creating the several funds:
(a) The interest derived from the investment of all money from the sale of the 90,000 acres of land granted to the State of Nevada by the Act of Congress entitled "An Act donating Public Lands to the several States and Territories which may provide Colleges for the Benefit of Agriculture and the Mechanic Arts," approved July 2, 1862 (c. 130, 12 Stat. 503).
(b) The interest derived from the investment of all money from the sale of the 72 sections of land granted to the State of Nevada by the Act of Congress entitled "An act concerning certain Lands granted to the State of Nevada," approved July 4, 1866 (c. 166, 14 Stat. 86), for the establishment and maintenance of a university.
2. Additional state maintenance and support of the System must be provided by direct legislative appropriation from the General Fund, upon the presentation of budgets in the manner required by law.
[1:259:1913; A 1949, 288; 1943 NCL § 7740]—(NRS A 1957, 128; 1969, 1435; 1993, 345; 1999, 427)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 396 - Nevada System of Higher Education › 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 sole trustees to receive and disburse all money of the System for the purposes provided in NRS 396.370.
2. The Board of Regents shall control the expenditures of all money appropriated for the support and maintenance of the System and all money received from any other source.
[Part 3:37:1887; A 1917, 52; 1945, 448; 1943 NCL § 7728] + [Part 2:259:1913; 1919 RL p. 3208; NCL § 7741]—(NRS A 1993, 346)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 396 - Nevada System of Higher Education › 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 an obligation to repay money in any form, other than an obligation issued under the University Securities Law, the Board of Regents may delegate to the Chancellor of the System or the Vice Chancellor for Finance of the System the authority to sign a contract for the sale or exchange of the obligation or to accept a binding bid for the obligation subject to the requirements specified by the Board of Regents concerning:
(a) The rate or rates of interest on the obligation;
(b) The dates on which and the prices at which the obligation may be prepaid before maturity;
(c) The price at which the obligation will be sold or the property for which the obligation will be exchanged;
(d) The principal amount of the obligation and the amount of principal and interest due on any specific dates; and
(e) Covenants to protect the owner of the obligation and the System that the Chancellor or the Vice Chancellor for Finance determines are necessary or desirable to obtain favorable terms for the System. A determination made pursuant to this paragraph, absent fraud or gross abuse of discretion, is conclusive.
2. All terms of the obligation other than:
(a) The rate or rates of interest;
(b) The dates and prices for the prepayment of the obligation;
(c) The price for the sale of the obligation or property for which it will be exchanged;
(d) The principal amount of the obligation;
(e) The requirements for the payment of principal and interest on specific dates; and
(f) Covenants to protect the owner of the obligation and the System that the Chancellor or the Vice Chancellor for Finance determines are necessary or desirable to obtain favorable terms for the System as provided in paragraph (e) of subsection 1,
must be approved by the Board of Regents before the obligation is delivered.
3. The final rate or rates of interest, dates and prices of prepayments, price for the sale of the obligation or property for which it is exchanged, principal amount, requirements for payment of principal and interest on specific dates, and covenants as described in paragraph (e) of subsection 1, are not required to be approved by the Board of Regents if each of those terms complies with the requirements specified by the Board of Regents before the contract for the purchase or delivery of the obligation is signed or the bid for the obligation is accepted.
4. The proceeds of any money borrowed pursuant to this section may be invested as provided in NRS 396.861 and 396.8615.
(Added to NRS by 2007, 1901)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 396 - Nevada System of Higher Education › NRS 396.383 - Accounts Payable Revolving Fund.

1. The Nevada System of Higher Education Accounts Payable Revolving Fund is hereby created. The Board of Regents may deposit the money of the Fund in one or more state or national banks or credit unions in the State of Nevada.
2. The chief business officer of each business center of the System shall:
(a) Pay from the fund such operating expenses of the System as the Board of Regents may by rule prescribe.
(b) Submit claims to the State Board of Examiners for money of the System on deposit in the State Treasury or elsewhere to replace money paid from the Nevada System of Higher Education Accounts Payable Revolving Fund.
(Added to NRS by 1961, 280; A 1969, 1435; 1971, 876; 1981, 899; 1993, 346; 1999, 1490; 2005, 360)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 396 - Nevada System of Higher Education › NRS 396.384 - Collegiate License Plate Account.

1. The Collegiate License Plate Account is hereby created in the State General Fund.
2. The money in the Account does not lapse to the State General Fund at the end of any fiscal year.
3. The Board of Regents shall administer the Account.
4. The money in the Account must only be used for academic and athletic scholarships for students of the University of Nevada, Reno, and the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. One-half of the money must be used for academic scholarships, and one-half of the money must be used for athletic scholarships.
(Added to NRS by 1993, 1346)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 396 - Nevada System of Higher Education › NRS 396.385 - Use of facsimile signature by chief business officer; conditions.

The Board of Regents may authorize the chief business officer of each business center of the System to use a facsimile signature produced through a mechanical device in place of his or her handwritten signature whenever the necessity may arise, subject to the following conditions:
1. The mechanical device must be of such a nature that the facsimile signature may be removed from the mechanical device and kept in a separate secure place.
2. The facsimile signature may only be used under the direction and supervision of the chief business officer of the business center.
3. The registered key to the mechanical device must be kept in a vault at all times when the key is not in use.
(Added to NRS by 1960, 38; A 1961, 281; 1965, 94; 1971, 877; 1981, 899; 1993, 346)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 396 - Nevada System of Higher Education › NRS 396.390 - Claims: Procedure and payment.

1. Before payment, all claims of every name and nature involving the payment of money by or under the direction of the Board of Regents from funds set aside and appropriated must be passed upon by the State Board of Examiners.
2. The Board of Regents shall, with the approval of the Governor, require all officers and employees of the System whose duties, as prescribed by law, require the officers or employees to approve claims against any public funds to file the claims in the office of the Board of Regents for transmittal.
[12:37:1887; C § 1401; RL § 4650; NCL § 7737] + [Part 2:259:1913; 1919 RL p. 3208; NCL § 7741] + [1:87:1939; 1931 NCL § 5233]—(NRS A 1969, 1436; 1993, 347)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 396 - Nevada System of Higher Education › 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 system to pay the salaries and wages of academic staff and employees of the System through the use of direct deposit.
2. If the Board of Regents establishes an electronic payment system pursuant to subsection 1, upon application by a member of academic staff or an employee, the Board of Regents may waive the participation of the member of academic staff or employee in the electronic payment system established pursuant to subsection 1 if:
(a) Participation in the electronic payment system by the member of academic staff or employee would cause the member of academic staff or employee to suffer undue hardship or extreme inconvenience; or
(b) The member of academic staff or employee does not have an account at a financial institution that accepts direct deposit.
3. As used in this section "direct deposit" means payment of the salary and wages of a person by causing the net amount of such person’s salary and wages to be deposited in an account maintained in a financial institution in the name of the person.
(Added to NRS by 2013, 2729)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 396 - Nevada System of Higher Education › NRS 396.405 - Meetings; records; exemption from certain taxes; governing body; nondisclosure of contributors.

1. A university foundation:
(a) Shall comply with the provisions of chapter 241 of NRS;
(b) Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, shall make its records public and open to inspection pursuant to NRS 239.010;
(c) Is exempt from the taxes imposed by NRS 375.020, 375.023 and 375.026 pursuant to subsection 13 of NRS 375.090; and
(d) May allow a president or an administrator of the university, state college or community college which it supports to serve as a member of its governing body.
2. A university foundation is not required to disclose the name of any contributor or potential contributor to the university foundation, the amount of his or her contribution or any information which may reveal or lead to the discovery of his or her identity. The university foundation shall, upon request, allow a contributor to examine, during regular business hours, any record, document or other information of the foundation relating to that contributor.
3. As used in this section, "university foundation" means a nonprofit corporation, association or institution or a charitable organization that is:
(a) Organized and operated primarily for the purpose of fundraising in support of a university, state college or a community college;
(b) Formed pursuant to the laws of this State; and
(c) Exempt from taxation pursuant to 26 U.S.C. § 501(c)(3).
(Added to NRS by 1993, 2623; A 2003, 3492; 2003, 20th Special Session, 206; 2005, 360, 963; 2009, 2290; 2011, 1356)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 396 - Nevada System of Higher Education › NRS 396.420 - Acceptance of property.

1. The Board of Regents may accept and take in the name of the System, for the benefit of any branch or facility of the System, by grant, gift, devise or bequest, any property for any purpose appropriate to the System.
2. Property so acquired must be taken, received, held, managed, invested, and the proceeds thereof used, bestowed and applied by the Board of Regents for the purposes, provisions and conditions prescribed by the respective grant, gift, devise or bequest.
3. Nothing in this chapter prohibits the State of Nevada from accepting and taking by grant, gift, devise or bequest any property for the use and benefit of the System.
[Part 3:37:1887; A 1917, 52; 1945, 448; 1943 NCL § 7728]—(NRS A 1969, 1436; 1993, 347)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 396 - Nevada System of Higher Education › NRS 396.425 - Purchase of real property.

1. The Board of Regents may purchase real property for cash or by making a cash down payment and executing or assuming an obligation to pay the remainder of the price in deferred installments.
2. Such obligation may be secured by a mortgage or deed of trust of the real property acquired, but shall not constitute an obligation of the State of Nevada.
(Added to NRS by 1967, 1094)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 396 - Nevada System of Higher Education › NRS 396.430 - Sale and lease of property; use of proceeds.

1. The Board of Regents may sell or lease any property granted, donated, devised or bequeathed to the System if:
(a) The sale or lease is not prohibited by or inconsistent with the provisions or conditions prescribed by the grant, gift, devise or bequest; and
(b) The sale or lease is approved by the Governor.
2. The proceeds and rents from the sale or lease must be held, managed, invested, used, bestowed and applied by the Board of Regents for the purposes, provisions and conditions prescribed by the original grant, gift, devise or bequest of the property so sold or leased.
[Part 3:37:1887; A 1917, 52; 1945, 448; 1943 NCL § 7728]—(NRS A 1973, 388; 1993, 347)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 396 - Nevada System of Higher Education › 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 to, or exchanges land with, a domestic or foreign limited-liability company, the Board of Regents shall require the domestic or foreign limited-liability company to submit a disclosure to the Board of Regents setting forth the name of any person who holds an ownership interest of 1 percent or more in the domestic or foreign limited-liability company. The disclosure must be made available for public inspection upon request.
2. As used in this section, "land" includes all lands, including improvements and fixtures thereon, lands under water, all easements and hereditaments, corporeal or incorporeal, and every estate, interest and right, legal or equitable, in lands or water, and all rights, interests, privileges, easements, encumbrances and franchises relating to the same, including terms for years and liens by way of judgment, mortgage or otherwise.
(Added to NRS by 2005, 2209)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 396 - Nevada System of Higher Education › NRS 396.432 - Disposition of unclaimed property.

Any property which is in the possession of any authorized agent of the System and which is not claimed within 1 year by the owner of the property or the owner’s authorized agent or representative must be disposed of by the System in the following manner:
1. Money may be forfeited to the System;
2. Personal property may be sold at public auction and the proceeds forfeited to the System; and
3. Any property not otherwise disposed of as provided in this section must be donated to a charitable institution.
(Added to NRS by 1969, 407; A 1969, 1448; 1993, 347)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 396 - Nevada System of Higher Education › NRS 396.433 - Fidelity and other insurance.

1. The Board of Regents may budget for and purchase fidelity insurance and insurance against:
(a) Any liability arising under NRS 41.031.
(b) Tort liability on the part of any of its employees resulting from an act or omission in the scope of his or her employment.
(c) The expense of defending a claim against itself whether or not liability exists on such claim.
2. Such insurance shall be limited in amount according to the limitation of liability imposed by NRS 41.035 and shall be purchased from companies authorized to do business in the State of Nevada.
3. Each contract of insurance shall be free of any condition of contingent liability and shall contain a clause which provides that no assessment may be levied against the insured over and above the premium fixed by such contract.
(Added to NRS by 1959, 404; A 1967, 107)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 396 - Nevada System of Higher Education › NRS 396.435 - Regulations governing traffic on System’s property; publication; filing; penalty.

1. The Board of Regents may by affirmative vote of a majority of its members adopt, amend, repeal and enforce reasonable regulations governing vehicular and pedestrian traffic on all property owned or used by the System.
2. The regulations have the force and effect of law.
3. A copy of every such regulation, giving the date that it takes effect, must be filed with the Secretary of State, and copies of the regulations must be published immediately after adoption and issued in pamphlet form for distribution to faculty and students of the System and to the general public.
4. A person who violates any regulation adopted pursuant to this section is guilty of a misdemeanor.
(Added to NRS by 1959, 241; A 1969, 1436; 1993, 348)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 396 - Nevada System of Higher Education › NRS 396.436 - Maintenance and delivery of records and controls for inventory.

The Board of Regents shall cause perpetual inventory records and controls to be maintained for all equipment, materials and supplies stored or used by or belonging to the System. Copies of current inventory records and controls must be delivered to the Administrator of the Purchasing Division of the Department of Administration, and the copies must satisfy the requirements of NRS 333.220.
(Added to NRS by 1967, 62; A 1973, 1474; 1993, 348, 1597; 1995, 579; 1997, 471)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 396 - Nevada System of Higher Education › 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, state college and community college within the System:
(a) Maintains at the university, state college or community college a material safety data sheet for each hazardous chemical used on the buildings or grounds of the university, state college or community college;
(b) Complies with any safety precautions contained in those sheets; and
(c) Makes those sheets available to all the personnel of the university, state college or community college and the parents of each student attending the university, state college or community college.
2. For the purposes of this section, "material safety data sheet" has the meaning ascribed to it in 29 C.F.R. § 1910.1200.
(Added to NRS by 1997, 3354; A 2005, 360)