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2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 396 - Nevada System of Higher Education › NRS 396.5475 - Written policy for student publications.

The Board of Regents shall adopt a written policy for the Universities, state colleges and community colleges within the System for student publications which:
1. Establishes reasonable provisions governing the time, place and manner for the distribution of student publications;
2. Protects the right of expression in a manner consistent with the rights guaranteed by the First and Fourteenth Amendments to the United States Constitution for students working on student publications as journalists in their determination of the news, opinions, feature content, advertising content and other content of the student publications;
3. Prohibits, without limitation, the following:
(a) Restricting the publication of any content in student publications unless the content would substantially disrupt the ability of the institution to perform its educational mission;
(b) Dismissing, suspending, disciplining or retaliating against a faculty member, employee or other person acting as an adviser for a student publication or as an adviser to students working as journalists on a student publication for acting within the scope of that position, including, without limitation, taking responsible and appropriate action to protect a student engaged in conduct protected pursuant to the written policy or refusing to perform an action which violates the written policy; and
(c) Expelling, suspending or otherwise disciplining a student for engaging in conduct in accordance with the policy, unless such conduct substantially disrupts the ability of the institution to perform its educational mission and the disruption was intentional; and
4. Includes a disclaimer indicating that any content published in a student publication is not endorsed by the Board of Regents, the System or a university, state college or community college within the System.
(Added to NRS by 2017, 1794)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 396 - Nevada System of Higher Education › 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 to provide to the board of trustees of each school district of this State, as appropriate, information regarding the:
1. Number of pupils who graduated from a high school in the district in the immediately preceding year and enrolled in remedial courses in reading, writing or mathematics at a university, state college or community college within the System.
2. Costs incurred by the System in providing remedial instruction pursuant to subsection 1.
(Added to NRS by 1997, 1775; A 2005, 362)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 396 - Nevada System of Higher Education › 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 within the System, the Board of Regents shall issue to those who worthily complete the full course of study in the school of mines or in the school of agriculture, or in the school of liberal arts, or in any equivalent course that may hereafter be prescribed, a diploma of graduation, conferring the proper academic degree, from the System.
2. The Board of Regents shall not issue such a diploma to a student who has not completed the full course of study as set forth in this section.
3. For the purposes of this section, a student at a university or state college within the System completes the full course of study for a diploma of graduation if, in accordance with the policy of the Board of Regents, the student satisfies the requirements for graduation and a degree as set forth in the catalog of the university or state college that is in effect at the time the student:
(a) First enrolls in the university or state college or is admitted to the academic program or department of the student’s major if the program or department has a formal process for admitting students to the program or department; or
(b) Graduates,
whichever the student elects. A student who changes his or her major must elect the catalog of the year of the latest change of the major or the year of graduation. A student may not elect a catalog that is more than 10 years old at the time of his or her graduation.
[Part 7:37:1887; A 1891, 92; 1895, 89; C § 1396; RL § 4645; NCL § 7732]—(NRS A 1969, 1437; 1993, 351; 2005, 1096)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 396 - Nevada System of Higher Education › 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 at a community college within the System, including, without limitation, all credits earned in a course toward the award of an associate’s degree must automatically transfer toward the course work required of the student in his or her major or minor, or other course work required of the student, for the award of a baccalaureate degree upon graduation of the student from any university or state college within the System.
2. Pursuant to the policy of the Board of Regents, a student who is awarded an associate’s degree:
(a) Shall be deemed to have completed the course of study required of a sophomore.
(b) If the student enrolls in another institution within the System, must be enrolled as a junior.
3. All credits earned toward the completion of a degree of associate of arts, associate of science or associate of business must automatically transfer toward the course work required for the award of a baccalaureate degree upon the graduation of the student from any university or college within the System.
If the transfer of credit pursuant to this section is denied and the student believes that the credit should be applied to his or her degree, the student may appeal the decision. The appeal process must be made available to all students and may be posted on the website of the System.
(Added to NRS by 1997, 1475; A 2003, 1249; 2005, 1096)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 396 - Nevada System of Higher Education › NRS 396.580 - Diploma for course of study not equivalent to regular course.

Upon the recommendation of a president of a branch within the System, the Board of Regents shall issue to those who worthily complete the full course of study in any other department of the System, not equivalent to a regular course, a diploma of graduation, but the diploma must bear the name of the department from which it is issued, and in no case may it bear the heading of the regular diploma issued by the Board of Regents.
[Part 7:37:1887; A 1891, 92; 1895, 89; C § 1396; RL § 4645; NCL § 7732]—(NRS A 1969, 1437; 1993, 351)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 396 - Nevada System of Higher Education › 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 participates as a member of a varsity athletic team which represents an institution within the System to make satisfactory progress toward obtaining a degree as a condition of participation as a member of the team.
2. The Board of Regents shall establish standards for determining whether a student is making satisfactory progress toward obtaining his or her degree as required by this section. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 396.158, the standards must:
(a) Include a requirement that a student enroll in a sufficient number of courses in each semester that are required to obtain the academic degree the student is seeking to allow the student to complete the requirements for obtaining the degree within a reasonable period after the student’s admission.
(b) Include a requirement that a student maintain a minimum grade point average in the courses required pursuant to paragraph (a).
(Added to NRS by 1993, 336; A 2021, 3684)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 396 - Nevada System of Higher Education › NRS 396.587 - Establishment of policies and procedures governing access to transcripts for certain students.

1. The Board of Regents shall establish policies and procedures governing student transcripts that, without limitation:
(a) Enable each current and former student, including, without limitation, a student who owes a debt, to access his or her unofficial transcript at all times;
(b) Enable each current and former student, including, without limitation, a student who owes a debt, to obtain or have transmitted to a third party an official transcript; and
(c) Prohibit an institution within the System from charging a higher fee to a current or former student who owes a debt than is charged to a student who does not owe a debt to:
(1) Obtain an official or unofficial transcript; or
(2) Have the institution transmit an official transcript to a third party.
2. As used in this section:
(a) "Debt" means any money, fee, fine, loan, obligation, claim or sum due or owing or alleged to be due or owing from a current or former student to the System or an institution within the System. The term does not include any fee that is charged to a current or former student for the actual cost of providing an academic transcript to a student.
(b) "Institution" means any university, state college or community college.
(c) "Official transcript" means the academic transcript or a similar academic record of each current or former student of an institution that is deemed official, authenticated, certified or bona fide and that contains information customarily provided on an official academic transcript, including, without limitation, courses taken, terms, grades, degrees or credentials conferred and any other similar information.
(d) "Unofficial transcript" means the academic transcript or a similar academic record of a current or former student of an institution that contains information customarily provided in an unofficial transcript, but which cannot be used to transfer academic credits to another institution of higher education.
(Added to NRS by 2023, 143)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 396 - Nevada System of Higher Education › NRS 396.591 - Medical insurance for members of athletic teams.

The University of Nevada, Reno, and the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, may each elect to insure members of varsity and freshman athletic teams representing the respective campuses for unlimited medical coverage for injuries incurred while the members of the teams are engaged in organized practice or actual competition or any activity related thereto. Such insurance must be obtained from a private carrier.
(Added to NRS by 1973, 288; A 1981, 900, 1527; 1999, 1826)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 396 - Nevada System of Higher Education › NRS 396.5913 - Definitions.

As used in NRS 396.5913 to 396.594, inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NRS 396.5916, 396.592 and 396.5923 have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections.
(Added to NRS by 2019, 369)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 396 - Nevada System of Higher Education › NRS 396.5923 - "Unaccompanied pupil" defined.

"Unaccompanied pupil" has the meaning ascribed to the term "unaccompanied youth" in 42 U.S.C. § 11434a(6).
(Added to NRS by 2019, 369)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 396 - Nevada System of Higher Education › NRS 396.5926 - Creation of office; appointment; term; unclassified service; qualifications; removal.

1. There is hereby created the Liaison for Post-Secondary Education for Homeless Pupils within the System.
2. The Governor shall, to the extent that money is available for that purpose, appoint the Liaison for Post-Secondary Education for Homeless Pupils for a term of 4 years. The Liaison is in the unclassified service of the State. The person appointed:
(a) Must be knowledgeable in the various issues relating to homeless and unaccompanied pupils, including, without limitation, the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act of 1987, 42 U.S.C. §§ 11301 et seq.;
(b) Must be independent of and have no pecuniary interest in any organization or entity that provides services to homeless and unaccompanied pupils;
(c) Except as otherwise provided in NRS 284.143, shall devote all of his or her time to the business of his or her office and shall not pursue any other business or vocation or hold any other office of profit; and
(d) Must not be a member of any political convention or a member of any committee of any political party.
3. The Governor may remove the Liaison from office for inefficiency, neglect of duty or malfeasance in office.
(Added to NRS by 2019, 369)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 396 - Nevada System of Higher Education › NRS 396.593 - Authority to perform certain functions.

To the extent that money is available, the Liaison may:
1. Employ such staff as is necessary to carry out his or her duties and the functions of his or her office, in accordance with the personnel practices and procedures established within the System. The Liaison has sole discretion to employ and remove any member of his or her staff.
2. Purchase necessary equipment.
3. Lease or make other suitable arrangements for office space, but any lease which extends beyond the term of 1 year must be reviewed and approved by a majority of the members of the State Board of Examiners.
4. Perform such other functions and make such other arrangements as may be necessary to carry out his or her duties and the functions of his or her office.
(Added to NRS by 2019, 370)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 396 - Nevada System of Higher Education › 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 donations from any source for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of NRS 396.5913 to 396.594, inclusive.
2. All gifts, grants and donations from any source which the Board of Regents is authorized to accept must be deposited with the State Treasurer for credit to the Account for the Liaison for Post-Secondary Education for Homeless Pupils, which is hereby created in the State General Fund. The Board of Regents shall administer the Account. The money in the Account must be expended only to pay the costs of administering NRS 396.5913 to 396.594, inclusive.
3. The interest and income earned on the money in the Account, after deducting any applicable charges, must be credited to the Account. Money that remains in the Account at the end of the fiscal year does not revert to the State General Fund, and the balance in the Account must be carried forward to the next fiscal year.
(Added to NRS by 2019, 370)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 396 - Nevada System of Higher Education › NRS 396.594 - Duties.

1. To the extent that money is available, the Liaison shall:
(a) Conduct an annual analysis of homeless and unaccompanied pupils in this State to assess the needs of such pupils;
(b) Develop a database to track, monitor and analyze trends in the rates of graduation and retention of homeless and unaccompanied pupils;
(c) Develop a model for college and career readiness for homeless and unaccompanied pupils;
(d) Collaborate with persons at a high school responsible for assisting homeless and unaccompanied pupils;
(e) Collaborate with high schools to identify homeless and unaccompanied pupils to refer such pupils to appropriate support services after the admission of such pupils to an institution of higher education within this State;
(f) Establish connections between and collaborate with financial aid offices, student support services and campus housing services of institutions of higher education within this State;
(g) Identify and refer homeless and unaccompanied pupils to mentoring programs;
(h) Increase awareness among teachers, instructors, professors and other staff members of institutions of higher education who work with pupils on issues relating to homeless and unaccompanied pupils, including, without limitation, identifying such pupils and referring such pupils to appropriate resources;
(i) Establish and maintain a database of food banks, clothing banks and low-cost health care providers, to be provided, without limitation, to financial aid offices and student support services of institutions of higher education within this State;
(j) Identify and coordinate with food banks and clothing banks or establish one or more food banks or clothing banks on a campus of an institution of higher education within this State to provide services to homeless and unaccompanied pupils;
(k) Establish a plan for housing homeless and unaccompanied pupils when campus housing is not available, including, without limitation, establishing a list of host homes in the local community and keeping one or more campus housing buildings open; and
(l) Apply for and accept grants awarded through the College Cost Reduction and Access Act of 2007, Public Law 110-84.
2. As used in this section, "institution of higher education" has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 385.102.
(Added to NRS by 2019, 370)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 396 - Nevada System of Higher Education › NRS 396.595 - Creation of Office; employment, qualifications and duties.

1. The Office of State Climatologist is hereby created.
2. The Director of the State Department of Conservation and Natural Resources shall employ as the State Climatologist a person who has received the approval of:
(a) The National Climatic Data Center of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration;
(b) The Western Regional Director of the National Weather Service; and
(c) An officer of the System.
3. The State Climatologist shall:
(a) Maintain descriptions of and information on the climate in this state, including the atmospheric conditions and levels of precipitation; and
(b) Publish his or her findings concerning the climate in this state at least quarterly.
(Added to NRS by 1985, 688; A 1993, 351; 1995, 806)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 396 - Nevada System of Higher Education › NRS 396.597 - System may provide space for office and supplies; other employment allowed.

1. The System may provide the State Climatologist with adequate space for an office and necessary supplies.
2. The State Climatologist may, in addition to his or her employment as State Climatologist:
(a) Be employed by the Board of Regents as a member of the teaching staff of one of the branches or facilities within the System; and
(b) Accept employment as a consultant.
(Added to NRS by 1985, 689; A 1993, 352)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 396 - Nevada System of Higher Education › NRS 396.600 - Composition.

The Public Service Division of the System consists of the following public service departments:
1. Agricultural Extension.
2. Agricultural Experiment Station.
3. Bureau of Mines and Geology.
4. Such other departments as the Board of Regents may designate.
[1:98:1915; 1919 RL p. 3209; NCL § 7765] + [Part 2:98:1915; 1919 RL p. 3210; NCL § 7766] + [3:98:1915; 1919 RL p. 3210; NCL § 7767] + [5:98:1915; 1919 RL p. 3210; NCL § 7769]—(NRS A 1957, 766; 1959, 618; 1969, 1437; 1971, 368; 1985, 1125; 1993, 352)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 396 - Nevada System of Higher Education › NRS 396.610 - Rules and regulations.

All rules and regulations necessary for the proper administration and enforcement of the Public Service Division of the System must be made by the presidents, the Chancellor and the Board of Regents.
[4:98:1915; 1919 RL p. 3210; NCL § 7768]—(NRS A 1969, 1438; 1993, 352)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 396 - Nevada System of Higher Education › 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 396.660, inclusive, the Chancellor shall cause to be analyzed by an appropriate employee of the System any ores, minerals, soil or water taken from within the boundaries of the State of Nevada and sent by any resident of the State for that purpose. Persons sending samples from post offices in states bordering Nevada may be required to furnish evidence that their samples are taken in Nevada and that they are Nevada residents. Any resident of the State may send any such substance for analysis. The report of the results of the analysis must be mailed to him or her within 10 working days after it has been received if he or she has supplied the information for the maintenance of records as provided in this section. The report sent to him or her must also contain as nearly as possible an explanation of the uses and market value of the substance.
2. For each sample sent for analysis, the System shall charge a fee of $5 which must be used to defray the expense of conducting the analysis and storing the sample.
3. The System shall keep a record, open for inspection, under such rules as may be made by the Board of Regents, of all minerals, ores or other matters so sent, with a history of the minerals or other matters, stating the name and residence of the person from whom received, as nearly as possible the location from which the material was taken, including the district and county, and any other relevant information. This information for the records may be required to be filed with the System before any work is done on the material sent, and the 10-day limit for reports will count from the time the information is received by the System. The System shall cause the preparation and printing of forms for providing the information and shall distribute the forms at no charge.
4. A portion of the sample analyzed must be kept by the System for 3 months after the report is sent out, in case any question should arise in relation to the report or additional information be desired. After that time expires, samples may be destroyed or used for any desirable purpose.
[1:84:1895; A 1931, 229; 1933, 147; 1931 NCL § 7754]—(NRS A 1969, 1526; 1981, 1715; 1985, 466; 1993, 352, 1597; 1995, 579; 1997, 20; 2005, 1092)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 396 - Nevada System of Higher Education › NRS 396.630 - Assay to be run when same material sent from same district.

If the same general kind of matter for analysis is sent from the same district and previous analyses have shown its character and values, it shall not be necessary to analyze the same, but an assay shall be run to determine the value thereof, and shall be sent by mail to the person desiring the same.
[2:84:1895; A 1933, 147; 1931 NCL § 7755]
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 396 - Nevada System of Higher Education › NRS 396.650 - Limitations on number of samples and quantitative analyses.

1. Gold and silver samples requiring assays and exact quantitative determinations are limited to two in any 30-day period; and of the so-called strategic or war minerals, such as antimony, arsenic, beryllium, manganese, magnesium, tungsten, molybdenum, quicksilver, zinc, lead, copper, tin, chromium, cadmium, or other strategic minerals for the assaying of which the average assay office is not equipped, there shall be run up to five assays or quantitative determinations for any single person or associated group of persons. Samples sent for ordinary rock and mineral determinations are limited to 10 in any 30-day period.
2. In order to save the State unnecessary expense, if preliminary examinations by microscope and qualitative tests indicate material of no economic value, exact quantitative analyses are not to be run on such samples, and reports on such material will indicate why such material has no commercial value.
[Part 4:84:1895; A 1897, 91; 1925, 29; 1931, 229; 1933, 147; 1943, 180; 1943 NCL § 7757]
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 396 - Nevada System of Higher Education › 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, as it relates to ore samples, is to aid the prospector in the discovery of new mineral deposits.
2. NRS 396.620 to 396.660, inclusive, shall not apply in the following cases:
(a) To operating mines. The term "operating mines" as used in this subsection means those properties milling or shipping ore or being worked by hired labor.
(b) To engineers sampling mines or prospects for purposes of valuation.
(c) To so-called "control assays" to check other assayers on ore known to be of value.
[Part 4:84:1895; A 1897, 91; 1925, 29; 1931, 229; 1933, 147; 1943, 180; 1943 NCL § 7757]
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 396 - Nevada System of Higher Education › NRS 396.690 - Acceptance of federal appropriations for agricultural extension work.

1. The assent of the State of Nevada by its Legislature is hereby given to the provisions and requirements of an Act of Congress entitled "An Act to provide for cooperative extension work between the agricultural colleges in the several States receiving the benefits of an Act of Congress approved July second, eighteen hundred and sixty-two, and of Acts supplementary thereto, and the United States Department of Agriculture," approved May 8, 1914 (c. 79, 38 Stat. 372), and any acts amendatory thereof and supplemental thereto. The Board of Regents is hereby authorized and empowered to receive the grants of money appropriated under such federal acts, and to organize and conduct agricultural extension work which must be carried on in connection with the College of Agriculture of the System, in accordance with the terms and conditions expressed in such Acts of Congress.
2. The Director of the Agricultural Extension Department of the Public Service Division of the System shall conduct all business of the Agricultural Extension Department and administer all funds of the Agricultural Extension Department, including, without limitation, in each county that has entered into an agreement with or participates in a program of the Agricultural Extension Department.
[1:9:1915; 1919 RL p. 3209; NCL § 7748]—(NRS A 1969, 1438; 1993, 353; 2021, 2657)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 396 - Nevada System of Higher Education › NRS 396.740 - Purposes.

The Agricultural Experiment Station, organized and established by the Board of Regents in connection with the System, is hereby recognized and continues as a part of the System. The Agricultural Experiment Station must be conducted for the purposes of acquiring and diffusing among the people useful and practical information on subjects connected with agriculture and to promote scientific investigation and experiment respecting the principles and applications of agricultural science.
[Part 1:26:1889; C § 1411; RL § 456; NCL § 374]—(NRS A 1969, 1438; 1993, 353)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 396 - Nevada System of Higher Education › NRS 396.750 - Director; assistants.

The Board of Regents, upon recommendation of the appropriate officer of the System shall appoint a qualified person to serve as Director of the Agricultural Experiment Station of the Public Service Division of the System and grant him or her such assistants as it deems necessary. The Director shall conduct all business of the Agricultural Experiment Station and administer all funds of the Agricultural Experiment Station.
[2:26:1889; C § 1412; RL § 457; NCL § 375] + [Part 3:98:1915; 1919 RL p. 3210; NCL § 7767]—(NRS A 1969, 1438; 1993, 353; 2021, 2658)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 396 - Nevada System of Higher Education › NRS 396.760 - Acceptance of federal acts.

The Board of Regents and the Director appointed by the Board shall, to the best of their ability, observe and carry out the requirements of an Act of Congress entitled "An Act to establish agricultural experiment stations in connection with the colleges established in the several states under the provisions of an act approved July second, eighteen hundred and sixty-two, and of the acts supplementary thereto," approved March 2, 1887 (c. 314, 24 Stat. 440), and all acts amendatory thereof and supplemental thereto. The Board of Regents shall have charge of the receipts, safekeeping and expenditure of all money appropriated by Congress for the benefit and use of the Agricultural Experiment Station.
[Part 3:26:1889; C § 1413; RL § 458; NCL § 376]
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 396 - Nevada System of Higher Education › NRS 396.770 - Acceptance of federal money.

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 entitled "An Act to establish agricultural experiment stations in connection with the colleges established in the several states under the provisions of an act approved July second, eighteen hundred and sixty-two, and of the acts supplementary thereto," approved March 2, 1887 (c. 314, 24 Stat. 440), and agrees that the same shall be used only for the purposes named in the Act of Congress or acts amendatory thereof or supplemental thereto.
[5:26:1889; C § 1415; RL § 460; NCL § 378]
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 396 - Nevada System of Higher Education › NRS 396.780 - Biennial reports.

The Director and the Board of Regents shall make a report to the Governor before September 1 of each even-numbered year covering the biennium ending June 30 of such year. The Governor shall transmit all reports to the Legislature.
[Part 4:26:1889; C § 1414; RL § 459; NCL § 377]—(NRS A 1969, 1457)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 396 - Nevada System of Higher Education › NRS 396.790 - Agricultural research: Nevada Agricultural Experiment Station Fund.

1. The Director of the Nevada Agricultural Experiment Station of the System, with the approval of the Board of Regents, is hereby authorized and directed to enter into cooperative agreements with the United States Department of Agriculture under the provisions of an Act of Congress entitled "An Act to provide for further research into basic laws and principles relating to agriculture and to improve and facilitate the marketing and distribution of agricultural products," approved August 14, 1946 (c. 966, 60 Stat. 1082; 7 U.S.C. § 427).
2. The Nevada Agricultural Experiment Station Fund is hereby created and must be administered by the Director of the Agricultural Experiment Station. Support for the Fund must be provided by legislative appropriation from the State General Fund.
3. All claims against the Nevada Agricultural Experiment Station Fund must be certified by the Director of the Nevada Agricultural Experiment Station, approved by the Board of Regents and the State Board of Examiners and when so certified and approved, the State Controller is authorized to draw his or her warrants in payment of the claim, and the State Treasurer is authorized to pay the claim.
[Part 1:229:1947; 1943 NCL § 363.11] + [Part 2:229:1947; A 1949, 545] + [3:229:1947; 1943 NCL § 363.13]—(NRS A 1969, 1438; 1993, 353; 2021, 2658)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 396 - Nevada System of Higher Education › NRS 396.792 - Establishment; acceptance and use of gifts and grants.

The Center for the Analysis of Crime Statistics is hereby established within the Department of Criminal Justice at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. The Center may:
1. Apply for any available grants and accept any gifts, grants or donations; and
2. Use any such gifts, grants or donations to aid the Center in carrying out its duties and functions.
(Added to NRS by 2003, 642)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 396 - Nevada System of Higher Education › NRS 396.793 - Definitions.

As used in NRS 396.793 to 396.7938, inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NRS 396.7931, 396.7932 and 396.7933 have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections.
(Added to NRS by 2023, 2580)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 396 - Nevada System of Higher Education › NRS 396.7933 - "Provider of behavioral health care" defined.

"Provider of behavioral health care" means a person who is:
1. Licensed, certified or registered pursuant to chapter 641, 641A, 641B, 641C or 641D of NRS;
2. Licensed as a physician, physician assistant or registered nurse and practices in psychiatry, addiction medicine or another specialty relating to behavioral health; or
3. A school counselor or school psychologist.
(Added to NRS by 2023, 2580)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 396 - Nevada System of Higher Education › NRS 396.7934 - Establishment; purpose; composition; operational support.

1. The Board of Regents may establish the Behavioral Health Workforce Development Center of Nevada at an institution or multiple institutions within the System.
2. The primary purposes of the Center must be to:
(a) Increase the number of graduates of high schools in this State who pursue higher education in fields related to behavioral health;
(b) Increase the number of graduates from programs for the education of providers of behavioral health care within the System who intern and practice in this State;
(c) Increase the number of providers of behavioral health care who have the specialized training necessary to address the most critical shortages of such providers in this State;
(d) Increase the number of supervisors and sites for internships for students and graduates of programs for the education of providers of behavioral health care;
(e) Decrease the amount of time between graduation from a program for the education of providers of behavioral health care and licensure, certification or registration and, if applicable, endorsement as such a provider; and
(f) Address other needs relating to the number and distribution of providers of behavioral health care in this State, as determined by the Center.
3. The Center must consist of:
(a) A main hub at one of the institutions at which the Center is established; and
(b) Regional hubs in each behavioral health region of this State.
4. To the extent that money is available for this purpose, each institution at which the Center is established may provide personnel, facilities, equipment and supplies to support the Center in carrying out the provisions of NRS 396.793 to 396.7938, inclusive. Such personnel, facilities, equipment and supplies may include, without limitation:
(a) Facilities for conferences and training;
(b) The time and labor of the faculty and staff of the institution; and
(c) Equipment for telehealth, as defined in NRS 629.515, and distance learning.
(Added to NRS by 2023, 2580)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 396 - Nevada System of Higher Education › NRS 396.7935 - Duties.

1. If established, the Center shall:
(a) Establish a behavioral health workforce development consortium. The consortium must consist of:
(1) Institutions within the System;
(2) Providers of behavioral health care;
(3) The Department of Education and school districts;
(4) State and local law enforcement agencies;
(5) Consumers of behavioral health care;
(6) Family members of consumers of behavioral health care;
(7) Hospitals and other facilities that provide behavioral health care;
(8) The Department of Health and Human Services, the Department of Veterans Services, the Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation and other relevant agencies of this State selected by the Center;
(9) Sites that provide internships for providers of behavioral health care;
(10) Representatives of members of the Armed Forces of the United States and the National Guard who are on active duty, veterans and families of such members and veterans;
(11) Representatives of historically marginalized communities, including, without limitation:
(I) Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning persons; and
(II) Persons of color;
(12) Representatives of persons with disabilities; and
(13) Other relevant persons and entities, as selected by the Center.
(b) Develop and implement a strategic plan for the recruitment, education and retention of a qualified, diverse and evolving behavioral health workforce in this State, with the highest priority placed on rural, frontier and underserved urban communities. The strategic plan must include, without limitation, plans for:
(1) Convening and organizing the members of the consortium created pursuant to paragraph (a) and other relevant persons and entities to develop and implement strategies to strengthen the behavioral health workforce in every behavioral health region of this State; and
(2) Performing the duties prescribed by NRS 396.7936.
2. If established, the Center shall, under the direction of the consortium created pursuant to paragraph (a) of subsection 1, perform the duties prescribed in the strategic plan developed pursuant to paragraph (b) of subsection 1.
3. As used in this section, "veteran" has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 417.005.
(Added to NRS by 2023, 2581)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 396 - Nevada System of Higher Education › NRS 396.7937 - Powers of Board of Regents.

The Board of Regents may:
1. Apply for and accept gifts, grants and donations for the purposes of carrying out the provisions of NRS 396.793 to 396.7938, inclusive.
2. Receive, invest, disburse and account for all money received for the purposes of carrying out the provisions of NRS 396.793 to 396.7938, inclusive.
(Added to NRS by 2023, 2583)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 396 - Nevada System of Higher Education › NRS 396.7938 - Center to compile and submit annual report concerning executed and planned activities.

On or before June 1 of each year, the Center, if established, shall:
1. Compile a report concerning its activities during the immediately preceding calendar year and planned activities for the current calendar year and following calendar years; and
2. Submit the report to:
(a) The Director of the Legislative Counsel Bureau for transmittal to:
(1) The Joint Interim Standing Committee on Health and Human Services; and
(2) The Joint Interim Standing Committee on Commerce and Labor;
(b) The Commission on Behavioral Health;
(c) Each regional behavioral health policy board created by NRS 433.429;
(d) The Board of Regents; and
(e) The Chancellor of the System.
(Added to NRS by 2023, 2583)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 396 - Nevada System of Higher Education › NRS 396.795 - Establishment.

To contribute more effectively to the security of the nation and to promote the general welfare of the State of Nevada and its citizens through the development of educational and scientific research, the Board of Regents may establish for educational and scientific research a facility within the System to be known as the Desert Research Institute.
(Added to NRS by 1959, 285; A 1981, 900; 1993, 354)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 396 - Nevada System of Higher Education › NRS 396.7951 - Purposes.

The primary purposes of the Institute are to:
1. Foster and conduct fundamental scientific, economic, social or educational investigations and applied research for industry, governmental or private agencies or individuals;
2. Encourage and foster a desire in students and faculty to conduct research;
3. Discover and develop talent for conducting research;
4. Acquire and disseminate knowledge related to the projects undertaken; and
5. Promote all research within the System generally.
(Added to NRS by 1959, 286; A 1969, 1439; 1993, 354)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 396 - Nevada System of Higher Education › NRS 396.7952 - Powers of Board of Regents.

To further the development of the research activities of the System, the Board of Regents, on behalf of the Desert Research Institute, may:
1. Enter into contracts with governmental or private agencies or natural persons who wish to use the services or facilities of the Desert Research Institute.
2. Receive and hold, by gift, bequest, devise, grant, purchase or otherwise, any real or personal property, including patents, copyrights, royalties and contracts from natural persons or corporations.
3. Manage, invest, use and dispose of any property so received, either as specified by the donor or for the furtherance of the objectives of the Desert Research Institute.
4. Receive, invest, disburse and account for all money acquired pursuant to subsection 2 or through contractual or sponsored arrangements with governmental or private agencies or natural persons.
(Added to NRS by 1959, 286; A 1965, 93; 1979, 215; 1993, 354)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 396 - Nevada System of Higher Education › NRS 396.7953 - Procedures and policies for personnel.

1. The Board of Regents may devise and establish personnel policies and procedures in connection with the operation of contractual or sponsored research activities of the Institute, apart from those personnel policies and procedures which are established for the professional personnel of other branches or facilities of the System.
2. In devising and establishing such personnel policies and procedures, the Board of Regents is not bound by any of the other provisions of this chapter or the provisions of title 23 of NRS and none of those provisions are applicable to any person employed in connection with the operation of contractual or sponsored research activities of the Institute except as may be prescribed by the Board of Regents.
(Added to NRS by 1959, 286; A 1981, 900; 1993, 354)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 396 - Nevada System of Higher Education › NRS 396.7954 - Deposit of money received on behalf of Institute.

Any money received by the Board of Regents on behalf of the Desert Research Institute pursuant to NRS 396.7952, may be deposited by the Board of Regents to the credit of the Desert Research Institute in one or more state or national banks or credit unions in the State of Nevada. Such deposits may be either time deposits or on open account subject to check without notice. The Board of Regents may act through any authorized agent or agents in depositing or withdrawing any money in such accounts.
(Added to NRS by 1959, 286; A 1999, 1490)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 396 - Nevada System of Higher Education › NRS 396.7955 - Fiscal policies and procedures.

1. The Board of Regents shall devise and establish fiscal policies and procedures in connection with the operation of contractual or sponsored research activities of the institute, apart from those fiscal policies and procedures which are applicable to other branches or facilities of the System.
2. None of the other provisions of this chapter or the provisions of titles 23 or 31 of NRS or any other statute relating to public officers and employees or public financial administration applies to the receipt, investment, management, disbursement, use, expenditure or accounting for any money or property received by the Board of Regents pursuant to NRS 396.7952, except as otherwise provided in subsection 4 of NRS 396.7952.
3. Any funds received by or made available to the Board of Regents for the Desert Research Institute by the State of Nevada, whether pursuant to direct legislative appropriation or otherwise, are subject to all laws relating to public funds and expenditures.
(Added to NRS by 1959, 287; A 1981, 900; 1993, 355)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 396 - Nevada System of Higher Education › NRS 396.7956 - Research concerning use of solar energy as source of power.

1. The Legislature finds that:
(a) Basic scientific research is essential to any real solution of the energy crisis affecting many parts of the nation.
(b) Investigation of the potential contribution of harnessed solar energy may offer some significant answers to the problem of diminishing power resources.
(c) The facilities of the Desert Research Institute are uniquely capable of being applied to the study of solar energy as a source of power generation.
2. The Board of Regents, through the Desert Research Institute, is authorized and encouraged to undertake research concerning the use of solar energy as a source of power. As part of the study, consideration must be given to the relative advantages and disadvantages of the various methods of power generation through the utilization of solar energy.
(Added to NRS by 1973, 268; A 1993, 355)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 396 - Nevada System of Higher Education › NRS 396.7971 - Powers of Institute.

The Ethics Institute may:
1. Plan and arrange educational activities to provide for practical applications of ethical consensus in medical practice.
2. Act as a forum for persons to address issues of medical ethics.
3. Coordinate informed communication between providers of health care and persons who make public policy in matters of medical ethics.
4. Act as a clearinghouse of information for members of the medical profession, hospital administrators, persons who make public policy and the public on matters of medical ethics.
(Added to NRS by 1987, 1233)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 396 - Nevada System of Higher Education › NRS 396.7972 - Powers of Board of Regents.

The Board of Regents, on behalf of the Ethics Institute, may:
1. Enter into contracts with persons or governmental agencies who wish to use the services or facilities of the Ethics Institute.
2. Accept gifts or grants of money or property.
3. Receive and hold any real or personal property, including patents, copyrights, royalties and contracts.
4. Manage, invest, use and dispose of any property received, either as specified by the donor or for the furtherance of the objectives of the Ethics Institute.
(Added to NRS by 1987, 1233)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 396 - Nevada System of Higher Education › NRS 396.7973 - Procedures and policies for personnel.

1. The Board of Regents may establish policies and procedures for personnel in connection with the operation of contractual or sponsored activities of the Ethics Institute, apart from those policies and procedures which are established for the professional personnel of other branches or facilities of the System.
2. In establishing the policies and procedures, the Board of Regents is not bound by any of the other provisions of this chapter or the provisions of title 23 of NRS and none of those provisions are applicable to any person employed in connection with the operation of contractual or sponsored activities of the Institute except as may be prescribed by the Board of Regents.
(Added to NRS by 1987, 1233; A 1993, 355)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 396 - Nevada System of Higher Education › NRS 396.7974 - Deposit of money received on behalf of Institute.

Any money received by the Board of Regents on behalf of the Ethics Institute pursuant to NRS 396.7972, may be deposited by the Board of Regents to the credit of the Ethics Institute in any financial institution in the State of Nevada that is federally insured or insured by a private insurer approved pursuant to NRS 672.755. The Board of Regents may act through any authorized agent in depositing or withdrawing any money in such an account.
(Added to NRS by 1987, 1233; A 1999, 1491)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 396 - Nevada System of Higher Education › NRS 396.7975 - Fiscal policies and procedures.

1. The Board of Regents shall establish fiscal policies and procedures in connection with the operation of contractual or sponsored activities of the Ethics Institute, apart from those fiscal policies and procedures which are applicable to other branches or facilities of the System.
2. None of the other provisions of this chapter or the provisions of title 23 or 31 of NRS or any other statute relating to public officers and employees or public financial administration applies to the receipt, investment, management, disbursement, use, expenditure or accounting for any money or property received by the Board of Regents pursuant to NRS 396.7972.
3. Any money received by or made available to the Board of Regents for the Ethics Institute is subject to all laws relating to public money and expenditures.
(Added to NRS by 1987, 1233; A 1993, 356)