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2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 396 - Nevada System of Higher Education › NRS 396.911 - Legislative declaration.

1. The Legislature hereby declares that its priorities in expending the proceeds to the State of Nevada from settlement agreements with and civil actions against manufacturers of tobacco products are:
(a) To increase the number of Nevada students who attend and graduate from Nevada institutions of higher education; and
(b) To assist Nevada residents in obtaining and maintaining good health.
2. To further these priorities, the Legislature hereby declares that it is in the best interest of the residents of the State of Nevada that all money received by the State of Nevada pursuant to any settlement entered into by the State of Nevada and a manufacturer of tobacco products and all money recovered by the State of Nevada from a judgment in a civil action against a manufacturer of tobacco products be dedicated solely toward the achievement of the following goals:
(a) Increasing the number of residents of the State of Nevada who enroll in and attend a university, college or community college in the State of Nevada;
(b) Reducing and preventing the use of tobacco products, alcohol and illegal drugs, especially by children;
(c) Expanding the availability of health insurance and health care for children and adults in this State, especially for children and for adults with disabilities;
(d) Assisting senior citizens who have modest incomes in purchasing prescription drugs and assisting those senior citizens in meeting their needs related to health care, home care, respite care and their ability to live independent of institutional care; and
(e) Promoting the general health of all residents of the State of Nevada.
(Added to NRS by 1999, 2750; A 2001, 1416)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 396 - Nevada System of Higher Education › NRS 396.914 - Definitions.

As used in NRS 396.911 to 396.945, inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NRS 396.916 to 396.922, inclusive, have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections.
(Added to NRS by 1999, 2751; A 2001, 1416; 2011, 37; 2020, 31st Special Session, 7)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 396 - Nevada System of Higher Education › NRS 396.916 - Eligible institution" defined.

"Eligible institution" means:
1. A university, state college or community college within the System; or
2. Any other nonsectarian college or university that:
(a) Was originally established in, and is organized under the laws of, this State, or operates a clinical program within this State in which students enrolled in the college or university receive training;
(b) Is exempt from taxation pursuant to 26 U.S.C. § 501(c)(3); and
(c) Is accredited by a regional accrediting agency recognized by the United States Department of Education.
(Added to NRS by 2001, 1415; A 2023, 2754)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 396 - Nevada System of Higher Education › NRS 396.938 - Development of plan to direct other financial aid to students who are not eligible for Millennium Scholarships.

The Board of Regents shall develop a plan to direct a significant portion of other available financial aid to culturally disadvantaged or at-risk students, and students who graduated from high school before May 1, 2000, who wish to attend college and have the potential to be successful, but who do not otherwise meet the eligibility requirements for Millennium Scholarships.
(Added to NRS by 1999, 2753)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 396 - Nevada System of Higher Education › NRS 396.940 - Establishment of account within Trust Fund to provide Kenny C. Guinn Memorial Millennium Scholarships; acceptance of gifts and grants; deposit and investment of money in account.

1. There is hereby established within the Trust Fund an account to provide Memorial Scholarships to students.
2. The State Treasurer may accept gifts, grants, bequests and donations for deposit in the account.
3. The State Treasurer shall deposit in the account any gifts, grants, bequests or donations specifically designated for the account or for the Kenny C. Guinn Memorial Millennium Scholarship Fund, a special memorial fund established following the death of Governor Kenny C. Guinn on July 22, 2010.
4. The money in the account must be invested as the other money in the Trust Fund is invested. The interest and income earned on the money in the account, after deducting any applicable charges, must be credited to the account. All claims against the account must be paid as other claims against the State are paid.
5. The money in the account remains in the account and does not revert to the Trust Fund or any other fund at the end of any fiscal year.
(Added to NRS by 2011, 36)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 396 - Nevada System of Higher Education › NRS 396.952 - Creation of Program; administration by Board of Regents; use of available money; eligibility requirements for award of grant.

1. The Silver State Opportunity Grant Program is hereby created for the purpose of awarding grants to eligible students to pay for a portion of the cost of education at a community college or state college within the System.
2. The Board of Regents shall administer the Program.
3. In administering the Program, the Board of Regents shall for each semester, subject to the limits of money available for this purpose, award a grant to each eligible student to pay for a portion of the cost of education at a community college or state college within the System.
4. To be eligible for a grant awarded under the Program, a student must:
(a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, be enrolled, or accepted to be enrolled, during a semester in at least 12 credit hours at a community college or state college within the System;
(b) Be enrolled in a program of study leading to a recognized degree or certificate;
(c) Demonstrate proficiency in English and mathematics sufficient for placement into college-level English and mathematics courses pursuant to regulations adopted by the Board of Regents for such placement;
(d) Be a bona fide resident of the State of Nevada for the purposes of determining pursuant to NRS 396.540 whether the student is assessed a tuition charge or have graduated from a high school located in this State; and
(e) Except as otherwise provided in subsection 6, complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid provided for by 20 U.S.C. § 1090.
5. A student who is enrolled, or accepted to be enrolled, in the final semester of his or her program of study in less than 12 credit hours at a community college or state college within the System is eligible for a grant awarded under the Program.
6. To the extent money is available, the Board of Regents may prescribe an alternative determination for financial aid for a student who is prohibited by law from completing the Free Application for Federal Student Aid provided for by 20 U.S.C. § 1090 pursuant to paragraph (e) of subsection 4. If the Board of Regents prescribes an alternative determination for financial aid, a student who is prohibited by law from completing the Free Application for Federal Student Aid shall complete the alternative determination for each semester of participation in the Program on or before the deadline prescribed by the Board of Regents.
(Added to NRS by 2015, 2189; A 2019, 3963; 2021, 3690)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 396 - Nevada System of Higher Education › NRS 396.954 - Determination of amount of grant; order of priority for awarding grants to eligible students; limitation on use of money received from grant.

1. For each eligible student, the Board of Regents or a designee thereof shall:
(a) Calculate the maximum amount of the grant which the student is eligible to receive. The maximum amount of such a grant must not exceed the amount equal to the cost of education of the student minus the amounts determined for the student contribution, family contribution and federal contribution to the cost of education of the student.
(b) Determine the actual amount of the grant which will be awarded to each student, which amount must not exceed the maximum amount calculated pursuant to paragraph (a), but which may be in a lesser amount if the Board of Regents or a designee thereof, as applicable, determines that the amount of money available for all grants for any semester is insufficient to award to all eligible students in a category prescribed in subsection 2 the maximum amount of the grant which each student is eligible to receive.
2. The Board of Regents or a designee thereof shall award to eligible students a grant in the amount determined pursuant to paragraph (b) of subsection 1 in the following order of priority:
(a) First, to eligible students who are enrolled in at least 15 credit hours at a community college or state college within the System;
(b) If money is available after awarding grants to all eligible students described in paragraph (a), to remaining eligible students who are enrolled, or accepted to be enrolled, in the final semester of a program of study at a community college or state college within the System; and
(c) If money is available after awarding grants to all eligible students described in paragraphs (a) and (b), to remaining eligible students.
3. Money received from a grant awarded under the Program must be used by a student only to pay for the cost of education of the student at a community college or state college within the System and not for any other purpose.
(Added to NRS by 2015, 2190; A 2019, 3964)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 396 - Nevada System of Higher Education › NRS 396.956 - Regulations.

1. The Board of Regents:
(a) Shall adopt regulations prescribing the procedures and standards for determining the eligibility of a student for a grant from the Program.
(b) Shall adopt regulations prescribing the methodology by which the Board of Regents or a designee thereof will calculate:
(1) The cost of education of a student at each community college and state college within the System, which must be consistent with the provisions of 20 U.S.C. § 1087ll.
(2) For each student, the amounts of the student contribution, family contribution and federal contribution to the cost of education of the student.
(3) The maximum amount of the grant for which a student is eligible.
(c) Shall adopt regulations prescribing the process by which each student may meet the credit-hour requirement described in NRS 396.952 for eligibility for a grant awarded under the Program.
(d) May adopt any other regulations necessary to carry out the Program.
2. The regulations prescribed pursuant to this section must provide that:
(a) In determining the student contribution to the cost of education, the student contribution must not exceed the amount that the Board of Regents determines the student reasonably could be expected to earn from employment during the time the student is enrolled at a community college or state college within the System, including, without limitation, during breaks between semesters. This paragraph and any regulations adopted pursuant to this section must not be construed to require a student to seek or obtain employment as a condition of eligibility for a grant under the Program.
(b) Determination of the family contribution to the cost of education must be based on the family resources reported in the Free Application for Federal Student Aid or, if the student is prohibited by law from completing the Free Application for Federal Student Aid and the Board of Regents prescribes an alternative determination for financial aid pursuant to subsection 6 of NRS 396.952, the alternative determination for financial aid submitted by the student.
(c) Determination of the federal contribution to the cost of education must be equal to the total amount that the student and his or her family are expected to receive from the Federal Government as grants.
(Added to NRS by 2015, 2190; A 2019, 3964; 2021, 3691)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 396 - Nevada System of Higher Education › NRS 396.960 - Report to Legislature.

On or before February 1 of each odd-numbered year, the Board of Regents shall submit to the Director of the Legislative Counsel Bureau for transmittal to the next regular session of the Legislature a written report on the Program which must include, without limitation, information regarding:
1. The number of students during the immediately preceding school year who were awarded grants under the Program.
2. The average amount of each grant awarded under the Program for the immediately preceding school year.
3. The success of the Program, including, without limitation, information regarding the percentage of students awarded grants since the creation of the Program who have remained enrolled at a community college or state college within the System and the percentage of students awarded grants since the creation of the Program who have been awarded a degree or certificate.
(Added to NRS by 2015, 2191)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 396 - Nevada System of Higher Education › NRS 396.961 - Definitions.

As used in NRS 396.961 to 396.9685, inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NRS 396.9615 to 396.9634, inclusive, have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections.
(Added to NRS by 2017, 2947; A 2019, 1211)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 396 - Nevada System of Higher Education › NRS 396.9615 - "Gift aid" defined.

"Gift aid" means a federal Pell grant, a Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant, a Governor Guinn Millennium Scholarship awarded pursuant to NRS 396.911 to 396.945, inclusive, or a grant awarded under the Silver State Opportunity Grant Program pursuant to NRS 396.950 to 396.960, inclusive, received by a student.
(Added to NRS by 2017, 2947)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 396 - Nevada System of Higher Education › NRS 396.9634 - "Registration fee and other mandatory fees" defined.

"Registration fee and other mandatory fees" means a registration fee assessed per credit and mandatory fees assessed per credit that are approved by the Board of Regents and charged to all students by a community college. The term does not include special course fees or fees charged for specific programs of study, books or supplies even if such fees are considered necessary for enrollment.
(Added to NRS by 2019, 1210)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 396 - Nevada System of Higher Education › NRS 396.9645 - Nevada Promise Scholarship Account: Creation; administration; gifts and grants; uses of money in Account.

1. The Nevada Promise Scholarship Account is hereby created in the State General Fund. The Account must be administered by the State Treasurer.
2. The interest and income earned on:
(a) The money in the Account, after deducting any applicable charges; and
(b) Unexpended appropriations made to the Account from the State General Fund,
must be credited to the Account.
3. Any money remaining in the Account at the end of a fiscal year, including, without limitation, any unexpended appropriations made to the Account from the State General Fund, does not revert to the State General Fund, and the balance in the Account must be carried forward to the next fiscal year.
4. The State Treasurer may accept gifts and grants of money from any source for deposit in the Account.
5. The money in the Account may only be used to distribute money to the Board of Regents for the purpose of awarding Nevada Promise Scholarships to students who are eligible to receive such scholarships under the provisions of NRS 396.9665 or for any other purpose authorized by the Legislature.
(Added to NRS by 2017, 2947; A 2019, 1211; 2020, 31st Special Session, 93)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 396 - Nevada System of Higher Education › NRS 396.965 - Creation and administration of Program; regulations.

1. The Nevada Promise Scholarship Program is hereby created for the purpose of awarding Nevada Promise Scholarships to eligible students to pay for the difference between the amount of the registration fee and other mandatory fees charged to a student by a community college for the academic year and the total amount of any other gift aid received by the student for the academic year.
2. The Board of Regents shall administer the Program.
3. In administering the Program, the Board of Regents shall adopt regulations governing:
(a) The procedures and standards for determining the eligibility of a student for a Nevada Promise Scholarship pursuant to NRS 396.9665.
(b) An application process administered through the community colleges which allows a student to participate in the Program.
(c) Deadlines for a student to satisfy the requirements for eligibility in the Program.
(d) A training program administered through the community colleges which allows a student to satisfy the requirements of paragraph (f) of subsection 1 of NRS 396.9665.
(e) A mentoring program administered through the community colleges which allows a student to satisfy the requirements of paragraph (g) of subsection 1 of NRS 396.9665.
(f) The criteria for completing the community service requirements of paragraph (h) of subsection 1 of NRS 396.9665.
(g) Procedures which allow a student to appeal any adverse decision concerning his or her eligibility to receive a Nevada Promise Scholarship.
(h) Procedures for a community college to accept gifts, grants and donations from any source for the purposes of carrying out its duties under the Program as prescribed by the Board of Regents.
(i) Procedures and standards for determining the eligibility of a student for financial aid if the student is prohibited by law from completing the Free Application for Federal Student Aid provided for by 20 U.S.C. § 1090.
4. The Board of Regents may adopt regulations authorizing a community college to enter into an agreement with one or more nonprofit organizations or governmental entities to conduct any activities required by the Board of Regents for a training program which allows a student to satisfy the requirements of paragraph (f) of subsection 1 of NRS 396.9665 and a mentoring program which allows a student to satisfy the requirements of paragraph (g) of subsection 1 of NRS 396.9665.
5. The Board of Regents may adopt any other regulations necessary to carry out the Program.
(Added to NRS by 2017, 2947; A 2019, 1211)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 396 - Nevada System of Higher Education › NRS 396.9682 - Conditions under which Board of Regents may grant leave of absence; duties of Board of Regents upon granting leave of absence; regulations.

1. The Board of Regents may grant a leave of absence from the Program to a student upon request. A student may request a leave of absence for:
(a) An illness or serious medical problem of the student or a member of the student’s immediate family;
(b) Extreme financial hardship for the student or a member of the student’s immediate family;
(c) Engaging in any activity required or encouraged for members of the student’s religious faith;
(d) Mobilization of the student’s unit of the Armed Forces of the United States or National Guard; or
(e) Any other extraordinary circumstances beyond the control of the student that would create a substantial hardship for the student, as determined by the Board of Regents.
2. If the Board of Regents grants a leave of absence to a student, the Board of Regents shall:
(a) Make a determination in accordance with regulations adopted by the Board of Regents as to which requirements for eligibility in the Program set forth in NRS 396.9665 are appropriate to waive for the student; and
(b) Waive requirements for eligibility as determined pursuant to paragraph (a) for the student for the length of the leave of absence.
3. The Board of Regents shall adopt regulations establishing:
(a) Procedures for a student to request a leave of absence pursuant to subsection 1; and
(b) Criteria for determining appropriate requirements for eligibility to waive for a student who has been granted a leave of absence pursuant to subsection 2.
(Added to NRS by 2019, 1210)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 396 - Nevada System of Higher Education › NRS 396.9685 - Board of Regents to prepare and submit annual report concerning Nevada Promise Scholarships and scholarship recipients.

1. On or before August 1 of each year, the Board of Regents shall:
(a) Review all Nevada Promise Scholarships awarded for the immediately preceding academic year;
(b) Compile a report for the immediately preceding academic year, which must include the number of students who applied for a scholarship, the number of students who received a scholarship, the total cost associated with the award of Nevada Promise Scholarships, the total number of hours of community service performed pursuant to NRS 396.9665, the graduation rate of students who received a scholarship and the scholarship retention rate; and
(c) Submit the report to the Director of the Legislative Counsel Bureau for transmittal to:
(1) In even-numbered years, the next regular session of the Legislature; and
(2) In odd-numbered years, the Joint Interim Standing Committee on Education.
2. As used in this section, "scholarship retention rate" means the percentage of students who received a scholarship for the academic year immediately preceding the academic year to which a report compiled pursuant to subsection 1 pertains who did not graduate by the end of that academic year and who also received a Nevada Promise Scholarship for the academic year to which the report pertains.
(Added to NRS by 2017, 2954; A 2019, 1217)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 396 - Nevada System of Higher Education › NRS 396.970 - Surreptitious electronic surveillance on campus; exceptions.

1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, it is unlawful for a person to engage in any kind of surreptitious electronic surveillance on a campus of the System without the knowledge of the person being observed.
2. Subsection 1 does not apply to any electronic surveillance:
(a) Authorized by a court order issued to a public officer, based upon a showing of probable cause to believe that criminal activity is occurring on the property under surveillance;
(b) By a law enforcement agency pursuant to a criminal investigation;
(c) By a peace officer pursuant to NRS 289.830;
(d) Which is necessary as part of a system of security used to protect and ensure the safety of persons on the campus; or
(e) Of a class or laboratory when authorized by the teacher of the class or laboratory.
(Added to NRS by 1993, 2138; A 2015, 575, 3668; 2017, 595)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 396 - Nevada System of Higher Education › NRS 396.980 - Use of diisocyanate in maintenance or repair of building owned or operated by System while certain persons are present.

1. It is unlawful for a person who knows or in the exercise of reasonable care should know that a substance or material contains at least one-tenth of 1 percent by weight or volume of a diisocyanate to use, or cause or permit another person to use, the substance or material in the maintenance or repair of a building owned or operated by the System while any person who is not necessary to the maintenance or repair is present in the building.
2. A person who knows or in the exercise of reasonable care should know that a substance or material which contains at least one-tenth of 1 percent by weight or volume of a diisocyanate has been used in the maintenance or repair of a building owned or operated by the System shall ensure that the building is not occupied for at least 4 hours following the use of that substance or material by any person who is not necessary to the maintenance or repair.
3. A person who violates subsection 1 or 2 is guilty of a gross misdemeanor.
4. For the purposes of this section, "diisocyanate" includes, without limitation, toluene diisocyanate (TDI), methylene bisphenyl isocyanate (MDI) or hexamethylene diisocyanate (HDI).
(Added to NRS by 1997, 3353)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 396 - Nevada System of Higher Education › NRS 396.990 - Use of false or misleading degrees.

1. It is unlawful for a person knowingly to use or attempt to use:
(a) A false or misleading degree or honorary degree conferred by the System or another public postsecondary educational institution, regardless of whether that institution is located in this State and regardless of whether that institution is authorized to operate in this State; or
(b) A degree or honorary degree conferred by the System or another public postsecondary educational institution in a false or misleading manner, regardless of whether that institution is located in this State and regardless of whether that institution is authorized to operate in this State,
in connection with admission to any institution of higher education or in connection with any business, employment, occupation, profession, trade or public office.
2. Unless a greater penalty is provided by specific statute, a person who violates the provisions of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punished by a fine of not more than $5,000 or by imprisonment in the county jail for not more than 6 months, or by both fine and imprisonment.
3. In addition to any criminal penalty imposed pursuant to subsection 2, a person who violates the provisions of this section is subject to a civil penalty in an amount not to exceed $5,000 for each violation. The Attorney General or any district attorney of this State may recover the penalty in a civil action brought in the name of the State of Nevada in any court of competent jurisdiction.
4. For the purposes of this section, a degree or honorary degree is false or misleading or is used in a false or misleading manner if it:
(a) States or suggests that the person named in the degree or honorary degree has completed the requirements of an academic or professional program of study in a particular field of endeavor beyond the secondary school level and the person has not, in fact, completed the requirements of the program of study;
(b) Is offered as his or her own by a person other than the person who completed the requirements of the program of study; or
(c) Is awarded, bestowed, conferred, given, granted, conveyed or sold:
(1) Based upon more than 10 percent of the recipient’s documented life experience and not based upon actual completion of academic work; or
(2) In violation of this chapter.
5. As used in this section:
(a) "Degree" has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 394.620.
(b) "Honorary degree" has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 394.620.
(Added to NRS by 2005, 619)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 397 - Western Regional Education Compact › NRS 397.004 - "Participant" defined.

"Participant" means a person who receives a stipend from the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education to participate in a program administered by the Nevada Office or the office of the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education established pursuant to Article 7 of the Compact.
(Added to NRS by 2021, 2606)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 397 - Western Regional Education Compact › NRS 397.010 - Execution of compact authorized; notice of intention to withdraw.

1. The Governor is hereby authorized and directed to execute a compact on behalf of this state with each or all of the 16 members of the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education for the purpose of cooperating with such states in the formation of a Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education.
2. Notice of intention to withdraw from such Compact shall be executed and transmitted by the Governor.
(Added to NRS by 1959, 74; A 1969, 61; 2021, 2606)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 397 - Western Regional Education Compact › NRS 397.030 - Number, qualifications, terms, removal and authority of Commissioners; creation of Nevada Office.

1. In furtherance of the provisions contained in the Compact, there must be three Commissioners from the State of Nevada, appointed by the Governor to serve on the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education created by the Compact and in the Nevada Office of the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education, which is hereby created.
2. The qualifications and terms of the three Nevada State Commissioners must be in accordance with Article 4 of the Compact. A Nevada State Commissioner shall hold office until his or her successor is appointed and qualified, but the successor’s term expires 4 years after the legal date of expiration of the term of his or her predecessor.
3. Any Nevada State Commissioner may be removed from office by the Governor upon charges and after a hearing.
4. The term of any Nevada State Commissioner who ceases to hold the required qualifications terminates when a successor is appointed.
5. The three Nevada State Commissioners, acting jointly, shall appoint a Director of the Nevada Office. The Director serves at the pleasure of the three Nevada State Commissioners.
6. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 7, the three Nevada State Commissioners, acting jointly, may:
(a) Adopt regulations as necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter.
(b) At a meeting held in accordance with the provisions of chapter 241 of NRS, delegate to an officer or employee of the Nevada Office the authority to undertake any actions authorized or required by the provisions of this chapter, including, without limitation, the authority to enter into an agreement that will be binding on the Nevada Office.
7. The three Nevada State Commissioners may not delegate the authority to enter into any agreement that will be binding on the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education. Any agreement that will be binding on the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education must be approved by that Commission.
(Added to NRS by 1959, 78; A 1981, 65; 1985, 419; 2003, 938; 2015, 1506, 2121; 2021, 2610, 2740)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 397 - Western Regional Education Compact › NRS 397.040 - Authority of state officers; declaration of state policy; state agencies’ cooperation with Nevada Office.

1. All officers of the State are hereby authorized and directed to do all things falling within their respective provinces and jurisdiction necessary or incidental to the carrying out of the Compact in every particular, it being hereby declared to be the policy of this state to perform and carry out the Compact and to accomplish the purposes thereof.
2. All officers, bureaus, departments and persons of and in the State Government or administration of the State are hereby authorized and directed at convenient times and upon request of the Nevada Office to furnish the Nevada Office with information and data possessed by them and to aid the Nevada Office by any means lying within their legal rights.
(Added to NRS by 1959, 78; A 2021, 2610)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 397 - Western Regional Education Compact › NRS 397.055 - Contract with institution or state outside region.

1. Whenever the three Nevada State Commissioners are unable to enroll Nevada residents in graduate or professional schools pursuant to contractual agreements authorized by Article 8 of the Compact, or the cost of attending a school within the region is excessive, they may enter into contractual agreements with the governing authority of any educational institution offering accredited graduate and professional education outside the region of the Compact or with any state outside the region.
2. The terms and conditions of any such agreements must adhere to the same standards which are observed in the selection of participants.
(Added to NRS by 1975, 330; A 1981, 1017; 2003, 939; 2021, 2611)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 397 - Western Regional Education Compact › NRS 397.060 - Choice of applicants; reciprocity agreements authorizing out-of-state institutions to provide distance education to residents of Nevada.

The three Nevada State Commissioners, acting jointly:
1. Shall:
(a) Choose from among Nevada residents who apply for a program administered by the Nevada Office, and have at least 1 year’s residence in this state immediately before applying for the program, those most qualified to participate in a program administered by the Nevada Office.
(b) Compile a list of Nevada applicants for programs administered by the office of the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education established pursuant to Article 7 of the Compact and transmit the list to that office.
2. May enter into any reciprocity agreement, including, without limitation, the State Authorization Reciprocity Agreement as implemented by the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education, for the purpose of authorizing a postsecondary educational institution that is located in another state or territory of the United States to provide distance education to residents of this State if the requirements contained in the agreement for authorizing a postsecondary educational institution that is located in another state or territory of the United States to provide distance education to residents of this State are substantially similar to the requirements for licensure of a postsecondary educational institution by the Commission on Postsecondary Education pursuant to NRS 394.383 to 394.560, inclusive. As used in this subsection, "postsecondary educational institution" has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 394.099.
(Added to NRS by 1959, 79; A 1960, 375; 1967, 1055; 1981, 1036; 1983, 1345; 1985, 849; 2003, 939; 2013, 1671; 2015, 1506; 2021, 2611)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 397 - Western Regional Education Compact › NRS 397.0615 - Stipend to be provided to participant.

Financial support provided to a participant must be provided in the form of a stipend that the participant is not required to repay, except as otherwise provided in NRS 397.0645.
(Added to NRS by 1995, 355; A 1997, 946; 2003, 939; 2015, 1507; 2021, 2612)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 397 - Western Regional Education Compact › NRS 397.062 - Nevada Office of the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education’s Account.

1. There is hereby created an account in the State General Fund entitled the Nevada Office of the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education’s Account. Any money received by the three Nevada State Commissioners as the proceeds of any penalty, appropriated or authorized from the State General Fund for the purposes of carrying out the provisions of this chapter or pursuant to NRS 397.0557 must be deposited in this Account.
2. The three Nevada State Commissioners, acting jointly, shall administer the Account and the money in the Account may be used to:
(a) Pay miscellaneous expenses incurred in administering the Nevada Office of the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education’s Loan and Stipend Fund;
(b) Pay expenses incurred in collecting money due the State from a loan made pursuant to NRS 397.064;
(c) Pay dues to the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education; and
(d) Pay administrative expenses of the Nevada Office.
(Added to NRS by 1985, 848; A 2003, 940; 2015, 1508; 2021, 2612)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 397 - Western Regional Education Compact › NRS 397.063 - Nevada Office of the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education’s Loan and Stipend Fund; use of money in Fund.

1. All money received as payment for a loan made pursuant to NRS 397.064 must be accounted for in the Nevada Office of the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education’s Loan and Stipend Fund which is hereby created as an enterprise fund.
2. The three Nevada State Commissioners, acting jointly, shall administer the Fund, and the money in the Fund must be used solely to provide stipends to participants.
(Added to NRS by 1977, 428; A 1983, 312; 1985, 849; 1997, 125; 2001, 2753; 2003, 940; 2015, 1508; 2021, 2613)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 397 - Western Regional Education Compact › NRS 397.064 - Required terms of stipends converted to loans; regulations.

1. If a stipend received from the Nevada Office of the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education’s Loan and Stipend Fund is converted into a loan pursuant to NRS 397.0645, the loan must be made upon the following terms:
(a) All loans must bear a competitive interest rate, which must be established by the three Nevada State Commissioners, acting jointly.
(b) A delinquency charge may be assessed on any installment delinquent 10 days or more in an amount that must be established by the three Nevada State Commissioners, acting jointly.
(c) The reasonable costs of collection and attorney’s fees may be recovered in the event of delinquency.
2. The three Nevada State Commissioners, acting jointly, shall adopt regulations governing the repayment of loans, including, without limitation, the period allowed for the repayment and the minimum amount of money that may be repaid in an installment.
(Added to NRS by 1985, 846; A 1995, 357; 1997, 947; 2003, 941; 2007, 610; 2015, 1509; 2021, 2613)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 397 - Western Regional Education Compact › NRS 397.068 - Penalties for failure to comply with regulations.

A participant shall comply with any requirements prescribed by regulations adopted by the three Nevada State Commissioners. If the participant fails to comply, the three Nevada State Commissioners, acting jointly, may:
1. For each infraction, impose a fine of not more than $200 against any participant in any academic or practicing year, and may deny additional money to any participant who fails to pay the fine when due; and
2. Expel the participant from the program for which the participant received the stipend.
(Added to NRS by 1985, 847; A 2003, 942; 2015, 1512; 2021, 2616)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 397 - Western Regional Education Compact › NRS 397.0685 - Reduction of period of required practice; regulations.

1. A participant may petition the three Nevada State Commissioners for a reduction of the period of required practice prescribed by paragraph (b) of subsection 1 of NRS 397.0645.
2. The three Nevada State Commissioners, acting jointly, may, after receiving a written petition stating the reasons therefor, reduce the period of required practice in accordance with the regulations adopted pursuant to subsection 3.
3. The three Nevada State Commissioners, acting jointly, shall adopt regulations to carry out the provisions of this section.
(Added to NRS by 1985, 848; A 1995, 359; 2003, 943; 2015, 1512; 2021, 2616)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 397 - Western Regional Education Compact › NRS 397.069 - Exemption or extension of period for participant to complete required practice; regulations.

1. A participant may petition the three Nevada State Commissioners for:
(a) An exemption from the requirement prescribed by subparagraph (1) of paragraph (c) of subsection 1 of NRS 397.0645.
(b) An extension of the period for completing the required practice prescribed by subparagraph (2) of paragraph (c) of subsection 1 of NRS 397.0645.
2. The three Nevada State Commissioners, acting jointly, may after receiving a written petition stating the reasons therefor, grant an exemption to the requirement prescribed by subparagraph (1) of paragraph (c) of subsection 1 of NRS 397.0645 or an extension of the period for completing the required practice prescribed by subparagraph (2) of paragraph (c) of subsection 1 of NRS 397.0645 in accordance with the regulations adopted pursuant to subsection 3.
3. The three Nevada State Commissioners, acting jointly, shall adopt regulations to carry out the provisions of this section.
(Added to NRS by 1985, 848; A 2003, 943; 2021, 2616)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 397 - Western Regional Education Compact › NRS 397.0695 - Credit on loan for professional services provided without compensation.

A participant obligated to repay a stipend that is converted to a loan pursuant to NRS 397.0645 may, as determined by the three Nevada State Commissioners, acting jointly, receive credit towards payment of the loan for professional services provided without compensation to the State or any of its political subdivisions.
(Added to NRS by 1985, 848; A 2003, 943; 2015, 1513; 2021, 2617)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 397 - Western Regional Education Compact › NRS 397.070 - Accounts, biennial reports and recommendations.

The three Nevada State Commissioners, acting jointly, shall:
1. Keep accurate accounts of their activities and the activities of the Nevada Office.
2. Report to the Governor and the Legislature before September 1 of any year preceding a regular session of the Legislature, setting forth in detail the transactions conducted by the Commissioners and the Nevada Office during the biennium ending June 30 of such year.
3. Make recommendations for any legislative action deemed by the Commissioners to be advisable, including amendments to the statutes which may be necessary to carry out the intent and purposes of the Compact between the signatory states.
(Added to NRS by 1959, 79; A 1969, 1457; 2021, 2617)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 397 - Western Regional Education Compact › NRS 397.080 - Signing Compact.

When the Governor, on behalf of the states, executes the Compact, the Governor shall attach his or her signature thereto under a recital that such Compact is executed pursuant to the provisions of this chapter, subject to the limitations and qualifications contained in this chapter, in aid and furtherance thereof.
(Added to NRS by 1959, 79)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 398 - Intercollegiate Athletics › NRS 398.005 - Definitions.

As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NRS 398.011 to 398.071, inclusive, have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections.
(Added to NRS by 1989, 811; A 1991, 112; 2001, 1304; 2021, 942)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 398 - Intercollegiate Athletics › NRS 398.045 - "Institution" defined.

"Institution" means a public or private institution that offers educational services beyond the secondary level. The term includes:
1. A postsecondary educational institution as defined in NRS 394.099.
2. A university as defined in NRS 396.838.
(Added to NRS by 1989, 811)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 398 - Intercollegiate Athletics › NRS 398.061 - "Proceeding" defined.

"Proceeding" means a proceeding by a national collegiate athletic association or an institution involving an institution located in this state or persons associated with an institution located in this state that may result in the imposition of a sanction for a violation of a rule of a national collegiate athletic association, including any related investigative action.
(Added to NRS by 1991, 110)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 398 - Intercollegiate Athletics › NRS 398.071 - "Student athlete" defined.

"Student athlete" means a person who is eligible to attend an institution and engages in, is eligible to engage in, or may be eligible in the future to engage in, any intercollegiate sport. The term does not include a person permanently ineligible to participate in a particular intercollegiate sport for that sport.
(Added to NRS by 2021, 941)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 398 - Intercollegiate Athletics › NRS 398.155 - Proceedings: General requirements.

1. In any proceeding, all parties against whom a sanction may be imposed must be afforded an opportunity for a hearing after reasonable notice. The notice must include:
(a) A statement of the time, place and nature of the proceeding;
(b) A reference to the particular rules governing the proceeding; and
(c) A short and plain statement of the violations alleged and the facts underlying the allegations.
2. A party to a proceeding may be represented by counsel, is entitled to confront and respond to all witnesses and evidence related to the allegations against the party and may call witnesses on his or her own behalf.
3. At least 30 days before any proceeding, all parties to a proceeding shall provide to all other parties all affidavits or other evidence to be introduced at the proceeding.
4. All written statements introduced as evidence at a proceeding must be notarized and signed under oath by the person making the statement.
5. Informal disposition may be made of any proceeding by stipulation, settlement or default. If an informal disposition is made, the parties to the proceeding may waive the requirements of findings of fact and a decision.
(Added to NRS by 1991, 111)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 398 - Intercollegiate Athletics › NRS 398.165 - Proceedings: Record.

A record must be kept of all proceedings. The record must include:
1. All pleadings, motions and rulings;
2. All evidence received or considered;
3. All matters officially noticed;
4. Questions, offers of proof, objections and rulings thereon;
5. Findings of fact and exceptions thereto; and
6. The decision rendered in the proceeding.
(Added to NRS by 1991, 111)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 398 - Intercollegiate Athletics › NRS 398.185 - Proceedings: Evidence.

1. Irrelevant, immaterial or unduly repetitious evidence must be excluded from a proceeding. Evidence may be admitted if it is of the type commonly relied upon by reasonable, prudent persons in the conduct of their affairs.
2. The laws of this state relating to privilege must be observed in all proceedings.
3. Objections to evidentiary matters may be made and must be noted in the record of a proceeding.
4. Evidence may be received in written form if it will result in an expedited proceeding and will not substantially prejudice a party.
(Added to NRS by 1991, 111; A 1997, 1614)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 398 - Intercollegiate Athletics › NRS 398.225 - National collegiate athletic associations: Compliance with procedural standards; basis of findings; nature of penalties and sanctions.

1. A national collegiate athletic association shall not impose a sanction on any institution located in this state, its employees, student athletes, students or boosters, for a violation of the rules of the association, or impose a sanction on an institution located in this state or its athletic conference for failure of the institution to impose sanctions on its employees, student athletes, students or boosters, unless the association complies with the minimum procedural standards set forth in NRS 398.155 to 398.255, inclusive.
2. Any finding of a violation by a national collegiate athletic association must be based upon and supported by a preponderance of evidence that:
(a) Is of the type commonly relied upon by reasonable and prudent persons in the conduct of their affairs; and
(b) Has been submitted and received in a hearing held and conducted in conformance with the provisions of NRS 398.155 to 398.255, inclusive.
3. Any penalty or sanction imposed by a national collegiate athletic association must be reasonable in light of the nature and gravity of the violation and must be consistent with penalties and sanctions previously imposed by the national collegiate athletic association upon other member institutions for violations of similar nature and gravity.
(Added to NRS by 1991, 111; A 1997, 1614)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 398 - Intercollegiate Athletics › NRS 398.235 - National collegiate athletic associations: Prohibited activities.

A national collegiate athletic association shall not:
1. Prevent an institution located in this state, its athletic conference or its student athletes, from athletic competition, free from sanctions, against other institutions, unless the minimum procedural standards required by NRS 398.155 to 398.255, inclusive, are observed.
2. Threaten with sanctions an institution that seeks redress under the provisions of NRS 398.155 to 398.255, inclusive.
3. Impair the rights or privileges of membership of any institution as a consequence of any rights granted under the provisions of NRS 398.155 to 398.255, inclusive.
(Added to NRS by 1991, 112)