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2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 394 - Private Educational Institutions and Establishments › NRS 394.625 - Use of "university," "college" and similar terms; regulations.

1. Except for the Nevada System of Higher Education, no person may use the term "university" or "college" or any term or abbreviation which represents that the person is a university or college as part of the name or other designation of any entity without authorization from the Commission.
2. The Commission shall adopt regulations for authorizing postsecondary educational institutions to use the term "university" or "college" as part of their respective names or designations. The regulations must provide for consideration of the institution’s qualification to award degrees and may include minimum standards similar to those prescribed by law for licensing by the Commission.
(Added to NRS by 1979, 698; A 1985, 1004; 1993, 340)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 394 - Private Educational Institutions and Establishments › NRS 394.630 - Awarding degrees.

A person, firm, association, partnership or corporation shall not award, bestow, confer, give, grant, convey or sell to another person a degree or honorary degree upon which is inscribed, in any language, the word "associate," "bachelor," "baccalaureate," "master," "doctor" or "fellow," or any abbreviation thereof, unless it is a school, academy, institute, community college, junior college, college, university or other educational organization or entity located in the State of Nevada or operating from a place of business in this state that offers courses of instruction or study wherein credits may be earned toward an academic or professional degree in a field of endeavor beyond the secondary school level, and:
1. Is accredited; or
2. Has filed and kept current with appropriate amendments, in the office of the Administrator, an affidavit by each president of two separate accredited colleges or universities stating that the majority of the course credits offered by the unaccredited institution are generally acceptable or transferable to the accredited college or university which each president represents.
(Added to NRS by 1975, 1027; A 1977, 148; 1983, 133; 1989, 1468; 1997, 176)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 394 - Private Educational Institutions and Establishments › NRS 394.640 - Advertising awarding of degrees.

No person may:
1. Advertise or otherwise represent that it awards, bestows, confers, gives, grants, conveys or sells degrees or honorary degrees; or
2. Solicit enrollment in courses of instruction or study by making any such representation,
unless the institution is authorized by the Commission to award degrees.
(Added to NRS by 1975, 1027; A 1977, 149; 1985, 1004)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 394 - Private Educational Institutions and Establishments › NRS 394.650 - Civil penalty.

Any person, firm, partnership, corporation, association or any other organization which violates any of the provisions of NRS 394.620 to 394.640, inclusive, is liable for a civil penalty not to exceed $2,500 for each violation, which shall be recovered in a civil action, brought in the name of the State of Nevada by the Attorney General or by any district attorney in a court of competent jurisdiction. As used in this section, "each violation" includes, as a single violation, a continuous or repetitive violation arising out of the same act.
(Added to NRS by 1975, 1027; A 1979, 699)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 394 - Private Educational Institutions and Establishments › NRS 394.660 - Injunction.

The Attorney General or any district attorney may bring an action in any court of competent jurisdiction, either as a part of any action brought pursuant to NRS 394.650 or as a separate action, to enjoin any violation of the provisions of NRS 394.620 to 394.640, inclusive.
(Added to NRS by 1975, 1027; A 1979, 699)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 394 - Private Educational Institutions and Establishments › NRS 394.670 - Criminal penalty.

Every person who violates any of the provisions of NRS 394.620 to 394.640, inclusive, is guilty of a gross misdemeanor. Each day’s violation is a separate offense.
(Added to NRS by 1975, 1027; A 1979, 699; 1985, 1004)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 394 - Private Educational Institutions and Establishments › NRS 394.700 - Prohibition; penalty.

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 a private entity, regardless of whether that entity is located in this State and regardless of whether that entity is authorized to operate in this State; or
(b) A degree or honorary degree conferred by a private entity in a false or misleading manner, regardless of whether that entity is located in this State and regardless of whether that entity 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;
(2) By a person or entity located in this State in violation of this chapter, as determined by the Commission; or
(3) By a person or entity located outside this State which would be a violation of this chapter if the person or entity were located in this State, as determined by the Commission.
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, 617)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 396 - Nevada System of Higher Education › NRS 396.005 - Definitions.

As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:
1. "Board of Regents" means the Board of Regents of the University of Nevada.
2. "Community college" means all of the community colleges within the Nevada System of Higher Education.
3. "State college" means all of the state colleges within the Nevada System of Higher Education, including, without limitation, the state college known as Nevada State University.
4. "System" means the Nevada System of Higher Education.
5. "University" means all of the universities within the Nevada System of Higher Education.
(Added to NRS by 1993, 340; A 2005, 358; 2023, 1835)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 396 - Nevada System of Higher Education › NRS 396.010 - Seat of University; extension instruction, research and service activities conducted throughout State.

1. The seat of the State University, as described in Section 4 of Article 11 of the Constitution of the State of Nevada, is hereby located at the Office of the Chancellor of the System.
2. Extension instruction on the collegiate level, research and service activities may be conducted throughout the State.
[Part 1:85:1873; A 1885, 75; BH § 1375; cited C § 5101; RL § 4652; NCL § 7745]—(NRS A 1957, 166; 1965, 214; 1969, 1432; 1981, 897; 1993, 341; 2005, 359)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 396 - Nevada System of Higher Education › NRS 396.020 - Legal and corporate name of University; name and composition of System.

The legal and corporate name of the State University is the University of Nevada. The System of:
1. Universities;
2. State colleges;
3. Community colleges;
4. Administrative services;
5. Research facilities, including, without limitation:
(a) The Desert Research Institute;
(b) The Ethics Institute; and
(c) The Center for the Analysis of Crime Statistics, established within the Department of Criminal Justice at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas; and
6. Departments within the Public Service Division,
administered under the direction of the Board of Regents is hereby collectively known as the Nevada System of Higher Education. The System is comprised of such branches and facilities as the Board of Regents deems appropriate.
[1:208:1907; RL § 4638; NCL § 7725]—(NRS A 1969, 1433; 1993, 341; 2003, 642; 2005, 359)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 396 - Nevada System of Higher Education › NRS 396.031 - Definitions.

As used in NRS 396.031 to 396.0414, inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires:
1. "Block" means the smallest geographical unit whose boundaries were designated by the Bureau of the Census of the United States Department of Commerce in its topographically integrated geographic encoding and referencing system.
2. "Block group" means a combination of blocks whose numbers begin with the same digit.
3. "Census tract" means a combination of block groups.
4. "State Demographer" means the demographer employed by the Department of Taxation pursuant to NRS 360.283.
(Added to NRS by 1981, 1820; A 1991, 1095; 2001 Special Session, 365; 2011, 1531; 2019, 987)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 396 - Nevada System of Higher Education › NRS 396.035 - Attachment of omitted area to appropriate district; certification and filing of attachment.

1. If any area of this state is omitted from the shapefile adopted by NRS 396.047, the county clerk, the Carson City Clerk or the Director of the Legislative Counsel Bureau, upon discovery of the omission, shall notify the Secretary of State of the omission. The Secretary of State shall attach that area to the appropriate district as follows:
(a) If the area is surrounded by a district, it must be attached to that district.
(b) If the area is contiguous to two or more districts, it must be attached to the district that has the least population.
2. Any attachments made pursuant to the provisions of this section must be certified in writing and filed with the Director of the Legislative Counsel Bureau and with the Secretary of State. No change may be made in any attachments until the districts are again reapportioned.
(Added to NRS by 1981, 1820; A 1991, 1096; 2001 Special Session, 366; 2021, 33rd Special Session, 80)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 396 - Nevada System of Higher Education › NRS 396.040 - Number of Regents; election from certain districts; residency requirements. [Effective through January 1, 2029.] Number of Regents; election from certain districts; residency requirements. [Effective January 2, 2029.]

1. The Board of Regents consists of 13 members elected by the registered voters within the districts described in the shapefile adopted by NRS 396.047.
2. The members of the Board of Regents must be elected as follows:
(a) At the general election in 2002, and every 6 years thereafter, one member of the Board of Regents must be elected from districts 2, 3, 5 and 10.
(b) At the general election in 2004, and every 6 years thereafter, one member of the Board of Regents must be elected from districts 6, 7, 8, 11 and 13.
(c) At the general election in 2006, and every 6 years thereafter, one member of the Board of Regents must be elected from districts 1, 4, 9 and 12.
3. Each member of the Board of Regents must be a resident of the district from which the member is elected.
[Part 2:37:1887; A 1905, 190; 1917, 352; 1941, 91; 1931 NCL § 7727]—(NRS A 1957, 166; 1959, 81; 1967, 408; 1971, 1531; 1973, 241; 1981, 1822; 1991, 1096; 2001 Special Session, 366; 2021, 33rd Special Session, 80)
1. The Board of Regents consists of nine members elected by the registered voters within the districts described in the shapefile adopted by NRS 396.047.
2. The members of the Board of Regents must be elected as follows:
(a) At the general election in 2028, and every 4 years thereafter, one member of the Board of Regents must be elected from districts 1, 4, 6, 7 and 9.
(b) At the general election in 2030, and every 4 years thereafter, one member of the Board of Regents must be elected from districts 2, 3, 5 and 8.
3. Each member of the Board of Regents must be a resident of the district from which the member is elected.
[Part 2:37:1887; A 1905, 190; 1917, 352; 1941, 91; 1931 NCL § 7727]—(NRS A 1957, 166; 1959, 81; 1967, 408; 1971, 1531; 1973, 241; 1981, 1822; 1991, 1096; 2001 Special Session, 366; 2021, 33rd Special Session, 80; 2023, 359, effective January 2, 2029)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 396 - Nevada System of Higher Education › NRS 396.0411 - Maps of districts: Duties of Director of Legislative Counsel Bureau.

The Director of the Legislative Counsel Bureau shall:
1. File a copy of the shapefile adopted by NRS 396.047 with the Secretary of State.
2. Retain in an office of the Legislative Counsel Bureau, copies of maps of the districts described in the shapefile adopted by NRS 396.047.
3. Make available copies of the maps to any interested person for a reasonable fee, not to exceed the actual costs of producing copies of the maps.
4. File a copy of the maps with the Secretary of State.
(Added to NRS by 1991, 1095; A 2001 Special Session, 367; 2021, 33rd Special Session, 80)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 396 - Nevada System of Higher Education › NRS 396.0413 - Maps of districts: Duties of Secretary of State.

The Secretary of State shall:
1. Provide to the clerk of each county and the Clerk of Carson City, copies of the shapefile filed pursuant to subsection 1 of NRS 396.0411 and maps filed pursuant to subsection 4 of NRS 396.0411.
2. Make available copies of the shapefile and maps to any interested person for a reasonable fee, not to exceed the actual costs of producing copies of the shapefile or maps.
(Added to NRS by 1991, 1095; A 2021, 33rd Special Session, 81)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 396 - Nevada System of Higher Education › NRS 396.0414 - Use of population counts revised by State Demographer for apportionment of districts.

The population counts for every block, block group and census tract as revised by the State Demographer pursuant to NRS 360.288 must be used for the apportionment of districts of the Board of Regents.
(Added to NRS by 2019, 987)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 396 - Nevada System of Higher Education › NRS 396.047 - Adoption of Board of Regents districts.

1. The shapefile identified as "2021Regents_BDR_Final," filed with the Secretary of State pursuant to NRS 396.0411, is hereby adopted to describe the districts of the Board of Regents in this State.
2. The districts of the Board of Regents described in the shapefile adopted by subsection 1 are hereby created.
(Added to NRS by 2021, 33rd Special Session, 80)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 396 - Nevada System of Higher Education › NRS 396.050 - Oaths.

Before entering upon the discharge of the duties of the Office of Regent, every person elected as a Regent under the provisions of this chapter shall take and subscribe the official oath and file the same in the Office of the Secretary of State.
[Part 2:37:1887; A 1905, 190; 1917, 352; 1941, 91; 1931 NCL § 7727]
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 396 - Nevada System of Higher Education › NRS 396.060 - Vacancies.

In case of a vacancy in the Board of Regents caused by death, resignation, removal, or otherwise, the Governor shall fill the vacancy by the appointment of a qualified person to serve until the next succeeding general election, when the vacancy shall be filled by election for the remainder of the unexpired term of office of the Regent originally elected.
[Part 2:37:1887; A 1905, 190; 1917, 352; 1941, 91; 1931 NCL § 7727]—(NRS A 1967, 410)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 396 - Nevada System of Higher Education › NRS 396.070 - Salaries and expenses of Regents; restrictions on account to pay for hosting expenditures of Regent; annual report and availability of hosting expenditures.

1. Each member of the Board of Regents is entitled to receive a salary of $80 for each meeting of the Board that he or she attends.
2. Each member of the Board of Regents is entitled to receive in attending meetings of the Board, or while on Board of Regents’ business within the State:
(a) A per diem expense allowance not to exceed the greater of:
(1) The rate of $60; or
(2) The maximum rate established by the Federal Government for the locality in which the travel is performed.
(b) The travel allowance provided for state officers and employees generally.
3. If an account is established for a member of the Board of Regents to pay for hosting expenditures of the member:
(a) The annual expenditures from the account may not exceed $2,500.
(b) The account may be used only to pay for activities that are directly related to the duties of the member of the Board of Regents, including reasonable expenses for meals, beverages and small gifts. The account must not be used to pay for expenses associated with attending a sporting event or a political fundraising event.
(c) The member of the Board of Regents must submit a monthly report of expenditures from the account to the Chancellor of the System. The report must include, without limitation, the amount of money expended from the account, the specific purpose and activity for which the money was expended and, if applicable, the person for whom the money was expended.
(d) The Chancellor of the System shall compile the monthly reports into an annual report on or before January 30 of each year. The monthly reports and annual reports are public records and must be made available for public inspection.
4. As used in this section, "hosting expenditures" means reasonable expenses by or on behalf of a member of the Board of Regents who is conducting business activities necessary to provide a benefit to the System by establishing goodwill, promoting programs of the System or otherwise advancing the mission of the System.
[Part 4:37:1887; C § 1393; RL § 4642; NCL § 7729]—(NRS A 1957, 168; 1971, 175; 1977, 50; 1981, 890, 1982; 1995, 183; 2005, 1077; 2007, 602)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 396 - Nevada System of Higher Education › NRS 396.090 - Secretary of Board: Employment; duties.

The Board of Regents may employ a Secretary of the Board, who shall keep a full record of all proceedings of the Board.
[Part 4:37:1887; C § 1393; RL § 4642; NCL § 7729]—(NRS A 1969, 1433)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 396 - Nevada System of Higher Education › NRS 396.100 - Meetings; records open to public inspection.

1. The Board of Regents may hold at least four regular meetings in each year, and may hold special meetings at the call of the Chair of the Board.
2. At all times, the records of all proceedings of the Board are open to public inspection except records of a closed meeting which have not become public.
[Part 4:37:1887; C § 1393; RL § 4642; NCL § 7729] + [5:37:1887; C § 1394; RL § 4643; NCL § 7730] + [1:244:1947; 1943 NCL § 7737.01]—(NRS A 1960, 27; 1977, 1102; 1981, 898; 1983, 1442)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 396 - Nevada System of Higher Education › NRS 396.110 - Rules of Board.

1. The Board of Regents may prescribe rules for:
(a) Its own government; and
(b) The government of the System.
2. The Board of Regents shall prescribe rules for the granting of permission to carry or possess a weapon pursuant to NRS 202.265.
[Part 3:37:1887; A 1917, 52; 1945, 448; 1943 NCL § 7728]—(NRS A 1989, 657; 1993, 341)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 396 - Nevada System of Higher Education › NRS 396.120 - Copy of minutes of Regents’ meetings transmitted to Governor.

The Secretary of the Board of Regents shall transmit to the Governor a copy of the approved minutes of each regular meeting of the Board.
[Part 3:37:1887; A 1917, 52; 1945, 448; 1943 NCL § 7728]—(NRS A 1957, 168; 1961, 174; 1969, 1433)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 396 - Nevada System of Higher Education › NRS 396.121 - Annual report concerning equity in workplace.

1. The Board of Regents shall prepare and submit to the Governor and the Director of the Legislative Counsel Bureau for transmittal to the Legislature an annual report concerning equity in the workplace, which includes:
(a) A summary of each complaint filed by an employee of the System in the immediately preceding calendar year which alleges conduct, whether intentional or unintentional, which is not unlawful but is against the public policy set forth in NRS 281.001, including, without limitation, conduct that communicates a negative attitude toward persons of marginalized identities; and
(b) Any action taken in response to a complaint described in paragraph (a).
2. Any information contained in a report required by subsection 1 must be reported in a manner that does not reveal the identity of any person.
3. As used in this section, "marginalized identity" has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 284.015.
(Added to NRS by 2021, 1890)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 396 - Nevada System of Higher Education › NRS 396.1215 - Agreement with medical facility for medical education or health education.

The Board of Regents may enter into an agreement to affiliate with a publicly or privately owned medical facility or related entity, whether for profit or not for profit, to further promote and enhance a medical education or health education program at a university. An agreement entered into pursuant to this section may include, without limitation, identification of shared goals and responsibilities, joint employment and supervision of employees and shared review and allocation of the use of facilities, resources and employees.
(Added to NRS by 2021, 108)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 396 - Nevada System of Higher Education › NRS 396.1217 - Board of Regents authorized to enter into agreement to provide certain services to facilitate family involvement in early childhood education; contents.

1. The Board of Regents may enter into an agreement with a nonprofit organization, community entity or governmental agency to jointly provide families and caretakers with online and in-person training, workshops and resources designed to facilitate family involvement in early childhood education.
2. An agreement entered into pursuant to this section must include, without limitation:
(a) Standards that must be met by the nonprofit organization, community entity or governmental agency; and
(b) An allocation of any costs that must be shared between the nonprofit organization, community entity or governmental agency and the System.
(Added to NRS by 2023, 150)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 396 - Nevada System of Higher Education › NRS 396.1219 - Agreement to assist in implementation of Teacher Academy College Pathway Program; regulations to establish program to identify and inform pupils who wish to apply for admission to Program.

1. The Board of Regents may enter into an agreement with a school district pursuant to NRS 388.223 to assist in the implementation of a Teacher Academy College Pathway Program.
2. The Board of Regents may, by regulation, establish a program to:
(a) Identify pupils who have completed the Program, or who are expected to complete the Program by the end of grade 12, and who wish to apply for admission to an institution within the System; and
(b) Inform such pupils of the institutions within the System where such pupils may academically qualify for admission.
3. As used in this section, "Program" has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 388.223.
(Added to NRS by 2023, 3017)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 396 - Nevada System of Higher Education › NRS 396.122 - Interest in certain contracts prohibited.

A member of the Board of Regents shall not be interested, directly or indirectly, as principal, partner, agent or otherwise, in any contract or expenditure created by the Board of Regents, or in the profits or results thereof.
(Added to NRS by 1977, 1113)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 396 - Nevada System of Higher Education › NRS 396.125 - Definitions.

As used in NRS 396.125 to 396.1595, inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NRS 396.126 to 396.138, inclusive, have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections.
(Added to NRS by 2021, 3669; A 2023, 3149)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 396 - Nevada System of Higher Education › NRS 396.1285 - "Power-based violence" defined.

"Power-based violence" means any form of interpersonal violence intended to control, intimidate or harm another person through the assertion of power over the person. The term includes, without limitation:
1. Dating violence;
2. Domestic violence;
3. Family violence;
4. Gender-based violence;
5. Violence based on sexual orientation or gender identity or expression;
6. Sexual assault;
7. Sexual harassment;
8. Sexual exploitation;
9. Stalking; or
10. The observation of another person who is naked or engaging in sexual activity without his or her consent, including, without limitation, voyeurism.
(Added to NRS by 2023, 3149)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 396 - Nevada System of Higher Education › NRS 396.133 - "Sexual harassment" defined.

"Sexual harassment" means conduct on the basis of sex, whether direct or indirect, implicit or explicit, verbal or nonverbal or in person or via virtual or electronic means, that satisfies one or more of the following:
1. An employee of an institution within the System conditioning the provision of an aid, benefit or service of the institution or the terms, conditions or privileges of the participation of a person in the education programs or activities of the institution on the person’s participation in unwelcome sexual conduct, including, without limitation:
(a) A sexual advance;
(b) A request for sexual favors; or
(c) Other conduct of a sexual nature.
2. Unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favors and conduct of a sexual nature or evincing gender bias:
(a) That, in the educational environment, is made a term or condition of a student’s academic status or, based on an objective standard, is sufficiently severe, persistent or pervasive that it interferes with, limits or effectively denies a student the ability to participate in or benefit from the services, activities or opportunities offered by an institution within the System.
(b) Where, in the workplace, submission to or rejection of the sexual advances, requests for sexual favors or conduct is used as a basis for decisions or evaluations related to academics or employment or permission to participate in a service, activity or opportunity offered by an institution within the System or that, based on an objective standard, is sufficiently severe, persistent or pervasive that it creates an intimidating, hostile or abusive work environment which may or may not interfere with an employee’s job performance.
3. Sexual assault, dating violence, domestic violence or stalking.
(Added to NRS by 2021, 3670)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 396 - Nevada System of Higher Education › NRS 396.138 - "Trauma-informed response" defined.

"Trauma-informed response" means a response involving an understanding of the complexities of power-based violence, including, without limitation:
1. Perpetrator methodology;
2. Conducting an effective investigation;
3. The neurobiological causes and impacts of trauma; and
4. The influence of social myths and stereotypes surrounding the causes and impacts of trauma.
(Added to NRS by 2021, 3670; A 2023, 3150)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 396 - Nevada System of Higher Education › NRS 396.1415 - Task Force on Power-Based Violence at Institutions of Higher Education: Duties.

1. The Task Force on Power-Based Violence at Institutions of Higher Education created by NRS 396.141 shall:
(a) Review the results of any climate survey on power-based violence administered at an institution within the System;
(b) Examine current procedures and protocols for preventing, intervening in or responding to instances of power-based violence that are used at institutions within the System;
(c) Identify possible gaps in the services that are available for victims of power-based violence at institutions within the System;
(d) Examine the correlation between social groups, campus life and the incidence of power-based violence on the campus of each institution within the System;
(e) Each year, hold a meeting open to the public to provide recommendations to the Board of Regents on how to address power-based violence at institutions within the System; and
(f) Not later than August 1 of each odd-numbered year, submit to the Joint Interim Standing Committee on Education a written report summarizing the findings of the Task Force, the data collected from responses to any climate survey and any recommendations regarding the prevention of, intervention in or response to incidences of power-based violence occurring at institutions within the System.
2. A meeting held pursuant to subsection 1 is not subject to the provisions of chapter 241 of NRS.
(Added to NRS by 2021, 3672; A 2023, 3151)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 396 - Nevada System of Higher Education › NRS 396.1425 - Climate survey on power-based violence: Biennial administration; contents; waiver.

1. To the extent that money is available, the Board of Regents may require each institution within the System to conduct a climate survey on power-based violence at the institution biennially.
2. A climate survey on power-based violence conducted pursuant to subsection 1 must include the questions developed by researchers employed at an institution within the System pursuant to NRS 396.142. If an institution within the System includes additional questions on a climate survey on power-based violence pursuant to subsection 1, the questions must not be unnecessarily traumatizing for a victim of an alleged incident of power-based violence.
3. If an institution within the System conducts a climate survey on power-based violence pursuant to subsection 1, the institution shall:
(a) Provide the survey to each student at the institution, including, without limitation, students studying abroad;
(b) Not require the disclosure of personally identifiable information by a participant in the climate survey on power-based violence;
(c) Work to ensure an adequate number of students complete the survey to achieve a random and representative sample size of students;
(d) Within 120 days after completion of the climate survey on power-based violence:
(1) Compile a summary of the responses to the survey; and
(2) Submit the summary of responses to the Board of Regents; and
(e) Post on the Internet website maintained by the institution in a manner that does not disclose personally identifiable information of any person, the summary of the responses to the climate survey on power-based violence.
4. A climate survey on power-based violence must be administered electronically by an institution within the System and provide reasonable accommodations for students with a disability.
5. An institution within the System may obtain a waiver from the Board of Regents to not administer a climate survey on power-based violence pursuant to this section due to the financial circumstances of the institution.
6. An institution within the System may apply for and accept any gifts, grants, donations, bequests or other money from any source to carry out the provisions of this section.
7. Any data or reports that underlie the summaries generated pursuant to subsection 2 are confidential and are not a public record for the purposes of chapter 239 of NRS.
(Added to NRS by 2021, 3673; A 2023, 3153)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 396 - Nevada System of Higher Education › NRS 396.143 - Climate survey on power-based violence: Duties of Board of Regents.

1. If the Board of Regents requires an institution within the System to conduct a climate survey on power-based violence pursuant to NRS 396.1425, the Board of Regents shall to the extent that money is available:
(a) Provide a copy of the questions developed by the researchers employed at an institution within the System pursuant to NRS 396.142 to each institution within a reasonable time after the Board of Regents receives the questions from the researchers;
(b) Establish a repository for the summaries of the climate survey on power-based violence submitted by each institution pursuant to NRS 396.1425;
(c) Post each summary of the responses to a climate survey on power-based violence submitted by an institution pursuant to NRS 396.1425 on the Internet website maintained by the Board of Regents in a manner that does not disclose personally identifiable information of any person;
(d) Adopt a policy on the dissemination, collection and summation of the responses to the climate survey on power-based violence; and
(e) On or before February 1 of each odd-numbered year, report the summaries of the climate survey on power-based violence submitted by an institution pursuant to NRS 396.1425 to the Director of the Legislative Counsel Bureau for transmittal to the Senate and Assembly Standing Committees on Education.
2. Any data or reports that underlie the summaries generated pursuant to subsection 1 are confidential and are not a public record for the purposes of chapter 239 of NRS.
(Added to NRS by 2021, 3674; A 2023, 3154)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 396 - Nevada System of Higher Education › NRS 396.144 - Requirements relating to grievance process.

The Board of Regents may require an institution within the System to:
1. Require employees who participate in the grievance process of the institution pursuant to Title IX of the Education Amendments Act of 1972, 20 U.S.C. §§ 1681 et seq., or a policy on power-based violence adopted pursuant to NRS 396.145 to receive annual training on topics related to power-based violence which may include, without limitation, any training required pursuant to NRS 396.152;
2. Provide a complainant and respondent with a copy of the policies of the institution regarding the submission and consideration of evidence that may be considered during the grievance process;
3. Except as otherwise required by federal law, within 14 business days after the conclusion of the grievance process, inform the complainant and the respondent of the result of the grievance process; and
4. Unless otherwise required by state or federal law, not publicly disclose the identity of a complainant or respondent.
(Added to NRS by 2021, 3675; A 2023, 3155)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 396 - Nevada System of Higher Education › NRS 396.145 - Policy on power-based violence: Contents; opportunity for comment; public availability.

1. The Board of Regents may require an institution within the System to adopt a policy on power-based violence consistent with applicable state and federal law.
2. If the Board of Regents requires the adoption of a policy on power-based violence pursuant to subsection 1, in developing the policy on power-based violence, an institution within the System:
(a) Shall:
(1) Incorporate a trauma-informed response;
(2) Coordinate with:
(I) The Title IX coordinator of the institution; and
(II) If an institution has entered into a memorandum of understanding pursuant to NRS 396.147, the organization that assists persons involved in power-based violence; and
(3) Engage in a culturally competent manner to reflect the diverse needs of all students; and
(b) May consider input from internal and external entities, including, without limitation:
(1) Administrators at the institution;
(2) Personnel affiliated with health care centers located on or off a campus of the institution that provide services to the institution;
(3) An advocate designated pursuant to NRS 396.148;
(4) Staff affiliated with campus housing services;
(5) Students enrolled in an institution within the System;
(6) A provider of health care;
(7) Law enforcement agencies, including, without limitation, campus police or security; and
(8) The district attorney of the county where the main campus of the institution is located.
3. If the Board of Regents requires the adoption of a policy on power-based violence pursuant to subsection 1, an institution within the System shall provide:
(a) Internal or external entities an opportunity to provide comment on the initial policy on power-based violence or any substantive change to the policy;
(b) Instructions on how an internal or external entity may provide comment on the initial policy on power-based violence or a substantive change to the policy; and
(c) A reasonable length of time during which the institution will accept comment.
4. After an initial policy on power-based violence is adopted by an institution within the System, the opportunity for comment by an internal or external entity pursuant to subsection 3 applies only to a substantive change to the policy, as determined by the institution.
5. If the Board of Regents requires the adoption of a policy on power-based violence pursuant to subsection 1, an institution within the System shall make the policy on power-based violence publicly available not later than the start of each academic year:
(a) Upon request, to a prospective student, current student or employee of the institution; and
(b) On the Internet website maintained by the institution.
(Added to NRS by 2021, 3675; A 2023, 3155)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 396 - Nevada System of Higher Education › NRS 396.146 - Policy on power-based violence: Required provisions.

A policy on power-based violence adopted pursuant to NRS 396.145 must include, without limitation, information on:
1. The procedures by which a student or employee at an institution within the System may report or disclose an alleged incident of power-based violence that occurred on or off a campus of the institution;
2. Supportive measures, including, without limitation:
(a) Changing academic, living, campus transportation or work arrangements;
(b) Taking a leave of absence from the institution in response to an alleged incident of power-based violence;
(c) How to request supportive measures; and
(d) The process to have any supportive measures reviewed by the institution;
3. Appropriate local, state and federal law enforcement agencies, including, without limitation, the contact information for a law enforcement agency; and
4. The grievance process of the institution for investigating and resolving a report of an alleged incident of power-based violence pursuant to Title IX of the Education Amendments Act of 1972, 20 U.S.C. §§ 1681 et seq.
(Added to NRS by 2021, 3676; A 2023, 3156)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 396 - Nevada System of Higher Education › NRS 396.147 - Memorandum of understanding with organization that assists persons involved in power-based violence.

1. The Board of Regents may require an institution within the System to enter into a memorandum of understanding with an organization that assists persons involved in power-based violence. The memorandum of understanding may, without limitation:
(a) Allow for cooperation and training between the institution and the organization that assists persons involved in power-based violence to establish an understanding of the:
(1) Responsibilities that the institution and organization that assists persons involved in power-based violence have in responding to a report or disclosure of an alleged incident of power-based violence; and
(2) Procedures of the institution for providing support and services to students and employees;
(b) Require an organization that assists persons involved in power-based violence to:
(1) Assist with developing policies, programming or training at the institution regarding power-based violence;
(2) Provide an alternative for a student or employee of the institution to receive free and confidential counseling, advocacy or crisis services related to an alleged incident of power-based violence that are located on or off a campus of the institution, including, without limitation:
(I) Access to a health care provider who specializes in forensic medical examinations; and
(II) Confidential services;
(3) Assist with the development and implementation of education and prevention programs for students of the institution; and
(4) Assist with the development and implementation of training and prevention curriculum for employees of the institution; and
(c) Include a fee structure for any services provided by the organization that assists persons involved in power-based violence.
2. As used in this section, "forensic medical examination" has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 217.300.
(Added to NRS by 2021, 3676; A 2023, 3157)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 396 - Nevada System of Higher Education › NRS 396.148 - Designation of advocate.

1. The Board of Regents may require an institution within the System to designate an advocate. If the Board of Regents requires the designation of an advocate, an institution shall designate existing categories of employees who may serve as an advocate. An institution may:
(a) Partner with an organization that assists persons involved in power-based violence to designate an advocate; or
(b) If the institution enrolls less than 1,000 students who reside in campus housing, partner with another institution within the System to designate an advocate.
2. An advocate designated pursuant to subsection 1:
(a) Must not be a Title IX coordinator, a member of campus police or law enforcement or any other official of the institution who is authorized to initiate a disciplinary proceeding on behalf of the institution or whose position at the institution may create a conflict of interest;
(b) Must be designated based on the training or experience of the person to effectively provide services related to power-based violence; and
(c) Must have completed at least 20 hours of relevant training.
3. If an institution within the System designates an advocate pursuant to subsection 1, the advocate must be trained on:
(a) The awareness and prevention of power-based violence;
(b) Title IX of the Education Amendments Act of 1972, 20 U.S.C. §§ 1681 et seq.;
(c) Any policy on power-based violence adopted by the institution pursuant to NRS 396.145; and
(d) Trauma-informed responses to a report of an alleged incident of power-based violence.
4. An institution within the System that designates an advocate pursuant to subsection 1 shall provide for the availability of an advocate to students within a reasonable distance from the institution or by electronic means if it is not practicable to provide for the availability of an advocate in person.
(Added to NRS by 2021, 3677; A 2023, 3157)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 396 - Nevada System of Higher Education › NRS 396.151 - Prohibition against disciplinary proceeding or sanction in certain circumstances; review of connection between incident of power-based violence and other misconduct.

1. The Board of Regents may prohibit an institution within the System from subjecting a complainant, reporting party or witness who reports an alleged incident of power-based violence to a disciplinary proceeding or sanction for a violation of a policy on student conduct related to drug or alcohol use, trespassing or unauthorized entry of school facilities or other violation of a policy of an institution that occurred during or related to an alleged incident of power-based violence unless the institution determines that the:
(a) Report of an alleged incident of power-based violence was not made in good faith; or
(b) The violation of a policy on student conduct was egregious, including, without limitation, a violation that poses a risk to the health or safety of another person.
2. The Board of Regents may require an institution within the System to review any disciplinary action taken against a reporting party or witness to determine if there is any connection between the alleged incident of power-based violence that was reported and the misconduct that led to the reporting party or witness being disciplined.
(Added to NRS by 2021, 3679; A 2023, 3159)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 396 - Nevada System of Higher Education › NRS 396.152 - Required training.

1. The Board of Regents may require an institution within the System to provide training on the grievance process of the institution in accordance with 34 C.F.R. § 106.45.
2. The Board of Regents may require an institution within the System to train the Title IX coordinator and members of the campus police or safety personnel of the institution in the awareness of power-based violence and in trauma-informed response to an alleged incident of power-based violence.
(Added to NRS by 2021, 3679; A 2023, 3159)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 396 - Nevada System of Higher Education › NRS 396.154 - Determination of responsibility based on preponderance of evidence.

The Board of Regents may require an institution within the System that receives a report of an alleged incident of power-based violence that involves a student or employee of the institution to determine the responsibility of a respondent, if any, based on a preponderance of the evidence.
(Added to NRS by 2021, 3680; A 2023, 3161)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 396 - Nevada System of Higher Education › NRS 396.156 - Investigation of incident of power-based violence; periodic updates; notice of findings; disciplinary action.

1. In conducting an investigation of an alleged incident of power-based violence an institution within the System shall:
(a) Provide the complainant and the respondent the opportunity to identify witnesses and other evidence to assist the institution in determining whether an alleged incident of power-based violence has occurred;
(b) Inform the complainant and the respondent that any evidence available to the party but not disclosed during the investigation might not be considered at a subsequent hearing; and
(c) Ensure that questions and evidence of the sexual history or sexual predisposition of a complainant are not considered relevant unless the:
(1) Questions or evidence are directly relevant to prove that the conduct alleged to have been committed by the respondent was inflicted by another person; or
(2) Questions and evidence are relevant to demonstrate how the parties communicated consent in previous or subsequent consensual sexual conduct.
2. An institution within the System shall provide periodic updates on the investigation to the complainant and the respondent regarding the timeline of the investigation.
3. An institution within the System shall notify the complainant and the respondent of the findings of an investigation simultaneously.
4. If an institution within the System imposes any disciplinary action based on the findings of an investigation on a respondent, such disciplinary action must be imposed in accordance with the grievance process of the institution.
(Added to NRS by 2021, 3681; A 2023, 3162)