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NRS 396.545 Payment of fees and expenses of dependent child of public safety officer killed in line of duty or any other public employee who was killed in performance of duties; Trust Account for the Education of Dependent Children; annual estimation of money in and payments from…

NRS 396.5453 Annual report concerning students who are veterans; contents. 1. The Board of Regents shall, not later than November 30 of each year, prepare and submit to the Director of the Legislative Counsel Bureau for submission to the Legislature, or to the Joint Interim Stand…

NRS 396.5455 Preference in admission to nursing programs for certain veterans. The Board of Regents shall require each nursing program in the System to give preference in admission to veterans of the Armed Forces of the United States who were honorably discharged. (Added to NRS b…

NRS 396.5457 Preference in admission to teacher education programs for certain veterans. The Board of Regents shall require each program developed by the System for the education of teachers to give preference in admission to veterans of the Armed Forces of the United States who …

NRS 396.546 Access to electronic version of instructional materials to students with print access disability. 1. In the most timely manner practicable after receiving a written request for an electronic version of instructional material from a student with a print access disabili…

NRS 396.5465 Inclusion of mental health resources on student identification card. A university, state college or community college within the System shall ensure that information relating to mental health resources appears on any identification card newly issued to or reprinted f…

NRS 396.547 Student government: Establishment; approval of bylaws; fees. 1. The student body of each branch of the System may establish a student government. The student government shall adopt a set of bylaws which are subject to the approval of: (a) A majority of the students wh…

NRS 396.5475 Written policy for student publications. The Board of Regents shall adopt a written policy for the Universities, state colleges and community colleges within the System for student publications which: 1. Establishes reasonable provisions governing the time, place and…

NRS 396.548 Provision of information to board of trustees of school districts regarding remedial instruction. The Board of Regents shall require employees of the System to provide to the board of trustees of each school district of this State, as appropriate, information regardin…

NRS 396.550 Time and standards of graduation. The Board of Regents shall have the power to prescribe the time and standards of graduation. [Part 3:37:1887; A 1917, 52; 1945, 448; 1943 NCL § 7728]

NRS 396.560 Diploma of graduation; determination of completion of full course of study required for diploma. 1. Upon the recommendation of a president of a branch within the System, the Board of Regents shall issue to those who worthily complete the full course of study in the sc…

NRS 396.568 Automatic transfer of credits earned at community college toward degree at state college or university; appeal by student if credit denied. 1. All credits earned by a student in a course at a community college within the System, including, without limitation, all cred…

NRS 396.580 Diploma for course of study not equivalent to regular course. Upon the recommendation of a president of a branch within the System, the Board of Regents shall issue to those who worthily complete the full course of study in any other department of the System, not equi…

NRS 396.585 Satisfactory progress toward obtaining degree required to participate as member of varsity athletic team. 1. The Board of Regents shall require each student who participates as a member of a varsity athletic team which represents an institution within the System to ma…

NRS 396.587 Establishment of policies and procedures governing access to transcripts for certain students. 1. The Board of Regents shall establish policies and procedures governing student transcripts that, without limitation: (a) Enable each current and former student, including…

NRS 396.591 Medical insurance for members of athletic teams. The University of Nevada, Reno, and the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, may each elect to insure members of varsity and freshman athletic teams representing the respective campuses for unlimited medical coverage for in…

NRS 396.5912 Establishment and maintenance of data dashboard concerning educational and professional outcomes of students; requirements for dashboard. 1. The Board of Regents shall establish and maintain a data dashboard relating to the educational and professional outcomes of st…

NRS 396.5913 Definitions. As used in NRS 396.5913 to 396.594, inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NRS 396.5916, 396.592 and 396.5923 have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections. (Added to NRS by 2019, 369)

NRS 396.5916 “Homeless pupil” defined. “Homeless pupil” has the meaning ascribed to it in 45 C.F.R. § 1355.20. (Added to NRS by 2019, 369)

NRS 396.592 “Liaison” defined. “Liaison” means the Liaison for Post-Secondary Education for Homeless Pupils. (Added to NRS by 2019, 369)

NRS 396.5923 “Unaccompanied pupil” defined. “Unaccompanied pupil” has the meaning ascribed to the term “unaccompanied youth” in 42 U.S.C. § 11434a(6). (Added to NRS by 2019, 369)

NRS 396.5926 Creation of office; appointment; term; unclassified service; qualifications; removal. 1. There is hereby created the Liaison for Post-Secondary Education for Homeless Pupils within the System. 2. The Governor shall, to the extent that money is available for that purp…

NRS 396.593 Authority to perform certain functions. To the extent that money is available, the Liaison may: 1. Employ such staff as is necessary to carry out his or her duties and the functions of his or her office, in accordance with the personnel practices and procedures establ…

NRS 396.5935 Gifts, grants and donations; creation and administration of Account for the Liaison for Post-Secondary Education for Homeless Pupils. 1. The Board of Regents may accept gifts, grants and donations from any source for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of NRS …

NRS 396.594 Duties. 1. To the extent that money is available, the Liaison shall: (a) Conduct an annual analysis of homeless and unaccompanied pupils in this State to assess the needs of such pupils; (b) Develop a database to track, monitor and analyze trends in the rates of gradu…

NRS 396.595 Creation of Office; employment, qualifications and duties. 1. The Office of State Climatologist is hereby created. 2. The Director of the State Department of Conservation and Natural Resources shall employ as the State Climatologist a person who has received the appro…

NRS 396.597 System may provide space for office and supplies; other employment allowed. 1. The System may provide the State Climatologist with adequate space for an office and necessary supplies. 2. The State Climatologist may, in addition to his or her employment as State Climat…

NRS 396.600 Composition. The Public Service Division of the System consists of the following public service departments: 1. University of Nevada Cooperative Extension. 2. Agricultural Experiment Station. 3. Bureau of Mines and Geology. 4. Such other departments as the Board of Re…

NRS 396.610 Rules and regulations. All rules and regulations necessary for the proper administration and enforcement of the Public Service Division of the System must be made by the presidents, the Chancellor and the Board of Regents. [4:98:1915; 1919 RL p. 3210; NCL § 7768]—(NRS…

NRS 396.620 Analyses of ores, minerals, soil and water: Submission of samples by residents of this State; fee; maintenance of records and samples. 1. Subject to the limitations specified in NRS 396.620 to 396.660, inclusive, the Chancellor shall cause to be analyzed by an appropr…

NRS 396.630 Assay to be run when same material sent from same district. If the same general kind of matter for analysis is sent from the same district and previous analyses have shown its character and values, it shall not be necessary to analyze the same, but an assay shall be r…

NRS 396.640 Analyses of samples in order received. Samples for analysis shall be analyzed in the order received, as far as possible. [3:84:1895; A 1933, 147; 1931 NCL § 7756]

NRS 396.650 Limitations on number of samples and quantitative analyses. 1. Gold and silver samples requiring assays and exact quantitative determinations are limited to two in any 30-day period; and of the so-called strategic or war minerals, such as antimony, arsenic, beryllium,…

NRS 396.660 Purpose and applicability of NRS 396.620 to 396.660, inclusive. 1. The main object of NRS 396.620 to 396.660, inclusive, as it relates to ore samples, is to aid the prospector in the discovery of new mineral deposits. 2. NRS 396.620 to 396.660, inclusive, shall not ap…

NRS 396.690 Acceptance of federal appropriations for agricultural extension work. 1. The assent of the State of Nevada by its Legislature is hereby given to the provisions and requirements of an Act of Congress entitled “An Act to provide for cooperative extension work between th…

NRS 396.740 Purposes. The Agricultural Experiment Station, organized and established by the Board of Regents in connection with the System, is hereby recognized and continues as a part of the System. The Agricultural Experiment Station must be conducted for the purposes of acquir…

NRS 396.750 Director; assistants. The Board of Regents, upon recommendation of the appropriate officer of the System shall appoint a qualified person to serve as Director of the Agricultural Experiment Station of the Public Service Division of the System and grant him or her such…

NRS 396.760 Acceptance of federal acts. The Board of Regents and the Director appointed by the Board shall, to the best of their ability, observe and carry out the requirements of an Act of Congress entitled “An Act to establish agricultural experiment stations in connection with…

NRS 396.770 Acceptance of federal money. The Legislature of Nevada hereby gratefully assents to the purposes of all grants of money made heretofore and all which may hereafter be made to the State of Nevada by Congress, under the Act of Congress entitled “An Act to establish agri…

NRS 396.780 Biennial reports. The Director and the Board of Regents shall make a report to the Governor before September 1 of each even-numbered year covering the biennium ending June 30 of such year. The Governor shall transmit all reports to the Legislature. [Part 4:26:1889; C …

NRS 396.790 Agricultural research: Nevada Agricultural Experiment Station Fund. 1. The Director of the Nevada Agricultural Experiment Station of the System, with the approval of the Board of Regents, is hereby authorized and directed to enter into cooperative agreements with the …

NRS 396.792 Establishment; acceptance and use of gifts and grants. The Center for the Analysis of Crime Statistics is hereby established within the Department of Criminal Justice at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. The Center may: 1. Apply for any available grants and accept …

NRS 396.793 Definitions. As used in NRS 396.793 to 396.7938, inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NRS 396.7931, 396.7932 and 396.7933 have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections. (Added to NRS by 2023, 2580)

NRS 396.7931 “Behavioral health region” defined. “Behavioral health region” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 433.426. (Added to NRS by 2023, 2580)

NRS 396.7932 “Center” defined. “Center” means the Behavioral Health Workforce Development Center of Nevada established pursuant to NRS 396.7934. (Added to NRS by 2023, 2580)

NRS 396.7933 “Provider of behavioral health care” defined. “Provider of behavioral health care” means a person who is: 1. Licensed, certified or registered pursuant to chapter 641, 641A, 641B, 641C or 641D of NRS; 2. Licensed as a physician, physician assistant or registered nurs…