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NRS 396.873 Refunding bonds: Exchange for outstanding bonds or federal securities; public or private sale. 1. Any bonds issued for refunding purposes may either be delivered in exchange for the outstanding bonds being refunded or may be publicly or privately sold. 2. The refundin…

NRS 396.874 Conditions for refunding bonds. 1. No bonds may be refunded hereunder unless the holders thereof voluntarily surrender them for exchange or payment, or unless they either mature or are callable for prior redemption under their terms within 25 years after the date of i…

NRS 396.875 Refunding bonds: Disposition of proceeds, accrued interest and premium; costs; escrow; trusts. 1. Except as herein otherwise provided, the proceeds of refunding bonds shall either be immediately applied to the retirement of the bonds to be refunded or be placed in esc…

NRS 396.876 Proceeds of refunding bonds in escrow or trust: Investment; security; sufficient amount; purchaser not responsible for application of proceeds. 1. Any such escrow or trust shall not necessarily be limited to proceeds of refunding bonds but may include other moneys ava…

NRS 396.877 Refunding bonds payable from pledged revenues. Refunding bonds may be made payable from any pledged revenues which might be legally pledged for the payment of the bonds being refunded at the time of the refunding or at the time of the issuance of the bonds being refun…

NRS 396.878 Issuance of bonds separately or in combination. Bonds for refunding and bonds for any other purpose or purposes authorized by any other law may be issued separately or issued in combination in one series or more by the University or the Board. (Added to NRS by 1967, 2…

NRS 396.879 Other statutory provisions applicable to refunding bonds. Except as in NRS 396.872 to 396.878, inclusive, expressly provided or necessarily implied, the relevant provisions elsewhere herein appertaining generally to the issuance of bonds to defray the cost of any proj…

NRS 396.880 Conclusive determination of Board of Regents that statutory limitations have been met. The determination of the Board that the limitations hereunder imposed upon the issuance of bonds or upon the issuance of other securities hereunder, including without limitation any…

NRS 396.881 Bonds and other securities exempt from taxation; exception. 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, bonds and other securities issued pursuant to the provisions of the University Securities Law, their transfer and the income therefrom must forever be and rema…

NRS 396.882 Bonds and other securities legal investments for state money. It is legal for the State Board of Finance to invest any permanent state funds or other state funds available for investment in any of the bonds or other securities authorized to be issued pursuant to the p…

NRS 396.883 Legal investments for other persons. 1. It is legal for any bank, trust company, banker, savings bank or institution, savings and loan association, investment company and any other person carrying on a banking or investment business, any insurance company, insurance a…

NRS 396.884 Sufficiency of NRS 396.809 to 396.885, inclusive. 1. NRS 396.809 to 396.885, inclusive, without reference to other statutes of this state, except as herein otherwise expressly provided, shall constitute full authority for the exercise of the incidental powers herein g…

NRS 396.885 Liberal construction. NRS 396.809 to 396.885, inclusive, being necessary to secure the public health, safety, convenience and welfare shall be liberally construed to effect their purposes. (Added to NRS by 1967, 23) PROGRAM TO PROVIDE LOANS TO NURSING STUDENTS

NRS 396.890 Administration by Board of Regents; eligibility for loans; terms and repayment of loans; delinquency charges. 1. The Board of Regents may administer, directly or through a designated officer or employee of the System, a program to provide loans for fees, books and liv…

NRS 396.891 Limitations on amount of loans; distribution of loans among campuses of System. 1. The loans made pursuant to NRS 396.890 to 396.898, inclusive, must not exceed the following amounts per student per semester. If the student is enrolled in a program of: (a) A community…

NRS 396.892 Repayment of loans; exceptions; regulations. 1. Each student who receives a loan made pursuant to NRS 396.890 to 396.898, inclusive, shall repay the loan and accrued interest pursuant to the terms of the loan unless the student: (a) Practices nursing in a rural area o…

NRS 396.893 Board of Regents may require cosigner or security for loan. The Board of Regents or its designee may require: 1. A student to acquire, as security for a student loan, insurance on the student’s life and on the student’s health or against the student’s disability, or b…

NRS 396.894 Board of Regents may require repayment of balance of loan under certain circumstances. The Board of Regents or its designee may require, upon notice to a recipient of a loan, that the recipient repay the balance and any unpaid interest on the loan at once if: 1. An in…

NRS 396.895 Recipient of loan required to comply with regulations adopted by Board of Regents; penalties. A recipient of a loan made pursuant to NRS 396.890 to 396.898, inclusive, shall comply with the regulations adopted by the Board of Regents. If the recipient fails so to comp…

NRS 396.896 Extension of period for repayment of loan: Application; approval by Board of Regents. 1. The Board of Regents or its designee may, after receiving an application stating the reasons therefor, grant an extension of the period for the repayment of a loan in case of hard…

NRS 396.897 Credit towards repayment of loan for certain professional services provided without compensation. A person obligated to repay a student loan may, as determined by the Board of Regents or its designee, receive credit towards payment of the loan for professional service…

NRS 396.898 Powers of Board of Regents. The Board of Regents may: 1. Receive, invest, disburse and account for all money received for the program. 2. Report to the Governor and the Legislature before September 1 of any year preceding a regular session of the Legislature, setting …

NRS 396.899 Nevada Health Service Corps: “Practitioner” defined. As used in NRS 396.899 to 396.903, inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires, “practitioner” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 439A.0195. (Added to NRS by 2003, 20th Special Session, 276)

NRS 396.900 Nevada Health Service Corps: Establishment by Board of Regents authorized. The University of Nevada School of Medicine may establish a Nevada Health Service Corps to encourage practitioners to practice in areas of Nevada in which a shortage of that type of practitione…

NRS 396.901 Nevada Health Service Corps: Primary purposes. The primary purposes of the Nevada Health Service Corps must be to: 1. Recruit practitioners for participation in the program; 2. Designate areas of Nevada in which a shortage of each type of practitioner exists; 3. Match…

NRS 396.902 Nevada Health Service Corps: Powers of University of Nevada School of Medicine. The University of Nevada School of Medicine may: 1. Apply for any matching money available for the program from the Federal Government. 2. Adopt regulations necessary to carry out the prov…

NRS 396.903 Nevada Health Service Corps: Program for repayment of loans on behalf of certain practitioners. 1. The University of Nevada School of Medicine may authorize the Nevada Health Service Corps to administer a program under which money for loans is repaid on behalf of a pr…

NRS 396.905 Use of money by the University of Nevada School of Medicine for development of obstetrical access program. Any gift, donation, bequest, grant or other source of money received by the University of Nevada School of Medicine for the development of an obstetrical access …

NRS 396.906 Nevada Office of Rural Health: Establishment; duties; use of gifts and other money. 1. The Nevada Office of Rural Health is hereby established within the University of Nevada School of Medicine to administer matters relating to the delivery of health care services to …

NRS 396.907 Area Health Education Center Program: Establishment; duties; use of gifts and other money. 1. The Area Health Education Center Program is hereby established within the University of Nevada School of Medicine to support education and training programs for students stud…

NRS 396.908 Medical Education Council of Nevada: Establishment; duties; use of gifts and other money. 1. The Medical Education Council of Nevada is hereby established within the University of Nevada School of Medicine to ensure that Nevada has an adequate, well-trained health car…

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 stude…

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, 3…

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 St…

NRS 396.917 “Memorial Scholarship” defined. “Memorial Scholarship” means the Kenny C. Guinn Memorial Millennium Scholarship that is awarded to a student from the account established pursuant to NRS 396.940. (Added to NRS by 2011, 36)

NRS 396.918 “Millennium Scholarship” defined. “Millennium Scholarship” means a Governor Guinn Millennium Scholarship that is awarded from the Trust Fund to a student. (Added to NRS by 1999, 2751; A 2005, 22nd Special Session, 147)

NRS 396.922 “Trust Fund” defined. “Trust Fund” means the Millennium Scholarship Trust Fund created pursuant to NRS 396.926. (Added to NRS by 1999, 2751)

NRS 396.926 Creation of Program; Millennium Scholarship Trust Fund; deposit and investment of money in Fund; administration by Treasurer; use of money in Fund. 1. The Governor Guinn Millennium Scholarship Program is hereby created for the distribution of the Governor Guinn Millen…

NRS 396.930 Eligibility requirements for Millennium Scholarship; duties and powers of Board of Regents; outreach to certain students; affidavit declaring eligibility. 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsections 2 and 4, a student may apply to the Board of Regents for a Millenn…

NRS 396.934 Maximum amount of Millennium Scholarship; remedial courses excluded from payment; requirements for continuing eligibility; recipients encouraged to volunteer community service; ineligibility if requirements not satisfied; disbursement upon certification of eligibility…

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, …

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 Schol…

NRS 396.945 Eligibility criteria for Memorial Scholarship; submission and review of applications; selection of recipient; maximum amount of Memorial Scholarship; authorized uses of Memorial Scholarship. 1. The Board shall annually award the Memorial Scholarship to: (a) Two recipi…

NRS 396.950 “Program” defined. As used in NRS 396.950 to 396.960, inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires, “Program” means the Silver State Opportunity Grant Program created by NRS 396.952. (Added to NRS by 2015, 2189)

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 o…

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 …