Title 34

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 …

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 …

NRS 396.958 Acceptance of gifts, grants, bequests and donations. In addition to any direct legislative appropriation from the State General Fund, the Board of Regents may accept gifts, grants, bequests and donations to fund grants awarded under the Program. (Added to NRS by 2015,…

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 incl…

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)

NRS 396.9612 “Academic year” defined. “Academic year” means 2 consecutive semesters, beginning with a fall semester, and 1 summer academic term at a community college. (Added to NRS by 2019, 1210)

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…

NRS 396.9625 “Nevada Promise Scholarship” defined. “Nevada Promise Scholarship” means a scholarship awarded by the Board of Regents pursuant to NRS 396.968. (Added to NRS by 2017, 2947; A 2019, 1211)

NRS 396.9632 “Program” defined. “Program” means the Nevada Promise Scholarship Program created by NRS 396.965. (Added to NRS by 2019, 1210)

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 c…

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 a…

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…

NRS 396.9665 Eligibility to receive Nevada Promise Scholarship. 1. To be eligible to receive a Nevada Promise Scholarship, a student must: (a) Be a bona fide resident of this State, as construed in NRS 396.540, or have graduated from a high school located in this State. (b) Have …

NRS 396.968 Review and approval of applications by Board of Regents; disbursement of money in Nevada Promise Scholarship Account; notice if insufficient money in Account; award of Nevada Promise Scholarships; regulations. 1. The Board of Regents shall award Nevada Promise Scholar…

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 …

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…

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…

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 …

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 insti…