2022 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 sexual misconduct 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 sexual misconduct; 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 sexual misconduct;

(b) Title IX of the Education Amendments Act of 1972, 20 U.S.C. §§ 1681 et seq.;

(c) Any policy on sexual misconduct adopted by the institution pursuant to NRS 396.145; and

(d) Trauma-informed responses to a report of an alleged incident of sexual misconduct.

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)