2022 Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 396 - Nevada System of Higher Education
NRS 396.141 - Task Force on Sexual Misconduct at Institutions of Higher Education: Creation; members; meetings.

1. There is hereby created the Task Force on Sexual Misconduct at Institutions of Higher Education consisting of 12 members as follows:

(a) The Chancellor of the System, or his or her designee;

(b) The Chief General Counsel of the System, or his or her designee; and

(c) Ten members appointed by the Board of Regents as follows:

(1) One representative of a state college;

(2) One representative of a community college;

(3) One representative of a university;

(4) One Title IX coordinator from an institution within the System;

(5) One student, appointed in consultation with a student government association, who represents a group or organization that focuses on multiculturalism, diversity or advocacy at a state college or community college;

(6) One student, appointed in consultation with a student government association, who represents a group or organization that focuses on multiculturalism, diversity or advocacy at a university;

(7) One researcher with experience in the development of climate surveys on sexual misconduct;

(8) One researcher of statistics, data analytics or econometrics with experience in survey analysis in higher education;

(9) One medical professional from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, School of Medicine or the University of Nevada, Reno, School of Medicine; and

(10) One person who serves as a victim’s advocate, as defined in NRS 49.2545, at an institution within the System.

2. After the initial terms, each appointed member of the Task Force serves a term of 2 years and may be reappointed to one additional 2-year term following his or her initial term. A vacancy must be filled in the same manner as the original appointment.

3. The Task Force shall, at its first meeting and each odd-numbered year thereafter, elect a Chair from among its members.

4. The Task Force shall meet at least once annually and may meet at other times upon the call of the Chair or a majority of the members of the Task Force.

5. A majority of the members of the Task Force constitutes a quorum, and a quorum may exercise all the power and authority conferred on the Task Force.

6. Members of the Task Force serve without compensation, except that for each day or portion of a day during which a member of the Task Force attends a meeting of the Task Force or is otherwise engaged in the business of the Task Force, and within the limits of available money, the member is entitled to receive the per diem allowance and travel expenses provided for state officers and employees generally.

7. Each member of the Task Force who is an officer or employee of the State or a local government must be relieved from his or her duties without loss of his or her regular compensation so that the member may prepare for and attend meetings of the Task Force and perform any work necessary to carry out the duties of the Task Force in the most timely manner practicable. A state agency or local government shall not require an officer or employee who is a member of the Task Force to make up the time the member is absent from work to carry out his or her duties as a member, and shall not require the member to take annual vacation or compensatory time for the absence.

(Added to NRS by 2021, 3670)