Existing law authorizes the Board of Regents of the University of Nevada to require an institution within the Nevada System of Higher Education to enter into a memorandum of understanding with an organization that assists persons involved in sexual misconduct. (NRS 396.147) Sections 1.2, 3.3 and 3.6 of this bill similarly requires the board of trustees of each school district and the governing body of each charter school or university school for profoundly gifted pupils to enter into a memorandum of understanding with an organization that assists victims of power-based violence and sets forth the provisions that may be included in such a memorandum of understanding. Sections 1.2, 3.3 and 3.6 also require a teacher or administrator who is informed by a pupil that the pupil has been a victim of power-based violence to refer the pupil to the organization that assists victims of power-based violence. Section 1.4 of this bill establishes the Committee on Responses to Power-Based Violence in Schools and requires the Committee to review, study and make recommendations regarding power-based violence in schools. Existing law requires the Department of Health and Human Services to establish and maintain a statewide information and referral system to provide nonemergency information and referrals to the general public concerning the health, welfare, human and social services provided by public or private entities in this State. (NRS 232.359) Section 1.6 of this bill requires the board of trustees of each school district to provide information about this system on its Internet website and requires each public school, to the extent money is available, to post information regarding the system in each restroom of the public school that is available for use by a pupil. Section 2 of this bill makes a conforming change to indicate the proper placement of sections 1.2, 1.4 and 1.6 in the Nevada Revised Statutes. Existing law establishes provisions relating to the handling of sexual misconduct at institutions within the System. (NRS 396.125-396.1595) Existing law creates the Task Force on Sexual Misconduct at Institutions of Higher Education and prescribes the duties of the Task Force. Section 5.9 of this bill renames the Task Force on Sexual Misconduct at Institutions of Higher Education to the Task Force on Power-based Violence at Institutions of Higher Education. Section 4.3 of this bill defines “power-based violence” and sections 3.8 and 5.2-8.6 of this bill replace the term “sexual misconduct” with “power-based violence.” Section 6 of this bill: (1) revises the duties of the Task Force; and (2) requires the Task Force to submit a report summarizing certain information to the Joint Interim Standing Committee on Education every odd-numbered year. Section 5 of this bill makes a conforming change to indicate the proper placement of section 4.3 in the Nevada Revised Statutes. Section 7 of this bill makes a conforming change to reflect the change in the name of the Task Force. Existing law authorizes the Board of Regents to require an institution to provide programming on awareness and prevention of sexual misconduct to all students and employees and establishes requirements for the programming if required by the Board of Regents. (NRS 396.153) Section 8 of this bill instead authorizes the Board of Regents to require an institution to provide programming on awareness and prevention of power-based violence and provides that, if an institution provides such programming, the institution must require each student to attend the programming at least once in his or her first two regular academic semesters after enrollment and an employee to attend such programming at least once every 3 years. Section 8 authorizes an institution, if it provides the programming on awareness and prevention of power-based violence to: (1) provide the programming for students in person, by virtual or electronic means or in the courses or materials provided to a student who has recently enrolled in the institution; and (2) require instructors and professors to include in the syllabus for a course resources on how to obtain certain information relating to power-based violence.

Statutes affected:
As Introduced: 388.121, 388.1455, 396.125, 396.1415, 396.142, 396.153, 396.141
Reprint 1: 388.121, 394.16095, 396.125, 396.126, 396.129, 396.131, 396.138, 396.1415, 396.142, 396.1425, 396.143, 396.144, 396.145, 396.146, 396.147, 396.148, 396.149, 396.151, 396.152, 396.153, 396.154, 396.155, 396.156, 396.158, 396.159, 49.2545
Reprint 2: 388.121, 394.16095, 396.125, 396.126, 396.129, 396.131, 396.138, 396.141, 396.1415, 396.142, 396.1425, 396.143, 396.144, 396.145, 396.146, 396.147, 396.148, 396.149, 396.151, 396.152, 396.153, 396.154, 396.155, 396.156, 396.158, 396.159, 49.2545
As Enrolled: 388.121, 394.16095, 396.125, 396.126, 396.129, 396.131, 396.138, 396.141, 396.1415, 396.142, 396.1425, 396.143, 396.144, 396.145, 396.146, 396.147, 396.148, 396.149, 396.151, 396.152, 396.153, 396.154, 396.155, 396.156, 396.158, 396.159, 49.2545
BDR: 388.121, 388.1455, 396.125, 396.1415, 396.142, 396.153, 396.141