Nevada Revised Statutes 391.785 – Procedures for hearing; payment for expenses of hearing officer and transcript
1. As soon as possible after the time of his or her designation, the hearing officer shall hold a hearing to determine whether the grounds for the recommendation are substantiated.
Terms Used In Nevada Revised Statutes 391.785
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- Oath: A promise to tell the truth.
- State Board: means the State Board of Education. See Nevada Revised Statutes 385.007
- Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
- Transcript: A written, word-for-word record of what was said, either in a proceeding such as a trial or during some other conversation, as in a transcript of a hearing or oral deposition.
2. The Superintendent of Public Instruction shall furnish the hearing officer with any assistance which is reasonably required to conduct the hearing, and the hearing officer may require witnesses to give testimony under oath and produce evidence relevant to the investigation.
3. The licensed employee and superintendent are entitled to be heard, to be represented by an attorney and to call witnesses in their behalf.
4. The hearing officer is entitled to be reimbursed for his or her reasonable actual expenses.
5. If requested by the hearing officer, an official transcript must be made.
6. The board and the licensed employee are equally responsible for the expense of and compensation for the hearing officer and the expense of the official transcript.
7. The State Board shall develop a set of uniform standards and procedures to be used in such a hearing. The technical rules of evidence do not apply to this hearing.