Nevada Revised Statutes 396.1425 – Climate survey on power-based violence: Biennial administration; contents; waiver
1. To the extent that money is available, the Board of Regents may require each institution within the System to conduct a climate survey on power-based violence at the institution biennially.
Terms Used In Nevada Revised Statutes 396.1425
- Board of Regents: means the Board of Regents of the University of Nevada. See Nevada Revised Statutes 396.005
- person: means a natural person, any form of business or social organization and any other nongovernmental legal entity including, but not limited to, a corporation, partnership, association, trust or unincorporated organization. See Nevada Revised Statutes 0.039
- System: means the Nevada System of Higher Education. See Nevada Revised Statutes 396.005
2. A climate survey on power-based violence conducted pursuant to subsection 1 must include the questions developed by researchers employed at an institution within the System pursuant to NRS 396.142. If an institution within the System includes additional questions on a climate survey on power-based violence pursuant to subsection 1, the questions must not be unnecessarily traumatizing for a victim of an alleged incident of power-based violence.
3. If an institution within the System conducts a climate survey on power-based violence pursuant to subsection 1, the institution shall:
(a) Provide the survey to each student at the institution, including, without limitation, students studying abroad;
(b) Not require the disclosure of personally identifiable information by a participant in the climate survey on power-based violence;
(c) Work to ensure an adequate number of students complete the survey to achieve a random and representative sample size of students;
(d) Within 120 days after completion of the climate survey on power-based violence:
(1) Compile a summary of the responses to the survey; and
(2) Submit the summary of responses to the Board of Regents; and
(e) Post on the Internet website maintained by the institution in a manner that does not disclose personally identifiable information of any person, the summary of the responses to the climate survey on power-based violence.
4. A climate survey on power-based violence must be administered electronically by an institution within the System and provide reasonable accommodations for students with a disability.
5. An institution within the System may obtain a waiver from the Board of Regents to not administer a climate survey on power-based violence pursuant to this section due to the financial circumstances of the institution.
6. An institution within the System may apply for and accept any gifts, grants, donations, bequests or other money from any source to carry out the provisions of this section.
7. Any data or reports that underlie the summaries generated pursuant to subsection 2 are confidential and are not a public record for the purposes of chapter 239 of NRS.