394.465 - Investigation of certain applicants for employment with postsecondary educational institution; confidentiality of results; exception to requirements for certain applicants.
394.465 Investigation of certain applicants for employment with postsecondary educational institution; confidentiality of results; exception to requirements for certain applicants.
1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 4, before a postsecondary educational institution employs or contracts with a person:
(a) To occupy an instructional position;
(b) To occupy an administrative or financial position, including a position as school director, personnel officer, counselor, admission representative, solicitor, canvasser, surveyor, financial aid officer or any similar position; or
(c) To act as an agent for the institution,
Ê the applicant must submit to the Administrator completed fingerprint cards and a form authorizing an investigation of the applicant’s background and the submission of a complete set of the applicant’s fingerprints to the Central Repository for Nevada Records of Criminal History for its report and for submission to the Federal Bureau of Investigation for its report. The fingerprint cards and authorization form submitted must be those which are provided to the applicant by the Administrator. The applicant’s fingerprints must be taken by an agency of law enforcement.
2. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 239.0115, the Administrator shall keep the results of the investigation confidential.
3. The applicant shall pay the cost of the investigation.
4. An applicant is not required to satisfy the requirements of subsection 1 if the applicant:
(a) Is licensed by the Superintendent of Public Instruction;
(b) Is an employee of the United States Department of Defense;
(c) Is a member of the faculty of an accredited postsecondary educational institution in another state who is domiciled in a state other than Nevada and is present in Nevada for a temporary period to teach at a branch of that accredited institution; or
(d) Has satisfied the requirements of subsection 1 within the immediately preceding 5 years.
(Added to NRS by 1985, 987; A 1987, 409, 1013, 1441; 1989, 1463; 1997, 3228; 2003, 2850; 2007, 2101)