NAC394.685. Employees subject to investigation: Termination or continuation of employment.

     1. If an institution employs a person in violation of NRS 394.465, the Administrator shall order the institution to terminate immediately the employment of that person.

     2. If the Administrator receives evidence that a person employed by an institution who is subject to the provisions of NRS 394.465 may have been convicted of a felony or crime involving moral turpitude, the Administrator shall request from the employee verification of the conviction and an explanation. If the employee verifies the conviction, the Administrator shall direct the employee to:

     (a) Notify the institution of the conviction; and

     (b) Request the institution to submit to the Administrator a request for continued employment of the employee accompanied by a letter of support for continued employment.

     3. If the Administrator receives a request for continued employment pursuant to subsection 2 and the conviction of the employee on whose behalf the request is made occurred within the immediately preceding 10 years, the Commission will consider the request for continued employment at its next regularly scheduled meeting during a closed session of that meeting. The Commission will vote upon the request during an open meeting.

     4. If the Administrator receives a request for continued employment pursuant to subsection 2 and the conviction of the employee on whose behalf the request is made occurred more than 10 years before the date on which the request is received, the Administrator shall approve or disapprove of the request for continued employment. If the Administrator denies a request, the institution may request a hearing before the Commission.

     (Added to NAC by Comm’n on Postsecondary Educ., eff. 6-23-86; A 12-17-87; 4-2-90; R104-03, 12-4-2003)