Nevada § 388.1323 - Office for a Safe and Respectful Learning Environment: Creation; appointment and duties of Director

§ 388.1323. Office for a Safe and Respectful Learning Environment: Creation; appointment and duties of Director

1. The Office for a Safe and Respectful Learning Environment is hereby created within

the Department. 2. The Superintendent of Public Instruction shall appoint a Director of the Office,

who shall serve at the pleasure of the Superintendent. 3. The Director of the Office shall ensure that the Office: (a) Maintains a 24-hour, toll-free statewide hotline and Internet website by which

any person can report a violation of the provisions of NRS 388.121 to 388.1395 , inclusive, and obtain information about antidiscrimination and anti-bullying efforts

and organizations; and (b) Provides outreach and antidiscrimination and anti-bullying education and training

for pupils, parents and guardians, teachers, administrators, coaches and other staff

members and the members of a governing body. The outreach and training must include, without limitation: (1) Training regarding methods, procedures and practice for recognizing discrimination

based on race, bullying and cyber-bullying behaviors; (2) Training regarding effective intervention and remediation strategies regarding

discrimination based on race, bullying and cyber-bullying; (3) Training regarding methods for reporting violations of NRS 388.135 ; and (4) Information on and referral to available resources regarding suicide prevention

and the relationship between discrimination based on race, bullying or cyber-bullying

and suicide, including, without limitation, resources for pupils who are members of

groups at a high risk of suicide. Such groups include, without limitation, the groups described in subsection 3 of NRS 388.256 . 4. The Director of the Office shall establish procedures by which the Office may receive

reports of discrimination based on race, bullying and cyber-bullying and complaints

regarding violations of the provisions of NRS 388.121 to 388.1395 , inclusive. 5. Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, the Director of the Office or

his or her designee shall investigate any complaint that a teacher, administrator,

coach or other staff member or member of a governing body has violated a provision

of NRS 388.121 to 388.1395 , inclusive. If a complaint alleges criminal conduct or an investigation leads the Director of

the Office or his or her designee to suspect criminal conduct, the Director of the

Office may request assistance from the Investigation Division of the Department of

Public Safety. The Director of the Office or his or her designee is not required to investigate

a complaint pursuant to this subsection if the complaint is made through the SafeVoice

Program established pursuant to NRS 388.1455 and investigated by the team appointed pursuant to paragraph (a) of subsection 1

of NRS 388.14553 , unless the complaint alleges that a previous investigation conducted by the team

appointed pursuant to paragraph (a) of subsection 1 of NRS 388.14553 regarding the same matter failed to resolve the issue or was otherwise deficient.