Nevada § 391.770 - Request for hearing officer; appointment; procedures for challenging selection of hearing officer; duties of hearing officer
Full text of Nevada Nevada Revised Statutes § 391.770 — Request for hearing officer; appointment; procedures for challenging selection of hearing officer; duties of hearing officer, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 391.770. Request for hearing officer; appointment; procedures for challenging selection of hearing officer; duties of hearing officer
1. Each request for the appointment of a person to serve as a hearing officer must
be submitted to the Superintendent of Public Instruction. 2. Within 10 days after receipt of such a request, the Superintendent of Public Instruction
shall request that the Hearings Division of the Department of Administration appoint
a hearing officer. 3. The State Board shall prescribe the procedures for exercising challenges to a hearing
officer, including, without limitation, the number of challenges that may be exercised
and the time limits in which the challenges must be exercised. 4. A hearing officer shall conduct hearings in cases of demotion, dismissal or a refusal
to reemploy based on the grounds contained in subsections 1 and 2 of NRS 391.750 . 5. This section does not preclude the employee and the superintendent from mutually
selecting an attorney who is a resident of this State, an arbitrator provided by the
American Arbitration Association or a representative of an agency or organization
that provides alternative dispute resolution services to serve as a hearing officer
to conduct a particular hearing.
Source: official Nevada text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 391.770 ("Request for hearing officer; appointment; procedures for challenging selection of hearing officer; duties of hearing officer") is part of the Nevada Revised Statutes, the codified statutory law of Nevada. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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