Nevada § 394.155 - Investigation into the background of nonlicensed applicants for employment and employees and volunteers; use of certain information; immunity from liability

§ 394.155. Investigation into the background of nonlicensed applicants for employment and employees and volunteers; use of certain information; immunity from liability

1. Each applicant for employment with or employee at a private school, except a licensed

teacher or other person licensed by the Superintendent of Public Instruction, or volunteer

at a private school who is likely to have unsupervised contact with pupils, must,

before beginning his or her employment or service as a volunteer and at least once

every 5 years thereafter, submit to the administrator of the private school written

authorization for the administrator to obtain any information concerning the applicant,

employee or volunteer that may be available from the Statewide Central Registry for

the Collection of Information Concerning the Abuse or Neglect of a Child established

by NRS 432.100 and any equivalent registry maintained by a governmental entity in a jurisdiction

in which the applicant, employee or volunteer has resided within the immediately preceding

5 years. 2. The administrator of the private school shall request any information that may

be available from the Statewide Central Registry for the Collection of Information

Concerning the Abuse or Neglect of a Child established by NRS 432.100 and any equivalent registry maintained by a governmental entity in a jurisdiction

in which the applicant, employee or volunteer has resided within the immediately preceding

5 years. 3. The administrator or governing body of a private school may use a substantiated

report of the abuse or neglect of a child, as defined in NRS 392.281 , or a violation of NRS 201.540 , 201.553 , 201.560 , 392.4633 or 394.366 obtained from the Statewide Central Registry or an equivalent registry maintained

by a governmental agency in another jurisdiction: (a) In making determinations concerning assignments, requiring retraining, imposing

discipline, hiring, accepting a volunteer or termination; and (b) In any proceedings to which the report is relevant, including, without limitation,

an action for trespass or a restraining order. 4. The administrator or governing body of a private school may not be held liable

for damages resulting from taking any action authorized by subsection 3.