Nevada § 396.148 - Designation of advocate

§ 396.148. Designation of advocate

1. The Board of Regents may require an institution within the System to designate

an advocate. If the Board of Regents requires the designation of an advocate, an institution

shall designate existing categories of employees who may serve as an advocate. An institution may: (a) Partner with an organization that assists persons involved in power-based violence

to designate an advocate; or (b) If the institution enrolls less than 1,000 students who reside in campus housing,

partner with another institution within the System to designate an advocate. 2. An advocate designated pursuant to subsection 1: (a) Must not be a Title IX coordinator, a member of campus police or law enforcement

or any other official of the institution who is authorized to initiate a disciplinary

proceeding on behalf of the institution or whose position at the institution may create

a conflict of interest; (b) Must be designated based on the training or experience of the person to effectively

provide services related to power-based violence; and (c) Must have completed at least 20 hours of relevant training. 3. If an institution within the System designates an advocate pursuant to subsection

1, the advocate must be trained on: (a) The awareness and prevention of power-based violence; (b) Title IX of the Education Amendments Act of 1972, 20 U.S.C. §§ 1681 et seq. ; (c) Any policy on power-based violence adopted by the institution pursuant to NRS 396.145 ; and (d) Trauma-informed responses to a report of an alleged incident of power-based violence. 4. An institution within the System that designates an advocate pursuant to subsection

1 shall provide for the availability of an advocate to students within a reasonable

distance from the institution or by electronic means if it is not practicable to provide

for the availability of an advocate in person.