§ 397.001 Definitions
§ 397.002 ‘Compact’ defined
§ 397.003 ‘Nevada Office’ defined
§ 397.004 ‘Participant’ defined
§ 397.005 ‘State’ defined
§ 397.010 Execution of compact authorized; notice of intention to withdraw
§ 397.020 Form and contents
§ 397.030 Number, qualifications, terms, removal and authority of Commissioners; creation of Nevada Office
§ 397.040 Authority of state officers; declaration of state policy; state agencies’ cooperation with Nevada Office
§ 397.050 Western Regional Higher Education Compact Account: Creation; uses of money in Account. [Repealed.]
§ 397.055 Contract with institution or state outside region
§ 397.0557 Nevada Office of the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education authorized to apply for and accept grants, gifts and donations
§ 397.060 Choice of applicants; reciprocity agreements authorizing out-of-state institutions to provide distance education to residents of Nevada
§ 397.0615 Stipend to be provided to participant
§ 397.0617 Condition to receipt of support fee: Requirement that certain participants practice profession in health professional shortage area, medically underserved area or to benefit medically underserved population; waiver of stipend for compliance with
§ 397.062 Nevada Office of the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education’s Account
§ 397.063 Nevada Office of the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education’s Loan and Stipend Fund; use of money in Fund
§ 397.064 Required terms of stipends converted to loans; regulations
§ 397.0645 Period that participant must practice profession in Nevada to avoid repayment of stipend; conversion of stipend to loan; decrease in amount owed for partial completion of period of required practice
§ 397.065 Repayment of state’s contributions for stipends by participant who received stipend before July 1, 1995. [Repealed.]
§ 397.0653 Repayment of stipends received on or after July 1, 1995; exceptions. [Repealed.]
§ 397.0655 Delegation of negotiation of terms of repayment. [Repealed.]
§ 397.066 Insurance as security for stipend or loan; joint liability on stipend or loan. [Repealed.]
§ 397.067 Conditions under which immediate repayment of loan may be required. [Repealed.]
§ 397.068 Penalties for failure to comply with regulations
§ 397.0685 Reduction of period of required practice; regulations
§ 397.069 Exemption or extension of period for participant to complete required practice; regulations
§ 397.0695 Credit on loan for professional services provided without compensation
§ 397.070 Accounts, biennial reports and recommendations
§ 397.080 Signing Compact

Terms Used In Nevada Revised Statutes > Chapter 397 - Western Regional Education Compact

  • Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
  • Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
  • Contract: means a written contract entered into between a contractor and a public body for the provision of labor, materials, equipment or supplies for a public work. See Nevada Revised Statutes 338.010
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • controlled substance: means a drug, immediate precursor or other substance which is listed in schedule I, II, III, IV or V for control by the State Board of Pharmacy pursuant to NRS 453. See Nevada Revised Statutes 0.031
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • county: includes Carson City. See Nevada Revised Statutes 0.033
  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • Deed: The legal instrument used to transfer title in real property from one person to another.
  • Department: means the Department of Education. See Nevada Revised Statutes 385.007
  • Dependent: A person dependent for support upon another.
  • Equitable: Pertaining to civil suits in "equity" rather than in "law." In English legal history, the courts of "law" could order the payment of damages and could afford no other remedy. See damages. A separate court of "equity" could order someone to do something or to cease to do something. See, e.g., injunction. In American jurisprudence, the federal courts have both legal and equitable power, but the distinction is still an important one. For example, a trial by jury is normally available in "law" cases but not in "equity" cases. Source: U.S. Courts
  • Escrow: Money given to a third party to be held for payment until certain conditions are met.
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Fee simple: Absolute title to property with no limitations or restrictions regarding the person who may inherit it.
  • Foreclosure: A legal process in which property that is collateral or security for a loan may be sold to help repay the loan when the loan is in default. Source: OCC
  • Gift: A voluntary transfer or conveyance of property without consideration, or for less than full and adequate consideration based on fair market value.
  • Guarantor: A party who agrees to be responsible for the payment of another party's debts should that party default. Source: OCC
  • Interest rate: The amount paid by a borrower to a lender in exchange for the use of the lender's money for a certain period of time. Interest is paid on loans or on debt instruments, such as notes or bonds, either at regular intervals or as part of a lump sum payment when the issue matures. Source: OCC
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC
  • Liabilities: The aggregate of all debts and other legal obligations of a particular person or legal entity.
  • Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
  • Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
  • person: means a natural person, any form of business or social organization and any other nongovernmental legal entity including, but not limited to, a corporation, partnership, association, trust or unincorporated organization. See Nevada Revised Statutes 0.039
  • Personal property: All property that is not real property.
  • physician: means a person who engages in the practice of medicine, including osteopathy and homeopathy. See Nevada Revised Statutes 0.040
  • population: means the number of people in a specified area as determined by the last preceding national decennial census conducted by the Bureau of the Census of the United States Department of Commerce pursuant to Section 2 of Article I of the Constitution of the United States and reported by the Secretary of Commerce to the Governor pursuant to 13 U. See Nevada Revised Statutes 0.050
  • Public body: means the State, county, city, town, school district or any public agency of this State or its political subdivisions sponsoring or financing a public work. See Nevada Revised Statutes 338.010
  • Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business.
  • Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
  • Remainder: An interest in property that takes effect in the future at a specified time or after the occurrence of some event, such as the death of a life tenant.
  • Restitution: The court-ordered payment of money by the defendant to the victim for damages caused by the criminal action.
  • Service of process: The service of writs or summonses to the appropriate party.
  • Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
  • User fees: Fees charged to users of goods or services provided by the government. In levying or authorizing these fees, the legislature determines whether the revenue should go into the treasury or should be available to the agency providing the goods or services.