1. The Administrator is appointed by the Director with special reference to the Administrator’s training, experience, capacity and interest in the arts. The Director shall consult with the Board before making the appointment.

2. The Administrator must have:

(a) A degree in the arts, a field related to the arts or public administration; and

(b) Completed course work and accumulated experience in at least one of the arts with at least 5 years of progressively responsible work experience in the administration of arts and cultural programming, at least 2 years of which must have been in a supervisory capacity.

3. The Administrator may employ, within the limits of legislative appropriations, such staff as is necessary to the performance of the Administrator’s duties.

4. The Administrator is responsible to the Director for the general administration of the Division and for the submission of its budgets, subject to administrative supervision by the Director.

5. The Administrator shall direct the work of the Division, administer the Division and perform such other duties as the Director may, from time to time, prescribe.

6. To carry out the provisions of this chapter and within the limit of money available to him or her, the Administrator may enter into contracts and other lawful agreements with:

(a) Natural persons, organizations and institutions for services furthering the mission and goals of the Division and the Board; and

(b) Local, regional and national associations for cooperative endeavors furthering the mission and goals of the programs of the Division.

7. The Administrator may accept gifts, contributions and bequests of unrestricted money from natural persons, foundations, corporations and other organizations and institutions to further the mission and goals of the programs of the Division.

8. Except as otherwise provided pursuant to subsection 3 of NRS 231.230, the Administrator is in the unclassified service of the State.

9. As used in this section, “Director” means the Director of the Department.

(Added to NRS by 2003, 631; A 2011, 2944)