1. The State Board shall adopt rules of procedure for the conduct of hearings conducted pursuant to NRS 391.323.

2. The rules of procedure must provide for boards of trustees of school districts, governing bodies of charter schools or the Superintendent of Public Instruction or the Superintendent’s designee to bring charges, when cause exists.

3. The rules of procedure must provide that:

(a) The licensed employee, board of trustees of a school district, governing body of a charter school and Superintendent are entitled to be heard, to be represented by an attorney and to call witnesses in their behalf.

(b) The hearing officer selected pursuant to NRS 391.322 is entitled to be reimbursed for his or her reasonable actual expenses.

(c) If requested by the hearing officer selected pursuant to NRS 391.322, an official transcript must be made.

(d) Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (e), the State Board, licensed employee and the Department, board of trustees of a school district or governing body of a charter school which initiated the complaint resulting in the hearing are equally responsible for the expense of and compensation for the hearing officer selected pursuant to NRS 391.322 and the expense of the official transcript. The State Board may bill the licensed employee or the Department, board of trustees of a school district or governing body of a charter school which initiated the complaint resulting in the hearing for their percentage of any expenses incurred pursuant to this paragraph.

(e) If the hearing results from a recommendation to revoke or suspend a license based upon a conviction which is a ground for the suspension or revocation of a license pursuant to paragraph (e) or (f) of subsection 1 of NRS 391.330, the licensed employee is fully responsible for the expense of and compensation for the hearing officer selected pursuant to NRS 391.322 and the expense of the official transcript. The State Board may bill the licensed employee for such expenses.

4. A hearing officer selected pursuant to NRS 391.322 shall, upon the request of a party, issue subpoenas to compel the attendance of witnesses and the production of books, records, documents or other pertinent information to be used as evidence in hearings conducted pursuant to NRS 391.323.

(Added to NRS by 1965, 542; A 1975, 539; 1979, 1612, 1837; 1981, 512; 1987, 1012; 1993, 859; 2019, 1058)