NRS
396.020 Legal and corporate name of University; name and composition of
System. The legal and corporate
name of the State University is the University of Nevada. The System of:
1. Universities;
2. State colleges;
3. Community colleges;
4. Administrative services;
5. Research facilities, including, without
limitation:
(a) The Desert Research Institute;
(b) The Ethics Institute; and
(c) The Center for the Analysis of Crime
Statistics, established within the Department of Criminal Justice at the
University of Nevada, Las Vegas; and
6. Departments within the Public Service
Division,
Ê administered
under the direction of the Board of Regents is hereby collectively known as the
Nevada System of Higher Education. The System is comprised of such branches and
facilities as the Board of Regents deems appropriate.
[1:208:1907; RL § 4638; NCL § 7725]—(NRS A 1969,
1433; 1993,
341; 2003,
642; 2005,
359)
BOARD OF REGENTS
Notes of Decisions
Simonian v. Univ. & Cmty. Coll. Sys. of Nevada, 128 P.3d 1057 (Nev. 2006).
“e action was allowable, the California court pointed out that the governmental agency fit within the California FCA’s express definition of a “person” subject to liability, and it distinguished Supreme Court cases based on the particular circumstances at play in Weis, especially…”
Simonian v. Univ. & Cmty. Coll. Sys., 128 P.3d 1057 (Nev. 2006).
“at 440, 443. But Weis did not present a situation identical to this one, in which a state entity is essentially being sued to recover funds for the State.”
Simmons v. Nevada Sys. of Higher Educ. (D. Nev. 2020).
“See NRS 396.020. As the courts 7 recognized in Johnson and Simonian, pursuant to Nevada law, the general fund provides funding 8 for NSHE, and any damages awarded against NSHE would be chargeable to the State.”
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