Nevada Code § 394.480

Surety bond required of certain institutions; Commission authorized to require additional bond; release of surety on bond; suspension of agents permit if institution not covered by bond
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1. Notwithstanding the provisions of NRS 100.065 to the contrary, each:
(a) Postsecondary educational institution
initially licensed on or after July 1, 1995, shall file with the Administrator
a surety bond in the amount of $10,000 or in a greater amount determined by the
Commission for the period of the initial license to operate, including any
provisional period.
(b) Postsecondary educational institution or
other entity which is authorized to employ one or more agents in this State
shall file with the Administrator a surety bond in the amount of $10,000 or in
a greater amount determined by the Commission for the period of the agents
permit.
(c) Postsecondary educational institution that
poses a financial risk to the students who are enrolled in the institution, as
determined by the Commission, shall file with the Administrator a surety bond
in the amount of $10,000 or in a greater amount determined by the Commission
for a period that the Commission determines is appropriate.
(d) Postsecondary educational institution that
files for a change of ownership shall file with the Administrator a surety bond
in the amount of $10,000 or in a greater amount determined by the Commission
for the period of the initial license to operate issued to the new owner,
including any provisional period.
(e) Postsecondary educational institution may be
required by the Commission to file a new or supplementary bond in an amount and
for a period determined appropriate by the Commission if the Commission
determines that the current bond filed by the institution is insufficient to
cover all claims, accrued or contingent, against the institution.
2. The bond required of a postsecondary
educational institution pursuant to subsection 1 must be executed by the entity
that owns the institution as principal, by a surety company as surety and by a
licensed insurance agent residing in this State. The bond must be payable to
the State of Nevada and must be conditioned to provide indemnification to any
student, enrollee or his or her parent or guardian determined by the Commission
to have suffered damage as a result of any act by the postsecondary educational
institution that is a violation of NRS
394.383 to 394.560 , inclusive. The
bonding company shall provide indemnification upon receipt of written notice of
the determination by the Commission. The bond may be continuous, but regardless
of the duration of the bond the aggregate liability of the surety does not
exceed the penal sum of the bond.
3. A surety on any bond filed pursuant to
this section may be released after the surety gives 30 days written notice to
the Administrator, but the release does not discharge or otherwise affect any
claim filed by a student, enrollee or his or her parent or guardian for damage
resulting from any act of the postsecondary educational institution or agent
alleged to have occurred while the bond was in effect, or for an institutions
ceasing operations during the term for which tuition had been paid while the
bond was in force.
4. A license or an agents permit is
suspended by operation of law when the institution or agent is no longer
covered by a surety bond as required by this section. The Administrator shall
give the institution or agent, or both, at least 20 days written notice before
the release of the surety, to the effect that the license or permit will be
suspended by operation of law until another surety bond is filed in the same
manner and amount as the bond being terminated.
5. If any student is entitled to a refund
from an institution pursuant to any provision of NRS 394.383 to 394.560 , inclusive, the surety shall
provide indemnification.

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