1. Each person who is elected or appointed to serve as a member of the Board of Regents shall complete training for professional development during the first and third year of each term of the member, which must consist of not less than 6 hours of instruction during each year that such training is required. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, the instruction required pursuant to this subsection may cover any of the following topics:
(a) The Open Meeting Law, including, without limitation, the provisions of chapter 241 of NRS;
(b) The elimination of bias and discrimination in higher education;
(c) Laws relating to public records, including, without limitation, the provisions of chapter 239 of NRS;
(d) Strategies for the improvement of campus safety;
(e) Laws and standards relating to the ethical obligations of public officers and employees, including, without limitation, the provisions of chapter 281A of NRS;
(f) The system of public higher education in this State, including, without limitation, the provisions of this chapter and any regulations adopted pursuant thereto;
(g) The duties and responsibilities of the members of the Board of Regents, the officers and staff of the Board of Regents, the Chancellor, the staff of the Chancellor and the presidents of the institutions within the System, including, without limitation, circumstances under which the Board of Regents is required to consult with such persons;
(h) The existing relationship and interaction between the Board of Regents and the System with the Legislative, Executive and Judicial branches of the government of this State;
(i) Financial management, including, without limitation, information concerning oversight, accountability and audits;
(j) Information relating to institutional mission differentiation and accreditation standards in higher education;
(k) The fiduciary duties of the members of the Board of Regents, including, without limitation, the provisions of NRS 396.122 and other applicable provisions of law;
(l) Laws and regulations relating to employment and contracts;
(m) Parliamentary procedures applicable to meetings of the Board of Regents;
(n) The promotion of academic freedom and shared governance in institutions of higher education;
(o) Best practices relating to searches for executive officers in higher education; or
(p) Other topics of instruction not described in paragraphs (a) to (o), inclusive, that relate to the duties of the Board of Regents.
2. Each member of the Board of Regents is required to complete, as part of the training for professional development required pursuant to subsection 1, instruction covering the topics described in paragraphs (a) and (b) of subsection 1 each year the member is required to complete such training pursuant to subsection 1.
3. The Secretary of the Board shall assist each member of the Board of Regents as necessary to complete the training for professional development required pursuant to subsection 1, including, without limitation, arranging for experts on the topics described in paragraphs (a) to (p), inclusive, of subsection 1 to facilitate or provide the required instruction. Such an expert may be a person who is employed by the System, or any state or local agency, and whose duties relate to the training that the person has agreed to provide.
4. Upon completing the training for professional development required pursuant to subsection 1, a member of the Board of Regents must provide evidence of the completion of the training to the Secretary of the Board. If a member fails to complete the training required pursuant to subsection 1, or fails to provide evidence of the completion of the training to the Secretary in accordance with this subsection, the Secretary shall:
(a) Publish a notice of such noncompliance in a conspicuous manner on an Internet website maintained by the Board of Regents; and
(b) Provide written notice of the noncompliance to the other members of the Board of Regents.
5. Each member of the Board of Regents is entitled to receive compensation for each 3 hours of training for professional development that the member completes pursuant to subsection 1 outside of a meeting of the Board. The amount of compensation for each 3 hours of training must be equal to the salary that each member of the Board of Regents is entitled to receive pursuant to subsection 1 of NRS 396.070 for each meeting of the Board that the member attends. A member may not receive compensation pursuant to this subsection for more than 18 hours of training in a calendar year.