1. The Board of Regents may devise and establish personnel policies and procedures in connection with the operation of contractual or sponsored research activities of the Institute, apart from those personnel policies and procedures which are established for the professional personnel of other branches or facilities of the System.
2. In devising and establishing such personnel policies and procedures, the Board of Regents is not bound by any of the other provisions of this chapter or the provisions of title 23 of NRS and none of those provisions are applicable to any person employed in connection with the operation of contractual or sponsored research activities of the Institute except as may be prescribed by the Board of Regents.