396.585 - Satisfactory progress toward obtaining degree required to participate as member of varsity athletic team. - Nevada Statutes

396.585  Satisfactory progress toward obtaining degree required to participate as member of varsity athletic team.

      1.  The Board of Regents shall require each student who participates as a member of a varsity athletic team which represents the University of Nevada, Reno, or the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, to make satisfactory progress toward obtaining a degree as a condition of participation as a member of the team.

      2.  The Board of Regents shall establish standards for determining whether a student is making satisfactory progress toward obtaining his or her degree as required by this section. The standards must:

      (a) Include a requirement that a student enroll in a sufficient number of courses in each semester that are required to obtain the academic degree the student is seeking to allow the student to complete the requirements for obtaining the degree within a reasonable period after the student’s admission.

      (b) Include a requirement that a student maintain a minimum grade point average in the courses required pursuant to paragraph (a).

      (Added to NRS by 1993, 336)

      NRS 396.591  Medical insurance for members of athletic teams.  The University of Nevada, Reno, and the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, may each elect to insure members of varsity and freshman athletic teams representing the respective campuses for unlimited medical coverage for injuries incurred while the members of the teams are engaged in organized practice or actual competition or any activity related thereto. Such insurance must be obtained from a private carrier.

      (Added to NRS by 1973, 288; A 1981, 900, 1527; 1999, 1826)