1. To the extent that money is available, the Liaison shall:

(a) Conduct an annual analysis of homeless and unaccompanied pupils in this State to assess the needs of such pupils;

(b) Develop a database to track, monitor and analyze trends in the rates of graduation and retention of homeless and unaccompanied pupils;

(c) Develop a model for college and career readiness for homeless and unaccompanied pupils;

(d) Collaborate with persons at a high school responsible for assisting homeless and unaccompanied pupils;

(e) Collaborate with high schools to identify homeless and unaccompanied pupils to refer such pupils to appropriate support services after the admission of such pupils to an institution of higher education within this State;

(f) Establish connections between and collaborate with financial aid offices, student support services and campus housing services of institutions of higher education within this State;

(g) Identify and refer homeless and unaccompanied pupils to mentoring programs;

(h) Increase awareness among teachers, instructors, professors and other staff members of institutions of higher education who work with pupils on issues relating to homeless and unaccompanied pupils, including, without limitation, identifying such pupils and referring such pupils to appropriate resources;

(i) Establish and maintain a database of food banks, clothing banks and low-cost health care providers, to be provided, without limitation, to financial aid offices and student support services of institutions of higher education within this State;

(j) Identify and coordinate with food banks and clothing banks or establish one or more food banks or clothing banks on a campus of an institution of higher education within this State to provide services to homeless and unaccompanied pupils;

(k) Establish a plan for housing homeless and unaccompanied pupils when campus housing is not available, including, without limitation, establishing a list of host homes in the local community and keeping one or more campus housing buildings open; and

(l) Apply for and accept grants awarded through the College Cost Reduction and Access Act of 2007, Public Law 110-84.

2. As used in this section, “institution of higher education” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 385.102.

(Added to NRS by 2019, 370)