2025 Regular SessionNevada Legislature

AB397: Revises provisions relating to higher education. (BDR 34-653)

Legislative Summary

AN ACT relating to higher education; revising provisions governing certain waivers of fees provided by the Board of Regents of the University of Nevada; revising the criteria of eligibility for a waiver of fees by the Board of Regents for persons who are or were unaccompanied for a certain period of time; revising the criteria of eligibility for a waiver of fees by the Board of Regents for certain Native American students; providing for the continuity of waivers previously provided to certain students who are identified as homeless or unaccompanied pupils; repealing certain provisions requiring the Chancellor of the Nevada System of Higher Education to cause to be analyzed certain natural materials upon the request of a resident of this State; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

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Bill History

3/11/2025
Read first time. Referred to Committee on Education. To printer.
Assembly
3/12/2025
From printer. To committee.
Assembly
3/24/2025
Notice of eligibility for exemption.
Assembly
4/7/2025
From committee: Do pass.
Assembly
4/10/2025
Read second time.
Assembly
4/10/2025
Taken from General File.
Assembly
4/10/2025
Rereferred to Committee on Ways and Means. Exemption effective. To committee.
Assembly
5/30/2025
From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended.
Assembly
5/30/2025
Placed on General File.
Assembly
5/30/2025
Read third time. Amended. (Amend. No. 898.)
Assembly
5/30/2025
Dispensed with reprinting.
Assembly
5/30/2025
Read third time. Passed, as amended. Title approved, as amended. (Yeas: 42, Nays: None.)
Assembly
5/30/2025
To printer.
Assembly
5/31/2025
From printer. To engrossment. Engrossed. First reprint.
Assembly
5/31/2025
To Senate.
Assembly
5/31/2025
In Senate.
Senate
5/31/2025
Read first time. Referred to Committee on Education. To committee.
Senate

Amendments

Assembly Amendment 898

Assembly Amendment 898

Adopted

Roll Call Votes

Assembly Final Passage
5/30/2025
42
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Engrossed(5/31/2025)
Chamber
Senate
Committee
Education(Senate)

Sponsors

Democrat: 1

Primary Sponsor

Howard Watts
Howard Watts
Democrat

Documents

Introduced
Bill Text1/1/1970330.6 KB
Amended
Bill Text1/1/1970419.4 KB