AB397
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 certain 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 for certain Native American students; 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. Close title 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 certain 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 for certain Native American students; 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.
Introduction Date
Tuesday, March 11, 2025
Primary Sponsor
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Public exhibits
6
Support 2 · Opp 0 · Neutral 1
Auditor findings
0
recusal 0 · QPQ 0
AN ACT relating to higher education; revising provisions governing certain waivers of fees provided by the Board of Rege
Existing law authorizes, or in certain cases, requires the Board of Regents of the University of Nevada to grant a waiver of the payment of certain fees, including registration and laboratory fees, assessed against certain students. Existing law generally requires those students who are granted a waiver by the Board of Regents to maintain a cumulative grade point average of 2.0 on a 4.0 grading scale and prescribes certain other qualifications of eligibility for each such waiver. (NRS 396.544, 396.5442, 396.5443, 396.5445, 396.5446, 396.5448, 396.5449) Sections 1.1-1.8 of this bill standardize provisions and qualifications for each waiver that the Board of Regents may grant to certain students. Specifically, sections 1.1-1.4 and 1.6 require the amount of each waiver to be equal to the full balance of registration fees, laboratory fees and all other mandatory fees assessed against a student after all scholarships, grants and other financial assistance, not including loans, to which the student is entitled for that semester are applied to the balance of such fees owed by the student for the semester. Section 1.5 establishes a similar requirement for a waiver of not less than half of all registration fees, laboratory fees and all other mandatory fees that the Board of Regents may waive for a veteran enrolled in certain graduate programs. (NRS 396.5446) Sections 1.1-1.8 require each student seeking a waiver to, for each year for which the student seeks a waiver, complete: (1) the
NELIS exhibits (6 on file)
Support (2)
- Theresa Butler (Testimony)
- Yesenia Moya (Statement)
Neutral (1)
- Howard Watts — Nevada Assembly (Testimony)
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