Nevada SB 308: Revises provisions relating to educational personnel. (BDR 23-1018)

Bill Text

S.B. 308
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SENATE BILL NO. 308–SENATOR TAYLOR

MARCH 10, 2025
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Referred to Committee on Education

SUMMARY—Revises provisions relating to waivers of fees
charged to students within the Nevada System of
Higher Education. (BDR 34-753)

FISCAL NOTE: Effect on Local Government: No.
Effect on the State: Yes.

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EXPLANATION – Matter in bolded italics is new; matter between brackets [omitted material] is material to be omitted.

AN ACT relating to education; revising provisions governing
certain waivers of fees assessed against students enrolled
in a school within the Nevada System of Higher
Education; and providing other matters properly relating
thereto.
Legislative Counsel’s Digest:
Existing law provides for a waiver of registration fees and laboratory fees, and 1
in certain cases, any other mandatory fees, assessed against a student enrolled in a 2
school within the Nevada System of Higher Education who is: (1) a member of the 3
active Nevada National Guard, including a recruit; (2) a child, widow or widower 4
of a person who was killed while performing his or her duties as a member of the 5
Nevada National Guard; (3) a veteran of the Armed Forces of the United States 6
who has been awarded the Purple Heart, or a child of such a veteran; (4) the spouse 7
or child of a person who is identified as a prisoner of war or missing in action while 8
performing his or her duties as a member of the Armed Forces of the United States; 9
(5) identified as a homeless or unaccompanied pupil; and (6) a member of a 10
federally recognized Indian tribe or nation, or certified as being a descendant of an 11
enrolled member of an Indian tribe or nation. Existing law provides varying criteria 12
for the programs and courses for which an eligible student may use these waivers. 13
(NRS 396.544, 396.5442, 396.5443, 396.5445, 396.5448, 396.5449) Sections 1-6 14
of this bill standardize the types of fees for which such waivers may be granted, and 15
the programs and courses for which such waivers may be used. Specifically, 16
sections 1-6 apply these waivers to the registration fees, laboratory fees and any 17
other mandatory fees for classes taken towards satisfying the requirements of an 18
undergraduate or graduate degree at a school within the Nevada System of Higher 19
Education. 20

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THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN
SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

Section 1. NRS 396.544 is hereby amended to read as follows: 1
396.544 1. The Board of Regents of the University of 2
Nevada may grant a waiver of registration fees , [and] laboratory 3
fees and any other mandatory fees for classes taken towards 4
satisfying the requirements of an undergraduate or graduate 5
degree at a school within the System for any member of the active 6
Nevada National Guard, including, without limitation, a recruit . [, 7
who attends a school within the System as a full-time or part-time 8
student.] 9
2. A member of the active Nevada National Guard who has 10
reenlisted may, in lieu of using the waiver himself or herself and 11
regardless of whether the member was granted a waiver pursuant to 12
this section before reenlistment: 13
(a) Assign such a waiver to his or her spouse or child for [credits 14
applicable toward the course work required for the award to the 15
spouse or child of an associate’s degree, baccalaureate degree or 16
certificate at any] classes taken towards satisfying the requirements 17
of an undergraduate or graduate degree at a school within the 18
System. 19
(b) Reassign such a waiver to his or her spouse or child, as 20
applicable, if the person to whom the waiver was assigned pursuant 21
to paragraph (a) does not use the waiver to attend a school within 22
the System . [as a full-time or part-time student.] 23
 For each period of reenlistment of a member, the benefit 24
provided pursuant to this subsection may only be used by one 25
eligible person. 26
3. For the purpose of assessing fees and charges against a 27
person to whom a waiver is granted, assigned or reassigned pursuant 28
to subsection 1 or 2, including, without limitation, tuition charges 29
pursuant to NRS 396.540, such a person shall be deemed to be a 30
bona fide resident of this State. 31
4. A person must be a member in good standing of the active 32
Nevada National Guard, including, without limitation, a recruit, at 33
the beginning of and throughout the entire semester for which the 34
waiver is granted. 35
5. A person to whom a waiver is granted, assigned or 36
reassigned pursuant to subsection 1 or 2 must maintain at least a 2.0 37
grade point average, on a 4.0 grading scale, each semester for which 38
the waiver is granted, assigned or reassigned, or the equivalent of a 39
2.0 grade point average if a different grading scale is used. 40
6. The Board of Regents may request the Adjutant General to 41
verify the membership in the active Nevada National Guard of a 42

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