Nevada legislation · 83rd Legislature (2025)
Nevada AB397: Revises provisions relating to higher education. (BDR 34-653)
Status: Signed into law, June 12, 2025
What the bill says
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…
From the enrolled text, June 2, 2025:
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. Legislative Counsel's Digest: 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 …