A.B. 345
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ASSEMBLY BILL NO. 345–ASSEMBLYMEMBER MOSCA
MARCH 3, 2025
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Referred to Committee on Education
SUMMARY—Revises provisions relating to education.
(BDR 34-97)
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; requiring the Board of Regents of
the University of Nevada to establish a data dashboard
setting forth certain statistical information relating to
student outcomes; requiring the Board of Regents to
conduct a study during the 2025-2026 interim relating
to certain financial issues facing students of the Nevada
System of Higher Education; and providing other matters
properly relating thereto.
Legislative Counsel’s Digest:
Under existing law, the Board of Regents of the University of Nevada shall 1
require employees of the Nevada System of Higher Education to provide to the 2
board of trustees of each school district in this State information regarding the: (1) 3
number of pupils who graduated from a high school in the district in the 4
immediately preceding year and enrolled in certain remedial courses; and (2) costs 5
incurred by the System in providing such remedial instruction. (NRS 396.548) 6
Section 1 of this bill requires the Board of Regents to establish and maintain a data 7
dashboard that includes statistical data relating to the number of: (1) students who 8
graduated from a high school in this State and enroll in a university, state college or 9
community college within the System; (2) students who graduated from a high 10
school in this State and enroll in remedial courses in reading, writing or 11
mathematics at a university, state college or community college within the System; 12
(3) years it takes for each student to graduate from a university, state college or 13
community college within the System; and (4) students who graduate from a 14
university, state college or community college within the System and, within 1 year 15
of graduation, are unemployed or receiving benefits from a program of public 16
assistance. Section 1: (1) requires that the data dashboard be posted on the Internet 17
website of the System; and (2) authorizes any state agency or local government, 18
including, without limitation, a school district, to assist the Board of Regents in 19
establishing and maintaining the data dashboard. 20
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Section 2 of this bill requires the Board of Regents to conduct an interim study 21
relating to the financial issues facing students of the System. The study must 22
include: (1) the development of a policy to allow any student who is within two 23
semesters of graduation and has outstanding debts or delinquent fees owed to the 24
System to complete the requirements for graduation while paying off any of the 25
outstanding debts or delinquent fees; (2) an examination of issues relating to the use 26
of open educational resources within the System; and (3) an examination of the 27
food insecurity issues experienced by students of the System and recommendations 28
for ways to reduce the food insecurity experienced by students of the System. 29
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN
SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Chapter 396 of NRS is hereby amended by adding 1
thereto a new section to read as follows: 2
1. The Board of Regents shall establish and maintain a data 3
dashboard relating to the educational and professional outcomes 4
of students that includes, without limitation, statistical data 5
relating to the number of: 6
(a) Students who graduated from a high school in this State 7
and enroll in a university, state college or community college 8
within the System; 9
(b) Students who graduated from a high school in this State 10
and enroll in remedial courses in reading, writing or mathematics 11
at a university, state college or community college within the 12
System; 13
(c) Years it takes for each student to graduate from a 14
university, state college or community college within the System; 15
and 16
(d) Students who graduate from a university, state college or 17
community college within the System and, within 1 year of 18
graduation, are unemployed or receiving benefits from a program 19
of public assistance. 20
2. The data dashboard established pursuant to subsection 1: 21
(a) Must be posted on the Internet website of the System; and 22
(b) Must not include any personal identifying information of 23
any student or other person. 24
3. Any state agency or local government, including, without 25
limitation, a school district, may assist the Board of Regents in 26
establishing and maintaining the data dashboard established 27
pursuant to subsection 1. 28
Sec. 2. 1. During the 2025-2026 interim, the Board of 29
Regents of the University of Nevada shall conduct a study relating 30
to the financial issues facing students of the Nevada System of 31
Higher Education. The study must include, without limitation: 32
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(a) The development of a policy to allow any student who is 1
within two semesters of graduation and has outstanding debts or 2
delinquent fees owed to the System to complete the requirements for 3
graduation while paying off any of the outstanding debts or 4
delinquent fees. 5
(b) An examination of issues relating to the use of open 6
educational resources within the System, including, without 7
limitation: 8
(1) Whether it is feasible for the System to transition to the 9
use of open educational resources as a replacement for more 10
expensive textbooks and other course materials. 11
(2) Whether there are potential fiscal, legal or technological 12
obstacles or other issues that prevent the System from using open 13
educational resources as a replacement for more expensive 14
textbooks and other course materials. 15
(c) An examination of the food insecurity issues experienced by 16
students of the System and recommendations for ways to reduce the 17
food insecurity of students of the System, including, without 18
limitation, whether it is feasible for the food venders on the 19
campuses of the schools of the System to accept EBT cards from the 20
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. In examining these 21
issues, the Board of Regents shall create and conduct a survey of 22
students. 23
2. On or before February 1, 2027, the Board of Regents shall 24
prepare and submit a report of its findings to the Director of the 25
Legislative Counsel Bureau for transmittal to the 84th Session of the 26
Legislature. 27
3. The Board of Regents may accept gifts, grants and donations 28
to carry out the duties set forth in this section. 29
4. As used in this section, “open educational resources” means 30
teaching, learning and research resources that reside in the public 31
domain or have been released under an intellectual property license 32
that allows for free use, reuse, modification and sharing. The term 33
includes, without limitation, courses, course materials, textbooks, 34
modules, faculty-created content, videos, tests, software and any 35
other tool, material or technique used to support access to 36
knowledge. 37
Sec. 3. This act becomes effective on July 1, 2025. 38
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