AB 156 — Revises provisions governing the waiver by the Board of Regents of the University of Nevada of certain fees for active members of the Nevada National Guard. (BDR 34-23)

A.B.Assembly Bill No.

156156–Assemblymen ATitus, SSEMBLYRoberts, BEllison; ILLN O.

156–AMcArthur, SSEMBLYMENThomas, TTolles ITUS,and OBERTSWheeler ,CHAPTER.......... ELLISON ;

MCA RTHUR , THOMAS , OLLES AND W HEELER FEBRUARY 18, 2021 ____________ Referred to Committee on Education SUMMARY—Revises provisions governing the waiver by the Board of Regents of the University of Nevada of certain fees for active members of the Nevada National Guard.

(BDR 34-23) FISCAL NOTE:

Effect on Local Government:

No.

Effect on the State:

Yes.

~ EXPLANATION – Matter in bolded italics is new;

matter between brackets [omitted material] is material to be omitted.

Existing law authorizes the Board of Regents of the University of Nevada to waive registration fees and laboratory fees for active members of the Nevada National Guard who attend a school within the Nevada System of Higher Education as a full-time or part-time student.

(NRS 396.544) This bill authorizes a member of his or her spouse or child in lieu of using the activewaiver Nevadahimself Nationalor Guardherself whoduring hasthat reenlistedperiod to:of reenlistment;

(1)and assign(2) thereassign a waiver toif histhe or her spouse or child into lieuwhom ofthe usingwaiver was assigned does not use the waiver himselfto orattend herselfa duringschool thatwithin periodthe ofSystem reenlistment;as a full-time or part-time student.

andThis (2)bill reassignauthorizes a waivermember ifof the spouseactive or child to whom the waiver was assigned does not use the waiver to attend a school within the System Nevada National Guard to assign or reassign a waiver upon reenlistment, regardless of whether the member used a waiver to attend a school within the System before hereassigned ormay sheonly reenlisted.be used:

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(1) by one eligible person for each period of reenlistment of a member;

- *AB156* – 2 – Existing law requires a member to whom a waiver is granted to maintain a certain grade point average.

NevadaExisting Nationallaw Guardrequires and the DirectorAdjutant ofGeneral, thewho Officeis of the Military,Commander toof verify the membership of a person who is seeking or has been granted a waiver upon request the of the Board of Regents.

and (2) before the beginning of each semester, certify in writing to the Board of Regents that a waiver has been properly assigned or reassigned to the person seeking to use the waiver to attend a school within the System.

- 81st Session (2021) – 2 – EXPLANATION – Matter in bolded italics is new;

matter between brackets [omitted material] is material to be omitted.

(a) Assign such a waiver to his or her spouse or child for credits applicable toward the course work required for the award to the spouse or child of an associate’s degree, baccalaureatebaccalaureaterd degree or certificate at any school within the System.

(a) Be] be a member in good standing of the active Nevada National Guard, including, without limitation, a recruit, at the - *AB156* – 3 – beginning of and throughout the entire semester for which the waiver is granted .

A person to whom a waiver is granted, assigned or reassigned pursuant to subsection 1 or 2 must maintain at least a 2.0 grade point average, on a 4.0 grading scale, each semester [,] for which the waiver is granted, assigned or reassigned, or the - 81st Session (2021) – 3 – equivalent of a 2.0 grade point average if a different grading scale is used.

4.] a person who is seeking or has been granted a waiver of registration fees and laboratory fees pursuant to subsection 1.

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