AB 279 — Revises provisions governing the waiver of tuition and registration and certain fees for students who are children of certain veterans. (BDR 34-531)

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279279–Assemblymen AD’Silva, SSEMBLYGray, BILLThomas; NO .

279–ABilbray-Axelrod, SSEMBLYMENGallant, D’SILVA,Gurr, GLa RAYRue ,Hatch, THOMASMcArthur, ;Mosca, Summers-Armstrong, Taylor and Torres Joint Sponsors:

BILBRAY-AXELRODSenators ,Spearman, GALLANTFlores ,and GURRLange ,CHAPTER.......... LA RUE H ATCH, M CARTHUR , M OSCA , S UMMERS -ARMSTRONG , TAYLOR AND TORRES M ARCH 9, 2023 ____________ JOINTSPONSORS :

ENATORS SPEARMAN , FLORES AND LANGE ____________ Referred to Committee on Education SUMMARY—Revises provisions governing the waiver of tuition and registration and certain fees for students who are children of certain veterans.

(BDR 34-531) FISCAL NOTE:

Effect on Local Government:

No.

Effect on the State:

Yes.

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prohibiting the assessment of tuition charges against acertain studentstudents within the System whosewith a parent who is a veteran who has been awarded the Purple Heart;

Existing law authorizes the Board of Regents of the University of Nevada to assess tuition charges for students at all campuses of the Nevada System of Higher Education who are not residents of Nevada.

Existing law also prevents the Board of Purple Heart.

(NRS 396.540) Section 1 of this bill prohibits the Board of Regents from assessing tuition charges against the child of a veteran who has been awarded the Purple Heart.

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Section 2 additionally provides that a child whoattains is18 eligibleyears toof receiveage; such a waiver may use it for:

(1) ten years after he or she attains 18 years of age;

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NRS(Deleted 396.540by isamendment.) herebySec. amended to read as follows:

396.540 1.

For the purposes of this section:

(a) “Bona fide resident” shall be construed in accordance with the provisions of NRS 10.155 and policies established by the Board of Regents, to the extent that those policies do not conflict with any statute.

The qualification “bona fide” is intended to ensure that the residence is genuine and established for purposes other than the avoidance of tuition.

(b) “Matriculation” has the meaning ascribed to it in regulations adopted by the Board of Regents.

(c) “Tuition charge” means a charge assessed against students who are not residents of Nevada and which is in addition to registration fees or other fees assessed against students who are residents of Nevada.

The Board of Regents may fix a tuition charge for students at all campuses of the System, but tuition charges must not be assessed against:

(a) All students whose families have been bona fide residents of the State of Nevada for at least 12 months before the matriculation of the student at a university, state college or community college within the System;

(b) All students whose families reside outside of the State of Nevada, providing such students have themselves been bona fide residents of the State of Nevada for at least 12 months before their matriculation at a university, state college or community college within the System;

(c) All students whose parent, legal guardian or spouse is a member of the Armed Forces of the United States who:

(1) Is on active duty and stationed at a military installation in the State of Nevada or a military installation in another state which has a specific nexus to this State, including, without limitation, the Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center located at Pickel Meadow, California;

or - *AB279_R1* – 3 – (2) Was on active duty and stationed at a military installation in the State of Nevada or a military installation in another state which has a specific nexus to this State, including, without limitation, the Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center located at Pickel Meadow, California, on the date on which the student is admitted to an institution of the System if such students enroll and maintain continuous enrollment at an institution of the System;

(d) All students who are using benefits under the Marine Gunnery Sergeant John David Fry Scholarship pursuant to 38 U.S.C.

§ 3311(b)(8);

(e) All public school teachers who are employed full-time by school districts in the State of Nevada;

(f) All full-time teachers in private elementary, secondary and postsecondary educational institutions in the State of Nevada whose curricula meet the requirements of chapter 394 of NRS;

(g) Employees of the System who take classes other than during their regular working hours;

(h) Members of the Armed Forces of the United States who are on active duty and stationed at a military installation in the State of Nevada or a military installation in another state which has a specific nexus to this State, including, without limitation, the Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center located at Pickel Meadow, California;