AB 345 — Revises provisions relating to education. (BDR 34-97)

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345–A SSEMBLYMEMBER M OSCA M ARCH 3, 2025 ____________ 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.

~ EXPLANATION – Matter in bolded italics is new;

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

Under existing law, the Board of Regents of the University of Nevada shall require employees of the Nevada System of Higher Education to provide to thethell board of trustees of each school district in this State information regarding the:

(1) number of pupils who graduated from a high school in the district in the incurredimmediately bypreceding theyear Systemand enrolled in providingcertain such remedial instruction.courses;

(NRSand 396.548)(2) costs Sectionincurred 1.3by of this bill requires the BoardSystem ofin Regentsproviding tosuch establishremedial andinstruction. maintain a data dashboard that includes statistical data relating to the number of:

(1)(NRS students396.548) whoSection graduated1.3 fromof athis publicbill highrequires schoolthe inBoard thisof StateRegents andto enrollestablish inand maintain a university,data statedashboard collegethat orincludes communitystatistical collegedata withinrelating to the System;number of:

(2)(1) students who graduated from a public high school in this State and enroll in a university, from a high school in this State and enroll in remedial courses in reading, writing or mathematics at a university, state college or community college within the SystemngSystem or or who are identified as not college-ready in such subjects and enrolled in a corequisite support course;

and (4) subject to the availability of data, the number of students who graduate from a - *AB345_R1* – 2 – university, state college or community college within the System and, within 2 years of graduation, have not received wages from an employer in this State and are not enrolled in an institution within the Nevada System of Higher Education orord are have received unemployment benefits or benefits from a program of public accessibleassistance. on the Internet website of the System by September 1, 2026;

andSection (2)r1.3 authorizesalso: any state agency or local government, including, without limitation, a school district, to assist the Board of Regents in establishing and maintaining the data dashboard.

Section(1) 1.5 of this bill requires that the Boarddata ofdashboard Regentsbe toposted establishor aaccessible policyon for the useInternet website of low-cost course materials and no-cost open educational resources in Section 1.5 requires the policySystem toby include,September without1, limitation:2026;

and (2) authorizes any state agency or local government, including, without limitation, a school district, to assist the Board of Regents in establishing and maintaining the data dashboard.

Section 1.5 of this bill requires the Board of Regents to establish a policy for courses offered at an institution within the Nevada System of Higher Education.

Section 1.5 requires the policy to include, without limitation:

Section 2 of this bill requires the Board of Regents to conduct an interim study studyrelating mustto include:financial and food insecurity issues facing students of the System.

(1)The an- examination83rd ofSession the(2025) financial– and2 food– insecuritystudy issuesemust experiencedinclude: by students of the System;

(2)(1) thean identificationexamination of factorsthe thatfinancial and food insecurity issues contribute to the temporary withdrawal of students from enrollment in academic programs due to financial and food insecurity;

EXPLANATION – Matter in bolded italics is new;

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

and - *AB345_R1* – 3 – (d) Subject to the availability of data, the number of students who graduate from a university, state college or community college within the System and, within 2 years of graduation, have:

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As used in this section:

(a) An examination of the financial and food insecurity issues experienced by students of the System.

-and *AB345_R1*food –insecurity 4issues – (b) The identification of factors that contribute to the temporary withdrawal of students from enrollment in academic programs due to financial and food insecurity.

(c) An evaluation of potential interventions to the financial and food insecurity experienced by students in the System, which may include, without limitation, allowing a student who has outstanding debts or delinquent fees owed to the System to register for courses.

- 83rd Session (2025) – 4 – to carry out the duties set forth in this section.s and donations Sec.

The Board of Regents may accept gifts, grants and donations to carry out the duties set forth in this section.

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