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237–S237 ENATORS(BDR NGUYEN34-542) ,Proposed Cby: ANNIZZARO , SCHEIBLE , PAZINA , STEINBECK ;
CSenate RUZCommittee -CRAWFORDon ,Education KAmends: RASNER , ROGICH , TONE AND T ITUS FEBRUARY 26, 2025 ____________ JOINT SPONSOR :
ASSEMBLYMEMBERSummary: NGUYEN ____________ Referred to Committee on Education SUMMARY—Revises provisions relating to education.
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Matter in (1) blue bold italics is new language in the original bill;
(2) variations of green bold underlining is language proposed to be added in this amendment;
(3) red strikethrough is deleted language in the original bill;
(4) purple double strikethrough is language proposed to be deleted in this amendment;
(5) orange double underlining is deleted language in the original bill proposed to be retained in this amendment.
TJO/HAC - Date:
4/18/2025 S.B.
No.
237—Revises provisions relating to education.
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237–SENATORS NGUYEN , CANNIZZARO , S CHEIBLE, PAZINA, STEINBECK ;
RUZ -CRAWFORD , KRASNER, ROGICH, TONE AND T ITUS F EBRUARY 26, 2025 _______________ JOINTSPONSOR :
SSEMBLYMEMBER N GUYEN _______________ Referred to Committee on Education SUMMARY—Revises provisions relating to education.
prohibiting the Board of Regents of the University of Nevada from assessing tuition charges or certain fees against students who are a surviving spouse or child of a [first responder who was killed while acting in the normal course of duty in this State;] person killed in the line of duty as a member of the Armed Forces of the United States;
Existing law authorizes the Board of Regents of the University of Nevada to grant a waiver of certain fees for persons with a connection to the Armed Forces of bill requires the BoardUnited ofStates. Regents to grant a waiver of registration fees and other fees to a person who is a surviving spouse or child of a person killed in the line of duty while on active duty as a member of the Armed Forces.
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(NRSExisting 396.540)law Sectionauthorizes 1.5the Board of thisRegents bill[of addsthe toUniversity thisof prohibitionNevada] studentsto -assess *SB237_R1*tuition –charges, 2which –are whocharges that are ain survivingaddition spouseto orregistration childfees ofand aother personfees killedassessed inagainst thestudents linewho ofare dutyresidents whileof onthis activeState, dutyfor asstudents aat memberall campuses of the ArmedNevada Forces.System of Higher Education who are not residents of Nevada.
Existing law requiresalso prohibits the Board of Regents,Regents tofrom theassessing extenttuition moneycharges isagainst available,certain tostudents. school within the System by the dependent child of a public safety officer who was killed in the line of duty or any other public employee who was killed in the performance of his or her duties.
(NRS 396.540) [This] Section 1.5 of this bill adds to this prohibition students who are a surviving spouse or child of a [first responder who was killed while acting in the normal course of duty in this State.] person killed in the line of duty while on active duty as a member of the Armed Forces.
Existing law requires the Board of Regents, to the extent money is available, to pay certain fees and expenses associated with undergraduate classes taken at a school within the System by the dependent child of a public safety officer who was killed in the line of duty or any other public employee who was killed in the performance of his or her duties.
SectionSenate 2Amendment furtherNo. revises the definition of who, under certain circumstances, dies as a result of injuries sustained whiley officer traveling to or from his or her place of employment.
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[Section 1.] Sec.
- *SB237_R1* – 3 – (a) “Bona fide resident” shall be construed in accordance with the provisions of subsections 5 and 6, NRS 10.155 and policies established by the Board of Regents, to the extent that those policies do not conflict with any statute.
(c)Senate AllAmendment studentsNo. whose parent, legal guardian or spouse is a member of the Armed Forces of the United States who:
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- *SB237_R1* – 4 – (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;
(n) All students who are a surviving spouse or child of a [first responder, as defined in NRS 193.1678,] person [who was] killed [while acting in the normal course] in the line of duty [in this State;] while on active duty in the Armed Forces of the United States;
(o) Students who graduated from a high school located in this State or who successfully completed the high school equivalency assessment selected by the State Board pursuant to NRS 390.055 if the assessment was administered in this State, regardless of whether the student or the family of the student have been bona fide residents of the State of Nevada for at least 12 months before the matriculation ofSenate theAmendment studentNo. at a university, state college or community college within the System;
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The Board of - *SB237_R1* – 6 – Regents shall administer the Account.
(a)Senate TheAmendment amountNo. of money in the Trust Account that is available to make payments pursuant to subsection 1 for that fiscal year;
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or - *SB237_R1* – 7 – (4) A volunteer attendant as that term is defined in NRS 450B.110.
(g) “Public employee” means any person who performs public duties for compensation paid by or through the State, a county, city, agencylocal thereof.tgovernment or other political subdivision of the State or an (h)agency “Publicthereof. employee who was killed in the performance of his or her duties” includes, without limitation, a public employee who dies as a result of injuries sustained in the performance of his or her duties.
(h) “Public employee who was killed in the performance of his or her duties” includes, without limitation, a public employee who dies as a result of injuries sustained in the performance of his or her duties.
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