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- 83rd Session (2025)
Assembly Bill No. 345–Assemblymember Mosca
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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 establish a
policy for the use of low -cost cou rse materials and no -cost
open educational resources in courses offered at an institution
within the Nevada System of Higher Education; requiring the
Board of Regents to conduct a study during the 2025 -2026
interim relating to certain issues facing student s 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
require employees of the Nevada System of Higher Ed ucation to provide to the
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
immediately preceding year and enrolled in certain remedial courses; a nd (2) costs
incurred by the System in providing such remedial instruction. (NRS 396.548)
Section 1.3 of this bill requires the Board of Regents to establish and maintain a
data dashboard that includes statistical data relating to the number of : (1) studen ts
who graduated from a public high school in this State and enroll in a university,
state college or community college within the System; (2) students who graduated
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 System
or who are identified as not college -ready in such subjects and enrolled in a
corequisite support course; (3) years it takes for students, on average, to graduate
from a univ ersity, state college or community college within the System; and (4)
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 not received wages from an employer in this State and are
not enrolled in an institution within the Nevada System of Higher Education or
have received unemployment benefits or benefits from a program of public
assistance. Section 1.3 also: (1) requires that the data dashboard be posted or
accessible on the Internet website of the System by September 1, 2026 ; and (2)
authorizes a ny state agency or local government, including, without limitation, a
school district, to assist the Board of Regents in establishin g and maintaining the
data dashboard.
Section 1.5 of this bill requires the Board of Regents to establish a policy for
the use of low -cost course materials and no -cost open educational resources in
courses offered at an institution within the Nevada Syste m of Higher Education.
Section 1.5 requires the policy to include, without limitation: (1) the definition of
“low-cost course materials” and “no -cost open educational resource s”; and (2) a
uniform system to identify, and mark for identification within the course
registration system used at each institution, each course that exclusively uses low -
cost course materials and no-cost open educational resources.
Section 2 of this bill requires the Board of Regents to conduct an interim study
relating to financial and food insecurity issues facing students of the System. The
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study must include: (1) an examination of the financial and food insecurity issues
experienced by students of the System ; (2) the identification of factors that
contribute to the tempo rary withdrawal of students from enrollment in academic
programs due to financial and food insecurity; (3) an evaluation of potential
interventions to the financial and food insecurity experienced by students of the
System; and (4) data-driven recommendations for ways to reduce the financial and
food insecurity experienced by students of the System.
EXPLANATION – Matter in bolded italics is new; matter between brackets [omitted material] is material to be omitted.
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
thereto the provisions set forth as sections 1.3 and 1.5 of this act.
Sec. 1.3. 1. The Board of Regents shall establish and
maintain a data dashboard relating to the educational and
professional outcomes of students that includes, without
limitation, statistical data relating to the number of:
(a) Students who graduated from a public high school in this
State and enroll in a university, state college or community college
within the System;
(b) Students who graduated fro m 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
System or who are identified as not being college -ready in such
subjects and enrolled in a corequisite support course;
(c) Years it takes for students, on average, to graduate from a
university, state college or community college within the System;
and
(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:
(1) Not received wages from an employer in this State and
are no t enrolled in an institution within the Nevada System of
Higher Education; and
(2) Received unemployment benefits or benefits from a
program of public assistance after graduating.
2. The data dashboard established pursuant to subsection 1:
(a) Must be posted on or otherwise accessible through the
Internet website of the System on or before Septe mber 1, 2026;
and
(b) Must not include any personal identifying information of
any student or other person.
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3. Any state agency or local government, including, without
limitation, a school district, may assist the Board of Regents in
establishing and ma intaining the data dashboard established
pursuant to subsection 1.
4. As used in this section:
(a) “Corequisite support course” means a course taken
simultaneously with a first college-level or foundation course for a
program of study that supports the topics being covered in the first
college-level or foundation course.
(b) “Employer” has the meaning ascribed to it in
NRS 612.055.
Sec. 1.5. The Board of Regents shall establish a policy for
the use of low -cost course materials and no -cost open educational
resources in courses offered at an institution within the Nevada
System of Higher Education. The policy must include, without
limitation:
1. A definition of “low -cost course materials” and “no -cost
open educational resources”; and
2. A uniform system to identify, and mark for identification
within the course registration system used at each institution, each
course that exclusively uses low -cost course materials and no -cost
open educational resources.
Sec. 2. 1. During the 2025 -2026 interim, the Board of
Regents of the University of Nevada shall conduct a study on
financial and food insecurity among students within the Nevada
System of Higher Education. The study must include, without
limitation:
(a) An examination of the financial and food insecurity issues
experienced by students of the System.
(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 studen ts 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.
(d) Data-driven policy recommendations for ways to reduce the
financial and food insecurity of students of the System.
2. On or before July 1, 202 6, the Board of Regents shall
prepare and submit a report of its findings to the Director of the
Legislative Counsel Bureau for transmittal to the Joint Interim
Standing Committee on Education.
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3. The Board of Regents may accept gifts, grants and donations
to carry out the duties set forth in this section.
Sec. 3. 1. This section becomes effective upon passage and
approval.
2. Sections 1, 1.3 and 2 of this act become effective on July 1,
2025.
3. Section 1.5 of this act becomes effective on July 1, 2026.
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