Makes an appropriation to United Citizens Foundation, Inc. for the provision of certain services in connection with the K-12 public education system. (BDR S-203)

S.B. 216

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SENATE BILL NO. 216–SENATOR LANGE

FEBRUARY 19, 2025
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Referred to Committee on Finance

SUMMARY—Makes an appropriation to United Citizens
Foundation, Inc. for the provision of certain services
in connection with the K -12 public education
system. (BDR S-203)

FISCAL NOTE: Effect on Local Government: No.
Effect on the State: Contains Appropriation not included
in Executive Budget.

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EXPLANATION – Matter in bolded italics is new; matter between brackets [omitted material] is material to be omitted.

AN ACT making an appropriation to United Citizens Foundation,
Inc. for the provision of certain services in connection
with the K -12 public education system; and provid ing
other matters properly relating thereto.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN
SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

Section 1. 1. There is hereby appropriated from the State 1
General Fund to United Citizens Foundation, Inc. for the provision 2
of mental health and substance use disorder services and community 3
resource assistance to pupils and their parents, guardians and 4
families and personnel within the K -12 public education system the 5
following sums: 6
For the Fiscal Year 2025-2026 ............................... $3,000,000 7
For the Fiscal Year 2026-2027 ............................... $3,000,000 8
2. Upon acceptance of the money appropriated by subsection 1, 9
United Citizens Foundation, Inc. agrees to: 10
(a) Prepare and transmit a report to the Interim Finance 11
Committee on or before December 18, 2026, that describes each 12
expenditure made from the money appropriated by subsection 1 13
from the date on which the money was received by the United 14
Citizens Foundation, Inc. through December 1, 2026; 15

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(b) Prepare and transmit a f inal report to the Interim Finance 1
Committee on or before September 17, 2027, that describes each 2
expenditure made from the money appropriated by subsection 1 3
from the date on which the money was received by United Citizens 4
Foundation, Inc. through June 30, 2027; and 5
(c) Upon request of the Legislative Commission, make 6
available to the Legislative Auditor any of the books, accounts, 7
claims, reports, vouchers or other records of information, 8
confidential or otherwise, of the United Citizens Foundation, Inc. , 9
regardless of their form or location, that the Legislative Auditor 10
deems necessary to conduct an audit of the use of the money 11
appropriated by subsection 1. 12
3. Any balance of the sums appropriated by subsection 1 13
remaining at the end of the respective fiscal years must not be 14
committed for expenditure after June 30 of the respective fiscal 15
years by the entity to which the appropriation is made or any entity 16
to which money from the appropriation is granted or otherwise 17
transferred in any manner, and any portion of the appropriated 18
money remaining must not be spent for any purpose after 19
September 18, 2026, and September 17, 2027, respectively, by 20
either the entity to which the money was appropriated or the entity 21
to which the money was subsequently granted or transferred, and 22
must be reverted to the State General Fund on or before 23
September 18, 2026, and September 17, 2027, respectively. 24
Sec. 2. This act becomes effective on July 1, 2025. 25

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