NevadaNevada law funds college grants to expand youth risk surveys
Nevada’s health division must give higher education institutions grants to expand the state’s biennial survey of young people’s health and behavior.
What it does
The law sets aside $220,000 for each of fiscal years 2025–2026 and 2026–2027. The state health division must award grants to Nevada higher education institutions to expand the biennial youth risk survey.
Argument forThe grants could help Nevada colleges expand the youth survey and give public health workers more information about young people’s risks.
Argument againstSetting aside $440,000 for these grants could leave less state money available for other public needs.
More detail
The law sets aside state money for grants to expand the biennial youth risk survey. The grants support expansion of the survey required by Nevada law. The Division of Public and Behavioral Health must award grants to institutions within the Nevada System of Higher Education for this survey purpose. The law took effect upon passage and approval. The money is available in either fiscal year; remaining funds cannot be committed after June 30, 2027, and unspent funds must return to the State General Fund by September 17, 2027.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2025
- Jun 11Chapter 469.Latest
- Jun 10Approved by the Governor Joe Lombardo.Became Law
- Jun 6Enrolled and delivered to Governor.To Governor
- Jun 4In Assembly. To enrollment.Major
- Jun 2Read third time. Passed. Title approved. (Yeas: 20, Nays: None, Excused: 1.) To Assembly.Passed Senate
- Vote recorded Senate (1st Reprint). Result: pass.Upper
- Jun 1From committee: Do pass. Placed on Second Reading File. Read second time.Minor
- May 29From printer. To engrossment. Engrossed. First reprint. Read third time. Passed, as amended. Title approved, as amended. (Yeas: 41, Nays: 1.) To Senate. In Senate. Read first time. Referred to Committee on Finance. To committee.Passed Assembly
- Vote recorded Assembly (1st Reprint). Result: pass.Lower
- May 28From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. Placed on Second Reading File. Read second time. Amended. (Amend. No. 881.) To printer.Minor
- Mar 4From printer. To committee. Notice of exemption.
- Mar 3Read first time. Referred to Committee on Ways and Means. To printer.Introduced
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