NevadaNevada law provides college funding for nursing programs and projects
Starting July 1, 2025, the law provides state money for nursing programs, academic programming in North Las Vegas, and renovations at Western Nevada College.
What it does
The law provides $10 million for nursing programs in each of fiscal years 2025–26 and 2026–27. The money may pay operating costs, but not construction or other capital costs.
The law provides $2.5 million for academic programming at Nevada State University's North Las Vegas site.
The law provides $1,511,999 to renovate Western Nevada College's Aspen Building.
Argument forNursing programs may be able to add faculty, staff, or equipment, which could help more students train to become nurses.
Argument againstInstitutions may have to return unspent money by fixed deadlines, which could limit time to use funds for the programs and projects they support.
More detail
The state provides $10 million for nursing programs in each of two fiscal years. The money goes to the Nevada System of Higher Education for undergraduate and graduate nursing programs at its institutions. The money may pay operating costs, including faculty, staff, and equipment. It cannot pay capital costs, including construction of new facilities. Any remaining money cannot be committed after June 30 of the respective fiscal year, cannot be spent after September 18, 2026, or September 17, 2027, respectively, and must be returned to the State General Fund by those dates.
The state provides $2.5 million for academic programming at Nevada State University's North Las Vegas site. The money goes to the Nevada System of Higher Education for the North Las Vegas site of Nevada State University. Any remaining money cannot be committed after June 30, 2027, cannot be spent after September 17, 2027, and must be returned to the State General Fund by that date.
The state provides $1,511,999 for renovations to Western Nevada College's Aspen Building. The money goes to the Nevada System of Higher Education for the Aspen Building on Western Nevada College's campus. Any remaining money cannot be committed after June 30, 2027, cannot be spent after September 17, 2027, and must be returned to the State General Fund by that date.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2025
- Jun 9Approved by the Governor Joe Lombardo. Chapter 412.Became Law
- Jun 5Enrolled and delivered to Governor.To Governor
- Jun 4To enrollment.Major
- Jun 2Assembly Amendment No. 899 concurred in.
- Jun 1In Senate.
- May 31From printer. To engrossment. Engrossed. First reprint. Read third time. Passed, as amended. Title approved, as amended. (Yeas: 41, Nays: None, Excused: 1.) To Senate.Passed House
- Vote recorded Assembly (1st Reprint). Result: pass.Lower
- May 30From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. Placed on Second Reading File. Read second time. Amended. (Amend. No. 899.) To printer.Minor
- May 23Read third time. Passed. Title approved. (Yeas: 21, Nays: None.) To Assembly. In Assembly. Read first time. Referred to Committee on Ways and Means. To committee.Passed Senate
- Vote recorded Senate (As Introduced). Result: pass.Upper
- May 22From committee: Do pass. Placed on Second Reading File. Read second time.Minor
- May 20From printer. To committee.
- May 19Read first time. Referred to Committee on Finance. To printer.Introduced
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