SB 237 Nevada Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Revises provisions relating to education. (BDR 34-542)

This bill adds a new exemption to Nevada's tuition policy, prohibiting the University of Nevada Board of Regents from charging out-of-state tuition to surviving spouses or children of first responders killed while performing their duties in Nevada. It directly affects these family members of fallen police officers, firefighters, or emergency medical personnel who qualify under Nevada law (NRS 193.1678). The key mechanism amends existing law (NRS 396.540) to explicitly include this group among those exempt from tuition charges at Nevada's public universities. This change applies to all campuses within the Nevada System of Higher Education and does not require residency verification.

Issues: ✓ Education

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2025

Committee Review

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Governor

Introduced Feb 26, 2025 Last action Jun 3, 2025

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As Introduced → Reprint 1 · 4 edits

MODERATE

This bill was amended to expand tuition fee waivers for families of fallen service members and public safety officers. The original version only covered surviving spouses and children of first responders killed in the line of duty in Nevada, while the revised version now includes surviving spouses and children of any person killed in the line of duty while on active duty as a member of the U.S. Armed Forces. The bill also expanded fee waiver eligibility for surviving spouses of public safety officers killed in the line of duty.

Scope change

The bill's scope expanded from covering only Nevada first responders to covering all U.S. Armed Forces members killed in the line of duty, regardless of where they were stationed or killed.

ELIGIBILITY

Expanded tuition fee waiver eligibility from only Nevada first responders to include all U.S. Armed Forces members killed in the line of duty while on active duty

Extended fee waiver benefits to include surviving spouses of public safety officers killed in the line of duty, not just their children

DEFINITION

Changed the Legislative Counsel's Digest to reflect the broader scope of the bill covering Armed Forces members rather than just first responders

REQUIREMENT

Updated the act title to reflect the expanded scope of fee waivers for Armed Forces families and public safety officer survivors

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Committee

Apr 23, 2025

Upper · Passed

From printer. To engrossment. Engrossed. First reprint. To committee.

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Apr 21, 2025

Upper · Passed

From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. Placed on Second Reading File. Read second time. Amended. (Amend. No. 273.) Notice of eligibility for exemption. Taken from General File. Re-referred to Committee on Finance. Exemption effective. To printer.

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Feb 27, 2025

Upper · Passed

From printer. To committee.

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6 primary · 4 co-sponsors