BOARD OF REGENTS

NEVADA SYSTEM OF HIGHER EDUCATION Sierra Building, Elizabeth Sturm Library Truckee Meadows Community College

7000 Dandini Boulevard, Reno

Thursday, June 11, 2015, 8:30 a.m.* Friday, June 12, 2015, 8:00 a.m.**

Video or Telephone Conference Connection from the Meeting Site to:

System Administration, Las Vegas 4300 S. Maryland Parkway, Board Room

and Great Basin College, Elko

1500 College Parkway, Berg Hall Conference Room

A video conference and/or telephone conference connection will be made from the meeting site to the Las Vegas System Administration Building, Board Room, at 4300 S. Maryland Parkway, Las Vegas, Nevada, and to Great Basin College, Berg Hall Conference Room, at 1500 College Parkway, Elko, Nevada. Members of the Board and/or the public may attend the meeting and provide testimony or public comment at these sites via the video or telephone conference connection. *Board meeting will recess for committees and will resume on Thursday immediately upon adjournment of the Academic, Research and Student Affairs and Business and Finance committee meetings. **Board meeting resumes on Friday morning immediately upon adjournment of the Cultural Diversity and the Health Sciences System committee meetings.

ROLL CALL: Mr. Kevin J. Page, Chairman

Mr. Rick Trachok, Vice Chairman

Dr. Andrea Anderson

Mr. Cedric Crear

Mr. Robert Davidson ______

Dr. Mark W. Doubrava

Dr. Jason Geddes

Mr. Trevor Hayes ______

Mr. James Dean Leavitt

Mr. Sam Lieberman ______

Mr. Kevin C. Melcher

Ms. Allison Stephens

Mr. Michael B. Wixom

IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT THE AGENDA AND PUBLIC MEETING

NOTE: Below is an agenda of all items scheduled to be considered. Notification is hereby provided that items on

the agenda may be taken out of the order presented, two or more agenda items may be combined for consideration,

and an agenda item may be removed from the agenda or discussion relating to an item on the agenda may be delayed

at any time.

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In accordance with the Board of Regents’ Bylaws, Title I, Article V, Section 20, items voted on may be the subject

of a motion to reconsider at this meeting. A motion to reconsider an item may be made at any time before

adjournment of this meeting. Similarly, if an item is tabled at any time during the meeting, it may, by proper motion

and vote, be taken from the table and thereafter be the subject of consideration and action at any time before

adjournment of this meeting.

The Board of Regents, at its regularly scheduled meetings, meets concurrently with its Committees (Academic,

Research and Student Affairs; Business and Finance; Audit; Investment and Facilities; Cultural Diversity; and the

Health Sciences System). The Board’s Committee meetings take place in accordance with the agendas published for

those Committees. Regents who are not members of the Committees may attend the Committee meetings and

participate in the discussion of Committee agenda items. However, action items will only be voted on by the

members of each Committee, unless a Regent is temporarily made a member of that Committee under Board of

Regents’ Bylaws, Title 1, Article VI, Section 6. The full Board of Regents will consider Committee action items in

accordance with the Board of Regents’ agenda published for the current or for a subsequent meeting.

In accordance with the Board of Regents’ Bylaws, Title I, Article V, Section 13, a quorum may be gained by

telephone hookup.

Some agenda items are noted as having accompanying reference material. Reference material may be accessed on

the electronic version of the agenda by clicking the reference link associated with a particular item. The agenda and

associated reference material may also be accessed on the Internet by visiting the Board of Regents’ website at:

http://system.nevada.edu/Nshe/index.cfm/administration/board-of-regents/meeting-agendas/

Many public libraries have publicly accessible computer terminals. Copies of the reference material and any

additional support materials that are submitted to the Board of Regents’ Office and then distributed to the members

of the Board of Regents after the mailing of this agenda but before the meeting, will be made available as follows: 1.

Copies of any such materials are available at the Board of Regents’ Office at 2601 Enterprise Road, Reno, Nevada

and the Board of Regents’ Office at 4300 South Maryland Parkway, Las Vegas, Nevada. A copy may be requested

by calling Patricia Rogers at (775) 784-3464; 2. Copies of any such materials will also be available at the meeting

site.

Reasonable efforts will be made to assist and accommodate physically disabled persons attending the meeting.

Please call the Board Office at (775) 784-4958 in advance so that arrangements may be made.

1. INTRODUCTIONS AND CAMPUS UPDATES INFORMATION ONLY

Chairman Kevin J. Page will invite meeting participants to make introductions

and will ask the presidents to provide campus-related updates on events that have

occurred since the Board of Regents’ last regular meeting.

ESTIMATED TIME: 15 mins.

CALL TO ORDER – ROLL CALL

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

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2. INSTITUTIONAL STUDENT AND FACULTY INFORMATION ONLY

PRESENTATIONS

Chairman Kevin J. Page requests that the President of the host institution

introduce one student and one faculty member to discuss a topic of the host

President’s choosing to highlight current programs or activities of the institution.

ESTIMATED TIME: 15 mins.

Thursday, June 11, 2015:

Academic, Research and Student Affairs Committee, 9:00 a.m. – Sierra Building,

Elizabeth Sturm Library

Business and Finance Committee, 9:00 a.m. – Sierra Building, Room 108

Audit Committee, 3:30 p.m. – Sierra Building, Elizabeth Sturm Library

Investment and Facilities Committee, 3:30 p.m. – Sierra Building, Room 108

Friday, June 12, 2015:

Cultural Diversity, 8:00 a.m. – Sierra Building, Room 108

Health Sciences System, 8:00 a.m. – Sierra Building, Elizabeth Sturm Library

3. REGENTS’ WELCOME AND INTRODUCTIONS INFORMATION ONLY

Members of the Board will be provided an opportunity to make introductions,

welcome guests and to offer acknowledgements. Each Regent's remarks should

be limited to three minutes.

ESTIMATED TIME: 15 mins.

COMMITTEE MEETINGS

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4. PUBLIC COMMENT INFORMATION ONLY

Public comment will be taken during this agenda item. No action may be taken

on a matter raised under this item until the matter is included on an agenda as an

item on which action may be taken. Comments will be limited to two minutes per

person. Persons making comment will be asked to begin by stating their name for

the record and to spell their last name. The Board Chair may elect to allow

additional public comment on a specific agenda item when that agenda item is

being considered.

In accordance with Attorney General Opinion No. 00-047, as restated in the

Attorney General’s Open Meeting Law Manual, the Board Chair may prohibit

comment if the content of that comment is a topic that is not relevant to, or within

the authority of, the Board of Regents, or if the content is willfully disruptive of

the meeting by being irrelevant, repetitious, slanderous, offensive, inflammatory,

irrational or amounting to personal attacks or interfering with the rights of other

speakers.

ESTIMATED TIME: 30 mins.

5. ELECTION OF OFFICERS FOR POSSIBLE ACTION

In accordance with Regents’ Bylaws (Article IV, Section 2), the Board will conduct

an election of officers for FY 2015-16. These officers will serve from July 1,

2015, through June 30, 2016.

1. Chair

2. Vice Chair

ESTIMATED TIME: 10 mins.

6. CHAIR OF THE NEVADA STUDENT INFORMATION ONLY

ALLIANCE REPORT

The Chair of the Nevada Student Alliance will report to the Board

concerning NSHE related issues or events of importance to the student

body presidents.

ESTIMATED TIME: 5 mins.

7. CHAIR OF THE FACULTY SENATE INFORMATION ONLY

CHAIRS REPORT

The Chair of the Faculty Senate Chairs will report to the Board concerning NSHE

related issues or events of importance to the Faculty Senate.

ESTIMATED TIME: 5 mins.

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8. CHANCELLOR’S REPORT INFORMATION ONLY

Chancellor Daniel J. Klaich will report to the Board concerning ongoing planning

activities and major projects within the NSHE.

ESTIMATED TIME: 5 mins.

9. REGENTS’ REPORTS INFORMATION ONLY

Members of the Board will be provided an opportunity to report on activities

beyond regular responsibilities such as attendance at conferences, serving as

liaison to public entities and participation in legislative, civic and community

events. Each Regent's remarks should be limited to three minutes.

ESTIMATED TIME: 10 mins.

10. BOARD CHAIRMAN’S REPORT INFORMATION ONLY

Chairman Kevin J. Page will discuss current NSHE events and his current

activities as Board Chairman.

ESTIMATED TIME: 5 mins.

11. CONSENT ITEMS FOR POSSIBLE ACTION

Consent items will be considered together and acted on in one motion unless an

item is removed to be considered separately by the Board.

11a. MINUTES FOR POSSIBLE ACTION

Request is made for approval of the following meeting minutes:

October 20, 2014, ad hoc UNLV President Search Committee

meeting (Ref. BOR-11a1)

January 23, 2015, Special Board of Regents’ meeting (Ref. BOR-11a2)

March 5-6, 2015, Board of Regents’ meeting (Ref. BOR-11a3)

March 26, 2015, Special Board of Regents’ meeting (Ref. BOR-11a4)

April 24, 2015, Special Board of Regents’ meeting (Ref. BOR-11a5)

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11. CONSENT ITEMS – continued

11b. HANDBOOK REVISION, FOR POSSIBLE ACTION

PATIENT PROTECTION AND

AFFORDABLE CARE ACT, NSHE

Vice Chancellor for Legal Affairs Brooke Nielsen requests Board

approval of a new Section 51 in Title 4, Chapter 3 of the Board of

Regents Handbook directing the Chancellor to develop procedures and

guidelines for compliance with the employer mandated requirements

in the federal legislation “Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.” (Ref. BOR-11b)

11c. HANDBOOK REVISION, FOR POSSIBLE ACTION

UNIVERSITY ADMISSIONS

Vice Chancellor for Academic and Student Affairs Crystal Abba

requests approval of a revision to Board policy concerning university

admissions (Title 4, Chapter 16, Section 3) to clarify that universities have

the authority to accept high school credit by examination for courses

required for admission if such credit is granted pursuant to the

requirements of Nevada Revised Statutes 389.171 and Nevada

Administrative Code 389.670. (Ref. BOR-11c)

11d. CODE AND HANDBOOK FOR POSSIBLE ACTION

REVISIONS, UNIVERSITY OF

NEVADA PRESS, NSHE

Vice Chancellor for Academic and Student Affairs Crystal Abba requests

approval of a revision to the NSHE Code Title 2, Chapter 1, Sections 1.1

and 1.4 and related amendments to Title 4, Chapter 3, Section 26 to reflect

the Board’s approval at the March 5-6, 2015, meeting of the transfer of the

University of Nevada Press to the Office of the Provost at UNR.

Specifically, the proposed revision removes reference to the University of

Nevada Press as part of the System Administration/Chancellor’s Office.

These policy revisions were presented for initial discussion at the March

5-6, 2015, meeting of the Board and its Academic and Student Affairs

Committee. (Ref. BOR-11d)

11e. HANDBOOK REVISION, FOR POSSIBLE ACTION

FEES FOR SELF-SUPPORTING

PROGRAMS

Vice Chancellor for Finance and Administration Vic Redding requests

approval to amend Handbook policy (Title 4, Chapter 17, Section 15) to add

“self-supporting” programs and to delegate authority to the presidents of

each institution to set fees for community service, continuing education or

other self-supporting courses. (Ref. BOR-11e)

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11. CONSENT ITEMS – continued

11f. HANDBOOK REVISION, FOR POSSIBLE ACTION

SPECIAL USE FEE, UNR

UNR President Marc A. Johnson requests approval of a revision to Board

policy removing the provisions concerning approval of special use fees for

recreational use of the Lombardi Recreation Building at the University of

Nevada, Reno from the Handbook (Title 4, Chapter 17, Section 23) and

removing the associated fee amounts from the Procedures and Guidelines

Manual (Chapter 7, Section 12) to provide consistency among institutions. (Ref. BOR-11f)

11g. NAMING OF THE HEALTH FOR POSSIBLE ACTION

SCIENCE CENTER, TMCC

TMCC President Maria C. Sheehan requests approval of naming the

Health Science Center at Redfield the William N. Pennington Health

Science Center. (Ref. BOR-11g)

11h. NATALIE IRENE BOND HICKS FOR POSSIBLE ACTION

ART SCHOLARSHIP

ENDOWMENT, TMCC

TMCC President Maria C. Sheehan requests Board approval, consistent

with Board of Regents policy, Title 4, Chapter 10, Section 9, to accept a

$5,000 donation from the donor to establish the new Natalie Irene Bond

Hicks Art Scholarship Endowment. The new Endowment will benefit

students at Truckee Meadows Community College through scholarships.

The donor has expressly requested for this Endowment account to be

invested in, and managed by, the NSHE Endowment pool. (Ref. BOR-11h)

11i. NELL J. REDFIELD FOR POSSIBLE ACTION

QUASI ENDOWMENT

HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER, TMCC

TMCC President Maria C. Sheehan requests Board approval, consistent

with Board of Regents policy, Title 4, Chapter 10, Section 5, to transfer

the principle funds in the Nell J. Redfield Quasi Endowment for the

Health Science Center from the NSHE Endowment Pool to Truckee

Meadows Community College to be used for the construction of the

TMCC Health Science Center. (Ref. BOR-11i)

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11. CONSENT ITEMS – continued

11j. JACOBS QUASI ENDOWMENT FOR POSSIBLE ACTION

HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER, TMCC

TMCC President Maria C. Sheehan requests Board approval, consistent

with Board of Regents policy, Title 4, Chapter 10, Section 5, to transfer

the principle funds in the Herb and Maxine Jacobs Quasi Endowment for

the Health Science Center from the NSHE Endowment Pool to Truckee

Meadows Community College to be used for the construction of the

TMCC Health Science Center. (Ref. BOR-11j)

11k. AMENDMENT TO FOR POSSIBLE ACTION

FINLAY J. MACDONALD

QUASI ENDOWMENT, UNR

UNR President Marc A. Johnson requests approval of an amendment to

the Finlay J. MacDonald Quasi Endowment to allow for the full intent of

the donor’s wishes, including “the purchase of equipment and/or upkeep

thereof of said agriculture college, or for agricultural college student’s

loans and subsidies,” and to prohibit the use of funds “for salaries of

professors, instructors or other employees of said institution,” consistent

with the intent of the donor. (Ref. BOR-11k)

ESTIMATED TIME: 5 mins.

12. PROCEDURES AND GUIDELINES FOR POSSIBLE ACTION

MANUAL REVISION, STUDENT

HEALTH INSURANCE FEES

Vice Chancellor for Finance and Administration Vic Redding requests approval

of revisions to the Procedures and Guidelines Manual (Chapter 7, Section 10): 1) The

student health insurance rates for academic year 2015-16 for UNR, UNLV and

NSC; 2) A codification correction mandating UNLV law students taking a

minimum of 12 credits per semester purchase insurance coverage or provide proof

of equivalent coverage, as approved at the June 2014 Board meeting; 3) The

discontinuation of NSC’s participation in UNLV’s voluntary student health

insurance plan; and 4) The removal of CSN’s international student health

insurance rates. (Ref. BOR-12)

FISCAL IMPACT: Student health insurance and health center fees that meet the reporting

threshold of $25,000 will be reported in the Self-Supporting Budget report.

ESTIMATED TIME: 5 mins.

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13. INTEGRATE 2 PROJECT FOR POSSIBLE ACTION

UPDATE AND BUDGET APPROVAL

Chancellor Klaich and the iNtegrate 2 Executive Steering Committee will report

to the Board on the status of the iNtegrate 2 implementation. In addition, Board

approval is requested for the project implementation budget for Fiscal Years

2014-15, 2015-16, and 2016-17.

FISCAL IMPACT: Expenditure authority of funds previously dedicated by the Board to this

project will be requested for implementation related expenditures.

ESTIMATED TIME: 20 mins.

14. COMMUNITY COLLEGE COMMITTEE FOR POSSIBLE ACTION

REPORT

Chair Andrea Anderson will present for Board approval a report on the

Community College Committee meeting held on June 4, 2015, and Board action

may be requested on the following:

Minutes – The Committee considered for approval the minutes from the

February 26, 2015, meeting. (Ref. CC-2)

Institutional Advisory Councils, Revision to Charge – Election of Officers

– The Committee considered for approval a revision to the institutional

advisory council charge to correct conflicting language in the process

outlined for the election of officers. (Ref. CC-9)

ESTIMATED TIME: 20 mins.

15. INSTITUTIONAL ADVISORY INFORMATION ONLY

COUNCIL REPORT, GBC

GBC Institutional Advisory Council Chair Matt McCarty and GBC President

Mark A. Curtis will provide a report on the activities of the GBC Institutional

Advisory Council. (Ref. BOR-15)

ESTIMATED TIME: 15 mins.

COMMUNITY COLLEGE ITEMS

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16. TUTORING EFFECTIVENESS ON INFORMATION ONLY

STUDENT SUCCESS, TMCC

Michelle Montoya and Adine Stormoen, Coordinators of the Tutoring and

Learning Center at TMCC, will make a presentation on the effectiveness of

tutoring on student success by way of completion, retention, persistence and GPA. (Ref. BOR-16)

ESTIMATED TIME: 10 mins.

17. TRUCKEE MEADOWS INFORMATION ONLY

COMMUNITY COLLEGE

PERFORMANCE METRICS

At each quarterly regular Board meeting, the Board will schedule a discussion of

two institutions focusing on performance metrics based on the ten questions

trustees should ask set forth by the American Council of Trustees and Alumni

(ACTA) (available online at: http://www.goacta.org/images/download/10_Questions_Trustees_Should_Ask.pdf).

The Board officers will ask each institution to address only those questions

applicable to the respective institution. Those questions address examining

increasing tuition; ratio of administrative versus instructional spending; building

utilization; top administrator and athletic personnel salaries; faculty teaching load;

student performance on nationally normed tests, GRE and licensure exams; the

National Study of Student Engagement review of institutions; graduation rates;

and campus climate surveys. TMCC President Maria C. Sheehan will be

provided the opportunity to have a focused discussion regarding TMCC by

answering and leading a discussion by the Board on the ACTA ten questions as

applicable. (Ref. BOR-17)

ESTIMATED TIME: 45 mins.

18. REQUEST FOR EXPANSION FOR POSSIBLE ACTION

OF BACCALAUREATE DEGREE

OFFERINGS, GBC

GBC President Mark A. Curtis requests authorization to move forward and grow

to serve the distinct market in GBC’s service area by offering select laddered 2+2

baccalaureate degree programs to meet student demand in fields where these

demands are not currently being met in rural Nevada and to financially augment

existing offerings through increased economies of scale. The requested

authorization is consistent with GBC’s mission statement under Title 4, Chapter

14, Section 4.6. If this item is approved by the Board, GBC will bring back any

specific baccalaureate degree for consideration of approval by the Board through

the Academic, Research and Student Affairs Committee. (Ref. BOR-18)

ESTIMATED TIME: 15 mins.

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19. PERMANENT PRESIDENT POSITION, WNC FOR POSSIBLE ACTION

At the April 25, 2014, meeting of the Board, the Board approved the appointment

of Mr. Chester “Chet” Burton as the Interim President of Western Nevada College

through June 30, 2016. Per Board policy, when an individual is appointed as

interim president for a multi-year term, the Board has the option to either

commence a national search or consider the appointment of the interim president

as permanent president (Handbook, Title 2, Chapter 1, Section 1.5.4 and Procedures and

Guidelines Manual Chapter 2, Section 1). In order to assist in making a

recommendation, Chancellor Daniel J. Klaich scheduled meetings with WNC

campus stakeholders on Monday, May 12 to receive the input of campus

constituencies on this matter.

Pursuant to Board policy, before the Board considers making the appointment

permanent, the Board shall first allow and consider input from the institution’s

major constituencies. Such input is invited and will be heard during the initial

public comment period noted on this agenda, and during this agenda item. The

Board will consider any such input and will also hear a report from the Chancellor

on his May 12 meeting with campus constituencies and any recommendation of

the Chancellor forthcoming from those meetings. The Board will consider

whether to appoint Interim President Chet Burton to the permanent position or to

direct that a national search be conducted. (Ref. BOR-19)

ESTIMATED TIME: 30 mins.

20. PUBLIC COMMENT Friday, June 12, 2015 INFORMATION ONLY (approximately 9:00 a.m.)

Public comment will be taken during this agenda item. No action may be taken

on a matter raised under this item until the matter is included on an agenda as an

item on which action may be taken. Comments will be limited to two minutes per

person. Persons making comment will be asked to begin by stating their name for

the record and to spell their last name. The Board Chair may elect to allow

additional public comment on a specific agenda item when that agenda item is

being considered.

In accordance with Attorney General Opinion No. 00-047, as restated in the

Attorney General’s Open Meeting Law Manual, the Board Chair may prohibit

comment if the content of that comment is a topic that is not relevant to, or within

the authority of, the Board of Regents, or if the content is willfully disruptive of

the meeting by being irrelevant, repetitious, slanderous, offensive, inflammatory,

irrational or amounting to personal attacks or interfering with the rights of other

speakers.

ESTIMATED TIME: 30 mins.

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21. WESTERN NEVADA COLLEGE INFORMATION ONLY

PERFORMANCE METRICS

At each quarterly regular Board meeting, the Board will schedule a discussion of

two institutions focusing on performance metrics based on the ten questions

trustees should ask set forth by the American Council of Trustees and Alumni

(ACTA) (available online at: http://www.goacta.org/images/download/10_Questions_Trustees_Should_Ask.pdf).

The Board officers will ask each institution to address only those questions

applicable to the respective institution. Those questions address examining

increasing tuition; ratio of administrative versus instructional spending; building

utilization; top administrator and athletic personnel salaries; faculty teaching load;

student performance on nationally normed tests, GRE and licensure exams; the

National Study of Student Engagement review of institutions; graduation rates;

and campus climate surveys. WNC President Chet Burton will be provided the

opportunity to have a focused discussion regarding WNC by answering and

leading a discussion by the Board on the ACTA ten questions as applicable. (Ref. BOR-21)

ESTIMATED TIME: 45 mins.

22. DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS EMPLOYMENT FOR POSSIBLE ACTION

AGREEMENT, CSN

President Michael D. Richards requests approval of CSN's Director of Athletics

Employment Agreement for Mr. Larry Dexter Irvin. (Ref. BOR-22)

ESTIMATED TIME: 10 mins.

23. PROGRAMS FOR NEW AND EXPANDING INFORMATION ONLY

INDUSTRY, TMCC

Jim New, TMCC Dean of Technical Sciences, will make a presentation on TMCC

programs designed to meet the needs of the new and expanding industry in

Northern Nevada. (Ref. BOR-23)

ESTIMATED TIME: 20 mins.

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24. LEGISLATIVE REPORT FOR POSSIBLE ACTION

The Board will be provided an update on legislative measures that were

considered by the 78th Session of the Nevada Legislature impacting the Nevada

System of Higher Education. A list of the specific legislative measures that were

under consideration by the Legislature at the time this agenda was posted is

included as Appendix A (see pages 23-43). (Appendix A)

As part of the deliberations, the Board may consider and take action to modify,

suspend or repeal Board policy, Bylaws and Code provisions and the NSHE

Procedures and Guidelines Manual, (1) in response to legislation approved by the

2015 Nevada Legislature, to amend Title 4, Chapter 15, Section 3 of the

Handbook to specify that tuition shall not be charged to a veteran of the Armed

Forces of the United States who was honorably discharged within the five years

immediately preceding the date of matriculation of the veteran at any NSHE

institution; (2) if pending legislation currently under review is enacted by the

Nevada Legislature to amend eligibility requirements or credit loads for the

Governor Guinn Millennium Scholarship, to amend Title 4, Chapter 18, Section 9

of the Handbook governing eligibility requirements for the Governor Guinn

Millennium Scholarship; and (3) if pending legislation currently under review is

enacted by the Nevada Legislature to create a state supported financial aid

program, to amend Board policy to enact provisions creating such a program. (Ref. BOR-24a and Ref. BOR-24b)

If the Legislature meets in Special Session following the 78th Session of the

Nevada Legislature, the Board may provide direction to the Chancellor and/or the

presidents with regard to addressing the contents of the legislative measures

included in Appendix A that may be under consideration by the Legislature in a

legislative measure introduced during the Special Session.

ESTIMATED TIME: 30 mins.

25. 2015-2017 NSHE BIENNIAL BUDGET FOR POSSIBLE ACTION

UPDATE

Chancellor Daniel J. Klaich will report to the Board regarding the 2015-17 NSHE

Biennial Budget Request that was submitted to the Governor, the Executive

Budget, final developments from the 78th Session of the Nevada Legislature and

the corresponding impact on budgets. If the Legislature meets in Special Session

following the 78th Session of the Nevada Legislature to continue consideration of

NSHE budget matters, the Board may provide direction to the Chancellor and/or

the presidents with regard to addressing the NSHE budget under consideration by

the Nevada Legislature.

ESTIMATED TIME: 30 mins.

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26. PRESIDENTIAL CONTRACT, WNC FOR POSSIBLE ACTION

Under agenda item no. 19, the Board will consider whether to appoint Interim

President Chester "Chet" Burton to the permanent position of President or to

direct that a national search be conducted. If the Board takes action under agenda

item no. 19 to appoint Mr. Burton as permanent president, then pursuant to NRS

241.033, the Board may take administrative action to determine whether to offer a

new contract to WNC President Burton, including a determination of the

employment terms and conditions (Procedures and Guidelines Manual Chapter 2, Section

2(13)).

FISCAL IMPACT: Depending on action taken by the Board, this item could result in a fiscal

cost in excess of $25,000 per fiscal year.

ESTIMATED TIME: 10 mins.

27. HANDBOOK REVISION, EFFECT INFORMATION ONLY

OF TERMINATION ON COMPENSATION

OF PRESIDENTS

Vice Chancellor for Legal Affairs Brooke Nielsen presents for information only,

proposed amendments to Board of Regents Bylaws, Title 1, Article VII, Section

3.e.14.e – Discipline of Presidents. The proposed amendments will conform the

Bylaw to the current presidential contract provisions which provide that upon

termination for cause a president receives no further salary, perquisites or salary

supplements as president. The salary of a president holding tenure would be

established in accordance with the Board of Regents’ Handbook, Title 4, Chapter

3, Sections 1-3. The proposed amendments are presented for information only at

this meeting and will be presented for action at the next regular meeting of the

Board. (Ref. BOR-27)

ESTIMATED TIME: 10 mins.

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ESTIMATED TIME: 20 mins.

NOTE: Please refer to the specific committee agenda for complete reference materials and/or reports.

28. ACADEMIC, RESEARCH AND STUDENT FOR POSSIBLE ACTION

AFFAIRS COMMITTEE

Chair Jason Geddes will present for Board approval a report on the Academic,

Research and Student Affairs Committee meeting held on June 11, 2015, and Board

action may be requested on the following:

Minutes – The Committee considered for approval the minutes from the

March 5, 2015, Workforce, Research and Economic Development Committee

meeting and the March 5, 2015, Academic and Student Affairs Committee

meeting. (Refs. ARSA-2a1 and ARSA-2a2)

UNLV – Organizational Unit Elimination, Caesars Hospitality Research

Center – The Committee considered for approval the elimination of the

Caesars Hospitality Research Center. (Ref. ARSA-2b)

UNLV – Organizational Unit Elimination, Engineering Geophysics

Laboratory – The Committee considered for approval the elimination of the

Engineering Geophysics Laboratory. (Ref. ARSA-2c)

TMCC – Program Elimination, AAS in Nursing – The Committee considered

for approval the elimination of the Associate of Applied Science in Nursing. (Ref. ARSA-2d)

TMCC – Organizational Unit Elimination, Division of WebCollege – The

Committee considered for approval elimination of the Division of

WebCollege. (Ref. ARSA-2e)

NSC – Academic Master Plan Revision – The Committee considered for

approval a revision to NSC’s Academic Master Plan to include among its

planned programs a Bachelor of Applied Science in Visual Media and a

Bachelor of Applied Science in Engineering Technology. (Ref. ARSA-2f)

TMCC – Academic Master Plan Revision – The Committee considered for

approval a revision to TMCC’s Academic Master Plan to include among its

planned programs an Associate of Applied Science in Prehospital Emergency

Medicine and an Associate of Applied Science in Culinary Arts

Entrepreneurs. (Ref. ARSA-2g)

NSC – New Major, BAS in Visual Media – The Committee considered for

approval a new Bachelor of Applied Science in Visual Media. (Ref. ARSA-3)

NSC – New Major, BAS in Engineering Technology – The Committee

considered for approval a new Bachelor of Applied Science in Engineering

Technology. (Ref. ARSA-4)

TMCC – New Major, AAS in Prehospital Emergency Medicine – The

Committee considered for approval a new Associate of Applied Science in

Prehospital Emergency Medicine. (Ref. ARSA-5)

TMCC – New Degree, AAS in Culinary Arts Entrepreneurs – The Committee

considered for approval a new Associate of Applied Science in Culinary Arts

Entrepreneurs. (Ref. ARSA-6)

COMMITTEE REPORTS

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28. Academic, Research and Student Affairs Committee – continued

TMCC – New Major, BAS in Bachelor of Applied Science in Emergency

Management and Homeland Security – The Committee considered for

approval a new Bachelor of Applied Science in Emergency Management and

Homeland Security. (Ref. ARSA-7)

TMCC – New Major, BAS in Bachelor of Logistics Operations Management

– The Committee considered for approval a new Bachelor of Applied Science

in Logistics Operations Management. (Ref. ARSA-8)

GBC – New Major, AAS in Associate of Applied Science in Emergency

Medical Services – Paramedic – The Committee considered for approval a

new Associate of Applied Science in Emergency Medical Services –

Paramedic. (Ref. ARSA-9)

NSHE Task Force on Gateway Mathematics Success and Handbook

Revision, NSHE Mathematics and English Placement Policy – Crystal Abba,

Vice Chancellor for Academic and Student Affairs, and Christopher Herald,

Mathematics Professor, UNR, presented the Report and Recommendations of

the NSHE Task Force on Gateway Mathematics Success. The Committee

considered for approval a revision to Board policy concerning placement into

college-level mathematics and English courses (Title 4, Chapter 16, Section 1). (Refs. ARSA-10a and ARSA-10b)

Nevada Science and Technology Plan – Representatives of the NSHE

Research Affairs Council presented and the committee considered for

approval the updated Nevada Science and Technology Plan. This plan is

updated to be a blueprint for both the state and public higher education in

setting priorities in science and technology. (Ref. ARSA-11)

UNR/UNLV – Program Change, Post-Baccalaureate Doctor of Nursing

Practice Program Laboratory – The Committee considered for approval the

phase out of the current UNR/UNLV Collaborative Post-Master’s Doctor of

Nursing Practice (DNP) program and to continue independent post-

baccalaureate DNP programs at the UNLV School of Nursing and the UNR

Orvis School of Nursing. (Ref. ARSA-13)

29. BUSINESS AND FINANCE COMMITTEE FOR POSSIBLE ACTION

Chair Michael B. Wixom will present for Board approval a report on the Business

and Finance Committee meeting held on June 11, 2015, and Board action may be

requested on the following:

Minutes – The Committee considered for approval the minutes from the

March 5, 2015, meeting. (Ref. BF-2a) Third Quarter Fiscal Year 2014-15 NSHE All Funds Report – The Committee

considered for approval acceptance of the report. (Ref. BF-2b(1) & Ref. BF-2b(2))

Third Quarter Fiscal Year 2014-15 Budget Transfers – State Supported or

Self-Supporting Operating Budgets – The Committee considered for approval

acceptance of the report of the third quarter Fiscal Year 2014-2015 Budget

Transfers of State Supported or Self-Supporting Operating Budget Funds

Between Functions. (Ref. BF-2c(1) & Ref. BF-2c(2))

Board of Regents’ Meeting Agenda Page 17 06/11/15 & 06/12/15

29. Business and Finance Committee – continued

Report on Campus Crime Statistics – The Committee considered for approval

the acceptance of the report on campus crime statistics. (Ref. BF-2d(1) & Ref. BF-2d(2))

Additional Student Registration Fee Revenues – State Operating Budget –

The Committee considered for approval the request to expend additional

student registration fee revenues for the purpose of funding additional adjunct

faculty costs and to seek legislative Interim Finance Committee authorization,

if necessary, to expend any additional student fee revenues, not utilized for

adjunct faculty, within the State Supported Operating Budget for Fiscal Year

2014-2015. (Ref. BF-4)

30. AUDIT COMMITTEE FOR POSSIBLE ACTION

Chair Andrea Anderson will present for Board approval a report on the Audit

Committee meeting held on June 11, 2015, and Board action may be requested on the

following:

Minutes – The Committee considered for approval the minutes from the

March 5, 2015, meeting minutes. (Ref. A-2a) Internal Audit Follow-up Reports – The Committee considered for approval

acceptance of the following internal audit follow-up reports:

− PeopleSoft Security, UNR (Ref. A-2b)

− Host, UNLV (Ref. A-2c)

− Presidential Exit, UNLV (Ref. A-2d)

− Intercollegiate Athletics, WNC (Ref. A-2e)

− Mark H. Dawson Child and Family Center, GBC (Ref. A-2f) Engagement Letters, Grant Thornton – The Committee considered for

approval acceptance of the Engagement Letters with Grant Thornton (external

auditors) for the financial statements for the year ending June 30, 2015.

(1) Nevada System of Higher Education. (Ref. A-2g(1))

(2) University of Nevada School of Medicine Practice Plans. (Ref. A-2g(2))

(3) UNR and UNLV NCAA agreed-upon procedures. (Ref. A-2g(3))

Internal Audit Reports – The Committee considered for approval the

following internal audit reports and institutional responses:

− Host, UNR (Ref. A-3)

− Intercollegiate Athletics, UNR (Ref. A-4)

− System Computing Services Network Security, NSHE (Ref. A-5)

− Bookstore Contract, NSC (Ref. A-6)

− Disability Resource Center, CSN (Ref. A-7)

− Libraries, WNC (Ref. A-8)

− Host, GBC (Ref. A-9)

The Committee discussed these audit findings and recommendations and may

recommend specific action to the Board of Regents or the Chancellor to address

the findings and recommendations.

Board of Regents’ Meeting Agenda Page 18 06/11/15 & 06/12/15

30. Audit Committee – continued

Information Technology Master Plan, UNLV – UNLV administration

reviewed progress on the development of the Information Technology Master

Plan, including measures taken to remedy issues identified in earlier audits.

The Committee discussed and may recommend specific action to the Board of

Regents, the Chancellor, and/or President Len Jessup with regard to the

UNLV Information Technology Master Plan. (Ref. A-10)

Institutional Shared Governance Procedures – At the March 5, 2015, meeting,

the Committee requested a discussion regarding institutional shared

governance procedures and a process for suspending such procedures to

address audit matters and findings in a timely manner. The Committee

discussed and may recommend specific action to the Board of Regents or the

Chancellor with regard to NSHE shared governance procedures to address

audit matters and findings in a timely manner.

31. INVESTMENT AND FACILITIES COMMITTEE FOR POSSIBLE ACTION

Chair Kevin C. Melcher will present for Board approval a report on the Investment

and Facilities Committee meeting held on June 11, 2015, and Board action may be

requested on the following:

Minutes – The Committee considered for approval the minutes from the

March 5, 2015, meeting. (Ref. IF-2a)

Exchange and Banking of Water Rights with Truckee Meadows Water

Authority, UNR – The Committee considered for approval a Water Resource

Exchange Agreement, Water Resource Banking Agreement and

corresponding deeds which would allow NSHE to bank 200 acre feet of

permitted water rights to address current and future capital projects by

transferring ownership of 200 acre feet of NSHE Pioneer Ditch non-permitted

water rights to the Truckee Meadows Water Authority. (Ref. IF-2b)

University Gateway Project Lease, UNLV – The Committee considered for

approval a correction and amendment to the lease which was one of the

Implementing Agreements for the University Gateway Project to extend the

date by which the landlord must deliver possession of a completed Parking

Structure and Police Services Space from May 30, 2016 to December 31,

2016. (Ref. IF-2c)

Slot Tax Bond Proceeds, Allocation and Expenditure, UNR and UNLV – The

Committee considered for approval the acceptance of the report for final

construction proceeds received from the sale of slot tax bonds and the final

project allocation. (Ref. IF-2d)

Board of Regents’ Meeting Agenda Page 19 06/11/15 & 06/12/15

31. Investment and Facilities Committee – continued

Pooled Endowment and Operating Funds; Operating Pool Reserves – Staff

from Cambridge Associates and System Administration presented a report on

asset allocation and investment returns for the pooled Endowment and pooled

Operating Funds for the quarter ended March 31, 2015, and on the status of

the Operating Pool Reserve. Cambridge Associates and System

Administration staff may provide specific recommendations on fund

managers which may include hiring, terminating or changing managers.

Based on the report of Cambridge Associates and System Administration

staff, the Committee may recommend action on asset allocation and

investment returns and recommendations, including making

recommendations to change the asset allocation, fund managers and/or

strategic ranges for the pooled funds.

Alternate Endowment Management Model – As a follow-up to prior

Committee discussions, staff provided an update and recommendations on

options for a discretionary management model for the Endowment and/or

Operating Pool investments. The Committee may recommend the Board

provide direction to staff regarding evaluation of alternatives and/or

procurement of discretionary management services and related services, for

consideration at a future meeting. Midtown Corridor Covenants, Conditions & Restrictions, UNLV – The

Committee considered for approval authorization to record the Midtown

Covenants, Conditions & Restrictions (CC&R’s) and, after consultation with

the Chancellor or his designee, any future amendments to the Midtown

CC&R’s against all property within the Midtown Corridor that is currently

owned by the Board or acquired by the Board in the future and, after

consultation with the Chancellor or his designee, to make any minor revisions

to the Midtown CC&R’s necessary to effectively record them against

property currently owned or acquired in the future. (Ref. IF-5)

32. CULTURAL DIVERSITY COMMITTEE FOR POSSIBLE ACTION

Chair Cedric Crear will present for Board approval a report on the Cultural Diversity

Committee meeting held on June 12, 2015, and Board action may be requested on the

following:

Minutes – The Committee considered for approval the minutes from the

March 6, 2015, meeting. (Ref. CD-2) Committee Charge – EDIC co-chairs Dr. Edith Fernandez and Dr. Barbara

Sanders reported on recent discussions of the Council relating to the Cultural

Diversity Committee charge and presented a recommendation concerning the

language contained within the charge. The Committee may recommend the

Board direct staff to prepare a proposal to amend the charge which may be

presented for a first reading at the next meeting of the Committee. (Ref. CD-8)

Board of Regents’ Meeting Agenda Page 20 06/11/15 & 06/12/15

33. HEALTH SCIENCES SYSTEM COMMITTEE FOR POSSIBLE ACTION

Chair James Dean Leavitt will present for Board approval a report on the Health

Sciences Committee meeting held on June 12, 2015, and Board action may be

requested on the following:

Minutes – The Committee considered for approval the minutes from the

March 6, 2015, meeting. (Ref. HSS-2)

34. FINANCING PLAN AND RESOLUTION TO FOR POSSIBLE ACTION

AUTHORIZE PROMISSORY NOTE FOR

UNLV HOTEL COLLEGE ACADEMIC BUILDING,

UNLV

President Len Jessup requests approval of the project financing plan and a

resolution to authorize the issuance of a promissory note in an amount not to

exceed $20,900,000 to fund the Hotel College academic building, to be repaid

from donor contributions and backstopped by Capital Improvement Fee revenues. (Ref. BOR-34)

ESTIMATED TIME: 20 mins.

35. PERIODIC PRESIDENTIAL FOR POSSIBLE ACTION

EVALUATION PROCESS

The Board will consider adoption of revisions to the existing requirements

under Procedures and Guidelines Manual Chapter 2, Section 2, subsections 2 and

3 governing the periodic presidential evaluation process. The existing

requirements provide for a periodic presidential evaluation process conducted by

a Regents’ Evaluation Committee appointed by the Board Chair in consultation

with the Chancellor and assisted by an evaluation consultant. The Board will

consider adoption of the alternative evaluation procedure previously approved for

the recent evaluation of University of Nevada, Reno President Marc A. Johnson

which involved a process where the Chancellor appoints a committee which

reports to the Chancellor, who in turn reports to the Board regarding the

presidential evaluation. The Board will also consider changing the current focus

on the nine presidential performance evaluation criteria and emphasizing a new

set of evaluation metrics proposed by Chancellor Daniel J. Klaich. (Ref. BOR-35)

ESTIMATED TIME: 30 mins.

Board of Regents’ Meeting Agenda Page 21 06/11/15 & 06/12/15

36. HANDBOOK REVISION, REGENT FOR POSSIBLE ACTION

EMERITUS/EMERITA

The Board will consider approval of Title 4, Chapter 1, new Section 14, to

provide a process for the award of Emeritus/Emerita status to former Regents

meeting specified criteria. (Ref. BOR-36)

ESTIMATED TIME: 10 mins.

37. NEW BUSINESS INFORMATION ONLY

Items for consideration at future meetings may be suggested. Any discussion of

an item under “New Business” is limited to description and clarification of the

subject matter of the item, which may include the reasons for the request.

ESTIMATED TIME: 5 mins.

38. PUBLIC COMMENT INFORMATION ONLY

Public comment will be taken during this agenda item. No action may be taken

on a matter raised under this item until the matter is included on an agenda as an

item on which action may be taken. Comments will be limited to two minutes per

person. Persons making comment will be asked to begin by stating their name for

the record and to spell their last name. The Board Chair may elect to allow

additional public comment on a specific agenda item when that agenda item is

being considered.

In accordance with Attorney General Opinion No. 00-047, as restated in the

Attorney General’s Open Meeting Law Manual, the Board Chair may prohibit

comment if the content of that comment is a topic that is not relevant to, or within

the authority of, the Board of Regents, or if the content is willfully disruptive of

the meeting by being irrelevant, repetitious, slanderous, offensive, inflammatory,

irrational or amounting to personal attacks or interfering with the rights of other

speakers.

ESTIMATED TIME: 30 mins.

Board of Regents’ Meeting Agenda Page 22 06/11/15 & 06/12/15

POSTED ON THE NEVADA SYSTEM OF HIGHER EDUCATION WEBSITE (http://system.nevada.edu/) AND ON THE NEVADA PUBLIC NOTICE WEBSITE PURSUANT TO NRS 232.2175 (http://notice.nv.gov/), AT THE SYSTEM ADMINISTRATION BUILDINGS AND E-MAILED FOR POSTING AT THE EIGHT NSHE INSTITUTIONS: CSN, Building D, 1st Floor, 6375 W. Charleston Boulevard, Las Vegas, NV 89146 DRI, Maxey Building, 2215 Raggio Parkway, Reno, NV 89512 DRI, Southern Nevada Science Center, 755 E. Flamingo Road, Las Vegas, NV 89119 GBC, Berg Hall, 1500 College Parkway, Elko, NV 89801 NSC, Great Hall, 1125 Nevada State Drive, Henderson, NV 89015 TMCC, Red Mountain Building (RDMT 200), 7000 Dandini Boulevard, Reno, NV 89512 UNLV, Flora Dungan Humanities Building (FDH), 1st & 7th Floors, 4505 Maryland Pkwy, Las Vegas, NV 89154 UNR, Clark Administration, University of Nevada, Reno, Reno, NV 89557 WNC, Bristlecone Building Lobby, 2201 W. College Parkway, Carson City, NV 89703 System Administration, 4300 S. Maryland Parkway, Las Vegas, NV 89119 System Administration, 2601 Enterprise Road, Reno, NV 89512

Appendix A

PLEASE NOTE: Additional information regarding these bills, including the text of introduced

bills, may be accessed on the Legislative Counsel Bureau website at: http://www.leg.state.nv.us/.See

links on the right hand side of the screen, under heading “78th (2015) Session.”

78th Legislative Session Update (2015)

As of 05/26/15

BILL # SPONSOR TOPIC

AB20 Government Affairs Revises provisions relating to the budget of the

Executive Department of State Government.

(BDR 31-287)

AB23 Legislative Operations and

Elections

Makes various changes to provisions governing

elections. (BDR 24-446)

AB24 Government Affairs Authorizes payroll offsets to recover delinquent

balances on state-issued travel charge cards. (BDR 23-

458)

AB27 Education Makes various changes regarding the licensure of

educational personnel. (BDR 34-315)

AB30 Education Revises provisions relating to plans to improve the

achievement of pupils enrolled in public schools

in this State. (BDR 34-312)

AB49 Committee on Judiciary Revises provisions relating to crimes. (BDR 15-158)

AB53 Government Affairs Revises provisions relating to administrative procedure.

(BDR 18-160)

AB60 Legislative Operations and

Elections

Revises provisions relating to ethics in government.

(BDR 23-309)

AB63 Legislative Operations and

Elections

Clarifies that certain candidates who are elected despite

ending their campaigns must file with the

Secretary of State certain campaign finance reports.

(BDR 24-436)

AB76 Education Makes various changes relating to the education of

veterans and their dependents. (BDR 34-296)

AB93 Assemblywoman Benitez-

Thompson

Revises provisions relating to the continuing education

required to renew certain licenses. (BDR 54-27)

AB106 Government Affairs Revises provisions related to public works. (BDR 28-

244)

AB125 Judiciary Revises provisions relating to constructional defects.

(BDR 3-588)

AB135 Government Affairs Revises provisions relating to schedules for the

retention and disposal of official state records.

(BDR 19-547)

AB150 Assemblymen Stewart,

Carrillo, Flores, and Nelson

Revises provisions governing the Governor Guinn

Millennium Scholarship Program. (BDR 34-200)

Board of Regents’ Meeting Agenda Page 24 06/11/15 & 06/12/15

BILL # SPONSOR TOPIC

AB159 Government Affairs Makes various changes to provisions governing public

works. (BDR 28-936)

AB161 Assemblywoman

Bustamante-Adams

Authorizes certain businesses to apply to the Office of

Economic Development for a partial abatement from

certain taxes. (BDR 32-699)

AB162 Assemblymen Munford,

Wheeler, Ohrenschall, and

Shelton

Revises provisions governing the use of portable event

recording devices by law enforcement. (BDR 23-443)

AB166 Assemblymen Benitez-

Thompson, Diaz, Elliot

Anderson, Bustamante

Adams, Carrillo, Araujo, and

Joiner; Senators Denis, and

Kihuen

Provides for the establishment of the State Seal of

Biliteracy Program. (BDR 34-526)

AB177 Assemblymen Seaman, Fiore,

Shelton, Moore, Gardner,

Paul Anderson, Dickman,

Dooling, Ellison, Hambrick,

Hansen, Jones, Munford,

Nelson, O'Neill, Silberkraus,

Stewart, Titus, and

Trowbridge; Senators

Goicoechea, Gustavson,

Hardy, and Settelmeyer

Revises provisions governing elections. (BDR 24-627)

AB180 Assemblymen Armstrong,

Edwards, Kirner, Hambrick,

O'Neill, Elliot Anderson, Paul

Anderson, Bustamante

Adams, Diaz, Dickman,

Dooling, Ellison, Fiore,

Flores, Gardner, Hickey,

Jones, Kirkpatrick, Moore,

Munford, Nelson,

Ohrenschall, Oscarson,

Seaman, Silberkraus, Stewart,

Titus, Trowbridge, Wheeler,

and Woodbury; Senator

Harris

Revises provisions governing the biennial audit

requirements for the Public Employees' Retirement

System. (BDR 23-569)

AB182 Kirner, Wheeler, Hambrick,

Dickman, Edwards, Ellison,

Gardner, Jones, Nelson, and

Oscarson

Revises provisions relating to collective bargaining by

local government employers. (BDR 23-646)

AB190 Kirner, Wheeler, Hickey,

Jones, Dickman, Ellison,

Hansen, and Oscarson

Revises provisions governing public employees'

retirement. (BDR 23-184)

Board of Regents’ Meeting Agenda Page 25 06/11/15 & 06/12/15

BILL # SPONSOR TOPIC

AB196 Seaman, Fiore, Moore, Jones,

and Shelton

Makes various changes relating to investments of

public money. (BDR 31-857)

AB198 Assemblymen Oscarson, and

Wheeler; Senators

Goicoechea, and Settelmeyer

Requires the Legislative Committee on Public Lands to

conduct a study concerning water conservation and

alternative sources of water for Nevada communities.

(BDR S-805)

AB205 Assemblymen Thompson,

Flores, Araujo, Diaz, Elliot

Anderson, Joiner, Spiegel,

and Swank; Senators

Atkinson, Ford, Kihuen,

Spearman, Denis, and Harris

Creates the Nevada Advisory Commission on

Mentoring. (BDR 34-116)

AB221 Kirner Revises provisions relating to data concerning pupils.

(BDR 34-147

AB234 Assemblymen Munford,

Hickey, Diaz, Thompson,

Flores, Elliot Anderson,

Araujo, Benitez-Thompson,

Bustamante Adams,

Kirkpatrick, Neal,

Ohrenschall, Sprinkle,

Swank, and Wheeler;

Senators Manendo, Atkinson,

Denis, Kihuen, Ford, Harris,

and Spearman

Enacts provisions related to multicultural education.

(BDR 34-102)

AB236 Assemblymen Neal, Spiegel,

Thompson, Elliot Anderson,

Araujo, Benitez-Thompson,

Bustamante Adams, Carlton,

Carrillo, Diaz, Flores, Joiner,

Kirkpatrick, Munford,

Ohrenschall, Sprinkle, and

Swank; Senators Atkinson,

and Spearman

Enacts provisions related to the promotion of public

engagement by state agencies. (BDR 18-697)

AB239 Assemblymen Elliot

Anderson, Ohrenschall,

Hansen, Spiegel, Wheeler,

Araujo, Benitez-Thompson,

Bustamante Adams, Carrillo,

Diaz, Flores, Joiner, Neal,

and Sprinkle; Senator

Manendo

Regulates operators of unmanned aerial vehicles in this

State. (BDR 44-8)

Board of Regents’ Meeting Agenda Page 26 06/11/15 & 06/12/15

BILL # SPONSOR TOPIC

AB242 Committee on Health and

Human Services

Prescribes requirements concerning the care of patients

in facilities for skilled nursing. (BDR 40-417)

AB252 Committee on Legislative

Operations and Elections

Revises provisions relating to elections. (BDR 17-737)

AB253 Committee on Legislative

Operations and Elections

Requires proof of identity for voting. (BDR 24-1125)

AB257 Edwards, and Elliot

Anderson

Creates the Nevada Defense Support Committee within

the Governor's Office of Economic Development.

(BDR 18-1051)

AB266 Dickman, Fiore, Jones,

Hansen, Moore, Dooling,

Ellison, Gardner, Hambrick,

Hickey, Nelson, O'Neill,

Oscarson, Seaman, Shelton,

Titus, Trowbridge, and

Wheeler

Requires proof of identity for voting. (BDR 24-919)

AB289 Assemblymen Araujo,

Kirkpatrick, Benitez-

Thompson, Joiner, Paul

Anderson, Armstrong,

Bustamante Adams, Carlton,

Carrillo, Diaz, Flores,

Hambrick, Munford, Neal,

Nelson, Ohrenschall, O'Neill,

Oscarson, Silberkraus,

Spiegel, Sprinkle, Stewart,

Swank, and Thompson;

Senators Denis, Atkinson,

Kihuen, Harris, and Hardy

Directs the Legislative Commission to appoint a

committee to conduct an interim study concerning

issues related to the provision of mental health

services. (BDR S-693)

AB292 Assemblyman Oscarson;

Senators Hardy, and

Goicoechea

Revises provisions relating to providers of health care

who provide services through telehealth and various

other provisions relating to insurance coverage for such

services. (BDR 54-606)

AB302 Hambrick, and Silberkraus Makes various changes relating to statewide primary

elections. (BDR 24-801)

AB320 Silberkraus, Woodbury,

Gardner, and Seaman

Designates certain elective offices as nonpartisan

offices. (BDR 24-923)

Board of Regents’ Meeting Agenda Page 27 06/11/15 & 06/12/15

BILL # SPONSOR TOPIC

AB321 Assemblymen Silberkraus,

Dooling, Trowbridge,

Gardner, Seaman, Paul

Anderson, Armstrong,

Dickman, Edwards, Ellison,

Fiore, Flores, Hambrick,

Hickey, Jones, Kirner,

Moore, Nelson, O'Neill,

Oscarson, Stewart, Titus,

Wheeler, and Woodbury;

Senators Manendo, and

Harris

Clarifies that the jurisdiction of school police officers

extends to all charter school property, buildings and

facilities. (BDR 34-925)

AB332 Kirkpatrick, Benitez-

Thompson, Carlton, and

Hickey

Makes various changes concerning government

purchasing and bidding. (BDR 28-256)

AB345 Assemblywoman Neal;

Senator Ford

Revises provisions relating to certain government

contracts. (BDR 27-398)

AB352 Assemblymen Ellison,

Wheeler, Fiore, Oscarson,

Dooling, Dickman, Jones,

Moore, O'Neill, and Seaman;

Senator Gustavson

Revises provisions relating to permits to carry

concealed firearms. (BDR 15-1070)

AB353 Assemblymen Dickman,

Moore, Fiore, Trowbridge,

Jones, Ellison, Munford,

Oscarson, Seaman, Shelton,

Titus, and Wheeler; Senators

Gustavson, and Settelmeyer

Revises provisions governing public purchasing and

contracting. (BDR 27-920)

AB355 Fiore Revises provisions governing administrative

regulations. (BDR 18-843)

AB388 Paul Anderson, Kirkpatrick,

and Armstrong

Revises provisions governing certain leaves of absence

for military duty for public officers and employees.

(BDR 23-180)

AB395 Gardner, Fiore, Jones,

Silberkraus, and Woodbury

Revises provisions relating to the State Public Charter

School Authority. (BDR 34-902)

AB399 Neal, Bustamante Adams,

and Araujo

Directs the Office of Economic Development to create

a pilot program to encourage the growth of existing

businesses in this State. (BDR S-46)

AB403 Assemblymen Shelton, and

Jones; Senator Ford

Revises provisions concerning peace officers.

(BDR 23-813)

AB421 Committee on Education Creates the Spending and Government Efficiency

Commission for public education in this State.

(BDR S-1083)

Board of Regents’ Meeting Agenda Page 28 06/11/15 & 06/12/15

BILL # SPONSOR TOPIC

AB436 Committee on Ways and

Means

Eliminates longevity payments for state employees.

(BDR 23-1157)

AB451 Committee on Taxation Revises provisions relating to the University of

Nevada, Las Vegas, Campus Improvement Authority.

(BDR S-1075)

AB455 Committee on Legislative

Operations and Elections

Directs the Legislative Commission to appoint a

committee to conduct an interim study regarding the

present and future supplies of water and allocation

levels in this State. (BDR S-481)

AB456 Committee on Legislative

Operations and Elections

Abolishes certain committees, boards, funds and

panels. (BDR 38-551)

AB459 Committee on Legislative

Operations and Elections

Revises provisions relating to elections. (BDR 24-

1082)

AB460 Committee on Legislative

Operations and Elections

Expresses the intent of the Legislature to increase its

membership in the next reapportionment and

redistricting cycle. (BDR 17-1126)

AB461 Committee on Legislative

Operations and Elections

Revises provisions governing elections. (BDR 24-614)

AB462 Committee on Legislative

Operations and Elections

Makes various changes relating to elections. (BDR 24-

615)

AB463 Committee on Health and

Human Services

Enacts the Recognition of Emergency Medical Services

Personnel Licensure Interstate Compact. (BDR 40-

1020)

AB464 Committee on Taxation Revises provisions relating to state financial

administration. (BDR 32-851)

AB466 Committee on Ways and

Means

Revises provisions relating to the repayment of loans or

other distributions of money made from the Renewable

Energy Account to an officer or employee of the State.

(BDR 23-1154)

AB482 Committee on Ways and

Means

Provides for the establishment of a Veterans Policy

Leadership Institute within the Nevada System of

Higher Education and provides for the preparation of

certain reports relating to veterans. (BDR 34-1197)

AB485 Committee on Ways and

Means

Revises provisions governing the duties and structure

of the Office of Science, Innovation and Technology.

(BDR 18-1155)

Board of Regents’ Meeting Agenda Page 29 06/11/15 & 06/12/15

BILL # SPONSOR TOPIC

AB487 Assemblymen Oscarson,

Wheeler, Woodbury,

Armstrong, Edwards;

Silberkraus and Stewart

Revises provisions governing firearms. (BDR 5-1279)

*AB150 Assemblymen Daly,

Kirkpatrick, Bobzien,

Benitez-Thompson,

Bustamante

Adams, Carlton, Healey,

Ohrenschall, Pierce, and

Sprinkle; Senator Smith

Creates the Legislative Committee on Governmental

Oversight and Accountability. (BDR 17-739)

*AB218 Government Affairs Revises provisions relating to public works. (BDR 28-

981)

*AB391 Assemblymen Daly and

Bozien

Revises provisions relating to energy. (BDR 58-1025)

AJR5 Silberkraus, Dickman,

Gardner, O'Neill, Seaman,

and Titus

Proposes to amend the Nevada Constitution to

authorize the Governor to reduce or veto appropriations

or authorizations to expend money. (BDR C-924)

AJR6 Munford, Ohrenschall, and

Wheeler

Proposes to amend the Nevada Constitution to allow

the Legislature to authorize a lottery for support of the

public education of children and the health and welfare

of senior citizens. (BDR C-1000)

AJR8 Assemblymen Dickman,

Wheeler, Armstrong, Jones,

Fiore, Paul Anderson,

Edwards, Ellison, Gardner,

O'Neill, Oscarson, Seaman,

Shelton, Silberkraus, Titus,

and Trowbridge; Senators

Gustavson, and Goicoechea

Proposes to amend the Nevada Constitution to require

approval of certain initiative measures by a two-thirds

vote. (BDR C-916)

SB5 Legislative Operations and

Elections

Revises provisions governing elections for nonpartisan

offices. (BDR 24-90)

SB24 Commerce, Labor and

Energy

Revises provisions governing unemployment

compensation. (BDR 53-383)

SB62 Legislative Operations and

Elections

Revises provisions governing the employment,

promotion, dismissal, demotion and suspension of state

employees. (BDR 23-285)

SB70 Government Affairs Revises provisions governing meetings of public

bodies. (BDR 19-155)

SB76 Education Revises provisions governing the Western Interstate

Commission for Higher Education. (BDR 34-320)

Board of Regents’ Meeting Agenda Page 30 06/11/15 & 06/12/15

BILL # SPONSOR TOPIC

SB93 Committee on Revenue and

Economic Development

Authorizes certain businesses to apply to the Office of

Economic Development for a partial abatement from

certain taxes. (BDR 32-291)

SB104 Senator Settelmeyer Makes various changes relating to political advertising.

(BDR 24-86)

SB108 Senator Settelmeyer Revises provisions relating to public works projects.

(BDR 28-598)

SB111 Senators Ford and Atkinson Providing for the use of portable event recording

devices by local law enforcement agencies in certain

counties. (BDR 23-618)

SB119 Senators Harris and

Kieckhefer

Revises provisions relating to educational facilities.

(BDR 28-732)

SB126 Education Revises provisions relating to education. (BDR 34-408)

SB128 Senators Woodhouse, Denis,

Parks, Kihuen, and

Segerblom; Assemblymen

Elliot Anderson, Stewart, and

Swank

Revises provisions relating to the Governor Guinn

Millennium Scholarship. (BDR 34-96)

SB137 Commerce, Labor and

Energy

Enacts provisions governing certain plans for dental

care. (BDR 57-575)

SB158 Committee on Government

Affairs

Revises provisions relating to collective bargaining by

local governments. (BDR 23-704)

SB169 Senators Settelmeyer,

Goicoechea, and Gustavson;

Assemblymen Fiore, Ellison,

Kirner, O'Neill, Trowbridge,

and Wheeler

Requires proof of identity for voting. (BDR 24-599)

SB170 Senators Roberson, Ford,

Lipparelli, and Harris;

Assemblymen Kirkpatrick,

and Hambrick

Provides for a partial abatement of certain taxes for

new or expanding data centers and related businesses in

this State. (BDR 32-765)

SB172 Farley, Hardy, and

Woodhouse

Makes various changes relating to the authorized

activities of medical students. (BDR 40-797)

SB175 Senators Roberson,

Lipparelli, Hammond,

Brower, Settelmeyer, Farley,

Goicoechea, Gustavson,

Hardy, Harris, and

Kieckhefer; Assemblymen

Hambrick, Wheeler, and

Shelton

Makes various changes relating to public safety.

(BDR 15-515)

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SB192 Senators Harris, Brower,

Roberson, Farley, Denis,

Goicoechea, Gustavson,

Hammond, Hardy, Lipparelli,

Settelmeyer, and Woodhouse;

Assemblymen Hambrick, and

Seaman

Revises provisions relating to sexual conduct between

certain persons. (BDR 14-731)

SB193 Committee on Commerce,

Labor and Energy

Revises provisions governing the payment of minimum

wage and compensation for overtime. (BDR 53-989)

SB195 Hardy Revises provisions relating to higher education.

(BDR 34-509)

SB203 Spearman, Ford, Woodhouse,

Parks, and Denis

Revises provisions relating to elections. (BDR 24-573)

SB213 Committee on Finance Revises provisions relating to federal assistance

received by agencies of the Executive Department of

State Government. (BDR 31-838)

SB214 Committee on Finance Creates the Nevada Advisory Council on Federal

Assistance. (BDR 31-837)

SB217 Kieckhefer, Hardy, and

Roberson

Revises provisions relating to policies of health

insurance. (BDR 57-836)

SB224 Committee on Commerce,

Labor and Energy

Revises provisions relating to employment. (BDR 53-

985)

SB227 Kieckhefer, Kihuen, and

Woodhouse

Creates the Silver State Opportunity Grant Program.

(BDR 34-216)

SB236 Senators Woodhouse, Ford,

Parks, Denis, Atkinson,

Kihuen, Manendo, and

Spearman; Assemblymen

Elliot Anderson, Thompson,

Joiner, and Stewart

Revises provisions relating to the Advisory Council on

Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics.

(BDR 34-655)

SB250 Senators Hardy, Smith,

Roberson, Brower, Farley,

Ford, Goicoechea,

Gustavson, Harris,

Kieckhefer, and Lipparelli;

Assemblymen Oscarson, and

Titus

Revises provisions relating to policies of health

insurance. (BDR 57-687)

SB251 Senators Hardy, Roberson,

Brower, Farley, Harris, Ford,

Goicoechea, and Gustavson;

Assemblymen Oscarson, and

Titus

Ratifies the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact.

(BDR 54-576)

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SB252 Committee on Revenue and

Economic Development

Revises provisions governing the state business license

fee. (BDR 32-1185)

SB254 Farley, Hardy, Harris, and

Settelmeyer

Revises provisions relating to public works. (BDR 28-

791)

SB257 Woodhouse, Denis, Atkinson,

Spearman, Parks, Ford,

Kihuen, and Manendo

Revises provisions relating to child care facilities.

(BDR 38-97)

SB261 Senators Manendo, Denis,

Parks, Spearman, Atkinson,

Farley, Ford, Goicoechea,

Gustavson, Harris,

Kieckhefer, Kihuen,

Lipparelli, Roberson,

Segerblom, Settelmeyer,

Smith, and Woodhouse;

Assemblymen Silberkraus,

Carlton, Elliot Anderson,

Swank, Carrillo, Bustamante

Adams, Dickman, Dooling,

Edwards, Fiore, Flores,

Gardner, Hambrick, Hickey,

Moore, Munford, Neal,

Ohrenschall, Oscarson,

Seaman, Spiegel, Stewart,

Thompson, Trowbridge, and

Wheeler

Makes various changes relating to certain facilities that

are engaged in scientific, medical or educational

research. (BDR 50-56)

SB265 Woodhouse, Ford, Kihuen,

Hardy, Denis, Atkinson,

Manendo, Parks, Segerblom,

and Spearman

Makes various changes concerning health care.

(BDR 18-94)

SB282 Spearman, Ford, Parks,

Denis, Kihuen, Manendo,

Segerblom, and Woodhouse

Revises provisions relating to energy. (BDR 58-259)

SB289 Senator Denis; Assemblyman

Paul Anderson

Revises provisions relating to the protection of

technology. (BDR 19-892)

SB293 Senators Brower, Roberson,

and Kieckhefer;

Assemblyman Hickey

Revises provisions relating to the disposition of

unspent campaign contributions. (BDR 24-596)

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SB295 Senators Woodhouse, Ford,

Denis, Parks, Kihuen,

Manendo, Segerblom, and

Smith; Assemblymen

Bustamante Adams, and

Stewart

Revises provisions relating to education. (BDR 34-789)

SB302 Hammond Establishes a program by which a child enrolled in a

licensed private school may receive a grant of money

in an amount equal to a certain percentage of the per-

pupil amount apportioned to the resident school district

of the child. (BDR 34-567)

SB305 Segerblom Authorizes industrial cannabis farming in this State

under certain circumstances. (BDR 49-656)

SB307 Roberson Revises provisions relating to public officers and

candidates for public office. (BDR 17-768)

SB308 Roberson Provides funding for certain public works projects.

(BDR S-764)

SB325 Goicoechea, Hardy, Brower,

Roberson, Lipparelli,

Kieckhefer, and Settelmeyer

Revises provisions relating to state purchasing.

(BDR 27-1024)

SB340 Senators Smith, Ford,

Spearman, Parks, Atkinson,

Denis, Kihuen, Manendo, and

Woodhouse; Assemblymen

Carrillo, Araujo, Joiner,

Spiegel, and Sprinkle

Revises provisions governing public works. (BDR 28-

255)

SB348 Roberson Revises provisions governing unclaimed property.

(BDR 10-770)

SB350 Kieckhefer Makes various changes relating to concealed firearms.

(BDR 20-1031)

SB360 Spearman, Ford, Woodhouse,

Kihuen, Parks, Denis,

Manendo, and Segerblom

Provides for an interim study to investigate the viability

of establishing entities to help finance the use and

harnessing of clean energy in this State. (BDR S-41)

SB371 Senators Atkinson, Ford,

Kihuen, Spearman, Parks,

Denis, Manendo, and

Woodhouse; Assemblymen

Thompson, Kirkpatrick, and

Neal

Revises provisions governing the use of apprentices on

public works. (BDR 53-671)

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SB380 Smith, Woodhouse,

Spearman, Parks, Atkinson,

Ford, and Kihuen

Revises provisions governing ethics in government.

(BDR 23-19)

SB392 Kieckhefer Revises provisions relating to prevailing wage.

(BDR 28-828)

SB399 Senators Denis, Woodhouse,

Kihuen, Ford, and

Segerblom; Assemblymen

Thompson, Carrillo, and

Swank

Creates the Nevada Boost Grant Program. (BDR 34-

890)

SB406 Roberson Revises provisions relating to public retirement

systems. (BDR 23-1049)

SB412 Harris, and Lipparelli Provides for a credit against taxes imposed on certain

employers that make a matching contribution to certain

college savings plans. (BDR 32-1033)

SB413 Smith Revises provisions relating to the state legislative

process. (BDR 17-872)

SB414 Settelmeyer Encourages the Board of Regents of the University of

Nevada to enter into a reciprocal agreement with the

State of California to provide full waivers of

nonresident tuition to certain residents of the Lake

Tahoe Basin. (BDR S-993)

SB420 Committee on Finance Revises provisions governing the executive staff of the

Public Employees' Retirement System. (BDR 23-1176)

SB421 Committee on Legislative

Operations and Elections

Makes various changes relating to statewide primary

elections. (BDR 24-1148)

SB423 Committee on Finance Makes an appropriation for the awarding of grants to

support certain cloud seeding operations. (BDR S-483)

SB426 Committee on Revenue and

Economic Development

Revises provisions governing taxation. (BDR 32-777)

SB433 Committee on Legislative

Operations and Elections

Revises provisions relating to elections. (BDR 24-

1145)

SB436 Committee on Legislative

Operations and Elections

Makes various changes relating to elections. (BDR 24-

1146)

SB444 Committee on Judiciary Revises provisions governing civil actions. (BDR 3-

1137)

SB447 Committee on Judiciary Makes various changes relating to marijuana.

(BDR 15-85)

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SB455 Committee on Revenue and

Economic Development

Increases the excise tax on cigarettes. (BDR 32-779)

SB463 Committee on Education Revises provisions relating to education. (BDR 34-411)

SB464 Committee on Judiciary Revises criminal penalties for the consumption or

possession of an alcoholic beverage by a person under

21 years of age. (BDR 15-651)

SB471 Committee on Finance Revises provisions governing payments from the State

Retirees' Health and Welfare Benefits Fund made on

behalf of certain retired persons. (BDR 23-1178)

SB472 Committee on Finance Revises provisions governing the eligibility of state

officers and employees for health benefits. (BDR 23-

1193)

SB473 Committee on Finance Revises provisions relating to the Office of Grant

Procurement, Coordination and Management of the

Department of Administration. (BDR 18-839)

SB474 Committee on Finance Creates the Great Teaching and Leading Fund.

(BDR 34-1183)

SB493 Committee on Education Establishes a program for awarding STEM workforce

challenge grants. (BDR 34-594)

SB496 Committee on Education Establishes the Workforce Development Rapid

Response Investment Program. (BDR 34-592)

SB505 Senate Committee on Finance Provides for the temporary suspension of the collection

of certain subsidies to be paid to the Public Employees'

Benefits Program. (BDR S-1205)

SB515 Senator Roberson,

Kieckhefer, Harris, Ford;

Assemblymen Anderson,

Kirkpatrick and Hambrick

Establishes the Teach Nevada Scholarship Program and

incentives for new teachers in certain schools.

(BDR 34-1277)

*SB185 Finance Revises provisions relating to projects of the Nevada

System of Higher Education. (BDR 28-914)

SJR7 Senator Spearman, Manendo,

Woodhouse, Parks, Ford,

Atkinson, Denis, and Kihuen

Proposes to amend the Nevada Constitution to provide

certain rights to voters. (BDR C-403)

SJR10 Segerblom Requests the National Research Council of the

National Academy of Sciences to conduct an

independent scientific and economic analysis of the

management of the Colorado River. (BDR R-70)

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SJR15 Senators Gustavson,

Goicoechea, Hardy, and

Settelmeyer; Assemblymen

Fiore, Shelton, Jones,

Seaman, Nelson, Dickman,

Dooling, and Wheeler

Proposes to amend the Nevada Constitution to require

proof of identity to vote in person. (BDR C-850)

SJR16 Spearman, Kihuen, Ford,

Manendo, Parks, Segerblom,

Smith, and Woodhouse

Ratifies the Equal Rights Amendment to the

Constitution of the United States. (BDR R-786)

SJR18 Segerblom Proposes to amend the Nevada Constitution to repeal

term limits for state and local offices. (BDR C-137)

SCR1 Legislative Operations and

Elections

Directs the Legislative Commission to create an

interim study concerning the professional

development of teachers and administrators. (BDR R-

406)

SCR6 Hammond Directs the Legislative Commission to conduct an

interim study relating to the consolidation,

deconsolidation and realignment of the boundaries of

school districts in this State. (BDR R-679)

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AB2

Hambrick Authorizes possession of a weapon in a vehicle that is

on the property of certain educational entities or child

care facilities in certain circumstances. (BDR 15-75)

AB3 Kirner Revises provisions governing the Public Employees'

Retirement Board. (BDR 23-185)

AB105 Committee on Government

Affairs

Revises provisions governing the membership of the

Public Employees' Retirement Board. (BDR 23-682)

AB127 Assemblymen Hambrick, and

O'Neill; Senators Gustavson,

and Settelmeyer

Provides for the uniform regulation of firearms in the

State of Nevada. (BDR 20-74)

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AB209 Shelton Makes various changes relating to elections. (BDR 24-

816)

AB215 Committee on Government

Affairs

Revises provisions governing public works. (BDR 28-

540)

AB235 Assemblymen Neal,

Bustamante Adams, Diaz,

Benitez-Thompson, Carlton,

Elliot Anderson, Araujo,

Carrillo, Flores, Joiner,

Kirkpatrick, Munford,

Ohrenschall, Spiegel,

Sprinkle, Swank, and

Thompson; Senators Ford,

Woodhouse, Kihuen,

Atkinson, Parks, Manendo,

and Spearman

Requires an employer to provide paid sick leave to

each employee of the employer under certain

circumstances. (BDR 53-1059)

AB290 Diaz Revises provisions governing certain pupils who are

limited English proficient and provides funding for

programs and services for such pupils at Zoom and

other middle schools and junior high schools.

(BDR 34-909)

AB303 Assemblymen Jones,

Dickman, Fiore, Moore,

Shelton, Armstrong, Ellison,

Gardner, Munford,

Ohrenschall, and Trowbridge;

Senator Gustavson

Revises provisions governing academic standards in

public schools. (BDR 34-886)

AB331 Kirkpatrick, Benitez-

Thompson, Diaz, and Neal

Revises provisions governing Medicaid

reimbursements for ground emergency medical

transportation services. (BDR 38-961)

AB334 Wheeler Authorizes an association of elected sheriffs and other

chief executive officers of city, county or state law

enforcement agencies to request the drafting of a

certain number of legislative measures for each regular

session. (BDR 17-172)

AB340 Joiner Establishes a health professional workforce liaison

program. (BDR 40-1058)

AB348 Assemblymen Thompson,

Flores, Araujo, Carrillo, and

Munford; Senators Atkinson,

Denis, Ford, Manendo, and

Parks

Revises provisions governing the consideration of the

criminal history of an applicant for employment by the

State or a county or city. (BDR 23-1053)

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AB358 Fiore, Jones, Dickman,

Dooling, Gardner, Shelton,

and Wheeler

Revises provisions relating to access by patients to

certain investigational drugs, biological products and

devices. (BDR 40-845)

AB360 Gardner Revises provisions relating to deferred compensation

plans. (BDR 23-906)

AB368 Assemblymen Jones, Fiore,

Hansen, Wheeler, Ellison,

Dickman, Moore, Seaman,

and Shelton; Senator

Gustavson

Repeals provisions creating and providing for the

Silver State Health Insurance Exchange. (BDR 57-

1066)

AB387 Kirkpatrick Revises provisions relating to the calculation of the

years of service of certain members of the Public

Employees' Retirement System, the Judicial Retirement

Plan and the Legislators' Retirement System. (BDR 23-

1061)

AB396 Moore, and Fiore Revises provisions relating to mental health facilities

and programs of community-based or outpatient

services. (BDR 39-820)

AB426 Committee on Government

Affairs

Revises provisions relating to the Public Employees'

Benefits Program. (BDR 23-1103)

SB28 Committee on Government

Affairs

Clarifies provisions governing the fees that may be

charged for providing copies of certain public records.

(BDR 19-464)

SB141 Senators Gustavson, and

Settelmeyer; Assemblymen

Fiore, Dickman, Jones,

O'Neill, and Wheeler

Revises provisions governing certain dangerous or

deadly weapons. (BDR 15-224)

SB143 Senators Gustavson,

Goicoechea, and Settelmeyer;

Assemblymen Fiore, Ellison,

Hansen, Dickman, Jones,

O'Neill, Oscarson, Titus, and

Wheeler

Revises provisions governing concealed firearms.

(BDR 15-221)

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SB171 Senators Settelmeyer,

Gustavson, Goicoechea,

Roberson, Kieckhefer,

Brower, and Hardy;

Assemblymen Fiore, Hickey,

Kirner, and Wheeler

Revises provisions governing the issuance of permits to

carry concealed firearms. (BDR 15-597)

SB182 Spearman, Woodhouse,

Kihuen, Parks, and Denis

Directs the Office of Economic Development to create

a pilot program to encourage the growth of existing

businesses in this State. (BDR S-867)

SB190 Senators Spearman,

Segerblom, Woodhouse,

Kihuen, Ford, Atkinson,

Denis, Manendo, and Parks;

Assemblymen Spiegel,

Benitez-Thompson,

Thompson, Neal, Kirkpatrick,

Elliot Anderson, Araujo,

Bustamante Adams, Carlton,

Carrillo, Diaz, Flores, Joiner,

Munford, Ohrenschall,

Sprinkle, and Swank

Revises provisions relating to employment. (BDR 18-

785)

SB215 Senators Ford, Kihuen,

Spearman, Atkinson, Parks,

Denis, Manendo, and

Woodhouse; Assemblymen

Kirkpatrick, Benitez-

Thompson, Elliot Anderson,

Carlton, Thompson, Araujo,

Bustamante Adams, Carrillo,

Diaz, Flores, Joiner,

Munford, Neal, Ohrenschall,

Spiegel, Sprinkle, and Swank

Makes various changes relating to student loans.

(BDR 18-933)

SB219 Hardy Revises provisions relating to policies of health

insurance. (BDR 57-688)

SB222 Atkinson Revises provisions relating to health insurance

covering prescription drugs. (BDR 57-670)

SB228 Gustavson Revises provisions relating to the disclosure of

personally identifiable information of a pupil by a

school district or public school. (BDR 34-848)

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SB237 Spearman, Ford, Woodhouse,

Parks, Denis, Atkinson, and

Manendo

Makes certain changes relating to elections. (BDR 24-

664)

SB259 Senators Ford, Smith,

Spearman, Atkinson, Parks,

Denis, Kihuen, Manendo, and

Woodhouse; Assemblymen

Neal, Kirkpatrick, Elliot

Anderson, Carrillo, Flores,

Araujo, Benitez-Thompson,

Bustamante Adams, Carlton,

Diaz, Joiner, Munford,

Ohrenschall, Sprinkle,

Swank, and Thompson

Requires an employer to provide paid sick leave to

each employee of the employer under certain

circumstances. (BDR 53-973)

SB270 Kieckhefer Revises certain provisions relating to elections.

(BDR 24-835)

SB277 Segerblom Enacts the Nevada Environmental Policy Act.

(BDR 40-439)

SB280 Hammond

Enacts provisions governing the seizure and storage of

unmanned aerial vehicles. (BDR 44-187)

SB282 Spearman, Ford, Parks,

Denis, Kihuen, Manendo,

Segerblom, and Woodhouse

Revises provisions relating to energy. (BDR 58-259)

SB290 Senators Hammond, and

Gustavson; Assemblymen

O'Neill, Shelton, Fiore,

Dickman, and Dooling

Revises provisions governing academic standards in

public schools. (BDR 34-678)

SB309 Kieckhefer Enacts the Good Samaritan Drug Overdose Act.

(BDR 40-214)

SB315 Roberson

Revises provisions concerning pay for certain state

employees for legal holidays. (BDR 23-508)

SB326 Farley, and Goicoechea Revises provisions relating to public works. (BDR 28-

792)

SB344 Senators Smith, Woodhouse,

Denis, Kihuen, Parks,

Atkinson, Ford, Manendo,

and Spearman; Assemblymen

Araujo, Carrillo, Joiner,

Munford, Spiegel, and

Sprinkle

Establishes an entrepreneur-in-residence program.

(BDR 18-142)

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SB356 Senators Smith, Parks,

Woodhouse, Kihuen, Ford,

Atkinson, Denis, Manendo,

and Spearman; Assemblymen

Sprinkle, Carrillo, Araujo,

Joiner, and Spiegel

Revises provisions governing the Public Employees'

Retirement System. (BDR 23-1092)

SB361 Spearman, Ford, Parks,

Kihuen, Woodhouse,

Atkinson, Denis, Manendo,

and Segerblom

Makes various changes relating to health care facilities

that employ nurses. (BDR 40-18)

SB378 Spearman, Parks, and Denis Makes various changes concerning governmental

financial administration. (BDR 32-150)

SB400 Senators Denis, Ford,

Kihuen, and Segerblom;

Assemblymen Diaz,

Bustamante Adams, Carlton,

Carrillo, Flores, and

Thompson

Creates the Nevada Advisory Commission on

Immigration and Migration. (BDR 18-888)

SB407 Spearman, Denis, Parks,

Woodhouse, and Manendo

Requires the Public Utilities Commission of Nevada to

adopt regulations relating to energy efficiency resource

plans. (BDR 58-111)

SB437 Committee on Legislative

Operations and Elections

Revises provisions relating to elections. (BDR 24-

1147)

SB494 Committee on Education Creates the College Grant Program. (BDR 34-593)

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AB306 Spiegel, Diaz, Carrillo,

Ohrenschall, Joiner, Benitez-

Thompson, Bustamante

Adams, Carlton, and Swank

Requires an employer to make certain accommodations

for a nursing mother. (BDR 40-249)

AB381 Kirkpatrick Revises provisions relating to elections. (BDR 24-966)

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AB375 Assemblywoman Dooling;

Senator Hammond

Revises certain provisions concerning public schools.

(BDR 34-806)

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AB111 Assemblyman Kirner Revises provisions relating to the Governor Guinn

Millennium Scholarship. (BDR 34-258)

AB139 Assemblymen Wheeler,

Fiore, Dickman, Ellison,

Dooling, O'Neill, Seaman,

and

Silberkraus; Senators

Gustavson, and Settelmeyer

Revises provisions governing the issuance of permits to

carry concealed firearms. (BDR 15-522)

AB148 Assemblymen Fiore, Seaman,

Dickman, Shelton, Oscarson,

Armstrong, Dooling,

Ellison, Gardner, Hambrick,

Hansen, Jones, Kirner,

Moore, O'Neill, Titus,

Trowbridge,

Wheeler, and Woodbury;

Senators Gustavson, and

Goicoechea

Revises provisions governing concealed firearms.

(BDR 20-242)

AB226 Carlton, Kirkpatrick, Carrillo,

Elliot Anderson, Paul

Anderson, Araujo, Benitez-

Thompson, Bustamante

Adams, Diaz, Flores,

Hambrick, Hansen, Joiner,

Neal, Ohrenschall, Spiegel,

Sprinkle, Swank, and

Thompson

Revises provisions for the payment of certain

undergraduate fees and expenses of a dependent child

of a public safety officer killed in the line of duty.

(BDR 34-1010)

AB374 Assemblymen Flores, Araujo,

Carrillo, Dickman, Hickey,

Munford, O'Neill, Spearman

Silberkraus, and Stewart;

Senators Denis, Ford,

Kihuen,

Revises provisions governing education. (BDR 34-

1064)

SB17 Judiciary Authorizes a deputy director of the Department of

Corrections to accept employment as an instructor at an

institution of higher education. (BDR 16-339)

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SB164 Senators Parks, Spearman,

Woodhouse, Manendo,

Atkinson, Ford, and Kihuen;

Assemblymen Elliot

Anderson, Swank, Carrillo,

Araujo, and Thompson

Revises provisions prohibiting certain discriminatory

acts. (BDR 18-59)

SB167 Roberson, Brower,

Hammond, Harris, Lipparelli,

and Kieckhefer

Revises provisions relating to employment. (BDR 18-

265)

SB339 Senators Smith, Woodhouse,

Denis, Parks, Brower,

Atkinson, Ford, Hardy,

Kieckhefer, Kihuen,

Manendo, Segerblom, and

Spearman; Assemblymen

Sprinkle, Joiner, Araujo,

Carrillo, Hickey, Kirner,

Munford, and Stewart

Authorizes the Nevada System of Higher Education to

impose additional restrictions relating to the use of

tobacco. (BDR 15-873)

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AB312 Trowbridge, Moore,

Dickman, Dooling, Jones,

O'Neill, Seaman, and Shelton

Revises provisions governing the Public Employees'

Retirement System. (BDR 23-975)

SB403 Farley Revises provisions relating to elections. (BDR 24-799)

SB485 Committee on Government

Affairs

Revises provisions relating to water. (BDR 48-708)