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SB 472

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2025 Regular Session Introduced by Micheal Bergstrom and 1 co-sponsor

Provides one-time General Fund appropriations to NSHE to cover instructional costs caused by recent caseload changes at specified Nevada colleges.

Coauthored by Representative Lepak (principal House author)
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Bill Summary · SB 472

SB 472 — Nevada (2025) — Appropriations to Nevada System of Higher Education (NSHE)

Status: Introduced Feb 19, 2025. Received committee attention and amendments; ultimately no further action taken.

Main purpose

To provide one-time General Fund appropriations to the Nevada System of Higher Education (NSHE) to cover instructional expenditures that arose from recent caseload adjustments at several NSHE institutions.

Key provisions

  • Direct appropriations (State General Fund) to NSHE for instructional costs tied to caseload changes at specified campuses.
  • Initial introduced amounts (May 15, 2025 version):
    • University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV): $4,325,366
    • Nevada State University (NSU): $303,836
    • College of Southern Nevada (CSN): $1,963,392
    • Western Nevada College (WNC): $938,124
    • Truckee Meadows Community College (TMCC): $2,203,368
  • Subsequent amendment(s) reduced those amounts roughly by half in a later reprint/amendment (Amendment #995 / Second Reprint), for example:
    • UNLV: $2,162,683; NSU: $145,763; CSN: $981,696; WNC: $469,062; TMCC: $1,101,684.
  • Spending deadlines and reversion:
    • Appropriated sums may not be committed for expenditure after June 30, 2027.
    • Any remaining unspent funds must not be spent after September 17, 2027, and must revert to the State General Fund by that date.
  • Effective date varied by version: initial versions set July 1, 2025; an amended reprint indicated July 1, 2026.

Who is affected

  • Primary recipients: the Nevada System of Higher Education and, within NSHE, the five named institutions (UNLV, NSU, CSN, WNC, TMCC).
  • Purpose is to fund instruction — likely used for personnel, course delivery, instructional materials, substitutes, or other classroom-related costs stemming from student enrollment/caseload changes.

Procedural / timeline notes

  • Introduced Feb 19, 2025 and referred to relevant committees (Finance/Appropriations).
  • The bill went through at least two reprints/amendments that changed appropriation amounts and effective date.
  • According to the information provided, no further action was taken after committee consideration (bill did not advance to enactment in this form).

Potential fiscal and operational impact

  • If enacted, would be a one-time General Fund outlay to NSHE to cover instruction-related costs caused by caseload shifts.
  • The sums are relatively modest in statewide budgeting terms but targeted to specific campuses to address immediate instructional needs.
  • Reversion deadlines limit the funds to near-term use (fiscal years through 2027).

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Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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