SB 176 Nevada Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Revises provisions relating to education. (BDR S-45)

SB 176 creates a pilot program for students in Clark, Elko, Lyon, and White Pine County School Districts to cover the cost of certified nursing assistant (CNA) exam registration (up to $300 per student) for those completing career and technical education programs. Students must complete their CNA course, choose the exam over a standard assessment, meet prerequisites, and pass the exam to qualify. The program requires school districts to coordinate with the State Board of Nursing to manage funding, schedule exams, and track participation and outcomes. The state appropriates $148,800 to fund this initiative during the 2026-2027 and 2027-2028 school years.

Issues: ✓ Education ✓ Healthcare

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2025

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Feb 3, 2025 Last action Jun 3, 2025

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MODERATE

SB 176 was substantially rewritten to focus on a pilot program for covering CNA exam costs in four specific school districts, while removing previous provisions about cosmetology age requirements, Millennium Scholarship changes, and general licensure exam requirements. The bill now only addresses funding for certified nursing assistant credentialing exams in Clark, Elko, Lyon, and White Pine counties during the 2026-2027 and 2027-2028 school years.

Scope change

The bill's scope narrowed significantly from covering multiple professions (CNA, EMT, cosmetology) and statewide scholarship changes to only covering CNA programs in four specific school districts.

REQUIREMENT

Removed requirements for CNA, EMT, and cosmetology students to take licensure exams to receive credit for completing their programs.

Removed requirements for the Board of Regents to establish procedures for additional Millennium Scholarship disbursements and appeal processes.

Removed provisions requiring school districts to cover exam registration costs for all CNA, EMT, and cosmetology students in programs outside state licensing boards.

ELIGIBILITY

Removed age waiver provisions allowing cosmetology students under 18 to obtain licenses upon completing program requirements.

Removed provisions changing Millennium Scholarship eligibility from 12 to 24 credit hours for part-time students.

FISCAL

Added pilot program requiring four specific school districts to cover up to $300 per student for CNA examination registration costs during 2026-2027 and 2027-2028 school years.

SCOPE

Changed bill applicability from statewide CNA, EMT, and cosmetology programs to only CNA programs in Clark, Elko, Lyon, and White Pine County School Districts.

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Committee

Apr 23, 2025

Upper · Passed

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

upper

Apr 21, 2025

Upper · Passed

From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. Placed on Second Reading File. Notice of eligibility for exemption. Read second time. Amended. (Amend. No. 26.) Taken from General File. Re-referred to Committee on Finance. Exemption effective. To printer.

upper

Feb 3, 2025

Introduced

Prefiled. Referred to Committee on Education.

upper

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors